John Herbert Varley was a science fiction writer. His first novelette, "Picnic on Nearside," was published in 1974, and his first novel, "The Opiuchi Hotline," was published in 1977. In total, he published 14 novels, 5 collections, and dozens of short stories. He received three Hugo awards, one for his 1979 novella "The Persistence of Vision," which also won a Nebula, one for his 1982 short story "The Pusher," and one for his 1985 novella "Press Enter■," which also won a Nebula. Varley was nominated 15 times for a Hugo Award, nine times for a Nebula Award, and 40 times for a Locus Award. Short story “The Pusher” (1981) won Hugo and Locus Awards, and novellas “The Persistence of Vision” (1978) and “PRESS ENTER[]” (1984) both won Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Titan (1979), The Barbie Murders (1980), “Blue Champagne” (1981), collection Blue Champagne (1986), and The John Varley Reader all received Locus Awards. He also collected an Endeavour Award, a Prometheus Award, two Seiun Awards, a Jupiter Award, and a Prix Apollo Award, among others and many more nominations. He received the Robert A. Heinlein Award in 2009. who won Hugo and Nebula awards for novellas including The Persistence of Vision and PRESS ENTER ■. Varley died on 10 December 2025.