First Fandom Hall of Fame award

First Fandom Hall of Fame
Awarded for	Contributions to the field of science fiction dating back more than 30 years.
Presented by	First Fandom
First awarded	1963
Official website	firstfandom.org

First Fandom Hall of Fame is an annual award for contributions to the field of science fiction dating back more than 30 years. Contributions can be as a fan, writer, editor, artist, agent, or any combination of the five. It is awarded by First Fandom and is usually presented at the beginning of the World Science Fiction Convention's Hugo Award ceremony.

List of winners

1960s

1963

• E. E. Smith^[1]

1964

• Hugo Gernsback

1966

• David H Keller

1967

• Edmond Hamilton

1968

• Jack Williamson

1969

• Murray Leinster

1970s

1970

• Virgil Finlay

1971

• John W. Campbell Jr.

1972

• C. L. Moore

1973

• Clifford D. Simak

1974

• Forrest J Ackerman
• Sam Moskowitz

1975

• Donald A. Wollheim

1976

• Harry Bates

1977

• Frank Belknap Long

1978

• E. Hoffmann Price

1979

• Raymond Z. Gallun

1980s

1980

• George O. Smith

1981

• Stanton A. Coblentz

1982

• Bill Crawford

1983

• Manly Wade Wellman

1984

• H. L. Gold

1985

• Wilson Tucker
• Robert Bloch

1986

• Julius Schwartz
• Don Wandrei

1987

• Beatrice Mahaffey

1988

• Lloyd Eshbach
• Neil R Jones
• David Kyle
• Charles Hornig

1989

• Frederik Pohl
• Donald Grant
• L. Sprague de Camp

1990s

1990

• Edd Cartier
• Robert A. Madle
• Alex Schomburg

1991

• Robert A. W. Lowndes

1992

• Nelson S. Bond
• J. Harvey Haggard
• Art Saha
• Arthur L. Widner Jr.

1993

• Ray Beam^[2]

1994

• E. F. Bleiler
• Gerry de la Ree
• Andre Norton

1995

• C. M. Kornbluth
• Jack Speer
• Harry Warner, Jr.
• Mort Weisinger

1996

• Forrest J Ackerman
• Ray Bradbury
• Ray Harryhausen
• Frank K. Kelly
• Erle Melvin Korshak
• Julius Schwartz

1997

• Hal Clement

1998

• Jack Agnew
• John Baltadonis
• Milton A. Rothman

2000s

2000

• Theodore R. Cogswell
• Martin Greenberg
• Mark Schulzinger

2001

• Frank M. Robinson

2002

• Sir Arthur C. Clarke
• Martha Beck

2003

• Philip José Farmer
• Philip Nowlan

2004

• Brian Aldiss
• Robert Peterson
• William L. Hamling

2005

• Howard Devore

2006

• Joe L. Hensley

2007^[3]

• Algis Budrys

2008^[4]

• Mike Ashley
• Isaac Asimov {posthumous)
• Ray Harryhausen

2009

• Walt Daugherty (posthumous)
• James Gunn^[5]
• Ben Indick

2010s

2010^[6]

• Ray Cummings (posthumous)
• Terry Jeeves
• Joe Martino

2011

• Jay Kay Klein
• Oliver Saari

2012^[7]

• Ray Bradbury
• Larry Farsace^[8]
• Claude Held
• Rusty Hevelin (posthumous)
• Jack Robins

2013^[9]

• Sam Basham
• Thaddeus E. Dikty (posthumous)
• Earl Kemp
• Lester Mayer
• Raymond A. Palmer (posthumous)
• Norman F. Stanley

2015

• Julian May
• Margaret Brundage (posthumous}
• Bruce Pelz (posthumous}
• F. Orlin Tremaine (posthumous}

References

1. Kain, Ruth (April 6, 1964). "Around Our Town And Country". Times-Union (Warsaw, IN). p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
2. Silver, Steven H (April 10, 2012). "Obituary: Ray Beam". SF Site. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
3. "Worldcon Fan Awards". Science Fiction Awards Watch. September 13, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
4. "Worldcon Other Awards". Science Fiction Awards Watch. August 14, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
5. "2009 Big Heart, First Fandom Awards". Science Fiction Awards Watch. September 10, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
6. "2010 First Fandom Hall of Fame Award". The Locus Index to SF Awards (Locus). September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
7. Glyer, Mike (December 5, 2012). "2012 First Fandom Awards". File 770. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
8. Glyer, Mike (May 10, 2013). "Larry Farsace (1921-2013)". File 770. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
9. Glyer, Mike (September 3, 2013). "2013 First Fandom Hall of Fame". File 770. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

External links

• First Fandom official website