Greg Pickersgill
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Greg Pickersgill, born in Haverfordwest, Wales in 1951, is an influential British science fiction fan. He lived in London between 1971 and 1992, then returned to Haverfordwest.
Greg's lifelong love of science fiction led him into UK fandom where his influence has been substantial, spanning fan-writing and convention-running. He joined the BSFA in 1967, a week too late for that year's only convention. His fanzines include Fouler, Ritblat, Stop Breaking Down, and Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk. Convention activities include developing British fanrooms in the 1970s, fanrooms at the 1987 and 1995 Worldcons and the 2000 Eastercon, and a key role in the Mexicons of the 1980s. He created the Memory Hole, a combined permanent fanzine collection and redistribution system, and the Memory Hole internet forum for discussing reading, collecting and archiving science fiction fanzines.
[edit] Awards and Honours
- Doc Weir Award (1978)
- TransAtlantic Fan Fund winner (1986)
- Fan GoH: Follycon (Eastercon, 1988)
- Nova Award for Fanzine and Fanwriter (1994)
- GoH: Interaction (Worldcon 2005)
