Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

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The Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards in science fiction fandom, are given every year for science fiction or fantasy, and related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation, of the previous year, by members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon").

According to Article 3.3.13 of the WSFS constitution, a fan writer is "Any person whose writing has appeared in semiprozines or fanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year."[1]

What constitutes a semiprozine is defined by the rather complicated Article 3.3.11, as "Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction or fantasy which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and which in the previous calendar year met at least two (2) of the following criteria: (1) had an average press run of at least one thousand (1000) copies per issue, (2) paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication, (3) provided at least half the income of any one person, (4) had at least fifteen percent (15%) of its total space occupied by advertising, (5) announced itself to be a semiprozine.[1]

In contrast, a fanzine, according to Article 3.3.12 is "Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction, fantasy, or related subjects which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and which does not qualify as a semiprozine."[1]

While a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine had existed in various forms since 1955, it was not until 1967 that Hugo Awards were created specifically for fan writing and fan art.

David Langford (sometimes listed as "Dave") has won Best Fan Writer Hugo most (21, as of 2007) times: having been nominated every year since 1979, he won in 1985, 1987, and every year since 1989.

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[edit] Winners and other nominees

  • 2007: David Langford
    • Christopher Garcia
    • John Hertz
    • John Scalzi
    • Steven H Silver
  • 2006: David Langford
    • Claire Brialey
    • John Hertz
    • Cheryl Morgan
    • Steven H Silver
  • 2005: David Langford
    • Claire Brialey
    • Bob Devney
    • Cheryl Morgan
    • Steven H Silver
  • 2003: David Langford
    • Bob Devney
    • John L. Flynn
    • Mike Glyer
    • Steven H Silver
  • 2002: David Langford
    • Jeff Berkwits
    • Bob Devney
    • John L. Flynn
    • Mike Glyer
    • Steven H Silver
  • 2000: David Langford
    • Bob Devney
    • Mike Glyer
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Steven H Silver
  • 1999: David Langford
    • Bob Devney
    • Mike Glyer
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Maureen Kincaid Speller
  • 1998: David Langford
    • Bob Devney
    • Mike Glyer
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Joseph T. Major
  • 1997: David Langford
    • Sharon N. Farber
    • Mike Glyer
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
  • 1996: David Langford
    • Sharon N. Farber
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Joseph T. Major
  • 1995: David Langford
    • Sharon N. Farber
    • Mike Glyer
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
  • 1994: David Langford
    • Sharon N. Farber
    • Mike Glyer
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
  • 1992: David Langford
    • Avedon Carol
    • Mike Glyer
    • Andrew Hooper
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Harry Warner, Jr.
  • 1990: David Langford
    • Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Evelyn C. Leeper
    • Leslie Turek
  • 1988: Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Dave Langford
    • Guy H. Lillian III
    • Leslie Turek
  • 1985: Dave Langford
    • Leigh Edmonds
    • Richard E. Geis
    • Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
  • 1984: Mike Glyer
    • Richard E. Geis
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Dave Langford
    • Teresa Nielsen Hayden
  • 1983: Richard E. Geis
    • Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Dave Langford
  • 1982: Richard E. Geis
    • Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Dave Langford
  • 1980: Bob Shaw
    • Richard E. Geis
    • Mike Glyer
    • Arthur D. Hlavaty
    • Dave Langford
  • 1977: Richard E. Geis (tie)
  • 1977: Susan Wood Glicksohn (tie)
    • Don D'ammassa
    • Michael Glicksohn
    • Don C. Thompson
  • 1976: Richard E. Geis
    • Charles N. Brown
    • Don D'ammassa
    • Don C. Thompson
    • Susan Wood Glicksohn
  • 1975: Richard E. Geis
    • John Bangsund
    • Sandra Miesel
    • Don C. Thompson
    • Susan Wood Glicksohn
  • 1973: Terry Carr
    • Charles N. Brown
    • Richard E. Geis
    • Sandra Miesel
    • Rosemary Ullyot
    • Susan Wood Glicksohn
  • 1972: Harry Warner, Jr.
    • Terry Carr
    • Tom Digby
    • Rosemary Ullyot
    • Bob Vardeman
    • Susan Wood Glicksohn
  • 1971: Richard E. Geis
    • Terry Carr
    • Tom Digby
    • Elizabeth Fishman
    • Ted Pauls
  • 1967: Alexei Panshin
    • Norm Clarke
    • Bill Donaho
    • Harry Warner, Jr.
    • Paul J. Willis

[edit] "Retro Hugos"

(awarded 50 years after some of years in which Worldcon didn't give Hugos)

1954: Bob Tucker (awarded in 2004)

1951: Bob Silverberg (awarded in 2001)

  • Lee Hoffman
  • Bob Tucker
  • James White
  • Walt Willis

1946: Forrest J. Ackerman (awarded in 1996)

  • Charles E. Burbee
  • Francis Towner Laney
  • Bob Tucker
  • Art Widner

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c WSFS Constitution – Hugo Awards as of 2006

[edit] External links

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Hugo Awards
Fiction

Novel (1946–present) · Novella (1946–present) · Novelette (1946–present) · Short Story (1946–present)
Dramatic presentation

Dramatic Presentation (1946–2002) · Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (2003–present) · Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (2003–present)
Non-fiction

Non-Fiction Book (1980–1998) · Related Book (1999–present)
Professional activities

Professional Magazine (1953–1972) · Professional Editor (1973–2006) · Professional Artist (1946–present) · Semiprozine (1984–present) · Editor Long Form (2007–present) · Editor Short Form (2007–present)
Fan activities

Fanzine (1946–present) · Fan Artist (1946–present) · Fan Writer (1946–present)