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The Australian Science Fiction Media Awards (ASFMA Awards) were awards given annually for achievement in non-literary media and media appreciation within
Australian science fiction Australia, unlike Europe, does not have a long history in the genre of science fiction. Nevil Shute's '' On the Beach'', published in 1957, and filmed in 1959, was perhaps the first notable international success. Though not born in Australia, Sh ...
. They were awarded at the Australian National Science Fiction Media Convention, from 1984 to 1997. The award was formally dissolved and incorporated into the Ditmar Awards at the Business Meeting of the
Australian National Science Fiction Convention The Australian National Science Fiction Convention or Natcon is an annual science fiction convention. Each convention is run by a different committee unaffiliated with any national fannish body. Bids for running the Natcon are voted on by attende ...
, Spawncon II in
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in 1999, with the formal merger of the Australian "Media Natcon" and the Natcon.


Results


1983: Conquest '83, 24–25 September 1983 Brisbane

It was decided to give ASFMA awards at the annual Media Natcon, starting in 1984.


1984: Medtrek 2, March 10–11, 1984, The Shore Inn Sydney


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*''Chronicles''


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*''Sue Bursztynski''


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*''Sue Campbell''


1985: Con Amore, June 8–10, 1985, Brisbane Parkroyal Brisbane


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*''Chronicles''


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*''Sue Bursztynski''


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*''Lynn Hendricks''


1986 Galactic Tours Convention, March 7–10, 1986, Townhouse Melbourne


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*''Chronicles''


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*''Sue Bursztynski''


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*''Robert Jan''


Best Amateur Audio-Visual

*''Sale of 23rd Century''


1987: Eccentricon, July 3–6, 1987, Hawkesbury Agricultural College N.S.W.(NSW)


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*''Chronicles''


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*''Sue Clarke''


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*''Robert Jan''


Best Amateur Audio-Visual

*''Perfect Botch''


1988: Zencon II, October 14–16, 1988, Carlton Social Club Melbourne


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*''A for Andromeda'' *''Australian Playbeing'' *''Chronicles'' *''Newspeak'' *''Spock'' *''Timeloop''


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*Edwina Harvey *Gail Neville *Mark Try *Karen Herkes *Alan Stewart


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*Gail Adams *David Kenyon *Phil Wlodarczyk *Ian Gunn *Mark Try


1989 Conspire, March 17–19, 1989, The Rex Hotel Canberra


Best Writer

*''Nikki White''


Best Artist

*''Gail Adams''


Best Fanzine

*''Spock''


Best Audio-visual

*''No Award''


1990: Huttcon '90, November 23–25, 1990, The Diplomat Motel Melbourne


Best Australian Media Fanzine

*Starwalking Newsletter *Enarrare, edited by Ellen Parry, Annie Hamilton, Marie Letters & Christine Poulson *Spock *Psychodaleks *Captain's Log


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*Ana Dorfstad *Edwina Harvey *Moira Dahlberg *Jan McNally *Sue Isle


Best Australian Media Fanartist

*Marianne Plumridge *Wendy Purcell *Bruce Mitchell *Ian Gunn *Phil Wlodarczyk


1991 Vampiricon, October 11–13, 1991, Melbourne Townhouse


Best Writer

*Alan Stewart


Best Artist

*Ian Gunn


Best Fanzine

*Spock Wendy Purcell


Best Media Newszine

*Ethel the Aardvark edited by Alan Stewart


Best Audio-visual

*Danny Heap Huttcon `90 Opening Ceremony


1992 HongCon, June 6–8, 1992, Hotel Adelaide, S.A.


Best Fiction Zine

*Steve & Martin's Excellent Fanzine Steven Scholz & Martin Reilly


Best Australian Media Newszine

3 way tie for award *Just Alice Adam Jenkins *Captain's Log Gail Adams *Ethel the Aardvark Alan Stewart


Best Australian Media Fanwriter

*Martin Reilly Best Australian Media Fanartist *Steven Scholz


Best Amateur Audio-Visual

*James Bond etc George Ivanoff


1993 DefCon, June 4–7, 1993, Hotel St George Wellington New Zealand


Best Australian Media Newszine

*Ethel the Aardvark edited by Alan Stewart & Paul Ewins


Best Australian Media fanwriter

*Hazel Naird (Remaining categories not voted on due to inadequate nominations.)


1994 Constantinople, April 1–4, Southern Cross Melbourne


Best Fan Writer

*James (Jocko) Allen *Paul Ewins *Terry Frost *Jan MacNally *Martin Reilly *Katharine Shade


Best Fan Artist

*Ian Gunn *Darren Reid *Steve Scholtz *Kerri Valkova *Phil Wlodarczyk


Best Newsletter

*Awaken *Blacklight *Ethel the Aardvark *Get Stuffed *Thyme


Best Fan Fiction Zine

*Black Light *Nekros *Spock *Steve and Martin's Excellent Fanzine *Yukkies


Best Amateur Audiovisual Production

*Concave Opening Ceremony Russell Devlin *Beky's Brain Phone Answering Message Danny Heap *Star Wars Tribute @ Jedi 10th Darren Maxwell *Starwalking Video, Karen Ogden *Starwalking II Closing Ceremony The Bastards (Danny Heap & Paul Ewins)


1995 Basicon, October 21, Melbourne University


Best Fan Writer

*Chris Ballis *Paul Ewins *Ian Gunn *Karen Pender-Gunn


Best Fan Artist

*Ian Gunn *Tracy Hamilton *Darren Reid *Catherine Scholz *Steve Scholz *Kerri Valkova


Best News Zine

*Coztume, Edited by Gail Adams *Ethel The Aardvark, Edited by Paul Ewins *Pink, Edited by Karen Pender-Gunn *Severed Head, Edited by B.J.Stevens *The Communicator, Edited by Derek Screen *Thyme, Edited by Alan Stewart


Best Fiction Zine

*Bobby & Mike #1, Edited by Peter & Jimmy Reilly *Spock, Edited by Katherine Shade *Strange Matter, Edited by Sian O'Neale *The Mentor, Edited by Ron Clarke


Best Audio Visual

*Constantinople Closing Ceremony (Performance) by George Ivanoff & Ian Gunn *Constantinople Masquerade Video (Video Compilation) by Carol Tilley *Constantinople Opening Ceremony (Video/Performance) by George Ivanoff & Ian Gunn *Constantinople Party Animation (Computer Animation) by Kerri Valkova


1996: The Festival of the Imagination, April 4–8, Kings Hotel Perth


Best Fan Fiction Zine

* ''Ethel the Aardvark'', edited by Paul Ewins


Best Fan Newsletter

* ''Thyme'', edited by Alan Stewart


Best Media Fan Writer

* Ian Gunn


Best Media Artist

* Ian Gunn


Best Amateur Audio/Visual Production

* ''The Dalek Tapes'' (Albert Q.)


1997 Basicon 2, 27–28 September 1997 YWCA Cato Conference Centre, Elizabeth St, Melbourne


Best Australian Fan Fiction Zine

*Alliance edited by Cavell Gleeson & Jeremy Sadler *Babyloney 5 written & illustrated by Peter Reilly


Best Australian Fan Newsletter

*The Communicator, edited by Derek Screen *Frontier, edited by Katharine Maxwell *Oscillation Overthruster, edited by Sue Ann Barber *Thyme, edited by Alan Stewart


Best Australian Media Fan Writer

*Sue Ann Barber *Paul Ewins *Ian Gunn *George Ivanoff *Karen Pender-Gunn *Margaret Walsh


Best Australian Media Fan Artist

*Ian Gunn *Tracy Hamilton *Steve Scholz *Kerri Valkova *Phil Wlodarczyk


Best Australian Amateur Audio/Visual Production

*Enterprise Web Site David Barker (https://web.archive.org/web/19980428161222/http://aba.net.au/people/susien/enterprise/) *Star Trek 30th Anniversary Tribute Video (screened at Multiverse II) Danny Heap *Zero G (3RRR radio program) Robert Jan


See also

* Ditmar Award **
Ditmar Award results The Ditmar Award is Australia's oldest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and horror award, presented annually since 1969, usually at the Australian "Natcon". The historical nominations and results (listed in boldface) of the Award follo ...
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