Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist.
The Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards in science fiction and fantasy, are given every year for the best fiction of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. The winners are voted on by science fiction fans, and the awards are handed out at the annual World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon"). The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering s...
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Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist.
The Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards in science fiction and fantasy, are given every year for the best fiction of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. The winners are voted on by science fiction fans, and the awards are handed out at the annual World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon"). The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.
The Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist is given to an artist whose work appears in low- or non-paying publications such as semiprozines or fanzines; this category is thus distinguished from that for highly-paid professional artists. Artists nominated in the pro category are ineligible in the fan category, and vice versa. This rule was established after Jack Gaughan won both in 1967. The award is given for a body of art, not for a specific piece.
According to Article 3.3.13 of the Constitution of the World...
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