Sue Mason is a British

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and other works. She has won two

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Background

Mason claims to have been thrown out of

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at the age of 12 for wanting to be

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when she grew up. She became part of

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in 1982.

Science fiction fandom

Mason is best known in worldwide

for her "whimsical, humorous and richly-detailed" pen-and-ink illustrations in the fanzine '' Plokta'' and elsewhere, some of which have been collected in the

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''I Want to Be a Celtic Death Goddess When I Grow Up''. She was the winner of the

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in 2000, and described herself in her platform statement as ''"gamer,

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er, costumer, dealer, apahack. On the committee of a filkcon and an

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. I Mced the Glasgow Worldcon masquerade"''. Mason was nominated for the

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every year from 2001–2010, and won it in 2003 and 2005. She lives near

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. She has won the Nova Award for Best Fan Artist seven times. She won the 2014 William Rotsler#Rotsler Award "for long-time artistic achievement in amateur publications of the science fiction community".Glyer, Mike. "Sue Mason Wins 2014 Rotsler Award" ''

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'' December 1, 2014

References

External links

Mason's TAFF platform from 2000
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Sue Living people British illustrators Hugo Award-winning artists Year of birth missing (living people)