Fran Skene

(December 18, 1937 – July 15, 2024)

Fran Skene was a Vancouver, BC fan who was active mainly in the 1970s and 80s. She co-chaired Rain Cinq in 1983 and chaired Westercon 30 in 1977, V-Con VI in 1978, V-Con 9 in 1981, Rain Finale in 1984, and VCON 14 in 1986. She was one of the leaders of the Vancouver in '84 Worldcon bid and was a member of BCAPA. In real life she was a librarian.

In retirement, she published some stories, and poetry in R. Graeme Cameron's Polar Borealis.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• BCSFAzine [1975-1976]
• Love Makes the World Go Awry [1979-83]
• What Do You Know of Love? [????]

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1978 – MileHiCon 10
• 1982 – Westercon 35
• 1988 – Ad Astra 8, Keycon 5
• 2019 – CUFF delegate

• Obituary by Garth Spencer at The Obdurate Eye #41, page 1 (note the date is wrong as there was some confusion in online reports)
• Fran Skene in Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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Person

1937—2024

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