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A longtime small-press editor and publisher, this writer helped keep weird fiction alive through magazines and books that championed horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He is especially associated with Weirdbook and with a body of work that reflects deep roots in fandom.
by W. Paul Ganley
W. Paul Ganley is an American writer, editor, and publisher known for his long involvement in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom. Sources available here consistently connect him with Weirdbook and with Weirdbook Press, where he published and edited work in the weird-fiction tradition, as well as books by other genre authors.
His publishing history appears to stretch back to early fanzines in the 1950s, with a return to small-press activity in the 1970s and after. Bibliographic sources also credit him with editing magazines such as Weirdbook and Eerie Country, while bookseller and reference listings describe him as the founder of Weirdbook Press and note his work as both an editor and author.
As a writer, Ganley has published fiction, poetry, essays, and collections including Cthulhu's Cousins and Other Weirdnesses. Some listings also mention that he wrote under pen names including Toby Duane, A. Arthur Griffin, and Walter Quednau. Taken together, the record shows a career built not just on writing, but on nurturing the kind of imaginative, offbeat fiction that thrives in dedicated small-press circles.