Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American

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fan and writer, and erotica writer, from

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, who won the

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for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose

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''Science Fiction Review'' won the 1969, 1970, 1977 and 1979 Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine. His '' The Alien Critic'' won the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1974 (in a tie with ''

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''), and in 1975 as sole first place. He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Fan Writer from 1970 to 1971 and 1973-1986 inclusive; his

science fiction fanzines A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" wa ...

were nominated for the Hugo for Best Fanzine from 1968 to 1971 and 1974-1983 inclusive: a total of 30 Hugo nominations and 13 Hugos. Many of his recent SF-related writings may be read on his page at eFanzines.com. As of 2005, Geis said he had published 114 books, "110 of them soft-core porn".

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