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| − | Elinor Busby | + | '''Elinor Busby''', a [[Seattle]] [[fan]], was the first woman to win a [[Hugo Award]], as co-editor of ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'', which won the [[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]]. (It was also nominated for the [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo]] and the [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo]].) She was a member of the [[Cry Crowd]], and, of course the [[Nameless Ones]]. |
| − | + | A prominent [[fanzine]] editor of the 1950s–1960s, she was married to fellow [[fan]] [[F. M. Busby]]. She received a [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at [[Corflu XXX]]. | |
| − | She was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]]. | + | She was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]]. She was also a member of the [[Cascade Regional Amateur Press Association]], [[Lilapa]], [[Apassembly]], and [[APANAGE]]. |
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* ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby) | * ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby) | ||
* ''[[Salud]]'' | * ''[[Salud]]'' | ||
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* 1984 -- [[Westercon 37]] | * 1984 -- [[Westercon 37]] | ||
* 2009 -- [[Corflu 26]] | * 2009 -- [[Corflu 26]] | ||
| + | * 2013 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement | ||
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| + | [https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2bp01h3/?fbclid=IwAR32gB1gSLkMYQPdB7rkqHIzdB9Jw7pGq8-zmGDSEqz_qaMX45EPZbBQ-AM Photo]. Her photo also appears on page 218 of [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[SF fandom]], ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992). | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 2 August 2020
(1924– )
Elinor Busby, a Seattle fan, was the first woman to win a Hugo Award, as co-editor of Cry of the Nameless, which won the 1960 Best Fanzine Hugo. (It was also nominated for the 1959 Best Fanzine Hugo and the 1962 Best Fanzine Hugo.) She was a member of the Cry Crowd, and, of course the Nameless Ones.
A prominent fanzine editor of the 1950s–1960s, she was married to fellow fan F. M. Busby. She received a FAAn Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at Corflu XXX.
She was on the committee of Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon. She was also a member of the Cascade Regional Amateur Press Association, Lilapa, Apassembly, and APANAGE.
- Cry of the Nameless (co-editor)
- Dolphin (for OMPA)
- Fapulous (for FAPA
- Fendenizen
- Gosling (for SAPS)
- Memory Lane (for SAPS)
- Polarity (with F. M. Busby)
- Salud
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1959 -- Best Fanzine Hugo nominee
- 1960 -- Best Fanzine Hugo
- 1962 -- Best Fanzine Hugo nominee
- 1963 -- Westercon 16
- 1979 -- KulaCon
- 1982 -- Rain Fore
- 1984 -- Westercon 37
- 2009 -- Corflu 26
- 2013 -- FAAn Award for Lifetime Achievement
Photo. Her photo also appears on page 218 of Harry Warner's history of SF fandom, A Wealth of Fable (1992).
| Person | 1924— |
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