Sky Hook
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Sky Hook was a science fiction fanzine
published by Redd Boggs
from 1948-1957. It was nominated for the 1954 Retro Hugo for Best Fanzine
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Contributors included Poul Anderson
, James Blish
, Philip Jose Farmer
, Dean Grennell
, David Keller, Virginia Kidd
(as "Virginia Blish"), Sam Moskowitz
, William Rotsler
, and Jack Speer
.
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...
published by Redd Boggs
Redd Boggs
Dean Walter "Redd" Boggs was a science fiction fanzine writer, editor and publisher from Los Angeles, CaliforniaBeginning with his editing of the 1948 Fantasy Annual, and through his fanzines such as Sky Hook, he raising the standards for fan writing and fanzine production...
from 1948-1957. It was nominated for the 1954 Retro Hugo 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...
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Contributors included Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories...
, James Blish
James Blish
James Benjamin Blish was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling, Jr.-Biography:...
, Philip Jose Farmer
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....
, Dean Grennell
Dean Grennell
Dean A. Grennell was an American firearms expert, a writer/editor, and active science fiction fan. He was the managing editor of Gun World magazine and editor of the science fiction fanzine Grue....
, David Keller, Virginia Kidd
Virginia Kidd
Virginia Kidd was an American literary agent, writer and editor, particularly influential in science fiction and related fields. She represented some of science fiction's most important authors, including Ursula K. Le Guin, R.A. Lafferty, Anne McCaffrey, and Gene Wolfe...
(as "Virginia Blish"), Sam Moskowitz
Sam Moskowitz
Sam Moskowitz was an early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction and, later, a writer, critic, and historian of the field.-Biography:...
, William Rotsler
William Rotsler
William "Bill" Rotsler was an American cartoonist and graphic artist; author of several science fiction novels and short stories, and television and film novelizations, and non-fiction works on a variety of topics, ranging from Star Trek to pornography; a prominent member of science fiction...
, and Jack Speer
Jack Speer
John Bristol Speer was an attorney, practicing law for over 60 years; a judge; and a member of the Washington House of Representatives....
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