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	==External links==		==External links==
			* Science Fiction Oral History Archives: http://www.sfoha.org/catalog/aus.html
			* Description and bio from UBC archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/wood.html
	Science Fiction Oral History Archives: http://www.sfoha.org/catalog/aus.html		* Facebook "Friends of Susan Wood" page, viewable by all, joinable by any member of Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=159173551968
			* Susan's fanzine, <i>Aspidistra</i>: http://fanac.org/fanzines/Aspidistra/
	Description and bio from UBC archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/wood.html		* Collection of Susan's fannish writings, <i>The Best Of Susan Wood</i>: http://fanac.org/fanzines/BestOfSusanWood/
			* More Susan Wood fanzines: http://efanzines.com/SusanWood/index.htm
	Facebook "Friends of Susan Wood" page, viewable by all, joinable by any member of Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=159173551968		* <i>Energumen</i>, the Hugo-winning fanzine Susan co-edited with then-husband Mike Glicksohn: http://efanzines.com/Energumen/index.htm
			* Blog post on Susan Wood: http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com/2009/09/not-sideshow.html
	Susan's fanzine, <i>Aspidistra</i>: http://fanac.org/fanzines/Aspidistra/		* Another blog post on Susan Wood: http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=6357&cpage=1
			* [[Andrew Porter]], "Susan Wood". ''Starship'', Spring 1981, p. 41.
	Collection of Susan's fannish writings, <i>The Best Of Susan Wood</i>: http://fanac.org/fanzines/BestOfSusanWood/

	More Susan Wood fanzines: http://efanzines.com/SusanWood/index.htm

	<i>Energumen</i>, the Hugo-winning fanzine Susan co-edited with then-husband Mike Glicksohn: http://efanzines.com/Energumen/index.htm

	Blog post on Susan Wood: http://amygdalagf.blogspot.com/2009/09/not-sideshow.html

	Another blog post on Susan Wood: http://www.cheryl-morgan.com/?p=6357&cpage=1

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978. She inspired the creation of the first female-oriented, subsequently women-only, Amateur Press Association, ''[[A Woman's Apa]],'' also known as ''AWA,'' by [[Janet Small]] (later married to science fiction author Robert Charles Wilson, and subsequently divorced from him) and [to be filled in] in 1976. [[AWA]] was a key locus for the growth of feminist sf fandom in the 1970s.		'''Susan Wood''' (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978. She inspired the creation of the first female-oriented, subsequently women-only, Amateur Press Association, ''[[A Woman's Apa]],'' also known as ''AWA,'' by [[Janet Small]] (later married to science fiction author Robert Charles Wilson, and subsequently divorced from him) and [to be filled in] in 1976. [[AWA]] was a key locus for the growth of feminist sf fandom in the 1970s.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.
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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978. She inspired the creation of the first female-oriented, subsequently women-only, Amateur Press Association, ''[[A Woman's Apa]],'' also known as ''AWA,'' by Janet Small and [to be filled in] in 1976. [[AWA]] was a key locus for the growth of feminist sf fandom in the 1970s.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978. She inspired the creation of the first female-oriented, subsequently women-only, Amateur Press Association, ''[[A Woman's Apa]],'' also known as ''AWA,'' by [[Janet Small]] (later married to science fiction author Robert Charles Wilson, and subsequently divorced from him) and [to be filled in] in 1976. [[AWA]] was a key locus for the growth of feminist sf fandom in the 1970s.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978. She inspired the creation of the first female-oriented, subsequently women-only, Amateur Press Association, ''[[A Woman's Apa]],'' also known as ''AWA,'' by Janet Small and [to be filled in] in 1976. [[AWA]] was a key locus for the growth of feminist sf fandom in the 1970s.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]]'', as well as write the introduction for it.

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the co-Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the co-Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] [[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]],'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the co-Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_of_One%27s_OwnEnergumen~~]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] [[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ~~''[[Energumen~~]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special ~~women's~~ science fiction issue of ~~<i>~~Room of One's Own~~</i>~~, and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_of_One%27s_OwnEnergumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special science fiction issue of the Canadian feminist quarterly literary journal [[Room of One's Own]], and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special women's science fiction issue of <i~~><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_of_One%27s_Own"~~>Room of One's Own~~</a>~~</i>, and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special women's science fiction issue of <i>Room of One's Own</i>, and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).

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	Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.		Susan Wood (1945-1981) was a scholar of [[Canadian]] literature and science fiction, and a central figure in the establishment and development of feminist science fiction in the 1970s. She arranged and moderated the first "[[Women in Science Fiction (MidAmerican 1976 panel)\|Women in Science Fiction]]" panel at MidAmericon in Kansas City in 1976. She arranged and hosted the first "Room of Our Own" separate [[women's space]] at the [[Worldcon]] in Phoenix in 1978.

	When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special women's science fiction issue of a ~~literary journal (fill in this information from home)~~, and to ~~write the introduction for~~ [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]].''		When she was married to science fiction fan Mike Glicksohn, and co-editor with him of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Energumen]]'' she also produced her own fanzine, ''[[Aspidistra]],'' with a more feminist slant. She went on to edit a special women's science fiction issue of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_of_One%27s_Own">Room of One's Own</a></i>, and to edit [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s first book of essays, ''[[The Language of the Night]], as well as write the introduction for it.''

	Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).		Wood won a [[Hugo Award]] in 1974, 1977, and 1981 for [[Best Fan Writer]], and another in 1973, with Mike Glickson, for [[Energumen]] as Best Amateur Magazine. In 1975, she was the Fan Guest of Honor at [[Aussiecon]] I. At Aussiecon, she moderated a panel, "Discovering Worlds", with [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[Stella Lees]], Peter Nichols, [[Anna Shepherd]], [[Ann Sidman]] (tapes at the Science Fiction Oral History Archives).