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Jon Courtenay Grimwood

British writer
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Summary

Jon Courtenay Grimwood was born on January 1, 1953[1], in Valletta[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], science fiction writer[4], and journalist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7]
  • Field of work: prose[8], journalism[9], science fiction[10], fantasy literature[11], science fiction literature[12]
  • Award received: BSFA Award for Best Novel[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Jon Courtenay Grimwood[15]
  • Given name: Jon[16]
  • Official website: http://www.j-cg.co.uk[17]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[18], Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[19], BSFA Award for Best Novel[20], BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction[21], Arthur C. Clarke Award[22], August Derleth Award[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Social media followers: 5895[25]

Why It Matters

Jon Courtenay Grimwood has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Jon Courtenay Grimwood born?

Jon Courtenay Grimwood's place of birth was Valletta[2].

What did Jon Courtenay Grimwood do for work?

Jon Courtenay Grimwood worked as a writer[3], science fiction writer[4], and journalist[5].

What awards did Jon Courtenay Grimwood receive?

Honors received include BSFA Award for Best Novel[13].

Related Entities

United Kingdom Valletta

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Penguin random house author id → 58832
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'nl', 'pl', 'ru']
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  2. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Award received → BSFA Award for Best Novel, BSFA Award for Best Novel
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