M.C.A. Hogarth

M.C.A. Hogarth
Born United States
Pen name Maggie de Alarcon,
Micah Hogarth, MCAH
Occupation Writer, illustrator
Nationality American
Period 1990s–present
Website
mcahogarth.org

Maggie C.A. "M.C.A." Hogarth née de Alarcon[1] is an American writer and artist who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and anthropomorphic animal genres. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database catalogs her illustrations as by Maggie de Alarcon (1990 to 1997) and Micah Hogarth (1997 and 1998).[1]

In May of 2015, Hogarth was elected Vice President of SFWA.[2][3]

Biography

Hogarth was born in the United States, the daughter of two Cuban political exiles.[4] As of December 2013, she lives in Florida, US.[5]

"Space Marine" controversy

In mid-December 2012, Games Workshop made a complaint to Amazon.com about Hogarth's novel Spots the Space Marine (a near-future military science fiction novel about real marines). Games Workshop indicated that the work infringed on their trademark of the words "space marine", and, as a result, Amazon blocked sales of the book.[6][7][8]

This led to an internet backlash from commentators such as Cory Doctorow[9] and digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation,[10] who questioned the right of Games Workshop to trademark the term.[11] Subsequently, Spots the Space Marine reappeared on Amazon, and Games Workshop issued no further legal action.[12]

Honors and awards

Hogarth was a guest of honor at the Midwest FurFest furry convention in 2003 and 2009. Her short story "In the Line of Duty" was the winner of the 2003 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction.[13]

In 2004, her story The Flight of the Godkin Griffin was nominated in the Best Other Work category of the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards.[14]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 M.C.A. Hogarth at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved December 3, 2013. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
  2. ↑ 2015 SFWA Election Results, SFWA Website. Retrieved June 6th, 2015
  3. ↑ SFWA Election Results, Locus Online. Retrieved June 9th, 2015.
  4. ↑ "About M.C.A Hogarth". mcahogarth.org. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  5. ↑ M.C.A. Hogarth's profile on Twitter. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Update on Games Workshop’s Quarrel with Spots the Space Marine" - entry on M.C.A. Hogarth's blog. Dated January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ Barnett, David (7 February 2013). "Superheroes, space marines and lawyers get into trademark fight". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Row blows up over ownership of 'space marine' term". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Cory Doctorow (6 February 2013). "Games Workshop trademark bullying goes thermonuclear: now they say you can't use "space marine" in science fiction". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Corynne McSherry (8 February 2013). "Trademark Bully Thwarted: Spots the Space Marine Back Online". EFF. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Games Workshop Space Marine Trademark Battle Erupts As Sci-Fi Fans Point To History". Huffington Post UK. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  12. ↑ Hogarth, MCA. "The Return of Spots the Space Marine". MCAH Online. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  13. ↑ 2003 winners on the Ursa Major Awards website. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  14. ↑ 2004 Awards on the Spectrum Awards website. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ M.C.A Hogarth's page on amazon.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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