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Shirley S. Maiewski (28 May 1920 – 13 April 2004; age 83) was an influental Star Trek fan and organizer, and a prolific fanzine editor. Maiewski started participating in Star Trek fandom during Bjo Trimble's campaign to save the series in 1968, and remained active until her death.
Shirley Maiewski. Shirley was known in some circles as "Mama Star Trek" because of her tireless efforts to keep Star Trek alive and kicking. She served from the early 1970's until her death as the Chairman of the Star Trek Welcommittee, a clearing house for information on the show. Shirley passed away in April 2004.
Sep 20, 2017 · By Carl Slaughter: Shirley Maiewski (1920-2004) was known as “Grandma Trek.” She served as chairman of the Star Trek Welcome Committee, acting as a liaison between the corporate world and the fan community. She kept the franchise flame alive between cancellation of the show and the start of the movie series.
Jan 12, 2016 · Despite the positive reception and popularity of her short story, Shirley Maieski was intensely frustrated and furious over the publication of “Mind-Sifter” because the publishers had changed her work without consulting her.
Shirley Maiewski was an influential Star Trek writer and fanzine editor in the 1970s and 1980s. She was sometimes referred to as "Grandma Trek" and "The Grandmother of Trek". She first joined the Trekkie fandom in 1968 to support Bjo Trimble 's letter campaign and remained active in until her death in 2004 at the age of 83.
Earlier this week, Star Trek lost one of its guardians, Shirley Maiewski of Hatfield, MA passed away on April 13th 2004. Star Trek fans around the world have much to thank Shirley for. She answered the call from Star Trek's creator Gene Roddenberry in 1968, when Desilu Studios wanted to pull the plug on Star Trek.
Jan 6, 2024 · The Mind-Sifter is a well-known 66-page early Star Trek: TOS story by Shirley Maiewski. It was first published in the zine Showcase #2 in 1975 (After the first three issues of Showcase, the story was removed, though the art remains.) and was later reprinted in an edited version in the official collection The New Voyages.
