Maureen Kincaid Speller

(March 23, 1959 – September 18, 2022)

Maureen K. Speller was a SF book reviewer, writer, editor, and librarian. She was probably best known as a fan writer 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 and worked for WritersServices as a freelance editor.

She was married to fellow fan Paul Kincaid. She was a Rotsler Award judge, 2004-2006.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Fanzines and Apazines:

• 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

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Person

1959—2022

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