Larry Shaw (editor)
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Lawrence Taylor Shaw was a Hugo Award
-winning science fiction
fan
, author, editor and literary agent
who usually published as Larry T. Shaw.
Shaw joined a group of science fiction writers known as the Futurians
during the early 1940s. From 1948 through the early 1950s, he wrote short fiction before becoming an editor for the magazines If
and later Infinity Science Fiction
. He published Harlan Ellison's
first magazine story "Glowworm" (1955) in Infinity Science Fiction, after Ellison's first sale to EC Comics
company.
From 1954 to 1955 Shaw edited Rodding and Re-Styling, an automotive sports magazine.
After those magazines terminated during 1958, Shaw edited monster movie
magazines, automotive magazines and other material until 1963, when he began editing for Irwin Stein's company Lancer Books
. He continued working as an editor until 1975, when he began work mainly as a literary agent. He received a Special Hugo Award
during 1984 for lifetime achievement as an editor.
Shaw was married to science fiction and Spur Award-winning Western fiction
author Lee Hoffman
from 1956 to 1958. He later married Noreen Kane (1930–2005). Shaw died of cancer
during 1985.
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
-winning science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
fan
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
, author, editor and literary agent
Literary agent
A literary agent is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Literary agents most often represent novelists, screenwriters and major non-fiction writers...
who usually published as Larry T. Shaw.
Shaw joined a group of science fiction writers known as the Futurians
Futurians
The Futurians were a group of science fiction fans, many of whom became editors and writers as well. The Futurians were based in New York City and were a major force in the development of science fiction writing and science fiction fandom in the years 1937-1945.-Origins of the group:As described...
during the early 1940s. From 1948 through the early 1950s, he wrote short fiction before becoming an editor for the magazines If
If (magazine)
If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
and later Infinity Science Fiction
Infinity (magazine)
Infinity Science Fiction was a short-lived American science fiction magazine. It was published from November 1955 to November 1958 and released a total of 20 issues. The editor of the magazine was Larry T. Shaw...
. He published Harlan Ellison's
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction.His published works include over 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, essays, a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media...
first magazine story "Glowworm" (1955) in Infinity Science Fiction, after Ellison's first sale to EC Comics
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series...
company.
From 1954 to 1955 Shaw edited Rodding and Re-Styling, an automotive sports magazine.
After those magazines terminated during 1958, Shaw edited monster movie
Monster movie
Monster movie is a name commonly given to movies, which centre on the struggle between human beings and one or more monsters...
magazines, automotive magazines and other material until 1963, when he began editing for Irwin Stein's company Lancer Books
Lancer Books
Lancer Books was a series of paperback books published from 1961 through 1973 by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularly its series of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian tales, the...
. He continued working as an editor until 1975, when he began work mainly as a literary agent. He received a Special Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
during 1984 for lifetime achievement as an editor.
Shaw was married to science fiction and Spur Award-winning Western fiction
Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
author Lee Hoffman
Lee Hoffman
Lee Hoffman, born Shirley Bell Hoffman, was an American science fiction fan, an editor of early folk music fanzines, and an author of science fiction, Western and romance novels.In 1950-53, she edited and published the highly-regarded science fiction fanzine, Quandry...
from 1956 to 1958. He later married Noreen Kane (1930–2005). Shaw died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
during 1985.