Sue Mason

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Sue Mason is a British illustrator of science fiction fanzines and other works. She has won two Hugo Awards.

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Background

Mason claims to have been thrown out of Sunday School at the age of 12 for wanting to be The Morrigan when she grew up. [1] She became part of science fiction fandom in 1982. [2]

Science fiction fandom

Mason is best known in worldwide science fiction fandom for her "whimsical, humorous and richly-detailed" pen-and-ink illustrations in the fanzine Plokta and elsewhere, some of which have been collected in the chapbook I Want to Be a Celtic Death Goddess When I Grow Up. [3] [4] She was the winner of the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund in 2000, [5] and described herself in her platform statement as "gamer, filker, costumer, dealer, apahack. On the committee of a filkcon and an Eastercon. I Mced the Glasgow Worldcon masquerade". [6]

Mason was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist every year from 2001 to 2010, [7] and won it in 2003 [8] and 2005. [9] She lives near Manchester. She has won the Nova Award for Best Fan Artist seven times. She won the 2014 William Rotsler#Rotsler Award "for long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community". [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Mason, Sue. I Want to Be a Celtic Death Goddess When I Grow Up Minneapolis:Rune Press, 2003; p. 7
  2. ↑ Mason, Sue. I Want to Be a Celtic Death Goddess When I Grow Up Minneapolis:Rune Press, 2003; p. 34
  3. ↑ I Want to Be a Celtic Death Goddess When I Grow Up
  4. ↑ Glyer, Mike. "Sue Mason Wins 2014 Rotsler Award" File 770 December 1, 2014
  5. ↑ TAFF History
  6. ↑ 2000 TAFF ballot and platforms
  7. ↑ 2010 Hugo Award Nominees (Details)
  8. ↑ 2003 Hugo Awards
  9. ↑ 2005 Hugo Awards
  10. ↑ Glyer, Mike. "Sue Mason Wins 2014 Rotsler Award" File 770 December 1, 2014
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