17 Facts About Eric Flint

Eric Flint was an American author, editor, and e-publisher.

Eric Flint's works have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Locus magazine best-seller lists.

Eric Flint was a co-founder and editor of the Baen Free Library.

Eric Flint left his doctoral program to become a political activist in the labor movement.

Eric Flint supported himself from that time until age 50 in a variety of jobs, including longshoreman, truck driver, machinist, and labor union organizer.

Eric Flint has edited the works of several classic science fiction authors, repackaging their short stories into collections and fix-up novels.

Subsequently, Eric Flint became editor of the new Jim Baen's Universe science-fiction e-zine while concurrently remaining a creative writer bringing out three to five titles annually.

Eric Flint lived with his wife Lucille in East Chicago, Indiana.

Eric Flint was the author guest of honor for the 2010 NASFiC, ReConStruction.

Eric Flint participated in The Stellar Guild series published by Phoenix Pick.

Eric Flint is noted as a co-founder and editor of the Baen Free Library.

In March 2007, Eric Flint began acting as publisher of a for-free web-access version of the gazette.

Eric Flint helmed Jim Baen's Universe, an e-zine published from 2006 until 2010.

Eric Flint died on July 17,2022, at the age of 75 in East Chicago, Indiana.

Almost all of Eric Flint's books sold well enough to get listed on the various Locus Bestsellers Lists with some titles listed multiple times and a few even reached the top spot for the month.

Eric Flint was awarded the 2008 Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame Award primarily for his River of War series.

Several months after his death, Eric Flint received the 2023 Best Alt-History award for 1812: The Rivers of War and the 2023 Frank Herbert Lifetime Achievement Award from The Helicon Society.