author
Donald Wandrei
1908–1987
A key figure in early weird and science fiction, he helped shape the field both as a writer and as a publisher. His stories and poems carried a dark, dreamlike energy, and his work to preserve H. P. Lovecraft's fiction left a lasting mark on genre history.
2 Audiobooks
Raiders of the universes
by Donald Wandrei
The red brain
by Donald Wandrei
About the author
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Donald Wandrei was an American writer, poet, and editor whose work appeared in major pulp magazines including Weird Tales and Astounding Stories. He wrote science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction, often with a vivid, eerie style that made him a memorable voice in early 20th-century speculative literature.
Wandrei is also remembered as a co-founder of Arkham House with August Derleth in 1939. The press was created to publish H. P. Lovecraft's work in hardcover at a time when much of it had only appeared in magazines, and that effort helped preserve and spread Lovecraft's reputation for later generations.
Alongside his publishing work, Wandrei produced poetry, short fiction, and novels, building a career that connected the pulp era to the later history of fantasy and horror publishing. He remains an important behind-the-scenes figure as well as a writer in his own right.