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Charles N. Brown

チャールズ・エヌ・ブラウン

Chāruzu N. Buraun

Aliases: Charlie Brown

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-11-23 (Brooklyn, New York)
Died
2009-07-12 (Oakland, California) age 71
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Oakland, California

Career

Occupations
Editor, Publisher, SF Newsletter Publisher
Active Years
1968-2009
Affiliations
Locus Magazine, Locus Science Fiction Foundation
Influenced
Numerous SF publishing professionals

Awards

Hugo Award
1971
Work: Locus
Category: Best Fanzine
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
2002
Work: Locus Online
Category: Best Web Site
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Founder of Locus magazine, the key trade journal for science fiction and fantasy fields. Served as publisher and editor-in-chief from 1968 until his death in 2009, establishing it as an essential industry news source. Instrumental in starting the Locus Awards and won multiple Hugo Awards for the magazine.

Trivia

  • Founded Locus as a fanzine to support the bid for the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston.