Richard Delap (1942–1987) was a Canadian science fiction writer, editor, and reviewer. He began in science fiction fandom and was nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 318. He edited and wrote reviews for the semi-professional magazine ''Delap's Fantasy and Science Fiction Review'' in the mid-1970s. After moving to southern California, he worked in Hollywood as a

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from 1981 to 1986, rewriting film and television scripts in pre-production.The Essential Ellison: A Fifty Year Retrospective," edited by Terry Dowling with Richard Delap and Gil Lamont, Morpheus International, 2006, page 1239. He did the initial work on and was the co-editor of the massive

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

collection ''The Essential Harlan Ellison'', which his co-editors said "remains a testament to his talent and hard work". Delap died from an

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-related condition in 1987, shortly after the first hardcover publication of the Ellison collection by the Nemo Press. Delap's only work of fiction is the horror novel ''Shapes'', which was co-written with Walter W. Lee.

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