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1973 ||''[[Speculation (Weston)|Speculation]] #32'' ed. by [[Peter Weston]] ||At this point, the award was decided by a panel of "worthy fans". Also nominated were [[Peter Roberts]]' ''[[Egg]]'' #6, [[Arthur Cruttenden]]'s ''[[Idiocy Couchant]]'' #2, [[Ian Maule]]'s ''[[Maya]]'' #5, [[Ian Williams]]' ''[[Siddhartha]]'' #3, [[Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Sfinx]]'' #7, [[Dave Sutton]]'s ''[[Shadow]]'' #19 and [[Lisa Conesa]]'s ''[[Zimri]]'' #5. The initial judges were [[Ken Bulmer]], [[Jim Linwood]], [[Phil Rogers]] and [[Tony Walsh]]. Linwood wrote in ''[[C]]'' #6 that an open vote "would lead to partisan voting, accusations of undue pressure and ballot rigging, and [[faneds]] wanting the award might tend to play to the gallery".
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1974 ||''[[Zimri #6]]'' ed. by [[Lisa Conesa]] and ''[[Big Scab #2]]'' ed. by [[John Brosnan]]. ||This was the only occasion when the panel opted for a tie. The current rules allow a tie only if the voting patterns are identical.
 
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1975 ||''[[Maya #8]]'' ed. by [[Rob Jackson]] ||This was the final year where the award was made to a specific issue of a [[fanzine]].
 
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1976 ||''[[Maya]]'' ed. by [[Rob Jackson]] ||
 
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1977 ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]'' ed. by [[Dave Langford]] ||
 
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1978 ||''[[Gross Encounters]]'' ed. by [[Alan Dorey]] ||
 
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1979 ||''[[Seamonsters]]'' ed. by [[Simone Walsh]] ||
 
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1980 ||''[[One-Off]]'' ed. by [[Dave Bridges]] ||
 
 
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  Year || Best Fanzine || Best Fan Writer || Best Fan Artist || Notes  
 
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1981 ||''[[Tappen]]'' ed. by [[Malcolm Edwards]] ||[[Chris Atkinson]] ||[[Pete Lyon]] ||  
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1981 || ''[[Tappen]]'' ed. by [[Malcolm Edwards]] || [[Chris Atkinson]] || [[Pete Lyon]] ||  
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1982 ||''[[Epsilon]]'' ed. by [[Rob Hansen]] ||[[Chris Atkinson]] ||[[Rob Hansen]] ||This was the first occasion one [[fan]] received two Novas in the same year.  
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1982 || ''[[Epsilon]]'' ed. by [[Rob Hansen]] || [[Chris Atkinson]] || [[Rob Hansen]] || This was the first occasion one [[fan]] received two Novas in the same year.  
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1983 ||''[[A Cool Head]]'' ed. by [[Dave Bridges]] ||[[Dave Bridges]] ||[[Margaret Welbank]] ||  
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1983 || ''[[A Cool Head]]'' ed. by [[Dave Bridges]] || [[Dave Bridges]] || [[Margaret Welbank]] ||  
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1984 ||''[[Xyster]]'' ed. by [[Dave Wood]] ||[[Anne Hammill]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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1984 || ''[[Xyster]]'' ed. by [[Dave Wood]] || [[Anne Hammill]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1985 ||''[[Prevert]]'' ed. by [[John Jarrold]] ||[[Abi Frost]] ||[[Ros Calverly]] ||  
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1985 || ''[[Prevert]]'' ed. by [[John Jarrold]] || [[Abi Frost]] || [[Ros Calverly]] ||  
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1986 ||Variously named fanzines by [[Owen Whiteoak]] ||[[Owen Whiteoak]] ||[[Arthur "ATom" Thomson]] ||  
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1986 || Variously named fanzines by [[Owen Whiteoak]] || [[Owen Whiteoak]] || [[Arthur "ATom" Thomson]] ||  
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1987 ||''[[Lip]]'' ed. by [[Hazel Ashworth]] ||[[D. West]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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1987 || ''[[Lip]]'' ed. by [[Hazel Ashworth]] || [[D. West]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1988 ||''[[Lip]]'' ed. by [[Hazel Ashworth]] ||[[Michael Ashley]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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1988 || ''[[Lip]]'' ed. by [[Hazel Ashworth]] || [[Michael Ashley]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1989 ||''[[VSOP]]'' ed. by [[Jan Orys]] ||[[Simon Polley]] ||[[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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1989 || ''[[VSOP]]'' ed. by [[Jan Orys]] || [[Simon Polley]] || [[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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1990 ||''[[FTT]]*'' ed. by [[Joseph Nicholas]], [[Judith Hanna]] ||[[Dave Langford]] ||[[Dave Mooring]] ||*A polite acronym for Fuck The Tories.  
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1990 || ''[[FTT]]*'' ed. by [[Joseph Nicholas]], [[Judith Hanna]] || [[Dave Langford]] || [[Dave Mooring]] || *A polite acronym for Fuck The Tories.  
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1991 ||''[[Saliromania]]'' ed. by [[Michael Ashley]] ||[[Michael Ashley]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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1991 || ''[[Saliromania]]'' ed. by [[Michael Ashley]] || [[Michael Ashley]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1992 ||''[[Bob?]]'' ed. by [[Ian Sorensen]] ||[[Michael Ashley]] ||[[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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1992 || ''[[Bob?]]'' ed. by [[Ian Sorensen]] || [[Michael Ashley]] || [[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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1993 ||''[[Lagoon]]'' ed. by [[Simon Ounsley]] ||[[Simon Ounsley]] ||[[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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1993 || ''[[Lagoon]]'' ed. by [[Simon Ounsley]] || [[Simon Ounsley]] || [[Dave Mooring]] ||  
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[1994 ||''[[Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk]]'' ed. by [[Greg Pickersgill]] ||[[Greg Pickersgill]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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[1994 || ''[[Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk]]'' ed. by [[Greg Pickersgill]] || [[Greg Pickersgill]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1995 ||''[[Attitude]]'' ed. by [[Michael Abbott]], [[John Dallman]] and [[Pam Wells]] ||[[Simon Ounsley]] ||[[D. West]] ||Intriguingly, ''[[Attitude]]'' was intended both as a [[fanzine]] and a thematic progress report for the eponymous 1997 convention.  
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1995 || ''[[Attitude]]'' ed. by [[Michael Abbott]], [[John Dallman]] and [[Pam Wells]] || [[Simon Ounsley]] || [[D. West]] || Intriguingly, ''[[Attitude]]'' was intended both as a [[fanzine]] and a thematic progress report for the eponymous 1997 convention.  
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1996 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Alison Freebairn]] ||[[D. West]] ||This year's "best [[fanzine]]" began as two separate titles, which merged after their first issues, ''[[Waxen Wings]]'' & ''[[Banana Skins]]'' -- later contracted to ''[[Banana Wings]]'' -- carried on the numbering and made its debut with #2.  
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1996 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Alison Freebairn]] || [[D. West]] || This year's "best [[fanzine]]" began as two separate titles, which merged after their first issues, ''[[Waxen Wings]]'' & ''[[Banana Skins]]'' -- later contracted to ''[[Banana Wings]]'' -- carried on the numbering and made its debut with #2.  
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1997 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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1997 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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1998 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Maureen Kincaid Speller]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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1998 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Maureen Kincaid Speller]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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1999 ||''[[Barmaid]]'' ed. by [[Yvonne Rowse]] ||[[Yvonne Rowse]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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1999 || ''[[Barmaid]]'' ed. by [[Yvonne Rowse]] || [[Yvonne Rowse]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2000 ||''[[Plokta]]'' ed. by [[Alison Scott]], [[Steve Davies]] and [[Mike Scott]] ||[[Yvonne Rowse]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2000 || ''[[Plokta]]'' ed. by [[Alison Scott]], [[Steve Davies]] and [[Mike Scott]] || [[Yvonne Rowse]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2001 ||''[[Head]]'' ed. by [[Doug Bell]] and [[Christina Lake]] ||[[Alison Freebairn]] ||[[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2001 || ''[[Head!]]'' ed. by [[Doug Bell]] and [[Christina Lake]] || [[Alison Freebairn]] || [[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2002 ||''[[Plokta]]'' ed. by [[Alison Scott]], [[Steve Davies]] and [[Mike Scott]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2002 || ''[[Plokta]]'' ed. by [[Alison Scott]], [[Steve Davies]] and [[Mike Scott]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2003 ||''[[Zoo Nation]]'' ed. by [[Pete Young]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2003 || ''[[Zoo Nation]]'' ed. by [[Pete Young]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2004 ||''[[Zoo Nation]]'' ed. by [[Pete Young]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2004 || ''[[Zoo Nation]]'' ed. by [[Pete Young]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2005 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Alison Scott]] ||  
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2005 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Alison Scott]] ||  
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2006 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2006 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2007 ||''[[Prolapse]]'' ed. by [[Peter Weston]] ||[[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Alison Scott]] ||[[Peter Weston]] was also presented with one of the occasional "best fan" Novas, awarded by the [[Novacon]] [[committee]].  
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2007 || ''[[Prolapse]]'' ed. by [[Peter Weston]] || [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Alison Scott]] || [[Peter Weston]] was also presented with one of the occasional "best fan" Novas, awarded by the [[Novacon]] [[committee]].  
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2008 ||''[[Prolapse]]'' ed. by [[Peter Weston]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Alison Scott]] ||  
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2008 || ''[[Prolapse]]'' ed. by [[Peter Weston]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Alison Scott]] ||  
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2009 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2009 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Sue Mason]] ||  
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2010 ||''[[Journey Planet]]'' ed. by [[James Bacon]], [[Claire Brialey]], [[James Bacon]] and [[Chris Garcia]] (with guest editor [[Pete Young]]) ||[[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Arthur "ATom" Thomson]] ||[[Chris Garcia]] and [[Pete Young]] were the first non-[[UK]]/[[Irish]] residents to win a Nova, [[ATom]] the first person to be awarded one posthumously.  
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2010 || ''[[Journey Planet]]'' ed. by [[James Bacon]], [[Claire Brialey]], [[James Bacon]] and [[Chris Garcia]] (with guest editor [[Pete Young]]) || [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Arthur "ATom" Thomson]] || [[Chris Garcia]] and [[Pete Young]] were the first non-[[UK]]/[[Irish]] residents to win a Nova, [[ATom]] the first person to be awarded one posthumously.  
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2011 ||''[[Head]]'' ed. by [[Doug Bell]] & [[Christina Lake]] ||[[Claire Brialey]] ||[[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2011 || ''[[Head!]]'' ed. by [[Doug Bell]] & [[Christina Lake]] || [[Claire Brialey]] || [[Dave Hicks]] ||  
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2012 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Sue Mason]] & [[D. West]] (tie) ||  
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2012 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Sue Mason]] & [[D. West]] (tie) ||  
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2013 ||''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] ||[[Mike Meara]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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2013 || ''[[Banana Wings]]'' ed. by [[Claire Brialey]] and [[Mark Plummer]] || [[Mike Meara]] || [[D. West]] ||  
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2014 ||''[[Vibrator]]'' ed. by [[Graham Charnock]] ||[[Christina Lake]] ||[[D. West]] ||  
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2014 || ''[[Vibrator]]'' ed. by [[Graham Charnock]] || [[Christina Lake]] || [[D. West]] ||  
 
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In 1973, Novacon instituted the annual Nova Awards to celebrate achievement in British science fiction fanzines. Originally decided by a panel of judges, voting was subsequently extended to all Novacon members who could demonstrate a basic knowledge of current fanzines.

Following Novacon 32, the three categories - best fanzine, best fanzine writer, best fanzine artist - were extended to cover fanzines produced in Ireland. In addition, electronic fanzines are now eligible.

Beginning with the 2011 Nova Awards, voting was extended to all UK / Irish residents who have read at least six qualifying fanzines published during the eligibility period.

The award was suspended in 2015 and no further awards will be presented other than occasional Special Novas.

Year Best Fanzine Notes

Starting in 1981, two additional awards were given for Best Fan Writer and Artist.

Year Best Fanzine Best Fan Writer Best Fan Artist Notes
1981 Tappen ed. by Malcolm Edwards Chris Atkinson Pete Lyon
1982 Epsilon ed. by Rob Hansen Chris Atkinson Rob Hansen This was the first occasion one fan received two Novas in the same year.
1983 A Cool Head ed. by Dave Bridges Dave Bridges Margaret Welbank
1984 Xyster ed. by Dave Wood Anne Hammill D. West
1985 Prevert ed. by John Jarrold Abi Frost Ros Calverly
1986 Variously named fanzines by Owen Whiteoak Owen Whiteoak Arthur "ATom" Thomson
1987 Lip ed. by Hazel Ashworth D. West D. West
1988 Lip ed. by Hazel Ashworth Michael Ashley D. West
1989 VSOP ed. by Jan Orys Simon Polley Dave Mooring
1990 FTT* ed. by Joseph Nicholas, Judith Hanna Dave Langford Dave Mooring *A polite acronym for Fuck The Tories.
1991 Saliromania ed. by Michael Ashley Michael Ashley D. West
1992 Bob? ed. by Ian Sorensen Michael Ashley Dave Mooring
1993 Lagoon ed. by Simon Ounsley Simon Ounsley Dave Mooring
[1994 Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk ed. by Greg Pickersgill Greg Pickersgill D. West
1995 Attitude ed. by Michael Abbott, John Dallman and Pam Wells Simon Ounsley D. West Intriguingly, Attitude was intended both as a fanzine and a thematic progress report for the eponymous 1997 convention.
1996 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Alison Freebairn D. West This year's "best fanzine" began as two separate titles, which merged after their first issues, Waxen Wings & Banana Skins -- later contracted to Banana Wings -- carried on the numbering and made its debut with #2.
1997 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Mark Plummer Sue Mason
1998 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Maureen Kincaid Speller D. West
1999 Barmaid ed. by Yvonne Rowse Yvonne Rowse Sue Mason
2000 Plokta ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott Yvonne Rowse Sue Mason
2001 Head! ed. by Doug Bell and Christina Lake Alison Freebairn Dave Hicks
2002 Plokta ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott Claire Brialey Dave Hicks
2003 Zoo Nation ed. by Pete Young Claire Brialey Sue Mason
2004 Zoo Nation ed. by Pete Young Claire Brialey Sue Mason
2005 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Claire Brialey Alison Scott
2006 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Claire Brialey Sue Mason
2007 Prolapse ed. by Peter Weston Mark Plummer Alison Scott Peter Weston was also presented with one of the occasional "best fan" Novas, awarded by the Novacon committee.
2008 Prolapse ed. by Peter Weston Claire Brialey Alison Scott
2009 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Claire Brialey Sue Mason
2010 Journey Planet ed. by James Bacon, Claire Brialey, James Bacon and Chris Garcia (with guest editor Pete Young) Mark Plummer Arthur "ATom" Thomson Chris Garcia and Pete Young were the first non-UK/Irish residents to win a Nova, ATom the first person to be awarded one posthumously.
2011 Head! ed. by Doug Bell & Christina Lake Claire Brialey Dave Hicks
2012 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Mark Plummer Sue Mason & D. West (tie)
2013 Banana Wings ed. by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer Mike Meara D. West
2014 Vibrator ed. by Graham Charnock Christina Lake D. West

Award 1973—2014
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