Elizabeth Anne Hull (January 10, 1937 – August 3, 2021) was an American academic, political activist and science fiction expert. She was Professor Emerita of

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, where she taught English for over 30 years. She was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, and educated at Illinois State University (1954–55);

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(A.A., 1965); Northwestern University and Loyola University (M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1975)."Elizabeth Anne Hull"
Frederik Pohl. ''The Way the Future Blogs''. In 1993, Hull was regional judge for the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in Writing.

Science fiction

She has served as president of the Science Fiction Research Association and editor of its newsletter. SFRA awarded her the Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service in 1997, and she has been a member of the panel for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best SF novel since 1986. For over ten years, she served as North American secretary for the World SF International Organization for Professionals. With her husband

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, Hull edited the international anthology ''Tales from the Planet Earth''. She is editor of the 2010 anthology, ''Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl''.

Public service

In 1996, Hull, a former president of the Palatine Area

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, was selected by the

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as its nominee against longtime Republican Congressman Phil Crane in Illinois's 8th congressional district;Daily Herald
June 26, 1997, "Women's group bridges both political parties" however, Crane was reelected.

Personal life

Hull and Pohl married in 1984. He had been married and divorced four times. "From her previous marriage, she has two daughters, Catherine Pizarro and Barbara Wintczak, and two grandchildren, Christine and Eric Wintczak."

References

Who's Who in America

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Elizabeth Anne 1937 births 2021 deaths American book editors Science fiction editors Illinois Democrats Women in Illinois politics Illinois State University alumni People from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania