John Crowley: key obituary facts
Is John Crowley dead? Yes. John Crowley died on August 9, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: John Crowley's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was John Crowley known for?
He was an American writer of speculative fiction (born 1942).
More about John Crowley
Born: 1 December 1942.
Place of birth: Presque Isle.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer, screenwriter, novelist, university teacher, science fiction writer, manufacturer, author.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Indiana University, Indiana University Bloomington.
Employer: Yale University.
Notable work: Engine Summer, Little, Big, The Solitudes, Love & Sleep.
Awards: Mythopoeic Awards, Locus Award for Best Short Story, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel, Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
John Crowley, the American writer and screenwriter whose works of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction included Little, Big, the Ægypt sequence and Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr, died on August 9, 2026, aged 83.
Born in Presque Isle, Maine, in 1942, he studied at Indiana University before moving to New York City to pursue filmmaking. Crowley later built a second career writing documentary films and taught at Yale University.
His novels and stories brought him recognition from the World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Awards and other honors, and his work was also collected in titles such as Love & Sleep, The Solitudes and Engine Summer.