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George H. Scithers (May 14, 1929 – April 19, 2010) was an American science fiction fan, author and editor. A long-time member of the World Science Fiction Society, he published a fanzine starting in the 1950s, wrote short stories, and moved on to edit several prominent science fiction magazines, as well as a number of anthologies. As editor emeritus of Weird Tales, he lectured at the Library of Congress in 2008. Wildside Press published his most recent book, Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction, in 2008. (en) George Harry Scithers, né le 14 mai 1929 et décédé le 19 avril 2010, est un écrivain, éditeur et fan de science-fiction américain. Il est connu sous le pseudonyme de Felix Lance Falkon dans ses travaux érotiques et pornographiques. Il écrit aussi un livre sous le pseudonyme de Karl Würf, To Serve Man: A Cookbook for People. Il est le rédacteur en chef d'Amazing Stories de 1982 à 1986. (fr) George H(arry) Scithers (1929) is een Amerikaanse sciencefiction-redacteur. Scithers publiceerde vanaf 1959 Amra, het fanzine van the Hyborian Legion, de eerste Conan de Barbaar fanclub. Dit tijdschrift won in 1964 en 1968 de Hugo Award voor beste fanzine. Een aantal van de artikelen uit Amra verzamelde hij samen met L. Sprague de Camp in de boeken The Conan Swordbook (1969) en The Conan Grimoire (1972). In 1973 stichtte Scithers Owlswick Press, een kleine onafhankelijke uitgeverij. In 1977 werd Scithers de eerste redacteur van Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Hij won Hugo's voor beste redacteur in 1978 en 1980 voor zijn werk bij Asimov's. In 1982 stapte hij over naar Amazing Stories en redigeerde dat tijdschrift tot 1986. Daarna werkte hij samen met en in de wederoprichting van het fantasy en horror tijdschrift Weird Tales. Vanaf de herverschijning in 1988 hebben zij het redacteurschap in verschillende combinaties uitgevoerd. (nl) Джордж Скітерс (англ. George H. Scithers) — американський письменник та редактор у жанрі наукової фантастики. Довгий час був членом Всесвітнього науково-фантастичного товариства, він публікував Science-fiction fanzine починаючи з 1950-х років, написав короткі оповідання і перейшов на редагування кількох відомих фантастичних журналів, а також ряд антологій. Будучи редактором Weird Tales, він читав лекції в Бібліотеці Конгресу в 2008 році. Wildside Press опублікувало у 2008 році його найновішу книгу Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction. (uk) |
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George H. Scithers (May 14, 1929 – April 19, 2010) was an American science fiction fan, author and editor. A long-time member of the World Science Fiction Society, he published a fanzine starting in the 1950s, wrote short stories, and moved on to edit several prominent science fiction magazines, as well as a number of anthologies. As editor emeritus of Weird Tales, he lectured at the Library of Congress in 2008. Wildside Press published his most recent book, Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction, in 2008. (en) George Harry Scithers, né le 14 mai 1929 et décédé le 19 avril 2010, est un écrivain, éditeur et fan de science-fiction américain. Il est connu sous le pseudonyme de Felix Lance Falkon dans ses travaux érotiques et pornographiques. Il écrit aussi un livre sous le pseudonyme de Karl Würf, To Serve Man: A Cookbook for People. Il est le rédacteur en chef d'Amazing Stories de 1982 à 1986. (fr) Джордж Скітерс (англ. George H. Scithers) — американський письменник та редактор у жанрі наукової фантастики. Довгий час був членом Всесвітнього науково-фантастичного товариства, він публікував Science-fiction fanzine починаючи з 1950-х років, написав короткі оповідання і перейшов на редагування кількох відомих фантастичних журналів, а також ряд антологій. Будучи редактором Weird Tales, він читав лекції в Бібліотеці Конгресу в 2008 році. Wildside Press опублікувало у 2008 році його найновішу книгу Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction. (uk) George H(arry) Scithers (1929) is een Amerikaanse sciencefiction-redacteur. Scithers publiceerde vanaf 1959 Amra, het fanzine van the Hyborian Legion, de eerste Conan de Barbaar fanclub. Dit tijdschrift won in 1964 en 1968 de Hugo Award voor beste fanzine. Een aantal van de artikelen uit Amra verzamelde hij samen met L. Sprague de Camp in de boeken The Conan Swordbook (1969) en The Conan Grimoire (1972). In 1973 stichtte Scithers Owlswick Press, een kleine onafhankelijke uitgeverij. (nl) |
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