Hugo Award For Best Fanzine
The award was first presented in 1955, and has been given annually since except for in 1958. A "fanzine" is defined for the award as a magazine that does not meet the Hugo award's criteria for a professional or semi-professional magazine. Specifically, it must meet less than two of the five Hugo criteria for consideration as a semiprozine: that the magazine had an average press run of at least one thousand copies per issue, paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication, provided at least half the income of any one person, had at least fifteen percent of its total space occupied by advertising, and announced itself to be a semiprozine. This is the oldest long-running Hugo award for fan activity; in 1967 Hugo Awards were added specifically for fan writing and fan art. In addition to the regular Hugo awards, beginning in 1996 Retrospective Hugo Awards, or "Retro Hugos", have been available to be awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years prior in which no awards were given. To date, Retro Hugo awards have been awarded for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954, and the fanzine category has been included each year.
During the 77 nomination years, including Retro Hugo years, 141 magazines run by hundreds of editors have been nominated. Of these, 44 magazines have won, including ties. File 770 and Locus have each won 8 times, the most wins of any magazine. File 770 also holds the record for most nominations at 31; Locus has been nominated 13 times. Mimosa has won 6 of 14 nominations, Ansible has won 5 out of 11, and Science Fiction Review has won 4 of 12; they are the only other magazines to win more than twice. Challenger has the most nominations without winning at 12; the next highest is FOSFAX with 7. As editor of Locus Charles N. Brown has won 8 of 13 nominations, though he shared 8 of those awards with Dena Brown. Richard E. Geis has won 6 of 15 nominations for his work on Science Fiction Review, Psychotic, and The Alien Critic; Mike Glyer has won 8 of 31 for editing File 770; David Langford has won 5 of 12 for work on Ansible and Twil-Ddu; and Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch have both won 6 of 14 nominations for Mimosa; Christopher J Garcia has been nominated 18 times for both The Drink Tank and Journey Planet, winning once for each, with James Bacon appearing on 15 of those nominations. Guy H. Lillian III has the most nominations without winning at 12 for Challenger.
Selection
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six nominees, except in the case of a tie. The works on the ballot are the six most-nominated by members that year, with no limit on the number of works that can be nominated. The 1955 and 1956 awards did not include any recognition of runner-up magazines, but since 1957 all of the candidates were recorded. Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, while voting on the ballot of six nominations is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held. Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations. Worldcons are generally held near the start of September, and are held in a different city around the world each year.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the work was first published. Each date links to the "year in literature" article corresponding with when the work was eligible. Entries with a yellow background won the award for that year; those with a gray background are the other nominees on the short-list.
Note that six magazines are listed under multiple names: Psychotic was later renamed to Science Fiction Review, Zenith was renamed to Zenith Speculation and later to Speculation, Algol was renamed to Starship, Tangent was renamed to Tangent Online when it switched from a print magazine to an online one, Cry of the Nameless, a club bulletin for "The Nameless Ones", was renamed to Cry when it began publishing more general material, and Nerds of a feather, flock together was shortened to Nerds of a feather. No other magazines have been nominated under multiple names. Those magazines are sorted under the first name they were nominated as.
* Winners and joint winners
| Year | Work | Editor(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Fantasy-Times* | James V. Taurasi, Sr. and Ray Van Houten | |
| 1956 | Inside* | Ron Smith | |
| Science Fiction Advertiser* | Ron Smith | ||
| A Bas | Boyd Raeburn | ||
| Fantasy-Times | James V. Taurasi, Sr. and Ray Van Houten | ||
| Grue | Dean Grennell | ||
| Hyphen | Walt Willis and Chuck Harris | ||
| Oblique | Cliff Gould | ||
| Peon | Charles Lee Riddle | ||
| Psychotic | Richard E. Geis | ||
| Sky Hook | Redd Boggs | ||
| 1957 | Science-Fiction Times* | James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten and Frank R. Prieto, Jr. | |
| Hyphen | Walt Willis and Chuck Harris | ||
| Inside | Ron Smith | ||
| 1959 | Fanac* | Terry Carr and Ron Ellik | |
| Cry of the Nameless | F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey and Wally Weber | ||
| Hyphen | Walt Willis and Chuck Harris | ||
| JD-Argassy | Lynn A. Hickman | ||
| Science-Fiction Times | James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten and Frank R. Prieto, Jr. | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1960 | Cry of the Nameless* | F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey and Wally Weber | |
| Fanac | Terry Carr and Ron Ellik | ||
| JD-Argassy | Lynn A. Hickman | ||
| Science-Fiction Times | James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten and Frank R. Prieto, Jr. | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1961 | Who Killed Science Fiction?* | Earl Kemp | |
| Discord | Redd Boggs | ||
| Fanac | Terry Carr and Ron Ellik | ||
| Habakkuk | Bill Donaho | ||
| Shangri L'Affaires | Bjo Trimble and John Trimble | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1962 | Warhoon* | Richard Bergeron | |
| Amra | George H. Scithers | ||
| Axe | Larry T. Shaw and Noreen Shaw | ||
| Cry | F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, and Wally Weber | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1963 | Xero* | Richard A. Lupoff and Pat Lupoff | |
| Mirage | Jack L. Chalker | ||
| Shangri L'Affaires | Fred Patten, Albert Lewis, Bjo Trimble, and John Trimble | ||
| Warhoon | Richard Bergeron | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1964 | Amra* | George H. Scithers | |
| ERB-dom | Camille Cazedessus, Jr. | ||
| Starspinkle | Ron Ellik | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1965 | Yandro* | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | |
| Double: Bill | Bill Bowers and Bill Mallardi | ||
| Zenith | Peter R. Weston | ||
| 1966 | ERB-dom* | Camille Cazedessus, Jr. | |
| Double: Bill | Bill Bowers and Bill Mallardi | ||
| Niekas | Edmund R. Meskys and Felice Rolfe | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| Zenith Speculation | Peter R. Weston | ||
| 1967 | Niekas* | Edmund R. Meskys and Felice Rolfe | |
| Australian SF Review | John Bangsund | ||
| Lighthouse | Terry Carr | ||
| Habakkuk | Bill Donaho | ||
| Riverside Quarterly | Leland Sapiro | ||
| Trumpet | Tom Reamy | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1968 | Amra* | George H. Scithers | |
| Australian SF Review | John Bangsund | ||
| Lighthouse | Terry Carr | ||
| ODD | Raymond Fisher | ||
| Psychotic | Richard E. Geis | ||
| Yandro | Robert Coulson and Juanita Coulson | ||
| 1969 | Science Fiction Review* | Richard E. Geis | |
| Riverside Quarterly | Leland Sapiro | ||
| Shangri L'Affaires | Ken Rudolph | ||
| Trumpet | Tom Reamy | ||
| Warhoon | Richard Bergeron | ||
| 1970 | Science Fiction Review* | Richard E. Geis | |
| BeABohema | Frank Lunney | ||
| Locus | Charles N. Brown | ||
| Riverside Quarterly | Leland Sapiro | ||
| Speculation | Peter R. Weston | ||
| 1971 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | |
| Energumen | Michael Glicksohn and Susan Wood Glicksohn | ||
| Outworlds | Bill Bowers and Joan Bowers | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| Speculation | Peter R. Weston | ||
| 1972 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | |
| Energumen | Michael Glicksohn and Susan Wood Glicksohn | ||
| Granfalloon | Ron Bushyager and Linda Bushyager | ||
| SF Commentary | Bruce Gillespie | ||
| 1973 | Energumen* | Michael Glicksohn and Susan Wood Glicksohn | |
| Algol | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Granfalloon | Ron Bushyager and Linda Bushyager | ||
| Locus | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | ||
| SF Commentary | Bruce Gillespie | ||
| 1974 | The Alien Critic* | Richard E. Geis | |
| Algol* | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Locus | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | ||
| Outworlds | Bill Bowers and Joan Bowers | ||
| 1975 | The Alien Critic* | Richard E. Geis | |
| Algol | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Locus | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | ||
| Outworlds | Bill Bowers and Joan Bowers | ||
| SF Commentary | Bruce Gillespie | ||
| Starling | Hank Luttrell and Lesleigh Luttrell | ||
| 1976 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | |
| Algol | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Don-O-Saur | Don C. Thompson | ||
| Outworlds | Bill Bowers | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| 1977 | Science Fiction Review* | Richard E. Geis | |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | ||
| Mythologies | Don D'Ammassa | ||
| Outworlds | Bill Bowers | ||
| The Spanish Inquisition | Suzanne Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman | ||
| 1978 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown | |
| Don-O-Saur | Don C. Thompson | ||
| Janus | Janice Bogstad and Jeanne Gomoll | ||
| Maya | Rob Jackson | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| 1979 | Science Fiction Review* | Richard E. Geis | |
| Janus | Janice Bogstad and Jeanne Gomoll | ||
| Maya | Rob Jackson | ||
| Mota | Terry Hughes | ||
| Twll-Ddu | David Langford | ||
| 1980 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Janus | Janice Bogstad and Jeanne Gomoll | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| Thrust | Doug Fratz | ||
| 1981 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| Starship | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| 1982 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| 1983 | Locus* | Charles N. Brown | |
| Fantasy Newsletter | Robert A. Collins | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter | ||
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis | ||
| 1984 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| Holier Than Thou | Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor | ||
| Izzard | Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Teresa Nielsen Hayden | ||
| The Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non | Paul J. Willett | ||
| 1985 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| Holier Than Thou | Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor | ||
| Mythologies | Don D'Ammassa | ||
| Rataplan | Leigh Edmonds | ||
| 1986 | Lan's Lantern* | George "Lan" Laskowski | |
| Anvil | Charlotte Proctor | ||
| Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers Guild Newsletter | Bobby Gear | ||
| Holier Than Thou | Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor | ||
| Universal Translator | Susan Bridges | ||
| 1987 | Ansible* | David Langford | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Texas SF Inquirer | Pat Mueller | ||
| Trap Door | Robert Lichtman | ||
| 1988 | Texas SF Inquirer* | Pat Mueller | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| The Mad 3 Party | Leslie Turek | ||
| 1989 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Niekas | Edmund R. Meskys | ||
| OtherRealms | Chuq Von Rospach | ||
| 1990 | The Mad 3 Party* | Leslie Turek | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Pirate Jenny | Pat Mueller | ||
| 1991 | Lan's Lantern* | George "Lan" Laskowski | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane and Janice Moore | ||
| Mainstream | Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| 1992 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane and Janice Moore | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Trap Door | Robert Lichtman | ||
| 1993 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane and Janice Moore | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| STET | Leah Zeldes Smith and Dick Smith | ||
| 1994 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| STET | Leah Zeldes Smith and Dick Smith | ||
| 1995 | Ansible* | David Langford | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Habakkuk | Bill Donaho | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| 1996 | Ansible* | David Langford | |
| Apparatchik | Andrew Hooper and Victor Gonzalez | ||
| Attitude | Michael Abbott, John Dallman, and Pam Wells | ||
| FOSFAX | Timothy Lane and Elizabeth Garrott | ||
| Lan's Lantern | George "Lan" Laskowski | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| 1997 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Nova Express | Lawrence Person | ||
| Tangent | David Truesdale | ||
| 1998 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| Attitude | Michael Abbott, John Dallman, and Pam Wells | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Tangent | David Truesdale | ||
| 1999 | Ansible* | David Langford | |
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| Tangent | David Truesdale | ||
| Thyme | Alan Stewart | ||
| 2000 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Ansible | David Langford | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2001 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| STET | Leah Zeldes Smith and Dick Smith | ||
| 2002 | Ansible* | David Langford | |
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2003 | Mimosa* | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | |
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| Emerald City | Cheryl Morgan | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2004 | Emerald City* | Cheryl Morgan | |
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Mimosa | Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2005 | Plokta* | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| Chunga | Randy Byers, Andy Hooper, and Carl Juarez | ||
| Emerald City | Cheryl Morgan | ||
| 2006 | Plokta* | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| Chunga | Randy Byers, Andy Hooper, and Carl Juarez | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| 2007 | Science-Fiction Five-Yearly* | Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan, and Randy Byers | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2008 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Argentus | Steven H Silver | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia | ||
| Plokta | Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott | ||
| 2009 | Electric Velocipede* | John Klima | |
| Argentus | Steven H Silver | ||
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| 2010 | StarShipSofa* | Tony C. Smith | |
| Argentus | Steven H Silver | ||
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia and James Bacon | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| 2011 | The Drink Tank* | Christopher Garcia and James Bacon | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| Challenger | Guy H. Lillian III | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| StarShipSofa | Tony C. Smith | ||
| 2012 | SF Signal* | John DeNardo | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia and James Bacon | ||
| File 770 | Mike Glyer | ||
| Journey Planet | James Bacon and Christopher Garcia | ||
| 2013 | SF Signal* | John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester | |
| Banana Wings | Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer | ||
| The Drink Tank | Christopher Garcia and James Bacon | ||
| Elitist Book Reviews | Steven Diamond | ||
| Journey Planet | James Bacon, Christopher Garcia, Emma J. King, Helen J. Montgomery, and Pete Young | ||
| 2014 | A Dribble of Ink* | Aidan Moher | |
| The Book Smugglers | Ana Grilo and Thea James | ||
| Elitist Book Reviews | Steven Diamond | ||
| Journey Planet | James Bacon, Christopher Garcia, Lynda E. Rucker, Pete Young, Colin Harris, and Helen J. Montgomery | ||
| Pornokitsch | Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin | ||
| 2015 | Journey Planet* | James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Colin Harris, Alissa McKersie, and Helen J. Montgomery | |
| Black Gate | John O'Neill | ||
| Elitist Book Reviews | Steven Diamond | ||
| The Revenge of Hump Day | Tim Bolgeo | ||
| Tangent Online | Dave Truesdale | ||
| 2016 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Castalia House Blog | Jeffro Johnson | ||
| Lady Business | Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan | ||
| Superversive SF | Jason Rennie | ||
| Tangent Online | Dave Truesdale | ||
| 2017 | Lady Business* | Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan | |
| Castalia House Blog | Jeffro Johnson | ||
| Journey Planet | James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Erin Underwood | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry | ||
| Rocket Stack Rank | Greg Hullender and Eric Wong | ||
| SF Bluestocking | Bridget McKinney | ||
| 2018 | File 770* | Mike Glyer | |
| Galactic Journey | Gideon Marcus | ||
| Journey Planet | Team Journey Planet | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry | ||
| Rocket Stack Rank | Greg Hullender and Eric Wong | ||
| SF Bluestocking | Bridget McKinney | ||
| 2019 | Lady Business* | Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan | |
| Galactic Journey | Gideon Marcus and Janice Marcus | ||
| Journey Planet | Team Journey Planet | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, and The G | ||
| Quick Sip Reviews | Charles Payseur | ||
| Rocket Stack Rank | Greg Hullender and Eric Wong | ||
| 2020 | The Book Smugglers* | Ana Grilo and Thea James | |
| Galactic Journey | Gideon Marcus, Janice Marcus, Rosemary Benton, Lorelei Marcus, Victoria Silverwolf | ||
| Journey Planet | James Bacon, Christopher J. Garcia, Alissa McKersie, Ann Gry, Chuck Serface, John Coxon, Steven H Silver | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, The G | ||
| Quick Sip Reviews | Charles Payseur | ||
| The Rec Center | Elizabeth Minkel, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw | ||
| 2021 | Nerds of a feather, flock together* | Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, The G | |
| The Full Lid | Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner | ||
| Journey Planet | Michael Carroll et al. | ||
| Lady Business | Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan | ||
| Quick Sip Reviews | Charles Payseur | ||
| Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog | Amanda Wakaruk, Olav Rokne | ||
| 2022 | Small Gods* | Lee Moyer, Seanan McGuire | |
| The Full Lid | Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner | ||
| Galactic Journey | Gideon Marcus Janice L. Newman, Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, John Boston | ||
| Journey Planet | Erin Underwood et al. | ||
| Quick Sip Reviews | Charles Payseur | ||
| Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog | Amanda Wakaruk, Olav Rokne | ||
| 2023 | Zero Gravity Newspaper* | RiverFlow, Ling Shizhen | |
| Chinese Academic SF Express | Latssep, Tianluo_Qi | ||
| Galactic Journey | Gideon Marcus, Janice Marcus, Tammi Bozich, Erica Frank, Arel Lucas, Mark Yon | ||
| Journey Planet | Regina Kanyu Wang, Yen Ooi, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Erin Underwood, Steven H Silver, Pádraig Ó Méalóid et al. | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer, Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, G. Brown | ||
| Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog | Olav Rokne, Amanda Wakaruk | ||
| 2024 | Black Nerd Problems | Omar Holmon, William Evans | |
| The Full Lid | Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner | ||
| Idea | Geri Sullivan | ||
| Journey Planet | Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu et al. | ||
| Nerds of a feather, flock together | Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer, Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla | ||
| Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog | Olav Rokne, Amanda Wakaruk |
Retro Hugos
Beginning with the 1996 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society created the concept of "Retro Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years before the current year, if no awards were originally given that year. Retro Hugos have been awarded eight times, for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954.
| Year | Year awarded | Work | Editor(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2014 | Imagination!* | Forrest J Ackerman, Morojo, and T. Bruce Yerke | |
| Fantascience Digest | Robert A. Madle | |||
| Fantasy News | James V. Taurasi | |||
| Novae Terrae | Maurice K. Hanson | |||
| Tomorrow | Douglas W. F. Mayer | |||
| 1941 | 2016 | Futuria Fantasia* | Ray Bradbury | |
| Le Zombie | Wilson Tucker | |||
| Novacious | Forrest J Ackerman, Morojo | |||
| Spaceways | Harry Warner, Jr. | |||
| Voice of the Imagi-Nation | Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle R. Douglas | |||
| 1943 | 2018 | Le Zombie* | Wilson Tucker | |
| Futurian War Digest | J. Michael Rosenblum | |||
| Inspiration | Lynn Bridges | |||
| The Phantagraph | Donald A. Wollheim | |||
| Spaceways | Harry Warner, Jr. | |||
| Voice of the Imagi-Nation | Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle R. Douglas | |||
| 1944 | 2019 | Le Zombie* | Wilson Tucker | |
| Futurian War Digest | J. Michael Rosenblum | |||
| Guteto | Myrtle R. Douglas | |||
| The Phantagraph | Donald A. Wollheim | |||
| Voice of the Imagi-Nation | Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle R. Douglas | |||
| YHOS | Art Widner | |||
| 1945 | 2020 | Voice of the Imagi-Nation* | Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle R. Douglas | |
| The Acolyte | Francis Towner Laney, Samuel D. Russell | |||
| Diablerie | Bill Watson | |||
| Futurian War Digest | J. Michael Rosenblum | |||
| Shangri L'Affaires | Charles E. Burbee | |||
| Le Zombie | Wilson Tucker, E. E. Evans | |||
| 1946 | 1996 | Voice of the Imagi-Nation* | Forrest J Ackerman | |
| The Acolyte | Francis Towner Laney | |||
| Chanticleer | Walt Liebscher | |||
| Fantasy Commentator | A. Langley Searles | |||
| Shangri L'Affaires | Charles E. Burbee and Gerald Hewitt | |||
| 1951 | 2001 | Science Fiction Newsletter* | Wilson Tucker | |
| The Fanscient | Donald B. Day | |||
| Quandry | Lee Hoffman | |||
| Sky Hook | Redd Boggs | |||
| Slant | Walt Willis and James White | |||
| Spacewarp | Art Rapp | |||
| 1954 | 2004 | Slant* | Walt Willis and James White | |
| Hyphen | Walt Willis and Chuck Harris | |||
| Quandry | Lee Hoffman | |||
| Science Fiction Newsletter | Wilson Tucker | |||
| Sky Hook | Redd Boggs |