Redd Boggs
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| Name: | Dean Walter Boggs |
| Alias(es): | Redd Boggs, Theophillis Alvor |
| Type: | fan writer, zine editor, zine publisher |
| Fandoms: | Science Fiction |
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Redd Boggs (April 2, 1921 – May 9, 1996) was a BNF active in early science fiction fandom.
History
Beginning with his editing of the 1948 Fantasy Annual, and through his fanzines such as Sky Hook, Redd Boggs is often credited with raising the standards for fan writing and fanzine production. Sky Hook published both fannish and critical material, including early criticism by James Blish. His fanzine Discord was nominated for the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1961.[1] His personal fanzine, Spirochete, a FAPAzine written for and published by the Fantasy Amateur Press Association, lasted for 76 issues. Boggs was nominated for the Retro Hugo for Best Fan Writer, and Sky Hook was nominated for Best Fanzine.[2] Boggs was also a member of First Fandom - an informal association of early, active and well-known science fiction fans.[3]
Works
- 10 Years in Limbo, Archived version by Redd Boggs, written in autumn 1964 and published in Bete Noire #10, 1974
Further Reading
References
- ^ 1961 Hugo Nominees List
- ^ Retro Hugo Nominees List Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary of Boggs; Locus June 1996 issue (#425)