a song of ice and fire is by anyone other than someone who was born george raymond martin
for a single yesterday and seven times never kill man novelettesandkings 1981 collection of 3 short stories and 4 novelettesthe way of cross and dragon novelette bitterblooms novelette in the house of the worm fastfriend the stone city novelette starlady sandkings novelettesongs the dead men sing 1983 collection of 5 short stories and 4 novelettesnovellasthe monkey treatment novelette 
 in 1976 for kansas citys midamericon the 34th world science fiction convention worldcon martin and his friend and fellow writereditor gardner dozois conceived of and organized the first hugo losers party for the benefit of all past and present hugolosing writers on the evening following the conventions hugo awards ceremony