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The Hugo Award/Best Fan Writer
Award | |
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Name: | Hugo Awards - Best Fan Writer |
Date(s): | 1967-present |
Frequency: | annual |
Format: | vote |
Type: | non-professional |
Associated Community: | Worldcon |
Fandom: | Science fiction fandom |
URL: | The Hugo Awards website |
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Best Fan Writer was first instituted as a Hugo category in 1967. It is given each year for artists of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines. It is given each year for writers of works related to science fiction or fantasy which appeared in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year. There is no restriction that the writer is not also a professional author, and several such authors have won the award for their non-paying works.
Retro Awards
1939
- Ray Bradbury - winner
- Forrest J Ackerman
- Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
- Donald A. Wollheim
- Harry Warner, Jr.
1941
- Ray Bradbury - winner
- Forrest J Ackerman
- Bob Tucker
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Harry Warner
1943
- Forrest J Ackerman - winner
- Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
- Donald A. Wollheim
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- Jack Speer
- Art Widner
1944
- Forrest J. Ackerman - winner
- Morojo (Myrtle Douglas)
- Jack Speer
- Wilson “Bob” Tucker
- Art Widner
- Donald A. Wollheim
1945
- Fritz Leiber - winner
- Bob Tucker
- Morojo/Myrtle R. Douglas
- Jack Speer
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- J. Michael Rosenblum
1946
- Forrest J Ackerman - winner
- Wilson Tucker
- Charles E. Burbee
- Art Widner
- Francis Towner Laney
1951
- Robert Silverberg - winner
- Bob Tucker (aka: Wilson Tucker)
- James White
- Walter A. Willis
- Lee Hoffman
1954
- Bob Tucker (aka: Wilson Tucker) - winner
- Walter A. Willis
- James White
- Lee Hoffman
- Redd Boggs
1960s
1967
1968
- Ted White - winner
- Ruth Berman
- Harry Warner, Jr.
1969
- Harry Warner, Jr. - winner
- Richard Delap
- Banks Mebane
- Walter A. Willis
1970s
1970
1971
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Terry Carr
- Ted Pauls
- Elizabeth Fishman
- Tom Digby
1972
- Harry Warner, Jr. - winner
- Terry Carr
- Susan Wood Glicksohn
- Bob Vardeman
- Rosemary Ullyot
- Tom Digby
1973
- Terry Carr - winner
- Susan Wood Glicksohn
- Richard E. Geis
- Charles N. Brown
- Sandra Miesel
- Rosemary Ullyot
1974
- Susan Wood - winner
- Richard E. Geis
- Laura Basta
- Jacqueline Lichtenberg
- Sandra Miesel
1975
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- John Bangsund
- Sandra Miesel
- Don C. Thompson
- Susan Wood
1976
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Susan Wood
- Don C. Thompson
- Charles N. Brown
- Don D’Ammassa
1977
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Susan Wood
- Don D’Ammassa
- Mike Glicksohn
- Don C. Thompson
1978
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Susan Wood
- Charles N. Brown
- Don D’Ammassa
- Don C. Thompson
1979
- Bob Shaw - winner
- Richard E. Geis
- Leroy Kettle
- Dave Langford
- D. West
1980s
1980
1981
- Susan Wood - winner
- Richard E. Geis
- Mike Glyer
- Dave Langford
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1982
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Dave Langford
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1983
- Richard E. Geis - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Dave Langford
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1984
- Mike Glyer - winner
- Richard E. Geis
- Dave Langford
- Teresa Nielsen Hayden
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1985
- Dave Langford - winner
- Leigh Edmonds
- Richard E. Geis
- Mike Glyer
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1986
- Mike Glyer - winner
- Richard E. Geis
- Dave Langford
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
- Don D’Ammassa
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
1987
- Dave Langford - winner
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Simon Ounsley
- Mike Glyer
- D. West
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
1988
- Mike Glyer - winner
- Dave Langford
- Leslie Turek
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
- Guy H. Lillian III
1989
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
- Avedon Carol
- Chuq Von Rospach
- No Award
- Guy H. Lillian III
1990s
1990
1991
1992
- Dave Langford - winner
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- Mike Glyer
- Avedon Carol
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- No Award
- Andrew P. Hooper
1993
- Dave Langford - winner
- Harry Warner, Jr.
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Andrew P. Hooper
1994
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Sharon N. Farber
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Andrew P. Hooper
1995
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Andrew P. Hooper
- Sharon N. Farber
- Evelyn C. Leeper
1996
- Dave Langford - winner
- Sharon N. Farber
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Andrew P. Hooper
- Joseph T. Major
1997
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Sharon N. Farber
- Andrew P. Hooper
1998
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Bob Devney
- Andrew P. Hooper
- Joseph T. Major
1999
- Dave Langford - winner
- Maureen Kincaid Speller
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Bob Devney
2000s
2000
2001
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Evelyn C. Leeper
- Steven H Silver
- Bob Devney
2002
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Steven H Silver
- Bob Devney
- John L. Flynn
- Jeff Berkwits
2003
- Dave Langford - winner
- Mike Glyer
- Steven H Silver
- Bob Devney
- John L. Flynn
2004
- Dave Langford - winner
- Cheryl Morgan
- Bob Devney
- John L. Flynn
- Jeff Berkwits
2005
- David Langford - winner
- Cheryl Morgan
- Claire Brialey
- Steven H Silver
- Bob Devney
2006
- Dave Langford - winner
- Claire Brialey
- John Hertz
- Cheryl Morgan
- Steven H Silver
2007
- Dave Langford - winner
- John Scalzi
- John Hertz
- Steven H Silver
- Chris Garcia
2008
- John Scalzi - winner
- David Langford
- Cheryl Morgan
- Steven H Silver
- Chris Garcia
2009
- Cheryl Morgan - winner
- Dave Langford
- Chris Garcia
- Steven H Silver
- John Hertz
2010s
2010
2011
- Claire Brialey - winner
- Christopher J Garcia
- Steven H Silver
- James Bacon
- James Nicoll
2012
- Jim C. Hines - winner
- Steven H Silver
- Claire Brialey
- Christopher J. Garcia
- James Bacon
2013
- Tansy Rayner Roberts - winner
- Steven H Silver
- Christopher J. Garcia
- Mark Oshiro
- James Bacon
2014
- Kameron Hurley - winner
- Abigail Nussbaum
- Foz Meadows
- Liz Bourke
- Mark Oshiro
2015
- Laura J. Mixon - winner
- No Award
- Jeffro Johnson
- Dave Freer
- Amanda S. Green
- Cedar Sanderson
2016
- Mike Glyer - winner
- No Award
- Jeffro Johnson
- Morgan Holmes
- Shamus Young
- Douglas Ernst
2017
- Abigail Nussbaum - winner
- Foz Meadows
- Mike Glyer
- Chuck Tingle
- Natalie Luhrs
- No Award
- Jeffro Johnson
2018
- Sarah Gailey - winner
- Foz Meadows
- Mike Glyer
- Bogi Takács
- Camestros Felapton
- Charles Payseur
2019
- Foz Meadows - winner
- Bogi Takács
- Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
- James Davis Nicoll
- Alasdair Stuart
- Charles Payseur
2020s
2020
2021
- Elsa Sjunneson - winner
- Cora Buhlert
- Jason Sanford
- Alasdair Stuart
- Paul Weimer
- Charles Payseur
2022
- Cora Buhlert - winner
- Chris M. Barkley
- Bitter Karella
- Alex Brown
- Jason Sanford
- Paul Weimer
2023
- Chris M. Barkley - winner
- Bitter Karella
- Arthur Liu
- RiverFlow
- Jason Sanford
- Örjan Westin