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Toni Jerrman (born 1964) is
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of the Finnish
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Tähtivaeltaja ''Tähtivaeltaja'' () is a Finnish language, Finnish quarterly science fiction magazine published in Finland. History and profile ''Tähtivaeltaja'' was started in 1982. The magazine is published by Helsingin science fiction -seura. Toni Jerrman ...
''. VanderMeer, Jeff.
Jeff VanderMeer Interviews ‘Tähtivaeltaja’ Editor Toni Jerrman about Finnish SF/Fantasy, His Iconic Magazine, and Alastair Reynolds
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SF Signal ''SF Signal'' was a science fiction blog and fanzine published from 2003 to 2016. The site was launched by John DeNardo and JP Frantz and focused on writings, events, and other topics focusing on the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and other ...
. Published May 13 2011. Retrieved February 7 2019.
He founded the Tähtivaeltaja and Tähtifantasia Awards.Matilainen, Hanna: ''Mitä kummaa: Opas kotimaiseen spekulatiiviseen fiktioon'', p. 176. Helsinki: Avain, 2014. . He has won several awards, including: * The Arctic Comic Festival's Publication-Lempi for ''Tähtivaeltaja'' (1998) * Dark Fantasy's Golden Chainsaw for the best horror print (short story anthology ''Himon anatomia'', edited by Jerrman) (1998) * The Finnish Science Fiction Writers Association's Cosmos Pen reward for promoting Finnish sci-fi literature (1992) * European Science Fiction Society's European Science Fiction Award: Best chief editor (1988)


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The official Tähtivaeltaja site
* Jeff VanderMeer
Dispatches From Smaragdine
SF Site, November 2006.
Jeff VanderMeer Interviews Toni Jerrman
The SF Signal 5/2011. Living people 1964 births Finnish journalists Science fiction editors Finnish literary critics Finnish film critics Finnish speculative fiction editors Finnish speculative fiction critics {{Finland-writer-stub