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	Damon Knight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damon Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was a science fiction author, editor, and critic.
		He was a recipient of the Hugo Award, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the National Fantasy Fan Federation, cofounder of the Milford Writers' Conference, and cofounder of the Clarion Writers Workshop.
		The SFFWA's Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement was renamed in his honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damon_Knight (203 words)

	Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight (September 19 1922 - April 15 2002) was a science fiction author editor and critic.
		The SFWA's Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for lifetime achievement was renamed in his Formerly known as the Grand Master Award received that honor in 1994.
		Damon Knight passed away recently --he was not only a great writer (penning such classics as the original Twilight Zone episode 'To Serve Man') but a first rate teacher.
	www.freeglossary.com /Damon_Knight (438 words)

	Damon Knight -- Damon Knight (19 september 1922 - 15 april 2002) was een sci... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight -- Damon Knight (19 september 1922 - 15 april 2002) was een sci...
		Damon Knight (19 september 1922 - 15 april 2002) was een sciencefiction schrijver, redacteur en criticus.
		Knight en zijn vrouw, SF-schrijfster Kate Wilhelm hebben aan veel schrijvers lesgegeven.
	damon-knight.nl.tracking24.net (189 words)

	Damon Knight - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight (September 19, 1922-April 15, 2002) was a science fiction author, editor, and critic.
		Knight lived in Eugene, Oregon; with his wife Kate Wilhelm.
		The SFWA's Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement was renamed in his honor.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Damon_Knight (157 words)

	Damon Knight, 1922-2002 - SFWA News
		Damon was annoying, brilliant, lyrical, irascible, funny, patient, generous, and one of the people who created the modern science fiction world.
		Damon was about the most welcoming and enthusiastic person I've ever met; and that I had a chance to work with him on what he felt was a major life project for him -- The Futurians -- is one of the treasures of my life.
		Damon was physically uncomfortable at the last of those workshops, but he nevertheless read our stories and vivisected them with his deft and compassionate wit.
	www.sfwa.org /news/knight.htm (2207 words)

	Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		[http://www.sfwa.org/news/knight.htm SFWA Obituary for Damon Knight] To the general public, he is best known as the author of " To Serve Man ", which was adapted for The Twilight Zone.
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		Damon Albarn interview 2002 Interview with Damon Albarn by Michael Hubbard.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Damon_Knight.html (465 words)

	Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
		It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.
		It was originally known as the Grand Master Award, but in 2002 it was renamed in honor of Damon Knight, the late founder of the SFWA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Master_Nebula (137 words)

	Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Science Fiction HOF -- Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight’s career touched on all aspects of the writing business, from magazine editing and criticism to writing short stories and novels.
		Like many science fiction writers, Knight became involved in science fiction fandom at an early age, and by 1941 was a member of the Futurians, a fan group in New York, where he shared an apartment with writer and editor Robert A.W. Lowndes and met writers James Blish, C.M. Kornbluth, and Frederik Pohl.
		Knight made his initial impact on the field as a book reviewer; his very first piece — a fanzine review of A.E. van Vogt’s The World of A (1948) — inspired considerable changes in the published edition and is one of the most famous works of critical demolition ever published in the field.
	www.sfhomeworld.org /exhibits/homeworld/scifi_hof.asp?articleID=82 (381 words)

	Damon Knight
		Damon Knight (September 19, 1922-April 15, 2002) was a science fiction fan, writer, and editor.
		At that time, he was living in New York, and was a member of the influential fans and writers group, the Futurians - one of his short stories describes paranormal disruption of a science fiction fan group, and has cameo appearances of most of the Futurians under slightly disguised names.
		Knight was founder and first president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
	www.fastload.org /da/Damon_Knight.html (164 words)

	Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight (September 19, 1922 - April 15, 2002) was a science fiction author,editor, and critic.
		His first story was published in 1941.He was a recipient of the Hugo Award, founder of the Science Fiction andFantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the MilfordWriters' Conference, and cofounder of the ClarionWriters Workshop.
		At that time of his first story, he was living in New York, and was a member ofthe Futurians.
	www.therfcc.org /damon-knight-104427.html (143 words)

	The Infinite Matrix \| Eileen Gunn \| Editorial
		Damon Knight, whose contributions to the field of science fiction were enormous and varied, died last night in Eugene, Oregon.
		Damon was one of the great short-story writers of American science fiction.
		Damon was committed to precision and clarity in writing, and he was a man of illuminating wit and honesty.
	www.infinitematrix.net /faq/editorials/gunn4.html (194 words)

	William F. Wu
		Damon was brilliant, impish and kind, known for blunt criticism in reviews and in workshops, and also for bringing Superballs, round and football-shaped, in his pocket.
		Damon and Kate taught the final two weeks of the six- week workshop and opened their apartment at night to students eager to hear about the field from professionals.
		Damon could not only tell you something was bad, he could explain what was bad about it and how it should have been done.
	www.williamfwu.com /homage.html (893 words)

	In Memory of Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight is so rich a subject for discussion that even assembling a complete set of simple facts is difficult.
		But it is as critic, editor, and teacher that Knight may have had his greatest impact on speculative fiction, doing everything from writing reviews -- for which he won a Hugo in 1956 -- to being the cofounder of the Milford Writers' Conference along with his wife, Kate Wilhelm.
		In 1965 Knight sent out a notice he was starting the Science Fiction Writers of America, and anyone who wished to join should send three dollars for the first year's dues.
	www.sff.net /people/dragonwriter/wwfp/wwfpmemorial.html (642 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Damon Knight
		Damon Knight's work always includes richly drawn characters, interesting plots, and endings that are always satisfying and often surprising.
		Damon Knight tells us that every one of the characters in this humorous story is based on a real science fiction writer from the 1950s.
		Damon Knight wrote that this was the ninth story he published, very early in his career, and the first one that he considered to be at a professional level.
	www.fictionwise.com /eBooks/DamonKnighteBooks.htm (1159 words)

	In Memoriam: Damon Knight (1922-2002)
		Damon Knight saw potential in my writing style, but he did not think my story was very good; in fact, using a technique he later described as “line editing,” he had reduced my once formidable tome (of 5,000 words) down to a short, short of about 500 words.
		Damon Knight epitomized the world of science fiction and science fiction fandom with his generous nature, his astounding tales, and his tireless devotion to the genre.
		Damon Knight was an author, editor, agent, fan, founder of the Science Fiction Writers of America, and teacher.
	www.towson.edu /%7Eflynn/knight.htm (810 words)

	Damon Knight - eBooks - New Releases!
		Born in Oregon in 1922, Knight moved to New York City and became a part of the Futurians, a group of writers, editors, and fans who used science fiction as an avenue for social commentary and critique.
		Knight is perhaps best known for his classic short story, "To Serve Man," which was made into an unforgettable episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.
		Knight's latest novel, Humpty Dumpty: An Oval, proves that this master is still a vibrant voice in contemporary science fiction.
	www.ebookmall.com /alpha-authors/Damon-Knight.htm (342 words)

	KNIGHT, Damon - personal data
		Both began critiquing novels, moved to Milford, Pa., and when Blish proposed a union type organization of SF writers (to a lot of poo-pooing), Damon created the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 and was its first president.
		Damon's success at pulp editing was limited, however, as he found the controls and schedules chafing.
		Damon was not blessed (or cursed) with mono-mania, and therefore was not driven to achieve some major body of writing.
	www.gwillick.com /Spacelight/DKnight.html (500 words)

	Editorial
		As a fledgling writer in the early '40s, Damon was part of the famed fan group The Futurians, which included among its members Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, James Blish, Donald Wollheim and many others who went on to mold the modern face of science fiction.
		Damon founded the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 and also served as the first president.
		Damon founded the organization, and though he could no longer be there to take part in the annual celebration of the field he loves, no one could deny that he was still present, and would continue to be present for years to come.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue262/editorial.html (765 words)

	Clarion Damon Knight (1922-2002) Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is with great sadness that we report the death of Damon Knight on April 15th.
		Damon published scores of short stories, more than a dozen novels, and books on the history of science fiction and on writing fiction, including the popular instructional Discussion of Plot and the web-based art history work, "
		The Knight-Wilhelm Scholarship honors Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm, co-founders (with Robin Scott Wilson) in 1968, of the Clarion Workshop, which has been held at Michigan State University since 1972.
	www.travis-usa.com /DKnightClarion.htm (381 words)

	Damon Knight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		KNIGHT est en effet, et malheureusement, tombé dans un relatif oubli, et rien n'est plus injuste pour celui qui fut un pivot entre l'âge d'or et la new wave, à la fois écrivain, critique et anthologiste.
		KNIGHT sera aussi et surtout l'une des figures majeures de la new wave, qu'il accompagnera avec la revue "Orbit", qui fera émerger ou confirmera de nombreux talents.
		Damon KNIGHT a publié aussi en 1965 une anthologie intitulée "13 french stories", nouvelles traduites par ses soins.
	www.cafardcosmique.com /auteur/Knight.Damon.html (651 words)

	Locus Online: News Log, April 2002
		Perhaps Knight's greatest impact on science fiction was as editor, especially for the Orbit series of original anthologies, which ran from Orbit 1 in 1966 through Orbit 21 in 1980, and helped launch the careers of several major writers, including Gene Wolfe, R.A. Lafferty, Kate Wilhelm, and Gardner Dozois.
		Knight was active in various fan and professional organizations throughout his life.
		Knight won a Pilgrim Award from the Science Fiction Research Association in 1975, and a Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1995.
	www.locusmag.com /2002/News/News04Log.html (1100 words)

	A for Anything - Damon Knight - eBooks
		That is the simple but remarkable premise of Damon Knight's classic 1959 novel, A for Anything.
		Like most of us, Knight watches the mind-boggling technological advancements of our time with a mixture of awe and alarm, and wonders whether we are really in control of the things we are creating.
		Knight has put his finger on the pulse of our modern sensibility and, mixed with his truly remarkable imagination, created a novel that is gripping, thought-provoking and impossible to put down.
	www.ebookmall.com /alpha-titles/for-Anything-Knight-RosettaBooks-cr.htm (353 words)

	Late Knight Edition
		Late Knight Edition was published in conjunction with the appearance of Damon Knight as Guest of Honor at Boskone XXII.
		Damon Knight was born in Baker, Oregon on September 19, 1922.
		Damon and his wife, Kate Wilhelm, were Guests of Honor at the 1980 World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon Two.
	www.nesfa.org /press/Books/Knight.htm (302 words)

	Books \| SF titan Damon Knight dies at 79 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight, the prolific science fiction writer and editor, has died at the age of 79.
		The author of 13 novels, Knight published his first short story in 1941, and his first novel, Hell's Pavement, in 1955.
		He was a member of the SF writers' group, The Futurians, which included influential authors such as Isaac Asimov, Donald A Wollheim and Frederick Pohl.
	books.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4397672-99819,00.html (213 words)

	AP Worldstream: Damon Knight, influential science fiction writer and editor, dies at 79@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Damon Knight, influential science fiction writer and editor, dies at 79
		Dateline: EUGENE, Oregon Damon Knight, a prolific science fiction writer and editor who helped transform pulp science fiction into a respectable genre, has died.
		Knight, who had been in poor health in recent years, died Monday at a Eugene hospital of age-related causes, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:52347552&refid=ip_almanac_hf (192 words)

	Damon Knight: Nebula Awards One
		Damon Knight, who founded the SFWA, edited the first anthology of Nebula winners, initially published in 1966 and reprinted in 2001 by Stealth Press.
		The nominees Knight chose to include, James H. Schmitz, Gordon R. Dickson, Larry Niven, and J.G. Ballard have also demonstrated the ability to continue to be popular more than three decades after these stories were selected.
		Knight has elected to mix the award winners and nominees, although he clearly designates which is which.
	www.sfsite.com /%7Esilverag/nebula1.html (452 words)

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