John Brosnan
(October 7, 1947 – April 8, 2005)
John Brosnan was a fan and pro writer, whose first activity was in his native Australia. He relocated to the United Kingdom in his twenties, and remained there for the rest of his life. He published several SF novels as well as non-fiction, much of the later relating to films. He collaborated on horror novels with Leroy Kettle under the pen-names Harry Adam Knight and Simon Ian Childer; the acronyms HAK and SIC were entirely intentional.
He was a member of Ratfandom, and a flatmate of Greg Pickersgill in the early 1970s. He later lived in Harrow, in a small apartment block which also housed a number of other fans and sf writers at various times, including Chris Priest, Lisa Tuttle, Chris Evans and Colin Greenland.
He published the fanzines Why Bother?, Why Bother Abroad, Scab, Big Scab, Scabby Tales, and Son of Why Bother?
His funeral in 2005 was attended by many current and former fans; some of those who had drifted into gafia, such as John Nielsen Hall and Ian Maule, were spurred into renewed activity.
Fanthology: You Only Live Once.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1974 – Nova Award for best fanzine for Big Scab (tied with Zimri)
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