Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
Biographical Notes
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- Poyer, Joe [i.e., Joseph John Poyer, Jr.] (1939- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/poyer_joe
- Pragnell, Festus (1905-1977) (stories)
- Served on London police force; science fiction writer.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pragnell_festus
- Pratchett, Terry (David John) (1948-2015) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett
- Pratt, (Murray) Fletcher (1897-1956) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/pratt_fletcher
- Preece, Harold (1906-1992) (stories)
- Journalist, writer, specialist in Texas history. Born in Austin, Texas.
- Preiss, Byron (Cary) (1953-2005) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/preiss_byron
- Presslie, Robert (1920- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/presslie_robert
- Prest, Thomas Peckett (1810?-1859) (stories)
- Began writing career adapting farces and melodramas from the French, but then specialized in gothic thrillers, full of torture, murder, sex and sadism; lived a dissipated life, dying a pauper in Islington.
- Price, E(dgar) Hoffmann (Trooper) (1898-1988) (books) (stories)
- Noted writer of adventure tales with a genuine Oriental or Near Eastern background; photographer, astrologer, friend to virtually all of the writers in early Weird Tales, and author of excellent biographical sketches. After more than 20 years retirement, Price returned as a writer of science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in Fowler, California; died in Redwood City, California.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Hoffmann_Price
- Price, Roger (Taylor) (1918-1990) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/price_roger
- Prichard, (Hesketh Vernon) Hesketh [F.R.G.S.] (1876-1922) (books) (stories)
- Born in Jhansi, India, son of an army officer; educated in Scotland; studied law but never practiced; traveled widely and elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, leading important expeditions to Patagonia; fought in WWI and died of delayed effects of military service in Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, England.
- Prichard, K(atherine O’Brien) (1851-1935) (books) (stories)
- Born in India.
- Priest, Christopher (McKenzie) (1943- ) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Priest_(novelist)
- Priestley, J(ohn) B(oynton) (1894-1984) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley
- Procter, Maurice (1906-1973) (stories)
- Novelist. Born in Nelson, Lancashire, England.
- Proctor, George W(yatt) (1946-2008) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/proctor_geo_w
- Pronzini, Bill [i.e., William John Pronzini] (1943- ) (books) (stories)
- Noted writer of mysteries and detective stories. Born in Petaluma, California; lives in San Francisco, California.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pronzini
- Pudney, John (Sleigh) (1909-1977) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pudney
- Purdom, Thomas E(dward) (1936- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/purdom_tom
- Queen, Ellery; pseudonym of Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) & Manfred B. Lee (1905-1971) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen
- Queneau, Raymond (1903-1976) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/queneau_raymond
- Quick, Dorothy [i.e., Dorothy Gertrude Quick Mayer] (1896-1962) (stories)
- Writer of short stories, poetry, book reviews; syndicated columnist; lived in New York City and Long Island.
See also www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96225916
- Quick, W(illiam) T(homas) (1946- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/quick_w_t
- Quiller-Couch, [Sir] Arthur T(homas) (1863-1944) (books) (stories)
- Brother of Lilian M. Quiller-Couch.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Quiller-Couch
- Quiller-Couch, Lilian M(aude) (1866-1941) (books) (stories)
- Born in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, and died in Essex; a sister of Sir Arthur T(homas) Quiller-Couch.
- Rabelais, François (1494-1553) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabelais
- Rabkin, Eric S(tanley) (1946- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rabkin_eric_s
- Raddall, Thomas H(ead) (1903-1994) (stories)
- Radio officer, writer, historian. Born in Hythe, Kent, England; lived in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Raine, Craig (1944- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/raine_craig
- Ralph, Julian (1853-1903) (stories)
- Born in New York City.
- Randall, Marta (1948- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/randall_marta
- Randall, Robert; pseudonym of Randall Garrett (1927-1987) & Robert Silverberg (1935- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/randall_robert
- Raphael, Rick (1919-1994) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/raphael_rick
- Raspe, Rudolf Erich (1737-1794) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Erich_Raspe
- Rata; pseudonym of Thomas Richard Roydhouse (1862-1943) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rata
- Rathjen, Carl Henry (1909-1984) (stories)
- Writer. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey; lived in Idaho.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rathjen_carl_h
- Ray, Robert (1928- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ray_robert
- Rayer, Francis G(eorge) (1921-1981) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rayer_francis_g
- Reamy, Tom [i.e., Thomas Earl Reamy] (1935-1977) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reamy_tom
- Reaves, J(ames) Michael (1950- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reaves_j_michael
- Redgrove, Peter (William) (1932-2003) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/redgrove_peter
- Reed, Clifford C(ecil) (1911- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reed_clifford_c
- Reed, David V.; pseudonym of David Vern (1924-1989)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reed_david_v
- Reed, Ishmael (Scott) (1938- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reed_ishmael
- Reed, Kit (1932- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reed_kit
- Reese, John (Henry) (1910-1981) (stories)
- Born in Sweetwater, Nebraska.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Reese
- Reeve, Arthur B(enjamin) (1880-1936) (books) (stories)
- Born in Patchogue, New York; educated at Princeton University and New York Law School; editor and author, best known for creating Craig Kennedy, “Scientific Detective”; died in Trenton, New Jersey.
See also www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reeve_arthur_b
- Reginald, Robert; pseudonym of Michael Burgess (1948-2013) (books)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reginald_robert
- Regis, Julius [born Julius Regis Pettersson] (1889-1925) (stories)
- Born in Stockholm, Sweden; adopted name Julius Regis after 1908; proofreader turned writer of detective stories, inspired by French author Gaston Leroux; became interested in film, wrote a film script and most of a Swedish book on film.
- Reid, Alastair (1926-2014) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Reid
- Reitci, John George (1922-1983) (stories)
- Prolific mystery writer. Died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Reizenstein, Elmer L(eopold) (1892-1967) (stories)
- Born in New York City; graduate of New York Law School; worked as lawyer’s clerk in New York before publication of first play; contributed stories and articles to periodicals.
- Repp, Ed Earl (1900-1979) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/repp_ed_earl
- Resnick, Mike [i.e., Michael Diamond Resnick] (1942- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/resnick_mike
- Reynolds, Mack [i.e., Dallas McCord Reynolds] (1917-1983) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reynolds_mack
- Reynolds, Ted [i.e., Theodore Andrus Reynolds] (1938- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/reynolds_ted
- 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) (books) (stories)
- Born in Boston.
- Richardson, Maurice (Lane) (1907-1978) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/richardson_maurice
- Richmond, Leigh (Tucker) (1911-1995) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/richmond_leigh
- Richmond, Walt(er F.) (1922-1977) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/richmond_walt
- Riley, David A(ndrew) (fl. 1970-2014) (stories)
- See davidandrewriley.blogspot.co.uk
- Riley, Frank; pseudonym of Frank Rhylick (1915-1996) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/riley_frank
- Rimel, Duane W(eldon) (1915-1996) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rimel_duane_w
- Robbins, Clarence Aaron (1888-1949) (books) (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) (books) (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, Jane; pseudonym of Jane Roberts Butts (1929-1984) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_jane
- Roberts, Keith (John Kingston) (1935-2000) (books) (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.
- Roberts, R(ichard) Ellis (1879-1953) (books) (stories)
- Born in London; educated at Oxford; author, journalist and literary editor.
- Roberts, Willo (Louise) Davis (1928-2004) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/roberts_willo_davis
- Robertson, Morgan (Andrew) (1861-1915) (books) (stories)
- Born in Oswego, N.Y.; died in Atlantic City, New Jersey; seaman, jeweler, author and inventor.
See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Robertson; www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robertson_morgan
- Robida, Albert (1848-1926)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robida_albert
- Robinett, Stephen (Allen) (1941-2004) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinett_stephen
- Robins, Madeleine E. (1953- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robins_madeleine_e
- Robinson, Frank M(alcolm) (1926-2014) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_frank_m
- Robinson, Jeanne (Marie Rubbicco) (1948-2010) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_jeanne
- Robinson, Kim Stanley (1952- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_kim_stanley
- Robinson, Phil(ip Stewart) (1847-1902) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_phil
- Robinson, Spider (1948- ) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robinson_spider
- Rocklynne, Ross; pseudonym of Ross Louis Rocklin (1913-1988) (books) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rocklynne_ross
- Roddenberry, Gene [i.e., Eugene Wesley Roddenberry] (1921-1991) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry
- Rogers, Alva (C.) (1923-1982) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rogers_alva
- Rogers, Joel Townsley (1896-1984) (stories)
- Poet, editor, mystery writer. Born in Sedalia, Missouri; died in Washington, D.C.
- Rogers, Michael (Alan) (1950- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rogers_michael
- Rohan, Michael Scott (1951- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rohan_michael_scott
- Rohmer, Sax; pseudonym of A. Sarsfield Ward (1883-1959) (books) (stories)
- See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sax_Rohmer
- Romano, Deane (Louis) (1927-2011) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/romano_deane
- Rome, David; pseudonym of David Boutland (1938- ) (stories)
- See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rome_david
- 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
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