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| − | Lois Newman was a [[fan]] and bookseller from [[LA]] who moved to the [[Denver]] area and owned [[Lois Newman Books]]. She was active in [[con-running]] and wanted to chair a Worldcon. She founded the [[Denver in '79]] [[Westercon]] bid and the [[Denver in '81]] [[Worldcon bid]], before leaving the Denver area for the [[Bay Area]] where she chaired [[OakLaCon]] in 1975. [[Don C. Thompson]] wrote about her in his brief memoir, [[Ah, Wilderness: Forty Years of Colorado Fandom]]. | + | Lois Eda Newman was a [[fan]] and bookseller from [[LA]] who moved to the [[Denver]] area and owned [[Lois Newman Books]]. She was active in [[con-running]] and wanted to chair a Worldcon. She founded the [[Denver in '79]] [[Westercon]] bid and the [[Denver in '81]] [[Worldcon bid]], before leaving the Denver area for the [[Bay Area]] where she chaired [[OakLaCon]] in 1975. [[Don C. Thompson]] wrote about her in his brief memoir, [[Ah, Wilderness: Forty Years of Colorado Fandom]]. |
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| + | She was a teacher in the Los Angeles area early in her career, and later devoted herself to charities dealing with animals. | ||
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| + | [https://prabook.com/web/lois_eda.newman/1675344 World Biographical Encyclopedia] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:53, 22 April 2023
(May 14, 1934 -- )
Lois Eda Newman was a fan and bookseller from LA who moved to the Denver area and owned Lois Newman Books. She was active in con-running and wanted to chair a Worldcon. She founded the Denver in '79 Westercon bid and the Denver in '81 Worldcon bid, before leaving the Denver area for the Bay Area where she chaired OakLaCon in 1975. Don C. Thompson wrote about her in his brief memoir, Ah, Wilderness: Forty Years of Colorado Fandom.
She was a teacher in the Los Angeles area early in her career, and later devoted herself to charities dealing with animals.
World Biographical Encyclopedia
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