Greg Pickersgill

Greg Pickersgill (born 1951), is a British science fiction fan.[1]

Pickersgill's love of science fiction led him into UK fandom where he has been involved in both fan-writing and convention-running. He joined the BSFA in 1967, and began writing reviews for the Association's magazine, Vector, in 1968.[1] His fanzines include Fouler, Ritblat, Stop Breaking Down, and Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk. Convention activities include developing British fanrooms in the 1970s, fanrooms at the 1987 and 1995 Worldcons and the 2000 Eastercon, and a key role in the British Mexicons of the 1980s.[2] He created the Memory Hole [3](a combined permanent fanzine collection and redistribution system), the former Memory Hole internet forum (for discussing reading, collecting and archiving science fiction fanzines) and helped set up The Mexicon Hat[4] (a charitable fund to assist projects related to British fandom; beneficiaries included the journal Critical Wave).

A collection of Pickersgill's writing for fanzines, Can't Get Off the Island,[5] was published to coincide with his fan guest-of-honour appearance at the 2005 World Science Fiction Convention, Interaction.

Between 2012 and 2013 Pickersgill co-edited, with David Langford, a set of three volumes of Algis Budrys's review columns from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction covering the period 1975-1993.[1]

Books edited

All of the following were co-edited with David Langford:

  • Benchmarks Continued: The F&SF "Books" Columns Volume 1: 1975-1982 (2012)[6]
  • Benchmarks Revisited: The F&SF "Books" Columns Volume 2: 1983-1986 (2013)[7]
  • Benchmarks Concluded: The F&SF "Books" Columns Volume 3: 1987-1993 (2013)[8]

Awards and honours

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Science Fiction Encyclopedia - Greg Pickersgill". Greg Pickersgill. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Interaction Program Book" (PDF). Interaction Worldcom Committee. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Memory Hole Permacollection". Greg Pickersgill. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Mexicon Hat". Dave Langford. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Can't Get Off the Island". TAFF. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Benchmarks Continued: F&SF "Books" Columns 1975-1982". Ansible Editions. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Benchmarks Revisited: F&SF "Books" Columns 1983-1986". Ansible Editions. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Benchmarks Concluded: F&SF "Books" Columns 1987-1993". Ansible Editions. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Doc Weir Award". efanzines. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ "1986 TAFF Race". Fancyclopedia 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Follycon". Fancyclopedia 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Cover Considerations" (PDF). The Fanatical Fanactivist. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Worldcon 2005". Interaction. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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