Elinor Busby (born 1924) is an American science fiction writer and

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

editor. In 1960, she became the first woman to win a

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Biography

Elinor Doub was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1924. She married editor and writer

F. M. Busby Francis Marion Busby (March 11, 1921 – February 17, 2005) was an American science fiction writer and science fiction fandom, science fiction fan. In 1960 he was a co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. Biography Francis Busby was born in ...

in 1954. They had one daughter, Michele.

Literary career

Elinor and F. M. Busby co-edited the fan magazine ''Cry of the Nameless'' (later renamed ''Cry''), which won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1960. They had previously been nominated in 1959 and were nominated again in 1962. Elinor was awarded a Fan Activity Achievement Award for fan achievements, presented at

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in 2013. Busby was a dedicatee of Robert A. Heinlein's 1982 novel '' Friday'', and her husband a dedicatee of Heinlein's later novel, '' The Cat Who Walks Through Walls''. F. M. Busby died in 2005; Elinor subsequently donated his papers to Rivera Library's Special Collections Department.

Bibliography

Short fiction

* Time to Kill (1977) * The Night of the Red, Red Moon (1983)

Essays

* Letter (Science Fiction Review #21) (1977) * Letter (Science Fiction Review #31) (1979) * Friendship (1984) * Fan Guest of Honor: Jack Speer / Jack Speer (1984) * Fan Guest of Honor: Elinor Busby (1993)

References and sources

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