(1944- ) UK sf fan and editor, active initially in the 1960s and 1970s. He published the well-regarded critical Fanzine, Speculation, organized the Speculation sf conferences in Birmingham (1970-1972), was TAFF winner in 1974 (> Fan Funds), and was Chairman of the 1979 UK Worldcon. He also edited the Andromeda sequence of original sf Anthologies – Andromeda 1 (anth 1976), Andromeda 2 (anth 1977) and Andromeda 3 (anth 1978) – which published work by a number of authors including Brian W Aldiss, Harlan Ellison, Fritz Leiber, Christopher Priest and Bob Shaw. Since 1984 he has been responsible for the production of the Hugo rocket trophies. Currently (2009) he edits the history-focused Fanzine Relapse, a retitling of his earlier Prolapse. [PR/DRL]
Peter Weston
born 1944
died
works as editor
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