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Run by [[Peter Roberts]] in his [[fanzine]] ''[[Checkpoint]]''.
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The ''''Checkpoint Fan Poll'''' was a fan poll of [[UK]] [[fanzine]] activity conducted by [[Peter Roberts]] through ''[[Checkpoint]]''. In its 21st issue (August 1972), Roberts said that it was 'the first British Fan Poll since those taken by [[Ron Bennett]] in ''[[Skyrack]]'' back in the late fifties and early sixties.'
  
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Each poll covered the period from Easter to Easter. All fans were eligible to vote although the majority who did so were ''Checkpoint'' subscribers and most were UK fans.
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=== Best British Fanzine ===
 
<tab head=top>
 
<tab head=top>
 
  Place || Fanzine || Editor(s)  
 
  Place || Fanzine || Editor(s)  
 
colspan="4"| '''1971/2'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1971/2'''  
1 ||[[Egg]] ||[[Peter Roberts]]  
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1 ||''[[Egg]]''||[[Peter Roberts]]  
2 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Ian Maule]]  
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2 ||''[[Maya]]''||[[Ian Maule]]  
3 ||[[Speculation (Weston)|Speculation]] ||[[Peter Weston]]  
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3 ||''[[Speculation (Weston)|Speculation]]''||[[Peter Weston]]  
4 ||[[Cypher]] ||[[James Goddard]]  
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4 ||''[[Cypher]]''||[[James Goddard]]  
5 ||[[Zimri]] ||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
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5 ||''[[Zimri]]''||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
6 ||[[Lurk]] ||[[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]]  
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6 ||''[[Lurk]]''||[[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]]  
7 ||[[Cynic]] ||[[Graham Boak]]  
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7 ||''[[Cynic]]''||[[Graham Boak]]  
8 ||[[Turning Worm]] ||[[John Piggott]]  
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8 ||''[[The Turning Worm]]''||[[John Piggott]]  
9 ||[[Erg]] ||[[Terry Jeeves]]  
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9 ||''[[Erg]]''||[[Terry Jeeves]]  
10 ||[[Vector]] ||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
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10 ||''[[Vector]]''||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
 
colspan="4"| '''1973/4'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1973/4'''  
1 ||[[Zimri]] ||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
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1 ||''[[Zimri]]''||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
2 ||[[Vector]] ||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
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2 ||''[[Vector]]''||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
3 ||[[Blunt]] ||[[Dave Rowe]], [[Bob Smith]] & [[Mary Smith]]  
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3 ||''[[Blunt]]''||[[Dave Rowe]], [[Bob Smith]] & [[Mary Smith]]  
4 ||[[Cynic]] ||[[Graham Boak]]  
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4 ||''[[Cynic]]''||[[Graham Boak]]  
5 ||[[Ritblat]] ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
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5 ||''[[Ritblat]]''||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
6 ||[[Hell]] ||[[Paul Skelton]], [[Brian Robinson]]  
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6 ||''[[Hell]]''||[[Paul Skelton]], [[Brian Robinson]]  
7 ||[[Cypher]] ||[[James Goddard]]  
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7 ||''[[Cypher]]''||[[James Goddard]]  
8 ||[[True Rat]] ||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
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8 ||''[[True Rat]]''||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
= 9 ||[[Magic Pudding]] ||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
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= 9 ||''[[Magic Pudding]]''||[[Malcolm Edwards]]  
= 9 ||[[Erg]] ||[[Terry Jeeves]]  
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= 9 ||''[[Erg]]''||[[Terry Jeeves]]  
 
colspan="4"| '''1974/5'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1974/5'''  
1 ||[[True Rat]] ||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
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1 ||''[[True Rat]]''||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
2 ||[[Wrinkled Shrew]] ||[[Pat Charnock]]  
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2 ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]''||[[Pat Charnock]]  
3 ||[[Egg]] ||[[Peter Roberts]]  
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3 ||''[[Egg]]''||[[Peter Roberts]]  
= 4 ||[[Zimri]] ||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
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= 4 ||''[[Zimri]]''||[[Lisa Conesa]]  
= 4 ||[[Inferno]] ||[[Paul Skelton]] & [[Cas Skelton]]  
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= 4 ||''[[Inferno]]''||[[Paul Skelton]] & [[Cas Skelton]]  
6 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Rob Jackson]]  
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6 ||''[[Maya]]''||[[Rob Jackson]]  
= 7 ||[[Triode]] ||[[Eric Bentcliffe]]  
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= 7 ||''[[Triode]]''||[[Eric Bentcliffe]]  
= 7 ||[[Spi]] ||[[Graham Poole]]  
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= 7 ||''[[Spi]]''||[[Graham Poole]]  
9 ||[[Cypher]] ||[[James Goddard]]  
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9 ||''[[Cypher]]''||[[James Goddard]]  
10 ||[[Big Scab]] ||[[John Brosnan]]  
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10 ||''[[Big Scab]]''||[[John Brosnan]]  
 
colspan="3"| '''1975/6'''  
 
colspan="3"| '''1975/6'''  
1 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Rob Jackson]]  
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1 ||''[[Maya]]''||[[Rob Jackson]]  
2 ||[[Stop Breaking Down]] ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
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2 ||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]''||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
3 ||[[True Rat]] ||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
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3 ||''[[True Rat]]''||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
4 ||[[Wrinkled Shrew]] ||[[Pat Charnock]]  
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4 ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]''||[[Pat Charnock]]  
5 ||[[Egg]] ||[[Peter Roberts]]  
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5 ||''[[Egg]]''||[[Peter Roberts]]  
6 ||[[Knockers From Neptune]] ||[[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]]  
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6 ||''[[Knockers from Neptune]]''||[[Mike Meara]] & [[Pat Meara]]  
= 7 ||[[K]] ||[[Dave Rowe]]/[[Bernie Peek]]  
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= 7 ||''[[K]]''||[[Dave Rowe]]/[[Bernie Peek]]  
= 7 ||[[Vibrator]] ||[[Graham Charnock]]  
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= 7 ||''[[Vibrator]]''||[[Graham Charnock]]  
9 ||[[Daisnaid]] ||[[D. West]]  
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9 ||''[[Daisnaid]]''||[[D. West]]  
10 ||[[Goblin's Grotto]] ||[[Ian Williams]]  
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10 ||''[[Goblin's Grotto]]''||[[Ian Williams]]  
 
colspan="4"| '''1976/7'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1976/7'''  
1 ||[[Wrinkled Shrew]] ||[[Pat Charnock]]  
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1 ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]''||[[Pat Charnock]]  
2 ||[[Stop Breaking Down]] ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
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2 ||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]''||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
3 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Rob Jackson]]  
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3 ||''[[Maya]]''||[[Rob Jackson]]  
4 ||[[True Rat]] ||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
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4 ||''[[True Rat]]''||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
5 ||[[Twll-Ddu]] ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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5 ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]''||[[Dave Langford]]  
6 ||[[Vibrator]] ||[[Graham Charnock]]  
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6 ||''[[Vibrator]]''||[[Graham Charnock]]  
 
colspan="4"| although over 60 titles were nominated, no other zine received more than five points this year.  
 
colspan="4"| although over 60 titles were nominated, no other zine received more than five points this year.  
 
colspan="4"| '''1977/8'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1977/8'''  
1 ||[[Twll-Ddu]] ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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1 ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]''||[[Dave Langford]]  
2 ||[[Stop Breaking Down]] ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
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2 ||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]''||[[Greg Pickersgill]]  
3 ||[[Maya]] ||[[Rob Jackson]]  
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3 ||''[[Maya]]''||[[Rob Jackson]]  
4 ||[[Dot]] ||[[Kevin Smith]]  
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4 ||''[[Dot]]''||[[Kevin Smith]]  
5 ||[[True Rat]] ||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
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5 ||''[[True Rat]]''||[[Leroy Kettle]]  
= 6 ||[[Kamikaze]] ||[[Harry Bell]]  
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= 6 ||''[[Kamikaze]]''||[[Harry Bell]]  
= 6 ||[[Meet on the Ledge]] ||[[Darroll Pardoe]]  
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= 6 ||''[[Meet on the Ledge]]''||[[Darroll Pardoe]]  
8 ||[[Epsilon]] ||[[Rob Hansen]]  
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8 ||''[[Epsilon]]''||[[Rob Hansen]]  
= 9 ||[[One-Off (Bridges)]] ||[[David Bridges]]  
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= 9 ||''[[One-Off (Bridges)]]''||[[David Bridges]]  
= 9 ||[[Fanzine Fanatique]] ||[[Keith Walker]]  
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= 9 ||''[[Fanzine Fanatique]]''||[[Keith Walker]]  
 
colspan="4"| '''1978/9'''  
 
colspan="4"| '''1978/9'''  
1 ||[[Twll-Ddu]] ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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1 ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]''||[[Dave Langford]]  
2 ||[[Seamonsters]] ||[[Simone Walsh]]  
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2 ||''[[Seamonsters]]''||[[Simone Walsh]]  
3 ||[[Dot]] ||[[Kevin Smith]]  
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3 ||''[[Dot]]''||[[Kevin Smith]]  
4 ||[[One-Off (Bridges)]] ||[[David Bridges]]  
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4 ||''[[One-Off (Bridges)]]''||[[David Bridges]]  
= 5 ||[[Gross Encounters]] ||[[Alan Dorey]]  
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= 5 ||''[[Gross Encounters]]''||[[Alan Dorey]]  
= 5 ||[[Deadloss]] ||[[Chris Priest]]  
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= 5 ||''[[Deadloss]]''||[[Chris Priest]]  
 
colspan="4"| no other zine received more than five points this year.  
 
colspan="4"| no other zine received more than five points this year.  
colspan="4"| '''1979/80'''  
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</tab>
1 ||[[Twll-Ddu]] ||[[Dave Langford]]  
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2 ||[[Deadloss]] ||[[Chris Priest]]  
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=== Best British Fanzine Single Issue===
3 ||[[Drilkjis]] ||[[David Langford]]/[[Kevin Smith]]  
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<tab head=top>
= 4 ||[[Dot]] ||[[Kevin Smith]]  
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Place || Fanzine ||Editor
= 4 ||[[Seamonsters]] ||[[Simone Walsh]]  
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colspan="4"| '''1971/1972'''
6 ||[[One-Off (Bridges)|One-Off]] ||[[David Bridges]]  
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1. ||''[[Maya]]'' #4||[[Ian Maule]]
7 ||[[Paranoid]] ||[[Ian Maule]] & [[Janice Maule]]  
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colspan="4"| '''1972/1973'''
8 ||[[By British]] ||[[Ian Maule]]/[[Joseph Nicholas]]  
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1. ||''[[The Turning Worm]]'' #3||[[John Piggott]]
9 ||[[Ocelot]] ||[[Simon Ounsley]]/[[Graham James]]  
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2. ||''[[Maya]]'' # 5||[[Ian Maule]]
10 ||[[Nabu]] ||[[Ian Maule]]  
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3. ||''[[Cypher]]'' # 9||[[James Goddard]]
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3. ||''[[Zimri]]'' #4||[[Lisa Conesa]]
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colspan="4"| '''1973/1974'''
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1. ||''[[Magic Pudding]]'' #1||[[Malcolm Edwards]].
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2. ||''[[Ritblat / Grim News|Grim News]]'' #1||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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colspan="4"| '''1974/1975'''
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1. ||''[[True Rat]]'' #5||[[Roy Kettle]]
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2. ||''[[Spi]]'' #2||[[Graham Poole]]
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colspan="4"| '''1975/1976'''
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1. ||''[[True Rat]]'' #5||[[Roy Kettle]]
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=2. ||''[[One Off]]'' #1||[[Dave Bridges]]
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=2. ||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]'' #2||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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=4. ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]'' #4||[[Pat Charnock]]
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=4. ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]'' #5||[[Pat Charnock]]
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colspan="4"| '''1976/1977'''
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1. ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]'' #7||[[Pat Charnock]]
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2. ||''[[Maya]]'' #11/12||[[Rob Jackson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1977/1978'''
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1. ||''[[True Rat]]'' #10||[[Roy Kettle]]
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2. ||''[[Dot]]'' #2||[[Kev Smith]]
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colspan="4"| '''1978/1979'''
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1. ||''[[A Ragged Trousered Pedalcyclist ]]''||[[Dave Bridges]]
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2. ||''[[Deadloss ]]'' #1||[[Chris Priest]]
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=3. ||''[[Seamonsters ]]'' #2||[[Simone Walsh]]
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=3. ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]'' #14||[[Dave Langford]]
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</tab>
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=== Best British Fanzine Article or Column===
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<tab head=top>
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Place || Article ||Writer||Fanzine
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colspan="4"| '''1971/1972'''
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1. ||'Looking Back'||[[Mary Legg]]||''[[Maya]]'' #2 and #3
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colspan="4"| '''1972/1973'''
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1. ||'Goblin Towers'||[[Ian Williams]]||''[[Maya]]'' #4 and #5
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colspan="4"| '''1973/1974'''
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1. ||'OMPAcon Report'||[[Roy Kettle]]||''[[True Rat]]'' #1
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colspan="4"| '''1974/1975'''
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1. ||'Novacon Report'||[[Roy Kettle]]||''[[True Rat]]'' #5
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colspan="4"| '''1975/1976'''
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1. ||'The Great Seacon Freak-Out'||[[Peter Nicholls]]||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]'' #4
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2. ||'Slice of Life'||[[Peter Weston]]||''[[Maya]]''
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=3. ||'Income Taxi'||[[Bob Shaw]]||''[[Maya]]'' and ''[[Mota]]''
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=3. ||'Fan Memoirs'||[[Roy Kettle]]||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]''
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=5. ||'Burning Hell'||[[Greg Pickersgill]]||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]''
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=5. ||'Goblin Towers'||[[Ian Williams]]||''[[Maya]]''
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colspan="4"| '''1976/1977'''
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1. ||'The State of the Art'||[[D. West]]||''[[Wrinkled Shrew]]'' #7
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2. ||'How Not To Be A Writer'||[[Roy Kettle]]||''[[Maya]]'' #12/13
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3. ||'Eight Days a Week'||[[Rob Holdstock]]||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]'' #4
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colspan="4"| '''1977/1978'''
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1. ||' The Bermondsey Triangle Mystery'||[[Bob Shaw]]||''[[Maya]]'' #14
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2. ||' Wish You Were Here'||[[D. West]]||''[[Stop Breaking Down]]'' #5
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colspan="4"| '''1978/1979'''
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1. ||'TAFF Report'||[[Peter Roberts]]||''[[Egg]]'' #11, ''[[Nabu]]'' # 5, and ''[[Mota]]'' #27
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2. ||'Convention Death Wish'||[[D. West]]||''[[Seamonsters]]'' #3
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=3. ||'Billy The Squid'||[[Greg Pickersgill]]||''[[Seamonsters]]'' #2
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=3. ||Condom'||[[Chris Priest]]||''[[Seamonsters]]'' #1 and #2
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</tab>
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=== Best British Revived Fanzine===
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<tab head=top>
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Place || Fanzine || Editor
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colspan="4"| '''1971/1972'''
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1. ||''[[Fouler]]''||[[Greg Pickersgill]] & [[Roy Kettle]]
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colspan="4"| Not listed in later years.
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</tab>
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=== Best British Fan Writer===
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<tab head=top>
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Place || Writer
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colspan="4"| '''1971/1972'''
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1. ||[[Graham Boak]]
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2. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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3. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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=4. ||[[Mary Legg]]
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=4. ||[[Ian Williams]]
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=4. ||[[Thom Penman]]
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colspan="4"| '''1972/1973'''
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1. ||[[Ian Williams]]
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2. ||[[Graham Boak]]
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3. ||[[John Brosnan]]
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4. ||[[John Piggott]]
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5. ||[[Rob Holdstock]]
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=6. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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=6. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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8. ||[[Peter Weston]]
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9. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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=10. ||[[Lisa Conesa]]
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=10. ||[[Alan Burns]]
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colspan="4"| '''1973/1974'''
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1. ||[[Malcolm Edwards]]
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2. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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3. ||[[John Brosnan]]
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4. ||[[Graham Boak]]
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5. ||[[Ian Williams]]
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6. ||[[Leroy Kettle]]
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=7. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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=7. ||[[Jack Marsh]]
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9. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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10. ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1974/1975'''
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1. ||[[Leroy Kettle]]
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2. ||[[John Brosnan]]
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3. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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4. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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5. ||[[Pat Charnock]]
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6. ||[[Graham Boak]]
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7. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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=8. ||[[Ian Williams]]
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=8. ||[[Paul Skelton]]
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10. ||[[Eric Bentcliffe]]
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colspan="4"| '''1975/1976'''
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1. ||[[Leroy Kettle]]
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2. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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3. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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4. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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5. ||[[Graham Charnock]]
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6. ||[[Peter Weston]]
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7. ||[[Ian Williams]]
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8. ||[[John Brosnan]]
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=9. ||[[Pat Charnock]]
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=9. ||[[D. West]]
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colspan="4"| '''1976/1977'''
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1. ||[[Leroy Kettle]]
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2. ||[[Graham Charnock]]
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3. ||[[D. West]]
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4. ||[[Dave Langford]]
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5. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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6. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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7. ||[[Peter Weston]]
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=8. ||[[Rob Holdstock]]
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=8. ||[[Tom Perry]]
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=10. ||[[David Bridges]]
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=10. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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colspan="4"| '''1977/1978'''
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1. ||[[Dave Langford]]
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2. ||[[Leroy Kettle]]
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3. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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4. ||[[Kevin Smith]]
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5. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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6. ||[[D. West]]
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=7. ||[[Simone Walsh]]
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=7. ||[[David Bridges]]
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9. ||[[Keith Seddon]]
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colspan="4"| '''1978/1979'''
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1. ||[[Dave Langford]]
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2. ||[[Simone Walsh]]
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3. ||[[D. West]]
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=4. ||[[Chris Priest]]
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=4. ||[[Kevin Smith]]
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6. ||[[Peter Roberts]]
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7. ||[[Greg Pickersgill]]
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8. ||[[David Bridges]]
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9. ||[[Rob Holdstock]]
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10. ||[[Bob Shaw]]
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</tab>
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=== Best British Fan Artist===
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<tab head=top>
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Place || Artist
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colspan="4"| '''1971/1972'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Kevin Cullen]]
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3. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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4. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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5. ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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6. ||[[Arthur Thomson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1972/1973'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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3. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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4. ||[[Kevin Cullen]]
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5. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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6. ||[[Arthur Thomson]]
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7. ||[[Jim Pitts]]
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8. ||[[Brian Frost]]
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colspan="4"| '''1973/1974'''
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1. ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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2. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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3. ||[[Harry Turner]]
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4. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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=5. ||[[Arthur Thomson]]
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=5. ||[[Penny Grant]]
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7. ||[[Paul Skelton]]
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=8. ||[[Eddie Jones]]
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=8. ||[[Dave Britton]]
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=10. ||[[Jim Cawthorn]]
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=10. ||[[Kevin Cullen]]
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colspan="4"| '''1974/1975'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Harry Turner]]
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3. ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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4. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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5. ||[[Paul Skelton]]
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6. ||[[Jim Pitts]]
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7. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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=8. ||[[Dicky Howett]]
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=8. ||[[Steve Jones]]
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10. ||[[John Mottershead]]
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colspan="4"| '''1975/1976'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Harry Turner]]
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3. ||[[Paul Dillon]]
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4. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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5. ||[[Dave Rowe]]
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6. ||[[Paul Skelton]]
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7. ||[[D. West]]
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=8. ||[[Jim Cawthorn]]
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=8. ||[[Lisa Conesa]]
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=8. ||[[Eaianne Cooke]]
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=8. ||[[Paul Ryan]]
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=8. ||[[Arthur Thomson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1976/1977'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Jim Barker]]
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3. ||[[D. West]]
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4. ||[[Tony Schofield]]
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5. ||[[Jon Langford]]
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6. ||[[Terry Jeeves]]
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7. ||[[Carol Gregory]]
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colspan="4"| '''1977/1978'''
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1. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||[[Jim Barker]]
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3. ||[[D. West]]
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=4. ||[[Jon Langford]]
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=4. ||[[Alan Hunter]]
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6. ||[[Tony Schofield]]
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colspan="4"| '''1978/1979'''
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1. ||[[Jim Barker]]
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2. ||[[Harry Bell]]
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3. ||[[Rob Hansen]]
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4. ||[[D. West]]
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5. ||[[Jon Langford]]
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</tab>
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=== Best British Fanzine Cover===
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<tab head=top>
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Place || Artist||Fanzine
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colspan="4"| '''1972/1973'''
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1. ||''[[Cypher]]'' #9||[[Kevin Cullen]]
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2. ||''[[Zimri]]'' #4||[[Alan Hunter]]
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=3. ||''[[Zimri]]'' #3||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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=3. ||''[[Macrocosm]]'' #3||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1973/1974'''
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1. ||''[[Zimri]]'' #5||[[Harry Turner]]
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colspan="4"| '''1974/1975'''
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1. ||''[[Zimri]]'' #6||[[Harry Turner]]
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2. ||''Seacon Programme Book'' ||[[Andrew Stephenson]]
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colspan="4"| '''1975/1976'''
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1. ||''[[Maya]]'' #9||[[Harry Bell]]
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=2. ||''[[Maya]]'' #8||[[Harry Turner]]
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=2. ||''[[Maya]]'' #10||[[David Hardy]]
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=4. ||''[[Cynic]]'' #9||[[Harry Bell]]
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=4 ||''[[Zimri]]'' #8||[[Harry Turner]]
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colspan="4"| '''1976/1977'''
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colspan="4"| 'Ten covers from ten different fanzine titles were nominated. No winners, however.'
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colspan="4"| '''1977/1978'''
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1. ||''[[Siddhartha ]]'' #8||[[Harry Bell]]
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2. ||''[[Maya]]'' #14||[[Angus McKie]]
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colspan="4"| '''1978/1979'''
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1. ||''[[Wrinkled Shrew ]]'' #8||Anon (possibly [[Graham Charnock]])
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2. ||''[[Twll-Ddu]]'' #14||[[Harry Bell]]
 
</tab>
 
</tab>
  
 
{{award | start=1971 | end=1979}}
 
{{award | start=1971 | end=1979}}
 
[[Category:UK]]
 
[[Category:UK]]

Revision as of 04:29, 30 December 2024

The 'Checkpoint Fan Poll' was a fan poll of UK fanzine activity conducted by Peter Roberts through Checkpoint. In its 21st issue (August 1972), Roberts said that it was 'the first British Fan Poll since those taken by Ron Bennett in Skyrack back in the late fifties and early sixties.'

Each poll covered the period from Easter to Easter. All fans were eligible to vote although the majority who did so were Checkpoint subscribers and most were UK fans.

Best British Fanzine[edit]

Place Fanzine -Editor(s)
1971/2
1 Egg Peter Roberts
2 Maya Ian Maule
3 Speculation Peter Weston
4 Cypher James Goddard
5 Zimri Lisa Conesa
6 Lurk Mike Meara & Pat Meara
7 Cynic Graham Boak
8 The Turning Worm John Piggott
9 Erg Terry Jeeves
10 Vector Malcolm Edwards
1973/4
1 Zimri Lisa Conesa
2 Vector Malcolm Edwards
3 Blunt Dave Rowe, Bob Smith & Mary Smith
4 Cynic Graham Boak
5 Ritblat Greg Pickersgill
6 Hell Paul Skelton, Brian Robinson
7 Cypher James Goddard
8 True Rat Leroy Kettle
= 9 Magic Pudding Malcolm Edwards
= 9 Erg Terry Jeeves
1974/5
1 True Rat Leroy Kettle
2 Wrinkled Shrew Pat Charnock
3 Egg Peter Roberts
= 4 Zimri Lisa Conesa
= 4 Inferno Paul Skelton & Cas Skelton
6 Maya Rob Jackson
= 7 Triode Eric Bentcliffe
= 7 Spi Graham Poole
9 Cypher James Goddard
10 Big Scab John Brosnan
1975/6
1 Maya Rob Jackson
2 Stop Breaking Down Greg Pickersgill
3 True Rat Leroy Kettle
4 Wrinkled Shrew Pat Charnock
5 Egg Peter Roberts
6 Knockers from Neptune Mike Meara & Pat Meara
= 7 K Dave Rowe/Bernie Peek
= 7 Vibrator Graham Charnock
9 Daisnaid D. West
10 Goblin's Grotto Ian Williams
1976/7
1 Wrinkled Shrew Pat Charnock
2 Stop Breaking Down Greg Pickersgill
3 Maya Rob Jackson
4 True Rat Leroy Kettle
5 Twll-Ddu Dave Langford
6 Vibrator Graham Charnock
although over 60 titles were nominated, no other zine received more than five points this year.
1977/8
1 Twll-Ddu Dave Langford
2 Stop Breaking Down Greg Pickersgill
3 Maya Rob Jackson
4 Dot Kevin Smith
5 True Rat Leroy Kettle
= 6 Kamikaze Harry Bell
= 6 Meet on the Ledge Darroll Pardoe
8 Epsilon Rob Hansen
= 9 One-Off David Bridges
= 9 Fanzine Fanatique Keith Walker
1978/9
1 Twll-Ddu Dave Langford
2 Seamonsters Simone Walsh
3 Dot Kevin Smith
4 One-Off David Bridges
= 5 Gross Encounters Alan Dorey
= 5 Deadloss Chris Priest
no other zine received more than five points this year.

Best British Fanzine Single Issue[edit]

Best British Fanzine Article or Column[edit]

Place Article Writer -Fanzine
1971/1972
1. 'Looking Back' Mary Legg Maya #2 and #3
1972/1973
1. 'Goblin Towers' Ian Williams Maya #4 and #5
1973/1974
1. 'OMPAcon Report' Roy Kettle True Rat #1
1974/1975
1. 'Novacon Report' Roy Kettle True Rat #5
1975/1976
1. 'The Great Seacon Freak-Out' Peter Nicholls Wrinkled Shrew #4
2. 'Slice of Life' Peter Weston Maya
=3. 'Income Taxi' Bob Shaw Maya and Mota
=3. 'Fan Memoirs' Roy Kettle Wrinkled Shrew
=5. 'Burning Hell' Greg Pickersgill Stop Breaking Down
=5. 'Goblin Towers' Ian Williams Maya
1976/1977
1. 'The State of the Art' D. West Wrinkled Shrew #7
2. 'How Not To Be A Writer' Roy Kettle Maya #12/13
3. 'Eight Days a Week' Rob Holdstock Stop Breaking Down #4
1977/1978
1. ' The Bermondsey Triangle Mystery' Bob Shaw Maya #14
2. ' Wish You Were Here' D. West Stop Breaking Down #5
1978/1979
1. 'TAFF Report' Peter Roberts Egg #11, Nabu # 5, and Mota #27
2. 'Convention Death Wish' D. West Seamonsters #3
=3. 'Billy The Squid' Greg Pickersgill Seamonsters #2
=3. Condom' Chris Priest Seamonsters #1 and #2

Best British Revived Fanzine[edit]

Place Fanzine -Editor
1971/1972
1. Fouler Greg Pickersgill & Roy Kettle
Not listed in later years.

Best British Fan Writer[edit]

Best British Fan Artist[edit]

Best British Fanzine Cover[edit]

Place Artist -Fanzine
1972/1973
1. Cypher #9 Kevin Cullen
2. Zimri #4 Alan Hunter
=3. Zimri #3 Andrew Stephenson
=3. Macrocosm #3 Andrew Stephenson
1973/1974
1. Zimri #5 Harry Turner
1974/1975
1. Zimri #6 Harry Turner
2. Seacon Programme Book Andrew Stephenson
1975/1976
1. Maya #9 Harry Bell
=2. Maya #8 Harry Turner
=2. Maya #10 David Hardy
=4. Cynic #9 Harry Bell
=4 Zimri #8 Harry Turner
1976/1977
'Ten covers from ten different fanzine titles were nominated. No winners, however.'
1977/1978
1. Siddhartha #8 Harry Bell
2. Maya #14 Angus McKie
1978/1979
1. Wrinkled Shrew #8 Anon (possibly Graham Charnock)
2. Twll-Ddu #14 Harry Bell


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