Dean Walter "Redd" Boggs (1921 – 9 May 1996) was a

science fiction fanzine A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" was ...

writer, editor and publisher from

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. Beginning with his editing of the 1948 ''Fantasy Annual'', and through his fanzines such as ''

Sky Hook ''Sky Hook'' was a science fiction fanzine published by Redd Boggs from 1948 to 1957. It was nominated for the 1954 Retro-Hugo for Best Fanzine. Contributors included Poul Anderson, James Blish, Philip Jose Farmer, Dean Grennell, David Kelle ...

'', he raising the standards for fan writing and fanzine production. ''Sky Hook'' published both

fannish Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or fandom of people interested in science fiction in contact with one another based upon that interest. SF fandom has a life of its own, but not much in the way of formal organization (although ...

and

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material, including early criticism by

James Blish James Benjamin Blish () was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his ''Cities in Flight'' novels and his series of ''Star Trek'' novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel ''A Case of Conscienc ...

. His fanzine ''Discord'' was nominated for the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1961. His personal fanzine ''Spirochete'' for the

Fantasy Amateur Press Association The Fantasy Amateur Press Association or FAPA ("FAP-uh") is science fiction fandom's longest-established amateur press association ("apa"). It was founded in 1937 by Donald A. Wollheim and John B. Michel. They were inspired to create FAPA by their ...

lasted for 76 issues. Boggs was nominated for the Retro Hugo for Best Fan Writer, and ''Sky Hook'' was nominated for Best Fanzine. Boggs was also a member of

First Fandom First Fandom is an informal association of early, active and well-known science fiction fans. In 1958 a number of fans at Midwestcon realized amid table-talk that they all had been active in fandom for more than 20 years. This inspired the creat ...

.Obituary of Boggs; ''Locus'' June 1996 issue (#425)

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