Priscilla Olson
(December 26, 1951 – June 14, 2024)
Priscilla Olson like her husband Mark was primarily a print-SF fan. Both of them were involved with NESFA Press's efforts to put neglected SF writers back into print and edited numerous books.
Priscilla was born in Queens, grew up on Long Island, and met Mark in the Terminal Beach Club at SUNY/Binghamton, remaining a member of Binghamton Fandom. A former member of the New England Science Fiction Association, Priscilla also served as the association's Vice-President.
She ran the SF/gardening APA, Secret Garden, contributed to If I Ran the Con. She coined the term "Prosucker."
Priscilla chaired Boskone 29 (1992), Boskone 38 (2001), Boskone 42 (2005), and Boskone 48 (2011). She introduced the Featured Filker to Boskone. She co-ran Programming at Noreascon Three and MagiCon and ran program at Noreascon 4 and was co-running program at MidAmeriCon II. She and Mark jointly ran the newsletter for the L.A.con III, the 1996 Worldcon in Los Angeles. She was part of the steering committee for Ditto 11 (1998) and organized FanHistoriCon 10.5 in 2001. She also closed that year by the "Priscillacon" to celebrate her 50th birthday.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1989 -- Fellow of NESFA
- 1999 -- Minicon 34
- 2003 -- ConCertino '03
- 2006 -- WindyCon 33
Links
- Obituary by Geri Sullivan in File 770
- Priscillacon and New Year's Eve 2001: Index to Photographs
- Priscilla Olson in Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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