Peter Phillips
(January 21, 1920 – March 28, 2012)
Peter Phillips was a UK pro and fan active in the 1940s and 1950s. James White, writing in Hyphen #19 (January 1958) said, 'It is impossible to describe or to dislike Peter Phillips.'
He published around twenty genre stories beginning with 'No Silence for Maloeween' in Weird Tales, May 1948. Others appeared in venues including Astounding, Galaxy and New Worlds. He also wrote reviews for Fantasy Review. One short story may have appeared in the non-genre magazine Courier as early as 1943 although in Fantasy Review #5 from 1947 Walter Gillings mentions, '"Atomic Nightmare" skit in Courier by Peter Phillips, new British s-f writer expected to make debut in American field.' Gillings also said in #7, 'New British author, Peter Phillips, will make U.S. debut in Weird Tales', suggesting he was already known as an author before the publication of 'No Silence for Maloeween'.
Phillips attended meetings at The White Horse and various conventions from Festivention in 1951, including Loncon in 1957. Bob Madle wrote of seeing him there in A Fake Fan in London:
For instance, Peter Phillips, well-known British pro, staggered by and Hammett wryly remarked, 'Here is a person who is about to attain critical mass.' It should be mentioned that Peter Phillips is noted for his ability to attain critical mass at any provocation.
Professionally, he worked as a journalist.
Note: Howard Browne used the name 'Peter Phillips' as a pseudonym for one story in 1950. Another Peter Phillips, born in 1939, is an artist known for non-genre work although he did produce the cover for New Worlds #175 (September 1967).
Links
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Peter Phillips in Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- 'Peter Phillips:Lost Memories' by Mike Ashley in Relapse #18 (Autumn 2010)
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