Michael David Glicksohn, better known as Mike Glicksohn (May 20, 1946 – March 18, 2011) was a

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high school math teacher and the co-editor of the science fiction fanzine ''

Energumen Spirit possession is an unusual or altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors purportedly caused by the control of a human body by spirits, ghosts, demons, or gods. The concept of spirit possession exists in many cultures and re ...

'' with his then-wife Susan Wood (Glicksohn). Energumen won the 1973

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for Best Fanzine, after having been nominated the two previous years Glicksohn was nominated for an individual Hugo in 1977. He was born May 20, 1946, in

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, England, and died March 18, 2011, in

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, Ontario. He was a Guest of Honour at Aussiecon 1, the 33rd

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, in 1975.

References

External links

Downloadable ''Energumen'' archive
* ttp://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/DrinkTank277.pdf Special Mike Glicksohn Memorial Issue (#277) of Hugo-nominated fanzine ''The Drink Tank''br>"Remembering Mike Glicksohn" Patrick Nielsen Hayden ''Making Light'' March 20, 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glicksohn, Mike 1946 births 2011 deaths Canadian schoolteachers People from Toronto