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==Criminal allegations==
==Criminal allegations==
In 2000, Kramer was accused of a domestic incident and arrested following a tip from an anonymous phone call and was eventually charged with "with molesting two young brothers."<ref name=AJCLinger>"[http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/molestation-charges-linger-against-606610.html Molestation charges linger against Dragon Con founder]" by Christian Boone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 4 2010.</ref>
In 2000, Kramer was accused of a domestic incident and arrested following a tip from an anonymous phone call and eventually charged with "with molesting two young brothers"<ref name=AJCLinger>"[http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/molestation-charges-linger-against-606610.html Molestation charges linger against Dragon Con founder]" by Christian Boone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 4 2010.</ref>, amid a custody dispute.


In 2010 his lawyers filed a motion for trial with medical accommodations under the [[Americans_with_disabilities_act|ADA]], or to dismiss the case; no date has been set.<ref>"DA Doubts Illnesses," ''[[UPI]]''. September 4, 2010.</ref>
He remained under house arrest, with an electronic monitoring system, until May 2008.<ref>[http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/060408/news_20080604039.shtml Judge lifts house arrest limits for founder of sci-fi convention DragonCon's Kramer accused of molestation], [[The Athens Banner-Herald]], June 4, 2008</ref> In the ten years since his arrest, Kramer has "gone to jail, been granted house arrest, had his house arrest revoked, suffered a spine injury during a jailhouse riot and been placed once again under house arrest so he could receive treatment for a laundry list of medical conditions."<ref>"[http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2009/01/29/ed-kramer-finally-to-stand-trial Kramer finally to stand trial?]" by Scott Henry, Creative Loafing, Jan. 29, 2009.</ref> As of late 2010, the trial is still pending. According to Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter, "I think eventually he could be tried. [Kramer] has done nothing but delay and blame everyone else but himself."<ref name=AJCLinger /> The Georgia Court of Appeals agreed and placed "most of the blame on the defendant."<ref name=AJCLinger /> However, Kramer and his lawyers dispute this, stating that Kramer has serious health issues which prevent him from sitting through a long trial. In 2010 his lawyers filed a motion for trial with medical accommodations under the [[Americans_with_disabilities_act|ADA]], or to dismiss the case; no date has been set.<ref>"DA Doubts Illnesses," ''[[UPI]]''. September 4, 2010.</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 20:48, 7 February 2011

Ed Kramer
OccupationEditor, Writer
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, horror, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction
Notable worksThe Sandman: Book of Dreams, The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams, Elric: Tales of the White Wolf, Free Space

Edward E. Kramer (born on March 20, 1961) is an American editor and author of numerous science fiction, fantasy, and horror works, and founder of the Dragon Con commercial media convention in Atlanta, Georgia. He lives in Duluth, Georgia.

Background

Kramer, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, is a graduate of Emory College and the Emory University School of Medicine.[1]

Writing

Kramer is the editor of the anthologies Dark Love and Grails published by Roc Books; The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Neil Gaiman) (HarperPrism); The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (with James O'Barr) (Random House); Free Space (Tor Books); Forbidden Acts (Avon Books); Elric: Tales of the White Wolf and Pawn of Chaos: Tales of the Eternal Champion (based on the works and characters of Michael Moorcock), Dante's Disciples, Tombs, and the Dark Destiny trilogy (White Wolf); and Strange Attraction: Turns of the Midnight Carnival Wheel (Bereshith Publishing), with many additional works both in print and in progress.

Kramer is a member of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and Horror Writers Association (serving as both Vice-President and Trustee), and served on the board of the World Fantasy Convention and World Horror Society.[2] His credits include more than a dozen published works of fiction and non-fiction, and a decade of work as a music critic and photojournalist.

His literary works have been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the International Horror Guild Award, and he is the recipient of the first Prometheus Special Award presented by the Libertarian Futurist Society, with co-editor Brad Linaweaver, for Free Space.

Herbert and Anderson

While working on an anthology proposal based on Frank Herbert's Dune in 1997, Kramer fostered a literary partnership between writers Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.[3] He is credited as the "bridge" to their additions to the Dune universe in each volume of the first trilogy, Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen and Dune: House Corrino.

Dragon Con and other events

In 1987, he founded Dragon Con, North America's largest convention dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, comics, gaming, and the popular arts. He served as its chairman for fourteen years and oversaw its growth from 1,400 attendance in its inaugural year to over 20,000 in 2000; he still owns a large portion of the business.

He has also chaired the 1990 Atlanta Origins convention, the 1992 Georgia World Fantasy Convention[4] and the Nebula Awards Weekend, and both the Atlanta World Horror Convention and the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) in 1995.[5] In 1999, he hosted the Atlanta World Horror Convention and Los Angeles's Bram Stoker Award Weekend.

Criminal allegations

In 2000, Kramer was accused of a domestic incident and arrested following a tip from an anonymous phone call and eventually charged with "with molesting two young brothers"[6], amid a custody dispute.

In 2010 his lawyers filed a motion for trial with medical accommodations under the ADA, or to dismiss the case; no date has been set.[7]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Aussiecon 3 Biographies
  2. ^ World Horror Society | World Horror Convention
  3. ^ Richards, Linda L. "The Sons of Dune: An Interview with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson", January Magazine. January, 2000.
  4. ^ 1992 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees
  5. ^ The Long List of Nasfics
  6. ^ "Molestation charges linger against Dragon Con founder" by Christian Boone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 4 2010.
  7. ^ "DA Doubts Illnesses," UPI. September 4, 2010.
  • "edkramer.com, Official website". {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  • Edward E. Kramer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • "Ed Kramer biography, provided by Dragon*Con". {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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