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ABOUT THIS AWARD The Hugo Award s, 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 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 Science Fiction Society, a fan artist (sometimes constructed as "fanartist") is "An artist or cartoonist whose work has appeared through publication in semiprozines or fanzines or through other public display during the previous calendar year. Any person whose name appears on the final Hugo Awards ballot for a given year under the Professional Artist category shall not be eligible in the Fan Artist category for that year." What constitutes a Semiprozine - essentially a low-paying magazine - is defined by the rather complicated Article 3.3.10. This Article describes a semipro as "Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction or fantasy which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and which in the previous calendar year met at least two (2) of the following criteria: (1) had an average press run of at least one thousand (1000) copies per issue, (2) paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication, (3) provided at least half the income of any one person, (4) had at least fifteen percent (15%) of its total space occupied by advertising, (5) announced itself to be a semiprozine. In contrast, a fanzine, according to Article 3.3.11 is "Any generally available non-professional publication devoted to science fiction, fantasy, or related subjects which by the close of the previous calendar year has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and which does not qualify as a semiprozine." While a Hugo award for best Fanzine had existed in various forms since 1955 , it was not until 1967 that Hugo Awards were created specifically for fan writing and Fan Art . Since this award was established, Tim Kirk and Brad W. Foster have both won this award five times each; Bill Rotsler , Teddy Harvia ( David Thayer ) and Alexis Gilliland have each won four times. WINNERS AND OTHER NOMINEES
THE "RETRO HUGOS" (awarded 50 or 75 years after years in which World Conventions didn't give awards)
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