Mike Glicksohn

Glicksohn in 2007

Michael "Mike" David Glicksohn (May 20, 1946 – March 18, 2011, was a Canadian high school math teacher, science fiction fan and the co-editor of the science fiction fanzine Energumen.

Early life

Glicksohn was born in Portsmouth, England, and emigrated to Canada.

Teacher

Glicksohn taught mathematics at Humberside Collegiate Institute in Toronto for 34 years.

SF fandom

Glicksohn attended his first World Science Fiction Convention in Cleveland in 1966. He also co-founded the Ontario Science Fiction Club (OSFiC) that year.[1]

In 1969, while attending a science fiction convention in Boston, Glicksohn met fellow SF fan Susan Wood, at the time a student at Carleton University in Ottawa. They married and decided to publish an SF fanzine.[2][3] The result was Energumen, a 28-page zine published in February 1970.[4] It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1971 and 1972, and won in 1973.[5][6][7]

In 1973, Glicksohn and Wood broke up, and Energumen ceased publication after 15 issues.

Glicksohn continued to organize and be part of the SF fan world, and in 1975 was a Guest of Honour at Aussiecon 1, the 33rd World Science Fiction Convention.[1][8] Glicksohn was nominated for an individual Hugo in 1977 for Best SF Fan Writer.[9]

Personal life and death

Glicksohn married Susan Manchester in 1993. In 2005, he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent many treatments.[1] He died in Toronto of a stroke on 18 March 2011.[10]

Legacy

Glicksohn was posthumously inducted into the CSFFA Hall of Fame in 2026.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Glicksohn (1946-2011)". March 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Reid, Robin Anne (2009). Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews. ABC-CLIO. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-313-33591-4. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Canadian author & bookman and Canadian poetry. Canadian Authors Association. 1985. p. 45. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Energumen 01" (PDF). efanzines. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hugo Awards database Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Locus magazine
  6. ↑ "RIP, Mike Glicksohn, Hugo-winning science fiction fan". March 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ "The Hugo Awards : 1973 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Renovation - Worldcon Guests of Honor". WSFS. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ "The LOCUS Index to SF Awards". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Obituary Michael David (Honey) Glicksohn". The Toronto Star. March 21, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  11. ↑ "2026 CSFFA Hall of Fame Inductees". Locus Online. July 1, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
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