In the wake of Swancon 2008, the Australian National SF Convention, Bruce Gillespie writes, “You might be interested that I won at the weekend
“Robin Johnson accepted the Big Heart Award in
“I’ve rarely made any money out of my interest in SF and publishing, but I can claim to have been around a long time. I published my first magazine at school at the age of 14, before I had heard of fandom. When in 1963 I heard about these little magazines called fanzines, in which I could publish whatever I wanted, I knew that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. My thanks to all the people who have helped me since January 1969, when SF Commentary first appeared. Thanks to John Bangsund, Lee Harding, John Foyster and George Turner, my original mentors, the many people who have contributed reviews, articles and letters since then, and in recent years, the amazing people, such as Thomas Bull and David Lake, who have kept alive my magazines through their financial contributions. Thanks also to my international co-editors of Steam Engine Time, Paul Kincaid and Maureen Kincaid Speller for the first few issues, and Jan Stinson recently. Thanks also to Carey Handfield and Rob Gerrand, my partners in Norstrilia Press, which blazed the trail from 1975 to 1985 for Aphelion Books and the many small-scale publishers that came after. And thanks most of all to Elaine, my wife, who has put up with all this publishing for the last thirty years.”
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Go Bruce! Thoroughly well deserved!
Many congratulations, Bruce.
Stephanie
dear bruce
as i’ve indicated already, mac would have been very pleased and proud that you have won this award – he had such high regard for you and what you have contributed and achieved for the genre over so many yearss – a true pro and so much more
mariann mcnamara
convenor and adminstrator 2007-2011- peter mcnamara ‘mac’ award