- Edward E. Kramer
Edward E. Kramer (born on
March 20 ,1961 ) is an American editor and author of numerousscience fiction ,fantasy , and horror works, and co-founder of theDragon Con fan convention inAtlanta, Georgia . He lives inDuluth, Georgia .Biography
Kramer is the editor of the
anthologies "Dark Love" and "Grails" published byRoc Books ; "The Sandman: Book of Dreams" (withNeil Gaiman ) (HarperPrism ); "The Crow : Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams" (withJames O'Barr ) (Random House ); "Free Space" (Tor Books ); "Forbidden Acts" (Avon Books ); "Elric : Tales of the White Wolf" and "Pawn of Chaos: Tales of theEternal Champion " (based on the works and characters ofMichael Moorcock ), "Dante's Disciples", "Tombs", and the "Dark Destiny" trilogy (White Wolf); and "Strange Attraction: Turns of the Midnight Carnival Wheel" (Bereshith Publishing), with many additional works both in print and in progress.Kramer is a member of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and
Horror Writers Association (serving as bothVice-President andTrustee ), and served on the board of theWorld Fantasy Convention andWorld Horror Society . [ [http://www.worldhorrorsociety.org/past.html World Horror Society | World Horror Convention ] ] His credits include more than a dozen published works of fiction and non-fiction, and a decade of work as amusic critic andphotojournalist . He co-wrote and directed the digital feature "Terror at Tate Manor", which debuted as a direct-to-Internet film.His literary works have been nominated for the
World Fantasy Award , theBritish Fantasy Award , and theInternational Horror Guild Award , and he is the recipient of the first Prometheus Special Award presented by theLibertarian Futurist Society , with co-editorBrad Linaweaver , for "Free Space".In 1987, he founded
Dragon Con ,North America 's largest convention dedicated to science fiction, fantasy,comics , gaming, and thepopular arts . He served as its chairman for fourteen years and oversaw its growth from 1,400 attendance in its inaugural year to over 20,000 in 2000.He has also chaired the 1990 Atlanta Origins convention, the 1992 Georgia
World Fantasy Convention [ [http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/1992.html 1992 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees ] ] and theNebula Awards Weekend, and both theAtlanta World Horror Convention and theNorth American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) in 1995. [ [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongListNasfic.html The Long List of Nasfics ] ] In 1999, he hosted theAtlanta World Horror Convention and Los Angeles'sBram Stoker Award Weekend.Kramer, who was born in
Brooklyn ,New York , is a graduate ofEmory College and theEmory University School of Medicine . [ [http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org/a3prbios.html Aussiecon 3 Biographies] ]While working on an anthology proposal based on Frank Herbert's "Dune" in 1997, Kramer fostered a literary partnership between writers
Brian Herbert andKevin J. Anderson . [Richards, Linda L. [http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/duneprofile.html "The Sons of Dune: An Interview with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson"] , January Magazine. January, 2000.] He is credited as the "bridge" to their additions to the "Dune universe " in each volume of the first trilogy, ', ' and "".Criminal allegations & civil rights actions
In 2000, Kramer was arrested for an alleged domestic incident following an anonymous phone call; he was eventually charged with aggravated child molestation. Kramer has lived under
house arrest at his home in Duluth since late 2000 while awaiting trial. No trial date has been set. A FederalCivil Rights Action was filed against the local county by Kramer in 2001. TheNational Center for Reason and Justice sponsors a defense fund on his behalf.In May 2005, Kramer filed a motion asserting
speedy trial rights, demanding the case go to trial; the motion was never heard. In November 2006, a follow-up motion demanding dismissal of charges for violation of civil rights, includingspeedy trial rights was denied, and is onappeal . Former GeorgiaCongressman and Intelligence officialBob Barr entered anAmicus curiae citing the Court to, "rebuke the entities responsible in the strongest language available... that this kind of illicit, illegal confluence of dilatory, patently constitutionally infirm behavior be ended and effectively condemned."United Nations representative for Aguda,United States Holocaust Memorial Council , and Penn Law School Adjunct Professor Harry Reicher's Amicus to the Court, resolved: "Treatment such as that endured by Ed Kramer is not only unacceptable, but deeply antithetical, indeed offensive, to notions of justice that are deeply ingrained in the legal culture ofUnited States , and that have suffused, and found their replication in, the post-World War II human rights movement."Bibliography
*"Tales of
Riverworld " (1992)
*"Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences" (1992), aWorld Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology
*"Quest toRiverworld " (1993)
*"Confederacy of the Dead" (1993)
*"Phobias" (1994)
*"Michael Moorcock'sElric : Tales of the White Wolf" (1994)
*"Grails: Visitations of the Night" (1994)
*The "Dark Destiny" trilogy is set in White Wolf publishing's "World of Darkness":
*#"Dark Destiny" (1994)
*#"Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate" (1995)
*#"Dark Destiny III: Children ofDracula " (1996)
*"Dante's Disciples" (1998)
*"Excalibur " (1995)
*"Tombs" (1995)
*"More Phobias" (1995)
*"Forbidden Acts" (1995)
*"Dark Love" (1996), aWorld Fantasy Award andInternational Horror Guild Award nominee for Best Anthology
*"The Sandman: Book of Dreams" (1996), aBritish Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology
*"Michael Moorcock's Pawn of Chaos: Tales of theEternal Champion " (1997)
*"Free Space" (1997), recipient of the first Prometheus Special Award
*"The Crow : Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams" (1998)
*"Strange Attraction: Turns of the Midnight Carnival's Wheel" (2000)
*"Grails: Quests of the Dawn" (2004)References
* [http://www.dragoncon.org/people/kramere.html Ed Kramer biography] provided by Dragon*Con
* Reicher, Harry. "Amicus Curiae", [http://www.gaappeals.us Georgia Court of Appeals] , September 5, 2007.
* Barr, Bob. "Amicus Curiae", [http://www.gaappeals.us Georgia Court of Appeals] , August 16, 2007.
* Sturgis, Amy H. [http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/37718.html "Ed Kramer's Long Wait for Justice"] , History News Network. April 16, 2007.
* Steward, Shirl. [http://www.santafenewmexican.com/readerblogs/60270.html "The Real Injustices Beyond the Sting of Mere Words"] , Santa Fe New Mexican. April 16, 2007.
* Bidwell, Rebecca. [http://www.saveourcivilliberties.org/en/2005/05/1148.shtml "Georgia Inmate Abuse by Gwinnett County and Prison Health Services, Inc. in Supreme Court"] , Save Our Civil Liberties Campaign, May 26, 2005.
* Rothery, Brian. [http://www.inquisition21.com/article~view~84~page_num~13.html "America – Land of the Shackles"] , Inquisition 21st Century. November 18, 2004.
* Cohen, Benyamin. [http://atlantajewish.com/content/2004/edkramer.html "Truth, Justice, and Ed Kramer"] , Atlanta Jewish Life Magazine. October 2004.
* Nurse, Doug. "Molestation trial delayed after surgery",The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Pg. 1JJ. May 4, 2004.
* Brett, Jennifer. "Kramer trial to start today; DragonCon founder charged with aggravated child molestation",The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Pg. 1JJ. May 3, 2004.
* Rowe, Sean. " [http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=38709 "DragonCon Sex Trial Delayed -- Again"] ",WXIA-TV . November 3, 2003.
* Warren, Beth. "Third teen levels molestation charges",The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Pg. 1JJ. October 24, 2003.
*Silver, Steven H. [http://www.sfsite.com/columns/news0305.htm "Kramer Warrant Declared Unconstitutional"] , SF Site News. May 8, 2003.
* Henry, Scott. " [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2002-05-22/news_brief.html "Ed Kramer trial put off again"] ",Creative Loafing . May 22, 2002.
* Henry, Scott. " [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2002-01-30/cover.html "The wizard of Dragon*Con stands trial"] ",Creative Loafing . January 30, 2002.
* Ippolito, Milo. "Defendant's sword at center of pretrial dispute; Admissibility as evidence at issue",The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Pg. 1JJ. February 16, 2001.
* Bacon-Smith, Ph.D., Camille. [http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/goth2.html "The Goth Explosion in Science Fiction Culture"] , New Directions in Folklore 3. May-July 1999.External links
* [http://www.edkramer.com/ edkramer.com official website]
* [http://www.edkramer.org/ edkramer.org defense fund site]
* [http://www.tatemanor.com/ "Terror at Tate Manor" website]Persondata
NAME=Kramer, Edward E.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Editor, writer
DATE OF BIRTH=March 20 ,1961
PLACE OF BIRTH=Brooklyn ,New York City ,New York
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