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Betsy Curtis
BornElizabeth M. Curtis
(1917-09-17)September 17, 1917
Toledo, Ohio, United States
DiedApril 17, 2002(2002-04-17) (aged 84)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationOberlin College
Alma materAllegheny College
GenresScience fiction
Fantasy

Elizabeth M. "Betsy" Curtis (September 17, 1917 – April 17, 2002)[1] was an American science fiction/fantasy writer.

She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She earned a BA and MA in English from Oberlin College. In 1966, she earned a MEd from Allegheny College.[2]

Her first short story was published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1950. Her second story was published later that same year in Imagination. Her work appeared in various publications, including Amazing Stories, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Authentic Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, If, Infinity Science Fiction and Marvel Science Stories,[2] from the 1950s to the 1970s.[3]

In 1969, she was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Steiger Effect".[2]

She was an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.[2]

Curtis died at the age of 84.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Betsy Curtis". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d Davin, Eric Leif (2006). Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965. Lexington Books. p. 375. ISBN 0739112678.
  3. ^ a b "Deaths". Locus. May 30, 2002.