1. Don Sakers was an American science fiction writer and fan who lived in Maryland, and wrote several novels and edited a short story collection.
10 Facts About Don Sakers
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Don Sakers was author of the short story "The Cold Solution" and other short fiction.
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Don Sakers was editor of Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three, an anthology of stories based on Leslie Fish's song of the same name; the SF Book of Days ; and the Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler.
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Don Sakers was the author of two gay young adult novels: Act Well Your Part and Lucky in Love.
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Don Sakers was guest of honor at the 1995 Gaylaxicon, and was a frequent guest speaker at other Gaylaxicons, Albacon, Arisia, and Boskone.
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Don Sakers was born in Yokosuka, Japan, but grew up in the United States.
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Don Sakers was openly gay and had diabetes and autism.
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Don Sakers shared a home in Anne Arundel County, Maryland with his spouse, costumer Thomas Atkinson.
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Don Sakers's self-described "day job" was with the Anne Arundel County public library, where he worked for 42 years.
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Don Sakers died of a heart attack on May 17,2021, aged 62.