Arthur D. Hlavaty at Lunacon 45 in 2002. (Mark Olson photo via Fancyclopedia 3).
I am sorry to have to report that prominent science fiction fan Arthur Hlavaty, 83, has died. Here is the announcement from Bernadette Bosky on Facebook. And also here is Kevin Maroney on Bluesky. The death also has been announced on File 770 (seventh item). Writer Jo Walton has posted a new poem, "On the death of Arthur Hlavaty and Sophie Kinsella."
Arthur was a twelve time nominee for the Hugo Award for best fan writer. He published many fanzines and also was a prominent blogger. This article at the Fancyclopedia lists much of his fannish activity and you can follow the links to online versions of his zines.
Arthur founded The Golden APA, which counted both Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea as members. He often wrote about how Illuminatus! had influenced him. His support of this blog was much appreciated.
When Arthur had to post about an obituary on his blog, his headline would be, "Another Good One Gone." Hence my own headline.
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