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'''Peter Weston''' is an award-winning [[British]] [[fanzine]] editor.
 
'''Peter Weston''' is an award-winning [[British]] [[fanzine]] editor.
  
His current project is [[Prolapse]], a former 1980s [[apazine]] which was relaunced in 2006 and received a Nova Award for best fanzine in 2007. He had previously won a Nova Award in 1973 for his fanzine ''[[Speculation]]''.
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His current project is [[Prolapse]], a former 1980s [[apazine]] which was relaunced in 2006 and received a Nova Award for "best fanzine" in 2007; the 2007 Novacon committee added a further Nova Award for "best fan". He had previously won a Nova Award in 1973 for his fanzine ''[[Speculation]]''.
  
 
Weston chronicled his early involvement with fanzines and conventions in ''[[With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom]]'' (NESFA Press, 2004), which earned him a Hugo Award nomination.
 
Weston chronicled his early involvement with fanzines and conventions in ''[[With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom]]'' (NESFA Press, 2004), which earned him a Hugo Award nomination.

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The cover of Peter Weston's memoir With Stars in My Eyes (2004). Illustration by Harry Bell; design by Alice N S Lewis.

Peter Weston is an award-winning British fanzine editor.

His current project is Prolapse, a former 1980s apazine which was relaunced in 2006 and received a Nova Award for "best fanzine" in 2007; the 2007 Novacon committee added a further Nova Award for "best fan". He had previously won a Nova Award in 1973 for his fanzine Speculation.

Weston chronicled his early involvement with fanzines and conventions in With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom (NESFA Press, 2004), which earned him a Hugo Award nomination.

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