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| + | [[File:BusbyElinor1958.jpeg|thumb|'''Elinor Busby at Solacon, 1958.''' ]] | ||
'''Elinor Busby''' (née '''Doub'''), 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]]. | '''Elinor Busby''' (née '''Doub'''), 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–60s, she received a [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at [[Corflu XXX]]. | + | A prominent [[fanzine]] editor of the 1950s–60s, she received a [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at [[Corflu XXX]]. She was a member of the [[Cascade Regional Amateur Press Association]], [[Lilapa]], [[Apassembly]], and [[APANAGE]]. |
| − | Elinor was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon | + | Elinor was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]]. |
She married [[F. M. Busby]] in 1954. | She married [[F. M. Busby]] in 1954. | ||
| − | ===Photos=== | + | [[File:BusbyFM-Elinor1996.jpeg|thumb|left|'''[[F. M. Busby|Buz]] and Elinor, 1996.'''<br>''Photo by [[Kim Huett]].'' ]] |
| + | ==='''Photos'''=== | ||
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n26w9883/ Busby, right, accepting the gavel] on behalf of [[Seacon]] from [[Dirce Archer]], [[chair]] of [[Pittcon]], 1960. | *[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n26w9883/ Busby, right, accepting the gavel] on behalf of [[Seacon]] from [[Dirce Archer]], [[chair]] of [[Pittcon]], 1960. | ||
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2348j38/ Photo] with [[Greg Benford]], left, and [[Terry Carr]] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971. | *[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2348j38/ Photo] with [[Greg Benford]], left, and [[Terry Carr]] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971. | ||
*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2bp01h3/ Photo], far left, with [[Sid Coleman]], [[Terry Carr]], and [[Barbara Silverberg]] in the [[con suite]] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971. | *[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2bp01h3/ Photo], far left, with [[Sid Coleman]], [[Terry Carr]], and [[Barbara Silverberg]] in the [[con suite]] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971. | ||
| − | *Photo on page 218 of [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[ | + | *Photo on page 218 of [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[fandom]], ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992). |
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* ''[[Memory Lane]]'' (for [[SAPS]]) | * ''[[Memory Lane]]'' (for [[SAPS]]) | ||
* ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby) | * ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby) | ||
| + | [[File:BusbyElinor1960.jpeg|thumb|right|'''Elinor Busby at [[Pittcon]], 1960.'''<br>''Photo by [[James O'Meara]]''.]] | ||
* ''[[Rain Arrow]]'' (for [[C/RAPA]]) | * ''[[Rain Arrow]]'' (for [[C/RAPA]]) | ||
* ''[[Salud]]'' | * ''[[Salud]]'' | ||
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
| − | * 1959 -- [[1959 | + | * 1959 -- [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee |
| − | * 1960 -- '''[[1960 | + | * 1960 -- '''[[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]]''' |
| − | * 1962 -- [[1962 | + | * 1962 -- [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee |
* 1963 -- [[Westercon 16]] | * 1963 -- [[Westercon 16]] | ||
* 1979 -- [[KulaCon]] | * 1979 -- [[KulaCon]] | ||
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* 2013 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement | * 2013 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement | ||
| − | {{person | born=1924}} | + | |
| + | {{person | born=1924|died=????|locale=Seattle, WA}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 24 March 2023
(September 30, 1924 – )
Elinor Busby (née Doub), 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–60s, she received a FAAn Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at Corflu XXX. She was a member of the Cascade Regional Amateur Press Association, Lilapa, Apassembly, and APANAGE.
Elinor was on the committee of Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon.
She married F. M. Busby in 1954.
Photos[edit]
- Busby, right, accepting the gavel on behalf of Seacon from Dirce Archer, chair of Pittcon, 1960.
- Photo with Greg Benford, left, and Terry Carr at Noreascon 1, 1971.
- Photo, far left, with Sid Coleman, Terry Carr, and Barbara Silverberg in the con suite at Noreascon 1, 1971.
- Photo on page 218 of Harry Warner's history of fandom, A Wealth of Fable (1992).
- 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)
- Rain Arrow (for C/RAPA)
- Salud
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1959 -- 1959 Best Fanzine Hugo nominee
- 1960 -- 1960 Best Fanzine Hugo
- 1962 -- 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
| Person | 1924—???? |
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