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Stanley Mullen ( – 1974) was an American artist, short story writer, novelist and publisher. He studied writing at the
His novel '' Kinsmen of the Dragon'' was originally planned as a publication of Gorgon Press but was ultimately issued by Shasta Publishers.
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Stanley Mullen ( – 1974) was an American artist, short story writer, novelist and publisher. He studied writing at the University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a Public university, public research university in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a Federated state, state, it is the fla ...
and drawing, painting and lithography at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located on the same city block are the American Numismatic Association and part of the campus of Colorado ...
where he was accepted as a professional member in 1937. A series of his paintings of Indian ceremonial dances is part of the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums betwe ...
. Mullen worked as assistant curator of the Colorado State Historical Museum during the 1940s.
Writing career
Mullen wrote over 200 stories and articles in a variety of fields. He became involved with thesmall press
A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "indie publisher" and "independent press" and others are sometimes used interchangeably. However, when a distinction ...
publisher New Collector's Group (co-founded by Paul Dennis O'Connor and Martin Greenberg) before starting his own small press publisher, Gorgon Press, in 1948.
Gorgon Press published only one book - Mullen's short story collection ''Moonfoam and Sorceries'' and was also the imprint under which 11 issues of Mullen's fanzine, ''The Gorgon'', were issuedHis novel '' Kinsmen of the Dragon'' was originally planned as a publication of Gorgon Press but was ultimately issued by Shasta Publishers.
Books by Stanley Mullen
* ''The Sphinx Child'' (chapbook; New Collectors Group, 1948) * ''Moonfoam and Sorceries'' (short story collection; Gorgon Press, 1948) * '' Kinsmen of the Dragon'' (Shasta Publishers, 1951) (Jacket art byHannes Bok
Wayne Francis Woodard ( ; July 2, 1914 – April 11, 1964), known by the pseudonym Hannes Bok, was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. He painted nearly 150 covers for v ...
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Awards
*1959, Mullen's story "Space to Swing a Cat" was nominated for aHugo Award for Best Short Story
The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The short story award is available for works of fiction of ...
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References
* *External links
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