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Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

The Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer is the Hugo Award 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. The award was first presented in 1967 and has been awarded annually.

Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
Awarded forThe best fan writer of works devoted primarily to science fiction or fantasy
Presented byWorld Science Fiction Society
First awarded1967
Most recent winnerChris M. Barkley
Websitethehugoawards.org

During the 66 regular and retro nomination years, 113 writers have been nominated; 27 of these have won, including ties. David Langford has received the largest number of awards, with 21 wins out of 31 nominations. He was nominated every year from 1979 through 2009, and won 19 times in a row from 1989 through 2007. The other writers to win more than once are Richard E. Geis, with seven wins out of sixteen nominations; Mike Glyer, with four wins out of twenty-five nominations; Susan Wood Glicksohn, with three of eight; Harry Warner, Jr., with two out of nine; Wilson Tucker, with two out of nine; Bob Shaw, who won both times he was nominated; Forrest J Ackerman, with three out of five Retro Hugos; and Ray Bradbury, who won both Retro Hugos he was nominated for. The writers with the most nominations without winning are Evelyn C. Leeper, who was nominated twelve times in a row from 1990 through 2001, and Steven H Silver, whose twelve nominations span 2000-2013.

History

The Hugo Awards are presented every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award.[1] The award has been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".[2][3] In addition to the regular Hugo awards, beginning in 1996 Retrospective Hugo Awards, or "Retro Hugos", have been available to be awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years prior in which no awards were given.[4] To date, Retro Hugo awards have been awarded for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954, and the fan writer award has been given each time.[5]

Fan writing is a peculiar entity, generally having little in common with professional fiction writing. Fan writing can be somber or witty (and even humorous, though that is rarer), expository or abstruse; it can make the momentous commonplace and the trivial momentous, according to the desire of the writer. Commonly, fan writing is a reflection of being a fan (as opposed to the many people who simply read science fiction) in a world mostly populated with people who aren't.

— Hitchcock, Chip, Introduction, In and Out of Quandry, 1982[6]

Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six nominees, except in the case of a tie. The works on the ballot are the six most-nominated by members that year, with no limit on the number of works that can be nominated.[4] Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, while voting on the ballot of six nominations is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held.[7] Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations.[8] Worldcons are generally held near Labor Day, and in a different city around the world each year.[1][9]

Winners and nominees

Abigail Nussbaum accepting the award in 2017.

In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Writers are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year. Entries with a yellow background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a gray background are the nominees on the short-list. In some years writers who received sufficient nominations to be listed on the ballot declined; these are marked as withdrawn in the entry and are not listed on the main Hugo Award site.

  *   Winners and joint winners

Winners and nominees
YearWriter(s)Ref(s)
1967Alexei Panshin*[10]
Norm Clarke[10]
Bill Donaho[10]
Harry Warner, Jr.[10]
Paul J. Willis[10]
1968Ted White*[11]
Ruth Berman[11]
Harry Warner, Jr.[11]
Harlan Ellison (withdrawn)[11][12]
Alexei Panshin (withdrawn)[11][12]
1969Harry Warner, Jr.*[13]
Richard Delap[13]
Banks Mebane[13]
Walt Willis[13]
Ted White (withdrawn)[13][14]
1970Wilson Tucker*[15]
Piers Anthony[15]
Charles N. Brown[15]
Richard Delap[15]
Richard E. Geis[15]
1971Richard E. Geis*[16]
Terry Carr[16]
Tom Digby[16]
Elizabeth Fishman[16]
Ted Pauls[16]
1972Harry Warner, Jr.*[17]
Terry Carr[17]
Tom Digby[17]
Rosemary Ullyot[17]
Bob Vardeman[17]
Susan Wood Glicksohn[17]
1973Terry Carr*[18]
Charles N. Brown[18]
Richard E. Geis[18]
Sandra Miesel[18]
Rosemary Ullyot[18]
Susan Wood Glicksohn[18]
1974Susan Wood Glicksohn*[19]
Laura Basta[19]
Richard E. Geis[19]
Jacqueline Lichtenberg[19]
Sandra Miesel[19]
1975Richard E. Geis*[20]
John Bangsund[20]
Sandra Miesel[20]
Don C. Thompson[20]
Susan Wood Glicksohn[20]
1976Richard E. Geis*[21]
Charles N. Brown[21]
Don D'Ammassa[21]
Don C. Thompson[21]
Susan Wood Glicksohn[21]
1977Richard E. Geis*[22]
Susan Wood Glicksohn*[22]
Don D'Ammassa[22]
Michael Glicksohn[22]
Don C. Thompson[22]
1978Richard E. Geis*[23]
Charles N. Brown[23]
Don D'Ammassa[23]
Don C. Thompson[23]
Susan Wood Glicksohn[23]
1979Bob Shaw*[24]
Richard E. Geis[24]
David Langford[24]
Roy Kettle[24]
D. West[24]
1980Bob Shaw*[25]
Richard E. Geis[25]
Mike Glyer[25]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[25]
David Langford[25]
1981Susan Wood Glicksohn*[26]
Richard E. Geis[26]
Mike Glyer[26]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[26]
David Langford[26]
1982Richard E. Geis*[27]
Mike Glyer[27]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[27]
David Langford[27]
1983Richard E. Geis*[28]
Mike Glyer[28]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[28]
David Langford[28]
1984Mike Glyer*[29]
Richard E. Geis[29]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[29]
David Langford[29]
Teresa Nielsen Hayden[29]
1985David Langford*[30]
Leigh Edmonds[30]
Richard E. Geis[30]
Mike Glyer[30]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[30]
1986Mike Glyer*[31]
Don D'Ammassa[31]
Richard E. Geis[31]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[31]
David Langford[31]
Patrick Nielsen Hayden[31]
1987David Langford*[32]
Mike Glyer[32]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[32]
Patrick Nielsen Hayden[32]
Simon Ounsley[32]
D. West[32]
Owen Whiteoak (withdrawn)[32][33]
1988Mike Glyer*[34]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[34]
David Langford[34]
Guy H. Lillian III[34]
Leslie Turek[34]
1989David Langford*[35]
Avedon Carol[35]
Mike Glyer[35]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[35]
Guy H. Lillian III[35]
Chuq Von Rospach[35]
1990David Langford*[36]
Mike Glyer[36]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[36]
Evelyn C. Leeper[36]
Leslie Turek[36]
1991David Langford*[37]
Avedon Carol[37]
Mike Glyer[37]
Arthur D. Hlavaty[37]
Evelyn C. Leeper[37]
Teresa Nielsen Hayden[37]
1992David Langford*[38]
Avedon Carol[38]
Mike Glyer[38]
Andrew Hooper[38]
Evelyn C. Leeper[38]
Harry Warner, Jr.[38]
1993David Langford*[39]
Mike Glyer[39]
Andrew Hooper[39]
Evelyn C. Leeper[39]
Harry Warner, Jr.[39]
1994David Langford*[40]
Sharon N. Farber[40]
Mike Glyer[40]
Andrew Hooper[40]
Evelyn C. Leeper[40]
1995David Langford*[41]
Sharon N. Farber[41]
Mike Glyer[41]
Andrew Hooper[41]
Evelyn C. Leeper[41]
1996David Langford*[42]
Sharon N. Farber[42]
Andrew Hooper[42]
Evelyn C. Leeper[42]
Joseph T. Major[42]
1997David Langford*[43]
Sharon N. Farber[43]
Mike Glyer[43]
Andrew Hooper[43]
Evelyn C. Leeper[43]
1998David Langford*[44]
Bob Devney[44]
Mike Glyer[44]
Andrew Hooper[44]
Evelyn C. Leeper[44]
Joseph T. Major[44]
1999David Langford*[45]
Bob Devney[45]
Mike Glyer[45]
Evelyn C. Leeper[45]
Maureen Kincaid Speller[45]
2000David Langford*[46]
Bob Devney[46]
Mike Glyer[46]
Evelyn C. Leeper[46]
Steven H Silver[46]
2001David Langford*[47]
Bob Devney[47]
Mike Glyer[47]
Evelyn C. Leeper[47]
Steven H Silver[47]
2002David Langford*[48]
Jeff Berkwits[48]
Bob Devney[48]
John L. Flynn[48]
Mike Glyer[48]
Steven H Silver[48]
2003David Langford*[49]
Bob Devney[49]
John L. Flynn[49]
Mike Glyer[49]
Steven H Silver[49]
2004David Langford*[50]
Jeff Berkwits[50]
Bob Devney[50]
John L. Flynn[50]
Cheryl Morgan[50]
2005David Langford*[51]
Claire Brialey[51]
Bob Devney[51]
Cheryl Morgan[51]
Steven H Silver[51]
2006David Langford*[52]
Claire Brialey[52]
John Hertz[52]
Cheryl Morgan[52]
Steven H Silver[52]
2007David Langford*[53]
Christopher Garcia[53]
John Hertz[53]
John Scalzi[53]
Steven H Silver[53]
2008John Scalzi*[54]
David Langford[54]
Christopher Garcia[54]
Cheryl Morgan[54]
Steven H Silver[54]
2009Cheryl Morgan*[55]
Christopher Garcia[55]
John Hertz[55]
David Langford[55]
Steven H Silver[55]
2010Frederik Pohl*[56]
Claire Brialey[56]
Christopher Garcia[56]
James Nicoll[56]
Lloyd Penney[56]
2011Claire Brialey*[57]
James Bacon[57]
Christopher Garcia[57]
James Nicoll[57]
Steven H Silver[57]
2012Jim C. Hines*[58]
James Bacon[58]
Claire Brialey[58]
Christopher Garcia[58]
Steven H Silver[58]
2013Tansy Rayner Roberts*[59]
James Bacon[59]
Christopher Garcia[59]
Mark Oshiro[59]
Steven H Silver[59]
2014Kameron Hurley*[60]
Liz Bourke[60]
Foz Meadows[60]
Abigail Nussbaum[60]
Mark Oshiro[60]
2015Laura J. Mixon*[61]
Dave Freer[61]
Amanda S. Green[61]
Jeffro Johnson[61]
Cedar Sanderson[61]
2016Mike Glyer*[62]
Douglas Ernst[62]
Morgan Holmes[62]
Jeffro Johnson[62]
Shamus Young[62]
2017Abigail Nussbaum*[63]
Mike Glyer[63]
Jeffro Johnson[63]
Natalie Luhrs[63]
Foz Meadows[63]
Chuck Tingle[63]
2018Sarah Gailey*[64]
Camestros Felapton[64]
Mike Glyer[64]
Foz Meadows[64]
Charles Payseur[64]
Bogi Takács[64]
2019Foz Meadows*[65]
James Nicoll[65]
Charles Payseur[65]
Elsa Sjunneson[65]
Alasdair Stuart[65]
Bogi Takács[65]
2020Bogi Takács*[66]
Cora Buhlert[66]
James Nicoll[66]
Alasdair Stuart[66]
Paul Weimer[66]
Adam Whitehead[66]
2021Elsa Sjunneson*[67]
Cora Buhlert[67]
Charles Payseur[67]
Jason Sanford[67]
Alasdair Stuart[67]
Paul Weimer[67]
2022Cora Buhlert*[68]
Chris M. Barkley[68]
Bitter Karella[68]
Alex Brown[68]
Jason Sanford[68]
Paul Weimer[68]
2023Chris M. Barkley*[69]
Bitter Karella[69]
Arthur Liu[69]
RiverFlow[69]
Jason Sanford[69]
Örjan Westin[69]
2024Bitter Karella[70]
James Nicoll[70]
Jason Sanford[70]
Alasdair Stuart[70]
Paul Weimer[70]
Örjan Westin[70]

Retro Hugos

Beginning with the 1996 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society created the concept of "Retro Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for 50, 75, or 100 years prior. Retro Hugos may only be awarded for years in which a Worldcon was hosted, but no awards were originally given.[4] Retro Hugos have been awarded eight times, for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954.[5]

Retro Hugo winners and nominees
YearYear awardedWriterRef
19392014Ray Bradbury*[71]
Forrest J Ackerman[71]
Wilson Tucker[71]
Harry Warner, Jr.[71]
Donald A. Wollheim[71]
19412016Ray Bradbury*[72]
Forrest J Ackerman[72]
H. P. Lovecraft[72]
Wilson Tucker[72]
Harry Warner, Jr.[72]
19432018Forrest J Ackerman*[73]
Jack Speer[73]
Wilson Tucker[73]
Harry Warner, Jr.[73]
Art Widner[73]
Donald A. Wollheim[73]
19442019Forrest J Ackerman*[74]
Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo)[74]
Jack Speer[74]
Wilson Tucker[74]
Art Widner[74]
Donald A. Wollheim[74]
19452020Fritz Leiber*[75]
Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo)[75]
J. Michael Rosenblum[75]
Jack Speer[75]
Wilson Tucker[75]
Harry Warner, Jr.[75]
19461996Forrest J Ackerman*[76]
Charles E. Burbee[76]
Francis Towner Laney[76]
Wilson Tucker[76]
Art Widner[76]
19512001Robert Silverberg*[77]
Lee Hoffman[77]
Wilson Tucker[77]
James White[77]
Walt Willis[77]
19542004Wilson Tucker*[78]
Redd Boggs[78]
Lee Hoffman[78]
James White[78]
Walt Willis[78]

References

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