J. M. Walsh
(February 23, 1897 – August 29, 1952)
James Morgan Walsh, usually known as J. M. Walsh professionally and Jim Walsh to his friends, was an Australian writer who moved to the UK in 1925. He was the author of numerous novels and stories from 1913, mostly mysteries. He did, however, write sf, some of which appeared under the penname H. Haverstock Hill.
In July 1931, he attended a meeting of The Ilford Science Literary Circle and according to Wally Gillings he occasionally attended meetings of the London Circle[1]. It is believed that he also attended Festivention in 1951. Reports mention a 'Mr Hill' who is thought to be Walsh[2].
Walt Willis reported[3] on a discussion on the Sunday morning when:
The final note was struck, and held some twenty minutes, by an elderly gentleman called Hill [Walsh would have been 54] whom no one had ever heard of before. With a strong Australian accent and a wealth of gesture he told the audience that the only thing an editor had to go by was his net sales, that the audience was not representative readers, and that their opinions weren't worth a damn, The audience applauded him vigorously to show how well they could take criticism, and then filed out for lunch, picking their way carefully among the fragments of Gillings’ shattered reputation.
Later in the convention, the International Fantasy Award was announced, and in an article in New Worlds, May 15, 1952, Walsh was listed as one of the judges.
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- ↑ New Futurian #3 (Autumn 1954).
- ↑ 'Spotlight on J.M. Walsh' by Kim Huett, SF Commentary #89 (May 2015), drawing on research by Chris Nelson
- ↑ 'The Harp in England' in Quandry #13 (August 1951).
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