Kerry O'Quinn is a writer, magazine publisher, director and producer, most noted for the creation of ''

Starlog ''Starlog'' was a monthly science fiction magazine that was created in 1976 and focused primarily on ''Star Trek'' at its inception. Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs were its creators and it was published by Starlog Group, Inc. in August 1976. ' ...

'', ''

Fangoria ''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr. The magazine was originally released ...

'', ''Cinemagic'', ''Future Life'', Rock Video, Hard Rock and ''

Comics Scene ''Comics Scene'' was a magazine published in three volumes by Starlog Group Inc. Its original 11-issue run lasted from January 1982 through September 1983 and the second volume was published between 1987 and early 1996, lasting 56 issues (this se ...

'' magazines.

Career

O'Quinn was a publisher for ''Future Life'' magazine during the 1980s. O'Quinn produced the ''Star Trek'' 20th Anniversary Convention, the ''Star Wars'' 10th Anniversary Convention, and the Starlog 20th Anniversary Convention. In 2009, an award was named after him, th
O'Quinn Award
which recognizes "exceptional achievement in the art and craft of the horror film field." O'Quinn himself was the first recipient of the award. His film
Queerantine!
(2009) Screened at th
Big Bear Horror Film Festival
(later Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival) in 2009.

Personal life

O'Quinn currently lives in Los Angeles, California. In his early years in New York he was friends with the novelist

Ayn Rand Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum;, . Most sources transliterate her given name as either ''Alisa'' or ''Alissa''. , 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and p ...

, along with numerous individuals from Rand's circle, including

Nathaniel Branden Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal; April 9, 1930 – December 3, 2014) was a Canadian–American psychotherapist and writer known for his work in the psychology of self-esteem. A former associate and romantic partner of Ayn Rand ...

and Barbara Branden.

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Living people Writers from Austin, Texas Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub