John Klima (editor)
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John Klima is an American anthology and science fiction magazine editor, whose science fiction zine, Electric Velocipede
, won the Hugo Award
for Best Fanzine in 2009. He was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
in 2007, 2008, and 2009 for his work on the magazine.
He spent the first quarter century of life in the state of Wisconsin. He moved to New Jersey in the late 90s to get a job in publishing. Since then he has worked in publishing, computer programming, and—since completing his Master's degree in Library and Information Science in December 2005—librarianship. He currently works as the Assistant Director at the Waukesha Public Library.
In 2007, Klima edited the anthology Logorrhea, an anthology of twenty-one short stories, each of which was based on a different winning word from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The anthology was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
for Best Anthology. Theodora Goss
's story from the anthology "The Singing of Mount Abora" won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
.
Also in 2007, Klima created the now-defunct version of the Best Editor Wiki in order to provide a place for people nominating and voting for either the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form or the Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form to see what work an editor had done the past year. In 2008, Anne KG Murphy and Cheryl Morgan moved the wiki to its present location.
Electric Velocipede
Electric Velocipede is a Hugo Award winning small press speculative fiction zine edited by John Klima. First published in 2001, Electric Velocipede has featured stories by some of the genre's leading fiction writers, including Hal Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Catherynne M. Valente and Leslie What...
, won the Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
for Best Fanzine in 2009. He was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
in 2007, 2008, and 2009 for his work on the magazine.
He spent the first quarter century of life in the state of Wisconsin. He moved to New Jersey in the late 90s to get a job in publishing. Since then he has worked in publishing, computer programming, and—since completing his Master's degree in Library and Information Science in December 2005—librarianship. He currently works as the Assistant Director at the Waukesha Public Library.
In 2007, Klima edited the anthology Logorrhea, an anthology of twenty-one short stories, each of which was based on a different winning word from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The anthology was nominated for a World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Anthology. Theodora Goss
Theodora Goss
Theodora Goss is a Hungarian American writer of fantasy short stories. Her stories have been nominated for major awards, including the 2007 Nebula Award for "Pip and the Fairies," and the 2005 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction for "The Wings of Meister Wilhelm." She won the 2004...
's story from the anthology "The Singing of Mount Abora" won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy short story voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention....
.
Also in 2007, Klima created the now-defunct version of the Best Editor Wiki in order to provide a place for people nominating and voting for either the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form or the Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form to see what work an editor had done the past year. In 2008, Anne KG Murphy and Cheryl Morgan moved the wiki to its present location.
Awards
- Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2007 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
- Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2008 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
- Winner: Best Fanzine: Electric VelocipedeElectric VelocipedeElectric Velocipede is a Hugo Award winning small press speculative fiction zine edited by John Klima. First published in 2001, Electric Velocipede has featured stories by some of the genre's leading fiction writers, including Hal Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Catherynne M. Valente and Leslie What...
, 2009 Hugo AwardHugo AwardThe Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards... - Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2009 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
- Nominated: Special Award: Non-Professional, 2010 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...