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(See the entry for <A HREF="/entry/hugo">Hugo</A>.)</P><p><IMG ALT="2012 Hugo trophy" SRC="/images/2012_Hugo.png" WIDTH="418" HEIGHT="680"></p> <P><I><A HREF="http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-trophies/2012-hugo-award-trophy/">Hugo photograph</A> used by kind permission of the trophy base designer Deb Kosiba and the official <A HREF="http://www.thehugoawards.org/">Hugo Awards site</A>. Attached plaque below.</I></P> <p><IMG ALT="2012 Hugo plaque" SRC="/images/2012_Hugo_plaque.jpg" WIDTH="349" HEIGHT="288"></p> <H3>2012 European SF Society Award for Best Promoter (of the genre)</H3> <P>Presented at Kontakt (SFeraKon 34 and Eurocon), Zagreb, April 2012.</P> <p><IMG ALT="2012 ESFS Award trophy" SRC="/images/2012%20ESFS%20Award.png" WIDTH="450" HEIGHT="308"></p> <P><I>Photo by David Langford. Our thanks to Martin Hoare for accepting on behalf of the SFE editors.</I></P> <H3>2012 British SF Association Award for Best Nonfiction</H3> <P>Presented at Olympus 2012 (UK Eastercon), Heathrow, London, April 2012. (See the entry for <A HREF="http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bsfa_award">British Science Fiction Association Award</A>.)</P><p><IMG ALT="2012 BSFA Award trophy" SRC="/images/2012_BSFA Award.png" HEIGHT="392" WIDTH="450"></p> <P><I>Photo by David Langford. Yes, the trophy incorporates old paperbacks with bolts driven through them. Further award photos below all courtesy of Clare Coney, Jack Nicholls and Luke Nicholls.</I></P> <h3>1995 Eaton Grand Master Award</h3> <p><img src="images/1994_Eaton.png" alt="1995 Eaton"></p> <h3>1994 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction</h3> <p>Presented at ConAdian, the 52nd World SF Convention in Winnipeg, Canada, September 1994.</p> <p><img src="images/1994_Hugo.png" alt="1994 Hugo"></p> <p><i>Attached plaque below.</i></p> <p><img src="images/1994_plaque.png" alt="1994 plaque"></p> <h3>1994 BSFA Special Award</h3> <p><img src="images/1994_BSFA.png" alt="1994 BSFA"></p> <h3>1994 <i>Locus</i> Award for Best Non-Fiction</h3> <p><img src="images/1994_Locus.png" alt="1994 Locus"></p> <h3>1980 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction</h3> <p>Presented at Noreascon II, the 38th World SF Convention in Boston, August 1980.</p> <p><img src="images/1980_Hugo.png" alt="1980 Hugo"></p> </div> <div id="Logo" class="tabcontent"> <p><IMG ALT="Chris Moore logo" SRC="/images/VitMan-450px.png" WIDTH="450"></p> <p>Chris <a href="/entry/moore_chris">Moore</a>'s cover artwork for the 1993 UK hardback of the <i>SF Encyclopedia</i>, used at much reduced scale as a logo in the online edition.</p> </div> <div id="Poster" class="tabcontent"> <p>A friend of the project asked for a downloadable image that could be printed out in poster or flyer form to promote the <i>Encyclopedia</i>. Judith Clute quickly produced the design below. Click on the image for a full-sized version. This may be freely printed and distributed with our blessing.<br> </p> <p align="CENTER"><a href="/images/sfe-poster.jpg"><img src="/images/sfe-poster-small.png" alt="SF Encyclopedia poster (small)"></a></p> <p>Thanks to Johan Anglemark of <a href="http://kontrast2012.se/">Kontrast 2012</a> for inspiring this.</p> </div> <div id="SFE1979" class="tabcontent"> <p>The first UK edition: Granada, 1979.<br /> <a href="/masthead#m1979">Masthead</a> | <a href="/entry/introduction_to_the_first_edition">Introduction</a> | <a href="/sfe1head">Headwords</a> | <a href="/sfe1themes">Themes</a> | <a href="/sfe1cuts">Headwords cut in 1993</a></p> <p><a href="/gallery.php?id=Nicholls-SFE1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://x.sf-encyclopedia.com/gal/robinson/Nicholls-SFE1.jpg" alt="1979 UK cover" width=350></a></p> <p>The first US edition: Doubleday, 1979.</p> <p><a href="/gallery.php?id=Nicholls-Ency.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://x.sf-encyclopedia.com/gal/clute/Nicholls-Ency.jpg" alt="1979 US cover" width=350></a></p> </div> <div id="SFE1993" class="tabcontent"> <p>The second UK edition: Orbit, 1993.<br /> <a href="/masthead#m1993">Masthead</a> | <a href="/entry/introduction_to_the_second_book_edition">Introduction</a> | <a href="/sfe2head">Headwords</a> | <a href="https://corr.sf-encyclopedia.com/">Corrections to print edition</a></p> <p><a href="/gallery.php?id=Clute-Sfe.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://x.sf-encyclopedia.com/gal/clute/Clute-Sfe.jpg" alt="1993 UK cover" width=350></a></p> </div> <div id="SFECD" class="tabcontent"> <p>The CD-ROM edition: Grolier, 1995.<br /> <a href="/entry/introduction_to_the_cd-rom_edition">Introduction</a> | <a href="/sfe2head">Headwords</a></p> <p><a href="/gallery.php?id=Clute-Grolier.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://x.sf-encyclopedia.com/gal/robinson/Clute-Grolier.jpg" alt="1995 CD-ROM" width=400></a></p> <p>ISBN 0 7172 3999 3</p> </div> <script> // Get the element with id="defaultOpen" and click on it document.getElementById("logo").click(); 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