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Henry Andrew Ackermann
A lively presence in early science fiction fandom, he wrote imaginative stories for pulp magazines in the 1940s and also helped build fan communities around the genre. His surviving work offers a glimpse of the energetic, experimental spirit of science fiction’s magazine era.
1 Audiobook
South to Propontis
by Henry Andrew Ackermann
About the author
Born in Baltimore in 1920, Henry Andrew Ackermann was part of the early American science fiction fan scene. He was active in fandom in the 1930s and 1940s, belonged to the Science Fiction League, and was a charter member of the National Fantasy Fan Federation in 1941.
Alongside his fan activity, he published fiction and poetry in pulp magazines. His known stories include South to Propontis, which later became available through Project Gutenberg, and period appearances in magazines such as Planet Stories, Super Science Stories, Future Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Stirring Science Fiction.
Ackermann also edited or published fan material, including the fanzine Imagi-Music, and founded the Scientifiction Association for Boys in 1944. He died in 1991. Although not widely remembered today, his work sits at an interesting crossroads between professional pulp writing and grassroots science fiction fandom.