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Damon Knight, the Glossary

Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic.^[1]

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A for Anything

A for Anything is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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A. E. van Vogt

Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was an American science fiction writer. Damon Knight and a. E. van Vogt are SFWA Grand Masters and science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees.

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Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. Damon Knight and Algis Budrys are American speculative fiction critics and science fiction critics.

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Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing.

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Babel II (short story)

"Babel II" is a comedic science fiction short story by Damon Knight.

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Baker City, Oregon

Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States.

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Be My Guest (short story)

"Be My Guest" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Beyond the Barrier

Beyond the Barrier (original title: "The Tree of Time") is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.

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Clarion Workshop

Clarion is an American six-week workshop for aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers.

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CV (novel)

CV is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is a lifetime honor presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a living writer of fantasy or science fiction. Damon Knight and Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award are SFWA Grand Masters.

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Donald A. Wollheim

Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. Damon Knight and Donald A. Wollheim are American science fiction editors, Futurians and science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees.

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Dulcie and Decorum

"Dulcie and Decorum" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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ECW Press

ECW Press is a Canadian book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario.

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Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.

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Extempore (short story)

"Extempore" (alternate title "The Beach Where Time Began") is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Far Out (book)

Far Out is a collection of 13 science fiction short stories by American writer Damon Knight.

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Film adaptation

A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film.

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Futuria Fantasia

Futuria Fantasia was an American science fiction fanzine created by Ray Bradbury in 1938, when he was 18 years old.

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Futurians

The Futurians were a group of science fiction fans, many of whom became editors and writers as well.

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H. Beam Piper

Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 –) was an American science fiction writer.

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Hell's Pavement

Hell's Pavement is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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Hood River, Oregon

Hood River is a city and the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States.

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members.

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Idiot plot

In literary criticism, an idiot plot is one which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot", and where the story would quickly end, or possibly not even happen, if this were not the case.

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Idiot Stick

"Idiot Stick" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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In Deep (book)

In Deep is a collection of eight science fiction short stories by American writer Damon Knight.

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In Search of Wonder

In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction is a collection of critical essays by American writer Damon Knight.

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James Blish

James Benjamin Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Damon Knight and James Blish are American speculative fiction critics, Futurians, Hugo Award-winning writers, science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees and science fiction critics.

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Judith Merril

Judith Josephine Grossman (January 21, 1923 – September 12, 1997), who took the pen-name Judith Merril around 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to be widely influential in those roles. Damon Knight and Judith Merril are American science fiction editors, American speculative fiction critics, Futurians, Hugo Award-winning writers, science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees and science fiction critics.

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Kate Wilhelm

Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm are Hugo Award-winning writers, Novelists from Oregon and science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees.

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This is a list of notable science-fiction authors, in alphabetical order.

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Literary criticism

A genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

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Locus (magazine)

Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California.

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Masks (short story)

"Masks" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Masters of Evolution

Masters of Evolution is a 1959 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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Milford Writer's Workshop

The Milford Writer's Workshop, or more properly Milford Writers' Conference, is an annual science fiction writer's event founded by Damon Knight, among others, in the mid-1950s, in Milford, Pennsylvania.

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Mind Switch

Mind Switch is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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National Fantasy Fan Federation

The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F or NFFF) is one of the world's oldest science fiction fandom organizations.

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Nelson Doubleday

Nelson Doubleday (June 16, 1889 – January 11, 1949) was a U.S. book publisher and president of Doubleday Company from 1922–1946.

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Not with a Bang (short story)

"Not with a Bang" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Off Center (short story collection)

Off Center is a collection of five science fiction short stories by Damon Knight.

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Orbit (anthology series)

Orbit was a series of anthologies of new science fiction edited by Damon Knight, often featuring work by such writers as Gene Wolfe, Joanna Russ, R. A. Lafferty, and Kate Wilhelm.

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Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. Damon Knight and Ray Bradbury are Hugo Award-winning writers, SFWA Grand Masters and science Fiction Hall of Fame inductees.

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Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, doing business as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, commonly known as SFWA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Shall the Dust Praise Thee?

"Shall the Dust Praise Thee?" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Short story

A short story is a piece of prose fiction.

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Special Delivery (short story)

"Special Delivery" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.

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The Country of the Kind

"The Country of the Kind" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Enemy (short story)

"The Enemy" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Last Word (Knight short story)

"The Last Word" is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press.

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The Man in the Tree

The Man in the Tree is a novel by Damon Knight published in 1984.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Observers

The Observers is a 1988 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Rithian Terror

The Rithian Terror (also known as Double Meaning) is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Sun Saboteurs

The Sun Saboteurs is a 1961 science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight.

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The Tomorrow People (novel)

The Tomorrow People is a 1960 science fiction novel by American writer Judith Merril.

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The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)

The Twilight Zone (marketed as Twilight Zone for its final two seasons) is an American fantasy science fiction horror anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Knight

Also known as Damon Francis Knight.

, Syracuse University, The Country of the Kind, The Enemy (short story), The Last Word (Knight short story), The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Man in the Tree, The New York Times, The Observers, The Rithian Terror, The Sun Saboteurs, The Tomorrow People (novel), The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), Thing of Beauty (short story), Time Enough, To Serve Man (short story), Turning On, You're Another.

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See also

Futurians

Presidents of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association

SFWA Grand Masters

References