Arthur Thomson (fanzines)
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Arthur Thomson was a British
artist and writer, a highly regarded member of British science fiction fandom
from the 1950s onwards, both as a fanzine
writer/editor and prolific artist (under the name "ATom") . Resident illustrator for the influential fanzine Hyphen
, he won the TransAtlantic Fan Fund
in 1964 and visited the United States
(an event he wrote up for the following year's ATom Abroad ). Thomson was nominated five times for the Hugo Award
for Best Fan Artist
, but never won.
Nearly two decades after his death, Thomson's distinctive artwork still appears in such fanzines as the Hugo-nominated
, Nova Award
-winning Banana Wings. After Thomson won the 2000 Rotsler
Award, it was decided not to present the Rotsler posthumously again.
United Kingdom
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artist and writer, a highly regarded member of British science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
from the 1950s onwards, both as a fanzine
Science fiction fanzine
A science fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day...
writer/editor and prolific artist (under the name "ATom") . Resident illustrator for the influential fanzine Hyphen
Hyphen (fanzine)
Hyphen was an Irish science fiction fanzine published from 1952-1965 by Walt Willis in collaboration with James White, Bob Shaw and various others . Over that period, they published 36 issues...
, he won the TransAtlantic Fan Fund
TransAtlantic Fan Fund
The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund, often known as TAFF, was created in 1953 for the purpose of providing funds to bring well-known and popular members of science fiction fandom familiar to fans on both sides of the ocean, across the Atlantic.-History:...
in 1964 and visited the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(an event he wrote up for the following year's ATom Abroad ). Thomson was nominated five times for the Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
for Best Fan Artist
Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist
The Hugo Awards are presented every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
, but never won.
Nearly two decades after his death, Thomson's distinctive artwork still appears in such fanzines as the Hugo-nominated
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
, Nova Award
Nova Awards
The Nova Awards are presented annually at the UK science fiction convention Novacon and recognise achievement in British and Irish sf fanzines.When initiated in 1973, a panel of sf fans named the best fanzine that year...
-winning Banana Wings. After Thomson won the 2000 Rotsler
William Rotsler
William "Bill" Rotsler was an American cartoonist and graphic artist; author of several science fiction novels and short stories, and television and film novelizations, and non-fiction works on a variety of topics, ranging from Star Trek to pornography; a prominent member of science fiction...
Award, it was decided not to present the Rotsler posthumously again.