In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.

Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.Īs a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. In 1970 Martin received a George Raymond Richard 'R.R.' Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. George Raymond Richard 'R.R.' Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey.

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin