Donald Metcalf Grant (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American

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Biography

He was born in

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in 1927 and graduated from the

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in 1949. Grant's interest in

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and

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

started when he began reading the stories of

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he ...

at age 10.Eshbach 1983, pp. 166–168. He married in 1956 and has two children. Grant was involved in the founding of several science fiction and fantasy small press publishers. He co-founded

Grant-Hadley Enterprises Grant-Hadley Enterprises was the first of three names used by an American small press publishing house specializing in science fiction titles. The company was founded in 1945 by Donald M. Grant and Thomas G. Hadley and published one title as Grant ...

in 1945,Chalker and Owings 1998, p. 822. The Buffalo Book Company in 1946Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 123–125. and Centaur Press in 1970.Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 152–154. He also founded Grandon, Publishers in 1949Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 316–317. (this was after his split from Thomas Hadley; the name was that of a lead character in one of

Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was a songwriter, an adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an ...

's fantasy novels) and

Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. is a fantasy and science fiction small press publisher in New Hampshire that was founded in 1964. It is notable for publishing fantasy and horror novels with lavish illustrations, most notably Stephen King's Th ...

in 1964.Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 318–341.

Awards

* 1976, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional * 1979,

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: professional achievement * 1980, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional * 1983, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional * 1984, World Fantasy Convention Award * 2003,

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Donald M. 1927 births 2009 deaths American book publishers (people) Businesspeople from Providence, Rhode Island University of Rhode Island alumni People from North Port, Florida 20th-century American businesspeople