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Elinor Busby was a prominent [[fanzine]] editor of the 1950s-1960s who was married to fellow [[fan]] [[F. M. Busby]].  Her photo appears on page 218 of [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[SF fandom]], ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).  She was a member of the [[Cry Crowd]], the [[Cascade Regional Amateur Press Association]] and, of course the [[Nameless Ones]].  She received a [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in 2013 at [[Corflu XXX]].
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[[File:BusbyElinor1958.jpeg|thumb|'''Elinor Busby at Solacon, 1958.''' ]]
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'''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]].
  
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She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award when, 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]].)
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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]], [[SAPS]], [[OMPA]], [[Lilapa]], [[Apassembly]], [[A Women's Apa]] and [[APANAGE]].
  
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She was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]].
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Elinor was on the committee of [[Seacon]], the 1961 [[Worldcon]].
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She was born in Tacoma, [[Washington State|Washington]], studied at the University of Washington, and married [[F. M. Busby]] in 1954.
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[[File:BusbyFM-Elinor1996.jpeg|thumb|left|'''[[F. M. Busby|Buz]] and Elinor, 1996.'''<br>''Photo by [[Kim Huett]].'' ]]
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==='''Photos:'''===
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*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n26w9883/ Busby, right, accepting the gavel] on behalf of [[Seacon]] from [[Dirce Archer]], [[chair]] of [[Pittcon]], 1960.
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*[https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/86086/n2348j38/ Photo] with [[Greg Benford]], left, and [[Terry Carr]] at [[Noreascon 1]], 1971.
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*[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.
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*Photo on page 218 of [[Harry Warner]]'s history of [[fandom]], ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' (1992).
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
 
* ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' (co-editor)
 
* ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' (co-editor)
 
* ''[[Dolphin]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[Dolphin]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Fapulous]]'' (for [[FAPA]]
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* ''[[Fapulous]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Fendenizen]]''
 
* ''[[Fendenizen]]''
 
* ''[[Gosling]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Gosling]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
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*''[[An Index to the People in ASI]]'' [1962]
 
* ''[[Memory Lane]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Memory Lane]]'' (for [[SAPS]])
 
* ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby)
 
* ''[[Polarity]]'' (with F. M. Busby)
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[[File:BusbyElinor1960.jpeg|thumb|right|'''Elinor Busby at [[Pittcon]], 1960.'''<br>''Photo by [[James O'Meara]]''.]]
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* ''[[Rain Arrow]]'' (for [[C/RAPA]])
 
* ''[[Salud]]''
 
* ''[[Salud]]''
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She was also a member of [[Lilapa]], [[Apassembly]], and [[APANAGE]].
 
  
 
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* 1959 -- [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1959 -- [[1959 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1960 -- '''[[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
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* 1960 -- '''[[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]]'''
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* 1962 -- [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo|Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
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* 1962 -- [[1962 Best Fanzine Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1963 -- [[Westercon 16]]
 
* 1963 -- [[Westercon 16]]
 
* 1979 -- [[KulaCon]]
 
* 1979 -- [[KulaCon]]
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* 1984 -- [[Westercon 37]]
 
* 1984 -- [[Westercon 37]]
 
* 2009 -- [[Corflu 26]]
 
* 2009 -- [[Corflu 26]]
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* 2013 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Lifetime Achievement
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{{person | born=1924}}
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{{person | born=1924|died=????|locale=Seattle, WA}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 26 March 2023

(September 30, 1924 – )

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.

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, SAPS, OMPA, Lilapa, Apassembly, A Women's Apa and APANAGE.

Elinor was on the committee of Seacon, the 1961 Worldcon.

She was born in Tacoma, Washington, studied at the University of Washington, and married F. M. Busby in 1954.

Buz and Elinor, 1996.
Photo by Kim Huett.

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Elinor Busby at Pittcon, 1960.
Photo by James O'Meara.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:


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