Farnsworth Wright

Farnsworth Wright (1888–1940) was an American poet, critic, and editor best known for shaping Weird Tales during its formative and most influential years. Serving as editor from 1924 until 1940, he oversaw 179 issues and helped establish the magazine as a cornerstone of modern fantasy and weird fiction. Under his leadership, writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith became central voices of the genre. Though sometimes unpredictable in his editorial judgments, Wright’s broad literary tastes and eye for distinctive talent transformed Weird Tales from a routine horror pulp into a lasting legend of speculative fiction.