Crawford Memorial Award for the best first fantasy novel is named in his honor. Andre Norton was the creator of this award which is still actively presented to qualifying individuals. Crawford retained a large volume of unbound FCPI books and offered them with paper bindings at low prices through the 1970s. While a bit off the grid in some ways (the earlier references to his publication efforts do not include that his printing machines from the 1950s on were literally in his garage due to a very minimal budget), William L. Crawford was connected with numerous famous individuals in the Science Fiction genre, including Forrest Ackerman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_J_Ackerman). These were the people who, in essence, started and kept alive the science fiction genre until it was ultimately embraced by many due to famous television shows (Star Trek and more) and movies (Star Wars, etc.). References Notes Sources External links 1911 births 1984 deaths People from Trafford, Pennsylvania American book editors American speculative fiction editors Science fiction editors American book publishers (people) American science fiction writers 20th-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American male writers