Mike Glicksohn Explained

Michael David Glicksohn, better known as Mike Glicksohn (May 20, 1946 – March 18, 2011) was a Canadian high school math teacher and the co-editor of the science fiction fanzine Energumen^[1] with his then-wife Susan Wood (Glicksohn).^{[2] [3]} Energumen won the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine,^[4] after having been nominated the two previous years^[5] Glicksohn was nominated for an individual Hugo in 1977.^[6]

He was born May 20, 1946, in Portsmouth, England, and died March 18, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario.^[7] He was a Guest of Honour at Aussiecon 1, the 33rd World Science Fiction Convention, in 1975.^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Downloadable Energumen archive
• "If I Can't Be Great I'll Settle For Old" (autobiographical essay)
• Special Mike Glicksohn Memorial Issue (#277) of Hugo-nominated fanzine The Drink Tank
• "Remembering Mike Glicksohn" Patrick Nielsen Hayden Making Light March 20, 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: RIP, Mike Glicksohn, Hugo-winning science fiction fan. March 19, 2011.
2. Book: Reid, Robin Anne . Robin Anne Reid . Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews. March 21, 2011. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-33591-4. 284.
3. Book: Canadian Authors Association . Canadian author & bookman and Canadian poetry. March 21, 2011. 1985 . 45.
4. Web site: The Hugo Awards : 1973 Hugo Awards . . March 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164622/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/ . May 7, 2011.
5. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Magazines . www.locusmag.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020823161236/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Mags33.html . August 23, 2002.
6. Web site: The LOCUS Index to SF Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20110207044546/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit52.html . February 7, 2011 . www.locusmag.com.
7. News: Obituary Michael David (Honey) Glicksohn. March 21, 2011. The Toronto Star. March 21, 2011 .
8. Web site: Mike Glicksohn (1946-2011). March 19, 2011.
9. Web site: Renovation - Worldcon Guests of Honor . WSFS. March 22, 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222075954/http://renovationsf.org//guests-historic.php. December 22, 2010.