F. L. Wallace (February 16, 1915 – November 26, 2004), sometimes credited as Floyd Wallace, was a noted science fiction and mystery writer. He was born in
Rock Island, Illinois
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, in 1915, and died in
Tustin, California
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, in 2004. Wallace spent most of his life in California as a writer and mechanical engineer after attending the University of Iowa. He also attended UCLA.
His first published story, "Hideaway", appeared in the magazine ''
Astounding
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cl ...
''.
''
Galaxy Science Fiction
''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Edi ...
'' and other science fiction magazines published his subsequent stories, including "
Student Body
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", "Delay in Transit",
Bolden's Pets, and
Tangle Hold. His mystery works include "Driving Lesson", a second-prize winner in the twelfth annual short-story contest held by ''
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fic ...
''. His novel ''
Address: Centauri'' was published by
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company active 1948 – 1962 and primarily known for fantasy and science fiction, many later regarded as classics.
Gnome was one of the most eminent of the fan publishers of SF, producing 86 ...
in 1955. His works have been translated into numerous languages, and his stories are available today around the world in anthologies.
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry on F. L. Wallace
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1915 births
2004 deaths
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
American mystery writers
American science fiction writers
University of Iowa alumni
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers
People from Rock Island, Illinois