The Profession of Science Fiction ed. Maxim Jakubowski & Edward James (Macmillan Press, September 3, 1992, 0-333-52482-9, £12.99, 208pp, tp, nf, cover by Ian Pollock)
Anthology of 16 essays in the “Profession of Science Fiction” series reprinted from Foundation. A hardcover edition (-52481-0, £35.00) was announced but not seen.
- vii · Foreword · Arthur C. Clarke · fw
- ix · Notes on the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg
- 1 · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski & Edward James · in
- 12 · The Way It Was, 1933-1937 · Jack Williamson · ar Foundation #26, October 1982
- 26 · The Development of a Science Fiction Writer · James Blish · ar Foundation #2, June 1972
- 34 · Wonderful Deathless Ditties · Naomi Mitchison · ar Foundation #21, February 1981
- 44 · From Shanghai to Shepperton · J. G. Ballard & David Pringle · ar Foundation #24, February 1982; given as by Ballard alone.
- 73 · A Citizen of Mondath · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar Foundation #4, July 1973
- 78 · Backwards Across the Frontier · Richard Cowper · ar Foundation #9, November 1975
- 95 · Where I Get My Crazy Ideas · Norman Spinrad · ar Foundation #19, June 1980
- 101 · By Chance, Out of Conviction · D. G. Compton · ar Foundation #17, September 1979
- 111 · The Writer as Nomad · Pamela Sargent · ar Foundation #40, Summer 1987
- 120 · Thank You for the Music · Michael G. Coney · ar Foundation #32, November 1984
- 131 · The Profession of Science Fiction · Gene Wolfe · ar Foundation #18, January 1980
- 140 · The Profession of Fiction · M. John Harrison · ar Foundation #46, Autumn 1989
- 154 · Confessions of a Bradbury Eater · Garry Kilworth · ar Foundation #29, November 1983
- 161 · A Shaman’s View · David Brin · ar Foundation #39, Spring 1987
- 169 · Riddles in the Dark · Gwyneth Jones · ar Foundation #43, Summer 1988
- 182 · Git Along, Little Robot · Richard Grant · ar Foundation #47, Winter 1989/1990
- 200 · Index · [uncredited] · ms
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