Difference between revisions of "Big Heart Award"

From Fancyclopedia 3
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 1: Line 1:
−
The Big Heart, basically a service award, is presented annually at the [[World Science Fiction Convention]] to a member of the [[sf community]] who, in the words of one recent recipient, embodies "good work and great spirit long contributed".  
+
The '''Big Heart''', a service award, is presented annually at the [[World Science Fiction Convention]] to a member of the [[sf community]] who, in the words of one recent recipient, embodies "good work and great spirit long contributed".  
  
 
It was established in 1959 in honor and memory of [[E. Everett Evans]] and was administered for 40 years by [[Forrest J Ackerman]]. In 2000, [[4E]] passed the baton to [[Dave Kyle]] and, in 2006, the award was renamed in Ackerman's honor. Kyle in turn passed the reins to [[Steve Francis|Steve]] and [[Sue Francis]], the current administrators. In 2018, after Kyle's death, the award was re-named the David A. Kyle Big Heart Award.  
 
It was established in 1959 in honor and memory of [[E. Everett Evans]] and was administered for 40 years by [[Forrest J Ackerman]]. In 2000, [[4E]] passed the baton to [[Dave Kyle]] and, in 2006, the award was renamed in Ackerman's honor. Kyle in turn passed the reins to [[Steve Francis|Steve]] and [[Sue Francis]], the current administrators. In 2018, after Kyle's death, the award was re-named the David A. Kyle Big Heart Award.  
Line 67: Line 67:
 
* 2019 [[Alice Lawson]]
 
* 2019 [[Alice Lawson]]
 
* 2020 [[Janice Gelb]] and [[Stephen Boucher]]
 
* 2020 [[Janice Gelb]] and [[Stephen Boucher]]
 +
* 2021 [[Linda Deneroff]]
 +
* 2022 [[Mark Linnemann]]
 +
  
 
{{award | parent=Big Heart Award | start=1959 | end=}}
 
{{award | parent=Big Heart Award | start=1959 | end=}}
 
[[Category:World]]
 
[[Category:World]]

Revision as of 18:16, 6 September 2022

The Big Heart, a service award, is presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention to a member of the sf community who, in the words of one recent recipient, embodies "good work and great spirit long contributed".

It was established in 1959 in honor and memory of E. Everett Evans and was administered for 40 years by Forrest J Ackerman. In 2000, 4E passed the baton to Dave Kyle and, in 2006, the award was renamed in Ackerman's honor. Kyle in turn passed the reins to Steve and Sue Francis, the current administrators. In 2018, after Kyle's death, the award was re-named the David A. Kyle Big Heart Award.

List of Big Heart Honorees:


Big Heart Award 1959—
This is an award page. If you know something about it, such as who awarded it, who the winners were, what the criteria were, and when it was awarded, please add it! See Standards for Awards.
Retrieved from "https://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Big_Heart_Award&oldid=175407"