Elizabeth Anne Hull
Elizabeth Anne Hull was born on January 10th, 1937. Elizabeth passed away August 3rd, 2021 at 84 years old. Elizabeth Anne Hull was born in Upper Darby Township, PA, USA.
An accomplished academic, Elizabeth Anne Hull gained her education at Illinois State University, Northwestern University, and at Loyala University, where she earned a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.
Hull went on to work in the education field. With a Ph.D. in English literature, she worked at William Rainey Harper College, located in Illinois, for over 30 years where she taught English as a professor.
Elizabeth was married to famous sci-fi author
Frederik Pohl, and the two of them collaborated on various projects.
One noteworthy project was "Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master Frederik Pohl" which she was the editor of. This anthology featured unique stories from the likes of
Neil Gaiman,
Gregory Benford and
Larry Niven.
Elizabeth also contributed to the anthology
Asimov: Near Futures and Far where she co-wrote a short story with her husband titled "Author Plus".
Elizabeth also worked for the Science Fiction Research Association, where she would later receive an award for Distinguished Service. Hull was the president of the SFRA for many years and was also their newsletter editor. The SFRA was founded in 1970 and is a non-profit organization whose goal is to reward science fiction and fantasy studying via literature and other media.
In 1996, Elizabeth was a member of the judging panel for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The winner that year was
Stephen Baxter with "The Time Ship".
Elizabeth also worked for the World SF International Organization for Professionals, in the North American secretary role.
Later in life, Elizabeth ventured into politics. She was the Democratic Party nominee in 1996, for Illinois's 8th congressional district, although she lost to Phil Crane.
Prior to her marriage to Frederik, Elizabeth was also married and had two daughters from that marriage.
Elizabeth Anne Hull: Awards & Accolades
Elizabeth Anne Hull won the Science Fiction Research Association Awards, Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service, in 1998.
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