Difference between revisions of "Ned Brooks"
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| + | * ''[[The Mae Strelkov Trip Report]]'' [1976] (with [[Sam Long]]) | ||
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{{person | born=1938 | died=2015}} | {{person | born=1938 | died=2015}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:31, 8 April 2020
(February 8, 1938 -- August 31, 2015)
Cuyler W. (Ned) Brooks, Jr. was a long-time fan and collector who was a member of N3F. He won the N3F's Kaymar Award in 1972 and the SFC's Rebel Award in 1976 and Rubble Award in 1992. He was one of the founders of Slanapa (Off to DeepSouthCon). He was a member of the Hampton Roads SF Association and published The Liberated Quark for it.
In the mid-1960s he edited the N3F's fanzine, Collector's Bulletin, and in 1966 he was a member of the club's Directorate. He seems to have organized Hark!Con in 1978 and was a member of the Fellowship of the Purple Tongue, a Norfolk club in the early 60s. He published Guinevere and Lancelot and others by Arthur Machen under the imprint of the Purple Mouth Press.
He was FGoH at Rivercon IV and DeepSouthCon 39. He was also a member of First Fandom. He was posthumously awarded the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award in 2016.
Brooks died at age 77 when he fell from his roof while doing repairs.
Appreciations of Brooks and his work in fandom by John Hertz, Christopher M. O'Brien, and Jon D. Swartz appeared in Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report (New Series #46, 4th Quarter, 2015.
- Adzine for Addicts [1972]
- Conned Out [1979] for Slanapa)
- Down with Reality [late 60s] (for N'APA)
- Fellowship of the Purple Tongue and the Magical Folding Easter Egg [1967]
- It Comes in the Mail [1972-78]
- It Goes on the Shelf [1985-2005]
- The Liberated Quark (some issues)
- The Mae Strelkov Trip Report [1976] (with Sam Long)
- The New Newport News News [late 60s]
- The New Port News [1967-2000] (for SFPA)
| Person | 1938—2015 |
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