Tav_Behemoth
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This was just posted to the SFWA email list; for D&D fans, the most interesting bit is at the very end. Wonder who the collaborator is?
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*In Memoriam: Andre Norton
Andre Norton, 93, author, poet, editor, whose published works span seven
decades, died of congestive heart failure in her Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home
on March 17th. At her direction, there will be no service.
Norton wrote more than 130 novels (from "The Prince Commands" in 1934,
including more than 30 Witch-World novels starting in 1963, to "Three Hands of
Scorpio" in April, 2005), nearly 100 short stories, and edited numerous
anthologies in the science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, and western genres. She
won the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy award and the Nebula Grand Master
award, the first woman to do so, and before turning her full attention to
writing in 1950, she worked at 38 out of 40 branches of the Cleveland Public
Library in their children's sections.
Over her illustrious career, Norton influenced both pros and neophytes. C.J.
Cherryh compared her works to a haunting, unscalable Everest. Ken Roberts, a
fellow fantasy writer from Colorado, remembers his friendship with Norton. "She
was one of the very few truly good people I've ever met. She took a lot of
pleasure in her many collaborations, and in developing the talents of people
like me in her anthologies." Curt Craddock, another Colorado writer, observed
that Norton could "portray a vast scope through a limited POV." He confesses to
stealing props from her Forerunner series for his first novel.
Starting in 2006, SFWA will present the Andre Norton Award for young adult
novels in conjunction with the Nebula Awards. Norton approved this award before
her death and suggested several titles for consideration. Further memorials may
be made in her honor to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Veterinary Services
(c/o the Noah Fund), P.O. Box 10128, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.
Andre's final novel "Return to Quag Keep," a collaboration, will be released in
January, 2006.
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*In Memoriam: Andre Norton
Andre Norton, 93, author, poet, editor, whose published works span seven
decades, died of congestive heart failure in her Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home
on March 17th. At her direction, there will be no service.
Norton wrote more than 130 novels (from "The Prince Commands" in 1934,
including more than 30 Witch-World novels starting in 1963, to "Three Hands of
Scorpio" in April, 2005), nearly 100 short stories, and edited numerous
anthologies in the science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, and western genres. She
won the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy award and the Nebula Grand Master
award, the first woman to do so, and before turning her full attention to
writing in 1950, she worked at 38 out of 40 branches of the Cleveland Public
Library in their children's sections.
Over her illustrious career, Norton influenced both pros and neophytes. C.J.
Cherryh compared her works to a haunting, unscalable Everest. Ken Roberts, a
fellow fantasy writer from Colorado, remembers his friendship with Norton. "She
was one of the very few truly good people I've ever met. She took a lot of
pleasure in her many collaborations, and in developing the talents of people
like me in her anthologies." Curt Craddock, another Colorado writer, observed
that Norton could "portray a vast scope through a limited POV." He confesses to
stealing props from her Forerunner series for his first novel.
Starting in 2006, SFWA will present the Andre Norton Award for young adult
novels in conjunction with the Nebula Awards. Norton approved this award before
her death and suggested several titles for consideration. Further memorials may
be made in her honor to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Veterinary Services
(c/o the Noah Fund), P.O. Box 10128, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.
Andre's final novel "Return to Quag Keep," a collaboration, will be released in
January, 2006.
