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'''Mark Plummer''' is a [[British]] [[fan]], [[faneditor]] and [[con-runner]] who first 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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Alongside [[fanzine]] and [[convention]] [[fanac]], he has been a [[committee]] 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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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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He was on the committee for the 2014 [[Worldcon]] ([[Loncon 3]]) and with his partner, [[Claire Brialey]], he has been on con committees 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 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 and Claire Brialey live in Croydon, [[UK]].
 
  
 
{{fanzines}}
 
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* ''[[Banana Wings]]'' [since 1996] (with Claire Brialey)
 
* ''[[Banana Wings]]'' [since 1996] (with Claire Brialey)
 
* ''[[BW]]'' [occasional since 1997] (with Claire Brialey)
 
* ''[[BW]]'' [occasional since 1997] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Parakeet]]'' [1999-2002] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Parakeet]]'' [1999–2002] (with Claire Brialey)
 
* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [as a [[perzine]] since 2002]
 
* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [as a [[perzine]] since 2002]
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* ''[[*mdp*]]'' [very occasional since 2010]
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* ''[[*mdp*]]'' [2010, 2017, …?]
  
 
APAzines:
 
APAzines:
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* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [1993-2001] for [[Acnestis]]
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* ''[[Outlaw Mutation Boogie]]'' [1993–2001] for [[Acnestis]]
 
* ''[[Quoz]]'' [since 2005] (with Claire Brialey) for [[ANZAPA]]
 
* ''[[Quoz]]'' [since 2005] (with Claire Brialey) for [[ANZAPA]]
  
 
Short-run/[[one-shot]] publications:
 
Short-run/[[one-shot]] publications:
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* ''[[Banana Skins]]'' [1995]
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* ''[[Banana Skins]]'' [1995] (merged with Claire Brialey's ''[[Waxen Wings]]'' after #1)
 
* ''[[Paraphernalia]]'' [2001] (with Claire Brialey)
 
* ''[[Paraphernalia]]'' [2001] (with Claire Brialey)
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* ''[[Honcke]]'' [2024] for ''[[WOOF]]''
  
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Collections of other people's [[fan writing]] (co-editor):
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[[Fanthologies]] of others' [[fan writing]] (co-editor, all with Claire Brialey):
 
* ''[[Bumper Snufkin]]'' [1998] (with Claire Brialey): supporting [[Maureen Kincaid Speller]] for [[TAFF]]
 
* ''[[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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* ''[[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
 
* ''[[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]] (the 2003 [[Eastercon]])
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* ''[[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
 
* ''[[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 [[Any Rosin]] for [[GUFF]]
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* ''[[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]]
 
* ''[[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
 
* ''[[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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* ''[[A TAFF Guide to Beer]]'' [2019] (with Claire Brialey and [[Geri Sullivan]]): for the [[2019 TAFF Race]]
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
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* 1996 -- [[Doc Weir Award]]
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* 1996 – [[Doc Weir Award]]
 
* [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
 
* [[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
 
* Nova Award for Best [[Fan Writer]]: 1997, 2007, 2010, 2013
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* 2001 -- [[fgoh|Fan Guest of Honour]] at [[Paragon]] (with Claire Brialey)
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* 2001 – [[Paragon]] [[FGoH|Fan Guest of Honour]] (with Claire Brialey)
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* 2003 -- [[Past President of fwa]]  
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* 2003 – [[Past President of fwa]]  
 
* [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020
 
* [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fanzine (with Claire Brialey): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020
 
* FAAn Award for Best [[Genzine]] (with Claire Brialey): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
 
* FAAn Award for Best [[Genzine]] (with Claire Brialey): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
 
* FAAn Award for Best Fan Writer: 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
 
* FAAn Award for Best Fan Writer: 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
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* FAAn Award for Best [[Letterhack]]: 2021
 
 
* FAAn Award for #1 Fan Face: 2012, 2019
 
* FAAn Award for #1 Fan Face: 2012, 2019
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* 2024 -- Guest of Honour at [[Corflu 41]] (randomly selected!)
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* 2021 – FAAn Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best [[Letterhack]]
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* 2024 -- '''[[Glasgow 2024]]''', [[CGoH]], [[Corflu 41]]
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* 2024 – '''[[Glasgow 2024]]''' FGoH (with Claire Brialey); [[Corflu 41]] [[CGoH]]  
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{{person | born=1964 |Locale=Croydon, UK}}
 
{{person | born=1964 |Locale=Croydon, UK}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:UK]]
 
[[Category:UK]]

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:

Person 1964—
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