Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

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

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.

During the 65 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. The award has been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". 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. 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.

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

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. 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. Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations. Worldcons are generally held near Labor Day, and in a different city around the world each year.

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 blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white 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
Year Writer(s) Ref(s)
1967 Alexei Panshin*
Norm Clarke
Bill Donaho
Harry Warner, Jr.
Paul J. Willis
1968 Ted White*
Ruth Berman
Harry Warner, Jr.
Harlan Ellison (withdrawn)
Alexei Panshin (withdrawn)
1969 Harry Warner, Jr.*
Richard Delap
Banks Mebane
Walt Willis
Ted White (withdrawn)
1970 Wilson Tucker*
Piers Anthony
Charles N. Brown
Richard Delap
Richard E. Geis
1971 Richard E. Geis*
Terry Carr
Tom Digby
Elizabeth Fishman
Ted Pauls
1972 Harry Warner, Jr.*
Terry Carr
Tom Digby
Rosemary Ullyot
Bob Vardeman
Susan Wood Glicksohn
1973 Terry Carr*
Charles N. Brown
Richard E. Geis
Sandra Miesel
Rosemary Ullyot
Susan Wood Glicksohn
1974 Susan Wood Glicksohn*
Laura Basta
Richard E. Geis
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Sandra Miesel
1975 Richard E. Geis*
John Bangsund
Sandra Miesel
Don C. Thompson
Susan Wood Glicksohn
1976 Richard E. Geis*
Charles N. Brown
Don D'Ammassa
Don C. Thompson
Susan Wood Glicksohn
1977 Richard E. Geis*
Susan Wood Glicksohn*
Don D'Ammassa
Michael Glicksohn
Don C. Thompson
1978 Richard E. Geis*
Charles N. Brown
Don D'Ammassa
Don C. Thompson
Susan Wood Glicksohn
1979 Bob Shaw*
Richard E. Geis
David Langford
Roy Kettle
D. West
1980 Bob Shaw*
Richard E. Geis
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
1981 Susan Wood Glicksohn*
Richard E. Geis
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
1982 Richard E. Geis*
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
1983 Richard E. Geis*
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
1984 Mike Glyer*
Richard E. Geis
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
1985 David Langford*
Leigh Edmonds
Richard E. Geis
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
1986 Mike Glyer*
Don D'Ammassa
Richard E. Geis
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
1987 David Langford*
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Simon Ounsley
D. West
Owen Whiteoak (withdrawn)
1988 Mike Glyer*
Arthur D. Hlavaty
David Langford
Guy H. Lillian III
Leslie Turek
1989 David Langford*
Avedon Carol
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
Guy H. Lillian III
Chuq Von Rospach
1990 David Langford*
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
Evelyn C. Leeper
Leslie Turek
1991 David Langford*
Avedon Carol
Mike Glyer
Arthur D. Hlavaty
Evelyn C. Leeper
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
1992 David Langford*
Avedon Carol
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
Harry Warner, Jr.
1993 David Langford*
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
Harry Warner, Jr.
1994 David Langford*
Sharon N. Farber
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
1995 David Langford*
Sharon N. Farber
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
1996 David Langford*
Sharon N. Farber
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
Joseph T. Major
1997 David Langford*
Sharon N. Farber
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
1998 David Langford*
Bob Devney
Mike Glyer
Andrew Hooper
Evelyn C. Leeper
Joseph T. Major
1999 David Langford*
Bob Devney
Mike Glyer
Evelyn C. Leeper
Maureen Kincaid Speller
2000 David Langford*
Bob Devney
Mike Glyer
Evelyn C. Leeper
Steven H Silver
2001 David Langford*
Bob Devney
Mike Glyer
Evelyn C. Leeper
Steven H Silver
2002 David Langford*
Jeff Berkwits
Bob Devney
John L. Flynn
Mike Glyer
Steven H Silver
2003 David Langford*
Bob Devney
John L. Flynn
Mike Glyer
Steven H Silver
2004 David Langford*
Jeff Berkwits
Bob Devney
John L. Flynn
Cheryl Morgan
2005 David Langford*
Claire Brialey
Bob Devney
Cheryl Morgan
Steven H Silver
2006 David Langford*
Claire Brialey
John Hertz
Cheryl Morgan
Steven H Silver
2007 David Langford*
Christopher Garcia
John Hertz
John Scalzi
Steven H Silver
2008 John Scalzi*
David Langford
Christopher Garcia
Cheryl Morgan
Steven H Silver
2009 Cheryl Morgan*
Christopher Garcia
John Hertz
David Langford
Steven H Silver
2010 Frederik Pohl*
Claire Brialey
Christopher Garcia
James Nicoll
Lloyd Penney
2011 Claire Brialey*
James Bacon
Christopher Garcia
James Nicoll
Steven H Silver
2012 Jim C. Hines*
James Bacon
Claire Brialey
Christopher Garcia
Steven H Silver
2013 Tansy Rayner Roberts*
James Bacon
Christopher Garcia
Mark Oshiro
Steven H Silver
2014 Kameron Hurley*
Liz Bourke
Foz Meadows
Abigail Nussbaum
Mark Oshiro
2015 Laura J. Mixon*
Dave Freer
Amanda S. Green
Jeffro Johnson
Cedar Sanderson
2016 Mike Glyer*
Douglas Ernst
Morgan Holmes
Jeffro Johnson
Shamus Young
2017 Abigail Nussbaum*
Mike Glyer
Jeffro Johnson
Natalie Luhrs
Foz Meadows
Chuck Tingle
2018 Sarah Gailey*
Camestros Felapton
Mike Glyer
Foz Meadows
Charles Payseur
Bogi Takács
2019 Foz Meadows*
James Nicoll
Charles Payseur
Elsa Sjunneson
Alasdair Stuart
Bogi Takács
2020 Bogi Takács*
Cora Buhlert
James Nicoll
Alasdair Stuart
Paul Weimer
Adam Whitehead
2021 Elsa Sjunneson*
Cora Buhlert
Charles Payseur
Jason Sanford
Alasdair Stuart
Paul Weimer
2022 Cora Buhlert*
Chris M. Barkley
Bitter Karella
Alex Brown
Jason Sanford
Paul Weimer
2023 Chris M. Barkley*
Bitter Karella
Arthur Liu
RiverFlow
Jason Sanford
Örjan Westin

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. Retro Hugos have been awarded eight times, for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954.

Retro Hugo winners and nominees
Year Year awarded Writer Ref
1939 2014 Ray Bradbury*
Forrest J Ackerman
Wilson Tucker
Harry Warner, Jr.
Donald A. Wollheim
1941 2016 Ray Bradbury*
Forrest J Ackerman
H. P. Lovecraft
Wilson Tucker
Harry Warner, Jr.
1943 2018 Forrest J Ackerman*
Jack Speer
Wilson Tucker
Harry Warner, Jr.
Art Widner
Donald A. Wollheim
1944 2019 Forrest J Ackerman*
Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo)
Jack Speer
Wilson Tucker
Art Widner
Donald A. Wollheim
1945 2020 Fritz Leiber*
Myrtle Douglas (as Morojo)
J. Michael Rosenblum
Jack Speer
Wilson Tucker
Harry Warner, Jr.
1946 1996 Forrest J Ackerman*
Charles E. Burbee
Francis Towner Laney
Wilson Tucker
Art Widner
1951 2001 Robert Silverberg*
Lee Hoffman
Wilson Tucker
James White
Walt Willis
1954 2004 Wilson Tucker*
Redd Boggs
Lee Hoffman
James White
Walt Willis

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