Erwin S. Strauss is an American author, science fiction fan, noted member of the MITSFS, and filk musician, born in Washington, D.C.
[2][3] Strauss has been chairman of a number of science fiction conventions, such as Boskone 3 in 1966 and RailCon in 1975; and a member of the committee for at least one Worldcon, Noreascon 3, in 1989.
[4] He is a frequent Guest of Honor at SF conventions, including Arisia, Boskone, and Albacon.
Strauss is most well known in libertarian circles for his longstanding publication of The Connection, an amateur press association (APA).
The APA was started under the name The Libertarian Connection by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw (using pseudonyms) in 1968.