Mari Wolf

Born in 1927, Mari Wolf was an American science fiction writer whose work appeared during the genre’s mid-20th-century magazine era. She published fiction in well-known science fiction magazines and became especially associated with brisk, imaginative stories that mixed humor with classic speculative ideas.

Beyond her fiction, she was active in science fiction fandom, where she edited fanzines and took on organizing work that connected readers, writers, and conventions. That mix of creative writing and community involvement made her part of the social world that helped science fiction grow in the postwar decades.

Her name is still remembered by genre readers for stories such as Robots of the World! Arise! and for her place in the culture of classic science fiction magazines and fandom.