LOSCON 30 GUEST BIO

Fred Patten joined the LASFS in 1960.   He has attended most Worldcons and Westercons since then, and was the Chairman of the 1974 Westercon and 1987 Loscon.   He was a co-founder of the first Japanese animation fan club in 1977, and is still its Secretary.   He currently writes regular anime columns for Animation World Magazine and Newtype USA, and he has been a consultant for many animation and anime film festivals.   He was a manager at Streamline Pictures, one of America's earliest anime specialty companies, from 1991 to 2003, and has been a freelance writer since then.   He is a member of four apas, and is currently Official Editor of Rowrbrazzle.   He writes a series, "Theriopangrams", for Radio Comix's monthly Furrlough, and reviews anthropomorphic literature for Yarf! magazine.   His first book (as editor), Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction, was published this July by Sofawolf Press.