Miscellaneous Anthologies Index
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- Rice, Elmer L.; pseudonym of Elmer L. Reizenstein (1892-1967) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rice_elmer
- Richards, Laura E(lizabeth Howe) (1850-1943) (stories)
- Born in Boston.
- Richardson, Anthony (Thomas Stewart Currie) (1899-1964) (stories)
- Born in London; educated at Marlborough College; newspaperman and author.
- Richardson, Maurice (Lane) (1907-1978) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/richardson_maurice
- Richmond, Roaldus (Frederick) (1910-1986) (stories)
- Western writer, editor, proofreader. Born in Barton, Vermont; lived in Concord, New Hampshire.
- Ridge, John Rollin (1827-1867) (stories)
- Born near Rome, Georgia.
- Riesenberg, Felix (1879-1939) (stories)
- Born in Milwaukee; educated at Columbia University. Seaman, explorer, engineer.
- Rimel, Duane W(eldon) (1915-1996) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rimel_duane_w
- Ripley, Clements (1892-1954) (stories)
- Fiction writer, screenwriter, playwright, sportsman. Born in Tacoma, Washington; lived in Los Angeles.
- Ritchie, [Sir] Lewis (Anselm da Costa) (1886-1967) (stories)
- Born in London; birth name was Ricci, but anglicized to Ritchie by deed poll in 1941; served in Royal Navy from 1901 until WWII; retired as Captain of the royal yacht “Victoria and Albert”; press secretary 1944-1947 to King George VI.
- Ritson, [Lady] Kitty (Edith Blanche Ogilvy) (1887-1969) (stories)
- Born in London; educated privately; lived in Surrey.
- Rittenberg, Max (1880-1965) (stories)
- Mail order expert, worked in advertising; fairly prolific writer for Munsey magazines, traveller. Born in Sydney, Australia; educated at Cambridge College, England.
- Roan, Tom [i.e., Thomas B. Roan] (1894-1958) (stories)
- Born in Snead, Alabama; died in New Jersey; former peace officer who grew up in Alabama; prolific author of western stories for the pulps.
- Robbe-Grillet, Alain (1922-2008) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbe-Grillet
- Robbins, Clarence Aaron (1888-1949) (stories)
- Born in Brooklyn; graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Washington & Lee University; died in St. Jean, Cap Ferrat, Alpes Martimes, France, and buried in Nice.
- Roberts, [Sir] Charles G(eorge) D(ouglas) (1860-1943) (stories)
- Novelist and poet. Born in Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada; died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._D._Roberts
- Roberts, Gareth (1968- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_gareth
- Roberts, Keith (John Kingston) (1935-2000) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_keith
- Roberts, Morley (Charles) (1857-1942) (stories)
- Born in London; educated at Owen’s College; went to Australia in 1876, working on cattle stations and sheep farms, then to California and South Africa, working at ports, sawmills; wrote more than 60 volumes of fiction.
- Robertson, E. Arnot [i.e., Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson] (1903-1961) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robertson_e_arnot
- Robertson, Frank C(hester) (1890-1969) (stories)
- Prolific writer of westerns; brother of Obe Robertson. Born in Moscow, Idaho; died in Springfield, Utah (?).
- Robertson, Obe (A.) (1884-?) (stories)
- Writer; brother of Frank C. Robertson. Born in Idaho.
- Robinson, [Sir] H(arry) Perry (1859-1930) (stories)
- Born in England.
- Robinson, Kim Stanley (1952- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_kim_stanley
- Robinson, Robert (Henry) (1927-2011) (stories)
- Born in Liverpool; raised in London; radio/TV broadcaster and newspaper journalist.
- Robinson, W. Heath (1872-1944)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_w_heath
- Robson, Justina L(ouise) A(lice) (1968- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robson_justina
- Roche, Arthur Somers (1883-1935) (stories)
- Journalist and novelist. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts; studied law, but after practicing several years he became a journalist for the New York World in 1906; later lived in Florida and died in Palm Beach.
- Rocklin, R(ock) J(ohn) (fl. 1945) (stories)
- Brother of Ross Rocklynne.
- Rodney, [Colonel] George Brydges (1872-1950) (stories)
- Cavalry officer, served in Spanish-American War; presumably related to Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792). Lived in San Antonio, Texas; died in Houston, Texas.
- Roe, Vingie E(ve) [Mrs. Raymond C. Lawton] (1879-1958) (stories)
- Born in Oxford, Kansas.
- Rogers, Jane (Rosalind) (1952- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rogers_jane
- Rogers, Joel Townsley (1896-1984) (stories)
- Poet, editor, mystery writer. Born in Sedalia, Missouri; died in Washington, D.C.
- Rogers, Samuel (1763-1855) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Rogers
- Rohmer, Sax; pseudonym of A. Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sax_Rohmer
- Ronald, James (1905-1972) (stories)
- Born and died in Glasgow, but lived in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1938 to 1955, when he was deported.
- Roof, Katharine Metcalf (1871-1950s) (stories)
- Born in Clifton Springs, N.Y.; educated at private schools and New York School of Art.
- Rooney, Frank (Leo) (1913-1992) (stories)
- Born in Kansas City; served in the Army in World War II; writer of novels and short stories who received the Guggenheim Award; died in Sarasota, Florida where he lived for 12 years after moving from Mamaroneck, New York.
- Roscoe, Theodore (1906-1992) (stories)
- Born in Rochester, New York; specialist in naval affairs, served on presidential commissions in 1950s; TV writer, biographer of Lincoln; prolific pulp-writer; died in Florida.
See also pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/08/TheodoreRoscoe.html; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roscoe
- Rose, M. J.; pseudonym of Melisse J. Shapiro (1963- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.J._Rose
- Rose, Malcolm (1953- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rose_malcolm
- Rosmanith, Olga L. [i.e., Grace Olga Rosmanith Nies-Berger] (1893-1978) (stories)
- Note: Her name could be given as Grace Olga Rosmanith/Roxburgh Hall-Brown Nies-Berger, to include all its permutations.
- Ross, James (1911-1990) (stories)
- Born in North Carolina; newspaperman.
See also mysteriouspress.com/authors/james-ross/default.asp
- Ross, Jean (fl. 1924) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ross_jean
- Roth, Philip (Milton) (1933- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roth_philip
- Rothman, Milton A. (1919-2001) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rothman_milton_a
- Rousseau, Victor; pseudonym of Victor Rousseau Emanuel (1879-1960) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rousseau_victor
- Rowe, John G(abriel) (1873-1956) (stories)
- Born and educated in Liverpool; editor, scenarist, novelist and historian. It appears he died as John Thomas Rowe; birth name uncertain.
- Royer, Louis-Charles (1889-?) (stories)
- A journalist who specialized in writing erotic fiction.
- Royle, Nicholas (John) (1963- ) (books) (stories)
- Novelist, short story writer, editor and journalist living in London.
- Rucker, Rudy [i.e., Rudolf von Bitter Rucker] (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rucker_rudy
- Runyon, (Alfred) Damon (1880-1946) (stories)
- Author, poet and journalist. Born in Manhattan, Kansas; died in New York City.
- Rusch, Kristine Kathryn (1960- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rusch_kristine_kathryn
- Rushdie, (Ahmed) Salman (1947- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Rushdie
- Russ, Joanna (Ruth) (1937-2011) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russ_joanna
- Russell, Bertrand (Arthur William) (1872-1970) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russell_bertrand
- Russell, Charles M(arion) (1864-1926) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marion_Russell
- Russell, Don(ald Bert) (1899-1986) (books)
- Historian, journalist, editor, author. Born in Huntington, Indiana; died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- Russell, Eric Frank (1905-1978) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russell_eric_frank
- Russell, Ivy (Ethel, née Southern) (1909- ) (stories)
- See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/ivy-russell.html
- Russell, John (1885-1956) (stories)
- Author and explorer. Born in Davenport, Iowa; lived in Santa Monica, California.
- Russell, John Edward (1848-1917) (stories)
- Clergyman, educationist and author. Born in Walpole, New Hampshire; died in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
- Russell, Karen (1981- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Russell
- Russell, Ray(mond Robert) (1924-1999) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russell_ray
- Russell, W(illiam) Clark (1844-1911) (stories)
- Born in New York of English parents; spent difficult years in the British merchant service; then a journalist and, after age 30, a novelist and short story writer.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/russell_w_clark
- Ryan, Denise (fl. 1999-2000) (stories)
- Born in Lancashire; freelance translator living in Liverpool.
- Ryman, Geoff(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ryman_geoff
- Sabatini, Rafael (1875-1950) (stories)
- Novelist, biographer and playwright. Creator of “Captain Blood.” Born in Jesi, Italy; died in Adelboden, Switzerland.
- Sabin, Edwin L(egrand) (1870-1952) (stories)
- Novelist, author of books for young readers. Born in Rockford, Illinois; died impoverished in Hemet, California.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sabin_edwin_l
- Sackville-West, Edward (Charles) (1901-1965) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sackville-West,_5th_Baron_Sackville
- Sackville-West, V(ictoria Mary) (1892-1962) (stories)
- Born in Knole Castle, Kent.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vita_Sackville-West
- Sagan, Carl (Edward) (1934-1996) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan
- Sakamoto, Kerri (1959- ) (stories)
- Born in Toronto.
- Saki; pseudonym of H. H. Munro (1870-1916) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki
- Salfeld, Frederick (John) (1905-2001) (stories)
- See www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1329465/Frederick-Salfeld.html
- Salter, James [born James Arnold Horowitz] (1925- ) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Salter
- Sambrot, William (Anthony) (1920- ) (stories)
- Author of short stories. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sambrot_william
- Sams, B. B. (1944- )
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._B._Sams
- Sand, George; pseudonym of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant (1804-1876) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand
- Sanders, Charles Wesley ({c}1876-1937?) (stories)
- Born in Michigan and may be the Charles W. Sanders who died in Los Angeles in 1937.
- Sanders, Scott Russell (1945- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sanders_scott_russell
- Sands, Lynsay (fl. 1997-2013) (stories)
- See www.lynsaysands.net
- Santee, Ross (1889-1965) (stories)
- See www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/upLoads/library_Santee-Ross.pdf
- Santoro, Lawrence P. (1942-2014) (stories)
- See www.larrysantoro.com
- Sapper; pseudonym of H. C. McNeile (1888-1937) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapper_(author)
- Sarett, Lew (1888-1954) (stories)
- Professor of speech at Northwestern University; lecturer, writer, poet. Born in Chicago, Illinois; died in Gainesville, Florida.
- Sargent, Epes Winthrop (1872-1938) (stories)
- Co-founder of Broadway trade paper, Variety.
- Sargent, Pamela (1948- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sargent_pamela
- Sarmiento, Félix Rubén García (1867-1916) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Dar%C3%ADo
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