Wyman Guin
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Wyman Woods Guin (March 1, 1915 – February 19, 1989) was a pharmacologist and advertising executive best known for writing science fiction
.
Born in Wanette, Oklahoma
, he started publishing during 1950, and gained attention the following year with his novella Beyond Bedlam.
He is best known as a short story writer and was associated strongly with Galaxy Science Fiction
magazine. He produced only one novel, The Standing Joy.
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...
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Born in Wanette, Oklahoma
Wanette, Oklahoma
Wanette is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 350 at the 2010 census. Wanette is part of the Purcell-Lexington retail trade area, and is within the Greater Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area-Wanette High School:...
, he started publishing during 1950, and gained attention the following year with his novella Beyond Bedlam.
He is best known as a short story writer and was associated strongly with Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
magazine. He produced only one novel, The Standing Joy.