This is an accepted version of this page John C. Wright (born October 22, 1961) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy novels.

When reviewing his debut novel The Golden Age, Publishers Weekly said he "may be this fledgling century's most important new SF talent"[3] Wright also works as a technical writer in Virginia.

[citation needed] Wright's Orphans of Chaos was nominated for the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Novel, losing to Joe Haldeman's Camouflage.

[5] In 2015, as a part of the Rabid Puppies slate, Wright received five Hugo Award nominations, including three in the Best Novella category ("One Bright Star to Guide Them," "The Plural of Helen of Troy," and "Pale Realms of Shade"), a fourth for Best Short Story ("The Parliament of Beasts and Birds"), and a fifth for Best Related Work (Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth).

[7] At age 42, Wright converted from atheism to Christianity, citing a profound religious experience with visions of the "Virgin Mary, her son, and His Father, not to mention various other spirits and ghosts over a period of several days", and stating that prayers he made were answered.