Editing Groff Conklin (section)

{{Short description|American science fiction editor}}
'''Edward Groff Conklin''' (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American [[science fiction]] anthologist.  He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvement and was a freelance writer on scientific subjects as well as a published poet. From 1950 to 1955, he was the book critic for ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]''.

Born in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey]], Conklin was educated at [[Dartmouth College]] and [[Harvard University]], and graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 1927.<ref name=conk>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcwillick.com/Spacelight/conklin.html |title=Conklin, Groff - ©SPACELIGHT |access-date=2017-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725102013/http://www.gcwillick.com/Spacelight/conklin.html |archive-date=2008-07-25 }}</ref> He drifted through a series of jobs in the 1930s and 1940s, working for several government agencies during [[World War II|WWII]]. He was a book editor for Robert M. McBride & Co. and did public relations work for the [[Federal Home Loan Bank]], the [[Office of Strategic Services]], the [[Department of Commerce]], the [[National Cancer Institute]] and the [[American Diabetes Association]]. He was also a former scientific researcher for the [[N.W. Ayer & Son]] advertising agency.