Roberta Rogow

Roberta Rogow (1942- )^[1] is an American writer of speculative fiction and fan fiction, and a filk singer-songwriter.

Rogow is a professional children's librarian by profession. She started her written career as the editor of Grip, a media-based fanzine in the 1970s and 1980s.

She has written several mystery novels based on a (imaginary) collaboration between Arthur Conan Doyle and Lewis Carroll. She has also penned a number of short stories, including contributions to the shared world science fiction series Merovingen Nights.

As a filksinger, she has appeared at science fiction conventions, mostly in the Northeast United States, including Albacon. She has also appeared internationally, at Torcon 3.^[2] Her partner at times has been Greg Baker.

Rogow has characterized her filk tapes as "electronic fanzines" that reach about 2,000 people.^[3]

Rogow lived in Fairlawn, New Jersey from 1972 to 2002. Since 2002, she has lived in Irvington, New Jersey.

Works

• The Root of the Matter. 2010. 
• The Guilty Client. 2009. 
• Alive and Filking (Filk CD). 2007. 
• The Problem of the Surly Servant. 2001. 
• The Problem of the Evil Editor. 2000. 
• The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist. 1999. 
• The Problem of the Missing Hoyden. 1999. 
• The Problem of the Missing Miss. 1998. 
• Futurespeak: A Fan's Guide to the Language of Science Fiction. Universal Sales & Marketing. 1991. ISBN 1-55778-347-0. 

References

1. ^ http://www.locusmag.com/index/s630.html
2. ^ Torcon 3 official program. Accessed October 27, 2009.
3. ^ Lisa A. Lewis, The Adoring audience: fan culture and popular media, p. 230 (Routledge, 1992) ISBN 0415078202, ISBN 9780415078207, see also pp. 221-222, 233, found at Google books. Accessed October 27, 2009.

External links

• author info at Books-n-Bytes
• Current CD publisher for Roberta
• Roberta Rogow at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database