Lee Gold
Encyclopedia
Lee Gold is a member of California science fiction fandom
and a writer and editor in the role-playing game
and filk music
communities.
, a monthly amateur press association
to which RPG writers have contributed over the years. Gold began the publication at the request of Bruce Pelz
, who felt that discussion of Dungeons & Dragons
was taking up too much space in APA-L, an amateur press association
loosely associated with the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
.
She has professional credits in the RPG field, including Land of the Rising Sun and Lands of Adventure, published by Fantasy Games Unlimited
, GURPS
Japan for Steve Jackson Games
and Vikings for Iron Crown Enterprises
.
Alarums and Excursions won the Charles S. Roberts Award
for Best Amateur Wargame Magazine in 1984, and the Origins Award
for Best Amateur Game Periodical in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
, Tom Smith
and Bob Kanefsky. Although Gold has published filk lyrics, she has never recorded for public distribution.
Gold was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 1997.
She published Tom Digby: Along Fantasy Way, a collection of writings by Tom Digby for ConFrancisco
, the 1993 Worldcon
where Digby was an Honored Guest, and has published writings by other prominent fan writers in the Los Angeles area.
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...
and a writer and editor in the role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
and filk music
Filk music
Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has been active since the early 1950s, and played primarily since the mid-1970s. The term predates 1955.-Definitions:As the Interfilk What Is Filk page demonstrates, there is...
communities.
Gaming
Gold became prominent after 1975 as the editor of Alarums and ExcursionsAlarums and Excursions
Alarums and Excursions , is an amateur press association started in June 1975 by Lee Gold...
, a monthly amateur press association
Amateur press association
An amateur press association is a group of people who produce individual pages or magazines that are sent to a Central Mailer for collation and distribution to all members of the group.-Organisation:...
to which RPG writers have contributed over the years. Gold began the publication at the request of Bruce Pelz
Bruce Pelz
Bruce Edward Pelz was a US science fiction fan. He was highly active in the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society and a major SMOF, co-chairing the 30th World Science Fiction Convention. He also wrote filksongs and was a master costumer.- Early life :Pelz spent most of his childhood in New York...
, who felt that discussion of Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
was taking up too much space in APA-L, an amateur press association
Amateur press association
An amateur press association is a group of people who produce individual pages or magazines that are sent to a Central Mailer for collation and distribution to all members of the group.-Organisation:...
loosely associated with the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, Inc., or LASFS is a science fiction society with its headquarters in Van Nuys, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Van Nuys is located in the San Fernado Valley, north of Los Angeles...
.
She has professional credits in the RPG field, including Land of the Rising Sun and Lands of Adventure, published by Fantasy Games Unlimited
Fantasy Games Unlimited
Fantasy Games Unlimited, often referred to as just FGU, is a publishing house for both table-top and role-playing games. They have no in-house design teams and rely on submitted material from outside talent.-History:...
, GURPS
GURPS
The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting...
Japan for Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.-History:...
and Vikings for Iron Crown Enterprises
Iron Crown Enterprises
Iron Crown Enterprises was a publisher of role playing, board, miniature battle, and collectible card games.ICE was incorporated in 1980 shortly after the principal founders graduated from the University of Virginia...
.
Alarums and Excursions won the Charles S. Roberts Award
Charles S. Roberts Award
The Charles S. Roberts Awards are given annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. It is named after Charles S. Roberts the "Father of Wargaming" who founded Avalon Hill. The award is informally called a "Charlie" and officially called a "Charles S...
for Best Amateur Wargame Magazine in 1984, and the Origins Award
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
for Best Amateur Game Periodical in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Filk
In 1988, Gold (who had been filking since 1967) also began publishing Xenofilkia, a bimonthly collection of filk lyrics to which songwriters have contributed, including Leslie FishLeslie Fish
Leslie Fish is a filk musician, author, and anarchist political activist.-Music:Along with The DeHorn Crew, in 1976 she created the first commercial filk recording, Folk Songs for Folk Who Ain't Even Been Yet...
, Tom Smith
Tom Smith (filker)
Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in...
and Bob Kanefsky. Although Gold has published filk lyrics, she has never recorded for public distribution.
Gold was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 1997.
Publishing history
As of January 2011 she had published 425 issues of Alarums and Excursions and 135 issues of Xenofilkia., as well as four volumes of Filker Up!, a filk-song anthology.She published Tom Digby: Along Fantasy Way, a collection of writings by Tom Digby for ConFrancisco
51st World Science Fiction Convention
The 51st World Science Fiction Convention , also known as ConFrancisco, was held September 2–6, 1993, at the ANA Hotel, Parc Fifty Five, and Nikko Hotels, and the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, USA....
, the 1993 Worldcon
Worldcon
Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention held each year since 1939 . It is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society...
where Digby was an Honored Guest, and has published writings by other prominent fan writers in the Los Angeles area.