Gerald Wilburn Page (born August 12, 1939) is an American writer of

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and

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. He was born in

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on August 12, 1939. He sold his first story to the magazine ''

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'' where it appeared in 1963. Page acquired ''Coven 13'' magazine from

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and retitled it ''Witchcraft and Sorcery'' Under that title the magazine lasted for six issues.Untitled Document
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as art director. In 1969 he joined the editorial staff of ''

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''. He edited DAW Books's anthology series ''

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'' from 1976 to 1979. His story "Worldsong" appears in his anthology ''

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'' (Arkham House, 1975).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Gerald W. 1939 births Living people American short story writers American horror writers American fantasy writers American male short story writers American male novelists