Gerald Wilburn Page is an American author and editor who has worked extensively in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1939, Page began his professional writing career in the early 1960s. He achieved his first professional sale with a short story published in the prominent science fiction magazine Analog in 1963, marking the beginning of his decades-long involvement in speculative fiction.
Beyond his own fiction writing, Page established himself as a significant editorial figure within the genre community. He acquired the magazine Coven 13 from Arthur H. Landis, subsequently rebranding and editing it under the title Witchcraft and Sorcery. Under Page's leadership and with Jerry Burge serving as art director, the retitled publication ran for six issues. In 1969, Page also expanded his professional editorial career by joining the staff of TV Guide.
Page is perhaps best known for his work compiling and editing influential anthologies. From 1976 to 1979, he edited the annual anthology series The Year's Best Horror Stories for DAW Books, helping to curate and define the genre during the late 1970s. Additionally, he edited the 1975 Arkham House anthology Nameless Places, which featured his own short story "Worldsong" alongside other works of dark fantasy and horror.
