Surak Awards
| Name: | Surak Awards | |
| Date(s): | 1987-1990?? | |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek | |
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In 1987, upset that the Fan Q awards didn't seem to be paying enough attention to Star Trek as they used to, Star Trek fandom started the Surak Awards. The awards were evenly split between USA fanwork, and non-USA fanwork, then divided again between General (gen) and Age Statement Required fanwork. No award was given unless there were at least three nominations in the category. The awards were promoted in the adzine Communications Console.
In 1989 and 1990, the Surak Awards were voted and announced at Koon-ut-Cali-Con, a K/S con, implying that relations must have been fairly good between the K/Sers and genners in Star Trek fandom at the time.
The full set of categories included:
- Best Writer, Short Story
- Best Writer, Long Story
Note -- not best short story, or best long story, but best Writer...
- Best Writer, Novel
- Best Artist, Portraiture
- Best Artist, Action
- Best Poet
- Best Filksong
- Best Fanzine Design
- Best Fanzine Novel
and
- Best Fanzine Editing
- Best Fanzine Anthology
Not-so-strangely, the zine that won for best Anthology, usually also won for best Editing.
For a sample of fanzines and stories that won the Surak Awards across the years click here.
First Annual Surak Award Winners (1987)
General Category
Other than USA
- Best Writer, Long Story: Claudia Crawford
- Best Writer, Novel: Helen Morgan
- Best Artist, Portraiture: Lana Brown
- Best Artist, Action: Lana Brown
- Best Fanzine Design: EnterComm 8
- Best Fanzine Editing: Nome 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8
USA
- Best Writer, Short Story: Bev Volker
- Best Writer, Long Story: Ginna LaCroix
- Best Writer, Novel: Betsy Fisher
- Best Filksong: Larry Warner/Joey Shoji
- Best Poet: Beverly Volker
- Best Artist, Portraiture: Suzan Lovett
- Best Artist, Action: Suzan Lovett
- Best Fanzine Design: Mind Meld 3
- Best Fanzine Editing: Mind Meld 3
- Best Fanzine Anthology: Mind Meld 3
- Best Fanzine Novel: Whisper of the Wind
Age Statment Required Category
Other than USA
- Best Writer, Short Story: Vivian Gates
- Best Writer, Long Story: Frances Rowes
- Best Artist, Portraiture: Caryl Sibbett
- Best Fanzine Editing: In the Wilderness
- Best Fanzine Anthology: In the Wilderness
- Best Fanzine Novel: Bigot! Brother! Bondmate!
USA
- Best Writer, Short Story: Vivian Gates
- Best Writer, Long Story: Elwyn Conway
- Best Writer, Novel: Mary Suskind Lansing
- Best Poet: Flora Poste
- Best Artist, Action: Suzan Lovett
- Best Fanzine Editing: Nome 9
- Best Fanzine Anthology: Nome 9
(Source Boldly Writing, pg 77).
