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'''Peter Young''' (1960- ) is a fanzine editor, graphic artist, illustrator, photographer and reviewer born in London, England, now living in Hua Hin, Thailand. | '''Peter Young''' (1960- ) is a fanzine editor, graphic artist, illustrator, photographer and reviewer born in London, England, now living in Hua Hin, Thailand. | ||
| − | His first fanzine was [[Zoo Nation]], an A5 fanzine which ran for 7 issues from February 2002 to April 2006. ''Zoo Nation'' won the [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]] in 2003 and 2004. | + | His first fanzine was [[Zoo Nation]], an A5 paper fanzine which ran for 7 issues from February 2002 to April 2006. ''Zoo Nation'' won the [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]] in 2003 and 2004. After a seven year gap, the first issue of the e-fanzine [[Big Sky]] appeared in March 2013. |
| − | He was first invited to guest-edit [[Journey Planet]] in 2009 with [[James Bacon]], [[Chris Garcia|Christopher J. Garcia]] and [[Claire Brialey]] for Issue 3 with a theme of George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', then Issue 7 with a theme of 'Space' in 2010 and Issue 12 with a theme of ''Blade Runner'' in 2012. | + | He was first invited to guest-edit [[Journey Planet]] in 2009 with [[James Bacon]], [[Chris Garcia|Christopher J. Garcia]] and [[Claire Brialey]] for Issue 3 with a theme of George Orwell's ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', then Issue 7 with a theme of 'Space' in 2010 and Issue 12 with a theme of ''Blade Runner'' in 2012. To date Journey Planet has received 2 Hugo Award nominations for Best Fanzine. |
| − | He has also reviewed for the Science Fiction Foundation's magazine ''Foundation'', the webzine ''Strange Horizons'' and the BSFA's magazine ''Vector'', and is a moderating editor at the [http://www.isfdb.org | + | He has also reviewed for the Science Fiction Foundation's magazine ''Foundation'', the webzine ''Strange Horizons'' and the BSFA's magazine ''Vector'', and is a moderating editor at the [http://www.isfdb.org ISFDB]. |
He is usually at altitude somewhere around the planet when not plugged into the internet. | He is usually at altitude somewhere around the planet when not plugged into the internet. | ||
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===Zines=== | ===Zines=== | ||
*[[Zoo Nation]] | *[[Zoo Nation]] | ||
| − | *[[Journey Planet]] | + | *[[Journey Planet]] (Guest editor for issues #3, #7, #12) |
| + | *[[Big Sky]] | ||
===Contributions=== | ===Contributions=== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?160594 Peter Young at the ISFDB] | *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?160594 Peter Young at the ISFDB] | ||
| + | *[http://efanzines.com/bigsky Big Sky] | ||
*[http://fictionstream.net Fictionstream, Peter Young's book review site] | *[http://fictionstream.net Fictionstream, Peter Young's book review site] | ||
*[http://peteyoung.livejournal.com Peter Young's Live Journal] | *[http://peteyoung.livejournal.com Peter Young's Live Journal] | ||
Revision as of 03:52, 27 May 2013
Peter Young (1960- ) is a fanzine editor, graphic artist, illustrator, photographer and reviewer born in London, England, now living in Hua Hin, Thailand.
His first fanzine was Zoo Nation, an A5 paper fanzine which ran for 7 issues from February 2002 to April 2006. Zoo Nation won the Nova Award for Best Fanzine in 2003 and 2004. After a seven year gap, the first issue of the e-fanzine Big Sky appeared in March 2013.
He was first invited to guest-edit Journey Planet in 2009 with James Bacon, Christopher J. Garcia and Claire Brialey for Issue 3 with a theme of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, then Issue 7 with a theme of 'Space' in 2010 and Issue 12 with a theme of Blade Runner in 2012. To date Journey Planet has received 2 Hugo Award nominations for Best Fanzine.
He has also reviewed for the Science Fiction Foundation's magazine Foundation, the webzine Strange Horizons and the BSFA's magazine Vector, and is a moderating editor at the ISFDB.
He is usually at altitude somewhere around the planet when not plugged into the internet.
Zines
- Zoo Nation
- Journey Planet (Guest editor for issues #3, #7, #12)
- Big Sky
