Ted White

Ted White (born 1938) is a science fiction author and editor who held the position of assistant editor at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction from 1963 to 1968. From October 1968 until October 1978, he edited Amazing Stories and Fantastic, upgrading the quality of the fiction while showcasing a variety of talented illustrators. He also edited two 1973 anthologies, The Best from Amazing Stories and The Best from Fantastic.

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1938 - Science fiction - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - 1968 - 1978 - Amazing Stories - Fantastic

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His reputation as an editor impressed the publishers of Heavy Metal who hired him to introduce non-fiction into the magazine which featured only graphic stories until White's arrival in 1979.

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Heavy Metal - 1979

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"Phoenix," a 1963 collaboration with Marion Zimmer Bradley, was White's first published story, which he later expanded it into a series of novels. His first novel, Invasion from 2500 (1964), was written in collaboration with Terry Carr under the pseudonym Norman Edwards. He followed with Android Avenger (1965), Phoenix Prime (1966), The Sorceress of Qar (1966, a sequel to Phoenix Prime), Lost in Space (1967, a collaboration with Dave van Arnam under the pseudonym Ron Archer), The Secret of the Marauder Satellite (1967), The Jewels of Elsewhen (1967), Sideslip (1968, a collaboration with Dave van Arnam), The Spawn of the Death Machine (1968, a sequel to Android Avenger), The Great Gold Steal (1968, a Captain America novel), By Furies Possessed (1970), Star Wolf (1971), Trouble on Project Ceres (1971), Phoenix (1977, a collaboration with Marv Wolfman) and Forbidden World (1978, a collaboration with David Bischoff). He was a 1966 Nebula nominee for his short story, "The Peacock King," written with Larry McCombs.

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1963 - Marion Zimmer Bradley - Terry Carr

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Since he was a teenager, White has been a prolific contributor to science fiction fanzines, and in 1968 he won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Despite his considerable professional credits, White maintains that his achievements in fandom mean more to him than anything else he has done. Void, published in the early 1960s, is only one of the many fanzines edited by White over decades.

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1968 - Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

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In 1959, at the age of 21, White moved from Falls Church, Virginia, to New York City with his first wife, Sylvia Dees White. That year, he began writing music criticism for Metronome and a column for Tom Wilson's Jazz Guide (later 33 Guide). As a music critic, he expanded into jazz writing and journalism for Rogue, along with LP liner notes, concert reviews and interviews. He was the only person to record an interview with Eric Dolphy (who died in 1964). Moving online, White became the music editor of the Collecting Channel website in 1999, and he maintains his own website of music commentary under his pseudonym, Dr. Progresso.

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