R.I.P., Terence M. Green
by Rob - December 20th, 2025.Filed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: Canadian SF, RIP.
I’m in tears right now. Terence M. Green passed away yesterday at 77 after a long battle with cancer. Terry was my mentor and, for 43 years, since 1982, one of my very best friends.
Terry was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for his novels Shadow of Ashland (1997) and A Witness to Life (2000). His short fiction appeared in Asimov’s, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and elsewhere, and was collected in The Woman Who Is The Midnight Wind (1987). I had the great privilege of publishing his novel Sailing Time’s Ocean under my Robert J. Sawyer Books imprint for Red Deer Press.
A celebration of Terry’s life will be held Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Local, a pub in Leaside (180 Laird Drive, East York, Toronto). Per his wishes, there will be no service.
Terry is survived by his wife Merle Casci and sons Connor, Owen, and Daniel. My 1997 novel Frameshift is dedicated to Terry and Merle.
Here’s an interview I did with Terry in 1992 for the newsletter of the Toronto International Festival of Authors: https://sfwriter.com/green.htm
And here’s an interview i did with him in 1988 for Books in Canada magazine: https://sfwriter.com/greenbic.htm
And here’s Terry’s own 10,000-word autobiography first published in Contemporary Authors and reprinted in The New York Review of Science Fiction: http://tmgreen.com/autobiog.html
Pictured: me and Terry at Carolyn and my place in 2016.
December 21st, 2025 at 10:53 am
Robert: Thank you for sending the handsel of information by and about Terry. I was much moved to learn of his death and feel Merle must be much distressed after an affectionate, family-oriented life with Terry. Like many other readers and writers I was surprised to learn of all the books he published. In retrospect, they accumulate, especially the trilogy. I would have difficulties if I attended the celebration, as I suffer from a recurring back injury, so will have to “be there in spirit.” This morning I read the first-person accounts that he wrote and could remember him with genuine respect and affection. Thank you for sharing it. As ever, JRC.
April 26th, 2026 at 1:38 pm
Thank you so much, John! The celebration of life for Terry was very special. I miss him every day.