Science Fiction Foundation

Science Fiction Foundation

Founded	1970
Location	United Kingdom
Official language	International
Website	www.sf-foundation.org

TheScience Fiction Foundationis aRegistered Charityestablished 1970 inEnglandbyGeorge Hayand others. Its purpose is to "promotescience fictionand bring together those who read, write, study, teach, research or archive science fiction in Britain and the rest of the world. "Science fiction writersArthur C. ClarkeandUrsula K. Le Guinwere founding patrons; current patrons areNeil Gaimanand ProfessorDavid Southwood.

Until 1995, the SFF was based in the North East London Polytechnic in Barking, Essex, UK (now theUniversity of East London). For much of this period the Director of the Foundation wasMalcolm Edwards,who later moved to Gollancz, and then Orion.

Activities

SFF publishes the journalFoundation: The International Review of Science Fictionthree times a year and occasional critical works under the general titleFoundation Studies in Science Fiction.It owns and supports the Science Fiction Foundation Collection, the largest research library of its type in Europe, and currently one of the special collections at the Sydney Jones Library of theUniversity of Liverpool.The SFF provides a scientific speaker for the annualEastercon,under the general title of the George Hay Memorial Lecture. It also supplies two judges for the annualArthur C. Clarke Award.The SFF and theBritish Science Fiction Associationhold their annual general meetings jointly in either May or June.

External links

• Science Fiction Foundation
• "Science Fiction Hub",University of Liverpool Special Collections & Archives