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|birth_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
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'''Donald Metcalf Grant''' (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American [[publisher]].
'''Donald Metcalf Grant''' (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American [[publisher]].


== Biography ==
== 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 fiction|fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] started when he began reading the stories of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] at age 10.<ref name=eshbach>Eshbach 1983, pp. 166-168.</ref> He married in 1956 and has two children.<ref name=eshbach/>
He was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] in 1927 and graduated from the [[University of Rhode Island]] in 1949. Grant's interest in [[fantasy fiction|fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] started when he began reading the stories of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] at age 10.<ref name=eshbach>Eshbach 1983, pp. 166–168.</ref> He married in 1956 and has two children.<ref name=eshbach/>


Grant was involved in the founding of several science fiction and fantasy [[small press]] publishers. He co-founded [[Grant-Hadley Enterprises]] in 1945,<ref name=chalker_ghe>Chalker and Owings 1998, p. 822.</ref> [[The Buffalo Book Company]] in 1946<ref name=chalker_bbc>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 123-125.</ref> and [[Centaur Press]] in 1970.<ref name=chalker_centaur>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 152-154.</ref> He also founded Grandon, Publishers in 1949<ref name=chalker_grandon>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 316-317.</ref> (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.<ref name=chalker_dmg>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 318-341.</ref>
Grant was involved in the founding of several science fiction and fantasy [[small press]] publishers. He co-founded [[Grant-Hadley Enterprises]] in 1945,<ref name=chalker_ghe>Chalker and Owings 1998, p. 822.</ref> [[The Buffalo Book Company]] in 1946<ref name=chalker_bbc>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 123–125.</ref> and [[Centaur Press]] in 1970.<ref name=chalker_centaur>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 152–154.</ref> He also founded Grandon, Publishers in 1949<ref name=chalker_grandon>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 316–317.</ref> (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.<ref name=chalker_dmg>Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 318–341.</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==References==
==References==
* {{cite book |last=Chalker |first=Jack L. |author-link=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings |title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 |location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore |publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.|year=1998 }}
* {{cite book |last=Chalker |first=Jack L. |author-link=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings |title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923–1998 |location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore |publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.|year=1998 }}
* {{cite book |last=Eshbach |first=Lloyd Arthur |author-link=Lloyd Arthur Eshbach |title=Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era |location=Philadelphia |publisher=Oswald Train |year=1983 |oclc=10489084 }}
* {{cite book |last=Eshbach |first=Lloyd Arthur |author-link=Lloyd Arthur Eshbach |title=Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era |location=Philadelphia |publisher=Oswald Train |year=1983 |oclc=10489084 }}
* {{cite book |last=Tuck |first=Donald H. |author-link=Donald H. Tuck |title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=[[Advent (publisher)|Advent]] |pages=192 |year=1974 |isbn=0-911682-20-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Tuck |first=Donald H. |author-link=Donald H. Tuck |title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=[[Advent (publisher)|Advent]] |pages=192 |year=1974 |isbn=0-911682-20-1}}

Revision as of 20:48, 15 July 2022

This article is about the person. For the publishing company, see Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. For the former baseball executive, see M. Donald Grant.

Donald M. Grant
Born(1927-04-03)April 3, 1927
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 2009(2009-08-19) (aged 82)
North Port, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
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

Notes

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: 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 May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

References

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