Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine

The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine is a Hugo Award given annually to "semi-professional" science fiction/fantasy/horror magazines, which live in a nebulous area between the non-paying amateur fanzines and the high-paying professional magazines.

The Semiprozine Hugo was created in 1984, splitting it off from Hugo Award for Best Fanzine.

Definition of a Semiprozine

The Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society defines a Semiprozine as follows:

3.3.10: Best Semiprozine. Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction or fantasy which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and which in the previous calendar year met at least two (2) of the following criteria:
(1) had an average press run of at least one thousand (1000) copies per issue,
(2) paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication,
(3) provided at least half the income of any one person,
(4) had at least fifteen percent (15%) of its total space occupied by advertising,
(5) announced itself to be a semiprozine.

Potential Change

At the business meeting of Denvention (the 66th World Science Fiction Convention) in August 2008, an amendment to the World Science Fiction Society's Constitution was passed which would remove this category. The vote on ratification was held at Anticipation (the 67th World Science Fiction Convention) in August 2009; the ratification failed and the category remained. Instead, Chris Barkley is chairing a committee to recommend improvements to the category and related categories. The need to clarify the meaning of 'non-professional' was noted. An amendment on the eligibility of electronic and other non-print works passed without modification.

Winners and other nominees

Awards given in one year are for work done during the previous year. Winners are listed first, with other nominees listed below.

1980s

• 1984: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Fantasy Newsletter/Fantasy Review edited by Robert A. Collins
  • Science Fiction Review edited by Richard E. Geis
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Whispers edited by Stuart David Schiff
• 1985: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Fantasy Review edited by Robert A. Collins
  • Science Fiction Review edited by Richard E. Geis
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Whispers edited by Stuart David Schiff
• 1986: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Fantasy Review edited by Robert A. Collins
  • Science Fiction Review edited by Richard E. Geis
  • Interzone edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
• 1987: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Fantasy Review edited by Robert A. Collins
  • Science Fiction Review edited by Richard E. Geis
  • Interzone edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
• 1988: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Thrust edited by Doug Fratz
  • Interzone edited by Simon Ounsley & David Pringle
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Aboriginal SF edited by Charles C. Ryan
• 1989: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick & Kathryn Cramer
  • Thrust edited by Doug Fratz
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle & Simon Ounsley
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter

1990s

• 1990: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Thrust edited by Doug Fratz
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1991: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Quantum (formerly: Thrust) edited by Doug Fratz
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1992: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
  • Pulphouse edited by Dean Wesley Smith
• 1993: Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
  • Pulphouse edited by Dean Wesley Smith
• 1994: Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Pulphouse edited by Dean Wesley Smith & Jonathon E. Bond
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Tomorrow Speculative Fiction edited by Algis Budrys
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1995: Interzone edited by David Pringle
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Tomorrow Speculative Fiction edited by Algis Budrys
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Donald G. Keller, Robert K. J. Killheffer & Gordon Van Gelder
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
• 1996: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Crank! edited by Bryan Cholfin
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon & Tad Dembinski
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1997: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Speculations edited by Kent Brewster
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Tad Dembinski, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1998: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Speculations edited by Kent Brewster & Denise Lee
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 1999: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Speculations edited by Denise Lee
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle

2000s

• 2000: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Speculations edited by Kent Brewster
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 2001: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Speculations edited by Denise Lee & Susan Fry, published by Kent Brewster
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 2002: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Speculations edited by Susan Fry, published by Kent Brewster
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Absolute Magnitude edited by Warren Lapine
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 2003: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall & Kirsten Gong-Wong
  • Speculations edited by Kent Brewster
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell & Kevin J. Maroney
  • Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
• 2004: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong
  • Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
  • Third Alternative edited by Andy Cox
• 2005: Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
  • Third Alternative edited by Andy Cox
• 2006: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
  • Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Emerald City edited by Cheryl Morgan
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
• 2007: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
  • Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
  • Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
• 2008: Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
  • Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Helix SF edited by William Sanders and Lawrence Watt-Evans
  • Interzone edited by David Pringle and Andy Cox
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
• 2009: Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer & Stephen H. Segal^[1][2][3]
  • Clarkesworld Magazine edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas & Sean Wallace
  • Interzone edited by Andy Cox
  • Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
  • The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney

References

External links

• Hugo Award official site
• Original proposal of the award Philcon II. Retrieved from Internet Archive, November 28, 2007.
• Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards - LocusMag.com