GILLESPIE, Bruce

(1947-)

   Australian educational-books editor, critic and from 1969 publisher of a FANZINE (current), SF COMMENTARY, where much of his writing on sf has appeared. Some of this was reprinted in Philip K. Dick: Electric Shepherd (critical anth 1975) ed BG, published by Norstrilia Press, aSMALL PRESS named in honour of Cordwainer SMITH and founded by BG with Carey Handfield and Rob Gerrand; Norstrilia, now long silent, published more than 20 books, many of sf relevance. A later fanzine (from 1984) is The Metaphysical Review, which also carries occasional critical pieces. BGhas received 9 Ditmar AWARDS for fan writing and publishing and 2 William Atheling Jr Awards for criticism.

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