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Julian "Judy" May [Dikty] was an American science fiction fan and writer.  She grew up in [[Chicago]] and a fan in her late teens, publishing the [[fanzine]] ''[[Interim Newsletter]]'' for a time.  She helped create the [[SF International]] organization in the late 40s and early 50s.
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[[File:DiktyTed&Julian1951.jpeg|thumb|left|'''[[Ted Dikty]] and Julian May at [[Midwestcon 2]] in 1951.''' ]]
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'''Julian Clare "Judy" May''' (later '''Dikty''') was an [[American]] [[science fiction]] [[fan]] and writer.  She grew up in the [[Chicago]] area and became a fan in her late teens, publishing the [[fanzine]] ''[[Interim Newsletter]]''.  She helped create the [[SF International]] [[organization]] in the late ’40s and early ’50s.
  
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In 1950 she sold "Dune Roller" to [[Campbell]]. She met her future husband, [[Ted Dikty]], later that year at a convention in Ohio. She chaired the [[Tenth World Science Fiction Convention]] ([[Chicon II]]) ([[Tasfic]]) in [[Chicago]] in 1952, and married [[Dikty]] in 1953. Shortly after that, she dropped out of [[sf]].
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She [[chaired]] the [[Tenth World Science Fiction Convention]] ([[Chicon II]], aka [[Tasfic]]) in [[Chicago]] in 1952, the first woman to [[chair]] a [[Worldcon]]. She co-wrote the original music for ''[[Asteroid (ballet)]]'', the first science-fiction ballet, which was performed there.  
  
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Between 1954 and the early 70s she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and [[YA]] books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion. In 1976, she attended [[Westercon 29]] in [[Los Angeles]], her first science-fiction convention in many years, which led her back into [[SF]] writing, resulting in the very successful [[Galactic Milieu]] series. (One of the novels of which received a nomination for the [[1982 Best Novel Hugo]].)  She also wrote ''A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan'' under the pseudonym Lee N. Falconer.
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Her first story, a [[novelette]], ''Dune Roller'', appeared in ''[[Astounding]]''’s  [https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v48n04_1951-12_Gorgon776/mode/1up December 1951 issue], accompanied by her own interior [[art]]. She stopped writing [[sf]] between 1954 and the early ’70s, when instead she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and [[YA]] books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion.  
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In 1976, she attended [[Westercon 29]] in [[Los Angeles]], her first science-fiction [[convention]] in many years, appearing in costume. She was a gifted [[costumer]]. That led her back into [[SF]] writing, resulting in the very successful '''Galactic Milieu''' series, eight novels that involve several religious and philosophical themes. (One of the novels received a nomination for the [[1982 Best Novel Hugo]].)  She also wrote ''A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan'' under the [[pseudonym]] '''Lee N. Falconer'''.
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She met her future husband, [[Ted Dikty]], at a [[convention]] in [[Ohio]] in 1950 and married him in 1953. They had three children. They moved to the [[Pacific Northwest]] and were active in fandom there. She was a member of the [[First Fandom club]] (as '''Julian M. Dikty''').
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* Memorial article in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' (New Series #54, 4th Quarter 2017).
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* ''[[Interim Newsletter]]''
  
 
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* 1982 -- [[1982 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]] nomination
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* 1982 -- [[1982 Best Novel Hugo]] nomination, [[Locus Award]]
 
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* 1991 -- [[Philcon 1991]]
 
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* 2015 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
 
* 2015 -- [[First Fandom Hall of Fame]]
  
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She was a member of First Fandom (as Julian M. Dikty); a memorial article by Jon D. Swartz appeared in Scientifiction (New Series #54, 4th Quarter 2017).
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 15 March 2023

(July 10, 1931 – October 17, 2017)

Ted Dikty and Julian May at Midwestcon 2 in 1951.

Julian Clare "Judy" May (later Dikty) was an American science fiction fan and writer. She grew up in the Chicago area and became a fan in her late teens, publishing the fanzine Interim Newsletter. She helped create the SF International organization in the late ’40s and early ’50s.

She chaired the Tenth World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon II, aka Tasfic) in Chicago in 1952, the first woman to chair a Worldcon. She co-wrote the original music for Asteroid, the first science-fiction ballet, which was performed there.

Her first story, a novelette, Dune Roller, appeared in Astounding’s December 1951 issue, accompanied by her own interior art. She stopped writing sf between 1954 and the early ’70s, when instead she wrote and edited hundreds of children's and YA books as well as books on science, history, biography and religion.

In 1976, she attended Westercon 29 in Los Angeles, her first science-fiction convention in many years, appearing in costume. She was a gifted costumer. That led her back into SF writing, resulting in the very successful Galactic Milieu series, eight novels that involve several religious and philosophical themes. (One of the novels received a nomination for the 1982 Best Novel Hugo.) She also wrote A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan under the pseudonym Lee N. Falconer.

She met her future husband, Ted Dikty, at a convention in Ohio in 1950 and married him in 1953. They had three children. They moved to the Pacific Northwest and were active in fandom there. She was a member of the First Fandom club (as Julian M. Dikty).

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