Richard E. Geis
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Richard E. Geis is an American
erotica writer and science fiction
fan
and writer from Portland, Oregon
who won the Hugo Award
for Best Fan Writer
in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine
Science Fiction Review won the 1969, 1970, 1977 and 1979 Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine
. His The Alien Critic won the 1974 Best Fanzine Hugo (as a 1st-place tie with Algol
and the 1975 as sole 1st place.
He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Fan Writer from 1970–71 and 1973-1986 inclusive; his science fiction fanzines were nominated for the Hugo for Best Fanzine from 1968–1971 and 1974-1983 inclusive: a total of 30 Hugo nominations and 8 Hugos. Many of his recent SF-related writings may be read on his page at eFanzines.com.
As of 2005, Geis said he had published 114 books, "110 of them soft-core porn".
United States
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erotica writer and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
fan
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
and writer from Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
who 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 Fan Writer
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
The Hugo Awards are presented every year by the World Science Fiction Society 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 once officially...
in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine
Science fiction fanzine
A science fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day...
Science Fiction Review won the 1969, 1970, 1977 and 1979 Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society 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 once officially...
. His The Alien Critic won the 1974 Best Fanzine Hugo (as a 1st-place tie with Algol
Algol (fanzine)
Algol: The Magazine About Science Fiction was published from 1963-1984 by Andrew Porter. The name was changed to Starship in 1979.It won a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1974, in a tie with Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review; and received five other nominations for the Hugo ....
and the 1975 as sole 1st place.
He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Fan Writer from 1970–71 and 1973-1986 inclusive; his science fiction fanzines were nominated for the Hugo for Best Fanzine from 1968–1971 and 1974-1983 inclusive: a total of 30 Hugo nominations and 8 Hugos. Many of his recent SF-related writings may be read on his page at eFanzines.com.
As of 2005, Geis said he had published 114 books, "110 of them soft-core porn".