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(March 23, 1959 – September 18, 2022) | (March 23, 1959 – September 18, 2022) | ||
| − | '''Maureen K. Speller''' was | + | '''Maureen K. Speller''' was an [[SF]] [[book]] reviewer, writer, editor, and librarian. She was probably best known as a [[fanwriter]] and [[fanzine]] [[publisher]], but served in numerous [[convention committees]]. |
| − | She was a member of the following [[apas]]: [[ | + | She was a member of the following [[apas]]: [[Acnestis]] (founder and [[OE]]), [[Prophecy]], [[The Secret Garden]], [[ANZAPA]], [[TurboAPA]]. She was a member of [[BSFA]] and was Administrator and edited some issues of ''[[Vector]]''. She was a [[Rotsler Award]] judge, 2004–6. |
| − | + | Fellow [[fan]] [[Paul Kincaid]] was her partner from 1986 until her death (they married in 1993). She worked for WritersServices as a freelance editor. | |
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| + | * {{SFE|name=speller_maureen_kincaid}}. | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 19 September 2022
(March 23, 1959 – September 18, 2022)
Maureen K. Speller was an SF book reviewer, writer, editor, and librarian. She was probably best known as a fanwriter and fanzine publisher, but served in numerous convention committees.
She was a member of the following apas: Acnestis (founder and OE), Prophecy, The Secret Garden, ANZAPA, TurboAPA. She was a member of BSFA and was Administrator and edited some issues of Vector. She was a Rotsler Award judge, 2004–6.
Fellow fan Paul Kincaid was her partner from 1986 until her death (they married in 1993). She worked for WritersServices as a freelance editor.
- Bumper Snuffkin
- Snufkin's Bum
- Snufkin Goes West
- Steam Engine Time (with Paul Kincaid and Bruce Gillespie)
- Taffkin's Bum
- Vector (some issues)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1996 -- Evolution
- 1998 -- 1998 TAFF Race winner, Nova Award for Best Fan Writer
- 2022 -- Karl Edward Wagner Award
| Person | 1959—2022 |
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