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| + | '''Charles Vincent De Vet''' was an [[American]] [[author]], mostly of short stories, of which he wrote over 50 for [[prozines]], beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for ''[[Amazing]]'' in September 1950. | ||
| − | * {{SFE|name=de_vet_charles_v}} | + | Born in Fayette, [[Michigan]], De Vet earned a bachelor’s degree at Ferris State College in 1938, then attended the University of Michigan from 1938–40 while teaching at various schools. He next became a U.S. Postal Service transport worker, up until his retirement in 1968. |
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| + | * [http://archives.fullerton.edu/repositories/5/resources/131 Papers] in the Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection, California State University Fullerton. | ||
| + | *[http://www.philsp.com/homeville/FMI/ZZPERMLINK.ASP?NAME=%27A_DE_VET$_CHARLES_V_%27 Bibliography at Fiction Mags Index.] | ||
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* 1968 -- [[Minicon 1]] | * 1968 -- [[Minicon 1]] | ||
* 1969 -- [[Minicon 2]] | * 1969 -- [[Minicon 2]] | ||
| + | * 1991 -- [[Minnesota Fantasy Award]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:04, 24 March 2023
(October 28, 1911 – January 5, 1997)
Charles Vincent De Vet was an American author, mostly of short stories, of which he wrote over 50 for prozines, beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for Amazing in September 1950.
Born in Fayette, Michigan, De Vet earned a bachelor’s degree at Ferris State College in 1938, then attended the University of Michigan from 1938–40 while teaching at various schools. He next became a U.S. Postal Service transport worker, up until his retirement in 1968.
- Papers in the Willis E. McNelly Science Fiction Collection, California State University Fullerton.
- Bibliography at Fiction Mags Index.
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1959 -- 1959 Best Novelette Hugo nominee (with Katherine MacLean)
- 1968 -- Minicon 1
- 1969 -- Minicon 2
- 1991 -- Minnesota Fantasy Award
| Person | 1911—1997 |
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