SF writer Phyllis Gotlieb, 83, died July 14, 2009. Born Phyllis Fay Bloom on May 25, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Gotlieb was sometimes called the founder of Canadian science fiction, and in the ’60s and ’70s she was the only prominent English-language Canadian SF writer. She was a founding member of SF Canada, and her many honors include an Aurora Award for lifetime achievement (1982). Her first SF story … Continue reading Phyllis Gotlieb, 1926-2009