File 770
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File 770 is a long-running science fiction fanzine, newszine, and blog site published and administered by Mike Glyer. It has been published every year since 1978, and has won a record eight Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine, with the first win in 1984 and the latest in 2018.[1][lower-alpha 1]
Editor | Mike Glyer |
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Frequency | Daily (online) |
Format | Blog |
Founder | Mike Glyer |
First issue | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Website | file770 |
File 770 is named after a legendary room party held in Room 770 at Nolacon, the 9th World Science Fiction Convention, in New Orleans in 1951.[lower-alpha 2] Glyer started File 770 in 1978 as a mimeographed print fanzine to report on fan clubs, conventions, fannish projects, fans, fanzines and SF awards.[1][4] In the 1990s, Glyer moved production of the fanzine to computer desktop publishing, and on January 15, 2008, he began publishing File 770 as a blog on the internet.[5]
A print version of File 770 was produced until 2016. eFanzines.com began hosting PDF versions of the paper issues in 2005.[5]