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Mark Plummer, who lives in Croydon, UK, is co-editor with his partner [[Claire Brialey]] of the award-winning [[fanzine]] ''[[Banana Wings]]'', formed by joining their [[fanzines]] ''[[Waxen Wings]]'' and ''[[Banana Skins]]''.  He found [[fandom]] in 1985.
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'''Mark Plummer''' is a [[British]] [[fan]], [[faneditor]] and [[con-runner]] who found [[fandom]] in 1985.
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With his partner [[Claire Brialey]] they live in Croydon (south [[London]]).
  
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''[[Banana Wings]]'' been nominated for the [[Best Fanzine Hugo]] in 2005-2007, 2009-2013. It has won the [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine five times. It has also won the [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fanzine twice, in 2007 and 2010. It has been published from the 1990s and throughout the 2000s.
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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.
  
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In 2003, the couple produced ''[[Easter Wine]]'', an anthology for the convention [[Seacon '03]].  In 2005, they produced ''[[Can't Get Off the Island]]'', a collection of writing by [[Greg Pickersgill]] editor of ''[[Rastus Johnson's Cakewalk]]'', which won the [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine in 1994.  The also published ''[[BW]]'', ''[[Slow Train to Immortality]]'', ''[[Quoz]]'', ''[[Reflections in the Shards]]'', ''[[Parakeet]]'', and ''[[Bumper Snufkin]]''.  He also published ''[[Super Hooper, Maureen's Duper]]'' and ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]''.  He is a member of [[ANZAPA]].
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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 [[program]]me for [[Eastercons]] and other British Worldcons. His other work on conventions has included promotions, [[dealers' room]], [[tech]] and [[GoH]] liaison.  
  
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He has worked on numerous conventions, including [[Eastercons]] and [[Worldcons]].  Is a former committee member of the [[British Science Fiction Association]].  He was a judge for the [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] 1992-1995 and a columnist for ''[[Strange Horizons]]'' 2011-2013.
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{{fanzines}}
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Core titles:
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* ''[[Banana Wings]]'' [since 1996] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[BW]]'' [occasional since 1997] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Parakeet]]'' [1999–2002] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [as a [[perzine]] since 2002]
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* ''[[*mdp*]]'' [2010, 2017, …?]
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APAzines:
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* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [1993–2001] for [[Acnestis]]
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* ''[[Quoz]]'' [since 2005] (with Claire Brialey) for [[ANZAPA]]
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Short-run/[[one-shot]] publications:
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* ''[[Banana Skins]]'' [1995] (merged with Claire Brialey's ''[[Waxen Wings]]'' after #1)
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* ''[[Paraphernalia]]'' [2001] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Honcke]]'' [2024] for ''[[WOOF]]''
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[[Fanthologies]] of others' [[fan writing]] (co-editor, all with Claire Brialey):
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* ''[[Bumper Snufkin]]'' [1998] (with Claire Brialey): supporting [[Maureen Kincaid Speller]] for [[TAFF]]
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* ''[[A GUFF Spotter's Handbook]]'' [1999] (with Claire Brialey): for the [[1999 GUFF Race]]
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* ''[[Tobes Stole My Brain]]'' [2002] (with Claire Brialey): supporting [[Tobes Valois]] for TAFF
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* ''[[Easter Wine]]'' [2003] (with Claire Brialey): a [[fanthology]] for [[Seacon03]] [[Eastercon]]
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* ''[[Can't Get Off the Island]]'' [2005] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of [[Greg Pickersgill]]'s writing
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* ''[[I Knew the Porridge Was Trying to Tell Me Something]]'' [2007] (with Claire Brialey): supporting [[Ang Rosin]] for [[GUFF]]
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* ''[[Slow Train to Immortality]]'' [2010] (with Claire Brialey and [[Randy Byers]]): a [[fanthology]] for [[Corflu Cobalt]]
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* ''[[Reflections in the Shards]]'' [2015] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of [[Caroline Mullan]]'s writing
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* ''[[A TAFF Guide to Beer]]'' [2019] (with Claire Brialey and [[Geri Sullivan]]): for the [[2019 TAFF Race]]
  
 
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* 1996 -- [[Doc Weir Award]]
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* 1996 – [[Doc Weir Award]]
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* 2001 -- [[Paragon]]
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* [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
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* 2002 -- [[Past president of the FWA]]
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* Nova Award for Best [[Fan Writer]]: 1997, 2007, 2010, 2013
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* 2012 -- [[Nova Award]] for Best Fan Writer.
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* 2001 – [[Paragon]] [[FGoH|Fan Guest of Honour]] (with Claire Brialey)
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* 2019 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fan Writer, Best Series or Column, and for Number 1 Fan Face
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* 2003 – [[Past President of fwa]]  
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* many, many awards for [[Banana Wings]], both [[Nova Awards]] and [[FAAn Awards]]
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* [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020
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* FAAn Award for Best [[Genzine]] (with Claire Brialey): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
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* FAAn Award for Best Fan Writer: 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
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* FAAn Award for #1 Fan Face: 2012, 2019
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* 2021 – FAAn Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best [[Letterhack]]
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* 2024 – '''[[Glasgow 2024]]''' FGoH (with Claire Brialey); [[Corflu 41]] [[CGoH]]  
  
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{{person | born=1964 |Locale=Croydon, UK}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 11 August 2024

(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:

APAzines:

Short-run/one-shot publications:

Fanthologies of others' fan writing (co-editor, all with Claire Brialey):

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

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