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Collection
Title
George Alec Effinger Collection
Date(s)
- 1973-1987 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland Ohio January 10, 1947, and died April 27, 2002. His writing career started with attendance at the Clarion Workshop in 1970, and his first publication in 1971. His first novel was a Nebula award nominee. He received a Nebula Award and Hugo Award for best novelette, for "Schroedinger's Kitten". John K. Diomede was a pseudonym.
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Scope and content
This collection consists of manuscripts for several works by Effinger, including the copyedited manuscript for Effinger's 1987 novel When Gravity Falls, the edited manuscript for the novella "The Exile Kiss (Preview)" (1990), and the bound manuscript for his 1981 novel The Wolves of Memory.
Also included is the manuscript for the 1973 story "Dem Bones", which Effinger published under the name "John K. Diomede."
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions.
Physical access
These materials are stored offsite and require additional time for retrieval.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Languages of the material
- English
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