Mark Plummer
(1964 – )
Mark Plummer is a British fan, faneditor and con-runner who found fandom in 1985. With his partner Claire Brialey they live in Croydon (south London).
Alongside fanzine and convention fanac, he has been committees member for ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, the BSFA and the Friends of Foundation. He was a judge for the Arthur C. Clarke Award (1992–1995) and a columnist for the BSFA's Matrix (2003–2005) and Strange Horizons (2011–2013). He was a member of the Acnestis APA (1993–2001) and has been a member of ANZAPA since 2005.
He was on the con committee for the 2014 Worldcon (Loncon 3) and with Claire Brialey for Corflu (a fanzine convention) in 2010 and 2015 and ConRunner 4 in 2017. They have also worked together on publications and programme for Eastercons and other British Worldcons. His other work on conventions has included promotions, dealers' room, tech and GoH liaison.
Fanzines and Apazines: Core titles:
- Banana Wings [since 1996] (with Claire Brialey)
- BW [occasional since 1997] (with Claire Brialey)
- Parakeet [1999–2002] (with Claire Brialey)
- Outlaw Mutation Boogie [as a perzine since 2002]
- *mdp* [2010, 2017, …?]
APAzines:
- Outlaw Mutation Boogie [1993–2001] for Acnestis
- Quoz [since 2005] (with Claire Brialey) for ANZAPA
Short-run/one-shot publications:
- Banana Skins [1995] (merged with Claire Brialey's Waxen Wings after #1)
- Honcke [2024] for WOOF
- Paraphernalia [2001] (with Claire Brialey)
- SF Fandom - Its Part in Our Downfall [2024] (with Claire Brialey)
Fanthologies of others' fan writing (co-editor, all with Claire Brialey):
- Bumper Snufkin [1998] (with Claire Brialey): supporting Maureen Kincaid Speller for TAFF
- A GUFF Spotter's Handbook [1999] (with Claire Brialey): for the 1999 GUFF Race
- Tobes Stole My Brain [2002] (with Claire Brialey): supporting Tobes Valois for TAFF
- Easter Wine [2003] (with Claire Brialey): a fanthology for Seacon03 Eastercon
- Can't Get Off the Island [2005] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of Greg Pickersgill's writing
- I Knew the Porridge Was Trying to Tell Me Something [2007] (with Claire Brialey): supporting Ang Rosin for GUFF
- Slow Train to Immortality [2010] (with Claire Brialey and Randy Byers): a fanthology for Corflu Cobalt
- Reflections in the Shards [2015] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of Caroline Mullan's writing
- A TAFF Guide to Beer [2019] (with Claire Brialey and Geri Sullivan): for the 2019 TAFF Race
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1996 – Doc Weir Award
- Nova Award for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
- Nova Award for Best Fan Writer: 1997, 2007, 2010, 2013
- 2001 – Paragon Fan Guest of Honour (with Claire Brialey)
- 2003 – Past President of fwa
- FAAn Award for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 2007, 2010
- FAAn Award for Best Genzine (with Claire Brialey): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2025
- FAAn Award for Best Fan Writer: 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
- FAAn Award for #1 Fan Face: 2012, 2019
- 2021 – FAAn Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack
- 2024 – Glasgow 2024 FGoH (with Claire Brialey); Corflu 41 CGoH
- 2025 – FAAn Award for Best Special Publication (with Claire Brialey)
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