J. A. Lawrence

Judith Ann Lawrence
Born c. March 1940
New York, New York
Pen name J. A. Lawrence, Judy Blish
Nationality American
Genre Science Fiction
Years active 1968–2009
Spouse James Blish
Relatives
  • John Frederick Brock "Jack" Lawrence, father
  • Muriel Florence Bodkin, mother

Judith Ann Blish (née Lawrence — born c. March 1940), also credited as Judith L. Blish and Judy Blish, is an American sketch artist and short fiction writer. She is most known for her work on the Bantam Books series of Star Trek episode novelizations, with her husband James Blish, and the anthology Mudd's Angels. She has been active in preserving, and promoting her husband's work.

Early life

Lawrence was born on March 1940 to New York City-based pulp writers Jack Lawrence and Muriel Bodkin.[1] She met science fiction writer James Blish, sometime after his divorce from Virginia Kidd. They married in 1964.[2] She moved with her husband to Oxford, England, in 1968. Her mother joined them in Oxford sometime later.[1]

She currently lives in Athens, Greece.

Career

Lawrence illustrated the covers to editions of Black Easter and The Day After Judgment. She also sketched the cover of Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher Priest. She contributed two covers to the Kalki science fiction fanzine,[3] and the cover for the April 1972 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.[4] Lawrence's short fiction was regularly published by Galaxy Science Fiction, and included in several short fiction anthologies.

Star Trek

Due to James Blish's failing health, he was unable to complete the work on the Star Trek episode novelizations for Bantam Books. Lawrence, with help from her mother, began contributing sometime in 1972.[5] However, her contributions to the Star Trek book series were uncredited until the release of Star Trek 11, in 1977.[6] The final volume in the series, Mudd's Angels, was released in 1978, and included two episode adaptations, and an original novella, by Lawrence.

Bibliography

Cover Art

  • Black Easter (September 1969), by James Blish. Doubleday ISBN 0-571-08699-3.
  • Kalki: Studies in James Branch Cabell, Vol. II, No. 4(a) (1968).
  • The Vanished Jet (1968), by James Blish. Weybright & Talley.
  • Kalki: Studies in James Branch Cabell, Vol. V, No. 2 (1971).
  • The Day After Judgment (January 1971), by James Blish. Doubleday.
  • Fugue for a Darkening Island (21 February 1972), by Christopher Priest. Faber and Faber ISBN 0-571-09794-4.
  • The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Vol 42, No. 4 (April 1972).
  • Jack of Eagles (18 June 1973), by James Blish. Faber and Faber ISBN 0-571-10276-X.

Short Fiction

  • "Getting Along", with James Blish, Again, Dangerous Visions (March 1972). Harlan Ellison, ed. Doubleday.
  • "Opening Problem," Galaxy, Vol. 35, No. 7 (July 1974).
  • "Family Program," Galaxy, Vol. 36, No. 9 (September 1974).
  • "The Descent of Man," If, Vol. 22, No. 8, Issue No. 175 (November 1974).
  • "The Persistence of Memory," Galaxy, Vol. 35, No. 10 (November 1974).
  • "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat," New Dimensions Science Fiction 7 (April 1977), Robert Silverberg, ed. Harper & Row ISBN 0-06-013862-9.
  • "This Is My Beloved," New Dimensions Science Fiction 8 (April 1978), Robert Silverberg, ed. Harper & Row ISBN 0-06-013792-4.
  • "Starstuff" (Sternenstoff, translation), Science Fiction Story-Reader 10 (July 1978), Herbert W. Franke, ed. Heyne SF #3602, Heyne ISBN 3-453-30509-4.
  • "The Liberated Woman's Guide to Domestic Felicity" (Anleitung zum häuslichen Glück für die emanzipierte Frau, translation, as Dr. Frank Freeperson), Science Fiction Story-Reader 12 (July 1979), Herbert W. Franke, ed. Heyne SF #3655, Heyne ISBN 3-453-30569-8.
  • "Heir," After the Fall (September 1980), Robert Sheckley, ed. Ace Books ISBN 0-441-00941-7.
  • "Nothing But," Proteus: Voices for the 80s (May 1981), Richard S. McEnroe, ed. Ace Books ISBN 0-441-68697-4.
  • Some Are Born Great (novella), Amazing Science Fiction Stories, Vol. 58, No. 2, Issue 517 (July 1984).
  • "White Empire," with James Blish, Fantasy Book, Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 1986).

Star Trek

  • Star Trek 12 (November 1977), with James Blish. Bantam Books ISBN 0-553-11382-8.
  • Mudd's Angels (May 1978). Bantam Books ISBN 0-553-11802-1.
    • Adaptation of "Mudd's Women"
    • Adaptation of "I, Mudd"
    • Business, As Usual, During Altercations, original novella.

References

  1. 1 2 Hanley, Terence E. (2013-10-08). "Tellers of Weird Tales: Muriel Cameron Bodkin (1903-1994)". Tellers of Weird Tales. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995". FamilySearch. James Blish and Judith Ann Lawrence, 1964, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2018-01-06. (Registration required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Summary Bibliography: J. A. Lawrence". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Al von Ruff. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  4. ↑ "Lawrence, J A". Science Fiction Encyclopedia. SFE Ltd. 4 Mar 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  5. ↑ Ayers, Jeff (14 Nov 2006). Voyages of Imagination : The Star Trek Fiction Companion. New York: Pocket Books. p. 9. ISBN 1-4165-0349-8.
  6. ↑ Ketterer, David (Sep 1987). Imprisoned in a Tesseract: The Life and Work of James Blish. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-87338-334-6.
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