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'''Diana G. Gallagher''' is an American [[filker]], [[fan artist]] and author who writes books for children and young adults based on television series.  She has contributed to book series based on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' and ''Charmed'', among others.
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'''Diana G. Gallagher''' (aka '''Diana Gallagher Wu''') was an [[American]] [[filker]], [[fan artist]] and [[author]] who wrote books for children and young adults based on television series.  She contributed to book series based on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' and ''Charmed'', among others.
  
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, she now lives in Florida.  Until his death in 2011, she had been married to the [[filker]] and writer [[Marty Burke]].  She sometimes also writes under the name '''Diana Burke'''.
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Her best-known [[filksong]] was “Anatomical Docking Maneuvers in a Zero-G Environment.
  
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Born in Paterson, [[New Jersey]], she later lived in [[Florida]].  Until his death in 2011, she was married to [[filker]] and writer [[Marty Burke]], her fourth husband.  She sometimes also wrote under the name '''Diana Burke'''.  Her third marriage was to the writer [[William F. Wu]]. She died of COPD.
  
Gallagher won [[1988 Best Fan Artist Hugo]] under the name '''Diana Gallagher Wu''' and was nominated for the [[1989 Best Fan Artist Hugo]].
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* 1986 -- [[Pegasus Award]] for Best original Humorous Song
 
* 1986 -- [[Pegasus Award]] for Best original Humorous Song
 
* 1987 -- [[Ad Astra 7]]
 
* 1987 -- [[Ad Astra 7]]
* 1988 -- [[OVFF 4]]
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* 1988 -- [[OVFF 4]], [[1988 Best Fan Artist Hugo]] ''<winner>''
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* 1989 -- [[1989 Best Fan Artist Hugo]] (nomination)
 
* 1992 -- [[OKon 15]]
 
* 1992 -- [[OKon 15]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Pegasus Award]] for Best Children's Song
 
* 1994 -- [[Pegasus Award]] for Best Children's Song
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* 2009 -- [[OVFF 25]]
 
* 2009 -- [[OVFF 25]]
  
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 5 December 2021

(March 14, 1946 – December 3, 2021)

Diana G. Gallagher (aka Diana Gallagher Wu) was an American filker, fan artist and author who wrote books for children and young adults based on television series. She contributed to book series based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed, among others.

Her best-known filksong was “Anatomical Docking Maneuvers in a Zero-G Environment.”

Born in Paterson, New Jersey, she later lived in Florida. Until his death in 2011, she was married to filker and writer Marty Burke, her fourth husband. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke. Her third marriage was to the writer William F. Wu. She died of COPD.

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