First Fandom Awards
The recipients of seven First Fandom awards were announced during opening ceremonies of the Glasgow 2024 Worldcon on August 8. Host (and Glasgow 2024 Events Division Head) Vincent Docherty named the winners of the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award, the Posthumous Hall of Fame Award, and the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award.
First Fandom Hall of Fame
This prestigious achievement award has been presented annually since 1963 to a living recipient who has made significant contributions to Science Fiction during their lifetime. This year, the members of First Fandom have elected Mary & Bill Burns, and David Langford to the First Fandom Hall of Fame for 2024.
Posthumous Hall of Fame Award
This esteemed award (est. 1994) was created by First Fandom to acknowledge people who should have but did not receive deserved recognition during their lifetime. This year, the members of First Fandom have inducted Alfred Bester, Michael David Glicksohn, Mike Resnick, and Peter Weston to the First Fandom Posthumous Hall of Fame for 2024.
Sam Moskowitz Archive Award
The Sam Moskowitz Archive Award (“for attaining excellence in Collecting”) was created in 1998 and recognizes not only an impressive collection but what actually has been done with it. Previous award recipients have published articles and books, made collections available for public viewing, loaned items for other projects, and donated material to be preserved for future generations. This year, the members of First Fandom have chosen Joe Siclari & Edie Stern as the recipients of the Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for 2024 in recognition of a lifetime of service to science fiction fandom.
More information including biographies and acceptance speeches for each of the recipients can be found in this File770 report.