Donald M. Grant

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Donald M. Grant
Born(1927-04-03)April 3, 1927
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedAugust 19, 2009(2009-08-19) (aged 82)
North Port, Florida
NationalityU.S.
OccupationPublisher
Known forfounding Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. and other small press publishers

Donald Metcalf Grant (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American publisher.

Biography[]

He was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1927 and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1949. Grant's interest in fantasy and science fiction started when he began reading the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs at age 10.[1] He married in 1956 and has two children.[1]

Grant was involved in the founding of several science fiction and fantasy small press publishers. He co-founded Grant-Hadley Enterprises in 1945,[2] The Buffalo Book Company in 1946[3] and Centaur Press in 1970.[4] He also founded Grandon, Publishers in 1949[5] (this was after his split from Thomas Hadley; the name was that of a lead character in one of Otis Adelbert Kline's fantasy novels) and Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1964.[6]

Awards[]

  • 1976, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional[7]
  • 1979, : professional achievement[8]
  • 1980, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional[7]
  • 1983, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional[7]
  • 1984, World Fantasy Convention Award[7]
  • 2003, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.[9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Eshbach 1983, pp. 166-168.
  2. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, p. 822.
  3. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 123-125.
  4. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 152-154.
  5. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 316-317.
  6. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 318-341.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2010-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "2003 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". www.worldfantasy.org. World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.

References[]

  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.
  • Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur (1983). Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era. Philadelphia: Oswald Train. OCLC 10489084.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago, IL: Advent. p. 192. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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