Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

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." [http://www.wsfs.org/bm/const-2006.html#hugo WSFS Constitution – Hugo Awards] as of 2006]

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.

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."

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.

Dave Langford has won the Best Fan Writer Hugo more than anyone else, 21 times as of 2007. He has been nominated every year since 1979 and won in 1985, 1987, and from 1989 through 2007.

Winners and other nominees

* 2008: John Scalzi
** Christopher Garcia
** Dave Langford
** Cheryl Morgan
** Steven H Silver

* 2007: Dave Langford
** Christopher Garcia
** John Hertz
** John Scalzi
** Steven H Silver

* 2006: Dave Langford
** Claire Brialey
** John Hertz
** Cheryl Morgan
** Steven H Silver

* 2005: Dave Langford
** Claire Brialey
** Bob Devney
** Cheryl Morgan
** Steven H Silver

* 2004: David Langford
** Jeff Berkwits
** Bob Devney
** John L. Flynn
** Cheryl Morgan

* 2003: Dave Langford
** Bob Devney
** John L. Flynn
** Mike Glyer
** Steven H Silver

* 2002: Dave Langford
** Jeff Berkwits
** Bob Devney
** John L. Flynn
** Mike Glyer
** Steven H Silver

* 2001: Dave Langford
** Bob Devney
** Mike Glyer
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Steven H Silver

* 2000: Dave Langford
** Bob Devney
** Mike Glyer
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Steven H Silver

* 1999: Dave Langford
** Bob Devney
** Mike Glyer
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Maureen Kincaid Speller

* 1998: Dave Langford
** Bob Devney
** Mike Glyer
** Andrew Hooper
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Joseph T. Major

* 1997: Dave Langford
** Sharon N. Farber
** Mike Glyer
** Andrew Hooper
** Evelyn C. Leeper

* 1996: Dave 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: Dave Langford
** Sharon N. Farber
** Mike Glyer
** Andrew Hooper
** Evelyn C. Leeper

* 1993: Dave Langford
** Mike Glyer
** Andrew Hooper
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Harry Warner, Jr.

* 1992: Dave Langford
** Avedon Carol
** Mike Glyer
** Andrew Hooper
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Harry Warner, Jr.

* 1991: Dave Langford
** Avedon Carol
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Teresa Nielsen Hayden

* 1990: Dave Langford
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Evelyn C. Leeper
** Leslie Turek

* 1989: Dave Langford
** Avedon Carol
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Guy H. Lillian III
** Chuq Von Rospach

* 1988: Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Dave Langford
** Guy H. Lillian III
** Leslie Turek

* 1987: Dave Langford
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Patrick Nielsen Hayden
** Simon Ounsley
** D. West
*** Owen Whiteoak (withdrawn)

* 1986: Mike Glyer
** Don D'ammassa
** Richard E. Geis
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Dave Langford
** Patrick Nielsen Hayden

* 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

* 1981: Susan Wood Glicksohn
** Richard E. Geis
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Dave Langford

* 1980: Bob Shaw
** Richard E. Geis
** Mike Glyer
** Arthur D. Hlavaty
** Dave Langford

* 1979: Bob Shaw
** Richard E. Geis
** Dave Langford
** Leroy Kettle
** D. West

* 1978: Richard E. Geis
** Charles N. Brown
** Don D'ammassa
** Don C. Thompson
** Susan Wood Glicksohn

* 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

* 1974: Susan Wood Glicksohn
** Laura Basta
** Richard E. Geis
** Jacqueline Lichtenberg
** Sandra Miesel

* 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

* 1970: Wilson Tucker
** Piers Anthony
** Charles N. Brown
** Richard Delap
** Richard E. Geis

* 1969: Harry Warner, Jr.
** Richard Delap
** Banks Mebane
** Walter A. Willis
*** Ted White (withdrawn)

* 1968: Ted White
** Ruth Berman
** Harry Warner, Jr.
*** Harlan Ellison (withdrawn)
*** Alexei Panshin (withdrawn)

* 1967: Alexei Panshin
** Norm Clarke
** Bill Donaho
** Harry Warner, Jr.
** Paul J. Willis

"Retro Hugos"

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

1954: Bob Tucker (awarded in 2004)
* Redd Boggs
* Lee Hoffman
* James White
* Walter A. Willis

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

References

External links

* [http://www.wsfs.org/hc.html#fw List of Best Fan Writer Hugos] at the official website
* [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html "Locus" magazine's list of Hugo Award nominees]
* [http://efanzines.com/Prior/PriorLifetime16.pdf Article on creation of the Fan Writer and Fan Artist Hugo Awards] by Ted White