Editing Howard Waldrop (section)

==Career==
Waldrop was a frequent attendee of [[ArmadilloCon]], the local science fiction convention held annually in Austin. He was the [[Toastmaster]] at the inaugural ArmadilloCon #1 (1979) and again at ArmadilloCon #29  (2007); he was Guest of Honor at ArmadilloCon #5 (1983).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fact.org/con-history/|title=Con History – F.A.C.T.|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

Waldrop was one of three writer Guests of Honor at the 1995 [[World Fantasy Convention]]<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the World Fantasy Conventions |url=http://worldfantasy.org/retro.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231201820/http://www.worldfantasy.org/retro.html |archive-date=2008-12-31 }}</ref> held in [[Baltimore]] and at [[Readercon]] 15<ref>{{cite web|title=Readercon15 Program|url=http://readercon.org/previous/r15-prog.htm|access-date=November 27, 2011|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817234645/http://www.readercon.org/previous/r15-prog.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> held in [[Burlington, Massachusetts]], in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fanac.org/conpubs/Readercon/Readercon%2015/index.html|title=Readercon 15|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

Waldrop was Professional Writer Guest of Honor at [[Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society|Loscon]] 46 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Loscon Guests of Honor Announced|date=September 15, 2018 |url=https://file770.com/2019-loscon-guests-of-honor-announced/}}</ref>

In 2004 he started writing movie reviews with [[Nova Express (fanzine)|Lawrence Person]] for ''[[Locus Online]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawrenceperson.com/bib.html|title=Lawrence Person's Bibliography|website=www.lawrenceperson.com|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

Waldrop died from a stroke in Austin, on January 14, 2024, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawrenceperson.com/?p=23015|title=Howard Waldrop: 1946-2024 « Lawrence Person's Futuramen|accessdate=December 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Howard Waldrop (1946–2024) |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/01/howard-waldrop-1946-2024/ |access-date=15 January 2024 |publisher=Locus |date=15 January 2024}}</ref>