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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 ''[[Relapse]]'', a former 1980s [[apazine]] which was relaunced in 2006 under the title [[Prolapse]] and received a [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]] in 2007; the 2007 Novacon committee added a further Nova Award for "best fan". | + | His current project is ''[[Relapse]]'', a former 1980s [[apazine]] which was relaunced in 2006 under the title [[Prolapse]] and received a [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]] in 2007; the 2007 Novacon committee added a further Nova Award for "best fan". ''Prolapse'' won again in 2008. It also received the [[FAAn Award for Best Fanzine]] in 2008. |
In 1973, he won the first [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]], given for his fanzine ''[[Speculation]]''. Weston had begun the fanzine in 1963. | In 1973, he won the first [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]], given for his fanzine ''[[Speculation]]''. Weston had begun the fanzine in 1963. | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 14 August 2011
The cover of Peter Weston's Hugo-nominated hardcover memoir With Stars in My Eyes (2004). Cartoon by Harry Bell; design by Alice N S Lewis.
Peter Weston is an award-winning British fanzine editor.
His current project is Relapse, a former 1980s apazine which was relaunced in 2006 under the title Prolapse and received a Nova Award for Best Fanzine in 2007; the 2007 Novacon committee added a further Nova Award for "best fan". Prolapse won again in 2008. It also received the FAAn Award for Best Fanzine in 2008.
In 1973, he won the first Nova Award for Best Fanzine, given for his fanzine Speculation. Weston had begun the fanzine in 1963.
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.
