Discontinued Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards are presented every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine "Amazing Stories", and was once officially known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award. The award has been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". In addition to the regular awards that have been given in most years that the awards have been active, several discontinued Hugo Awards have been presented throughout the years, only to be removed after a few years.
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
During the 69 nomination years, including Retro Hugo years, 128 magazines run by 177 editors have been nominated. Of these, 40 magazines run by 67 editors have won, including ties. "Locus" has won 8 times out of 13 nominations, the most wins of any magazine. "File 770" has won 7 of 31, the most nominations of any magazine. "Mimosa" has won 6 of 14 nominations, "Ansible" has won 5 out of 11, and "Science Fiction Review" has won 4 of 12; they are the only other magazines to win more than twice. "Challenger" has the most nominations without winning at 12; the next highest is "FOSFAX" with 7. As editor of "Locus" Charles N. Brown has won 8 of 13 nominations, though he shared 8 of those awards with Dena Brown. Richard E. Geis has won 6 of 15 nominations for his work on "Science Fiction Review", "Psychotic", and "The Alien Critic"; Mike Glyer has won 7 of 31 for editing "File 770"; David Langford has won 5 of 12 for work on "Ansible" and "Twil-Ddu"; and Richard Lynch and Nicki Lynch have both won 6 of 14 nominations for "Mimosa". Guy H. Lillian III has the most nominations without winning at 12 for "Challenger".