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Somerlott, Robert (1928-2001) (items) (chron.)
Born in U.S., has lived mostly abroad, more recently in Mexico; lecturer in anthropology turned writer of books, short stories and essays.


Somervell, Brehon B(urke) (1892-1955) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon_B._Somervell


Somerville, Charles (Cecil Lee D’Montral) (1876-1931) (items) (chron.)
Born in New Orleans of Creole descent; magazine writer, New York City reporter.


Sommerlad, Uwe (1963- ) (items) (chron.)
See www.imdb.com/name/nm0814039


Sonderborg, Frank (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See franksonderborg.blogspot.co.uk


Soni, M. J.; [i.e., Manju Soni] (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
See manjusoni.com


Sorrentino, Fernando (1942- ) (items) (chron.)
Born in Buenos Aires.


Sothern, Edward Hugh (1859-1933) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Sothern


Soutar, (Edward) Andrew (1879-1941) (items) (chron.)
Born Edward Andrew Stagg in Wiltshire; married Elspeth Soutar Swinton as Stagg in 1911; but then adopted the last name Soutar; death in Cornwall registered as Edward Andrew Soutar.


South, Marshal (1889-1948) (items) (chron.)
Born Roy Bennett Richards in Gelenelg, near Adelaide, Australia; came to the U.S. in 1908 with his mother and brother, settling in Oceanside, California; began using Marshal South for his writings in 1912 and it apparently became his adopted/legal name, under which his marriages, census records and WWII draft registration are listed. (His second wife Tanya is listed in social security death records as Tanya South and his first son as Marshal L. South Jr.) Author of 8 novels (none published in the U.S.), over 50 poems, short stories and essays and many Desert Magazine articles; lived latterly in a self-constructed house on “Ghost Mountain” in the California desert.


Southerland, Katharine Virden (1892-1955) (items) (chron.)
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey; educated in Dover, Delaware; advertising copy writer for Crowell Publishing Company of New York until marriage in 1923; died in Wilmington, Delaware.


Southon, Arthur E(ustace) (1887-1964) (items) (chron.)
Born in London; educated at Methodist College, Surrey; Methodist Minister, living in Somerset in the 1930s.


Souvestre, Pierre (Wilhelm Daniel) (1874-1914) (items) (chron.)
Born in Brittany, France; a lawyer, journalist, author, and motor car enthusiast.


Souza, Joseph (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items)
See www.josephsouza.net


Spalding, [Rev.] Samuel C(harles) (1878-1962); used pseudonyms Chickering Carter & Nick Carter (items) (chron.)
Born in Leavenworth, Kansas; educated at Meadville Theological School in Pennsylvania; founder of Chicago publishing company in 1921.


Spare, Austin Osman (1886-1956) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Osman_Spare


Sparkia, Roy (Bernard) (1914-1992) (items) (chron.)
See www.findagrave.com/memorial/82093288/roy-b-sparkia


Sparrow, Gerald (1903-1988) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Sparrow


Sparrow, Jeff (1969- ) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sparrow


Spears, Raymond S(miley) (1876-1950) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_S._Spears


Spector, Joel (fl. 1990s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.joelspector.com


Speechly, Marc Geoffrey (1960- ) (items) (chron.)
Writer/performer for many years, appearing on TV and creating and performing his own BBC Radio 2 series “Whining for England.”


Speegle, Darren (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.goodreads.com/author/show/1126527.Darren_Speegle


Speidell, Kevin (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
See www.kevins-art.com


Spelvin, George; pseudonym (fl. 1930s-1980s) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Spelvin


Spence, (John) Hartzell (1908-2001) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartzell_Spence


Spence, (James) Lewis (Thomas Chalmers) (1874-1955) (items) (chron.)
Born in Broughton Ferry, England; educated at Edinburgh University; author and editor; lived in Edinburgh.


Spencer, Brent (1952- ) (items) (chron.)
See nebraskaauthors.org/authors/brent-spencer


Spencer, Charles (1955- ) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spencer_(journalist)


Spencer, Leonard G. (fl. 1950s); house pseudonym used by Randall Garrett (1927-1987) & Robert Silverberg (1935- ) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/spencer_leonard_g


Spencer, Matt (1979- ) (items) (chron.)
See mattspencerauthor.word-press.com


Speyer, Edward (1884-?) (items) (chron.)
Journalist. Not to be confused with the friend of Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner (1841-1934).


Spillane, Mickey; [i.e., Frank Morrison Spillane] (1918-2006) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Spillane


Spilsbury, [Sir] Bernard (Henry) (1877-1947) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Spilsbury


Spindler, Erica (1957- ) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Spindler


Spinell, Joe; [born Joseph J. Spagnuolo] (1936-1989) (items)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Spinell


Spinelli, (Alex) Laurence (1892-1983) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Spinelli.html


Spinrad, Norman (Richard) (1940- ) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/spinrad_norman


Spooner, Luke (A.) (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
See www.carrionhouse.com


Sposato, John (fl. 1970s-2000s) (items) (chron.)
See johnsposato.carbonmade.com


Sprague, Ricky (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)
See rickysprague.com


Sprang, Richard W(illiam) (1915-2000) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sprang


Sprigg, C(hristopher) St. John (1907-1937) (items) (chron.)
Brother of Theodore S. Sprigg.


Spring, Agnes Wright; [born Agnes Rebecca Wright] (1894-1988) (items) (chron.)
See eadsrv.denverlibrary.org/sdx/pl/doc-tdm.xsp?id=WH1163_d0e35&fmt=text&base=fa


Spring, (Robert) Howard (1889-1965) (items) (chron.)
See www.abfar.org.uk/ref/?Author_notes_and_lists:Howard_Spring


Springer, Nancy (Connor) (1948- ) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Springer


Sproule, Dale L. (fl. 1980s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See dlsproule.blogspot.co.uk


Squier, Emma-Lindsay; [Mrs. John Bransby] (1892-1941) (items) (chron.)
See lakechapalaartists.com/?p=3239


Stacey, (Harold Charles) Barnard (1889-1973) (items) (chron.)
Born in London; died in Newton Abbot, Devonshire.


Stack, Gilbert M. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See gilbertstack.webs.com/aboutme.htm


Stack, Gordon (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See gordonstackfiction.com


Stackpool, Walter (1915-1988) (items) (chron.)
See www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A51372


Stacpoole, H(enry) de Vere (1863-1951) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stacpoole_h_de_vere


Staggs, Earl (?-2020) (items) (chron.)
See earlwstaggs.wordpress.com


Stahr, Paul (Carl, Jr.) (1883-1953) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Stahr.html


Stajic, Marina (fl. 1970s-2010s) (items)
See www.nyc.gov/html/ocme/downloads/pdf/Fbio/Marina%20Stajic.pdf


Stallings, Josh (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See joshstallings.net


Stamaty, Stanley (1916-1979) (items) (chron.)
See www.nytimes.com/1979/09/15/archives/stanley-stamaty-an-illustrator-for-wellknown-publications-63.html?_r=0


Stanford, Don(ald Kent) (1918-1992) (items) (chron.)
Writer. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee; lived in Ontario, Canada.


Staniforth, John William (1863-1927) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Staniforth


Stanley, [Sir] Henry M(orton) (1841-1904) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morton_Stanley


Stanley, Kristina (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)
See kristinastanley.com


Stanley, Marian McMahon (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)
See www.marianmcmahonstanley.com


Stanley, Robert (Charles, Jr.) (1918-1996) (items) (chron.)
See pulpartists.com/Stanley.html


Stansberry, Linda (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)
See lindastansberry.com


Stanton, Paul; pseudonym of David Beaty (1919-1999) (items) (chron.)
See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/stanton_paul


Stanton, Will(iam Frank) (1918-1996) (items) (chron.)
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Stanton_(author)



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