John Hertz (fan)
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John Hertz is a long-time Los Angeles, California
science fiction
fan.
Winner of the Big Heart Award at the 61st World Science Fiction Convention
(Toronto, 2003), he is active in the fanzine
community, publishing the fanzine Vanamonde. Three collections of his fanwriting have been published, West of the Moon (2002), Dancing and Joking (2005) and On My Sleeve (2007). He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
in 2006, 2007, and 2009.
The fanzine Argentus
(2004) contains an interview with Larry Niven
's fictional character, Hanville Svetz, co-authored by Hertz and Niven.
At conventions, Hertz can be found moderating panels, leading Art Show tours, or judging the costume competition called the Masquerade
. He can be easily spotted at conventions sporting a colorful propeller beanie
.
He is also renowned for his stewardship of Regency dance
. Hertz has perpetuated the Regency dance mania at science fiction conventions in the United States
since the 1980s, with the practice continuing to the present day. Hertz currently instructs dance workshops and choreographs balls across the nation, and in addition has written an article on Regency era dancing, included in the West of the Moon collection. He also wrote The Tenor of Terpsichore: Or Dances in the Fashion of the English Regency as Done By Certain Modern Admirers of the Same.
Hertz serves as one of the Rotsler Award judges.
He was the 2010 Down Under Fan Fund
delegate to Aussiecon 4
, the fourth World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Australia
.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
fan.
Winner of the Big Heart Award at the 61st World Science Fiction Convention
61st World Science Fiction Convention
Torcon 3 was the 61st World Science Fiction Convention, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 28-September 1, 2003. The convention was held in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, as well as the Fairmont Royal York and Crowne Plaza hotels. Torcon 3 was also the site of the 2003...
(Toronto, 2003), he is active in the 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...
community, publishing the fanzine Vanamonde. Three collections of his fanwriting have been published, West of the Moon (2002), Dancing and Joking (2005) and On My Sleeve (2007). He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
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...
in 2006, 2007, and 2009.
The fanzine Argentus
Argentus
Argentus is a science fiction fanzine edited by Steven H Silver. It won the Chronic Rift Roundtable Award for Best Fanzine in 2009 and has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine three times ....
(2004) contains an interview with Larry Niven
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
's fictional character, Hanville Svetz, co-authored by Hertz and Niven.
At conventions, Hertz can be found moderating panels, leading Art Show tours, or judging the costume competition called the Masquerade
Masquerade ball
A masquerade ball is an event which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask. - History :...
. He can be easily spotted at conventions sporting a colorful propeller beanie
Beanie
A beanie is a head-hugging brimless cap with or without a visor that was once popular among school boys.-Description:In the United States of America, beanies are made by triangular sections of cloth joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.They can also be made from...
.
He is also renowned for his stewardship of Regency dance
Regency dance
Regency dance is the term for historical dances of the period ranging roughly from 1790 to 1825. Some feel that the popular use of the term "Regency dance" is not technically correct, as the actual English Regency lasted only from 1811 until 1820...
. Hertz has perpetuated the Regency dance mania at science fiction conventions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since the 1980s, with the practice continuing to the present day. Hertz currently instructs dance workshops and choreographs balls across the nation, and in addition has written an article on Regency era dancing, included in the West of the Moon collection. He also wrote The Tenor of Terpsichore: Or Dances in the Fashion of the English Regency as Done By Certain Modern Admirers of the Same.
Hertz serves as one of the Rotsler Award judges.
He was the 2010 Down Under Fan Fund
Down Under Fan Fund
The Down Under Fan Fund, also known as DUFF, was created in 1970 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 Pacific ocean.-History:...
delegate to Aussiecon 4
68th World Science Fiction Convention
The 68th World Science Fiction Convention , Aussiecon Four, was held 2-6 September 2010, in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the location selected by the members of Denvention 3....
, the fourth World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.