Journey Planet

Journey Planet

Editors	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, et al.
Categories	Fanzine
Frequency	Irregular
First issue	2008
Based in	Dublin, Ireland & Boulder Creek, California
Language	English
Website	journeyplanet.weebly.com

Journey Planet is an Irish-American science fiction fanzine currently edited by James Bacon, Christopher J. Garcia and various other co-editors. It has been nominated twelve times for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, winning in 2015.[1]

Description

Journey Planet began as a Fanzine-in-an-hour program item at the 2008 Eastercon at Heathrow.[2] Bacon and Garcia headed up the item and produced the first version of issue 1. After the convention, Claire Brialey came on-board as editor, and remained through issue #9. Ever since, Garcia and Bacon have teamed with an ever-changing roster of co-editors on themed issues.

Guest editors have included Michael Carroll, John Coxon, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Colin Harris, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Alissa McKersie, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Lynda E. Rucker, Chuck Serface, Steven H Silver, Erin Underwood, Linda Wenzelburger, Pete Young, and others.

The zine has carried material, both written and artistic, from professionals and fans, including Gail Carriger, Rian Johnson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Seanan McGuire, Maura McHugh, Peter Sagal, Dez Skinn, and many others. It has also run interviews with figures such as Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Mel Ramos, and John Scalzi.[3]

Each issue is themed, with most themes being in the realm of science fiction, fandom, or comics. Other topics have included historical personages, such as Richard III, historical moments such as World War I, or authors like Flann O'Brien. The editors have twice run bilingual issues, the first in English and Russian, and the second in English and Chinese.

Journey Planet has 12 Hugo nominations for Best Fanzine (being nominated every year from 2012 to 2024, excluding 2016, and receiving the award in 2015), won the European Science Fiction Society's European Science Fiction Award twice,[4] the Alfie, and a Nova Award for Best Fanzine in 2010.[5]

Awards and nominations

Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

Year	Editors	Result	Ref.
2012	James Bacon and Christopher J Garcia	Finalist	[6]
2013	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Emma J. King, Helen J. Montgomery, and Pete Young	Finalist	[7]
2014	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Lynda E. Rucker, Pete Young, Colin Harris, and Helen J. Montgomery	Finalist	[8]
2015	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Colin Harris, Alissa McKersie, and Helen J. Montgomery	Won	[9]
2017	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Erin Underwood	Finalist	[10]
2018	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Michael Carroll, Vince Docherty, Jackie Kamlot, Mark Meenan, Helen Montgomery, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Steven H Silver (as Team Journey Planet)	Finalist	[11]
2019	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Michael Carroll, John Coxon, Sarah Gulde, Professor Anthony Roche, Merlin Roche, and Chuck Serface (as Team Journey Planet)	Finalist	[12]
2020	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, John Coxon, Ann Gry, Alissa McKersie, Chuck Serface, and Steven H Silver	Finalist	[13]
2021	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Michael Carroll, John Coxon, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Alissa McKersie, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, Steven H Silver, Paul Trimble, and Erin Underwood.	Finalist	[14]
2022	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, and Steven H Silver	Finalist	[15]
2023	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, John Coxon, Sara Felix, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Olav Rokne, Chuck Serface, Steven H Silver, Erin Underwood, Amanda Wakaruk, Alissa Wales, and Regina Kanyu Wang	Finalist	[16]
2024	James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Helena Nash, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Chuck Serface, Alan Stewart, Regina Kanyu Wang	Finalist

External links

• Website: journeyplanet.weebly.com
• List of Issues: efanzines.com/JourneyPlanet/index.htm

References

1. "2015 Hugo Award Winners Announced". 23 August 2015.
2. "Irish Fiction Friday: James Bacon: Journey Planet". 21 August 2015.
3. John Freeman (29 December 2018). "Journey Planet helps revive ground-breaking 1960s comic zine Heroes Unlimited for one last outing". Downthetubes. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
4. "Next & Recent ESFS Awards – European Science Fiction Society".
5. "Journey Planet - Fancyclopedia 3".
6. "2012 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
7. "2013 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
8. "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
9. "2015 Hugo Award Winners Announced". 23 August 2015.
10. "2017 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
11. "2018 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2018-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
12. "2019 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2019-09-18. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
13. "2020 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2020-04-07. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
14. "2021 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2021-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
15. "2022 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2022-09-04. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
16. "2023 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-06.