David A. Truesdale is an American science fiction editor and literary critic.

Early life

Truesdale graduated from the

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh or UW Osh) is a public university in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs to nearly 14,000 students e ...

with a double major in English and philosophy.

Editorial career

Truesdale founded his science fiction fanzine ''Tangent'' in 1975 while living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The magazine ceased publication in 1977, but Truesdale revived it in 1993 and moved it online in 1997. ''

Tangent Online ''Tangent Online'' is an online magazine launched in its online incarnation in 1997, though it began as a print magazine in 1993. ''Tangent Online'' is edited by Dave Truesdale, with web-hoster Eric James Stone. The magazine covers reviews of sci ...

'' currently features articles, interviews, editorials and reviews of fiction published in professional science fiction and fantasy magazines. It has been a finalist six times for a Hugo Award. In 2004 ''Tangent Online'' was a finalist for a

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in the Special Award, Non-Professional category. In 2002 the magazine was awarded sixth place in the

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...

for Best Website category. Truesdale served as editor for the '' SFWA Bulletin'' from 1999-2002 and as a columnist for ''

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'' from 2005-2009. He also served as a judge for the World Fantasy Award in 1998.

Controversies

2010 Email petition

In 2010 Truesdale circulated a petition to oppose creation of a SFWA advisory board which was meant to peer-review the ''SFWA Bulletin'' as a guard against possibly harmful elements. The petition was perceived as opposing efforts within the SFWA to reduce sexism. It read, in part: “It is our hope others will add their names to this call for SFWA President Steven Gould to kill any proposed advisory board or any other method designed to censor or infringe on any SFWA member their

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right to freedom of speech in the pages of the ''SFWA Bulletin''".

2016 MidAmeriCon II expulsion

In 2016 Truesdale served as moderator for the State of Short Fiction panel at

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in Kansas City, Missouri, which administered the Hugo Awards. Truesdale began the session with a long monologue asserting his opinions. His comments were considered inflammatory, and it was reported that some people walked out of the panel discussion, while others on the panel eventually interrupted in order to continue the discussion. Afterward, Truesdale was expelled from the convention even though he was a 2016 finalist for a Hugo Award. According to a statement from MidAmeriCon II: "Dave Truesdale's membership was revoked because he violated MidAmeriCon II's Code of Conduct. Specifically, he caused 'significant interference with event operations and caused excessive discomfort to others'."

Personal life

Truesdale currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Besides his career as an editor, he pursues interests in astronomy and old time radio history.

References

External links

''Tangent Online''
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