Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 05:18:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Hugo nominees
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

--- Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >
> > ConJose is pleased to announce the nominees for
> the
> > 2002 Hugo Awards.
> >
> > There were 495 total nominating ballots.  178 of
> > those ballots were
> > submitted electronically.  There were an
> additional
> > 29 paper ballots,
> > and 15 electronic ballots that were received, that
> > were marked
> > ineligible for various reasons.
> >
>
> >
> > Nominees for Fanzine:
> >   (194 nominating ballots, 90 nominees):
> >   Challenger edited by Guy Lillian III
> >   File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
> >   Mimosa edited by Nicki and Richard Lynch
> >   Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and
> > Mike Scott
> >   Stet edited by Dick Smith and Leah Zeldes Smith
> >
>
> Assuming that this is not a belated April Fool's
> joke
> (I've not seen this announcement posted anywhere yet
> except on this listserve), we're happy to be
> nominated
> again, and we're very grateful for the support of
> the
> WSFA members who nominated us.
>
> Wow.  When I heard the news that ConJose had
> announced
> the nominees, I had assumed that Mimosa did not make
> the short list this year, because we'd heard
> nothing.
> Normally, the Hugo Administrators give you some
> advance notice and a chance to decline (not that
> many
> people ever do).
>

On the other hand:

Nominees for Fan Writer:
  (201 nominating ballots, 134 nominees):
  Bob Devney
  Lirpa Loof  <-----------------
  Dave Langford
  Evelyn C. Leeper
  Steven H Silver

Nice hoax!  (Above comments still apply, though; we do
appreciate WSFA's support, no matter the outcome.)

So where did you get this, Keith?

=====
Rich Lynch
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MIMOSA web site: http://jophan.org/mimosa/
1960s Fan History Site: http://jophan.org/1960s/

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