Ann C. Crispin

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Ann Carol Crispin (April 5, 1950 – September 6, 2013) was an American science fiction writer, the author of twenty-three published novels. Her writing career began in 1983. She wrote several Star Trek novels, and created her own original science fiction series called Starbridge.

Crispin served as Eastern Regional Director,^[1] and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.^[2] With Victoria Strauss, she founded Writer Beware, a "watchdog" group that is part of SFWA that warns aspiring writers about the dangers of scam agents, editors, and publishers.^[2] Writer Beware was founded in 1998, and has assisted law enforcement and civil authorities in tracking and shutting down writing scams.^[1][3]

Crispin wrote the novelizations for The V miniseries and the film Alien Resurrection, as well as Sylvester, a girl and horse film starring Melissa Gilbert.

On April 19, 2013, Crispin was named the 2013 Grandmaster by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW).^[1]

On September 3, 2013, StarTrek.com posted Crispin's farewell message after her prolonged battle with cancer deteriorated and became terminal. In the message Crispin said, "I want to thank you all for your good wishes and prayers. I fear my condition is deteriorating. I am doing the best I can to be positive but I probably don't have an awful lot of time left. I want you all to know that I am receiving excellent care and am surrounded by family and friends."^[4]

She died only three days later, at 63.^[5]

• The Han Solo Trilogy

available as Star Wars: The Han Solo Omnibus (2000)

1. The Paradise Snare (1997), ISBN 0-553-57415-9
2. The Hutt Gambit (1997), ISBN 0-553-57416-7
3. Rebel Dawn (1997), ISBN 0-553-57417-5

• Star Wars short stories

• "Play It Again, Figrin D'an" (in Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, 1995)
• "Skin Deep" (in Tales from Jabba's Palace, 1996)

• Starbridge novel series

1. Starbridge (1989)
2. Silent Dances (1990) (with Kathleen O'Malley)
3. Shadow World (1991) (with Jannean Elliott)
4. Serpent's Gift (1992) (with Deborah A. Marshall)
5. Silent Songs (1994) (with Kathleen O'Malley)
6. Ancestor's World (1996) (with T. Jackson King)
7. Voices of Chaos (1998) (with Ru Emerson)

• Star Trek

• Yesterday's Son (1983)
• Time for Yesterday (1988)
• The Eyes of the Beholders (1990)
• Sarek (1994)
• Star Trek: Enter the Wolves (2001) (with Howard Weinstein)
• Sand and Stars: Signature Edition (2004)

• Witch World

• Gryphon's Eyrie (1984) (with Andre Norton)
• Songsmith (1992) (with Andre Norton)

• V

• V (1984)
• V: East Coast Crisis (1984) (with Howard Weinstein)
• V: Death Tide (1984) (with Deborah A. Marshall)

• The Exiles of Boq’urain

• Storms Of Destiny (2005)
• Future projects: Exiles of Boq'urain Trilogy · Book 2 & 3

• Miscellaneous

• Sylvester (1985)
• Alien: Resurrection (1997) (with Kathleen O'Malley)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom (2011)

• Official website
• A. C. Crispin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• List of works at Fantastic Fiction
• StarBridge ebooks
• Grandmaster Announcement

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