Allan Howard

Allan Howard was a science fiction author born on December 1, 1913, and he died on May 6, 1988. Public-domain and audiobook sources continue to list him simply and consistently as a writer of science fiction.

One surviving contemporary note attached to his story It's a Small Solar System describes him as director of the Eastern Science Fiction Association in Newark, suggesting he was not only a writer but also active in science fiction fandom and community life. That small detail gives a nice sense of the world he moved in: the lively magazine-and-fan-network culture that helped shape classic genre fiction.

Much of his reputation now rests on shorter pieces rather than widely known novels, which can make him feel like a hidden corner of science fiction history. For listeners who enjoy rediscovering lesser-known pulp-era voices, his work offers a glimpse of the imaginative, club-driven science fiction scene of the mid-1900s.