SFWA’s In Memoriam marks the loss of writers and other science fiction and fantasy creators by celebrating their literary legacies and their contributions to the publishing community. The person whose loss we are marking does not have to be a SFWA member. It is enough that they contributed to the world of SFF and leave behind people who wish to honor their life and work. Please contact publications@sfwa.org if you wish for us to add an entry for a recently lost creator to the list.
RIP: Jerry Emerson Loomis 1933-2010
Jerry Emerson Loomis
1933-2010
RIP: Jeanne Robinson 1948 – 2010
Jeanne Robinson
1948 – 2010
RIP George Ewing 1945-2010
George Ewing
1945-2010
RIP: SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn
William Tenn
1920-2010
RIP: Kage Baker 1952-2010
Kage Baker
1952-2010
RIP: Don Congdon 1918-2009
Don Congdon
1918-2009
RIP: Robert Holdstock (1948-2009)
Robert Holdstock
1949-2009
RIP: Karl Kroeber 1926-2009
Karl Kroeber
1926-2009
RIP: Mary Hunter Schaub, 1943-2009
Mary Hunter Schaub
(June 28, 1943 – September 25, 2009)
RIP: Barbara Bova
Barbara Bova, literary agent and wife of Dr. Ben Bova, passed away Wednesday in Naples FL. Mrs. Bova had been fighting cancer.
RIP: Gene Van Troyer 1950-2009
Gene Van Troyer
(1950-2009)
Gene Van Troyer, a science fiction writer and poet who worked as an English teacher in Japan, died July 17, 2009 of cancer. He was 58.
RIP: Charles Brown, (1937-2009)
Charles Brown
(1937-2009)
Locus magazine is reporting the very sad news that Charles Brown has passed away. He was a major force in the industry and will be missed.
RIP: Paul O. Williams (1935-2009)
Paul O. Williams
(1935-2009)
RIP: David Eddings (1931-2009)
David Eddings
(1931-2009)
RIP: J G Ballard (1930-2009)
The BBC reports that novelist, essayist and short-story writer James Graham (JG) Ballard died on Sunday morning, April 19, 2009 following several years of illness. He was 78. Ballard was a British citizen who was born in Shanghai, China and…