Mike Glyer announces that Dan Steffan (of Portland, Oregon) is the winner of this year’s Rotsler Award, which is “given annually for long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community.” The award, established in 1998, carries an honorarium of $300. It was formally announced on 28 November 2009, at this year’s Loscon.
Glyer writes “Steffan’s imagination, his marshaling of detail, and his poignant satire have kept his reputation high for decades. He won an award for the design of Science Fiction Eye, and has won the Fanzine Activity Achievement (FAAn) award as best fanartist four times. Recently, his graphic art has appeared in Trap Door, Chunga, and Ansible (its logograph). He has one Hugo Award nomination. His work is always part of any conversation about excellence in fanzines.”
The Rotsler Award is named for the late Bill Rotsler (1926-97), a talented and prolific artist who won five Hugo Awards for Best Fan Artist over a long stretch of time. The award was initiated in 1998, and is currently judged by Claire Brialey, Mike Glyer, and John Hertz. Previous winners include Steve Stiles, Grant Canfield, Arthur Thomson, Brad Foster, Kurt Erichsen, Ray Nelson, Harry Bell, Marc Schirmeister, Alexis Gilliland, Terry Jeeves, and Taral Wayne.