Ahrvid Engholm
(January 6, 1959 – )
Ahrvid Engholm (born Jonas Arvid Engholm), is a Swedish conrunning and fanzine fan who has worked on many NasaCons as well as on Swecons, Conscience and others, and founded the Baltcon. His fanzines include Vheckans Avfentyr, Fanytt, Smorgasboard, Science Fiction Journalen, Multum Est, and many others. He was a member of FHAPA. He has been one of Sweden's most active fans from his first appearance in fandom in 1975.
He has written a Swedish online fannish encyclopedia, Fandboken. He started a Swedish sf writers' mailing list Skriva. He did two collections (in English) of Swedish fan writing, Swede Ishes. He is a member of EAPA. He helped create the hoax Bob Weber. He was an agent for the Britain in '87 Worldcon bid. More recently, he has also published numerous short stories, both crime and sf, many collected in book form.
- Do Not Laugh [1979–]
- Eronews (for FAPA)
- Fandboken
- Fanytt
- Intermission (for N'APA)
- Multum Est
- ReadthisIFYOUWISH [1987] (for FAPA)
- Science Fiction Journalen
- Smorgasboard [1996] (for FHAPA)
- Stop the Bellis Libel - A Petition [1988] (for FAPA)
- Swede Ishes [1987] (for FAPA)
- Sweden 85 [1985] (for FAPA, with Anders Bellis)
- Vheckans Avfentyr
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1978 -- Alvar Appeltofft Memorial Award
- 1984 -- NasaCon 1984
- 1994 -- Lithuanicon 1994
- 1996 -- European SF Award for Best Fanzine
- 1999 -- Finncon 1999
- 2001 -- Finncon 2001
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