Page's biography of Frederik Pohl nominated for Locus Award

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced their five finalists for each category of the 2016 Locus Award, chosen annually by a survey of readers. Michael R. Page, lecturer and Laurus faculty advisor in the Department of English, received a nomination for his recent biography of prolific science fiction writer Frederick Pohl. The biography is now one of the five finalists in the non-fiction category. The awards will be presented at Locus Magazine's awards weekend in Seattle, WA, June 24-26, 2016.

Frederik Pohl: Modern Masterse of Science Fiction was published in November 2015 by University of Illinois Press. "An up-and-coming scholar has done a thorough and insightful job of analyzing the life and impact on science fiction of the iconic master whose career covered every aspect of the science fiction of our times," wrote reviewer James Gunn.