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Roy Kettle

Roy Kettle

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Leroy Richard Arthur "Roy" Kettle OBE (born 1949) is a retired United Kingdom civil servant who, among many other achievements, was one of the principal architects of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. [1]

With Greg Pickersgill, he was a leading light of "Ratfandom" in London in the 1970s. He produced two science fiction fanzines, Fouler (with Pickersgill) and True Rat, both noted for their acid humour. He also participated in the oneshot fanzine An Egregious Guide To The Conventions with Pickersgill.[2]

Kettle has authored and co-authored a number of books in the science fiction, horror, and humour genres.

He married Kathleen in 1985, with whom he has two children, Jennifer and Nathan, and lives in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Publications

Awards and honours

  • Fan Guest of Honour: Skycon (Eastercon, 1978)[10]
  • Best Fan Writer Hugo nominee: Seacon '79 (Worldcon, 1979)[11]
  • Order of the British Empire, OBE (Queen's Honours List, 2006)[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "The London Gazette". The London Gazette, 31 December 2005, Supplement 57855, p11. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "British Fanzine Bibliography 1971-1980". British Fanzine Bibliography. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Slimer". ISFDB. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "The Fungus". ISFDB. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Tendrils". ISFDB. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Bedlam". ISFDB. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. [7]
    "The Dirty Movie Book". ISBN Search. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Future Perfect". ISFDB. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. [9]
    "True Rat". Ansible Editions. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Eastercon". SF Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. [11]
    "1979 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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