Arthur Sellings
(May 31, 1921 – September 24, 1968)
Arthur Sellings was the penname of Arthur Gordon Ley, a fan, pro and bookseller from London active in the 1950s and 1960s. He published around 50 short stories starting with 'The Haunting' in Authentic Science Fiction #38 (October 1953), and six novels in the 1960s. He was on the committee for Loncon, the 1957 Worldcon.
Sellings managed one of the branches of the small London chain, the Popular Book Centre. Another was managed by Alan Bale while George Locke worked in the Tooting branch during his college holidays. Sellings introduced first Locke and then Bale to the regular London fan meeting at The Globe.
He does seem to have made some contributions to fanzines. Femizine #16 (Summer 1960) notes 'a very interesting article on Notting Hill Gate' in Mike Deckinger's Hocus.
A profile piece in New Worlds #49 (July 1956) said:
He has two pet aversions: (i) Critics who complain of a dearth of humour in science fiction – and points to some of the best work of Kuttner, Brown, Sheckley, Wyndham, in refutation, and (ii) old-time fans who bewail 'a lack of wonder' in to-day’s fiction.
Links
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Arthur Sellings in Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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