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Larry Sternig
1908–1999
Best remembered as a longtime literary agent in Milwaukee, he also wrote brisk, imaginative pulp fiction, including science fiction stories that still find readers today. Born in Austria and later settled in the United States, he moved between the worlds of writing and publishing with ease.
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About the author
Born on August 12, 1908, Larry Sternig—also known as Laurence J. Sternig—was an Austrian-born writer who later made his career in the United States. He became especially well known in Milwaukee literary circles, where he built a long-running literary agency and worked with writers for decades.
Alongside his agency work, he wrote fiction of his own, including science fiction for the pulp magazines. Stories such as Total Recall helped keep his name alive with vintage SF readers, and several of his works have remained accessible through public-domain archives.
He is remembered not only as an author, but also as a practical, behind-the-scenes figure in publishing: someone who helped connect writers with readers while continuing to create stories himself. He died in Milwaukee on May 15, 1999.