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File 770
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| Name: | File 770 |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Mike Glyer |
| Dates: | 2008 – present (blog) 1978 – 2016 (print zine) |
| Type: | blog |
| Fandom: | science fiction fandom |
| URL: | file770.com/ |
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File 770 is a blog that constitutes the online version of Mike Glyer’s science fiction fan newszine. It reports on fanzines, SF clubs, conventions, fan funds and fanac, among other things of interest to SF fandom. The print fanzine was started in 1978, and the blog dates back to January 2008.[1]
File 770 and Mike Glyer have won Hugo Awards several times for best fanzine and best fanwriter (respectively), most recently in 2018.[2]
History
File 770 was named after a particularly epic room party held in Room 770 during the 1951 Worldcon. The print version of the fanzine ran from 1978 until 2016, and a digital version of the zine has existed since at least 2000. The blog was created in early 2008.[1]
Fandom-Related Accolades
File 770 received the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1984, 1985, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2016, and 2018. Mike Glyer received the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1984, 1986, 1988, and 2016.[1] Glyer subsequently recused both himself and File 770 from future nominations for the Hugo Awards.[3]
Notable Coverage and Events
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File 770 extensively covered Puppygate, and its Puppygate roundup posts were used by many fans across different segments of fandom to keep up with the unfolding events. It also reported on some of the controversy over Archive of Our Own winning a Hugo Award for Best Related Work in 2019, leading to a heated debate hosted in the article's comments.
In early 2024, File 770 served as one of the two platforms through which Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford's The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion was released, the other platform being Sanford's Patreon.[4] This report covered the censorship scandal that unfolded over 2023's Chengdu WorldCon.
Resources
References
- ^ a b c About File770.com. File 770. Accessed Mar 15, 2025. Archived from the original on Mar 2, 2025.
- ^ Hugo Awards Announced 2016
- ^ File 770. Wikipedia. Accessed Mar 15, 2025. Archived from the original on Jan 2, 2025.
- ^ The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion (Feb 14, 2024). File 770. Accessed Mar 15, 2025. Archived from the original on Sep 8, 2024.