File 770
| Editor | Mike Glyer |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Daily (online) |
| Format | Blog |
| Founder | Mike Glyer |
| First issue | 1978 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | file770 |
File 770is a long-runningscience fiction fanzine,newszine, andblog sitepublished and administered byMike Glyer.It has been published every year since 1978, and has won a record eightHugo AwardsforBest Fanzine,with the first win in 1984 and the latest in 2018.[1][a]
File 770 is named after a legendary room party held in Room 770 atNolacon,the 9thWorld Science Fiction Convention,in New Orleans in 1951.[b]Glyer startedFile 770in 1978 as amimeographedprint fanzine to report on fan clubs, conventions, fannish projects, fans, fanzines andSF awards.[1][4]In the 1990s, Glyer moved production of the fanzine to computerdesktop publishing,and on January 15, 2008, he began publishingFile 770as a blog on the internet.[5]
A print version ofFile 770was produced until 2016.eFanzinesbegan hosting PDF versions of the paper issues in 2005.[5]
Awards[edit]
File 770has won theHugo Award for Best Fanzineeight times, in 1984,[6]1985,[7]1989,[8]2000,[9]2001,[10]2008,[11]2016,[12]and 2018.[13]It has received a total of thirty-one nominations over four decades.[14]Glyer himself has also won theHugo Award for Best Fan Writerfour times for his work onFile 770.[14]Writing inThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction,Rob Hansen andDavid Langforddescribed the zine as evoking a strong feeling of community.[1]
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In his 2018 Hugo acceptance speech, Glyer recused himself andFile 770from future nominations.[15]The next year,File 770received enough votes to qualify for the Hugo ballot; it was not listed due to the recusal.[16]
Notes[edit]
- ^This is a joint record shared withLocus Magazine.[2]
- ^Harry Warner, Jr.writes:[3]"This was a St. Charles Hotel room registered to fans Max Keasler, Roger Sims, Rich Elsberry and Ed Kuss at the 9th Worldcon -- nicknamed NOLacon -- held in New Orleans in 1951. Frank Dietz had been hosting a room party which was asked to quiet down by a hotel detective, and Dietz resolved the matter by taking everyone to room 770 circa 11:00 PM Saturday night, whereupon a massive party developed which lasted till 11:00 AM the next morning. [...] Time has transformed the room 770 party into an iconic fannish emblem, but the truth is it did have a pervasive impact on fandom right from the beginning, it was an instant legend in the making. [...] Room 770 played a part in the philosophy and orientation of a substantial part of fandom for years thereafter". So much so that Mike Glyer chose it as the title for his newszine, presumably because it strikes the right note of fannish fun. "
References[edit]
- ^abcHansen, Rob;Langford, David."File 770".InClute, John;et al. (eds.).The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction(3rd ed.). Gollancz.Archivedfrom the original on July 26, 2021.RetrievedAugust 11,2021.
- ^"Hugo Awards Winners By Category".Science Fiction Awards Database.Locus Science Fiction Foundation.RetrievedApril 21,2021.
- ^Cameron, Richard Graeme."R: Room 770".The Canadian Fancyclopedia.British Columbia Science Fiction Association. Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 8,2010.
- ^"Is Your Club Dead Yet?".File 770.No. 127. November 1998. Archived fromthe originalon July 6, 2008.
- ^ab"AboutFile770".Mike Glyer.RetrievedAugust 16,2023.
- ^"1984 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. July 26, 2007.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"1985 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. July 26, 2007.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"1989 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. July 26, 2007.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"2000 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. July 26, 2007.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"2001 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. July 26, 2007.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"2008 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. August 13, 2008.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
- ^"2016 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. December 29, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 16,2017.
- ^"2018 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society. March 15, 2018.RetrievedJune 26,2021.
- ^ab"Mike Glyer Awards".Science Fiction Awards Database.Locus Science Fiction Foundation.RetrievedOctober 1,2021.
- ^2018 Hugo Awards Ceremony(YouTube). San Jose, California:76th World Science Fiction Convention.August 19, 2018. Event occurs at 51:00.
- ^"2019 Hugo Results"(PDF).The Hugo Awards.World Science Fiction Society.RetrievedOctober 5,2021.
External links[edit]
- File 770at eFanzines