Author Biography and Bibliography

Anthony Boucher (William Anthony Parker White) was born in 1911 and began publishing stories in 1941. His first published story was "Snulbug," which was published in Unknown Worlds, and he was a regular contributor to that magazine and to Astounding Science Fiction for the next two decades.

In 1949, he and J. Francis McComas founded The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, which he edited until his retirement in 1958. He died of lung cancer in 1968.

Anthony Boucher was also a mystery novelist and editor. As review columnist for the New York Times from 1951 until his death, he was the most influential mystery critic of the day. The World Mystery Convention, named Bouchercon in his memory, has been held annually since 1970.