Donald M. Grant

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Donald M. Grant
Born	April 3, 1927(1927-04-03) Providence, Rhode Island
Died	August 19, 2009(2009-08-19) (aged 82) North Port, Florida
Nationality	U.S.
Occupation	Publisher
Known for	founding Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. and other small press publishers

Donald Metcalf Grant (April 3, 1927-August 19, 2009) was an American publisher. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1927 and graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1949. Grant's interest in fantasy and science fiction started when he began reading the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs at age 10.^[1] He married in 1956 and has two children.^[1] Grant was involved in the founding of several science fiction and fantasy small press publishers. He co-founded Grant-Hadley Enterprises in 1945,^[2] The Buffalo Book Company in 1946^[3] and Centaur Press in 1970.^[4] He also founded Grandon, Publishers in 1949^[5] and Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1964.^[6]

Awards

• 1976, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional^[7]
• 1979, Balrog Awards: professional achievement^[8]
• 1980, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional^[7]
• 1983, World Fantasy Special Award: Professional^[7]
• 1984, World Fantasy Convention Award^[7]
• 2003, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.^[9]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Eshbach 1983, pp. 166-168.
2. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, p. 822.
3. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 123-125.
4. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 152-154.
5. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 316-317.
6. ^ Chalker and Owings 1998, pp. 318-341.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/WfaNomList.html
8. ^ http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Balrog1979.html#proach
9. ^ "2003 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". www.worldfantasy.org. World Fantasy Convention. http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/2003.html. Retrieved 6 April 2008. 

References

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.. 
• Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur (1983). Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era. Philadelphia: Oswald Train. OCLC 10489084. 
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago, IL: Advent. pp. 192. ISBN 0-911682-20-1. 

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Name	Grant, Donald M.
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Date of birth	April 3, 1927
Place of birth	Providence, Rhode Island
Date of death	August 19, 2009
Place of death	North Port, Florida