Whos met or written to Wolfe The Urth list — 8 messages, 5 voices, 11 May 2008 https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/5017 Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. ============================================================================== Oliver Wakefield — 11 May 2008, 21:41 Hi Jus wondering if anyones met Wolfe? Scanning the net ive discovered the sci-fi convention and sadly due to my location will probably never go to one. It saddens me that I'll probably never meet Wolfe. I don't have the funds to travel to the US yet. As that in the case I'm considering writing a letter to Wolfe. I must say that such things I have always thought of as obssessive and a bit odd but as Wolfe is a relatively low profile author there is always the tantalising chance of a reply to show the grandchildren. I must say that reading Wolfe has been probably the most enriching experiences in my life and my girlfriend has to put up with my rants of his greatness. Have any of you guys attempted this. I know you can contact him through his agent. If you think this a really bad idea please tell me. I am aware that the answers are in the book its more a 'your great, keep up the good work' sort of letter. _________________________________________________________________ Discover and Win with Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adam Thornton — 11 May 2008, 22:53 in reply to Oliver Wakefield > On May 11, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Oliver Wakefield wrote: > > Jus wondering if anyones met Wolfe? Scanning the net ive discovered > the sci-fi convention and sadly due to my location will probably > never go to one. It saddens me that I'll probably never meet Wolfe. > I don't have the funds to travel to the US yet. I asked him what I think was a pretty coherent question at ReaderCon '99, and was a drooling and incoherent fanboy when I ran into him at Archon last year. I wish that I had made a better account of myself. Alas. Adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andy Robertson — 12 May 2008, 07:01 in reply to Oliver Wakefield Go for it. He's a charming chap. Oliver Wakefield writes: > Hi > > Jus wondering if anyones met Wolfe? Scanning the net ive discovered the sci-fi convention and sadly due to my location will probably never go to one. It saddens me that I'll probably never meet Wolfe. I don't have the funds to travel to the US yet. > > As that in the case I'm considering writing a letter to Wolfe. I must say that such things I have always thought of as obssessive and a bit odd but as Wolfe is a relatively low profile author there is always the tantalising chance of a reply to show the grandchildren. I must say that reading Wolfe has been probably the most enriching experiences in my life and my girlfriend has to put up with my rants of his greatness. > > Have any of you guys attempted this. I know you can contact him through his agent. If you think this a really bad idea please tell me. I am aware that the answers are in the book its more a 'your great, keep up the good work' sort of letter. > _________________________________________________________________ > > Discover and Win with Live Search > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ http://www.thenightland.co.uk 01273-488272 / 0777-214-9545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Ortlund — 12 May 2008, 15:49 in reply to Andy Robertson Please forgive the stupid question, but . . . who is Wolfe's agent and how you do reach him? Eric Ortlund Assistant Professor of Old Testament Briercrest Seminary http://www.briercrest.ca/seminary/prospective/academics/programs/ http://scatterings1976.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] On Behalf Of Andy Robertson Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:02 AM To: The Urth Mailing List Subject: Re: (urth) Whos met or written to Wolfe [mx][spf] Go for it. He's a charming chap. Oliver Wakefield writes: > Hi > > Jus wondering if anyones met Wolfe? Scanning the net ive discovered > the sci-fi convention and sadly due to my location will probably never > go to one. It saddens me that I'll probably never meet Wolfe. I don't > have the funds to travel to the US yet. > > As that in the case I'm considering writing a letter to Wolfe. I must > say that such things I have always thought of as obssessive and a bit > odd but as Wolfe is a relatively low profile author there is always the > tantalising chance of a reply to show the grandchildren. I must say that > reading Wolfe has been probably the most enriching experiences in my > life and my girlfriend has to put up with my rants of his greatness. > > Have any of you guys attempted this. I know you can contact him > through his agent. If you think this a really bad idea please tell me. I > am aware that the answers are in the book its more a 'your great, keep > up the good work' sort of letter. > _________________________________________________________________ > > Discover and Win with Live Search > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ http://www.thenightland.co.uk 01273-488272 / 0777-214-9545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andy Robertson — 12 May 2008, 16:31 in reply to Eric Ortlund Eric Ortlund writes: > Please forgive the stupid question, but . . . who is Wolfe's agent and > how you do reach him? > > > Eric Ortlund see at bottom of http://home.clara.net/andywrobertson/wolfemountains.html Andy R http://www.thenightland.co.uk 01273-488272 / 0777-214-9545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Ortlund — 12 May 2008, 16:32 in reply to Andy Robertson Thanks! Eric Ortlund Assistant Professor of Old Testament Briercrest Seminary http://www.briercrest.ca/seminary/prospective/academics/programs/ http://scatterings1976.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] On Behalf Of Andy Robertson Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:31 AM To: The Urth Mailing List Subject: Re: (urth) Whos met or written to Wolfe [mx][spf] Eric Ortlund writes: > Please forgive the stupid question, but . . . who is Wolfe's agent and > how you do reach him? > > > Eric Ortlund see at bottom of http://home.clara.net/andywrobertson/wolfemountains.html Andy R http://www.thenightland.co.uk 01273-488272 / 0777-214-9545 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ brunians at brunians.org — 12 May 2008, 18:16 in reply to Eric Ortlund Normally, one writes an author in care of his publisher. I have done this with Wolfe and received no reply even after years, which hurt my feelings a bit until I reflected that he is a busy guy and certainly had no obligation to write me back. The problem, of course, is that having read as much of his stuff as I have I feel that I know him a bit, and maybe I do, but he does not (of course) know me at all. I've also met him twice, like fifteen or twenty years apart, at the only two SF conventions that I have attended. He does indeed seem a very nice man. . > Please forgive the stupid question, but . . . who is Wolfe's agent and > how you do reach him? > > > Eric Ortlund > Assistant Professor of Old Testament > Briercrest Seminary > http://www.briercrest.ca/seminary/prospective/academics/programs/ > http://scatterings1976.blogspot.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: urth-bounces at lists.urth.net [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] > On Behalf Of Andy Robertson > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:02 AM > To: The Urth Mailing List > Subject: Re: (urth) Whos met or written to Wolfe [mx][spf] > > Go for it. He's a charming chap. > > > Oliver Wakefield writes: > > Hi > > > > Jus wondering if anyones met Wolfe? Scanning the net ive discovered > > the sci-fi convention and sadly due to my location will probably never > > go to one. It saddens me that I'll probably never meet Wolfe. I don't > > have the funds to travel to the US yet. > > > > As that in the case I'm considering writing a letter to Wolfe. I must > > say that such things I have always thought of as obssessive and a bit > > odd but as Wolfe is a relatively low profile author there is always the > > tantalising chance of a reply to show the grandchildren. I must say that > > reading Wolfe has been probably the most enriching experiences in my > > life and my girlfriend has to put up with my rants of his greatness. > > > > Have any of you guys attempted this. I know you can contact him > > through his agent. If you think this a really bad idea please tell me. I > > am aware that the answers are in the book its more a 'your great, keep > > up the good work' sort of letter. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Discover and Win with Live Search > > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ > http://www.thenightland.co.uk > > 01273-488272 / 0777-214-9545 > > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oliver Wakefield — 13 May 2008, 00:22 follows, by subject match brunians at brunians.org Hmmmm. It seems that your unlikely to get a reply if you write to Wolfe. Fair enough really, hes an old guy whos still writing hard. Hmmm I might do it anyway. I wonder how many fan letters he gets? Might be the lucky one he writes back to. I suppose he could have an autoreply. Dear Reader Thanks for praise of my books. Severian is acctually erebus' son and abaia's his uncle and he didn't really save the New Sun. It was all a dream. Now leave me alone. Gene Wolfe _________________________________________________________________ Be a Hero and Win with Iron Man http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000009ukm/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------