What is Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award?
{{Infobox award | name = Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | image = | imagesize = | caption = | description = Excellence in [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writing, literary achievements | presenter = [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] | country = [[United States]] | year = 1974 | website = [http://www.sfwa.org sfwa.org] }} The '''Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award''' is a lifetime honor from the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]]. The SFWA gives up to one award each year to a writer of [[fantasy]] or [[science fiction]]. It started in 1975 when [[Robert Heinlein]] became the first SFWA Grand Master. The name [[Damon Knight]] was added in 2002. He started the SFWA and died in 2002.<ref name=SFWA/><ref name=SFAwards/> The award is given each year at the SFWA [[Nebula Awards]] banquet, but it is not one of the Nebulas. Only SFWA officers and past presidents suggest Grand Masters, and the final choice must be approved by a majority of that group.<ref name=SFWA/> The winner is announced in advance. ==Grand Masters== There have been 34 [[:Category:SFWA Grand Masters|SFWA Grand Masters]] in the 44 years from 1974/1975 to 2017/2018.<ref name=SFWA/><ref name=SFAwards/> {{div col|colwidth=21em}} * '''1975''' [[Robert A. Heinlein]] (1907–1988) * '''1976''' [[Jack Williamson]] (1908–2006) * '''1977''' [[Clifford D. Simak]] (1904–1988) * 1978 — * '''1979''' [[L. Sprague de Camp]] (1907–2000) * 1980 — * '''1981''' [[Fritz Leiber]] (1910–1992) * 1982 — * 1983 — * '''1984''' [[Andre Norton]] (1912–2005) * 1985 — * '''1986''' [[Arthur C. Clarke]] (1917–2008) * '''1987''' [[Isaac Asimov]] (1920–1992) * '''1988''' [[Alfred Bester (author)|Alfred Bester]] (1913–1987) * '''1989''' [[Ray Bradbury]] (1920–2012) * 1990 — * '''1991''' [[Lester del Rey]] (1915–1993) * 1992 — * '''1993''' [[Frederik Pohl]] (1919–2013) * 1994 — * '''1995''' [[Damon Knight]] (1922–2002) * '''1996''' [[A. E. van Vogt]] (1912–2000) * '''199