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(1964 – )
Mark Plummer is a British fan, faneditor and con-runner who first found fandom in 1985.
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.
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 programme for Eastercons and other British Worldcons. His other work on conventions has included promotions, dealers' room, tech and GoH liaison.
He and Claire Brialey live in Croydon, UK.
Fanzines and Apazines: Core titles:
- Banana Wings [since 1996] (with Claire Brialey)
- BW [occasional since 1997] (with Claire Brialey)
- Parakeet [1999-2002] (with Claire Brialey)
- Outlaw Mutation Boogie [as a perzine since 2002]
- *mdp* [very occasional since 2010]
APAzines:
- Honcke [since 2024] for WOOF
- Outlaw Mutation Boogie [1993-2001] for Acnestis
- Quoz [since 2005] (with Claire Brialey) for ANZAPA
Short-run/one-shot publications:
- Banana Skins [1995]
- Paraphernalia [2001] (with Claire Brialey)
Collections of other people's fan writing (co-editor):
- Bumper Snufkin [1998] (with Claire Brialey): supporting Maureen Kincaid Speller for TAFF
- 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
- Easter Wine [2003] (with Claire Brialey): a fanthology for Seacon03 (the 2003 Eastercon)
- Can't Get Off the Island [2005] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of Greg Pickersgill's writing
- 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
- Reflections in the Shards [2015] (with Claire Brialey): a collection of Caroline Mullan's writing
- A TAFF Guide to Beer [2019] (with Claire Brialey and Geri Sullivan): for the 2019 TAFF race
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1996 -- Doc Weir Award
- 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
- 2001 -- Fan Guest of Honour at Paragon (with Claire Brialey)
- 2003 -- Past President of fwa
- 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 Fan Writer: 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
- FAAn Award for Best Letterhack: 2021
- FAAn Award for #1 Fan Face: 2012, 2019
- 2024 -- Glasgow 2024, CGoH, Corflu 41
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