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[[US]] [[fan]] born in Miami and now living in [[Australia]]. Her first contact with [[fandom]] was when she and [[Eve Ackerman]] attended their first [[convention]], [[SunCon]], the 1977 [[Worldcon]].  She was a member of [[ASFiC]], helped found the [[Israel Science Fiction Association]], was a founding member of the [[Filk Foundation]], and was a member of [[LASFS]] and [[MCFI]].  She moved to Israel in 1983.
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A [[U.S.]]/[[Australian]] [[fan]] whose first contact with [[fandom]] was when she and [[Eve Ackerman]] attended their first [[convention]], [[SunCon]], the 1977 [[Worldcon]].  She was a member of [[ASFiC]], helped found the [[Israel Science Fiction Association]], was a founding member of the [[Filk Foundation]], and was a member of [[LASFS]] and [[MCFI]].   
  
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Her convention work is mostly in [[program]]-related areas, including [[Program Ops]] (which she has run for eight [[Worldcons]]) and the [[Hugo Ceremony]] (which she ran for [[LAcon IV]]). She is professionally a technical editor, and has also served as proofreader and copy editor for many convention publications.
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Her [[conrunning]] work is mostly in [[program]]-related areas, including [[Program Ops]] (which she has run for eight [[Worldcons]]) and the [[Hugo Ceremony]] (which she ran for [[LAcon IV]]). , She has also served as proofreader and copy editor for many convention publications.
  
 
She was the 1999 [[DUFF]] winner, publishing ''[[Janice's Adventures in Down-Underland]]'' as her [[trip report]].
 
She was the 1999 [[DUFF]] winner, publishing ''[[Janice's Adventures in Down-Underland]]'' as her [[trip report]].
  
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She is a self-proclaimed [[apahack]]:
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She is a self-proclaimed [[apahack]], long-time member of [[SFPA]], member of [[LASFAPA]] and [[Myriad]]  and former member of [[FAPA]]. She created the ''[[SMOFTalmud]].''
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Janice grew up in [[Miami|Miami Beach]] and has lived in [[Atlanta]], [[Israel]], [[Los Angeles]], and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], and now lives in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], with her husband, [[Stephen Boucher]]. She is professionally a technical editor.
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* [https://smofbabe.net/ Website.]
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* fanac.org YouTube video: [https://youtu.be/KGTxAt1K3qs Anecdotal History of Southern Fandom]
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* ''[[The Bronze Armadillo Alarm Clock]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
 
* ''[[The Bronze Armadillo Alarm Clock]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
 
* ''[[Calculated Tedium]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
 
* ''[[Calculated Tedium]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
 
* ''[[Calculated Tedium II]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
 
* ''[[Calculated Tedium II]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
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* ''[[Neo]]'' (for [[Myriad]])
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* ''[[February Flights]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
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* ''[[The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant!]]'' [2002] (for [[SFPA]])
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* ''[[Janice's Adventures in Down-Underland]]''
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* ''[[Janthology]]'' [1999]
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* ''[[Neo (Gelb)]]'' (for [[Myriad]])
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* ''[[SMOFTalmud]]''
 
* ''[[The Transplanted Atlantan]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
 
* ''[[The Transplanted Atlantan]]'' (for [[LASFAPA]])
 
* ''[[Trivial Pursuits]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
 
* ''[[Trivial Pursuits]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
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* ''[[Wide-Eyed in Babylon]]'' (for [[APA-69]])
 
* ''[[Wide-Eyed in Babylon]]'' (for [[APA-69]])
 
* ''[[Winter Wanderings]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
 
* ''[[Winter Wanderings]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
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* ''[[Yawning in York]]''  (for [[SFPA]])
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She has grew up in Miami Beach and has lived in [[Atlanta]], Israel, [[Los Angeles]], and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], and now lives in [[Melbourne]] with her husband, [[Stephen Boucher]].
 
  
 
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* 2020 -- [[Big Heart Award]] (with [[Stephen Boucher]])
 
* 2020 -- [[Big Heart Award]] (with [[Stephen Boucher]])
  
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 17 March 2024

(1955 – )

A U.S./Australian fan whose first contact with fandom was when she and Eve Ackerman attended their first convention, SunCon, the 1977 Worldcon. She was a member of ASFiC, helped found the Israel Science Fiction Association, was a founding member of the Filk Foundation, and was a member of LASFS and MCFI.

Her conrunning work is mostly in program-related areas, including Program Ops (which she has run for eight Worldcons) and the Hugo Ceremony (which she ran for LAcon IV). , She has also served as proofreader and copy editor for many convention publications.

She was the 1999 DUFF winner, publishing Janice's Adventures in Down-Underland as her trip report.

She is a self-proclaimed apahack, long-time member of SFPA, member of LASFAPA and Myriad and former member of FAPA. She created the SMOFTalmud.

Janice grew up in Miami Beach and has lived in Atlanta, Israel, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and now lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, Stephen Boucher. She is professionally a technical editor.

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