George H. Scithers Writer

George H. Scithers (May 14, 1929 – April 19, 2010) was a science fiction fan, author, and Hugo Award–winning editor.A long-time member of the World Science Fiction Society, he published a fanzine starting in the 1950s, wrote short stories, and moved on to edit several prominent science fiction magazines, as well as a number of anthologies. As editor emeritus of Weird Tales, he lectured at the Library of Congress in 2008. Wildside Press published his most recent book, Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction, in 2008.