Juanita Coulson

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Juanita Ruth Coulson (born Juanita Ruth Wellons on February 12, 1933 in Anderson , Indiana ) is an American science fiction , fantasy , and horror author, fanzine editor, and filk musician.

Life

Coulson is the daughter of Grant Elmer Wellons and Ruth Margaret Wellons, née Oemler. She studied at Ball State University , where she graduated with a Masters in 1961. During her studies she worked as a primary school teacher from 1954 to 1955, in a bookbindery until 1957 and subsequently ran a copy shop for 10 years. Since 1954 she has been married to the writer Robert Stratton Coulson , with whom she has a son (born 1957) and from 1953 to 1986 published the fanzine Yandro , which won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1965.

Her first SF story Another Rib , written together with Marion Zimmer Bradley , was published under the pseudonym John Jay Wells in 1963 in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction . In the following years she wrote over a dozen novels and two series, namely the fantasy series Krantin (2 vols., 1978 and 1980) , which has also been translated into German, and the family space opera Children of the Stars (4 vols., 1981 until 1989). In addition to the science fiction works, she wrote a number of fantasy and horror novels.

She is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SWFA) and was the editor of the SFWA Forum for two years .

In addition to her literary work, she is a recognized and excellent filk singer and songwriter.

Awards

  • 1962 Ralph Holland Memorial Award for Most Promising Artist
  • 1965 Hugo Award , Best Amateur Publication, together with Robert Coulson for Yandro
  • 1971 Locus Award for best fan writer
  • 1972 Co-Fan Guest of Honor, 30th World Science Fiction Convention (LACon), Los Angeles
  • 1996 Filk Hall of Fame
  • 2012 Big Heart Award for outstanding members of the SF community
  • 2012 Pegasus Award for best filk songwriter and composer

bibliography

Krantin (novels)
  • 1 The Web of Wizardry (1978)
  • 2 The Death God's Citadel (1980)
    • German: Under the spell of the god of the dead. Translated by Andreas Brandhorst. Goldmann Fantasy # 23871, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23871-4 .
Children of the Stars (novels)
  • 1 Tomorrow's Heritage (1981)
  • 2 Outward Bound (1982)
  • 3 Legacy of Earth (1989)
  • 4 The Past of Forever (1989)
Novels
  • Crisis on Cheiron (1967)
  • The Singing Stones (1968)
  • The Secret of Seven Oaks (1972)
  • Door into Terror (1972)
  • Stone of Blood ( Birthstone Gothic # 3, 1975)
  • Unto the Last Generation (1975)
  • Fear Stalks the Bayou ( Zodiac Gothic # 4, 1976)
  • Space Trap (1976)
  • Dark Priestess (1977)
  • Fire of the Andes (1979)
  • Star Sister (1990)
  • Shadow over Scorpio (2004)
Short stories

1963:

  • Another Rib (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1963 ; as John Jay Wells, with Marion Zimmer Bradley )
    • German: Survive! Translated by Charlotte Winheller . In: Charlotte Winheller (Ed.): The Esper intervene. Heyne Allgemeine Reihe # 260, 1963. Also as: Adam's rib. Translated by Theda Krohm-Linke. In: Helmut W. Pesch (ed.): The great Marion Zimmer Bradley book. Bastei-Lübbe Fantasy # 20211, 1986, ISBN 3-404-20211-2 .

1970:

  • A Helping Hand (in: If, November-December 1970 )

1973:

  • Wizard of Death (in: Fantastic, February 1973 )

1975:

  • The Dragon of Tor-Nali (in: Fantastic, February 1975 )

1976:

  • Intersection Point (1976, in: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath (Eds.): Star Trek: The New Voyages )
    • German: intersection in space. Translated by Leni Sobez. In: intersection in space. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 306), 1977.
  • Unscheduled Flight (1976, in: Sandra Ley (Ed.): Beyond Time )

1978:

  • Uraguyen and I (1978, in: Alice Laurance (Ed.): Cassandra Rising ; with Miriam Allen deFord)

1985:

  • The Legend of the Manfish (1985)
    • English: The legend of the fishman. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg . In: Peter Wilfert (Ed.): Goldmann Fantasy Foliant III. Goldmann Fantasy # 23844, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23844-7 .

1990:

  • The Scent of Magic (1990, in: Andre Norton (Ed.): Tales of the Witch World 3 )

1994:

  • Cold, Hard Silver ( Ravenloft short story, 1994, in: Brian M. Thomsen (as Brian Thomsen) (Ed.): Tales of Ravenloft )

1995:

  • A Matter of Faith (1995, in: Lois McMaster Bujold and Roland J. Green (Eds.): Women at War )
Non-fiction
  • The Arrows of the Queen Concordance: Valdemar in Talia's Time (1994)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The History of N3F ( Memento from June 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Worldcon 2009, NASFiC 2010, Worldcon 2011
  3. ^ Filk Hall of Fame: Juanita Coulson
  4. ^ The Pegasus Awards: Juanita Coulson
personal data
SURNAME Coulson, Juanita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coulson, Juanita Ruth Wellons (full name); Coulson, Juanita Ruth (alternative spelling); Wellons, Juanita Ruth (maiden name); Coulson, Juanita W. (alternative spelling); Wells, John Jay (pseudonym); Wells, John J. (pen name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction and fantasy writer, fanzine editor and filk musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Anderson , Indiana