Fan Quality Awards (FanQ)
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In 1977, Sharon Ferraro and Paula Smith created the Fan Quality Awards (FanQ) awards in conjunction with SeKwester*Con Too. The original categories were Star Trek fandom awards for Best Writer and Best Artist. Various conventions hosted the Fan Q awards until the first MediaWest in 1981, after which they were always given out at that convention. After Star Wars fans basically did a clean sweep of the Fan Qs in 1981, the awards were changed to be given by fandom. This was to give greater exposure and prevent similar occurrences.
The Fan Quality Awards (FanQ) are awarded to any new fan-produced publication or items printed within a fan-produced publication or by itself, from the previous calendar year before the subsequent Media West Con. Fans do not have to be a member of Media West Con to nominate works for Fan Q's awards, but if not a member then a person must pay a one dollar fee to vote.
Below is a partial list of winners and nominees.
[edit] 1977
(Awarded at SeKwester*Con Too)
- Best Author: Leslie Fish for "The Weight"
- Best Artist: Connie Faddis
[edit] 1978
(Awarded at T'Con)
- Best Author: Leslie Lilker for the "Sahaj" series
- Best Artist: Alice Jones
[edit] 1979
(Awarded at 2'Con)
- Best Author: Maggie Nowakowska for the "Thousand World" series
- Best Artist: Martynn
[edit] 1980
(Awarded at Mos' Eastly)
- Best Author: Mary Lee Cascio & Lois Welling for "Executive Privilege", published in Rigel
- Best Artist: Hans Deitrich
- Best Editor: Lori Chapek-Carleton
[edit] 1981
(Awarded at MediaWestCon 1)
- Favorite Fanzine: Skywalker 4, edited by Bev Clark
- Favorite Long Story: "One Way Mirror" by Barbara Wenk
- Favorite Short Story: "Imperial Soliloquy" by Barbara Wenk, published in Warped Space
- Favorite Poem: "Starsame" by Paula Block
- Favorite Single Artwork: Joni Wagner, published in Facets 4 (pg. 25)
[edit] 1982
- Best Star Trek Writer: Mindy Glazer, Tales of Feldman
- Best Star Trek Artist: Bev Zuk
- Best Star Trek 'Zine: Guardian 3
- Best Star Wars Writer: Anne Elizabeth Zeek
- Best Star Wars Artist: Connie Faddis
- Best Star Wars 'Zine: Pegasus V
- Best Other Media Writer: Susan Matthews
- Best Other Media Artist: Karen River
- Best Other Media 'Zine: Son of Syndizine
[edit] 1988
- Winner: Star Trek Story & Writer: Rick Endres' The Daystrom Project from Orion Press
[edit] 1989
- Winner: Star Trek: The Next Generation Fanzine: Eridani 2 edited by Randall Landers from Orion Press
- Winner: Star Trek: The Next Generation Artist: Gennie Summers
[edit] 1992
- Winner: Star Trek: The Next Generation fanzine: Eridani 12 edited by Randall Landers from Orion Press
- Winner: Star Trek: The Next Generation Poem: Daphne van Owens' "Borg," published in Involution 1 from Orion Press
[edit] 1994
- Winner: Forever Knight fanzine: On the Wings of the Knight #1
- Winner: Quantum Leap best gen story: Carol Davis' "My Brother's Keeper"
- Winner: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Story: Jeff Morris' "Prisoners", published in Outpost #1 from Orion Press
- Nominee: Forever Knight fanzine: Dreaming of the Knight
- Nominee: Forever Knight fanzine: Forever Net #1
- Nominee: Forever Knight fanzine: Samskar
[edit] 1995
- Best Multi-Fandom Stand Alone Zine: Leap Into Knight
- Best Forever Knight fanzine: False Heart
- Best Star Trek Stand-alone Fanzine: Holly Trueblood's novella, Forever, from Orion Press
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "Angel Crossing"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "Ashes to Ashes"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "Bless Me Father, For I Have Sinned"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "Justice, Being Blind"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "A Lamentation for Strings"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "Lust for Blood"
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: "No Excuse for Not Flossing"
- Nominee: Forever Knight fanzine: Forever Net #4
- Nominee: Forever Knight fanzine: Cauchemar
[edit] 1996
- Best Forever Knight fan artist: Ann Larimer
- Best Forever Knight fanzine: Daydreams and Knightmares
- Best Forever Knight stand alone zine: The Bargain
- Nominee: Best Forever Knight stand alone zine: A Little Knight Music
- Nominee: Best Forever Knight stand alone zine: Lizards in the Grass
[edit] 1997
- Best Forever Knight story: Maureen Wynn's "Grace"
[edit] 1998
- Best Alias Smith and Jones Gen Story: Catherine Siemann's "A Death In Eden"
- Best Alias Smith and Jones Slash Story: Nancy Platte's "Tender Loving Care"
- Best Alias Smith and Jones Gen Artist: Fliss Davis
- Best Alias Smith and Jones Gen Zine: Just You, Me & the Governor #12
- Best Alias Smith and Jones non-fiction Gen Zine: Duel Memories
- Best Counterstrike Gen story: Jamie Hector's "White Knuckle"
- Best Counterstrike Slash story: Chris Alexander's "Stride for Stride"
- Best: Forever Knight fanzine: Grave Secrets
- Nominee: Forever Knight story: Christina Kamnikar's "My Evil Twin is a Vampire"
- Honorable Mention: Star Trek: Voyager Story: Morgan Stuart's And Not Fade Away from Orion Press
[edit] 2000
- Best Alias Smith and Jones Gen Story: Silver Linings: Author: Cindy Carrier
- Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gen Story: Father Figure: Author: Jeanne DeVore
- Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Slash Story: Daemon Luxuria: Author: Elaine Mc
- Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gen Zine: The Return of the Sunnydale Slayers: Editor: Maureen Wynn
- Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Slash Zine: A WATCHER'S PASSION -- Editor: Sandy Hall
- Best Dr. Who Gen Story: Much Ado...: Author: J Keeping
[edit] 2001
- Best Angel Gen Story: Doyle in the Underworld; Author: Maureen Wynn
- Best Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gen Story: Common Ground; Author: Jeanne DeVore
- Best Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Gen Story: Full Circle; Author: Patricia O'Cain
- Best Real Ghostbusters Standalone Zine: The Hungry Ones; Author: Sheila Paulson [1]
[edit] 2003
- Best Highlander gen artist: Leah Rosenthal [2]
- Best Highlander gen poem: Musings in Bordeaux
- Best Highlander gen story: War in the Next Room
- Best Highlander non-fiction article: Magic and the MacLeods
- Best Highlander non-fiction zine: This needs more information.
- Best Multi-Media non-fiction zine: This needs more information. [3]
- Best Multi-Media gen artist: Leah Rosenthal [4]
- Best Stargate gen artist: Leah Rosenthal [5]
- Best Stargate non-fiction Zine: This needs more information. [6]
[edit] 2004
- Best Highlander gen artist: Leah Rosenthal
- Best Highlander gen story: Folie A Deux
[edit] 2008
Fandoms represented in the 2008 awards included Firefly, Lord of the Rings, Magnificent 7, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Numb3rs, Professionals, Sentinel, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Starsky & Hutch, Supernatural and Without a Trace.
:: See 2008 Fan Quality Awards for a complete list of winners and honorable mentions.
[edit] Sources
- Keeler, Jan. Fan Q. Media West Con. Bp http://members.aol.com/mdiawstcon/fanq.htm
- 1977-1982 Fan Quality Awards @ Wayback machine
- Fan Quality Awards
