Charles Ryan

(1946 --)

Charles Carroll Ryan is an editor and publisher.

A newspaperman by profession, Ryan is known in the SF world for the two prozines he has edited, Galileo (1975-1980) and Aboriginal Science Fiction (1986-2001), both of which at their peak reached relatively high circulations.

In 1991, with John Betancourt, he founded the small press publisher, First Books, designed to publish limited-edition hardcovers of first books by writers discovered by Aboriginal Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1989 -- Best Professional Editor Hugo nomination
• 1990 -- Boskone 27, Best Professional Editor Hugo nomination
• 1997 -- WindyCon XXIV
• 2007 -- Necon Hall of Fame

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1946—

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