William Anthony Johnson (October 4, 1956 - March 17, 2022) was a science fiction writer fromWebster,South Dakota. His writings often have a "regional" tone influenced by his South Dakota origins. This is particularly true of his story "We Will Drink a Fish Together," which in 1998 won theHugo Award for Best Novelette.[1] His 1999 collection is calledDakota Dreamin.[2]
Johnson attended theUniversity of Iowa where he was the editor of the school newspaperThe Daily Iowan. He graduated in 1978 with a degree in journalism.
After spending some time employed as a writer he attendedDuke University while continuing to work. He received hisMaster’s in Business Administration and went on to work in the technology industry. He spent several years atMotorola in business intelligence and them left to trade financialsecurities independently.
Johnson, who hadMarfan syndrome, died on March 17, 2022.
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