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Terry Carr c.1972

Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987)[1] was a U.S. science fiction author, editor, and teacher.

Terry Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley from 1954 to 1959.

Carr discovered science fiction fandom in 1949, where he became an enthusiastic publisher of fanzines, which later helped open his way into the commercial publishing world. (He was one of the two fans responsible for the famous hoax fan 'Carl Brandon' after whom the Carl Brandon Society takes its name.) Despite a distinguished career as a science fiction professional, he continued to participate as a fan until his death. He was nominated five times for Hugos for Best Fanzine (1959-1961, 1967-1968), winning in 1959, was nominated three times for Best Fan Writer (1971-1973), winning in 1973, and was Fan Guest of Honor at ConFederation in 1986.

Though he published some fiction in the early 1960s, Carr concentrated on editing. He first worked at Ace Books, establishing the Ace Science Fiction Specials series which published, among other novels, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin and Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin.

After conflicts with Ace head Donald A. Wollheim, he worked freelance. He edited an original story anthology series called Universe, and a popular series of The Best Science Fiction of the Year anthologies that ran from 1972 until his death in 1987. He also edited numerous one-off anthologies over the same time span. He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Editor thirteen times (1973-1975, 1977-1979, 1981-1987), winning twice (1985 and 1987). His win in 1985 was the first time a freelance editor had won.

Carr taught at the Clarion Workshop at Michigan State University in 1978, where his students included Richard Kadrey and Pat Murphy.

His papers and his large collection of fanzines have become part of the Eaton collection of Science Fiction at the University of California, Riverside.

Personal life

Carr married a fellow sf fan, Miriam Dyches, in 1959.[1] They were divorced in 1961. Later that year, Carr married Carol Stuart. He remained married to her until his death. Under her married name of Carol Carr, his widow has also sold science fiction: "You Think You've Got Troubles" (1969), "Inside" (1970), "Some Are Born Cats" (1973, with Terry Carr), "Wally a Deux" (1973), and "Tooth Fairy" (1984).

Terry Carr died April 7, 1987 from congestive heart failure. A memorial gathering of the sf community was held in Tilden Park in Berkeley, California on May 30. An original anthology of science fiction, Terry's Universe, was published the following year; all proceeds went to his widow.[2]

Published works

Novels

  • Warlord of Kor (1963)
  • Invasion From 2500 (1964, with Ted White using the joint pseudonym Norman Edwards)
  • Cirque (1977)

Collections

  • The Incompleat Terry Carr (1972, 1988)
  • The Light at the End of the Universe (1976)
  • Fandom Harvest (1986)

Anthologies

World's Best Science Fiction

The Best Science Fiction of the Year

Universe

    • Universe 1 (1971)
    • Universe 2 (1972)
    • Universe 3 (1973)
    • Universe 4 (1974)
    • Universe 5 (1975)
    • Universe 6 (1976)
    • Universe 7 (1977)
    • Universe 8 (1978)
    • Universe 9 (1979)
    • Universe 10 (1980)
    • Universe 11 (1981)
    • Universe 12 (1982)
    • Universe 13 (1983)
    • Universe 14 (1984)
    • Universe 15 (1985)
    • Universe 16 (1986)
    • Universe 17 (1987)

Other anthologies

  • Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction (1966)
  • New Worlds of Fantasy (1967)
  • Dream's Edge (1980)

References

  1. ^ a b "Terry Carr Dies". Locus. 20: 1. 1987. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Terry Carr Dies". Locus. 20: 4. 1987. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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