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[[File:Science fiction quarterly 195108.jpg|thumb|right|Shaw's "Seeds of Insecurity" was the cover story on the August 1951 issue of ''[[Science Fiction Quarterly]]'']]
'''Lawrence Taylor Shaw''' ([[November 9]], [[1924]]&ndash;1985) was a [[Hugo Award]]-winning [[science fiction]] [[science fiction fandom|fan]], author and editor who usually published as '''Larry T. Shaw'''.
 
'''Lawrence Taylor Shaw''' ([[November 9]], [[1924]] &ndash; April 1, 1985) was aan American [[Hugo Award]]-winning [[science fiction]] [[science fiction fandom|fan]], author, editor and editor[[literary agent]] who usually published as '''Larry T. Shaw'''.
Shaw joined the [[Futurians]] in the early 1940s. From 1948 through the early 1950s, he wrote short fiction before becoming an [[science fiction editors|editor]] for ''[[If (magazine)|If]]'' and later ''[[Infinity (magazine)|Infinity Science Fiction]]''. He published [[Harlan Ellison|Harlan Ellison's]] first magazine story "Glowworm" (1955) in ''Infinity Science Fiction'', following Ellison's first sale to [[EC Comics]].
 
Shaw joined a group of science fiction writers known as the [[Futurians]] induring the early 1940s. From 1948 through the early 1950s, he wrote short fiction before becoming an [[science fiction editors|editor]] for the magazines ''[[If (magazine)|If]]'' and later ''[[Infinity (magazine)|Infinity Science Fiction]]''. He published [[Harlan Ellison|Harlan Ellison's]] first magazine story "Glowworm" (1955) in ''Infinity Science Fiction'', followingafter Ellison's first sale to [[EC Comics]].
After those magazines folded in 1958, Shaw edited [[monster movie]] magazines, automotive magazines and other material until 1963, when he began editing for Irwin Stein's [[Lancer Books]]. He continued working the editorial end of the business until 1975, when he focused on work as a literary agent. He received a Special [[Hugo Award]] in 1984 for lifetime achievement as an editor.<ref>[http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/Hugos/hugos1984.html Long List of Hugo Awards: 1984]</ref>
 
From 1954 to 1955 Shaw edited ''Rodding and Re-Styling'', an automotive sports magazine.<ref name=T_73>Ashley, ''Transformations'', p.&nbsp;73.</ref>
Shaw was married to science fiction and (Spur Award-winning) [[Western fiction]] author [[Lee Hoffman]] from 1956 to 1958. He later married Noreen Kane (1930-2005). Shaw died of [[cancer]] in 1985.
 
After those magazines foldedterminated induring 1958, Shaw edited [[monster movie]] magazines, automotive magazines and other material until 1963, when he began editing for Irwin Stein's company [[Lancer Books]]. He continued working theas editorialan end of the businesseditor until 1975, when he focused onbegan work mainly as a literary agent. He received a Special [[Hugo Award]] induring 1984 for lifetime achievement as an editor.<ref>[http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/Hugos/hugos1984.html Long List of Hugo Awards: 1984]</ref>
 
Shaw was married to science fiction and (Spur Award-winning) [[Western fiction]] author [[Lee Hoffman]] from 1956 to 1958. He later married Noreen Kane (1930-20051930–2005). Shaw died of [[cancer]] inon April 1 1985.
1985.
 
== References ==
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== Sources==
*{{cite book | first=Mike | last=Ashley | title=Transformations: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970 | publisher=[[Liverpool University Press]] | location=Liverpool | year=2005 | isbn=0-85323-779-4 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/transformationsv0000ashl }}
 
==External links==
* {{Gutenberg author | id=25718}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Larry Shaw |birth=1924 |death=1985 |sopt=t}}
* {{Librivox author |id=8428}}
 
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==See also==
* [[List of science fiction editors]]
 
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