Ginjer Buchanan
(1944 --)
Ginjer Buchanan is a US fan and pro. She joined fandom in the 60s and was one of the Founding Mothers (along with Suzanne Tompkins and Linda Bushyager) of WPSFA and of PghLANGE in Pittsburgh. (She co-chaired PgHLANGE 1.) She wrote for many fanzines, including Granfaloon, Spanish Inquisition, and Mainstream. Her Baycon con report "I Have Had No Sleep and I Must Giggle" is regarded as a classic of fan writing. She is married to fellow editor and fan, John Douglas. She published Imryrr with Suzanne Tompkins.
She will be GoH at Dublin 2019, the 2019 Worldcon.
Professionally, she was an editor at Ace Books beginning in 1984, rising to Editor-in-Chief of the SF lines at Penguin USA (including Ace and Roc). She has published a small amount of fiction of her own.
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- Best Editor, Long Form Hugo <winner>
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1977 -- PghLANGE IX
- 1988 -- ArmadilloCon 10
- 1989 -- Toastmaster at 15th World Fantasy Convention
- 1992 -- Arisia '92
- 1993 -- Roastee at Necon 13
- 1994 -- Toastmaster at NEcon 14
- 1997 -- Necon Legend at Necon 17
- 2000 -- Foolscap II
- 2007 -- Necon Hall of Fame
- 2008 -- OryCon 30
- 2013 -- Solstice Award
- 2014 -- Boskone 51, Skylark Award, Best Editor, Long Form Hugo
- 2019 -- Dublin 2019
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