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Clarence Howard "Bud" Webster (born July 27, 1952) is a science fiction short story writer who is also known for his essays on the history of science fiction as well as sf/fantasy anthologies. He is perhaps best known for the Bubba Pritchert stories, which have won two Analytical Laboratory readers' awards in Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine. Webster is also known for his survey of Groff Conklin's contribution to science fiction in 41 Above the Rest: An Index and Checklist for the Anthologies of Groff Conklin.

Webster is a contributing editor and columnist for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Bulletin and has published a collection of those columns titled Anthopology 101: Reflections, Inspections and Dissections of SF Anthologies through Merry Blacksmith Press. His Bulletin column, "Anthopology 101", examines the history of science fiction and fantasy through classic anthologies and anthologists, frequently pairing books by different editors but also presenting two or more books by the same anthologist. The column has included multi-installment pieces on Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison and more recently, Terry Carr. In addition, he has co-written three articles with Dr. Jerry Pournelle. He is also a frequent contributor to the "Curiosities" page of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He was the poetry editor and columnist for Helix SF, an online speculative fiction quarterly. After Helix SF ceased publication, he took his column, "Past Masters", to Jim Baen's Universe, and when that closed, to Eric Flint's Grantville Gazette. The "Past Masters" columns are retrospective appraisals of so-called "classic" science fiction and fantasy authors, and include extensive bibliographies. Some of the authors covered in the "Past Masters" series include Zenna Henderson, Frederic Brown, Edgar Pangborn, and Murray Leinster.

Webster is also a collector of science fiction books, and is the author of The Joy of Booking: Webster's Guide to Buying and Selling Used SF and Fantasy Books.

Webster was born in Roanoke, Virginia, to Clarence H. Webster and Edna Urquhart Webster. He attended Crystal Spring Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Junior High and Patrick Henry High Schools, graduating from Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia in 1970. He studied music at Virginia Commonwealth University, majoring in composition. Raised a Baptist, he subsequently devolved into an Antagonostic. He currently resides in Richmond, Virginia, with his long-time companion, Mary Horton.

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