Anne Gray

Anne KG Murphy has been smoffing (con-running & related activities) since approximately 1995. She was born in 1974 and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The first con she attended was Marcon, in 1992. Her primary mentor has been Geri Sullivan, though she has also worked closely with Tammy Coxen and Katherine Becker as well as Cheryl Morgan.

Conrunning

Anne has run Information Desk and the Publications Department for Minicon, been Programming Wrangler and ConChair (2004, 2005) for ConFusion, served as Guest Liaison/Head of Guest liasons for Penguicons 2.0-5.0, and worked on proofreading and producing publications and websites for countless clubs and conventions, including Worldcon (ConJose, Noreascon IV). She has also staffed Program Ops, Registration, Hospitality and ConSuite, hosted Room Parties and participated in Programming at various conventions.

Clubs/Organizations

Anne is or has been on the Board of Directors of the Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association (AASFA/Stilyagi), Midwest Fannish Conventions, Inc. (Midfan), and the Science Fiction Oral History Association. She was also President of the science fiction club at Grinnell College from 1995-1996.

Fanzines

Anne was the regular proofreader and a sometime short fiction reviewer for the Hugo Award-winning 'zine, Emerald City from 2001 to 2006, when the 'zine retired. For Midfan she also edited MidFanzine for two years.

Online resources

Anne is a contributor to sf and conrunning-related articles on wikipedia, wikiquotes, and Conrunner.net. Her username in these and other places online is usually Netmouse. Anne is also a sporadic participant on the smofs and timebinders lists and other discussion forums. Her online essay on being a liaison/con assistant to Neil Gaiman has been widely read.

External links

• Anne's website, netmouse.com
• Anne's LiveJournal