User:Beamjockey/Inga Stephens Pratt

Inga Marie Stephens Pratt Clark (?-1970) was an American artist.

In 1926, she married Fletcher Pratt, a prolific author. She illustrated several of Pratt's books,including Tales from Gavagan's Bar, Empire and the Sea, The Empire and the Glory, and A Man and His Meals. She also collaborated with him on at least two stories, and served as his literary executor.

The Pratts purchased a sprawling home in Highlands, New Jersey, with over thirty rooms, nicknaming it the Ipsy-Wipsy Institute. It became a gathering place for their literary friends, including many science fiction writers, during the 1950s.

After Pratt's death, she married the chemist and author John D. Clark in 1962. He dedicated his book Ignition! to her, writing: "This book is dedicated to my wife Inga, who heckled me into writing it with such wifely remarks as, 'You talk a hell of a fine history. Now set yourself down in front of the typewriter — and write the damned thing!'"

Stories

 * The Pineal Stimulator, Amazing Stories, November 1930, as I. M. Stephens, with Fletcher Pratt
 * A Voice Across the Years Amazing Stories Quarterly, Winter 1932, as I. M. Stephens, with Fletcher Pratt