US Fanzine since January 1978, edited from Los Angeles by Mike Glyer, roughly bimonthly until 1999 but thereafter publishing three or fewer issues per year. A newsletter covering Fandom, with emphasis on North America, it was begun when the previous leading US Newszine – Karass (1974-1978) edited by Linda Bushyager – folded. The focus of File 770, much of whose contents are written in Glyer's no-nonsense style, is convention news and reports, though considerable coverage is also given to sf Awards and obituaries, and the activities of fans. It received Hugos for Best Fanzine in 1984, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2001, while Glyer won the Hugo for Best Fan Writer in 1984, 1986 and 1988. Since September 2004 the paper edition has been supplemented (or for many readers, replaced) by a website giving frequent news updates in blog format. [RH/DRL]
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