On the Rookhouse Books web site, professional writer Lee Allred did a wonderful tribute to his friend K.D. Wentworth, who passed away far, far too young. Everyone inside of science fiction and fantasy knew K.D. from one place or another. I have no actual memory of meeting her for the first time. She just was always a part of the science fiction world for me. And over the years I spent many wonderful hours with K.D. in convention suites, on panels, and over dinners, usually talking writing or business.
I admired her tremendously. Not only was she a fine writer, but she did some fantastic work helping new writers come into writing, not the least of which was her years of work as the main judge on the Writers of the Future contest. It’s a stunner that she is gone. She will be missed.
http://www.rookhousebooks.com/2012/04/25/k-d-wentworth-1951-2012/
Such a sad loss to the Science Fiction and Fantasy community, and to her family and the world as well. She will indeed be missed.
I sent my condolences via E-mail but I repeated it here.
To paraphrase the words of another writer on the hatrack form
May the memory of her be a continual blessing to you, and Kris, and people like me who would have like to have known her.
I just knew her as a name on a HM certificate and on her writing advice but I was hoping to get a chance to at least meet her, she sounded like someone neat to know.
I think often, in SF world, there is a special SF heaven, one just right for writers. May she be happy beyond happy there. Thanks DWS for telling us. I did not know.
drcpe
A great loss, as a writer/mentor and as a human being. I wish I’d gotten the chance to meet her. My heartfelt condolences go out to her family and friends.