Andy Offutt

(August 16, 1934 – April 30, 2013)

Andy Offutt. Caricature by Frank Kelly Freas, 1975.

Andrew Jefferson Offutt V was a Southern fan and pro writer who lived in Kentucky. He was married to Jodie Offutt for over fifty years. He published sf since 1954, and wrote in a variety of areas, but mostly in heroic fantasy, usually bylined Andrew J. Offutt.

He wrote a large number of pornographic/erotic works under pseudonyms, including John Cleve, a penname shared by D. Bruce Berry, with whom he also wrote a couple of sf novels under the name Jeff Douglas. After his death, his son Chris wrote My Father, the Pornographer (2016).

From 1976–78, Andy was President of SFWA.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1971–90 -- ChambanaCon 1 through ChambanaCon 30 perennial GoH
• 1971 -- DCON 1971
• 1972 -- PgHLANGE 4
• 1975 -- Midwestcon 26
• 1980 -- Roc*Kon 5
• 1981 -- Marcon 16
• 1982 -- Necronomicon 1, MC at Con*Stellation I
• 1983 -- Texarkon 1983, Questicon, Balticon 17 special guest, Incognicon
• 1984 -- TM at Coastcon '84
• 1986 -- Phoenix Award at DeepSouthCon 24
• 1987 -- InConJunction VII
• 1988 -- Czarkon 5
• 1989 -- ConTact 7
• 1995 -- LibertyCon 9 special guest
• 1997 -- Kubla Khan XXV
• 1998 -- Parthecon XXVI

Toastmastering

A genial raconteur, Andy was frequently sought as a convention MC/toastmaster. From 1973 on, he was the perennial MC at all Kubla Khans. Other cons included:

• 1974 -- Discon 2, Marcon 9
• 1975 -- DeepSouthCon 13, Kubla Khan Khubed
• 1977 -- Artkane 2
• 1978 -- 4th World Fantasy Convention, Ozymandias
• 1979 -- BYOB-Con 9
• 1982 -- Con*Stellation I
• 1983 -- Coastcon '83
• 1984 -- Coastcon '84
• 1986 -- MidSouthCon 5, Marcon XXI
• 1988 -- Czarkon 5
• 1991 -- DeepSouthCon 29
• 1993 -- DeepSouthCon 31
• 1994 -- ConFusion XX
• 1995 -- DeepSouthCon 33, Rivercon XX

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Person

1934—2013

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