Orson Scott Card

Quick Facts

Full Name	Orson Scott Card
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1951(1951-08-24)
Age	73
Birthplace	Richland
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Leo

Orson Scott Card Biography

Orson Scott Card is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 24, 1951 in Richland, Washington, United States. Science fiction writer who wrote The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novels, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead. Other notable works comprise Seventh Son, Red Prophet as well as Alvin Journeyman.

The character of Ender Wiggin was played as Ender Wiggin by Asa Butterfield in the 2013 Version of Ender’s Game.

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for his science fiction works. His novel Ender’s Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) won both Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the first author to win the two top American prizes in science fiction literature in consecutive years. A feature film adaptation of Ender’s Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).

In 1964, Card and his family moved to Mesa, Arizona, where he participated in mock debates in junior high school. In 1967, the family moved to Orem, Utah, where his father worked at Brigham Young University (BYU). Card attended BYU’s laboratory school, where he took both high school and early college-level classes. At first he intended to major in anthropology but after becoming increasingly more interested in theater, he began script-writing, writing ten original plays and rewriting other students’ plays. Most of his plays were based on Mormon history and scriptures; one was science fiction. Card said script-writing developed his writing skills because he could tell when an audience was interested in his scripts by their body language. During his studies as a theater major, he began doctoring scripts, adapting fiction for reader’s theater production, and writing one-act and full-length plays, several of which were produced by faculty directors at BYU. Charles W. Whitman, Card’s play-writing professor, encouraged his students to write plays with LDS themes. Card studied poetry with Clinton F. Larson at BYU. He also wrote short stories, which were later published together in The Worthing Saga.

A fervent Mormon and a Mormon, he was married to Kristine Card. All the children had names based on famous writers. Unfortunately, one child passed away in the infant stage and another suffered from cerebral palsy when he was seventeen.

Orson Scott Card Net Worth

Orson Scott Card is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Orson Scott Card 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a poet who wrote poetry while he was at Brigham Young University, where He also took classes in theater. His writing journey began as an editor at Brigham Young University Press.

In the late 1980s He made history as the only American author to be awarded the Hugo as well as the Nebula Awards in consecutive years.

Orson Scott Card was born on August 24, 1951, in Richland, Washington. He is the son of Peggy Jane (née Park) and Willard Richards Card, and is the third of six children and the older brother of composer and arranger Arlen Card. Card’s family has Mormon pioneer heritage; Brigham Young, one of his great- great-grandfathers, was the second president of the LDS Church and led the Mormon pioneers west to Salt Lake City, where they settled. Charles Ora Card, who founded the first Mormon settlement in Canada, was Card’s great- grandfather from his paternal line who married Brigham Young’s daughter Zina P. Young Card. Their daughter Zina Young Card Brown married Hugh B. Brown, who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of the LDS Church.

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Card’s first published book, “Listen, Mom and Dad…”: Young Adults Look Back on Their Upbringing (1977) is about child-rearing. He received advances for the manuscripts of Hot Sleep and A Planet Called Treason, which were published in

1979. Card later called his first two novels “amateurish” and rewrote both of them later. A publisher offered to buy a novelization of Mikal’s Songbird, which Card accepted; the finished novel is titled Songmaster (1980). Card edited fantasy anthologies Dragons of Light (1980) and Dragons of Darkness (1981), and collected his own short stories in Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories (1981). In the early 1980s, Card focused on writing longer works, only publishing ten short stories between 1980 and 1985. He published a few non- fiction works that were aimed at an LDS audience; these include a satirical dictionary called Saintspeak, which resulted in him being temporarily banned from publishing in church magazines. Card wrote the fantasy-epic Hart’s Hope (1983) and a historical novel, A Woman of Destiny (1984), which was later republished as Saints and won the 1985 award from the Association for Mormon Letters for best novel. He rewrote the narrative of Hot Sleep and published it as The Worthing Chronicle (1983), which replaced Hot Sleep and the short-story collection set in the same universe, Capitol (1979). The recession of the early 1980s made it difficult to get contracts for new books so Card returned to full-time employment as the book editor of Compute! magazine that was based in Greensboro, North Carolina, for nine months in 1983. In October of that year, Tom Doherty offered a contract for Card’s proposed Alvin Maker series, which allowed him to return to creative writing full-time.

Facts & Trivia

Orson Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Orson Scott Card celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

In 1978, the Harold B. Lee Library acquired the Orson Scott Card papers, which include Card’s works, writing notes, and letters. The collection was formally opened in 2007.

Top Facts about Orson Scott Card

1. Orson Scott Card is an American science fiction novelist.
2. He was born on August 24, 1951 in Richland, Washington.
3. His most famous work is the novel “Ender’s Game”.
4. Card has won numerous awards for his writing.
5. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6. Card has written over 60 books in various genres.
7. He has also worked as a professor and editor.
8. In addition to writing, he is known for his political views.
9. Card has been criticized for his controversial opinions on LGBT issues.
10. Despite controversy, he remains a popular and influential author in the science fiction genre.

Why is Ender's Game controversial?

Lionsgate’s Ender’s Game has been controversial because of Card, who has opposed same-sex marriage and other gay rights. The group Geek Out is calling for a boycott of the film. Hood said he understood the spirit of the boycott but asked critics to engage in a full discussion rather than writing off the film.

What religion is Orson Scott Card?

Orson Scott Card, who wrote “Ender’s Game,” the sci-fi novel on which the country’s current top-grossing movie is based, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In what order should I read Orson Scott Card?

Or you can read them in chronological order of story beginnings, which is Ender’s Shadow, Ender’s Game, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind.

What is Orson Scott Card known for?

Orson Scott Card is best known for his science fiction novel Ender’s Game and its many sequels that expand the Ender Universe into the far future and the near past.

Why was Ender's Game Cancelled?

“One of Epic’s primary objectives is to create original and unique franchises. I don’t know that Ender’s Game fits into that strategic objective anymore.” The breakout success of Infinity Blade may have prompted the cancellation of Ender’s Game so that Chair could focus its attention on more iOS games.