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'''Terry Jeeves''' was a long-time [[UK]] [[fan artist]], writer, and publisher. Throughout his long [[fan]] career, he was well known for welcoming and helping newcomers to the world of [[fandom]].  
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[[File:Bentcliffe-Jeeves1957.jpeg|thumb|'''[[Eric Bentcliffe]], left, and Terry Jeeves at [[Loncon]], 1957'''. ''Photo by [[Norman Shorrock]]''. ]]
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'''Byron Terence Jeeves''' was a longtime [[Sheffield]], [[UK]], [[fanartist]], writer, and [[publisher]], active in [[fandom]] from 1948. Throughout his long [[fan]] career, he was well known for welcoming and helping newcomers to the world of [[fandom]].  
  
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His [[perzine]] ''[[Erg]]'' (many of which were distributed in [[OMPA]] and [[FAPA]] as well as generally) saw 166 issues from 1959 to 2005; he also co-edited ''[[Triode]]'' 1954-1977 and ''[[Con-Science]]'' (1954) with [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Eric Jones]].
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His [[perzine]] ''[[Erg]]'' (many of which were distributed in [[OMPA]] and [[FAPA]] as well as generally) saw 166 issues from 1959 to 2005; he also [[co-edited]] ''[[Triode]]'' 1954–77 and ''[[Con-Science]]'' (1954) with [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Eric Jones]].
  
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His line artwork (including the trademark alien '[[Soggies]]') appeared in many [[fanzines]] and won him the 2007 [[Rotsler Award]].  
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His line [[art]]work (including the trademark alien “[[Soggies]]”) appeared in many [[fanzines]] and won him the 2007 [[Rotsler Award]].  
  
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He was a founding member of the [[BSFA]], he edited its critical journal ''[[Vector]]'' 1958-1959, and he received the 1965 [[Doc Weir Award]].  He was on the [[Loncon I]] and [[Brumcon]] [[committees]].  He was a member of the [[Nor'West SF Club]].  
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[[File:Soggy.jpeg|thumb|left|'''[[Soggy]] [[illo]] from ''[[Sfaira]]'' 2–3''' ''([https://fanac.org/fanzines/Sfaira/Sfaira02.pdf March 1957])''. ]]
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He was a founding member of the [[BSFA]], he edited its critical journal ''[[Vector]]'' 1958–59, and he received the 1965 [[Doc Weir Award]].  He was on the [[Loncon I]] and [[Brumcon]] [[committees]].  He was a member of the [[Nor'West SF Club]].  
  
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He was one of the founders of [[TAFF]] and ran unsuccessfully for it in 1955.  He was the subject of a [[Terry Jeeves Fan Fund]] to bring him to [[SunCon]] in 1977, but it actually brought him to [[Iguanacon]] in 1978.  He was inducted into the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] in 2010. He was a [[Knight of St. Fantony]].
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He was one of the founders of [[TAFF]] and ran unsuccessfully in 1955.  He was the subject of a [[Terry Jeeves Fan Fund]] to bring him to [[SunCon]] in 1977, but it actually brought him to [[Iguanacon]] in 1978.  He was inducted into the [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]] in 2010. He was a [[Knight of St. Fantony]].
  
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With [[Mike Ashley]] he compiled the ''[[The Complete Index to Astounding]]''.  He published the ''[[Fanzine Production Handbook]]''.
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With [[Mike Ashley (Kent)]], he compiled the ''[[The Complete Index to Astounding]]''.  He published the ''[[Fanzine Production Handbook]]''.
  
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[[Thomas D. Sadler]] published ''[[Wartime Daze]]'', an [[appreciation zine]] to Jeeves that included numerous articles and art by him.
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In [[mundane]] life, Jeeves was a schoolteacher. His second wife, [[Val Jeeves]], whom he married in 1960, taught at the same school. He had three children, a son and two daughters.
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* Brief [[autobiographical]] note in ''[[Andromeda (Campbell)]]'' 7 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Andromeda/Andromeda07.pdf#page9 December 1954, p. 9]).
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* [[Who's Who in Fandom|Who's Who]] item in ''[[Skyrack]]'' 62 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Skyrack/Skyrack62.pdf January 29, 1964, p. 2]).
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* [[Thomas D. Sadler]] published ''[[Wartime Daze]]'', an [[appreciation zine]] to Jeeves that included numerous [[articles]] and art by him.
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* ''[[Con-Science]]'' [1954] (with [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Eric Jones]])
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* ''[[Erg Quarterly in the USA]]'' [1980s]
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* ''[[Erg]]'' [1959–2005] (for [[OMPA]] and [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Triode]]'' [1954–77] (with [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Eric Jones]])
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* ''[[Vector]]'' [1958–59]
  
 
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* 1957 -- [[Knight of St. Fantony]]
 
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* 1965 -- [[Doc Weir Award]].
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* 1978 -- [[Terry Jeeves Fan Fund]]
 
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* 2007 -- [[Rotsler Award]]
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[[File:Erg40.jpeg|thumb|center|upright=1.5|'''Characteristic Jeeves-drawn cover of ''[[Erg]]'' 40 ([https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Erg/Erg40.pdf October 1972]) with signature “[[Soggy]]” at center.''' ]]
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 16 April 2023

(October 1, 1922 – May 29, 2011)

Eric Bentcliffe, left, and Terry Jeeves at Loncon, 1957. Photo by Norman Shorrock.

Byron Terence Jeeves was a longtime Sheffield, UK, fanartist, writer, and publisher, active in fandom from 1948. Throughout his long fan career, he was well known for welcoming and helping newcomers to the world of fandom.

His perzine Erg (many of which were distributed in OMPA and FAPA as well as generally) saw 166 issues from 1959 to 2005; he also co-edited Triode 1954–77 and Con-Science (1954) with Eric Bentcliffe and Eric Jones.

His line artwork (including the trademark alien “Soggies”) appeared in many fanzines and won him the 2007 Rotsler Award.

Soggy illo from Sfaira 2–3 (March 1957).

He was a founding member of the BSFA, he edited its critical journal Vector 1958–59, and he received the 1965 Doc Weir Award. He was on the Loncon I and Brumcon committees. He was a member of the Nor'West SF Club.

He was one of the founders of TAFF and ran unsuccessfully in 1955. He was the subject of a Terry Jeeves Fan Fund to bring him to SunCon in 1977, but it actually brought him to Iguanacon in 1978. He was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame in 2010. He was a Knight of St. Fantony.

With Mike Ashley, he compiled the The Complete Index to Astounding. He published the Fanzine Production Handbook.

In mundane life, Jeeves was a schoolteacher. His second wife, Val Jeeves, whom he married in 1960, taught at the same school. He had three children, a son and two daughters.

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Characteristic Jeeves-drawn cover of Erg 40 (October 1972) with signature “Soggy” at center.


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