Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.

About this award

The Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards in science fiction and fantasy, are given every year for the best fiction of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. The winners are voted on by science fiction fans, and the awards are handed out at the annual World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon"). The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.

This Hugo Award is given to fanzines, or amateur science fiction/fantasy/horror magazines which do not pay their contributors. Fanzines are generally produced out of the love of the genre, its authors, books and films. Historically, fanzines were produced by inexpensive copying processes such as mimeography, and obtained from the editor by contributing articles, artwork or letters or comment, trading for other fanzines, or the like. More recently fanzines have been published electronically, but they have always served as forums for commentary within the genre community.

For the purposes of the Hugo Award, a fanzine, according to Article 3.3.11 of the World Science Fiction Society, is "Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction, fantasy, or related subjects 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 does not qualify as a semiprozine."

The terminology associated with this award has morphed over the years. It was for "Best Fan Magazine" in 1956–57 and for "Best Amateur Magazine" in 1959, 1963–64, 1966, 1972–75, 1977–78. This is the oldest long-running Hugo award for fan activity; in 1967 Hugo Awards were added specifically for fan writing and fan art.

Winners and other nominees

* 2006:
** Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
** Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
** Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and Carl Juarez
** File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
** Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott
* 2005: Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott
** Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
** Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
** Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and Carl Juarez
** Emerald City edited by Cheryl Morgan
* 2004: Emerald City edited by Cheryl Morgan
** Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
** File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
** Mimosa edited by Rich Lynch and Nicki Lynch
** Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott
* 2003: Mimosa by Rich Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** Plokta by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott, eds.
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Challenger by Guy H. Lillian III
** Emerald City by Cheryl Morgan
* 2002: Ansible by David Langford
** Plokta by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott, eds.
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Challenger by Guy H. Lillian III
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
* 2001: File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Plokta by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott
** Challenger by Guy H. Lillian III
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
** STET by Dick Smith & Leah Zeldes Smith
* 2000: File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Plokta by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott, eds.
** Ansible by David Langford
** Challenger by Guy H. Lillian III
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
* 1999: Ansible by David Langford
** Plokta by Alison Scott & Steve Davies
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
** Thyme by Alan Stewart
** Tangent by David Truesdale
* 1998: Mimosa by Richard Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** Attitude by Michael Abbott, John Dallman & Pam Wells
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Ansible by David Langford
* 1997: Mimosa by Richard Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Ansible by David Langford
** Nova Express by Lawrence Person
** Tangent by David Truesdale
* 1996: Ansible by David Langford
** Attitude by Michael Abbott, John Dallman & Pam Wells
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane & Elizabeth Garrott
** Apparatchik by Andrew Hooper & Victor Gonzalez
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
* 1995: Ansible by David Langford
** Habakkuk by Bill Donaho
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Mimosa by Richard & Nicki Lynch
* 1994: Mimosa by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Ansible by David Langford
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** STET by Leah Zeldes Smith & Dick Smith
* 1993: Mimosa by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane & Janice Moore
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** STET by Leah Zeldes Smith & Dick Smith
* 1992: Mimosa by Richard Lynch & Nicki Lynch
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane & Janice Moore
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Trapdoor by Robert Lichtman
* 1991: Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Mainstream by Jerry Kaufman & Suzanne Tompkins
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane & Janice Moore
** Mimosa by Richard Lynch & Nicki Lynch
* 1990: The Mad 3 Party by Leslie Turek
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane & Janice Moore
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Pirate Jenny by Pat Mueller
* 1989: File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Niekas by Edmund R. Meskys, Mike Bastraw & Anne Braude
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** OtherRealms by Chuq Von Rospach
* 1988: Texas SF Inquirer by Pat Mueller
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** FOSFAX by Timothy Lane
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** The Mad 3 Party by Leslie Turek
* 1987: Ansible by David Langford
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Trapdoor by Robert Lichtman
** Texas SF Inquirer by Pat Mueller
* 1986: Lan's Lantern by George "Lan" Laskowski
** Universal Translator by Susan Bridges
** Holier Than Thou by Marty Cantor & Robbie Cantor
** Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers Guild Newsletter by Bobby Gear
** Anvil by Charlotte Proctor
* 1985: File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Holier Than Thou by Marty Cantor & Robbie Cantor
** Mythologies by Don D'ammassa
** Rataplan by Leigh Edmonds
** Ansible by David Langford
* 1984: File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Holier Than Thou by Marty Cantor & Robbie Cantor
** Ansible by Dave Langford
** Izzard by Patrick Nielsen Hayden & Teresa Nielsen Hayden
** The Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non by Paul J. Willett
* 1983: Locus by Charles N. Brown
** Fantasy Newsletter by Robert A. Collins
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Science Fiction Chronicle by Andrew I. Porter
* 1982: Locus by Charles N. Brown
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Science Fiction Chronicle by Andrew I. Porter
* 1981: Locus by Charles N. Brown
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
** Science Fiction Chronicle by Andrew I. Porter
** Starship by Andrew I. Porter
* 1980: Locus by Charles N. Brown
** Janus by Janice Bogstad & Jeanne Gomoll
** Thrust by Doug Fratz
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** File 770 by Mike Glyer
* 1979: Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Janus by Janice Bogstad & Jeanne Gomoll
** Mota by Terry Hughes
** Maya by Rob Jackson
** Twll-Ddu by Dave Langford
* 1978: Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Janus by Janice Bogstad & Jeanne Gomoll
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Maya by Rob Jackson
** Don-O-Saur by Don C. Thompson
* 1977: Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Outworlds by Bill Bowers
** Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Mythologies by Don D'ammassa
** The Spanish Inquisition by Suzanne Tompkins & Jerry Kaufman
* 1976: Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Outworlds by Bill Bowers
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Algol by Andrew I. Porter
** Don-O-Saur by Don C. Thompson
* 1975: The Alien Critic by Richard E. Geis
** Outworlds by Bill Bowers & Joan Bowers
** Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** SF Commentary by Bruce Gillespie
** Starling by Hank & Lesleigh Luttrell
** Algol by Andrew I. Porter
* 1974: The Alien Critic by Richard E. Geis (tie)
* 1974: Algol by Andrew I. Porter (tie)
** Outworlds by Bill Bowers & Joan Bowers
** Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
* 1973: Energumen by Michael Glicksohn & Susan Wood Glicksohn
** Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Granfalloon by Ron Bushyager & Linda Bushyager
** SF Commentary by Bruce Gillespie
** Algol by Andrew I. Porter
* 1972: Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Granfalloon by Ron & Linda Bushyager
** SF Commentary by Bruce Gillespie
** Energumen by Michael Glicksohn & Susan Wood Glicksohn
* 1971: Locus by Charles N. Brown & Dena Brown
** Outworlds by Bill Bowers & Joan Bowers
** Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Energumen by Michael Glicksohn & Susan Wood Glicksohn
** Speculation by Peter R. Weston
* 1970: Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Locus by Charles N. Brown
** Beabohema by Frank Lunney
** Riverside Quarterly by Leland Sapiro
** Speculation by Peter R. Weston
* 1969: Science Fiction Review by Richard E. Geis
** Warhoon by Richard Bergeron
** Trumpet by Tom Reamy
** Shangri L'Affaires by Ken Rudolph
** Riverside Quarterly by Leland Sapiro
* 1968: Amra by George H. Scithers
** Australian SF Review by John Bangsund
** Lighthouse by Terry Carr
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Odd by Raymond D. Fisher
** Psychotic by Richard E. Geis
* 1967: Niekas by Edmund R. Meskys & Felice Rolfe
** Australian SF Review by John Bangsund
** Lighthouse by Terry Carr
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Habakkuk by Bill Donaho
** Trumpet by Tom Reamy
** Riverside Quarterly by Leland Sapiro
* 1966: ERB-dom by Camille Cazedessus, Jr.
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Double: Bill by Bill Mallardi
** Niekas by Edmund R. Meskys & Felice Rolfe
** Zenith Speculation by Peter R. Weston
* 1965: Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Double: Bill by Bill Bowers & Bill Mallardi
** Zenith by Peter R. Weston
* 1964: Amra by George H. Scithers
** ERB-dom by Camille Cazedessus, Jr.
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Starspinkle by Ron Ellik
* 1963: Xero by Pat Lupoff & Richard A. Lupoff
** Warhoon by Richard Bergeron
** Mirage by Jack L. Chalker
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Shangri L'Affaires by Fred Patten, Albert Lewis, Bjo Trimble & John Trimble
* 1962: Warhoon by Richard Bergeron
** Cry by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby & Wally Weber
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Amra by George H. Scithers
** Axe by Larry T. Shaw & Noreen Shaw
* 1961: Who Killed Science Fiction? by Earl Kemp
** Discord by Redd Boggs
** Fanac by Terry Carr & Ron Ellik
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Habakkuk by Bill Donaho
** Shangri L'Affaires by Bjo Trimble & John Trimble
* 1960: Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey & Wally Weber
** Fanac by Terry Carr & Ron Ellik
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** JD-Argassy by Lynn A. Hickman
** Science-Fiction Times by James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten & Frank R. Prieto, Jr.
* 1959: Fanac by Terry Carr & Ron Ellik
** Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey & Wally Weber
** Yandro by Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson
** Hyphen by Walt Willis & Chuck Harris
** JD-Argassy by Lynn A. Hickman
** Science-Fiction Times by James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten & Frank R. Prieto, Jr.
* 1957: Science-Fiction Times by James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten & Frank R. Prieto, Jr.
** Hyphen by Walter A. Willis & Chuck Harris
** Inside by Ron Smith
* 1956: Inside & Science Fiction Advertiser by Ron Smith
* 1955: Fantasy-Times by James V. Taurasi, Sr. & Ray Van Houten

The "Retro Hugos"

(awarded 50 or 75 years after years in which World Conventions didn't give awards)
* 1954: Slant edited by Walter Willis; art editor James White (awarded in 2004)
** Hyphen edited by Chuck Harris & Walter Willis
** Quandry edited by Lee Hoffman
** Science Fiction Newsletter edited by Bob Tucker
** Sky Hook edited by Redd Boggs
* 1951: Science Fiction Newsletter (awarded in 2001)
** Quandry
** Skyhook
** Slant
** Spacewarp
** The Fanscient
* 1946: Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J. Ackerman (awarded in 1996)
** The Acolyte, edited by Francis Towner Laney
** Chanticleer, edited by Walt Liebscher
** Fantasy Commentator, edited by A. Langley Searles
** Shangri L'Affaires, edited by Charles E. Burbee and Gerald Hewitt

External links

*Hugo Award official site
*Original proposal of the award in Philcon II