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Damon Knight
Born September 19, 1922(1922-09-19)
Died April 15, 2002 (aged 79)
Occupation author, editor, critic
Nationality United States
Genres science fiction

Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922–April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in Science fiction and Fantasy literature, and in contact with one another

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Biography

Knight's first professional sale was a cartoon drawing to a science-fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. Amazing Stories was an American Science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback 's Experimenter Publishing. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941: an editorial error made this story's ending incomprehensible, although the story was later reprinted elsewhere as Knight originally wrote it. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was a recipient of the Hugo Award, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the National Fantasy Fan Federation, cofounder of the Milford Writer's Workshop, and cofounder of the Clarion Writers Workshop. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (ˈsɪfwə or /ˈsɛfwə/ was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. The National Fantasy Fan Federation ( N3F or NFFF) is one of the world's oldest Science fiction fandom organizations The Milford Writer's Workshop is an influential East Coast Science fiction writer's workshop founded by Damon Knight. Clarion is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring Science fiction and Fantasy writers Knight lived in Eugene, Oregon, United States, with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer. The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kate Wilhelm (neé Katie Gertrude Meredith born June 8, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, is a writer whose works include Science fiction,

At the time of his first story, he was living in New York, and was a member of the Futurians. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Futurians were an influential group of Science fiction fans, many of whom became editors and writers as well One of his short stories describes paranormal disruption of a science fiction fan group, and contains cameo appearances of various Futurians under thinly-disguised names: for instance, H. Beam Piper is identified as "H. Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in Science fiction and Fantasy literature, and in contact with one another Henry Beam Piper ( March 23, 1904 – c November 6, 1964) was an American Science fiction author Dreyne Fifer".

In a series of reviews for various magazines, he became famous as a science fiction critic, a career which began when he wrote in 1945 that A. E. van Vogt "is not a giant as often maintained. Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific He's only a pygmy using a giant typewriter". After nine years, he ceased reviewing when a magazine refused to publish one review exactly as he wrote it. These reviews were later collected in In Search of Wonder.

The SFWA's Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement was renamed in his honor. The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an Award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Formerly known as the Grand Master Award, Knight received that honor in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

To the general public, he is best known as the author of "To Serve Man", which was adapted for The Twilight Zone. " To Serve Man " is a science fiction Short story written by Damon Knight, later adapted for use as an episode of the 1960s television series The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. He is also known for the term "second-order idiot plot," a story set in a society that only functions because everyone or almost everyone in it is an idiot. In literary and Film criticism, an idiot plot is a plot which (in the words of the Turkey City Lexicon) "functions only because all the

One of Knight's best-known stories, "The Country of the Kind" (reprinted in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One) describes a future utopia in which everyone is peaceful, kindly and honest . The Country of the Kind is a Science fiction Short story by Damon Knight, the founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the . . except for a single individual who is compelled to be destructive and abusive; his mental illness (and artistic temperament) is contrasted with savage irony to their bland but apparently contented conformity. Another particularly interesting piece is Rule Golden, in which an alien spreads a chemical that makes everyone receive as much pain as they give unto others. The consequences of what this would due to governments in general, and America's role in the world, is discussed in some detail.

Partial bibliography

Main article: Bibliography of Damon Knight

Novels

Short stories and other writings

External links

This is a Bibliography of works by Damon Knight. The bibliography is in chronological order of first publication of the books James Benjamin Blish ( East Orange, New Jersey, May 23, 1921 – Henley-on-Thames, July 30, 1975) was an " To Serve Man " is a science fiction Short story written by Damon Knight, later adapted for use as an episode of the 1960s television series The Country of the Kind is a Science fiction Short story by Damon Knight, the founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of "Shall the Dust Praise Thee?" is a Science fiction short story by Damon Knight. Orbit is a long-running series of anthologies of new fiction edited by Damon Knight; often featuring work by such writers as Gene Wolfe, Joanna Russ
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