Samuel R. "Chip" Delany is an American writer and literary critic, born on April 1, 1942. His work spans multiple genres, including fiction, particularly science fiction, memoirs, criticism, and essays that cover themes of literature, sexuality, and society.

Some of his most notable fiction works include Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection, both winners of the Nebula Award for 1966 and 1967, respectively. He is also known for his works Hogg, Nova, Dhalgren, the Return to Nevèrÿon series, and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders. In nonfiction, his works include Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, About Writing, and eight other books of essays.

Throughout his career, Delany has been awarded four Nebula awards and two Hugo Awards. In 2002, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Delany's academic career includes tenure as a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and/or Creative Writing at institutions like SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Albany, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Temple University from January 1975 to May 2015.

He has also received the Kessler Award in 1997 and the J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction in 2010. In 2013, the Science Fiction Writers of America named him its 30th SFWA Grand Master, and in 2016, he was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. More recently, Delany was honored with the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award.