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Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987 [1]) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor. Background and discovery of fandom. 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 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.
Dec 13, 2017 · The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2. (381 pages, $1.95, July 1973) — 16 stories. One of the strongest volumes in a very strong decade, this one crammed in no less than sixteen stories (nearly a record), while still managing to include two novellas by Gene Wolfe and Joe Haldeman.
Carr, Terry. Entry updated 20 May 2024. Tagged: Author, Editor, Fan. (1937-1987) US author and editor; married to Carol Carr from 1961 until his death. He became an sf fan in 1949 and, throughout the 1950s (and later), enjoyed a long and prolific career as such; one of his Fanzines, Fanac, co-edited with Ron Ellik, won a Hugo in 1959, and Carr ...
Terry Carr has 205 books on Goodreads with 12219 ratings. Terry Carr’s most popular book is The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12.
Jul 4, 2021 · Terry Carr died 34 years ago, in 1987. A whole generation of fans has arrived since his death, discovered science fiction, argued over the Star War sequels, and settled comfortably into middle age to raise contentious young SF fans of their own.
Author Terry Carr's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
Terry Carr. (1937—1987) Quick Reference. (1937–87) American writer and editor, born in Oregon, whose ‘The Dance of the Changer and the Three’ (1968) is one of science fiction's most powerful descriptions of alienness. As editor/anthologist ... From: Carr, Terry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature » Subjects: Literature. Reference entries.
Apr 13, 2019 · The 1973 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer went to Terry Carr. Terry Carr (1937-1987) won four Hugos overall – in 1959 he won for Best Amateur Magazine for Fanac (along with his co-editor Ron Ellik), and in 1985 and 1987 he won for Best Professional Editor.
Terry Carr was a fan, sf writer, and editor. He discovered fandom in 1949, and became an enthusiastic publisher of fanzines. Despite a long career as a science fiction professional, he continued to participate as a fan until his death from congestive heart failure.
