John R. Douglas (1948-2023)

Editor and fan John R. Douglas, 74, died August 3, 2023 in New York.

During a career that spanned nearly 40 years, he edited for publishers including Simon & Schuster, Avon, and Harper Prism, as well as online publications. He was also a journalist, editing news magazine Science Fiction Chronicle from 2002 to 2005, and served as a longtime board member for the World Fantasy Convention. He received a World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement this year.

Douglas was born October 5, 1948 in Toronto, Canada, and attended the University of Toronto Innis College, graduating in 1969, before settling in New York. He is survived by his wife, editor Ginjer Buchanan, married in 1975. He was a smart and lovely man, and the field and fandom are less without him.