KIDD, (Mildred) Virginia

KIDD, (Mildred) Virginia
(1921-)
   US literary agent and writer, married to James BLISH 1947-63, who began to publish professionally in the early 1950s, writing at least 1 story with Blish; her first solo sf story, "Kangaroo Court", did not appear until much later, in Orbit 1 (anth 1966) ed Damon KNIGHT. She edited 3 strong ORIGINAL ANTHOLOGIES: Millennial Women (anth 1978; vt The Eye of the Heron, and Other Stories 1980 UK), Interfaces (anth 1980) withUrsula K. LE GUIN, and Edges (anth 1980), also with Le Guin. As a literary agent from 1965, she became known for her FEMINIST views and - although she did not handle only WOMEN WRITERS - for representing a highly capable range of feminist authors, including Carol EMSHWILLER, Le Guin, Josephine SAXTON and James TIPTREE Jr.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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