Emil Petaja (1915 - 2000) was a Finnish-American science fiction writer. Born in Western Montana he studied at Montana State University where he published his first book, a book of poems, himself. It was illustrated by close friend Hannes Bok. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Montana State University System was created on July 1, 1994, when the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education restructured the states colleges and universities into two umbrella universities, Montana State University System and the University of Montana. ... Hannes Bok (1914 - 1964 April 11) was the pseudonym of an American illustrator and writer of fantasy fiction, mainly of pulp science fiction novels and magazines. ...

After three years of college he moved to California where he became a member of the Lovecraft circle and an early member of the California Futurians. He began selling stories to science fiction pulps in the forties, and continued until the fifties. In the 60s he started selling novels (actually novellas) to Donald A. Wollheim at Ace Books and to other paperback publishers. H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. ... The Futurians were an influential group of science fiction fans, editors and writers. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Pulp magazines, often called simply the pulps, were inexpensive text fiction magazines widely published in the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 10s - 20s _ 30s - 40s - 50s _ 60s _ 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 Note: Sometimes the 60s is used as shorthand for the 1960s, the 1860s, or other such decades... A novella is a short, narrative, prose fiction work. ... Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 - November 2, 1990) was a science fiction writer (under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell), editor and publisher. ... Ace Books is the oldest continuing publisher of science fiction & fantasy novels, founded in 1953 by magazine publisher A. A. Wyn. ...

His most popular books are his Otava series, which celebrate his Finnish heritage by combining classic science fiction motifs with the Kalevala. Four were originally published by Ace. These were later reprinted by Daw Books in two volumes. The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century said that he had compiled from Finnish folk sources. ... Categories: Stub ...

After Bok died Petaja founded the Bokanalia foundation to keep his friend's memory alive. They published collections of Bok's art and poetry and played some part in his continuing popularity.

External link

• Petaja Pages the official Emil Petaja website.