Arthur Tofte

Arthur R Tofte (June 8, 1902 – May 21, 1980) was an American writer, best known for his science fiction and fantasy.

[1] He has an award named after him,[2] which is given to the category of children's literature by the Council for Wisconsin Writers.

[4] His earliest writing included stories published in Esquire and in other general interest magazines.

[4] In 1938, Tofte became a copy chief in the Industrial Group Advertising Department of Allis-Chalmers.

[3] He remained with the company until his 1969 retirement, becoming manager of the Publications and Industrial Press Department in 1958.

Tofte's "Revolt of the Robots" was the cover story in the first issue of Fantastic Adventures in 1939
Tofte's "Warriors of Mars" was the cover story in the August 1939 issue of Amazing Stories in 1939