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(1893 -- 1961)
 
  
Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated poet and author of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], and horror stories.
 
  
He was a member of the [[Lovecraft]] circle, and his literary friendship with [[H. P. Lovecraft]] lasted from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937.  As part of the [[Lovecraft Circle]], he was occasionally written into their stories as '''Klarkash-Ton'''.
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(January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961)
  
Smith's short stories originally appeared in pulp magazines such as ''[[Weird Tales]]'', ''[[Strange Tales]]'', ''[[Astounding Stories]]'', ''[[Stirring Science Stories]]'', and ''[[Wonder Stories]]''. He was considered to be the third member of the great triumvirate of ''[[Weird Tales]]'', with Lovecraft and [[Robert Howard]].
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'''Clark Ashton Smith''' was a self-educated [[poet]] and [[author]] of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], and [[horror]] stories. Smith's short stories appeared in [[pulp]] magazines such as ''[[Weird Tales]]'', ''[[Strange Tales]]'', ''[[Astounding Stories]]'', ''[[Stirring Science Stories]]'', and ''[[Wonder Stories]]''.
  
Many of Smith's stories were published in six hardcover volumes by [[Arkham House]]: ''Out of Space and Time'' (1942), ''Lost Worlds'' (1944), ''Genius Loci and Other Tales'' (1948), ''The Dark Chateau'' (1951), ''Spells and Philtres'' (1957), ''The Abominations of Yondo'' (1960), and ''Tales of Science and Sorcery'' (1964).
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He was considered to be the third member of the great triumvirate of ''Weird Tales'', with [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and [[Robert Howard]]. His literary friendship with Lovecraft lasted from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937.  As part of the [[Lovecraft Circle]], he was written into their stories as '''Klarkash-Ton'''. Smith occasionally used the [[pseudonyms]] of '''Carl Buxton, Benjamin De Casseres''', and '''Timaeus Gaylord'''.
  
''[[Nyctalops]]'' was a [[fanzine]] devoted to Smith and others of the [[Lovecraft Circle]].
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Many of Smith's stories were collected in six hardcover volumes by [[Arkham House]]: ''Out of Space and Time'' (1942), ''Lost Worlds'' (1944), ''Genius Loci and Other Tales'' (1948), ''The Dark Chateau'' (1951), ''Spells and Philtres'' (1957), ''The Abominations of Yondo'' (1960), and ''Tales of Science and Sorcery'' (1964).
  
Smith occasionally used the pseudonyms of Carl Buxton, Benjamin De Casseres, and Timaeus Gaylord. He was awarded the [[Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award]] posthumously in 2015.
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''[[Nyctalops]], [[Klarkash-Ton (Price)]]'' and ''[[The Dark Eidolon]]'' were [[fanzines]] devoted to Smith and others of the Lovecraft Circle.
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* [http://www.joshuablubuhs.com/blog/clark-ashton-smith-as-a-fortean “Clark Ashton Smith as a Fortean”] by Joshua BluBuhs, ''From an Oblique Angle'', March 1, 2017.
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* [https://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/the-science-fiction-of-clark-ashton-smith/ “The Science Fiction of Clark Ashton Smith”] by [[G. W. Thomas]], ''[[Darkworlds Quarterly]]'', November 20, 2019.  
  
 
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* 2015 — [[Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award]] (posthumous)
  
==The Fanzine==
 
 
A [[fanzine]] published by [[Robert M. Price]] devoted to Clark Ashton Smith.
 
 
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(January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961)

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Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated poet and author of SF, fantasy, and horror stories. Smith's short stories appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales, Strange Tales, Astounding Stories, Stirring Science Stories, and Wonder Stories.

He was considered to be the third member of the great triumvirate of Weird Tales, with H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Howard. His literary friendship with Lovecraft lasted from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937. As part of the Lovecraft Circle, he was written into their stories as Klarkash-Ton. Smith occasionally used the pseudonyms of Carl Buxton, Benjamin De Casseres, and Timaeus Gaylord.

Many of Smith's stories were collected in six hardcover volumes by Arkham House: Out of Space and Time (1942), Lost Worlds (1944), Genius Loci and Other Tales (1948), The Dark Chateau (1951), Spells and Philtres (1957), The Abominations of Yondo (1960), and Tales of Science and Sorcery (1964).

Nyctalops, Klarkash-Ton and The Dark Eidolon were fanzines devoted to Smith and others of the Lovecraft Circle.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:



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