Surak Awards

The Surak Awards were created when some Star Trek fans were upset that the Fan Q awards didn't seem to be paying enough attention to Star Trek as they used to. The awards were for fanworks created in 1986, the awards were presented in 1987.
The "Memory Alpha Award" was a subset, given to one fan a year for a "history of distinguished achievement."
The very first Surak Awards were announced and awarded by Lois Welling at the ninth Shore Leave, a gen con, in 1987. From the program book there: 
 
In 1989 and 1990, the Surak Awards were voted and announced at Koon-ut-Cali-Con, a K/S con. 
The 1990 awards were the last to be held. After that, the editor of The LOC Connection proposed a new award, called the TLC Awards.
==Some History==
From Boldly Writing: 
==Description==
From a flyer printed in Interstat #109:
==The Categories==
The awards were evenly split between USA fanwork, and non-USA fanwork, then divided again between General and Age Statement Required fanwork. Awards were given, not best short story, or best long story, but best Writer. No award was given unless there were at least three nominations in the category. The awards were promoted in the adzine Communications Console.
The full set of categories included, each awarded for US and Other Than USA:
* Best Writer, Short Story
* Best Writer, Long Story
* Best Writer, Novel
* Best Artist, Portraiture
* Best Artist, Action
* Best Poet
* Best Filksong
* Best Fanzine Design
* Best Fanzine Novel
and
* Best Fanzine Editing
* Best Fanzine Anthology
For a sample of fanzines and stories that won the Surak Awards across the years click here.
==1986 Surak Award Winners (given in 1987)==
They were announced and awarded by Lois Welling at the ninth Shore Leave in 1987.
General Category
Other than USA
* Best Writer, Long Story: Claudia Crawford
* Best Writer, Novel: Helen Morgan
* Best Artist, Portraiture: Lana Brown
* Best Artist, Action: Lana Brown
* Best Fanzine Design: Enter-comm 8
* Best Fanzine Editing: Nome 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, 3/8
USA
* Best Writer, Short Story: Bev Volker
* Best Writer, Long Story: Ginna LaCroix
* Best Writer, Novel: Betsy Fisher
* Best Filksong: Larry Warner/Joey Shoji
* Best Poet: Beverly Volker
* Best Artist, Portraiture: Suzan Lovett
* Best Artist, Action: Suzan Lovett
* Best Fanzine Design: Mind Meld 3
* Best Fanzine Editing: Mind Meld 3
* Best Fanzine Anthology: Mind Meld 3
* Best Fanzine Novel: Whisper of the Wind
Age Statment Required Category
Other than USA
 
* Best Writer, Long Story: Frances Rowes
* Best Artist, Portraiture: Caryl Sibbett
* Best Fanzine Editing: In the Wilderness
* Best Fanzine Anthology: In the Wilderness
* Best Fanzine Novel: Bigot! Brother! Bondmate!
USA
* Best Writer, Short Story: Vivian Gates
* Best Writer, Long Story: Elwyn Conway
* Best Writer, Novel: Mary Suskind Lansing
* Best Poet: Flora Poste
* Best Artist, Action: Suzan Lovett
* Best Fanzine Editing: Nome 9
* Best Fanzine Anthology: Nome 9
 
Image:surak1986ballot5.jpg|part of 1986 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1986ballot4.jpg|art of 1986 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1986ballot3.jpg|part of 1986 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1986ballot2.jpg|part of 1986 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1986ballot1.jpg|part of 1986 ballot, click to read
==1987 Surak Award Winners (given in 1988)==
SURAK AWARDS results for gen fanzines:
USA: 
* Best Writer, short story: Laurel Ridener/Lynn Syck; "A Cacophony of Silence" (MIND MELD IV) "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"; (GALACTIC DISCOURSE 5)
* BestWriter, long story: Ginna LaCroix "The Turning Point" (MIND MELD IV) "When Eagles Cry" (WHALESONG)
* Best Writer, novel: Jane Land, DEMETER
* Best Humorist: Rayelle Roe "The Universal Insanity Bomb"; (GALACTIC DISCOURSE 5)
* Best Filksong: [April Valentine] "Your Eyes" (WHALESONG) "How Do You Feel?" (WHALESONG)
* Best Poet: Marion McChesney "Raison d'Etre" (WHALESONG)
* Best Artist, portrait: Chris Soto(MINDMELD IV)
* Best artist, action illo: Caren Parnes (VAULT OF TOMORROW 12, MIND MELD IV, GALACTIC DISCOURSE 5)
* Best Zine Design: MIND MELD IV
* Best ZineGraphics: MIND MELD IV
* Best Zine Editing: GALACTIC DISCOURSE 5 (Laurie Huff)
* Best Letter/information Zine: DATAZINE #47, #48
* Best Zine, anthology: GALACTIC DISCOURSE 5
* Best Zine, novel: DEMETER
* Federation Class of Excellence (TIE): INTERPHASE, CONTACT
* Memory Alpha: Leslie Fish
Other than USA:
* Best Writer, short story: Helen Ross "Extra Curricular Activity" (KATRA VI)
* Best Artist, portrait: Lana Brown (KATRA VI,VII)
* Best Zine Editing: KATRA VI, VII (Lana Brown)
* Federation Class of Excellence: VARIATIONS ON A THEME
SURAK AWARDS results for age-statement fanzines:
USA:
* Best Writer, short story: Dovya Blacque "Tango" (FIRST TIME 14)
* Best Writer, long story (TIE): Charlotte Frost, "The Healing" (FIRST TIME 14) "Convalescing" (AS I DO THEE 8) Deborah Cumnins, "Brotherly Love, parts 1 & 2" (NAKED TIMES 15 & 16) "A Shadow from the Past" (DARING ATTEMPT 9) 
* Best Writer, novel: Alexis Fegan Black YEAR OF THE RAM, DAYBREAK: DREAM COME TRUE
* Best Humorist: Jenny Starr, "Voyeur" (KSX), "Odds and Abbs" (ALIEN BROTHERS)
* Best Poet: Robin Hood, "Touchstone" (AS I DO THEE 9)
* Best Artist. portrait: Chris Soto (FIRST TIME 9, 15; AS I DO THEE 9)
* Best Artist, action illo: The Southern Cross (FIRST TIME 14)
* Best Zine Design: KSX
* Best Zine Graphics: KSX
* Best Zine Editing: NOME 10 (Victoria H. Clark, Barbara L. B. Storey)
* Best Letter /information zine: ON THE DOUBLE #3, #4
* Best Zine, anthology: AS I DO THEE 8, 9
* Best Zine, novel: YEAR OF THE RAM
* Federation-Class of Excellence: COURTS OF HONOR
Other than USA: 
* Best Writer, short story: Eva Stuart "Shield and Defender" (VOICE 5) "Progress" (VOICE 5)
* Best Writer, novel: Rowena Smythe "A New Future, The Sequel" (DUET XV)
* Federation Class of Excellence: K/S Zine
Image:sur88gen.jpg|winners for the gen category, printed in Treklink #14
Image:sur88age.jpg|winners for the age statement category, printed in Treklink #14
==1988 Surak Award Winners (given in 1989)==
* Best Writer: Short Story -- General: Lynn Syck/Laurel Ridener, "Betrayed" in Mind Meld V
* Best Writer: Short Story -- Age Statement: Vivian Gates, "A Human Thing to Do" (KSX)
* Best Writer: Long Story -- General: Sharon Pillsbury, "Strange Alliances" (More Missions, More Myths, 'Mind Cannibals" (Mind Meld), and "Impasse" (Vault of Tomorrow #13)
*Best Long Story -- Age Statement: Barbara Storey, "Just as the Twig is Bent" (Nome #11)
* Best Writer: Novel -- General: Claire Gabriel, Simple Gifts
* Best Writer: Novel -- Age Statement: Jenny Starr, Fetish
* Best Humorist -- General: Carol Hart/Caroline Nixon, "The Best of Times..." (Vault of Tomorrow #13)
* Best Humorist -- Age Statement: Kay Wells, “The Souvenir” First Time #18 06/1988
* Best Poet -- General: Ginna LaCroix, "Friends" (Mind Meld #5) and "Truth" (Mind Meld #5)
* Best Poet -- Age Statement: Leslie Fish, "Trolls" (Before the Glory)
* Best Artist: Portrait -- General: Caren Parnes, back cover of Mind Meld #5 and page 116 of Mind Meld #5
*Best Artist: Portrait -- Age Statement: Chris Soto, covers of First Time #20, cover of First Time #16 and art in Within the Mirror and Fetish
* Best Artist: Action: General: Chris Soto, page 18 (Mind Meld #5) and cover of Vault of Tomorrow #13
* Best Zine Graphics (borders, designs) -- General: Mind Meld #5, Sandy Zier
* Best Zine Graphics -- Age Statement: Sojourns
* Best Zine Design -- General: Mind Meld #5
* Best Zine Design -- Age Statement: Sojourns
* Best Zine Editing -- General: Mind Meld #5
* Best Zine Editing -- Age Statement: Naked Times #19 and #20
* Best Letter/Information Zine -- General Interstat #131/132
* Best Letter/Information Zine -- Age Statement: On the Double #7/8, #9
* Best Anthology -- General: Mind Meld #5
* Best Anthology -- Age Statement: First Time #19, #20
* Best Zine Novel -- General: Simple Gifts
* Best Zine Novel -- Age Statement: Fetish
* Federation Class of Excellence ("a special award for the recognition of "classic works" prior to 1987. It may be on entire zine series (now out of print), a zine, a piece of art, a story ..... etc.") -- General: Home is the Hunter, novel by Nancy Kippax and Beverly Volker, 1979
* Federation Class of Excellence: Age Statement: Broken Images, a novel by Beverly Sutherland, 1983
* Federation Class of Excellence -- Other Than U.S. -- General: Alnitah series
* Federation Class of Excellence -- Other Than U.S. -- Age Statement: T'Zad'U
* Memory Alpha ("a special award for a history of distinguished achievement by a fan"): Connie Faddis
Image:surak1988nom-1.jpg|page one of the 1988 nomination form, click to read
Image:surak1988nom-2.jpg|page two of the 1988 nomination form, click to read
Image:surak1988nom-3.jpg|page three of the 1988 nomination form, click to read
Image:surak1988nom-4.jpg|page four of the 1988 nomination form, click to read
Image:surak1988-1.jpg| page one of the 1988 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1988-2.jpg| page two of the 1988 ballot, click to read
Image:surak1988-3.jpg| page three of the 1988 ballot, click to read
==1989 Surak Award Winners (given in 1990)==
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