Dreaming About Other Worlds: Author

Thursday, March 19, 1970

Author - Schmidt, Stanley

Schmidt at MidAmeriCon II

Birth: March 7, 1944

Death: Still alive and kicking.

Comments: Stanley Schmidt is a science fiction author and editor best known for serving as the Editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact from 1978 to 2012. He earned a B.A. from the University of Cincinnati and a Ph.D. in physics from Case Western Reserve University. Throughout his student years Schmidt wrote several science fiction short stories that were published. He taught physics and astronomy at Heidelberg College in Ohio but eventually moved on to become the editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1978. Though he has written many science fiction stories and a few other books, Schmidt made his mark on the publishing world as an editor, garnering thirty-one Hugo Award nominations for his editing, although he has only won once.

Stanley Schmidt is married to fellow science fiction author Joyce Schmidt.

My reviews of Stanley Schmidt's books:
None

Other books by Stanley Schmidt that I have read but not reviewed:
Aliens and Alien Societies: A Writer's Guide to Creating Extraterrestrial Life-Forms

Short fiction by Stanley Schmidt appearing in works that I have reviewed:

Opportunity Knocks (with Joyce Schmidt) found in Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXXIV, No. 10 (October 2014)

Essays by Stanley Schmidt appearing in works that I have reviewed:

Orbits to Order found in Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXXV, Nos. 1 & 2 (January/February 2015)