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Jack Wodhams

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Jack Wodhams
Born(1931-09-03)3 September 1931
Dagenham, United Kingdom
Died3 August 2017(2017-08-03) (aged 85)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1967-2015

Jack Wodhams (1931–2017) was an English-born science fiction writer who lived in Australia from 1955 until his death. He also wrote as Trudy Rose and Caroline Edwards. Wodhams was born on 3 September 1931, in Dagenham (London) and died on 3 August 2017.[1]

He was first published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1967 with the story There Is a Crooked Man. He was largely known for the kind of "problem oriented" stories that Analog itself is known for. These stories have been called "generally clever and often ingenious"[2] and good on military matters,[3] but occasionally criticised as facetious. From 1970 to 1982, he was nominated for the Ditmar Award several times.[4]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • The Authentic Touch (1971)
  • Looking for Blucher (1980)
  • Ryn (1982)

Short story collection

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  • Future War (1982)

Prose collection

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  • The Small Book of Controversies (2003)

Short stories

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References

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  1. ^ Austlit - Jack Wodhams
  2. ^ Strange Constellations : A History of Australian Science Fiction by Russell Blackford, Van Ikin and Sean McMullen, p117
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction - Jack Wodhams
  4. ^ ""sfadb: Jack Wodhams Awards Summary"". SFADB. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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Jack Wodhams at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database