Difference between revisions of "Eva Whitley"

From Fancyclopedia 3
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "{{person}}" to "{{person | born=????}}")
(Added biographical information)
Line 1: Line 1:
(???? -- )
+
(August 6, 1955 -- )
  
Eva C. Whitley is a SF [[club fan]] and [[conrunning fan]] who first found [[fandom]] in 1977.  She is the widow of [[fan]] and writer [[Jack L. Chalker]] (she notes that she is "Possibly the only person in fandom to meet spouse by making him GoH ([[Jack L. Chalker]], GoH, [[Paracon]] 1978).").  She is a long-time member of [[WSFA]] and [[BSFS]] and [[chaired]] [[Disclave 26]] and [[Disclave 34]], and has worked on a wide variety of [[regionals]] and [[Worldcons]].
+
Eva Carmella Whitley is a SF [[club fan]] and [[conrunning fan]] who first found [[fandom]] in 1977.  She is the widow of [[fan]] and writer [[Jack L. Chalker]] (she notes that she is "Possibly the only person in fandom to meet spouse by making him GoH ([[Jack L. Chalker]], GoH, [[Paracon]] 1978).").  She is a long-time member of [[WSFA]] and [[BSFS]] and [[chaired]] [[Disclave 26]] and [[Disclave 34]], and has worked on a wide variety of [[regionals]] and [[Worldcons]]. She is the mother of award-winning game designer Dave Chalker, and Samantha (formerly Steven) Chalker. Professionally, she is an award-winning technical editor, mostly as a contractor for Federal agencies such as Medicare, the National Weather Service, NASA, and the Department of Energy.  
  
She was formerly a member of the [[PSSFS]], she published ''[[Conventional Fanzine]]'' (two issues in 1979) and has been a member of [[APA-69]] and [[Golden APA]].  She was a member of the [[Johnstown in 1983]] [[hoax Worldcon bid]].
+
She was formerly a member of the [[PSSFS]], she published ''[[Conventional Fanzine]]'' (two issues in 1979) and has been a member of [[APA-69]] and [[Golden APA]].  She was a member of the [[Johnstown in 1983]] [[hoax Worldcon bid]]. She was on the Board of Directors for [[BSFS]] from 2003-2005, and again in 2017-2018. She also served as Recording Secretary for [[BSFS]] for one term, until she was forced to move away from Baltimore, and was slated to run [[Balticon]] 39 until her husband's final illness forced her to resign.  
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
Line 13: Line 13:
 
* 1999 -- [[Norwescon XXII]]
 
* 1999 -- [[Norwescon XXII]]
  
{{person | born=????}}
+
{{person | born=1955}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
[[Category:US]]

Revision as of 10:51, 2 December 2020

(August 6, 1955 -- )

Eva Carmella Whitley is a SF club fan and conrunning fan who first found fandom in 1977. She is the widow of fan and writer Jack L. Chalker (she notes that she is "Possibly the only person in fandom to meet spouse by making him GoH (Jack L. Chalker, GoH, Paracon 1978)."). She is a long-time member of WSFA and BSFS and chaired Disclave 26 and Disclave 34, and has worked on a wide variety of regionals and Worldcons. She is the mother of award-winning game designer Dave Chalker, and Samantha (formerly Steven) Chalker. Professionally, she is an award-winning technical editor, mostly as a contractor for Federal agencies such as Medicare, the National Weather Service, NASA, and the Department of Energy.

She was formerly a member of the PSSFS, she published Conventional Fanzine (two issues in 1979) and has been a member of APA-69 and Golden APA. She was a member of the Johnstown in 1983 hoax Worldcon bid. She was on the Board of Directors for BSFS from 2003-2005, and again in 2017-2018. She also served as Recording Secretary for BSFS for one term, until she was forced to move away from Baltimore, and was slated to run Balticon 39 until her husband's final illness forced her to resign.

Fanzines and Apazines:

Awards, Honors and GoHships:


Person 1955
This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names.