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Hay was born Oswyn Robert Cohn in [[London]] in 1922.<ref name="SFE">{{cite web |title=SFE: Hay, George |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hay_george |website=sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> As an adult, he was working for the Refuse Collection Department of [[Camden London Borough Council|Camden Borough Council]] when he wrote the first chapter and an outline of a novel, which he sent to Hamilton-Stafford. Editor [[Gordon Landsborough]], then editor, liked it, and told Hay to finish it. Hay received payment for the story, which he says immediately went all to rent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langford |first1=David |title=CrossTalk: Interviews Conducted by David Langford |date=June 9, 2015 |page=30}}</ref> |
Hay was born Oswyn Robert Cohn in [[London]] in 1922.<ref name="SFE">{{cite web |title=SFE: Hay, George |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hay_george |website=sf-encyclopedia.com |access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref> As an adult, he was working for the Refuse Collection Department of [[Camden London Borough Council|Camden Borough Council]] when he wrote the first chapter and an outline of a novel, which he sent to Hamilton-Stafford. Editor [[Gordon Landsborough]], then editor, liked it, and told Hay to finish it. Hay received payment for the story, which he says immediately went all to rent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Langford |first1=David |title=CrossTalk: Interviews Conducted by David Langford |date=June 9, 2015 |page=30}}</ref> |
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In 1971, Hay founded the Science Fiction Foundation at the North-East London Polytechnic. It was meant to promote and publicize the benefits of science fiction, and pursue the educational value of the genre. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Ashley |first1=Mike |title=Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980 |date=2007 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |location=Liverpool |page=291}}</ref> |
In 1971, Hay founded the Science Fiction Foundation at the [[North East London Polytechnic|North-East London Polytechnic]]. It was meant to promote and publicize the benefits of science fiction, and pursue the educational value of the genre. <ref name="Ashley">{{cite book |last1=Ashley |first1=Mike |title=Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980 |date=2007 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |location=Liverpool |page=291}}</ref> Leadership was organized around a Council made up of science fiction writers, publishers, and critics. It's founding patrons were [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]. A year later it began publication of ''Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction''.<ref name="Profession">{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Edward |last2=Jakubowski |first2=Maxim |title=The Profession of Science Fiction: SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas |date=July 21, 1992 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |page=9}}</ref> |
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In 1986, Hay convinced Arthur C. Clarke to give his name and financial donations to create the Arthur C. Clarke Award, an annual award given to a work chosen as the best British novel of science fiction from the previous year. It was meant to bring science fiction to the attention of the British public and validate science fiction as a tool of science education.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=James |first1=Edward |title=The Arthur C. Clarke Award and Its Reception in Britain |journal=Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy |date=2002 |pages=68-69}}</ref> |
In 1986, Hay, through the Council, convinced Arthur C. Clarke to give his name and financial donations to create the Arthur C. Clarke Award, an annual award given to a work chosen as the best British novel of science fiction from the previous year. It was meant to bring science fiction to the attention of the British public and validate science fiction as a tool of science education.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=James |first1=Edward |title=The Arthur C. Clarke Award and Its Reception in Britain |journal=Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy |date=2002 |pages=68-69}}</ref> |
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Hay died in [[Hastings|Hastings, East Sussex]] in 1997.<ref name="SFE"></ref> John Clute, writing in [[Interzone (magazine)|''Interzone'']], declared that Hay's death, along with that of [[Judith Merril]], was a "warning shot" signifying that science fiction was now "mostly history".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Westfahl |first1=Gary |title=Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction |date=2007 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, N.C |isbn=9780786430796 |page=12}}</ref> |
Hay died in [[Hastings|Hastings, East Sussex]] in 1997.<ref name="SFE"></ref> John Clute, writing in [[Interzone (magazine)|''Interzone'']], declared that Hay's death, along with that of [[Judith Merril]], was a "warning shot" signifying that science fiction was now "mostly history".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Westfahl |first1=Gary |title=Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction |date=2007 |publisher=McFarland |location=Jefferson, N.C |isbn=9780786430796 |page=12}}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
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In 2000, the Science Fiction Foundation instituted the George Hay Lecture in his honor. It is a lecture given by "a working scientist, or exponent of science, to an educated audience of fans, on the current work in their field."<ref name="SFF"></ref> |
In 2000, the Science Fiction Foundation instituted the George Hay Lecture in his honor. It is a lecture given by "a working scientist, or exponent of science, to an educated audience of fans, on the current work in their field."<ref name="SFF"></ref> |
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In 2003, the editors of ''The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction'' dedicated the book to Hay, who they said "worked tirelessly for the academic recognition of science fiction in Britain."<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Edward |last2=Mendlesohn |first2=Farah |title=The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction |date=November 20, 2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref> |
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== Works == |
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Revision as of 19:47, 25 July 2024
Oswyn Robert Tregonwell Hay (17 October 1922 – 3 October 1997), better known by his working name George Hay, was a British science fiction author and editor. He is notable as a co-founder of the Science Fiction Foundation.[1]
Biography
Hay was born Oswyn Robert Cohn in London in 1922.[2] As an adult, he was working for the Refuse Collection Department of Camden Borough Council when he wrote the first chapter and an outline of a novel, which he sent to Hamilton-Stafford. Editor Gordon Landsborough, then editor, liked it, and told Hay to finish it. Hay received payment for the story, which he says immediately went all to rent.[3]
In 1971, Hay founded the Science Fiction Foundation at the North-East London Polytechnic. It was meant to promote and publicize the benefits of science fiction, and pursue the educational value of the genre. [4] Leadership was organized around a Council made up of science fiction writers, publishers, and critics. It's founding patrons were Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula K. Le Guin. A year later it began publication of Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction.[5]
In 1986, Hay, through the Council, convinced Arthur C. Clarke to give his name and financial donations to create the Arthur C. Clarke Award, an annual award given to a work chosen as the best British novel of science fiction from the previous year. It was meant to bring science fiction to the attention of the British public and validate science fiction as a tool of science education.[6]
Hay died in Hastings, East Sussex in 1997.[2] John Clute, writing in Interzone, declared that Hay's death, along with that of Judith Merril, was a "warning shot" signifying that science fiction was now "mostly history".[7]
Legacy
In 2000, the Science Fiction Foundation instituted the George Hay Lecture in his honor. It is a lecture given by "a working scientist, or exponent of science, to an educated audience of fans, on the current work in their field."[1]
In 2003, the editors of The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction dedicated the book to Hay, who they said "worked tirelessly for the academic recognition of science fiction in Britain."[8]
Works
Science Fiction
- Flight of the "Hesper" (1951)
- Man, Woman – and Android (1951)
- This Planet for Sale (1952)
- Terra! (1952)
- Say Again! – Poems by George Hay (1992)
As Editor
- Hell Hath Fury: An "Unknown" Anthology (1963)
- The Disappearing Future: A Symposium of Speculation (1970)
- John W Campbell Jr. The Best of John W. Campbell (1973)
- Stopwatch: A Collection of International SF Stories (1974)
- The Edward De Bono Science Fiction Collection (1976)
- The Necronomicon (1978)
- Pulsar 1: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Science Futures (1978)
- Pulsar 2: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Science Futures (1979)
- John W Campbell Jr. The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume One (1985)
- John W Campbell Jr. The John W. Campbell Letters with Isaac Asimov and A.E. Van Vogt: Volume II (1993)
References
- ^ a b "George Hay Lecture". SF Foundation Org.
- ^ a b "SFE: Hay, George". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Langford, David (June 9, 2015). CrossTalk: Interviews Conducted by David Langford. p. 30.
- ^ Ashley, Mike (2007). Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 291.
- ^ James, Edward; Jakubowski, Maxim (July 21, 1992). The Profession of Science Fiction: SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 9.
- ^ James, Edward (2002). "The Arthur C. Clarke Award and Its Reception in Britain". Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy: 68–69.
- ^ Westfahl, Gary (2007). Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 9780786430796.
- ^ James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah (November 20, 2003). The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press.