Donald M. Grant

This article is about the person. For the publishing company, see Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. For the former baseball executive, see M. Donald Grant.

Donald Metcalf Grant (April 3, 1927 – August 19, 2009) was an American publisher.

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

Biography

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] (this was after his split from Thomas Hadley; the name was that of a lead character in one of Otis Adelbert Kline's fantasy novels) 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. 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. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: World Fantasy Award Nominees List". Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
8. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1979 Balrog Awards". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
9. "2003 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". www.worldfantasy.org. World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 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. p. 192. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.