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[[File:WillisMadeleine1957.jpeg|frame|right|'''Madeleine Willis at [[Loncon]], 1957'''. ''Photo by [[Norman Shorrock]].'' ]] | [[File:WillisMadeleine1957.jpeg|frame|right|'''Madeleine Willis at [[Loncon]], 1957'''. ''Photo by [[Norman Shorrock]].'' ]] | ||
| − | '''Madeleine Bryan Willis''' was a [[Ireland | + | '''Madeleine Bryan Willis''' was a [[Northern Ireland]] [[fan]] and member of the [[Wheels of IF]]. |
She was married to [[Walt Willis]] and lived in [[Oblique House]]. She coined the name of ''[[Hyphen]]''. ([[Willis]] had known her for some time without realizing she was a [[fan]]. But when he saw her rush into a new shop to buy a copy of ''[[Astounding]]'', he decided to marry her!) | She was married to [[Walt Willis]] and lived in [[Oblique House]]. She coined the name of ''[[Hyphen]]''. ([[Willis]] had known her for some time without realizing she was a [[fan]]. But when he saw her rush into a new shop to buy a copy of ''[[Astounding]]'', he decided to marry her!) | ||
| − | She and Walt were at the heart of [[Irish Fandom]]. | + | She and Walt were at the heart of [[Irish Fandom]]. |
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| + | Madeleine wrote a [[trip report]], “The DisTAWF Side,” after the couple’s 1962 visit to the [[US]] under the auspices of the [[Tenth Anniversary Willis Fund]]. It was [[published]] in installments by [[Bruce Pelz]] in ''[[The SpeleoBem]]'' and collected in an ebook omnibus, ''TAWF Times Two'' ([[Ansible Editions]], 2022). | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 9 March 2023
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Madeleine Willis at Loncon, 1957. Photo by Norman Shorrock.
Madeleine Bryan Willis was a Northern Ireland fan and member of the Wheels of IF.
She was married to Walt Willis and lived in Oblique House. She coined the name of Hyphen. (Willis had known her for some time without realizing she was a fan. But when he saw her rush into a new shop to buy a copy of Astounding, he decided to marry her!)
She and Walt were at the heart of Irish Fandom.
Madeleine wrote a trip report, “The DisTAWF Side,” after the couple’s 1962 visit to the United States under the auspices of the Tenth Anniversary Willis Fund. It was published in installments by Bruce Pelz in The SpeleoBem and collected in an ebook omnibus, TAWF Times Two (Ansible Editions, 2022).
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