Australian Science Fiction Media Awards

Award
Name:	Australian Science Fiction Media Awards
Date(s):	1984 - 1997
Frequency:	Annual
Format:
Type:	fan zines, fanfiction, fan art
Associated Community:	Australian SF Media
Fandom:	Multifandom
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Australian Science Fiction Media Awards were first presented in 1984.

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  ASFMA trophy, as designed by Peter Lupinski.

In 1988, they were called "Robbies."

In 1989, they were renamed the "Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards."

1984 (Australian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Medtrek '84, held 10–11 March 1984, in Sydney.

Best Media Fanzine: Chronicles

Best Media Fan Writer: Sue Bursztynski

Best Media Fan Artist: Sue Campbell

1985 (Australian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Con Amore, held June 8–10, 1985, in Brisbane.

Best Media Fanzine: Chronicles

Best Media Fan Writer: Sue Bursztynski

Best Media Fan Artist: Lynn Hendricks

1986 (Australian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Galactic Tours Convention, held Mar 7-10, in Melbourne.

Best Media Fanzine: Chronicles

Best Media Fan Writer: Sue Bursztynski

Best Media Fan Artist: Robert Jan

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: Sale of 23rd Century (Ian McLean & the Harpic Productions team)

1987 (Australian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Eccentricon, held July 3–6, 1987, in Hawkesbury, N.S.W.).

Best Media Fanzine: Chronicles

Best Media Fan Writer: Susan Clarke

Best Media Fan Artist: Robert Jan

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: Perfect Botch (Ian McLean & the Harpic Productions team)

1988 (Robbies)

In 1988, they were called "Robbies."

They were presented at Zencon II, held 14–16 October 1988, in Melbourne.

Nominated Best Media Fanzine:

• A for Andromeda
• Australian Playbeing
• Chronicles
• Newspeak
• Spock
• Timeloop

Nominated Best Media Fan Writer:

• Edwina Harvey
• Gail Neville
• Mark Try
• Karen Herkes
• Alan Stewart

Nominated Best Media Fan Artist:

• Gail Adams
• David Kenyon
• Phil Wlodarczyk
• Ian Gunn
• Mark Try

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: No Award, insufficient nominees

1989 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

In 1989, they were renamed the "Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards."

They were presented at Conspire, held 17–20 March 1989, in Canberra.

Best Writer: Nikki White

Best Artist: Gail Adams

Best Fanzine: Spock

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: No Award, due to insufficient nominees

1990 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Huttcon '90, held 23–25 November 1990, in Melbourne.

Nominated Best Media Fanzine:

• Starwalking Newsletter
• Enarraré, edited by Ellen Parry, Annie Hamilton, Maria Letters and Christine Poulson
• Spock
• Psychodalek's
• The Captain's Log (listed as Captain's Log)

Nominated Best Media Fanwriter:

• Ana Dorfstad
• Edwina Harvey
• Moira Dahlberg
• Jan McNally
• Sue Isle

Nominated Best Media Fanartist:

• Marianne Plumridge
• Wendy Purcell
• Bruce Mitchell
• Ian Gunn
• Phil Wlodarczyk

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: No Award

1991 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Vampiricon, held 11–13 October 1991, in Melbourne.

Best Fan Media Newsletter: Ethel the Aardvark

Best Fan Media Zine: Spock

Best Fan Media Writer: Alan Stewart

Best Media Artist: Ian Gunn

Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production: HuttCon '90 Opening Ceremony, Danny Heap

1992 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at HongCon '92, held 6–8 June 1992, in Adelaide.

Best Fan Artist: Steven Scholz

Best Fan Writer: Martin Riley

Best Fiction Zine: Steve and Martin's Excellant Fanzine, Steve Scholz & Martin Riley

Best Newszine: (three-way tie)

• Just Alice, Adam Jenkins
• Captain's Log, Gail Adams (for Austrek)
• Ethel the Aardvark, Alan Stewart (for the Melbourne Science Fiction Club)

Best Audio-Visual Production: James Bond etc, George Ivanoff

1993 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Defcon, held 5–7 June 1993, in New Zealand.

Best Fan Newsletter: Ethel the Aardvark, Alan Stewart and Paul Ewins

Best Fan Writer: Hazel Nair

Other categories: insufficient nominees

1994 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Constantinople, held 1–4 April 1994, in Melbourne.

Nominated Best Fan Writer:

• James Allen
• Paul Ewins
• Terry Frost
• Jan MacNally
• Martin Reilly
• Katharine Shade

Nominated Best Fan Artist:

• Ian Gunn
• Darren Reid
• Steve Scholtz
• Kerri Valkova
• Phil Wlodarczyk

Nominated Best Newsletter:

• Awaken
• Blacklight
• Ethel the Aardvark
• Get Stuffed
• Thyme

Nominated Best Fan Fiction Zine:

• Black Light
• Nekros
• Spock
• Steve and Martin's Excellant Fanzine, Steve Scholz & Martin Riley
• Yukkies

Nominated Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production:

• Concave Opening Ceremony, Russell Devlin
• Beky's Brain Phone Answering Message, Danny Heap
• Star Wars Tribute @ Jedi 10th, Darren Maxwell
• Starwalking Video, Karen Ogden
• Starwalking II Closing Ceremony, The Bastards (Danny Heap and Paul Ewins)

1995 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Basicon, held 21 October 1995, in Melbourne.

Nominated Best Fan Writer:

• Chris Ballis
• Paul Ewins
• Ian Gunn
• Karen Pender-Gunn

Nominated Best Fan Artist:

• Ian Gunn
• Tracy Hamilton
• Darren Reid
• Catherine Scholz
• Steve Scholz
• Kerri Valkova

Nominated Best Newszine:

• Coztume (Gail Adams)
• Ethel the Aardvark (Paul Ewins)
• Pink (Karen Pender-Gunn)
• Severed Head (B. J. Stevens)
• The Communicator (Derek Screen)
• Thyme (Alan Stewart)

Nominated Best Fiction Zine:

• Bobby & Mike #1 (Peter & Jimmy Reilly)
• Spock (Katharine Shade)
• Strange Matter (Sian O'Neale)
• The Mentor (Ron Clarke)

Nominated Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production:

• Constantinople Closing Ceremony (Performance) by George Ivanoff & Ian Gunn
• Constantinople Masquerade Video (Video Compilation) by Carol Tilley
• Constantinople Opening Ceremony (Video/Performance) by George Ivanoff & Ian Gunn
• Constantinople Party Animation (Computer Animation) by Kerri Valkova

1996 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at the Festival of the Imagination 1996, held 4–8 April 1996, in Perth.

Nominated Best Fan Fiction Zine:

• Ethel the Aardvark, Paul Ewins
• Ka Farag Gatri
• The Mentor, Ron Clarke
• Strange Matter, Sian O'Neale

Nominated Best Fan Newsletter:

• Gallifreyan Graffiti
• Oscillation Overthruster, Sue Ann Barber
• Thyme, Alan Stewart

Nominated Best Media Fan Writer:

• Terry Frost
• Ian Gunn
• Cheryl Morgan
• Karen Pender-Gunn
• Grant Watson

Nominated Best Media Artist:

• Ian Gunn
• Tracy Hamilton
• Darren Reid
• Colin Sharpe
• Kerri Valkova

Nominated Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production:

• Basicon Opening Ceremony (E.B.H. [Channel 31])
• Opening/Closing Ceremonies: Force One (Danny Heap & H. Gibbens)
• The Dalek Tapes (Albert Q.)

1997 (Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards)

They were presented at Basicon 2 held September 27–28, 1997, in Melbourne.

Nominated Best Fan Fiction Zine:

• Alliance, Cavell Gleeson & Jeremy Sadler
• Babyloney 5, Peter Reilly

Nominated Best Fan Newsletter:

• The Communicator, Derek Screen
• Frontier, Katharine Maxwell
• Oscillation Overthruster, Sue Ann Barber
• Thyme, Alan Stewart

Nominated Best Media Fan Writer:

• Sue Ann Barber
• Ian Gunn
• Karen Pender-Gunn
• Paul Ewins
• George Ivanoff
• Margaret Walsh

Nominated Best Media Fan Artist:

• Tracy Hamilton
• Kerri Valkova
• Ian Gunn
• Steve Scholz
• Phil Wlodarczyk

Nominated Best Amateur Audio-Visual Production:

• Enterprise Web Site, David Barker
• Star Trek 30th Anniversary Tribute Video''' (screened at Multiverse II), Danny Heap
• Zero G (3RRR radio program), Robert Jan