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Terry Gene Carr

テリー・ジーン・カー

Terī Jīn Kā

Aliases: Terry Carr
Pen Names: Norman Edwards（Joint pseudonym with Ted White）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-02-19 （Grants Pass, Oregon）
Died
1987-04-07 age 50
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Grants Pass, Oregon → San Francisco, California → Berkeley, California

Career

Occupations
science fiction writer, science fiction editor, writing instructor, science fiction fan
Active Years
1949-1987
Affiliations
Ace Books
Influenced
William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson
Nominations
Hugo Award Best Fanzine (1960,1961,1967,1968), Hugo Award Best Fan Writer (1971,1972), Hugo Award Best Editor (1973-1975,1977-1979,1981-1984,1986)

Education

City College of San Francisco
Period: 1954-1959
Country: United States
University of California, Berkeley
Period: 1954-1959
Country: United States

Awards

Hugo Award
1959
Work: Fanzine
Category: Best Fanzine
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1973
Category: Best Fan Writer
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1985
Category: Best Professional Editor
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner
Hugo Award
1987
Category: Best Editor
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Warlord of Kor

1963 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel

Science Fiction

Invasion From 2500

1964 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel co-authored with Ted White

Science Fiction

Cirque

1977 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel

Science Fiction

Bibliography

  • Warlord of Kor
  • Invasion From 2500
  • Cirque
  • The Incompleat Terry Carr
  • The Light at the End of the Universe
  • Fandom Harvest

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Known for science fiction editing

Health

  • Congestive heart failure
    1987年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Prominent American science fiction fan, author, and editor known for Ace Science Fiction Specials, Universe anthologies, and Best Science Fiction of the Year series. Won multiple Hugo Awards and championed debut novelists.

Archives

  • Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, University of California, Riverside

Trivia

  • Discovered science fiction fandom in 1949
  • One of the creators of the hoax fan 'Carl Brandon'
  • Taught at Clarion Workshop
  • His wife Carol Carr was also an SF writer