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(1943 -- January 11, 2020)
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[[File:Steve Stiles at Anticipation. Photo by Mark Olson.png|200px|thumb|right|Steve Stiles at Anticipation. Photo by Mark Olson]]
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(July 16, 1943 – January 11, 2020)
  
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An [[American]] [[fan artist]] and [[fan writer]] living in the [[Baltiwash]] area. He makes his living as a freelance illustrator. His first cartoon for a [[fanzine]] appeared in ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]''. He was a member of [[BSFA]] (and edited some issues of ''[[BSFAN]]''), and of the [[Fanoclasts]] and was involved in the [[Subway Incident]].  He married fellow [[fan]] [[Elaine Stiles|Elaine Mandell]] in 1981. He was [[TAFF]] winner in 1968, published ''[[TAFF Progress Report]]'' (with [[Thomas Schluck]]), ''[[TAFF Terror Tales]]'', and published ''[[Harrison Country]]'', his [[trip report]], in 2006. He is a member of [[Apassembly]].
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'''Stephen Willis Stiles''' was a [[Baltiwash]] [[fan artist]] and [[fan writer]].  He made his living as a freelance illustrator. He was [[nominated]] for the [[Best Fan Artist Hugo]] in 1967, 1968, 2003–2008, 2010–2011 and 2013, and won in 2016. He was a perennial nominee and frequent winner of the [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fan Artist.
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His first [[cartoon]] for a [[fanzine]] appeared in ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]''. He was a member of [[BSFA]] (and [[edited]] some issues of ''[[BSFAN]]''), and of the [[Fanoclasts]] and was involved in the [[Subway Incident]].  He was a member of [[Shadow FAPA]] and [[APA-F]].
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He was [[TAFF]] winner in 1968, [[published]] ''[[TAFF Progress Report]]'' (with [[Thomas Schluck]]), ''[[TAFF Terror Tales]]'', and published ''[[Harrison Country]]'', his [[trip report]], in 2006. He was a member of [[Apassembly]].
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Stiles studied at The High School of Music & Art and the School of Visual Arts in [[Manhattan]]. He married fellow [[fan]] [[Elaine Stiles|Elaine Mandell]] in 1981. He died of cancer.
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*[https://file770.com/steve-stiles-1943-2020/ Obituary at File770]
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*[https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-steve-stiles-20200120-p57u2ti7xbajhkoczsbm7bugwe-story.html Baltimore Sun obituary (paywall).]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210305142024/http://stevestiles.com/ Official website at Wayback Machine.]
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* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/stiles_steve.htm Comicopedia entry.]
  
 
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* ''[[The Amateur Effer]]'' [1964] (some issues; with others)
 
* ''[[Been There, Done That!]]''
 
* ''[[Been There, Done That!]]''
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* ''[[BSFAN]]'' (some issues)
 
* ''[[A Day at the Races]]''
 
* ''[[A Day at the Races]]''
 
* ''[[The Iconoclastic Quarterly]]'' in the 60s
 
* ''[[The Iconoclastic Quarterly]]'' in the 60s
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* ''[[It's Jesus]]: Harrison Country 1968-2006''
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* ''[[Harrison Country|It's Jesus: Harrison Country 1968-2006]]''
 
* ''[[Killjoy]]''
 
* ''[[Killjoy]]''
 
* ''[[Notebook]]''
 
* ''[[Notebook]]''
 
* ''[[Omaha]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Omaha]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Pen and Stylus]]''
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* ''[[Rubber Meatball]]'' (for [[Shadow FAPA]])
 
* ''[[SAM]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[SAM]]'' (for [[FAPA]])
 
* ''[[Tonight's the Night to Go to the Movies]]'' (for [[APA-F]])  
 
* ''[[Tonight's the Night to Go to the Movies]]'' (for [[APA-F]])  
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* ''[[Stallions Across the Pacific]]''
 
* ''[[Stallions Across the Pacific]]''
 
* ''[[Star Wagon]]''
 
* ''[[Star Wagon]]''
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* ''[[TAFF Progress Report]]'' (with [[Thomas Schluck]])
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* ''[[TAFF Terror Tales]]''
 
* ''[[Tearaw Tales]]''
 
* ''[[Tearaw Tales]]''
 
* ''[[Wake Up Stupid]]'' (with [[Calvin Demmon]] for [[Shadow]])
 
* ''[[Wake Up Stupid]]'' (with [[Calvin Demmon]] for [[Shadow]])
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He was [[nominated]] for the [[Best Fan Artist Hugo]] in 1967, 1968, 2003-2008, 2010-2011 and 2013. In 2016 he won [[Best Fan Artist Hugo]].
 
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He is a perennial nominee and frequent winner of the [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fan Artist. Winning the FAAn Award in: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014. And also the FAAn Awards, Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent: 2012
 
  
 
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* 1968 -- [[1968 TAFF Race|TAFF]] winner
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* 1968 -- [[1968 TAFF Race]] winner
 
* 1982 -- [[Lunacon 25]]
 
* 1982 -- [[Lunacon 25]]
 
* 1986 -- [[Disclave 30]]
 
* 1986 -- [[Disclave 30]]
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* 1998 -- [[Rotsler Award]] (first winner)
 
* 1998 -- [[Rotsler Award]] (first winner)
 
* 2000 -- [[Balticon 34]]
 
* 2000 -- [[Balticon 34]]
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* 2001, 2003-2006 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
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* 2001, 2003–06 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
 
* 2006 -- [[Synthetic ConFusion]]
 
* 2006 -- [[Synthetic ConFusion]]
 
* 2008 -- [[Corflu Fifty]]
 
* 2008 -- [[Corflu Fifty]]
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* 2010-12 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
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* 2010–12 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
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* 2012 -- [[FAAn Awards|Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent]]
 
* 2013 -- [[Capclave 2013]]
 
* 2013 -- [[Capclave 2013]]
 
* 2014 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
 
* 2014 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
 
* 2015 -- [[FAAn Award]] for No. 1 Fan Face
 
* 2015 -- [[FAAn Award]] for No. 1 Fan Face
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* 2016 -- '''[[2016 Best Fan Artist Hugo|Best Fan Artist Hugo]]'''
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* 2016 -- '''[[2016 Best Fan Artist Hugo]]'''
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* 2015-2017 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
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* 2015–17 -- [[FAAn Awards]] for Best [[Fan Artist]]
 
* 2019 -- Special [[FAAn Award]]
 
* 2019 -- Special [[FAAn Award]]
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* [[SciCon]]
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* 2022 -- [[Balticon 56]] ([[Ghost of Honor]])
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* [[Sci-Con]]
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*[https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-steve-stiles-20200120-p57u2ti7xbajhkoczsbm7bugwe-story.html Baltimore Sun obituary]
 
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* [http://www.stevestiles.com Official website]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 21 October 2024

Steve Stiles at Anticipation. Photo by Mark Olson

(July 16, 1943 – January 11, 2020)

Stephen Willis Stiles was a Baltiwash fan artist and fan writer. He made his living as a freelance illustrator. He was nominated for the Best Fan Artist Hugo in 1967, 1968, 2003–2008, 2010–2011 and 2013, and won in 2016. He was a perennial nominee and frequent winner of the FAAn Award for Best Fan Artist.

His first cartoon for a fanzine appeared in Cry of the Nameless. He was a member of BSFA (and edited some issues of BSFAN), and of the Fanoclasts and was involved in the Subway Incident. He was a member of Shadow FAPA and APA-F.

He was TAFF winner in 1968, published TAFF Progress Report (with Thomas Schluck), TAFF Terror Tales, and published Harrison Country, his trip report, in 2006. He was a member of Apassembly.

Stiles studied at The High School of Music & Art and the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He married fellow fan Elaine Mandell in 1981. He died of cancer.

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