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Damon Knight

Damon Knight was born in Baker City, Oregon. He graduated from the WPA Art Center in Salem, Oregon, then moved to New York City. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. In 1943 he went into publishing, first with Popular Publications, then editing Beyond in 1950-51 and If in 1959-60. He became a science fiction critic in 1945, but gave that up in 1954. In 1956 he co-founded the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference. Also in 1956, he received the Hugo Award for science fiction criticism. In 1965, he founded and became the first president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He published his last book, Will the Real Hieronymus Bosch Please Stand Up? on the internet in 2000. He lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.

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American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)

Born 19 September 1922
Died 15 April 2002

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  • Cover of: Nebula award stories.
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    First published in 1966 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Damon Knight's Orbit 5: the best all-new science fiction of the year.
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    Cover of edition 100greatsciencef0000unse_s0t1 First published in 1978 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Damon Knight's Orbit 12: an anthology of new science fiction stories
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    Cover of edition seventhgalaxyrea00gala Cover of edition seventhgalaxyrea0000unse_v5j8 Cover of edition bwb_ks-104-688 First published in 1964 — 6 editions
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    Cover of edition foranything0000knig_j5d7 Cover of edition foranything00knig First published in 1961 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: In search of wonder: essays on modern science fiction
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    Cover of edition orbit19knig00knig First published in 1956 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Laughing space: an anthology of science fiction humour
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  • Cover of: Damon Knight's orbit 7: an anthology of new science fiction stories.

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American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002)

Born 19 September 1922
Died 15 April 2002

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Science fiction, American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, American, Fiction, English Short stories, Fiction, general, Short stories, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), History and criticism, English Science fiction, American Fantasy fiction, American fiction, American literature, Authorship, Fiction, fantasy, general, Science fiction, history and criticism, Short stories, English, American Fantastic fiction, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Anthologie, Anthologies, Biography

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United States, Jamaica, New York, Paris

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Charles Fort (1874-1932), Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-), Carlos, Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster

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20th century, alternate realities, space, the future

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Alternative names

  • Damon Francis Knight

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
November 2, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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