Difference between revisions of "Julian May"

From Fancyclopedia 3
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
 
(July 10, 1931 – October 17, 2017)  
 
(July 10, 1931 – October 17, 2017)  
  
'''Julian "Judy" May''' (Dikty) was an American [[science fiction]] [[fan]] and writer.  She grew up in [[Chicago]] and became a fan in her late teens, publishing the [[fanzine]] ''[[Interim Newsletter]]''.  She helped create the [[SF International]] organization in the late ’40s and early ’50s.
+
'''Julian "Judy" May''' (later '''Dikty''') was an [[American]] [[science fiction]] [[fan]] and writer.  She grew up in [[Chicago]] and became a fan in her late teens, publishing the [[fanzine]] ''[[Interim Newsletter]]''.  She helped create the [[SF International]] organization in the late ’40s and early ’50s.
  
 
In 1950, she sold "Dune Roller" to [[Campbell]].  
 
In 1950, she sold "Dune Roller" to [[Campbell]].  
  
She chaired the [[Tenth World Science Fiction Convention]] ([[Chicon II]]) ([[Tasfic]]) in [[Chicago]] in 1952, the first woman to chair a [[Worldcon]].  
+
She [[chaired]] the [[Tenth World Science Fiction Convention]] ([[Chicon II]], aka [[Tasfic]]) in [[Chicago]] in 1952, the first woman to chair a [[Worldcon]].  
  
 
She met her future husband, [[Ted Dikty]], at a [[convention]] in [[Ohio]] in 1950 and married him in 1953. Shortly after that, she dropped out of [[sf]].
 
She met her future husband, [[Ted Dikty]], at a [[convention]] in [[Ohio]] in 1950 and married him in 1953. Shortly after that, she dropped out of [[sf]].
  
Between 1954 and the early ’70s, she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and [[YA]] books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion. In 1976, she attended [[Westercon 29]] in [[Los Angeles]], her first science-fiction convention in many years, which led her back into [[SF]] writing, resulting in the very successful [[Galactic Milieu]] series. (One of the novels of which received a nomination for the [[1982 Best Novel Hugo]].)  She also wrote ''A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan'' under the [[pseudonym]] '''Lee N. Falconer'''.
+
Between 1954 and the early ’70s, she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and [[YA]] books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion.  
 +
 
 +
In 1976, she attended [[Westercon 29]] in [[Los Angeles]], her first science-fiction [[convention]] in many years, which led her back into [[SF]] writing, resulting in the very successful [[Galactic Milieu]] series. (One of the novels received a nomination for the [[1982 Best Novel Hugo]].)  She also wrote ''A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan'' under the [[pseudonym]] '''Lee N. Falconer'''.
 +
 
 +
She was a member of the [[First Fandom club]] (as '''Julian M. Dikty''').
 +
 
 +
*{{SFE|name=may_julian}}.
 +
* Memorial article in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' (New Series #54, 4th Quarter 2017).
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
Line 19: Line 26:
 
* 2015 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
 
* 2015 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
  
She was a member of the [[First Fandom]] club (as '''Julian M. Dikty'''); a memorial article by Jon D. Swartz appeared in Scientifiction (New Series #54, 4th Quarter 2017).
 
  
 
{{person | born=1931 | died=2017}}
 
{{person | born=1931 | died=2017}}

Revision as of 22:22, 18 March 2021

(July 10, 1931 – October 17, 2017)

Julian "Judy" May (later Dikty) was an American science fiction fan and writer. She grew up in Chicago and became a fan in her late teens, publishing the fanzine Interim Newsletter. She helped create the SF International organization in the late ’40s and early ’50s.

In 1950, she sold "Dune Roller" to Campbell.

She chaired the Tenth World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon II, aka Tasfic) in Chicago in 1952, the first woman to chair a Worldcon.

She met her future husband, Ted Dikty, at a convention in Ohio in 1950 and married him in 1953. Shortly after that, she dropped out of sf.

Between 1954 and the early ’70s, she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and YA books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion.

In 1976, she attended Westercon 29 in Los Angeles, her first science-fiction convention in many years, which led her back into SF writing, resulting in the very successful Galactic Milieu series. (One of the novels received a nomination for the 1982 Best Novel Hugo.) She also wrote A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan under the pseudonym Lee N. Falconer.

She was a member of the First Fandom club (as Julian M. Dikty).

Awards, Honors and GoHships:



Person 19312017
This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names.