Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine

The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine is a Hugo Award given annually to "semi-professional" science fiction/fantasy/horror magazines, which live in a nebulous area between the non-paying amateur fanzines and the high-paying professional magazines.

The Semiprozine Hugo was created after "Locus" magazine won the Best Fanzine Hugo for several years running. Awards given in one year are for work done during the previous year. Winners are listed first, with other nominees listed below.

At the business meeting of the 66th World Science Fiction Convention in August 2008, an amendment was passed saying that "any magazine that qualifies as a semiprozine can no longer win a Hugo." [ Editorial Matters" by C.N. Brown, Locus, Oct. 2008, page 65.] This didn't abolish this Hugo category, only the award. If ratified at the 2009 World Science Fiction Convention, the change would mean that "former semiprozines should not be eligible as magazines, but that their editors should be eligible" for the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form. [ [http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=3942 "Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear For My Possessing"] by John Klima, Tor.com, Aug. 20, 2008, accessed Oct. 4, 2008.]

Definition of a Semiprozine

The Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society defines a Semiprozine as follows:

:3.3.10: Best Semiprozine. 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.

Winners and other nominees

2000s

* 2008: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
** "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Helix SF edited by William Sanders and Lawrence Watt-Evans
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney

* 2007: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
** "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
** "Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney

* 2006: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
** "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Emerald City edited by Cheryl Morgan
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney

* 2005: "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
** "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
** "Third Alternative" edited by Andy Cox

* 2004: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong
** "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
** "Third Alternative" edited by Andy Cox

* 2003: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall & Kirsten Gong-Wong
** "Speculations" edited by Kent Brewster
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Ansible" edited by Dave Langford
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 2002: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Speculations" edited by Susan Fry, published by Kent Brewster
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Absolute Magnitude" edited by Warren Lapine
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 2001: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Speculations" edited by Denise Lee & Susan Fry, published by Kent Brewster
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 2000: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Speculations" edited by Kent Brewster
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

1990s

* 1999: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Speculations" edited by Denise Lee
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1998: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Speculations" edited by Kent Brewster & Denise Lee
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1997: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Speculations" edited by Kent Brewster
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, Tad Dembinski, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1996: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Crank!" edited by Bryan Cholfin
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon & Tad Dembinski
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1995: "Interzone" edited by David Pringle
** "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Tomorrow Speculative Fiction" edited by Algis Budrys
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter

* 1994: "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Pulphouse" edited by Dean Wesley Smith & Jonathon E. Bond
** "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Tomorrow Speculative Fiction" edited by Algis Budrys
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1993: "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle
** "Pulphouse" edited by Dean Wesley Smith

* 1992: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle
** "Pulphouse" edited by Dean Wesley Smith

* 1991: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Quantum" (formerly: "Thrust") edited by Doug Fratz
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

* 1990: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Gordon Van Gelder
** "Thrust" edited by Doug Fratz
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle

1980s

* 1989: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "The New York Review of Science Fiction" edited by David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick & Kathryn Cramer
** "Thrust" edited by Doug Fratz
** "Interzone" edited by David Pringle & Simon Ounsley
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter

* 1988: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Thrust" edited by Doug Fratz
** "Interzone" edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Aboriginal SF" edited by Charles C. Ryan

* 1987: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Fantasy Review" edited by Robert A. Collins
** "Science Fiction Review" edited by Richard E. Geis
** "Interzone" edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter

* 1986: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Fantasy Review" edited by Robert A. Collins
** "Science Fiction Review" edited by Richard E. Geis
** "Interzone" edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter

* 1985: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Fantasy Review" edited by Robert A. Collins
** "Science Fiction Review" edited by Richard E. Geis
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Whispers" edited by Stuart David Schiff

* 1984: "Locus" edited by Charles N. Brown
** "Fantasy Newsletter/Fantasy Review" edited by Robert A. Collins
** "Science Fiction Review" edited by Richard E. Geis
** "Science Fiction Chronicle" edited by Andrew I. Porter
** "Whispers" edited by Stuart David Schiff

Notes

External links

* [http://thehugoawards.org/ Hugo Award official site]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071128080133/http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Philcon/Philcon2-05.html Original proposal of the award] Philcon II. Retrieved from Internet Archive, November 28, 2007.
* [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html "Locus" Index to Science Fiction Awards - LocusMag.com]