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Jan Howard Finder |
jan howard finder is a prominent American science fiction writer, filker, hostelling tour guide, costumer, production assistant, and fan, who was a guest of honor at the 1993 ConFrancisco. He normally spells his name in lower case, jan howard finder, and his last name is pronounced finn-der. 1 He currently lives in the Albany, New York area, and is considered by many in science fiction fandom to be the epitome of smof (a "behind the scenes" worker).
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Finder, nick-named "The Wombat," has been a frequent guest at numerous Science Fiction conventions, including Honored Guest at ConFrancisco (the 1993 Worldcon). 2 3 He has also be Fan Guest of Honor at BYOB-Con 8 (1978), Lastcon 1 (1981, Albany NY), LepreCon 8 (1982), Genericon 1 (1985), NotJustAnotherCon 4 (1988) and Arisia 12 (2001). 4 5 He was a co-founder of Albacon. 6
He has been the chairperson at several cons, including two cons specifically dedicated to the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. 7 He was chair of Albacon in 1996 and of the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) 32 in Schenectady, New York in 2001. 8 9
Well-known in fannish circles,10 11 he was editor of the Fanzine, The Spang Blah. 12
The Wombat has been a frequent masquerade judge, 13 14 costumer 15 charity auctioneer, and speaker on sci-fi con panels, from Arisia and Albacon in the Northeast United States to World Cons 16 17 and Lunacon 2007. 18 He has mentored other prospective con chairs. 19
Finder writes in the short-story genre, and his short fiction writing has been published in several anthologies, including The Grapes of Rath (1980) in Microcosmic Tales (1981). 20 21 22
He was editor of Alien Encounters (1982),23 24 25 26 which is sold on Amazon. 27 28
He has achieved that rarest of fannish honors - another writer has named a character for him. 29
Finder is well-known for his organized hostelling tours of science-fiction and -fantasy related sites, such as to "Middle-earth" - meaning New Zealand, in which The Lord of the Rings was filmed. 30
Finder made an unsuccessful effort to assist with the production of The Lord of the Rings.citation needed He did succeed in becoming a production assistant with the 2007 motion picture The Break-Up. 31
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