FAAn Awards

Entry updated 4 March 2024. Tagged: Award, Fan.

Short, partly acronymic name for the Fan (or Fanzine) Activity Achievement Awards first presented in 1975 for 1974 activity in Fandom, principally in Fanzines, and chosen by popular vote, initially with a small voting fee. The original categories were for best single issue of a fanzine, best fan writer, best fan editor, best fan artist – subdivided into serious and humorous categories – and best LoC (letter of comment) writer, later known as best letterhack and still later as the Harry Warner Jr award for best fan correspondent. After the 1980 presentation for 1979 work the FAAn awards were neglected for many years until revived in 1995 in association with the small, fanzine-centred Convention Corflu, under whose auspices they are still presented (though any interested party can vote without becoming a convention member). In 2024 it was proposed and agreed that the fan artist category should be name in memory of Steve Stiles.

The 1995 FAAn categories were best fanzine, best fan writer and best fan artist (no longer subdivided), augmented in 1998 with best letterhack, best new fanzine fan and Number 1 Fan Face (recipient of most total votes in all categories). Further changes were made as listed below, including the introduction of a lifetime achievement award in 2010 and the subdivision of best fanzine into multiple categories (including single or special issue). The lifetime achievement award is not voted on like the other categories but chosen by an informal jury of Corflu committee members and, increasingly, its past winners. Additions not listed below included best fan website, presented from 2008 to 2021 and won eleven times by eFanzines.com and then three times by Fanac.org before being dropped owing to the perceived fewness of qualifying websites. In 2019, besides the usual current categories, two special awards and twenty "certificates" were presented for various achievements; for the latter, see the FAAn website under links below. [DRL]

Single or special issue

1975: Outworlds 21/22 edited by Bill and Joan Bowers
1976: Outworlds 23 edited by Bill Bowers
1977: (tie) Maya 11 edited by Rob Jackson; The Spanish Inquisition 7/8 edited by Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins
1978: (tie) Maya 14 edited by Rob Jackson
1979: Mythologies 14 edited by Don D'Ammassa
1980: Scientifriction 11 edited by Mike Glyer
2012: Alternative Pants edited by Randy Byers
2013: Trap Door 29 edited by Robert Lichtman
2014: Trap Door 30 edited by Robert Lichtman
2015: Trap Door 31 edited by Robert Lichtman
2016: The Mota Reader (anth 2015) edited by Dan Steffan
2017: Then: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK: 1930-1980 (2016) by Rob Hansen
2018: Same Planet, Different World (2017) by Jacqueline Monahan
2019: not presented
2020: Thy Life's a Miracle: Selected Fannish Writings of Randy Byers (coll 2019) edited by Luke McGuff
2021: Outworlds 71 / Afterworlds (anth 2020) edited in memory of Bill Bowers by Jeanne Bowman, Rich Coad, Alan Rosenthal and Pat Virzi
2022: Daangerous Visions (anth 2021) edited by Sandra Bond, Rob Jackson and Pat Virzi
2023: 1957: The First UK Worldcon (anth 2022 ebook; rev 2022) edited by Rob Hansen
2024: Beyond Fandom: Fans, Culture & Politics in the 20th Century (anth 2023) edited by Rob Hansen

Fanzine

1995: Blat! edited by Dan Steffan and Ted White
1996: Apparatchik edited by Victor Gonzalez, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez
1997: Apparatchik edited by Victor Gonzalez, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez
1998: Idea edited by Geri Sullivan
1999: Outworlds edited by Bill Bowers
2000: Trap Door edited by Robert Lichtman
2001: Idea edited by Geri Sullivan
2002: Wabe edited by Jae Leslie Adams, Tracy Benton and Bill Bodden
2003: Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez
2004: Trap Door edited by Robert Lichtman
2005: Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez
2006: Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez
2007: Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
2008: Prolapse edited by Peter Weston (see Relapse)
2009: eI edited by Earl Kemp
2010: Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
2011: Trap Door edited by Robert Lichtman
2012: A Meara for Observers edited by Mike Meara (personalzine or blog); Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (genzine or collaboration)
2013: A Meara for Observers edited by Mike Meara (personalzine); Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez (genzine or collaboration)
2014: Flag edited by Andy Hooper (personalzine); Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (genzine)
2015: Vibrator edited by Graham Charnock (personalzine); Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (genzine)
2016: Vibrator edited by Graham Charnock (personalzine); (tie) Raucous Caucus edited by Pat Charnock and Chunga edited by Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper and carl juarez (genzine)
2017: The White Notebooks edited by Pete Young (personalzine); Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (genzine)
2018: Vibrator edited by Graham Charnock (personalzine); BEAM edited by Nic Farey and Ulrika O'Brien (genzine)
2019: Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
2020: Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (overall); (tie) Banana Wingsand Chunga edited by Andrew Hooper and carl juarez (genzine); This Here ... edited by Nic Farey (personalzine); (tie) Ansible edited by David Langford and Lofgeornost edited by Fred Lerner ("whatchamacallit" category)
2021 Portable Storage edited by William Breiding (genzine); This Here ... edited by Nic Farey (personalzine)
2022 Portable Storage edited by William Breiding (genzine); This Here ... edited by Nic Farey (personalzine)
2023 Portable Storage edited by William Breiding (genzine); This Here ... edited by Nic Farey (personalzine)
2024: SF Commentary edited by Bruce Gillespie (genzine); This Here ... edited by Nic Farey (personalzine)

Fan writer

1975: Don C Thompson
1976: Don D'Ammassa
1977: Bob Shaw
1978: Bob Shaw
1979: Bob Shaw
1980: Dave Langford
1995: Andrew Hooper
1996: Andrew Hooper
1997: Andrew Hooper
1998: Christina Lake
1999: Ted White
2000: Christina Lake
2001: Victor Gonzalez
2002: Alison Freebairn
2003: Randy Byers
2004: Gordon Eklund; also Andrew Hooper (humorist)
2005: Claire Brialey
2006: Claire Brialey
2007: Claire Brialey
2008: Arnie Katz
2009: Bruce Gillespie
2010: Claire Brialey
2011: Roy Kettle
2012: Mark Plummer
2013: Andy Hooper
2014: Andy Hooper
2015: Mark Plummer
2016: Roy Kettle
2017: Andy Hooper
2018: Randy Byers
2019: Mark Plummer
2020: Mark Plummer
2021: Claire Brialey
2022: Mark Plummer
2023: (tie) Justin E A Busch, Nic Farey
2024: Mark Plummer

Fan editor

Replaced in 1995 with the award for best fanzine, as above.

1975: Bill Bowers
1976: Bill Bowers
1977: Rob Jackson (see Maya)
1978: Rob Jackson (see Maya)
1979: Jeanne Gomoll and Janice Bogstad (see Janus/Aurora)
1980: Jeanne Gomoll and Janice Bogstad (see Janus/Aurora)

Fan artist

1975: Bill Rotsler (humour); Jim Shull (serious)
1976: Grant Canfield (humour); Jim Shull (serious)
1977: Harry Bell (humour); Jim Shull (serious)
1978: Alexis Gilliland (humour); Jim Shull (serious)
1979: Alexis Gilliland (humour); joan hanke-woods (serious)
1980: Alexis Gilliland (humour); joan hanke-woods (serious)
1995: Dan Steffan
1996: D West
1997: Ian Gunn
1998: D West
1999: Ian Gunn
2000: D West
2001: Steve Stiles
2002: Dave Hicks
2003: Steve Stiles
2004: Steve Stiles
2005: Steve Stiles
2006: Steve Stiles
2007: Dan Steffan
2008: Dan Steffan
2009: Dan Steffan
2010: Steve Stiles
2011: Steve Stiles
2012: Steve Stiles
2013: Dan Steffan
2014: Steve Stiles
2015: Steve Stiles
2016: Steve Stiles
2017: Steve Stiles
2018: Steve Stiles
2019: Alan White
2020: Ulrika O'Brien
2021: Ulrika O'Brien
2022: Ulrika O'Brien
2023: Ulrika O'Brien
2024: Ulrika O'Brien

Fanzine cover

2013: Dan Steffan for Banana Wings 50 edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
2014: Harry Bell for Inca 9 edited by Rob Jackson
2015: D West for Banana Wings 56 edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
2016: D West and Harry Bell for Raucous Caucus 4 edited by Pat Charnock
2017: Harry Bell for BEAM 10 edited by Nic Farey and Jim Trash
2018: Graham West for Rubber Crab 8 edited by Graham James
2019: not presented
2020: Ulrika O'Brien for Thy Life's a Miracle: Selected Fannish Writings of Randy Byers (coll 2019) edited by Luke McGuff
2021: Sara Felix for BEAM 15 edited by Nic Farey and Ulrika O'Brien
2022: Ulrika O'Brien for Littlebrook 11 edited by Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins
2021: Alan White for BEAM 17 edited by Nic Farey and Ulrika O'Brien
2022: Sue Mason for Idea 13 edited by Geri Sullivan

LoC writer / letterhack / fan correspondent

1975: Harry Warner Jr
1976: Mike Glicksohn
1977: Mike Glicksohn
1978: Mike Glicksohn
1979: Harry Warner Jr
1980: Harry Warner Jr
1995: not presented
1996: not presented
1997: not presented
1998: Harry Warner Jr
1999: Harry Warner Jr
2000: Lloyd Penney
2001: Robert Lichtman
2002: Lloyd Penney
2003: Joseph Nicholas
2004: not presented
2005: Lloyd Penney
2006: Robert Lichtman
2007: Lloyd Penney
2008: Robert Lichtman
2009: Lloyd Penney
2010: Robert Lichtman
2011: Robert Lichtman
2012: Robert Lichtman
2013: Robert Lichtman
2014: Robert Lichtman
2015: Paul Skelton
2016: Paul Skelton
2017: Paul Skelton
2018: (tie) Robert Lichtman and Milt Stevens
2019: Paul Skelton
2020: Steve Jeffery
2021: Mark Plummer
2022: Jerry Kaufman
2023: Jerry Kaufman
2024: Jerry Kaufman

Lifetime achievement

2010: Ted White
2011: Art Widner
2012: Earl Kemp; Shelby Vick
2013: Elinor Busby (see F M Busby)
2014: Ray Nelson
2015: Peter Weston
2016: John Bangsund
2017: not presented
2018: Bruce R Gillespie
2019: Paul Skelton
2020: Robert Lichtman
2021: David Langford
2022: Geri Sullivan
2023: Rob Hansen
2024: Joe D Siclari and Edie Stern

Special awards

2004: Bill Burns for eFanzines.com
2019: Bill Burns for eFanzines.com ("achievement in online fandom")
2019: Steve Stiles ("achievement in fan art")

links

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