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'''Donald Metcalf Grant''' (April 3, 1927-August 19, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[publisher]]. 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>
'''Donald Metcalf Grant''' (April 3, 1927 - August 19, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[publisher]]. 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>


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 20:20, 10 January 2018

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
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. 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]

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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 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2010-12-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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