Current Corflu
Fan Writers Association
(formerly Fan Writers of America
Fans of Note
Corflu 50
The Fan(zine) Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) |
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The first rule of the FAAn awards is that there are no rules for the FAAn awards, at least none that are chiselled in stone and worshipped as if they were dictated by Hammurabi. The very early history of the awards is coming to light, thanks in no small part to the efforts of fanac.org (see their fanzine listings under ‘Fan polls, Awards and Discussions’) and would now appear to date back to 1959 in proto-form. Documentation of Moshe Feder's 1974 proposals (which were taken up in a revised form for the awards running from 1975-80 - see details below) is also available.
Since the 1995 revival of the FAAns after a fifteen year gap, their administration has passed through divers hands, with Andrew P. Hooper having a long tenure in that role and to a large extent defining and occasionally modifying their format. After Andy retired from the position, Claire Brialey, Mike Meara, Murray Moore, Nic Farey, Michael Dobson and John Purcell have taken turns holding the reins.
Very generally, there are two points of consensus to the process. Firstly, the awards are given for work originally published in the previous calendar year, although this has in the past been expressed as “the last twelve months” before settling on the current window. Secondly, voting is open to anyone with an interest in fanzines. No convention or group membership is required. The FAAns have been associated with (and presented at) Corflu for reasons of both convenience and logic, as it’s the annual fanzine fans convention, but it must be stressed again that Corflu membership is not a requirement for voting.
The ballot is typically issued early in the year the awards are scheduled to be given and is linked to from the corflu.org main page, efanzines.com and other venerable sources.
Written September 2020 by Nic Farey (current administrator), and updated October 2022
This page was originally created by Tracy Benton, to whom goes all credit for setting up the corflu.org website and maintaining it for many years. Research has uncovered further contemporary accounts of FAAn Award recipients, and this page is current as of March 2022. --Bill Burns, Corflu.org Webmaster. |
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The FAAns were initially dated for the year of activity, not the year of presentation. Beginning in 1995 the awards are dated for when they were presented. |
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Year |
Best Fanzine, Single Issue |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Editor |
Best Fan Artist - Humor |
Best Fan Artist - Serious |
Best LoC Writer |
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1975 |
Outworlds 21/22, Bill & Joan Bowers, editors |
Don C. Thompson |
Bill Bowers |
Bill Rotsler |
Jim Shull |
Harry Warner, Jr. |
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1976 |
Outworlds 23, Bill Bowers, editor |
Don D’Ammassa |
Bill Bowers |
Grant Canfield. |
Jim Shull |
Mike Glicksohn |
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1977 |
TIE: Maya 11, Rob Jackson, editor; Spanish Inquisition 7/8, Jerry Kaufman & Suzanne Tompkins, editors |
Bob Shaw |
Rob Jackson |
Harry Bell |
Jim Shull |
Mike Glicksohn |
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1978 |
Maya 14, Rob Jackson, editor |
Bob Shaw |
Rob Jackson |
Alexis Gilliland |
Jim Shull |
Mike Glicksohn |
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1979 |
Mythologies 14, Don D’Ammassa, editor |
Bob Shaw |
Jeanne Gomoll & Janice Bogstad |
Alexis Gilliland |
joan hanke-woods |
Harry Warner, Jr. |
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1980 |
Scientifriction 11, Mike Glyer, editor |
Dave Langford |
Jeanne Gomoll & Janice Bogstad |
Alexis Gilliland |
joan hanke-woods |
Harry Warner, Jr. |
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After a long hiatus the FAAns were revived in 1995 at Corflu 12 in Las Vegas: |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
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1995 |
BLAT!, Dan Steffan & Ted White, editors |
Andrew Hooper |
Dan Steffan |
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1996 |
Apparatchik, Victor Gonzalez, Andrew Hooper, & carl juarez, editors |
Andrew Hooper |
D. West |
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1997 |
Apparatchik, Victor Gonzalez, Andrew Hooper, & carl juarez, editors |
Andrew Hooper |
Ian Gunn |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Best Letterhack |
Best New Fanzine Fan |
Number 1 Fan Face |
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1998 |
Idea, Geri Sullivan, editor |
Christina Lake |
D. West |
Harry Warner, Jr. |
Lesley Reece |
Geri Sullivan |
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1999 |
Outworlds, Bill Bowers, editor |
Ted White |
Ian Gunn |
Harry Warner, Jr. |
Karen Johnson |
n/a |
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2000 |
Trap Door, Robert Lichtman, editor |
Christina Lake |
D. West |
Lloyd Penney |
Yvonne Rowse |
Robert Lichtman |
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2001 |
Idea, Geri Sullivan, editor |
Victor Gonzalez |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Sheila Lightsey |
Robert Lichtman |
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2002 |
Wabe, Jae Leslie Adams, Tracy Benton, & Bill Bodden, editors |
Alison Freebairn |
Dave Hicks |
Lloyd Penney |
Max |
n/a |
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2003 |
Chunga, Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper & carl juarez, editors |
Randy Byers |
Steve Stiles |
Joseph Nicholas |
John Teehan |
Randy Byers |
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At Corflu Badger in Madison (2003) the attendees voted to rename the Best Letterhack award the "Harry Warner, Jr. Memorial Award." |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Best Humorist |
Best New Fan |
Number 1 Fan Face |
2004 |
Trap Door, Robert Lichtman, editor |
Gordon Eklund |
Steve Stiles |
Andrew Hooper |
Pete Young |
Andrew Hooper |
At Corflu Blackjack in Las Vegas (2004) a special award was given to Bill Burns for the website efanzines.com. |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent |
Best Fanzine Design |
Number 1 Fan Face | |||
2005 |
Chunga, Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper & carl juarez, editors |
Claire Brialey |
Steve Stiles |
Lloyd Penney |
carl juarez |
Not awarded | |||
Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent |
Best New Fan |
Number 1 Fan Face | |||
2006 |
Chunga, Randy Byers, Andrew Hooper & carl juarez, editors |
Claire Brialey |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Chris Garcia |
Not awarded | |||
2007 |
Banana Wings, Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer, editors |
Claire Brialey |
Dan Steffan |
Lloyd Penney |
Teresa Cochran |
Claire Brialey | |||
Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent |
Best New Fan |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2008 |
Prolapse, Peter Weston, editor |
Arnie Katz |
Dan Steffan |
Robert Lichtman |
John Coxon |
Arnie Katz |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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2009 |
eI, Earl Kemp, editor |
Bruce Gillespie |
Dan Steffan |
Lloyd Penney |
Jean Martin & Katrina Templeton (tie) |
Not awarded | Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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2010 |
Banana Wings, Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer, editors |
Claire Brialey |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Jacqueline Monahan |
Robert Lichtman |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu Cobalt in Winchester (2010) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ted White |
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2011 |
Trapdoor, Robert Lichtman, editor |
Roy Kettle |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Not awarded |
Not awarded |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At E Corflu Vitus in Sunnyvale (2011) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Art Widner |
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2012 |
Best Fanzine was divided into three categories for 2012 and following years.: |
Mark Plummer |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Not awarded |
Mark Plummer |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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| At Corflu Glitter in Las Vegas (2012) Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Earl Kemp and Shelby Vick | |||||||||
Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2013 |
Best Single Issue: Trap Door #29 – Robert Lichtman |
Andy Hooper |
Dan Steffan |
Robert Lichtman |
Banana Wings #50 |
Dan Steffan |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu XXX in Portland (2013) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Elinor Busby |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist or Cartoonist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2014 |
Best Single Issue: Trap Door #30, edited by Robert Lichtman |
Andy Hooper |
Steve Stiles |
Robert Lichtman |
Inca #9 |
Not awarded |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu31 in Richmond (2014) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ray Nelson |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist or Cartoonist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2015 |
Best Single Issue: Trap Door #31, edited by Robert Lichtman |
Mark Plummer |
Steve Stiles |
Paul Skelton |
Banana Wings #56 |
Steve Stiles |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Tynecon III - The Corflu in Newcastle, England (2015) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Peter Weston |
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Year Awarded |
Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist or Cartoonist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2016 |
Best Special Publication: The Mota Reader, edited by Dan Steffan |
Roy Kettle |
Steve Stiles |
Paul Skelton |
Raucous Caucus #4 |
Dan Steffan |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu 33, Chiflu, in Chicago (2016) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to John Bangsund |
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Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist or Cartoonist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2017 |
Best Special Publication: Then (book version) by Rob Hansen |
Andy Hooper |
Steve Stiles |
Paul Skelton |
BEAM #10 |
Not awarded |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu 34 in Woodland Hills (2017) the Lifetime Achievement Award was not presented because of unforeseen circumstances. This award will resume in 2018. |
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Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist or Cartoonist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Fan Website |
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2018 |
Best Special Publication: Same Planet, Different World, Jacqueline Monahan, TAFF Trip report |
Randy Byers |
Steve Stiles |
Tie: Robert Lichtman & Milt Stevens |
Rubber Crab 8 by Graham West |
Jacqueline Monahan |
Bill Burns’s efanzines.com |
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At Corflu 35 in Toronto (2018) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Bruce R. Gillespie |
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Best Fanzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Fanzine Cover |
Number One Fan Face |
Best Online Achievement |
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2019 |
Best Fanzine: Banana Wings, edited by Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer |
Mark Plummer |
Alan White |
Paul Skelton |
See Art category results below |
Mark Plummer |
fanac.org |
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Corflu 36 awarded eight "Enchanted Duplicator" trophies for the main categories and the two Special Awards, and twenty certificates in a variety of other categories. The winners of the traditional categories are shown above, and the Special Awards and other categories are below. |
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At Corflu 36 in Rockville (2019) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Paul Skelton |
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Best Fanzine(s) |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Cover Art |
Best Special Publication |
Best Online Activity |
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| 2020 | Best Fanzine: Banana Wings Best Genzine: (tie) Banana Wings & Chunga Best Perzine: This Here... Best Whatchamacallit: (tie) Ansible & Lofgeornost |
Mark Plummer | Ulrika O’Brien | Steve Jeffery | Thy Life’s a Miracle (cover by Ulrika O’Brien) |
Thy Life’s a Miracle | Fanac.org | ||
| At Corflu 37 in College Station (2020) the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Robert Lichtman | |||||||||
Best Genzine & Perzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Cover Art |
Best Special Publication |
Best Website |
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| 2021 | Best Genzine: Portable Storage (William Breiding) Best Perzine: This Here... (Nic Farey) |
Claire Brialey | Ulrika O’Brien | Mark Plummer | BEAM #15 (cover by Sara Felix) |
Outworlds 71 / Afterworlds (Jeanne Bowman, Rich Coad, Alan Rosenthal, Pat Virzi) | Fanac.org (Joe Siclari, Edie Stern) |
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| At the Corflu 38 virtual awards ceremony on 28 March 2021 the Number One Fan Face was Claire Brialey, and the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to David Langford | |||||||||
Best Genzine & Perzine |
Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Cover Art |
Best Special Publication |
Best Website |
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| 2022 | Best Genzine: Portable Storage (William Breiding) Best Perzine: This Here... (Nic Farey) |
Mark Plummer | Ulrika O'Brien | Jerry Kaufman | Littlebrook #11 (cover by Ulrika O’Brien) |
Daangerous Visions (edited by Sandra Bond, Rob Jackson and Pat Virzi) |
Category removed from the awards | ||
| At the Corflu 39 virtual awards ceremony on 20 March 2022 the Number One Fan Face was Nic Farey. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Geri Sullivan at Corflu Pangloss in October 2022. |
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Best Genzine |
Best Perzine | Best Fan Writer |
Best Fan Artist |
Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack |
Best Cover Art |
Best Special Publication |
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| 2023 | Portable Storage (William Breiding) |
This Here... (Nic Farey) | Tie: Justin E.A. Busch and Nic Farey | Ulrika O'Brien | Jerry Kaufman | BEAM #17 (cover by Alan White) |
1957: The First British Worldcon (edited/compiled by Rob Hansen) |
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| At the Corflu 40 awards ceremony on 2 April 2023 in Belfast, Ireland, The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Rob Hansen | |||||||||
