Stanley Mullen (University of Colorado at Boulder and drawing, painting and lithography at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center where he was accepted as a professional member in 1937.[1] A series of his paintings of Indian ceremonial dances is part of the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum.[1] Mullen worked as assistant curator of the Colorado State Historical Museum during the 1940s.[1]
June 20, 1911 – 1974) was an American artist, short story writer, novelist and publisher. He studied writing at theStanley Mullen | |
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Born | Colorado Springs, Colorado | June 20, 1911
Died | 1974 (aged 62–63) Grandview, Washington |
Pen name | John Peter Drummond, Stanley Beecher, Lee Beecher |
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Nationality | American |
Period | 1940's |
Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
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Writing career
editMullen wrote over 200 stories and articles in a variety of fields. He became involved with the small press publisher New Collector's Group (co-founded by Paul Dennis O'Connor and Martin Greenberg) before starting his own small press publisher, Gorgon Press, in 1948.[2]
Gorgon Press published only one book - Mullen's short story collection Moonfoam and Sorceries and was also the imprint under which 11 issues of Mullen's fanzine, The Gorgon, were issued. [1]. His novel Kinsmen of the Dragon was originally planned as a publication of Gorgon Press but was ultimately issued by Shasta Publishers.
Books by Stanley Mullen
edit- The Sphinx Child (chapbook; New Collectors Group, 1948)
- Moonfoam and Sorceries (short story collection; Gorgon Press, 1948)
- Kinsmen of the Dragon (Shasta Publishers, 1951) (Jacket art by Hannes Bok)
Awards
edit- 1959, Mullen's story "Space to Swing a Cat" was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 34. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- ^ Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 314, 469–471.
- ^ "The 1959 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 2008-04-22.
References
edit- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 837. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 322. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
External links
edit- Stanley Mullen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Works by Stanley Mullen at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Stanley Mullen at the Internet Archive
- Works by Stanley Mullen at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Stanley Mullen at the Science Fiction Encyclopedia [2]