author
Betsy Curtis
1917–2002
A witty, imaginative voice in mid-century science fiction and fantasy, she published memorable short stories in magazines like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog, and Galaxy. Her fiction often mixed big speculative ideas with humor, and "The Steiger Effect" earned a Hugo Award nomination.
5 Audiobooks
Rebuttal
by Betsy Curtis
Temptress of Planet Delight
by Betsy Curtis
The Old Ones
by Betsy Curtis
The Trap
by Betsy Curtis
The Protector
by Betsy Curtis
About the author
Elizabeth King McGee Curtis was an American science fiction and fantasy writer born in Toledo, Ohio, on September 17, 1917. She studied English at Oberlin College, later earned a master's in education, and built a writing career centered on short fiction rather than novels.
Her stories appeared in major genre magazines from the 1950s into the 1970s, including The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Galaxy, If, Infinity, and Analog. She is especially remembered for "The Steiger Effect," a 1968 story that was nominated for the Hugo Award, and for bringing a light, intelligent touch to classic science-fiction ideas.
Beyond publishing, she was also active in science-fiction fandom and the Society for Creative Anachronism, with a reputation for poetry and costume work as well as fiction. She died on April 17, 2002, in Meadville, Pennsylvania.