Editing George R. R. Martin (section)

=== Teaching ===
In the mid-1970s, Martin met English professor [[George Guthridge]] from [[Dubuque, Iowa]], at a [[science fiction convention]] in [[Milwaukee]]. Martin persuaded Guthridge (who later said that at that time he despised [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]) not only to give [[speculative fiction]] a second look, but also to write in the field himself. Guthridge has since been a finalist for the Hugo Award and twice for the [[Nebula Award]] for science fiction and fantasy. In 1998, Guthridge and Janet Berliner won the [[Bram Stoker Award]] for Superior Achievement in the Novel for their ''Children of the Dusk''.<ref>{{cite web|title=1997 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners [presented in 1998]|url=http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1997-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/|website=Horror Writers Association|access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref>

In turn, Guthridge helped Martin in finding a job at [[Clarke University]] (then Clarke College). Martin "wasn't making enough money to stay alive" from writing and the chess tournaments, said Guthridge.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.press-citizen.com/story/entertainment/go-iowa-city/2014/05/23/westeros-iowa/9517663/ |author=Munson, Kyle|title=Before Westeros, there was Iowa|work=[[Iowa City Press-Citizen]]|date= May 23, 2014}}</ref> From 1976 to 1978, Martin was an English and journalism instructor at Clarke, and he became Writer In Residence at the college from 1978 to 1979.<ref name="Contemporary Authors">{{cite web|title=George R. R. Martin / Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series|url=https://www.biography.com/people/george-r-r-martin-20786615|website=Biography|publisher=A&E Television Networks|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>