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[[File:Rob Hansen at Loncon 3.jpg|thumb|upright|Rob Hansen at [[Loncon 3]]; Photo by [[Mark Olson]] ]]
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[[File:Rob Hansen at Loncon 3.jpg|thumb|upright|'''Rob Hansen at [[Loncon 3]]'''.<br />''Photo by [[Mark Olson]]''. ]]
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(November 9, 1954 –)
  
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A British [[fanwriter]], artist, and editor active since 1975.  His first [[con]] was [[SEACON 75]], the 1975 [[Eastercon]], and he was a member of the [[Newport SF Group]], [[Friends in Space]] (as a founder), and the [[Fanhattonites]].
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'''Robert Clive Hansen''' is a [[London]] [[fanwriter]], [[artist]], and [[faned]] active since 1975.  His first [[con]] was [[SEACON 75]], the 1975 [[Eastercon]], and he was a member of the [[Newport SF Group]], [[Friends in Space]] (as a founder), and the [[Fanhattonites]].
  
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He married US fan [[Avedon Carol]] on 21 June 1985, having met her (after acquaintance through fanzines and letters) at [[Albacon II]] she visited as the [[1983 TAFF Race]] delegate. He himself ran, and won, in the following [[1984 TAFF Race]] while she was the US administrator, which brought some attacks on them; when [[All Fandom was Plunged into War]] in the [[1985 TAFF Race]] (i. e. during autumn 1984; for overview, see [[TAFF Wars#1983–1985]] or https://ansible.uk/Then/then_80s-2.html) and ''both'' were administrators on their sides of the Atlantic, he took a strong stance against the US write-in campaign, speaking even of the fund's dissolution. The couple were [[FGoH]] at [[Contrivance]], the 1989 [[Eastercon]].
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He was on the [[committees]] of [[Mexicon I]], [[Conspiracy '87]] and [[Precursor]].
  
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Hansen is a major [[fan historian]] of the [[UK fandom]]. He prepared the 56-page overview ''[[The Story So Far]]'' for the [[Conspiracy '87]], following by more detailed ''[[Then]]'' (four parts 1988–93, soon released on the web); a much expanded book and ebook edition appeared in 2016 as ''Then: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK 1930-1980''. He contributed [[fannish]] entries for the 1993 edition of [[Clute]] & [[Nicholls]]'s ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]''. He was brought to [[FanHistoriCon 6]] (held in conjunction with [[Boskone 32]]) in 1997 by a special [[FanHistoriCon Fan Fund]]. He makes much fanhistorical material available on his website.
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He married [[U.S.]] fan [[Avedon Carol]] on 21 June 1985, having met her (after acquaintance through [[fanzines]] and letters) at [[Albacon II]], which she visited as the [[1983 TAFF Race]] delegate. He ran, and won, in the [[1984 TAFF Race]] while she was the U.S. administrator, which caused [[All Fandom was Plunged into War|All Fandom to Be Plunged into War]] during autumn 1984 and the [[1985 TAFF Race]] when both were administrators on their respective sides of the Atlantic (for overview, see [[TAFF Wars#1983–1985|TAFF Wars]] or [https://ansible.uk/Then/then_80s-2.html Rob’s account] in ''[[Then]]''). He took a strong stance against the write-in campaign, speaking even of the fund's dissolution.  
  
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Hansen has edited several fanhistorical ebooks for [[Ansible Editions]], including the [[fanthology]] volumes
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The couple were [[FGoH]] at [[Contrivance]], the 1989 [[Eastercon]].
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Hansen is a major [[fan historian]]. He prepared the 56-page overview ''[[The Story So Far]]'' for the [[Conspiracy '87]], following by more detailed ''[[Then]]'' (four parts 1988–93, soon released on the web); a much expanded book and ebook edition appeared in 2016 as ''Then: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK 1930-1980''. He contributed [[fannish]] entries for the 1993 edition of [[Clute]] & [[Nicholls]]'s ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]''. He was brought to [[FanHistoriCon 6]] (held in conjunction with [[Boskone 32]]) in 1997 by a special [[FanHistoriCon Fan Fund]]. He makes much fanhistorical material available on his website.
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* {{SFE|name=hansen_rob}}.
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* [http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/index.htm Website. ]
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Hansen has edited several fanhistorical ebooks for [[Ansible Editions]], including:
 
* ''Then Again: A UK Fanhistory Reader 1930–1979'' (2019, a companion volume to ''[[Then]]'' with joint editorial credit to [[Vince Clarke]] who selected many of the articles before his death)
 
* ''Then Again: A UK Fanhistory Reader 1930–1979'' (2019, a companion volume to ''[[Then]]'' with joint editorial credit to [[Vince Clarke]] who selected many of the articles before his death)
 
* ''Challenging [[Moskowitz]]: [[1930s]] Fandom Revisited'' (2019)
 
* ''Challenging [[Moskowitz]]: [[1930s]] Fandom Revisited'' (2019)
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* ''Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of [[1940s]] [[Los Angeles]]'' (2021; reissued in paperback 2022)
 
* ''Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of [[1940s]] [[Los Angeles]]'' (2021; reissued in paperback 2022)
 
* ''1957: The [[Loncon 1|First UK Worldcon]]'' (2022).  
 
* ''1957: The [[Loncon 1|First UK Worldcon]]'' (2022).  
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He was on the committees of [[Mexicon I]], [[Conspiracy '87]] and [[Precursor]].
 
  
 
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{{fanzines}}
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* ''[[Retro]]'' (for [[FHAPA]])
 
* ''[[Retro]]'' (for [[FHAPA]])
 
* ''[[Skwelsh]]''
 
* ''[[Skwelsh]]''
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* ''[[Then]]''
 
* ''[[Taffeta]]''
 
* ''[[Taffeta]]''
 
* ''[[Starfan]]''
 
* ''[[Starfan]]''
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* ''[[The Story So Far]]'' &lsqb;[[one-off]] for [[Conspiracy '87]], history of UK fandom]
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* ''[[The Story So Far]]'' ([[one-off]] for [[Conspiracy '87]], history of [[UK|UK fandom]])
 
* ''[[Two Otherwise Blank Pages]]'' (for [[APA SF&F]])
 
* ''[[Two Otherwise Blank Pages]]'' (for [[APA SF&F]])
  
 
{{recognition}}
 
{{recognition}}
 
* 1982 -- [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine for ''[[Epsilon]]'' and Best [[Fanartist]]
 
* 1982 -- [[Nova Award]] for Best Fanzine for ''[[Epsilon]]'' and Best [[Fanartist]]
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* 1984 -- [[1984 TAFF Race|TAFF]], [[European Science Fiction Award]] for Best Fanzine for ''[[Epsilon]]''.
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* 1984 -- [[1984 TAFF Race|TAFF]], [[European Science Fiction Award]] for Best Fanzine for ''[[Epsilon]]''
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* 1989 -- [[Contrivance]]
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* 1989 -- [[Contrivance]] (with [[Avedon Carol]])
 
* 1997 -- [[FanHistoriCon Fan Fund]]
 
* 1997 -- [[FanHistoriCon Fan Fund]]
 
* 2013 -- [[Corflu Fifty]]
 
* 2013 -- [[Corflu Fifty]]
  
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[[Category:fan]]
 
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Revision as of 08:01, 5 August 2022

Rob Hansen at Loncon 3.
Photo by Mark Olson.

(November 9, 1954 –)

Robert Clive Hansen is a London fanwriter, artist, and faned active since 1975. His first con was SEACON 75, the 1975 Eastercon, and he was a member of the Newport SF Group, Friends in Space (as a founder), and the Fanhattonites.

He was on the committees of Mexicon I, Conspiracy '87 and Precursor.

He married U.S. fan Avedon Carol on 21 June 1985, having met her (after acquaintance through fanzines and letters) at Albacon II, which she visited as the 1983 TAFF Race delegate. He ran, and won, in the 1984 TAFF Race while she was the U.S. administrator, which caused All Fandom to Be Plunged into War during autumn 1984 and the 1985 TAFF Race when both were administrators on their respective sides of the Atlantic (for overview, see TAFF Wars or Rob’s account in Then). He took a strong stance against the write-in campaign, speaking even of the fund's dissolution.

The couple were FGoH at Contrivance, the 1989 Eastercon.

Hansen is a major fan historian. He prepared the 56-page overview The Story So Far for the Conspiracy '87, following by more detailed Then (four parts 1988–93, soon released on the web); a much expanded book and ebook edition appeared in 2016 as Then: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK 1930-1980. He contributed fannish entries for the 1993 edition of Clute & Nicholls's The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. He was brought to FanHistoriCon 6 (held in conjunction with Boskone 32) in 1997 by a special FanHistoriCon Fan Fund. He makes much fanhistorical material available on his website.

Hansen has edited several fanhistorical ebooks for Ansible Editions, including:

Fanzines and Apazines:

Awards, Honors and GoHships:


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