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Judith Josephine Grossman (January 21, 1923 – September 12, 1997), who took the pen-name Judith Merril around 1945, was an American and then Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist, and one of the first women to be widely influential in those roles.
Judith Merril, one of the first female writers and editors to influence the direction of modern science fiction, died on Friday in Toronto, where she lived. She was 74.
Merril, Judith. Entry updated 23 January 2023. Tagged: Author, Critic, Editor. (1923-1997) US-born anthologist, critic and author, in Canada from 1968. Born Josephine Juliet Grossman, she preferred the forename Judith, and became Judith Zissman by her first marriage; she began to use the surname Merril before later marrying Frederik Pohl (1949 ...
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Apr 24, 2006 · Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril (2002) with Emily Pohl-Weary; The Merril Theory of Lit'ry Criticism (2016) Short Fiction Series. World of the Future. A Woman of the World (1957) also appeared as: Variant: A Woman of the World (1957) [as by Rose Sharon] Translation: Welt der Zukunft 2. Die Frau [German] (1972) [as by Rose Sharon ...
Judith Merril. January 21, 1923 – September 12, 1997. Judith Merril began her career in the 1940s, writing Western and sports stories for the pulps under a variety of exotic pen names. Her first science fiction story, “That Only a Mother” (1948), condenses the horrors of nuclear war down to one family’s struggle with genetic mutation.
Feb 27, 2021 · Ever since I read Judith Merril’s “Daughters of Earth” (1952), I’ve been fascinated by her subversive takes 1950s-60s gender roles and classic SF tropes. Survival Ship and Other Stories (1974) contains twelve short stories and a never-before-published poem selected by the author.
Jan 13, 2023 · Judith Merril was born on January 21, 1923. This year would have been her 100th birthday. She passed away in 1997, but she left an immense impact on the world of science fiction, speculation and fantasy. Merril was a fan, author, editor, critic and mentor.