Nova Award
The Nova Award was a British literary prize that was awarded from 1973 to 2015 for outstanding publications in the field of science fiction - fanzines . The award was presented at the Novacon held annually in Birmingham , the UK's oldest regional science fiction convention . The award was initially made by a jury, later by qualified participants from Novacon.
Originally, an annual prize was awarded for the best fanzine and its publisher, from 1981 onwards, prizes were awarded in two additional categories for the best author ( best fan writer ) and the best artist ( best fan artist ).
Prize winners were:
- 1973 to 1980
| year | Best fanzine | ed. from |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Speculation # 32 | Peter Weston |
| 1974 | Zimri | Lisa Conesa |
| Big Scab | John Brosnan | |
| 1975 | Maya | Rob Jackson |
| 1976 | Maya | Rob Jackson |
| 1977 | Twll-ddu | Dave Langford |
| 1978 | Gross Encounters | Alan Dorey |
| 1979 | Seamonsters | Simone Walsh |
| 1980 | One-off | Dave Bridges |
- 1981 to 2015
| year | Best fanzine | ed. from | Best Author | Best Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Groping | Malcolm Edwards | Chris Atkinson | Pete Lyon |
| 1982 | epsilon | Rob Hansen | Chris Atkinson | Rob Hansen |
| 1983 | A cool head | Dave Bridges | Dave Bridges | Margaret Welbank |
| 1984 | Xyster | Dave Wood | Anne Hammill | Don West |
| 1985 | Prevert | John Jarrold | Abi Frost | Ros Calverly |
| 1986 | multiple titles | Owen Whiteoak | Owen Whiteoak | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 1987 | Lip | Hazel Ashworth | Don West | Don West |
| 1988 | Lip | Hazel Ashworth | Mike Ashley | Don West |
| 1989 | VSOP | Jan Orys | Simon Polley | Dave Mooring |
| 1990 | FTT | Joseph Nicholas, Judith Hanna | Dave Langford | Dave Mooring |
| 1991 | Saliromania | Mike Ashley | Mike Ashley | Don West |
| 1992 | Bob? | Ian Sorensen | Mike Ashley | Dave Mooring |
| 1993 | Lagoon | Simon Ounsley | Simon Ounsley | Dave Mooring |
| 1994 | Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk | Greg Pickersgill | Greg Pickersgill | Don West |
| 1995 | Attitude | Michael Abbott, John Dallman and Pam Wells | Simon Ounsley | Don West |
| 1996 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Alison Freebairn | Don West |
| 1997 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Mark Plummer | Sue Mason |
| 1998 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Maureen Kincaid Speller | Don West |
| 1999 | Barmaid | Yvonne Rowse | Yvonne Rowse | Sue Mason |
| 2000 | Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott | Yvonne Rowse | Sue Mason |
| 2001 | Head | Doug Bell and Christina Lake | Alison Freebairn | Dave Hicks |
| 2002 | Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott | Claire Brialey | Dave Hicks |
| 2003 | Zoo nation | Pete Young | Claire Brialey | Sue Mason |
| 2004 | Zoo nation | Pete Young | Claire Brialey | Sue Mason |
| 2005 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Claire Brialey | Alison Scott |
| 2006 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Claire Brialey | Sue Mason |
| 2007 | Prolapse | Peter Weston | Mark Plummer | Alison Scott |
| 2008 | Prolapse | Peter Weston | Claire Brialey | Alison Scott |
| 2009 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Claire Brialey | Sue Mason |
| 2010 | Journey Planet | James Bacon, Claire Brialey, James Bacon, Chris Garcia and Pete Young | Mark Plummer | Arthur "ATom" Thomson |
| 2011 | Head | Doug Bell & Christina Lake | Claire Brialey | Dave Hicks |
| 2012 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Mark Plummer | Sue Mason and Don West |
| 2013 | Banana wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | Mike Meara | Don West |
| 2014 | vibrator | Graham Charnock | Christina Lake | Don West |
Web links
- Nova Award , entry in Fancyclopedia 3 (English)