Claire Brialey

British science fiction fan, writer and editor

Claire Brialey

Occupation| Writer and editor
Nationality| British
Genre| Science fiction
Notable awards| Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer

Claire Brialey is a British science fiction fan, writer and editor.

She won the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer,[1] and was nominated for it in 2005,[2] 2006,[3] 2010[4] and 2012.[5]

She edits the print fanzine Banana Wings along with Mark Plummer. It has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine several times including 2006,[3] 2010[4] and 2012.[5] and has won the Nova Award for British science fiction magazines in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 and 2009.[6] She earlier edited Waxen Wings, which merged with Plummer's Banana Skins to form Banana Wings.[7]

She has been on the jury for the Arthur C. Clarke Award twice, in 1999 and 2000.[8] She has written and reviewed for the online speculative fiction magazine Strange Horizons.[9] She was described in 2011 by the British Science Fiction Association as having been "a pillar of the BSFA over the last decade or so" and had been its awards administrator among other contributions.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "2011 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. ^ "2005 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. ^ a b "2006 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. ^ a b "2010 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
5. ^ a b "2012 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
6. ^ "The Nova Awards: Past Winners". Novacon. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
7. ^ "Banana Skins". Fancyclopedia. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
8. ^ "Award Juries". Arthur C. Clarke Award. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
9. ^ "Claire Brialey". Strange Horizons. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
10. ^ "Claire Brialey wins Best Fanwriter Hugo". British Science Fiction Association. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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