SFE: Owings, Mark
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author, Critic.
(1945-2009) US bibliographer, fan and Small-Press publisher; with Jack L Chalker, he was involved for a period with Mirage Press, which published his magnum opus, The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers (1966 chap; rev 1966) with Jack L Chalker, a text later so vastly expanded as The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History (1991) with Chalker that it constitutes a new title [for further iterations of this title, see Checklist]. In its mature form, Science-Fantasy Publishers is a central reference resource, and has been used throughout this Encyclopedia (see also Bibliographies). Other books through Mirage included The Necronomicon: A Study (1967 chap), solo, and The Revised H.P. Lovecraft Bibliography (1973 chap) with Chalker. With Chalker and Ted Pauls, Owings founded Croatan House, through which he published Robert A. Heinlein: A Bibliography (1973 chap) and James H. Schmitz: A Bibliography (1973 chap). Murray Leinster (Will F. Jenkins): A Bibliography (1970 chap), The Electric Bibliograph, Part I: Clifford D. Simak (1971 chap), Poul Anderson: Bibliography (1973 chap) and A Catalog of Lovecraftiana: The Grill/Binkin Collection (1975 chap) with Irving Binkin were all published elsewhere.
Owings's activities in sf Fandom were focused on his native Baltimore, where he was a founder of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, and served several times as the Chair of Balticon, the main regional Convention. Until late 2009 he was an active participant in the online discussion group, Fictionmags. [JC]
Mark Samuel Owings
born Baltimore, Maryland: 3 January 1945
died Maryland: 30 December 2009
works
series
Science-Fantasy Publishers
- The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers (Baltimore, Maryland: The Anthem Series, 1966) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/Mark Owings]
- The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers (Baltimore, Maryland: The Anthem Series, 1966) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: rev of the above: first edition may never have appeared, for "technical reasons": Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/Jack Chalker and Mark Owings]
- Index to the SF Publishers (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1979) with Jack L Chalker [nonfiction: chap: rev vt of the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers (Baltimore, Maryland: The Anthem Series, 1966) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: rev of the above: first edition may never have appeared, for "technical reasons": Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/Jack Chalker and Mark Owings]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1992) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: effectively a new book, though described as the Third Edition of The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers, see above: unsignalled issues or reprints of this edition incorporate some corrections and changes: Science-Fantasy Publishers: hb/nonpictorial]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1992) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: rev vt of the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: hb/nonpictorial]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One, July 1991-June 1992 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1992) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One: July 1991- June 1993 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1993) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: rev of the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Two, July 1993-June 1994 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1994) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Three, July 1994-June 1995 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1995) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Four, July 1995-June 1996 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1996) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One, July 1991-June 1992 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1992) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
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- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Five, July 1996-June 1997 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1997) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Six, July 1997-June 1998 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1998) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History 1923-1998 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1998) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: ebook: rev vt of the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: na/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Seven, July 1998-June 1999 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1999) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Eight, July 1999-June 2000 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2000) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Nine, July 2000-June 2001 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2001) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Ten, July 2001-June 2002 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2002) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Eleven, July 2002-June 2003 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2003) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Twelve, July 2003-June 2004 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2004) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement Thirteen, July 2004-June 2005 (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 2005) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: supplement to the above: pb/]
- The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1992) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: rev vt of the above: Science-Fantasy Publishers: hb/nonpictorial]
individual titles
- The Necronomicon: A Study (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1967) [nonfiction: H P Lovecraft: pb/Frank D McSherry Jr]
- The Revised H.P. Lovecraft Bibliography (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1973) with Jack L Chalker [bibliography: chap: revision of an earlier work by Chalker alone: pb/Joe Wehrle Jr]
- Murray Leinster (Will F. Jenkins): A Bibliography (Washington, District of Columbia: Washington Science Fiction Association, 1970) [bibliography: chap: Murray Leinster: pb/]
- The Electric Bibliograph, Part I: Clifford D. Simak (Baltimore, Maryland: Alice and Jay Haldeman, 1971) [bibliography: chap: Clifford D Simak: pb/Walt Simonson]
- Robert A. Heinlein: A Bibliography (Baltimore, Maryland: Croatan House, 1973) [bibliography: chap: Robert A Heinlein: pb/Judith Weiss]
- James H. Schmitz: A Bibliography (Baltimore, Maryland: Croatan House, 1973) [bibliography: chap: James H Schmitz: pb/Don Rash]
- Poul Anderson: Bibliography (Baltimore, Maryland: Balticon VII, T-K Graphics, 1973) [bibliography: chap: Poul Anderson: pb/]
- A Catalog of Lovecraftiana: The Grill/Binkin Collection (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1975) with Irving Binkin [bibliography: chap: H P Lovecraft: pb/photographic]
works as editor
- Mirage on Lovecraft: A Literary View (Baltimore, Maryland: Mirage Press, 1965) with Jack L Chalker [nonfiction: anth: chap: pb/]
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