Editing Science fiction (section)

==Community==
===Authors===
{{See also|List of science fiction authors}}
Science fiction has been written by [[Cultural diversity|diverse]] authors from around the world. According to 2013 statistics by the science fiction publisher [[Tor Books]], men outnumber women by 78% to 22% among submissions to the publisher.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crisp|first1=Julie|title=Sexism in Genre Publishing: A Publisher's Perspective|url=http://www.torbooks.co.uk/blog/2013/07/10/sexism-in-genre-publishing-a-publishers-perspective|website=[[Tor Books]]|date=10 July 2013|access-date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430072612/http://www.torbooks.co.uk/blog/2013/07/10/sexism-in-genre-publishing-a-publishers-perspective|archive-date=30 April 2015}} ([[Speculative fiction#Author demographics|See full statistics]])</ref> [[2015 Hugo Awards controversy|A controversy about voting slates]] in the 2015 [[Hugo Award]]s highlighted tensions in the science fiction community between a trend of increasingly diverse works and authors being honored by awards, and reaction by groups of authors and fans who preferred what they considered more "traditional" science fiction.<ref name="The A.V. Club 6 April 2015">{{cite web |last=McCown |first=Alex |title=This year's Hugo Award nominees are a messy political controversy |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/years-hugo-award-nominees-are-messy-political-cont-217574 |access-date=11 April 2015 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]] |date=6 April 2015 |archive-date=10 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410075152/http://www.avclub.com/article/years-hugo-award-nominees-are-messy-political-cont-217574 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Awards===
{{Main|List of science fiction awards}}
Among the most significant and well-known awards for science fiction are the [[Hugo Award]] for [[literature]], presented by the [[World Science Fiction Society]] at [[Worldcon]], and voted on by fans;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wsfs.org/awards/|title=Awards|date=10 May 2016|website=The World Science Fiction Society|language=en-US|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> the [[Nebula Award]] for literature, presented by the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], and voted on by the community of authors;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/awards/nebula.htm|title=Nebula Awards|website=www.fantasticfiction.com|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=31 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531161944/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/awards/nebula.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]], presented by a jury of writers;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfcenter.ku.edu/about|title=The John W. Campbell Award}}</ref> and the [[Theodore Sturgeon Award|Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award]] for [[Short story|short fiction]], presented by a jury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/sturgeon.htm|title=The Theodore Sturgeon Award|access-date=18 March 2023|archive-date=1 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001134242/http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/sturgeon.htm}}</ref> One notable award for science fiction films and TV programs is the [[Saturn Award]], which is presented annually by [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films|The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/|title=The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films|website=www.saturnawards.org|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825193629/http://www.saturnawards.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are other national awards, like Canada's [[Prix Aurora Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prixaurorawards.ca/|title=Aurora Awards {{!}} Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association|language=en|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404033950/https://prixaurorawards.ca/|url-status=live}}</ref> regional awards, like the [[Endeavour Award]] presented at [[OryCon|Orycon]] for works from the [[Pacific Northwest|U.S. Pacific Northwest]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://osfci.org/endeavour/|title=The Endeavour Award Home Page|website=osfci.org|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330174626/https://osfci.org/endeavour/|url-status=live}}</ref> and special interest or [[subgenre]] awards such as the [[Chesley Award]] for art, presented by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asfa-art.org/?page=chesley|title=ASFA|website=www.asfa-art.org|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404072516/http://www.asfa-art.org/?page=chesley|url-status=live}}</ref> or the [[World Fantasy Award]] for fantasy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/|title=Awards {{!}} World Fantasy Convention|language=en-US|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=27 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027005155/http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> Magazines may organize reader polls, notably the [[Locus Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/category/news/awards/|title=Awards – Locus Online|language=en-US|access-date=4 April 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404033301/http://locusmag.com/category/news/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Conventions===
{{Main|Science fiction convention}}
[[File:Sfcon-reading-ddb.jpg|thumb|Writer [[Pamela Dean]] reading at the Minneapolis convention known as [[Minicon]] in 2006]]

[[Convention (meeting)|Conventions]] (in fandom, often shortened as "cons", such as "[[comic-con]]") are held in [[City|cities]] around the [[world]], catering to a local, regional, national, or international membership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/conventions/|title=Conventions|date=29 August 2017|website=Locus Online|language=en-US|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330195143/https://locusmag.com/conventions/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-history-of-the-science-fiction-convention-359238|title=A History Of The Science Fiction Convention|last=Kelly|first=Kevin|website=io9|date=21 February 2008 |language=en-US|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603154840/https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-history-of-the-science-fiction-convention-359238|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Interest (emotion)|General-interest]] conventions cover all aspects of science fiction, while others focus on a particular interest like [[media fandom]], [[filking]], and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scificonventions.com/html/aboutcons.php|title=ScifiConventions.com – Worldwide SciFi and Fantasy Conventions Directory – About Cons|website=www.scificonventions.com|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408045937/http://www.scificonventions.com/html/aboutcons.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fencon.org/|title=FenCon XVI – September 20–22, 2019 {{!}}|website=www.fencon.org|language=en|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402110559/http://www.fencon.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Most [[science fiction convention]]s are organized by [[volunteering|volunteers]] in [[Non-profit organization|non-profit groups]], though most media-oriented events are organized by [[Advertising|commercial]] promoters.<ref>Mark A. Mandel (7–9 January 2010). [https://www.ldc.upenn.edu/sites/www.ldc.upenn.edu/files/ads2010-conomastics.pdf ''Conomastics: The Naming of Science Fiction Conventions'']. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413160549/https://www.ldc.upenn.edu/sites/www.ldc.upenn.edu/files/ads2010-conomastics.pdf |date=13 April 2018 }}</ref>

===Fandom and fanzines===
{{Main|Science fiction fandom|Science-fiction fanzine}}

[[Science fiction fandom]] emerged from the [[Comic book letter column|letters column]] in ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' [[magazine]]. Soon fans began writing [[Letter (message)|letters]] to each other, and then grouping their comments together in informal [[publication]]s that became known as fanzines.<ref name="fanzine history"/> Once in regular contact, fans wanted to meet each other and organized local clubs.<ref name="fanzine history" /><ref name="fancyclopedia con" /> In the 1930s, the first [[science fiction conventions]] gathered fans from a wider area.<ref name="fancyclopedia con"/>

The earliest organized online [[fandom]] was the SF Lovers Community, originally a [[mailing list]] in the late 1970s with a text [[File archiver|archive file]] that was updated regularly.<ref name="sf-lovers hist" /> In the 1980s, [[Usenet]] groups greatly expanded the circle of fans [[Online and offline|online]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dcinthe80s.com/2016/03/usenet-fandom-crisis-on-infinite-earths.html|title=Usenet Fandom – Crisis on Infinite Earths|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025092801/http://www.dcinthe80s.com/2016/03/usenet-fandom-crisis-on-infinite-earths.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1990s, the development of the [[World-Wide Web]] increased the [[community]] of online fandom by of [[website]]s devoted to science fiction and related [[genre]]s for all media.<ref name="fan clubhouse" />{{not in source|date=January 2025}}

The first [[Science-fiction fanzine|science fiction fanzine]], ''[[The Comet (fanzine)|The Comet]]'', was published in 1930 by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="first fanzine" /><ref>{{Citation|last1=Latham|first1=Rob|title=Fandom|date=1 November 2014|work=The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-983884-4|last2=Mendlesohn|first2=Farah|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838844.013.0006}}</ref> One of the best known fanzines today is ''[[Ansible (magazine)|Ansible]]'', [[Editing|edited]] by [[David Langford]], winner of numerous [[Hugo Award|Hugo awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ansible.uk/|title=Ansible Home/Links|website=news.ansible.uk|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=29 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329164219/https://news.ansible.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fanzine|title=Culture : Fanzine : SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia|website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326213435/http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/fanzine|url-status=live}}</ref> Other notable fanzines to win one or more Hugo awards include ''[[File 770]]'', ''[[Mimosa (magazine)|Mimosa]]'', and ''[[Plokta]]''.<ref name="The Hugo Awards-2007">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/|title=Hugo Awards by Year|date=19 July 2007|website=The Hugo Awards|language=en-US|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402221314/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Artist]]s working for fanzines have frequently risen to prominence in the field, including [[Brad W. Foster]], [[Teddy Harvia]], and Joe Mayhew; the [[Hugo Award|Hugos]] include a category for [[Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist|Best Fan Artists]].<ref name="The Hugo Awards-2007" />{{clear}}