George H. Scithers is a science fiction fan, author, and editor. A long-time member of the World Science Fiction Society, he published a fanzine starting in the '50s, wrote short stories, and moved on to edit several prominent science fiction magazines, as well as a number of anthologies. As editor emeritus of Weird Tales, he lectured at the Library of Congress in 2008.Wildside Press published his latest book Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction, in 2008.