Sheila Willis
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| Name: | Sheila Willis |
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| Type: | fan writer, filker, fan artist, and fanzine publisher |
| Fandoms: | Blake's 7, Robin of Sherwood, Star Trek, Professionals, Star Wars |
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Sheila Willis was a fan writer, a filker, (a member of Technical Difficulties) fan artist and a fanzine publisher. She died in 2013.
Notable Works
Sheila Willis co-edited 5th Season, a Blake’s 7 fanfic zine, and contributed art to other zines celebrating the tv show, including Southern Seven and Vault of Tomorrow.
Fan Comments
- "Julia Ecklar does a wonderful performance of Sheila's "Elizabeth's Song" on her new album Horsetamer. I decided it was my favorite track on the album before noticing it was by Sheila (though I knew it was a Technical Difficulties number)." [1]
Memories and Recollections
- Sheila Willis Passes Away, Archived version dated March 3, 2013
Deb Walsh's announcement in the second 2013 MediaWest*Con progress report:
Sheila Willis passed away in March from a heart attack. Folks who've been around since the '80s will remember her as the editor of the Blake's 7 'zine Fifth Season, plus a bunch of other 'zines, including a number of Professionals titles. She was also a prolific artist and writer. She was also one-third of the filk trio, Technical Difficulties (with TJ Burnside and Linda Melnick). You'd often see Sheila running around cons in her trademark surgical scrubs. A bundle of energy and a force of nature, Sheila never did anything by halves. She ultimately dropped out of active media fandom involvement. She continued to work as a nurse, most recently as a children's OR nurse. Sheila and I didn't always agree, and sometimes we were in competition, but she was a good-hearted person who lived large, and contributed a lot to our fannish heritage. She will be missed. [2]
Gallery
a 1985 portrait of William Bodie
a 1985 portrait of a smiling William Bodie
a 1985 portrait of Ray Doyle titled "The Hawk"
Shadows Over the Land (Professionals)
art from Vault of Tomorrow #8 (Star Trek)
Foxhole in a Graveyard (Professionals)
Gateway #2 (Star Trek)
Southern Seven #1 (Blake's 7)
inside issue B7 Complex #6/7, Sheila Willis, portrays Dayna from Blake's 7
References
- ^ comment in the "Sheila Willis' thread posted to rec.music.filk dated March 16, 2013 (public post, may require login)
- ^ also posted to MediaWest 33 Facebook, dated March 3, 2013 (public post, may require login)