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Mike Glicksohn

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Glicksohn in 2011

Michael David Glicksohn, better known as Mike Glicksohn (May 20, 1946 – March 18, 2011)[1] was a Canadian high school math teacher and the co-editor of the science fiction fanzine Energumen[2] with his then-wife Susan Wood (Glicksohn).[3][4] Energumen won the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine,[5] after having been nominated the two previous years[6] Glicksohn was nominated for an individual Hugo in 1977.[7]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary Michael David (Honey) Glicksohn". The Toronto Star. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "RIP, Mike Glicksohn, Hugo-winning science fiction fan". March 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Reid, Robin Anne (2009). Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews. ABC-CLIO. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-313-33591-4. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Canadian author & bookman and Canadian poetry. Canadian Authors Association. 1985. p. 45. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Hugo Awards : 1973 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Magazines". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2002.
  7. ^ "The LOCUS Index to SF Awards". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Mike Glicksohn (1946-2011)". March 19, 2011.
  9. ^ "Renovation - Worldcon Guests of Honor". WSFS. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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