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'''Nan Gerding''' was a writer, poet and [[fanzine]] editor.  
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'''Nancy I. Gerding''' (née Staat), a [[fan]] from Roseville, [[Illinois]], was a writer, [[poet]] and [[fanzine]] [[editor]] active in the 1950s and ’60s. Her first [[fanzine]] was ''[[Starlanes]]'', subtitled ''The International Quarterly of [[Science Fiction Poetry]]'', [[published]] with [[Orma McCormick]] for a decade beginning in 1951. Writers who appeared in the fanzine included [[Joseph Payne Brennan]], [[Philip Jose Farmer]], and [[Edith Ogutsch]], but readers of voted Nan’s [[poem]] "Smoke Vistas" the best poem in the Summer, 1952 issue.  
  
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Beginning with the onset of the 1950s she began working on [[fanzines]]. Her first fanzine was ''[[Starlanes]]'', subtitled ''The International Quarterly of Science Fiction Poetry''. published with [[Orma McCormick]]. The first issue appeared in 1951 and the publication ran for a decade, ending in 1961. ''Starlanes'' was dedicated to [[SF]] and weird fantasy poetry. Writers who appeared in the fanzine included [[Joseph Payne Brennan]], [[Philip Jose Farmer]], and [[Edith Ogutsch]].  
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Gerding released a series of fanzines whose titles played with variations of her name. ''[[Nandu]]'' had least 29 issues. She also [[published]] ''[[Nandidn't]]'', two issues of ''[[Nangel]]'', and ''[[Nantz]]''. With [[Lynn Hickman]], she published ''[[Ob]]'' for [[OMPA]]. She was a member and [[OE]] of [[SAPS]]. In 1954, she edited the first issue of  ''[[Spectator]]'', which was then turned over to other editors. In the summer of the same year, she and [[Wrai Ballard]] published ''[[Dyad]]''. She was assistant editor of ''[[Fanvariety|Opus]]''.
  
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Gerding released a series of fanzines whose titles played with variations of her name. The first issue of ''[[Nandu]]'' appeared in December 1952. At least 29 issues were published, the 29th coming out in January 1965.  She also published ''[[Nandidn't]]''. Two issues of ''[[Nangel]]'' followed this series; the first in February 1958, and the second in May 1959. That same year she published ''[[Nantz]]''.  With [[Lynn Hickman]], she published ''[[Ob]]'' for [[OMPA]].
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''[[Chigger Patch of Fandom]]'' is one of Gerding's best known fanzines, edited with [[Bob Farnham]] and [[Ed Cox]], with contributions from [[Robert Bloch]], Orma McCormick, and many others. Gerding continued contributing to [[fanzines]] into the 1960s.  
  
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She was a member of [[SAPS]]. In 1954, she edited the first issue of ''[[Spectator]]'', which was then turned over to other editors. In the summer of the same year, she and [[Wrai Ballard]] published ''[[DYAD]]''.  
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She was a member of the [[N3F]], volunteering in its [[N3F#Correspondence Bureau|Correspondence Bureau]].  Gerding also served as [[co-editor]] (with [[Honey Wood]]) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]'' in 1954. She was involved with [[Project Fan Club]].
  
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The ''[[Chigger Patch of Fandom]]'' is one of Gerding's  best known fanzines, edited with [[Bob Farnham]] and [[Ed Cox]]. It was also published in the 1950s and included contributions from [[Robert Bloch]], Orma McCormick, and many others.  
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Nan married A. Phil Gerding (1918–2011) in 1945; they had three daughters, Paula, Betsy and Dawn, and one son, '''Thomas B. “Baptist” Gerding''' (1946–2014). Thomas, “an avid [[collector]] of vintage [[comic books]], car and train models, action figures, and movies,” according to his [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133857867/thomas-b-gerding obituary,] drew [[illos]] for his mother’s [[zines]].  
  
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Gerding also served as co-editor (with [[Honey Wood]]) of ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]'' in 1954.
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*Her photo appears on page 40 of ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]].
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74042868/nancy-gerding FindaGrave entry.]
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The 1951 The [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] fan poll awarded Gerding Best New Fan, and ranked her second in the Best Overall Fan category.
 
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Readers of ''Starlanes'' voted her poem "Smoke Vistas" the best poem in the Summer, 1952 issue.  
 
  
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Gerding continued contributing to fanzines into the 1960s. Her photo appears on page 40 of ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'', by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]]
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* ''[[Dyad]]'' (with [[Wrai Ballard]] for [[FAPA]]) [Summer 1954]
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*''[[The Chigger Patch of Fandom]]'' (with [[Bob Farnham]] and [[Ed Cox]]) [1950s]
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* ''[[Nandidn't]]''
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*  ''[[Nandu]]'' (for [[SAPS]]) [December 1952–January 1965]
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* ''[[Nangel]]'' [February 1958 and May 1959]
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* ''[[Nantz]]''
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* ''[[The National Fantasy Fan]]'' (with [[Honey Wood]]) [1954]
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* ''[[Ob (Hickman)]]'' (with [[Lynn Hickman]] for [[OMPA]]) [1958]
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*''[[Spectator]]'' #1 (for [[SAPS]]) [1954]
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* ''[[Starlanes]]'' [1951–61]
  
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* 1951 — [[National Fantasy Fan Federation]] fan [[poll]] Best New Fan, and second in the Best Overall Fan category
  
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Latest revision as of 10:19, 6 March 2023

(December 30, 1923 – February 1982)

Nancy I. Gerding (née Staat), a fan from Roseville, Illinois, was a writer, poet and fanzine editor active in the 1950s and ’60s. Her first fanzine was Starlanes, subtitled The International Quarterly of Science Fiction Poetry, published with Orma McCormick for a decade beginning in 1951. Writers who appeared in the fanzine included Joseph Payne Brennan, Philip José Farmer, and Edith Ogutsch, but readers of voted Nan’s poem "Smoke Vistas" the best poem in the Summer, 1952 issue.

Gerding released a series of fanzines whose titles played with variations of her name. Nandu had least 29 issues. She also published Nandidn't, two issues of Nangel, and Nantz. With Lynn Hickman, she published Ob for OMPA. She was a member and OE of SAPS. In 1954, she edited the first issue of Spectator, which was then turned over to other editors. In the summer of the same year, she and Wrai Ballard published Dyad. She was assistant editor of Opus.

Chigger Patch of Fandom is one of Gerding's best known fanzines, edited with Bob Farnham and Ed Cox, with contributions from Robert Bloch, Orma McCormick, and many others. Gerding continued contributing to fanzines into the 1960s.

She was a member of the N3F, volunteering in its Correspondence Bureau. Gerding also served as co-editor (with Honey Wood) of The National Fantasy Fan in 1954. She was involved with Project Fan Club.

Nan married A. Phil Gerding (1918–2011) in 1945; they had three daughters, Paula, Betsy and Dawn, and one son, Thomas B. “Baptist” Gerding (1946–2014). Thomas, “an avid collector of vintage comic books, car and train models, action figures, and movies,” according to his obituary, drew illos for his mother’s zines.

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