Elinor Mavor

Elinor Mavor

Elinor Mavor (born c. 1936) was the editor of "Amazing Stories" and "Fantastic" from early 1979 until late 1982. She had done illustrations and production work for several magazines, working for Arthur Bernhard. She had also been an editor at "Bill of Fare", a restaurant trade magazine. When Ted White resigned from Bernhard's UPD in November 1978, Mavor became the editor of both Bernhard's science fiction magazines. She had read a good deal of science fiction but knew nothing about the world of science fiction magazines.Ashley, "Gateways", pp. 348–355.]

For the first few issues Mavor used the pseudonym of "Omar Gohagen", as she was unsure whether a woman editor could be accepted by the readership. Her tenure saw the magazines improve in the quality of the graphics, but she was unable to make the magazines successful. In 1980, "Fantastic" was merged with "Amazing"; and in May 1982, TSR acquired "Amazing" from Bernhard, who was retiring. By this time the circulation had dropped to only about 11,000. George H. Scithers took over as editor for TSR.Ashley, "Gateways", pp. 348–355.]

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*cite book | first=Mike | last=Ashley | title=Gateways to Forever:The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980| publisher=Liverpool University Press| location=Liverpool| year=2007 | isbn= 978-1-84631-003-4


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