Hevelin was an active member of the science fiction community from the early 1940s, publishing his own fanzines such as H-1661,[3] as well as contributing to many others. He had been Fan Guest of Honor and Toastmaster at so many science fiction conventions that everyone (including Hevelin) lost count. He was the Fan Guest of Honor at the 1981 Worldcon, Denvention Two (he had attended Denvention One in 1941).[4] He was particularly likely to participate in panel discussions on the history of fandom and fanzines, and in panels of the form, "So: This Is Your First Convention? Here's What To Expect."[2] Hevelin was the 1986 recipient of the Big Heart Award for service to the science fiction community.[5] He was well known as a collector of science fiction materials, and was the recipient of First Fandom's 2003 Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting.[6][7]
Legacyedit
Hevelin was one of the founders of PulpCon, an annual convention dedicated to pulp magazines.[8] In 2012, PulpFest announced they would be renaming the Munsey Award, which has been given annually to a person who has given of himself or herself for the betterment of the pulp community. The new name for the award was to be the Rusty Hevelin Service Award.[9] The Munsey Award survives, but the Rusty Hevelin Service Award has been introduced as a new award.
His collection of pulps, fanzines, and science fiction books became part of the University of Iowa Library Special Collections and University Archives in April 2012.[10] The library is digitizing the Hevelin Collection's approximately 10,000 fanzines, for the benefit of scholars and fans alike;[11] and the Collection has its own frequently-updated Tumblr page.[12]
The 2012 Liaden universe novel Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller is dedicated to Hevelin (and to Anne McCaffrey). One of the supporting characters in the novel is a telepathic non-human creature named Havelin, described as graying (younger members of the species have rusty-colored hair), old and knowledgeable.[13]
^Hertz, John (February 16, 2008). "About the Big Heart Award". Science Fiction Awards Watch. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^ ab. PulpFest. December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^"Sam Moskowitz Archive Award". First Fandom. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^Glyer, Mike (February 13, 2009). "2009 Pulp Fan Conventions". File 770. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^. PulpFest. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
^Prickman, Greg (April 11, 2012). "Hevelin Collection" (Press release). The University of Iowa Libraries: Special Collections & University Archives. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^Bontrager, Kristi. "Science fiction fanzines to be digitized as part of major UI initiative; James L. 'Rusty' Hevelin Collection contains about 10,000 fanzines" IowaNow 2014.10.17
Hevelin Fanzines transcription project at the University of Iowa
January 01, 1970
rusty, hevelin, james, leroy, rusty, hevelin, february, 1922, december, 2011, science, fiction, fanzine, publisher, collector, huckster, 2008, worldcon, denvention, photo, william, higgins, bornjames, leroy, hevelin, 1922, february, 1922imperial, county, calif. James LeRoy Rusty Hevelin February 16 1922 December 27 2011 was a science fiction fan fanzine publisher collector and huckster 2 Rusty HevelinRusty Hevelin at the 2008 Worldcon Denvention 3 Photo by William S Higgins BornJames LeRoy Hevelin 1922 02 16 February 16 1922Imperial County California 1 DiedDecember 27 2011 2011 12 27 aged 89 Dayton OhioNationality United StatesChildren4 Contents 1 Career 2 Legacy 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editHevelin was an active member of the science fiction community from the early 1940s publishing his own fanzines such as H 1661 3 as well as contributing to many others He had been Fan Guest of Honor and Toastmaster at so many science fiction conventions that everyone including Hevelin lost count He was the Fan Guest of Honor at the 1981 Worldcon Denvention Two he had attended Denvention One in 1941 4 He was particularly likely to participate in panel discussions on the history of fandom and fanzines and in panels of the form So This Is Your First Convention Here s What To Expect 2 Hevelin was the 1986 recipient of the Big Heart Award for service to the science fiction community 5 He was well known as a collector of science fiction materials and was the recipient of First Fandom s 2003 Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting 6 7 Legacy editHevelin was one of the founders of PulpCon an annual convention dedicated to pulp magazines 8 In 2012 PulpFest announced they would be renaming the Munsey Award which has been given annually to a person who has given of himself or herself for the betterment of the pulp community The new name for the award was to be the Rusty Hevelin Service Award 9 The Munsey Award survives but the Rusty Hevelin Service Award has been introduced as a new award His collection of pulps fanzines and science fiction books became part of the University of Iowa Library Special Collections and University Archives in April 2012 10 The library is digitizing the Hevelin Collection s approximately 10 000 fanzines for the benefit of scholars and fans alike 11 and the Collection has its own frequently updated Tumblr page 12 The 2012 Liaden universe novel Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller is dedicated to Hevelin and to Anne McCaffrey One of the supporting characters in the novel is a telepathic non human creature named Havelin described as graying younger members of the species have rusty colored hair old and knowledgeable 13 Personal life editHevelin was a veteran of World War II who served as a Marine in the South Pacific 6 After the war he attended Antioch College where he knew Rod Serling and dated Coretta Scott well before she met Martin Luther King Jr He had four grown sons John Scott Bruce and Will 14 References edit The Birth of James Hevelin California Birth Index Retrieved March 31 2014 a b Rusty Hevelin 1922 2011 Locus Locus Publications December 28 2011 Retrieved December 28 2011 Icon 35 Toastmaster Rusty Hevelin 2010 Archived from the original on April 26 2012 Retrieved December 28 2011 Hevelin Rusty 2008 Denvention 1 Report by Rustebar 66th World Science Fiction Convention Denvention 3 Retrieved December 28 2011 Hertz John February 16 2008 About the Big Heart Award Science Fiction Awards Watch Retrieved December 28 2011 a b Rest in Peace Rusty Hevelin PulpFest December 27 2011 Archived from the original on April 26 2012 Retrieved December 28 2011 Sam Moskowitz Archive Award First Fandom Retrieved December 28 2011 Glyer Mike February 13 2009 2009 Pulp Fan Conventions File 770 Retrieved December 28 2011 Awards PulpFest Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved March 31 2014 Prickman Greg April 11 2012 Hevelin Collection Press release The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections amp University Archives Retrieved April 11 2012 Bontrager Kristi Science fiction fanzines to be digitized as part of major UI initiative James L Rusty Hevelin Collection contains about 10 000 fanzines IowaNow 2014 10 17 Hevelin Collection Tumblr page Lee Sharon and Steve Miller Dragon Ship Riverdale New York Baen Books 2012 pp 175 et seq Haldeman Gay May 1 3 2009 Guest of Honor Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin DemiCon 20 External links editHevelin Fanzines transcription project at the University of Iowa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rusty Hevelin amp oldid 1135161412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
