Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) President Michael Capobianco has announced that Melisa Michaels and Graham P. Collins will be honored with SFWA Service Awards at this year’s Nebula Awards Weekend. The award, given at the president’s discretion, was formerly known as the “Service to SFWA Award.”
Both Michaels and Collins are receiving the award for their work on the SFWA web site. Michaels founded it in 1995, and was Webmaster until 2000. Upon his retirement, Collins stepped into the position, keeping at it until early this year. In his announcement, Capobianco, notes that “both donated prodigious amounts of time and effort to maintaining SFWA’s presence on the web, and were influential in making sfwa.org a valuable resource for members and non-members alike.”
This will be the eighth time the award has been presented. Previous recipients were Chuq Von Rospach, Sheila Finch, Robin Wayne Bailey, George Zebrowski & Pamela Sargent (joint), Michael Capobianco & Ann Crispin (joint), Kevin O’Donnell, Jr., and Brook West & Julia West (joint).