author
Charles D. Hornig
1916–1999
A teenage fan who helped shape early science fiction, he launched one of the first fanzines and became the very young managing editor of Wonder Stories. His career captures the lively, homemade spirit of the genre’s earliest fandom.
1 Audiobook
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 11, July 1934 The Fan's Own Magazine
by Various Authors, Charles D. Hornig
About the author
Charles D. Hornig was an American science fiction editor, fan, and occasional writer born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 25, 1916. He is remembered as one of the early enthusiasts who helped build science fiction culture when the field was still young and closely tied to fan magazines and letter columns.
As a teenager, he founded The Fantasy Fan in 1933, a pioneering fanzine that became an important meeting place for early SF readers and writers. That work led to an extraordinary opportunity: while still very young, he became managing editor of Wonder Stories, where he worked from late 1933 into 1936.
Hornig later wrote a small amount of fiction as well, but his lasting place in the genre comes from his editorial work and his role in early fandom. He died on October 11, 1999, and is still remembered as one of the people who helped give science fiction its first strong fan community.