The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund is one of the longest-running institutions of science fiction fandom. It still magically wafts its democratically chosen delegates from Europe to North America, and vice versa, offering Cultural Interchange and an opportunity to see what those weirdos across the water are actually like. Not all winners have published the once traditional full-length trip report ... but portions of many incomplete reports exist, and should not be forgotten. Some may yet be completed. This document lists what is known. (A compilation of unfinished reports, plus some that were too brief to be published as standalone booklets, is the 2017 ebook TAFF Trip Report Anthology.)
To give the illusion of rigorous research, TAFF winners are listed chronologically with pointers to indicate eastward (→) or westward (←) transatlantic trips.
The listing was compiled by Dave Langford, with inputs from Bill Burns, Gary Farber, Kim Huett, Jerry Kaufman, Guy H. Lillian III, Mark L. Olson, Bruce Pelz, Joyce Scrivner, Pam Wells, the "Timebinders" e-mail list in general, and several more of the winners below. Information has been incorporated from the very useful "TAFF Winners and their Trip Reports" by Teresa & Patrick Nielsen Hayden in Sticky Quarters #12 ed. Brian Earl Brown, 1985. An early version of the list containing extracts from various incomplete TAFF reports, but much less bibliographical detail, was published as issue 97½ of Ansible in August 1995. For other available issues of Ansible, click here.
Forever Under Construction: Voting breakdowns were first added to this list in April 2005. If you can fill the remaining gap at 1973, or give more details of races where the geographical breakdown is incomplete (e.g. 1983) or missing (1956, 1996, 2001) please let me know! Huge thanks to Robert Lichtman [RL] for unearthing the figures for many 1950s and 1960s races, Rob Hansen [RH] for 1957 and 1970 plus various newsletters and status reports, Jim Linwood [JL] for 1960, Greg Pickersgill [GP] for 1956, 1960, 1969 and 1974, and Peter Sullivan [PS] for more on 1959.
1952 ← Walt Willis
No voting took place since the fund which inspired TAFF was wholly for the benefit of Walt Willis.
Report: The Harp Stateside, 1957.
Newsletter: coverage in Hyphen, in particular the announcement of the first TAFF race in Hyphen #4, October 1953; financial statement on 1954 ballot, November 1953; and a post-trip report on the 1955 race in Hyphenewsupplement, November 1955. Shelby Vick, who administered the US end of the Walt Willis fund, published reports, accounts, and a list of donors in his confusion #12, November 1952. This includes Walt Willis's column "Plinth", looking forward to the trip and marvelling that "I happen to have been the accidental focus of the first concerted and successful effort of science fiction fandom."
Note: Walt Willis attended the 1952 Worldcon, Chicon II in Chicago, Illinois. He died in 1999.
1954 ← Vince Clarke
Other candidates: Peter Campbell, Walter Gillings, Derek Pickles, Mike Rosenblum, Tony Thorne, James White. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting 1st place
votesNA pts* Euro pts* Total Position Peter Campbell 14 15 220 235 3 Vince Clarke 28 25 390 415 1 Walter Gillings 2 16 125 141 7 Derek Pickles 6 20 149 169 5 Mike Rosenblum 3 22 134 156 6 Tony Thorne 11 19 187 206 4 James White 15 25 267 292 2 Totals 79 (8 ballots) (71 ballots)
* As reported in Hyphen #8 (April 1954), candidates were allocated "7 points for a first place vote, 6 for second, and so on". [RL]
Newsletters: editorial in Hyphen #9, July 1954.
Note: Vince Clarke could not make the trip to the Worldcon (SFCon in San Francisco, California). Decades later, in the 1990s, TAFF found itself reasonably flush and suggested that he might now like to take his TAFF trip; he declined. Vince died in 1998.
The later tradition was for the Fund to be administrated by the most recent European and the most recent North American TAFF delegate. For these early races, Walt Willis (1952) acted as European administrator and Don Ford (1959) as North American administrator. The first printed announcement of this first race was in Willis's Hyphen #4 (October 1953).
1955 ← Ken Bulmer
Other candidates: Eric Bentcliffe, Terry Jeeves, Stuart Mackenzie, Ken Slater, Ted Tubb. Ballot with platforms.
Voting 1st place votes Points* Position Eric Bentcliffe 5 60 3 Ken Bulmer 38 138 1 Terry Jeeves 5 61 2 Totals 48
* As reported in Hyphen #14 (June 1955), candidates were allocated 3 points for a first place vote, 2 for second, and 1 for third. There were 44 British and 14 American votes, but no regional breakdown appeared. [RL] A candidate could be voted for in one place only (but see 1957). Results for lower-ranking candidates – who presumably shared the remaining 10 first-place votes – were tactfully not recorded.
Report: TAFF Tales – first published in volume form in 1998.
- 1. "Thorn on the Rose", Orion #21 ed. Ella Parker, February 1959
- 2. "New York Garrett", Orion #22, July 1959
- 3. "Pow Wow at Indian Lake", Orion #23, October 1959
- 4. "Cleveland Cameo", Orion #24, January 1960
- 5. "Talking Topics", Orion #25, June 1960
- 6. "Scrabbling Around", Orion #26, November 1960
- 7. "Loveland Idyll", Orion #27, April 1961
- 8. "Toodleoo, Goodbyee!", Science Fantasy News ed. Vince Clarke, Xmas 1955
Newsletter: TAFF Steam.
Note: Ken Bulmer attended the 1955 Worldcon, Clevention in Cleveland, Ohio. He died in 2005.
1956 → Lee Hoffman
Other candidates: Forrest J. Ackerman, Gertrude M. Carr, Kent Corey, David Kyle, Hal Shapiro, Lou Tabakow, Wally Weber. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Points* Position Forrest J. Ackerman 177 2 Gertrude M. Carr 50 5 Kent Corey 8 8 Lee Hoffman 362 1 David Kyle 109 3 Hal Shapiro 10 7 Lou Tabakow 61 4 Wally Weber 37 6 Total 814
* As reported in Fantasy Times #242 (March 1956). [GP] Same points system as 1955. The points total implies at least 136 ballots cast.
Note: Lee Hoffman declined TAFF funding and instead travelled at her own expense to the 1956 UK Eastercon, Cytricon II in Kettering, Northamptonshire. From the Fantasy Times report: "Since Hoffman has turned down the award, Don Ford, in charge of the Fund Committee, has notified Forry Ackerman, second highest. If Ackerman turns it down, another voting must be held." Greg Pickersgill adds: "According to [Harry Warner's] A Wealth of Fable, Ackerman didn't have the time to organize the trip, and Kyle was discounted as having too few votes. So as far as I can see no follow-up ballot was held. NB: on the same page of FT is a report of the marriage of Hoffman and Larry Shaw, March 6th 1956."
Lee Hoffman died in 2007.
1957 → Robert A. Madle
Other candidates: Forrest J. Ackerman (withdrew soon after start of voting), Dick Ellington, Richard Eney, Stuart Hoffman, Ed McNulty, Boyd Raeburn, George Nims Raybin. No platforms appear on the 1957 ballot form seen here – just candidates' and nominators' names. However, appreciative profiles of all the candidates were published in Yandro #50 (March 1957) edited by Buck and Juanita Coulson, a special TAFF issue that also has an article by Walt Willis on the fund's early years.
Voting Points* Position Forry Ackerman 65 6 Richard Ellington 158 4 Richard Eney 287 3 Stuart Hoffman 316 2 Bob Madle 486 1 Ed McNulty 54 7 Boyd Raeburn 135 5 George N. Raybin 44 8 Total 1491
* As reported in Contact #9 (17 July 1957) ed. Jan Jensen. [RH] Rob Hansen annotates: "This was not the actual number of people who voted but the tally of 'points' under Ford's system whereby a 1st place vote got 3 points, a 2nd place 2 points, and a 3rd place 1 point, and you could vote for the same person in all three places if you wanted. Logic suggests that dividing 1491 by 6 would therefore give a more accurate estimate of the numbers who voted." The answer is 248.5, indicating at least 249 voters (248 allocating all 6 points plus one voting in first place only) and probably a larger number (e.g. 247+3, 246+5, 244+7 ...).
Report: A Fake Fan In London, 1976. This had previously been serialized in Lynn Hickman's JD and its successor JD-ARGASSY, issues 27-54 (1958-60).
Note: Robert A. Madle attended the 1957 London Worldcon, Loncon (later known as Loncon I). He died in 2022 at the age of 102 – the last surviving member of 1930s First Fandom.
1958 ← Ron Bennett
Other candidates: John Berry, Dave Newman, Roberta Wild (withdrew during campaign). Ballot with platforms.
Voting Points* Position Ron Bennett 287 1 John Berry 240 2 Dave Newman 229 3 Write-ins 19
Total 775
* As reported in TAFF Steam, which records that "Bobbie Wild also received quite a few votes before she pulled out due to health reasons and for no other reasons." There is no record or breakdown of how many votes were cast overall, but "received at Tresco [i.e. by UK administrator Ken Bulmer] were 102 ballot papers, not all of which were filled in, some people wishing merely to send in their donations, and others sending in their donations without a voting paper." [RL] The ballot specifies the same points system as 1955.
Report: Colonial Excursion, March 1961.
Newsletter: much coverage in RB's newszine Skyrack.
Note: Ron Bennett attended Solacon, the 1958 Worldcon in Los Angeles, California. He died in 2006.
1959 → Don Ford
Other candidates: Terry Carr, Bjo Wells (later Bjo Trimble). Ballot with platforms.
Voting NA Europe Points* Position Terry Carr 235 96 331 2 Don Ford 399 100 499 1 Bjo Wells 198 90 288 3 Total
1118
* As reported in Fanac #50 (7 January 1960). The ballot specifies the same points system as 1955. There were "about 360" ballots, 50 from Britain. [RL] The regional breakdown, by points rather than ballots, comes from Skyrack #12, which remarks that "Several fans voting did not make use of all three spaces. There was one write-in vote giving BOB PAVLAT 3 points." [PS] Note that 1118/360 gives about 3.1 points per ballot rather than 6 as earlier. Research continues.
Report: TAFF Baedeker in two parts: Section One (1960) and Section Two (1961).
Newsletter: letter in Hyphen #9, July 1954; TAFF Report, 1957; note on 1961 ballot; "TAFF Analysis 1961 – U.S. Side" in Pooka #12, March 1962.
Note: Don Ford attended the 1960 Eastercon in London. He died in 1965. Obituary in 1965 Worldcon Programme Book.
1960 ← Eric Bentcliffe
Other candidates: Mal Ashworth, H.P. Sanderson ("Sandy" Sanderson). Ballot with platforms.
Voting NA Europe Points* Position Mal Ashworth 151 126 277 2 Eric Bentcliffe 187 190 377 1 H.P. Sanderson 200 61 261 3 Totals 538 377 915
* As reported by Ron Bennett in Skyrack #20 (June 1960). Same points system as 1955. The geographical breakdown is unreliable, being based on votes received by each administrator: some US fans chose to vote through UK administrator Ron Bennett. [GP/JL]
Report: Epitaff, 1961.
Newsletter: TAFF Reporter #1, May 1962; note on 1962 ballot.
Note: Eric Bentcliffe attended Pittcon, the 1960 Worldcon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died in 1992.
1961 → Ron Ellik
Other candidate: Richard Eney. Ballot with platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Ron Ellik 98 33 131 Richard Eney 49 24 73 Totals 147 57 204 As reported in "TAFF Analysis 1961 – U.S. Side" in Don Ford's Pooka #12, March 1962. From the ballot: "Note that with only two candidates, the voting procedure has been slightly modified" – with the points system dropped in favour of a single vote for one's preferred candidate.
Report: The Squirrel's Tale, 1969 – subtitled TAFF 1962. • Related material: Ron Ellik's letters to Ethel Lindsay (below) and others about the 1963 and 1964 TAFF races.
Newsletter: TAFF Progress Report; #1, January 1962 [PDF]; #2, May 1962 [also PDF] ; #3, June 1962 [PDF]; #4, May 1963 [PDF]; unnumbered, August 1963 with Ethel Lindsay; #5, December 1963 [also PDF].
Note: Ron Ellik attended the 1962 Eastercon in Harrogate, North Yorkshire (also known as the Ronvention). He finalized his TAFF report text in 1965 but died in 1968; Bruce Pelz published the report. British fan Ella Parker attended the 1961 US Worldcon (Seacon) under the auspices of the one-off "Parker Pond Fund", and was mistakenly named as the TAFF winner in at least one fanzine.
1962 ← Ethel Lindsay
Other candidate: Eddie Jones. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Eddie Jones 35 28 63 Ethel Lindsay 81 41 122 Totals 116 69 185 Figures from Robert Lichtman: "My source here is a very unusual one – [US administrator] Ron Ellik's tallying copy of the 1962 ballot with handwritten information ..." [RL] Same single-vote system as 1961.
Report: The Lindsay Report, 1963. Second edition published 1992 by Joyce Scrivner, with significantly improved photos.
Newsletter: TAFF 1962; TAFF Progress Report #4, May 1963 [PDF], with Ron Ellik, TAFF Progress Report August 1963, unnumbered, with Ron Ellik; #6, June 1964 [PDF], with Wally Weber.
Notes: Ethel Lindsay died in 1996. The 1962 Worldcon she attended was Chicon III in Chicago, Illinois; also in attendance were Walt and Madeleine Willis, brought over by the Tenth Anniversary Willis Fund.
1963 → Wally Weber
Other candidates: Marion Z. Bradley, Bruce E. Pelz. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Marion Z. Bradley 118 47 165 Bruce E. Pelz 89 40 129 Wally Weber 165 38 203 Totals 372 125 497 As reported in Starspinkle #24 (7 November 1963) [RL] and TAFF Progress Report #5 (December 1963) ed. Ron Ellik. A modified points system was used: "A first-place vote is worth two points; a second-place vote is worth one point." (from the ballot, which did not offer a third-place option). With at most three points per ballot, we can calculate that there were at least 124 NA and 42 Euro ballots – minimum total 166.
Sandra Bond has since pointed out that Starspinkle #24 mentions a total of 140 NA voters while TAFF Progress Report #5 lists 196 voters' names, implying 56 European voters.Report: Cry Abroad, a two-page "TAFF report synopsis" published June 1964 in Cry of the Nameless #174. The Carr/Schlück TAFF Progress Report #9 (11/66) reported: "... Wally Weber, after discarding his first draft of his report because of dissatisfaction with its quality, is working on another draft."
Newsletter: TAFF Progress Report #6 [PDF], with Ethel Lindsay, June 1964; #7, March 1965 – this site has Wally Weber's "unofficial" draft version of #7. Also Letter announcing Terry Carr's win, 2 March 1965.
Note: Wally Weber attended the 1964 UK Eastercon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (also known as RePetercon, as the second Eastercon in that venue).
1964 ← Arthur Thomson (Atom)
Other candidate: Phil Rogers. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Phil Rogers 13 28 41 Arthur Thomson 63 32 95 Totals 76 60 136 As reported in Starspinkle #39 (4 June 1964). [RL] Same single-vote system as 1961.
Report: Atom Abroad, 1965.
Newsletter: TAFF Progress Report #8, with Terry Carr, October 1965 [one source gives November 1965].
Note: Arthur Thomson attended the 1964 Worldcon, Pacificon II in Oakland, California. He died in 1990. His nom-de-cartoon is often written ATom since it does look a bit that way, but he intended and preferred the lower-case T.
1965 → Terry Carr
Other candidates: Bill Donaho, Jock Root. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Terry Carr 168 39 207 Bill Donaho 71 18 89 Jock Root 95 19 114 Totals 334 76 410 As reported in Ratatosk #8 (4 March 1965). [RL] Same points system as 1963. With at most three points per ballot, we can calculate that there were at least 112 NA and 26 Euro ballots – minimum total 138.
Condensed report: "Beyond the Mnemonic Statute of Limitations", Raffles #8, 1984. ("It's the only TAFF report of my trip that I'm ever likely to write.") Atom's sketches of the TC trip appeared in Trap Door #15, 1995, ed. Robert Lichtman.
Newsletter: TAFF Progress Report #8, with Terry Carr, October 1965 [one source gives November 1965]; TAFF Progress Report #9, November 1966, with Thomas Schlück; #10, January 1968, with Thomas Schlück; TAFF Bericht, in Streiflichter ed. Thomas Schlück, 1966.
Note: Terry Carr attended the 1965 London Worldcon, Loncon II. He died in 1987.
1966 ← Thomas Schlück
Other candidates: Eric Jones, Bo Stenfors, Peter Weston. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Eric Jones 17 22 39 Thomas Schlück 35 48 83 Bo Stenfors 2 3 5 Peter Weston 15 5 20 Hold Over Funds 2
2 Write-in 1
1 Totals 72 78 150 As reported in Ratatosk #32 (16 April 1966) [RL] and TAFF Progress Report #9 (November 1966) ed. Terry Carr and Thomas Schlück. This race introduced the "Australian" preferential ballot system and the "Hold Over Funds" option, as first described in TAFF Progress Report #8 (October 1965) and still used today.
Report: nothing traced, but ... "Part of Tom's report has already been published in German fanzines." (Ratatosk #47, May 1967, ed Bruce Pelz)
Newsletter: see 1965 above for collaborations with Terry Carr; TAFF Progress Report #1 (#11) with Steve Stiles, September 1968; #12 ditto, June 1969.
Note: Thomas Schlück attended Tricon, the 1966 Worldcon in Cleveland, Ohio.
1968 → Steve Stiles
Other candidates: Ed Cox, Ted Johnstone. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Round 2 Ed Cox 32 8 *40
Ted Johnstone 49 1 50 62 Steve Stiles 45 5 50 71 Hold Over Funds 1
*1
Write-in 1 1 *2
Totals 128 15 143 133 * Eliminated and second preferences reallocated.
As reported in TAFF Progress Report #10 (January 1968). One inconsistency adjusted: the PR10 geographical breakdown showed just one (European) write-in vote while the combined figures had two.Report: portions under overall title Harrison Country; collected edition published under this title with additional artwork, 2007.
- Introduction & Chapter 1, Quip #10 ed. Arnie Katz, 1968.
- Chapter 2, Quip #11, February 1969.
- Chapter 3, Quip #12, August 1969.
- Chapter 4, Focal Point vol 2 no 4, 1970.
- Chapter 5, Focal Point vol 2 no 7, 1970.
- Chapter 6, Focal Point vol 2 no 12.5, 1970.
- "Chapter 37, Page 268", Sam #15, 1983.
- "Chapter 18, Page 127", BSFAN #13, 1984.
- "Chapter 31, pg 147", BSFAN #15 ed. Elaine Stiles, 1986.
- "The Cutty Sark Affair, or TAFF Report at Sea" ("Chapter 145"), Chunga #12 ed. Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and carl juarez, 2006.
Newsletter: see 1966 above for collaborations with Thomas Schlück. TAFF Progress Report #14, with Eddie Jones, July 1970 ("I've no clue what became of #13" – Bruce Pelz); TAFF Terror Tales #1 [PDF]; #2; and #3 [PDF], 1969.
Note: Steve Stiles attended Thirdmancon, the 1968 UK Eastercon in Buxton, Derbyshire. The only copy to hand of TAFF Terror Tales #1 is actually a reprint published during the 1986 race, with added text about that year's candidates. TAFF Terror Tales #3 is a wondrous Krazy Kat pastiche which ought to be a sought-after collector's item. This was reprinted in Locus #56, 16 June 1970; and again in Chunga #12 along with "The Cutty Sark Affair", the final instalment which in 2006 completed Harrison Country at last. The version on this site is taken with permission and thanks from Chunga. Steve Stiles died in 2020.
1969 ← Eddie Jones
Other candidate: Bob Shaw. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Eddie Jones 55 49 104 Bob Shaw 70 19 89 Hold Over Funds 2 1 3 Totals 127 69 196 As reported in Luna Monthly #2 (July 1969). [GP]
Report: none, according to fannish consensus.
Newsletter: see 1968 above for collaboration with Steve Stiles. Also an announcement in Locus #91 (22 July 1971).
Note: Eddie Jones attended St. Louiscon, the 1969 Worldcon held in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in 1999.
1970 → Elliot K. Shorter
Other candidates: Bill Rotsler, Charlie Brown. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Charlie Brown 28 19 47 Bill Rotsler 70 9 79 Elliot K. Shorter 111 28 139 Totals 209 56 265 As reported in Locus #59 (July 1970). [RH]
Report: portions as below.
- "A Shorter Odyssey", from EKS column in Locus #60, 23 July 1970.
- "How Fearless Leader Got His Name" – segment read out in Live Spanish Inquisition ed. Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins, Balticon, 1976; in printed Spanish Inquisition #7/8, June 1976.
- "Heicon Report", Locus #63, 15 September 1970.
Newsletter: occasional coverage as TAFF Jottings and letters to the editor in Locus. Besides trip report instalments above, TAFF news appeared in Locus #66 (29 October 1970), Locus #68 (23 November 1970), Locus #89 (11 July 1971), Locus #91 (22 July 1971) and Locus #93 (13 August 1971). This list may be incomplete.
Note: Elliot K. Shorter attended Heicon '70, the 1970 Worldcon held in Heidelberg, Germany. He died in 2013.
1971 ← Mario Bosnyak
Other candidates: Per Insulander, Terry Jeeves, Peter Weston. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Round 2 Round 3 Mario Bosnyak 32 106 138 163 184 Per Insulander 27 20 *47 Terry Jeeves 44 22 66 *74 Peter Weston 51 33 84 95 113 Hold Over Funds 1 0 *1 Totals 154 181 336 332 297 As reported by Elliot K. Shorter in Locus #89 (11 July 1971) and in less detail by Peter Roberts in Checkpoint #6 (22 July 1971).
* Eliminated as trailing candidate(s); next preferences reallocated.Report: none. Mysterious claim by Mario Bosnyak that if he had published anything he'd have had to tell the truth and thus cause offence.
Newsletter: TAFF 1972.
Note: Mario Bosnyak attended Noreascon I, the 1971 Worldcon held in Boston, Massachusetts.
1973 → Len & June Moffatt
Other candidates: Howard DeVore, Frank & Ann Dietz. Ballot. Platforms.
No voting details have been traced.
Report: The Moffatt House Abroad, 1974.
Newsletter: TAFF News From The Moffatts, issued with Instant Message #129, 1973; TAFF News, January 1976.
Note: The Moffatts attended OMPAcon, the 1973 UK Eastercon held in Bristol. Len Moffatt died in 2010 and June Moffatt in 2018.
1974 ← Peter Weston
Other candidate: Peter Roberts. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA UK Europe Total Peter Roberts 42 19 4 65 Peter Weston 62 60 32 154 Totals 104 79 36 219 As reported by Darroll Pardoe in Checkpoint #48 (1974). [GP]
Report:
- "Stranger in a Very Strange Land" – SF Monthly vol 2 no 6 (UK prozine), 1975 – short segment published in a professional sf magazine.
- "Weston Discovers America!" – included, with other relevant TAFF commentary, in Peter's fannish autobiography With Stars In My Eyes (NESFA Press, September 2004)
Note: Peter Weston attended Discon II, the 1974 Worldcon held in Washington DC. He died in 2017.
1976 → Roy Tackett, Bill Bowers (tie)
Other candidates: none. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Bill Bowers 52 20
72 Roy Tackett 57 15
72 Totals 109 35
144 As reported by Ian Maule in Checkpoint #64 (February 1976). There were hopes of bringing both candidates to the UK, but: "The cheap charter flight that was to bring Bowers and Tackett over to Mancon has fallen through and thus only Tackett will be coming. Bill Bowers can't afford the extra expense of the regular plane fare. There had been a thought in the States of a special Bowers fund but this seems doomed through lack of time." (Checkpoint #66, March 1976)
Report: Roy Tackett published a brief 4pp summary only.
- "Tackett's Travels in TAFFland", Sticky Quarters #13 ed. Brian Earl Brown, 1985.
Newsletter: The 1977 TAFF Report; Terry Hughes Wins TAFF announcement, 1979.
Note: Roy Tackett attended Mancon 5, the 1976 UK Eastercon held in Manchester. He died in 2003. Bill Bowers could not make the trip, as noted above; he died in 2005.
1977 ← Peter Roberts
Other candidates: Terry Jeeves, Peter Presford. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Terry Jeeves 54 35 89 Peter Presford 10 2 12 Peter Roberts 61 43 104 Hold Over Funds 1 0 1 Write-in
1 1 Totals 126 81 207 As reported by Peter Roberts in Checkpoint #81 (April or May 1977).
Report: overall title New Routes In America, completed and published 1999. The final five chapters aren't on line but can be read in the ebook of the complete report, which also includes all original illustrations.
- 1. "Getting There Is Half The Fun", Egg #11 ed. PR, 1978.
- 2. "Big City Hustle", Egg #11, 1978.
- 3. "Toasted in Virginia", Nabu #5 ed. Ian Maule, 1978.
- 4. "Capital Tour", Nabu #5, 1978.
- 5. "Freeways and Turnpikes", Mota #27 ed. Terry Hughes, 1979.
- 6. "A Way Down South", Mota #27, 1979.
- 7. "SunCon and the Sea Off Miami", Gritbin #2 ed. PR (FAPA), 1980 – also reprinted in Epsilon #17 ed. Rob Hansen, 1984.
- 8. "Pirates, Parrots & Pizzas", Out of the Blue #3 ed. Harry Bell and Kevin Williams, 1981.
- 9. "Spaceports and Bus Stations", Stomach Pump #3 ed. Steve Higgins, 1982.
- 10. "Texas, El Paso, & Mexico", first published on the TAFF web pages, 1998.
- 11. "Motion Recollected in Senility", first published in the collected New Routes in America, December 1999.
- 12. "Cabbages and Cowboys", first published in the collected New Routes in America, December 1999.
- 13. "The Bozo Bus and the Gateway to El", first published in the collected New Routes in America, December 1999.
- 14. "Largely Forgotten Loganberries ...", first published in the collected New Routes in America, December 1999.
- 15. "Wild Borzois Ate My Auntie's Jigsaw", first published in the collected New Routes in America, December 1999.
Newsletter: TAFF Talk #1-#4. On line: #1, December 1977; #2, March 1978; #3, April 1979; #4, April 1980.
Notes: Peter Roberts attended Suncon in Miami, Florida, the 1977 Worldcon.
1979 → Terry Hughes
Other candidates: Fred Haskell, Suzanne Tompkins. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Fred Haskell 35 5 40 Terry Hughes 47 61 108 Suzanne Tompkins 30 10 40 Hold Over Funds
0 Totals 112 76 188 As reported by Peter Roberts in Taff Talk #3 (April 1979).
Report: one chapter and a fragment.
- "Two-Fisted TAFF Tales" in Sticky Quarters #13 ed. Brian Earl Brown, 1985
- "An Excerpt From Chapter Nine of the Terry Hughes TAFF Report" in Wing Window #7 ed. John D. Berry, 1984
Newsletter: TAFF News, unnumbered: ? 1979; April 1980.
Notes: Terry Hughes attended Seacon '79 in Brighton, Sussex, the 1979 Worldcon. He died in 2001.
1980 ← Dave Langford
Other candidate: Jim Barker. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Jim Barker 15 23 38 Dave Langford 44 39 83 Hold Over Funds 1 1 2 Write-in
1 1 Totals 60 64 124 As reported by Peter Roberts in Taff Talk #4 (April 1980).
Report: The Transatlantic Hearing Aid, 1985, published by Inca Press (Rob Jackson). Full revised text now on this site as below, and also (with all original illustrations added) as an ebook.
- Preliminary Bit, in collected edition, 1985
- 1: "Travelling Hopefully", Twll-Ddu #19, ed. Dave Langford, April 1981
- 2: "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow", Boonfark #5 ed. Dan Steffan, August 1981
- 3: "From Pole to Pole", Nabu #11 ed. Ian Maule, 1981
- 4: "The Day of the Jackpot", Warhoon #30 ed. Richard Bergeron, September 1982
- 5: "Running Down", Tappen #3 ed. Malcolm Edwards, November 1981
- 6: "Is There Life After Worldcon?", The Zine That Has No Name #3 ed. Paul Skelton, November 1982
- 7: "Yes! We Have Parakeet Diapers", Mainstream #9 ed. Suzanne Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman, October 1983
- 8: "I Was a Worm in the Big Apple", Wallbanger #9 ed. Eve Harvey, May 1984
- Appendix 1: "Yesterday's Men", Visitor's Pass ed. Dave Langford and Stu Shiffman, April 1981
- Appendix 2: "Vital Statistics"
- Appendix 3: "The Call of Kho-Ad", Space Junk #6 ed. Rich Coad, 1981 – silliness not included in printed report
Newsletter: TAFF Talk #5-#11. On line: #5, October 1980; #6, December 1980#7, April 1981; #8, July 1981; #9, August 1981; #10, October 1981; #11, April 1982.
Notes: Dave Langford attended Noreascon II in Boston, Massachusetts, the 1980 Worldcon.
1981 → Stu Shiffman
Other candidate: Gary Farber. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Gary Farber 36 7 43 Stu Shiffman 41 38 79 Hold Over Funds 2
2 Totals 79 45 124 As reported by Dave Langford in Taff Talk #6 (3 December 1980).
Report: one chapter published, plus an introductory fragment.
- 0. "Suddenly, Last Winter", Visitor's Pass (one-shot) ed. Stu Shiffman and Dave Langford, 1981.
- 1. "A Raffles Lad Abroad or The Road to Yorcon", Raffles 6 ed. Stu Shiffman and Larry Carmody, 1982.
Newsletter: [yes, but I've lost my copies and even Stu can't remember his title! – DRL]
Note: Stu Shiffman attended Yorcon II, the 1981 UK Eastercon in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He died in 2014.
1982 ← Kevin Smith
Other candidate: Rog Peyton. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Rog Peyton 18 45 63 Kevin Smith 38 42 80 Hold Over Funds 1 14 15 Write-in
1 1 No Preference 5 1 6 Invalid
4 4 Totals 62 107 169 As reported by Dave Langford in Taff Talk #11 (19 April 1982).
Report: Nothing, published online, August 2022. (The title deliberately echoes the solitary word that appeared here for many years.) A printed version followed in December 2022.
Newsletter: TAFF Talk #12-#14. On line: #12, June 1982; #13, December 1982; #14, ?September 1983.
Note: Kevin Smith attended Chicon IV in Chicago, Illinois, the 1982 Worldcon.
1983 → Avedon Carol
Other candidates: Grant Canfield, Larry Carmody, Taral Wayne. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe *Unassigned Total Grant Canfield 10 7
17 Larry Carmody 28 4
32 Avedon Carol 35 34
69 Taral Wayne 12 2
14 Hold Over Funds
1 1 No Preference
1 1 Write-in
1 1 Totals 85 47 3 135 * Hold Over Funds etc. were for some reason not assigned to either NA or Europe.
Report: fragments only. Avedon Carol drafted two chapters on disk, was too depressed to publish them in the wake of the 1984 TAFF wars, and may now have lost the files....
- (untitled fragment), Ansible #33 ed. Dave Langford, 1983.
- "The Present State of Affairs", Blatant #13 ed. Avedon Carol, 1985.
Newsletter: (part of) The Amnesia Report, 1984; TAFF Official, 5 January 1985.
Note: Avedon Carol attended Albacon II in Glasgow, Scotland, the 1983 UK Eastercon.
1984 ← Rob Hansen
Other candidate: D. West. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Rob Hansen 60 41 101 D. West 19 41 60 Hold Over Funds 1
1 Write-in
1 1 Totals 80 83 163 Report: On The TAFF Trail, 1994. Instalments previously published are listed below. The complete text is on the TAFF site as both HTML pages and an ebook.
- 1: "Hello America", Epsilon #17 ed. Rob Hansen, November 1984
- 2: "First Contact", Nutz #3 ed. Pam Wells, April 1985
- 3: "A Limey at L.A.Con", Pulp #15 ed. Avedon Carol, September 1989
- 4: "Spiked", as "A Limey at L.A.Con (part 2)", in Pulp #16 ed. John Harvey, March 1990
- 5: "Fear and Loathing in Disneyland", Pulp #17 ed. Avedon Carol, July 1990
- 6: "On the Road", I-94 #2 ed. Spike Parsons, 1988
- 7: "The City of Love" Blatant #18 / Eta ed. Avedon Carol/Rob Hansen, Easter 1989
- 8: "A First Taste of the Big Apple", Pulp #18 ed. John Harvey, January 1991)
- 17: "TAFFman's Return", Fish Helmet #8 ed. Rob Hansen, November 1984
Newsletter: TAFF-Eta #1-#4. On line: #1, January 1985; #2, November 1985; #3, April 1986; #4, May 1986.
Note: Rob Hansen attended L.A.con II in Anaheim, California, the 1984 Worldcon.
1985 → Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Other candidate: Rich Coad. Also, Martha Beck (nominated too late to appear on the ballot) was the subject of a significant write-in campaign. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Rich Coad 42 9 51 Martha Beck (write-in) 183 6 189 Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden 144 117 261 Hold Over Funds 10 2 12 Totals 379 134 513 Report: portions published.
- Introductory piece in TAFFluvia #2, 1985.
- "Work in Progress", Flash Point #8 ed PNH, 1986.
- "Aspects and Inclinations", Hyphen #37 ed. Walt Willis, 1987 ("Pages from the middle of a TAFF report in progress").
Newsletter: TAFFluvia #1-#10 plus an extra "Memo". On line: #1, January 1985; #2, August 1985; #3, November 1985; #4, January 1986; #5, April 1986; #6, May 1986; #7, August 1986; #8, November 1986; #9, January 1987; #10, April 1987; Memo re: TAFF 1986-1987, March 1987.
Additional: "TAFF in Thirteen Paragraphs".
Note: Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden attended Yorcon III in Leeds, West Yorkshire, the 1985 UK Eastercon.
1986 ← Greg Pickersgill
Other candidates: Judith Hanna, Simon Ounsley. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Aus Total Round 2 Judith Hanna 40 *16 5 61
Simon Ounsley 44 37 3 84 114 Greg Pickersgill 49 48 1 98 125 Hold Over Funds
2
**2 7 Write-in 3 1
**4
No Preference
***3 Totals 136 104 9 249 249 As reported by Rob Hansen in TAFF-Eta #4 (May 1986), and by the Nielsen Haydens in Taffluvia #6 (May 1986). This was the first TAFF race to use the "20% rule" modification described and explained in Taffluvia #2 (August 1985).
* Eliminated by 20% rule.
** Eliminated as trailing candidate.
*** No further preferences found in redistribution.Report: it was Greg Pickersgill's avowed plan that his report should incorporate accounts of his visit by third parties, and hence ...
- "Greg Pickersgill's TAFF Visit" (very synoptic) by Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, TAFFluvia #8, 1986.
- "Letter 14" by Ted White, Letters from Jail 11-14 ed. John D. Berry, October 1986.
- (untitled) by Linda Blanchard, Scattershot #3 ed. Linda Blanchard, 1986.
- "Taffman in Toronto" by Mike Glicksohn, The Caprician #4 ed. Lilian Edwards and Christina Lake, 1989.
Newsletter: TAFF Vale #1-#3. On line: #1, March 1987; #2, November 1987; #3, April 1988.
Note: Greg Pickersgill attended ConFederation in Atlanta, Georgia, the 1986 Worldcon.
1987 → Jeanne Gomoll
Other candidates: Bill Bowers, Brian Earl Brown, Mike Glicksohn, Robert Lichtman. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Aus Total Round 2 Bill Bowers *26 *4 1 31
Brian Earl Brown *25 *3
28
Mike Glicksohn 57 20
77 112 Jeanne Gomoll 86 42 4 132 202 Robert Lichtman *35 *11 2 48
Hold Over Funds 3
**3
No Preference
***5 Totals 232 80 7 319 319 As reported by Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden in Taffluvia #10 (April 1987).
* Eliminated by 20% rule.
** Eliminated as trailing "candidate".
*** No further preferences found in redistribution.Report: portions with overall title Always Coming Home; final version published as TAFForensic Report: A Cold-Case Investigation (2020).
- Chapter 1, Whimsey #6 ed. Jeanne Gomoll, 1987.
- Chapter 2, Whimsey #7, 1992.
- (Prologue) "ReinCONation GoH Speech 1992", Idea #7 ed. Geri Sullivan, 1993.
Newsletter: TAFFiles #1-#6 plus additional "3.1". On line: #1, October 1987; #2, February 1988; #3, April 1988; #3.1, May 1988; #4, June 1988; #5, October 1988; #6, January 1989. Also J.G. Taff Our Catalog, classy 38pp fanzine sale/auction list, and J.G. Taff Catalog Auction Results.
Note: Jeanne Gomoll attended Conspiracy '87 in Brighton, Sussex, the 1987 Worldcon.
1988 ← Lilian Edwards and Christina Lake
Other candidates: Martin Tudor, Dave Wood. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Aus Total Lilian Edwards & Christina Lake 63 73 6 142 Martin Tudor *16 51 4 71 Dave Wood *11 43 0 54 Hold Over Funds 2 1
3 No Preference
1
1 Write-in
1 1 Totals 92 169 11 272 * Eliminated by 20% rule. Edwards and Lake had a first-round majority in any case.
Report by Christina Lake: four portions published. To read the joint effort in chronological sequence, start here.
- [Title mislaid], Balloons Over Bristol #2 ed CE, 1988.
- "Voodoo Jambalaya", The Caprician #4 ed. LE/CL, 1989.
- "In the beginning God said let there be flight", Two Times TAFF #4 ed LE/CL, 1990.
- "Let's Go to San Francisco", Never Quite Arriving #3 ed. CL, 1995.
Report by Lilian Edwards: one chapter.
- "The Once and Future Seattle", The Wrong Leggings #3 ed. LE, 1995.
Joint newsletter: Two Times TAFF #1-#5. On line: #1, ?October 1988; #2, ?January 1989; #3, November 1990; #4, November 1990; #5, May 1991.
Note: Lilian Edwards and Christina Lake attended Nolacon II in New Orleans, Louisiana, the 1988 Worldcon.
1989 → Robert Lichtman
Other candidate: Luke McGuff. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Robert Lichtman 77 26 6 109 Luke McGuff 34 10
44 Hold Over Funds 5 5
10 Write-in
2
2 Totals 116 43 6 165 Report: portions published.
- Prologue in "Doorway", Trap Door #9, January 1990, ed. Robert Lichtman.
- "March 28" – one day's report notes, included in next item – King Biscuit Time #10 (for FAPA), August 1989.
- Report in Progress – "loose chronology and bare-bones reportage" – privately circulated, 1990.
Newsletter: TAFF Door #1-#5. On line: #1, June 1990; #1.1, October 1990; #2, January 1991; #3, May 1991; #4, September 1991; #5, February 1992.
Notes: Robert Lichtman attended Contrivance in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, the 1989 British Eastercon. He died in 2022.
1991 ← Pam Wells
Other candidates: Abigail Frost, Bruno Ogorolec. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Abigail Frost 21 37
58 Bruno Ogorolec 22 11
33 Pam Wells 48 84
132 Hold Over Funds 2 1
3 Write-in 1 0
1 Totals 94 133
227 Report: Pam Wells announced in 1995 that she had published nothing, having forgotten her chapter about post-TAFF-trip blues....
- "Depression Tango" in Saliromania #6 ed. Michael Ashley, 1991.
- "All Gone to Look for America" in Attitude #7 ed. Michael Abbott, John Dallman and PW, 1996.
- "Minneapolis Memories" in Attitude #12, 1997.
Newsletter: TAFFervescent #1-#8 (also circular to past administrators asking advice on the proposed abolition of write-in votes; duly abolished). On line: #1, July 1991; #2, September 1991; #3, November 1991; #4, February 1992; #5, June 1992; #6, November 1992; #7, April 1993; #8, May 1993.
Note: Pam Wells attended Chicon V in Chicago, Illinois, the 1991 Worldcon.
1992 → Jeanne Bowman
Other candidate: Richard Brandt. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Aus Total Jeanne Bowman 56 27 4 87 Richard Brandt 57 23 1 81 Hold Over Funds 2
2 Totals 115 50 5 170 Report: condensed fragments, overall title The Almost Factual Fan.
Newsletter: Trans Atlantic Fan Fun[d] #1-#3, not numbered: #1, July 1992; #2, December 1992; #3, March 1993.
Note: Jeanne Bowman attended Illumination in Blackpool, Lancashire, the 1992 UK Eastercon.
1993 ← Abigail Frost
Other candidates: Michael Ashley, Tony Berry, Ashley Watkins. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Final Michael Ashley 31 *13 1 45 45 **47
Tony Berry *14 50 4 68 69 74 90 Abigail Frost 29 28 2 59 59 70 93 Ashley Watkins *5 *12
17 **17
Hold Over Funds 3
**3
No Preference 12 3
15
Totals 94 106 7 207 190 191(?) 183 As reported by Pam Wells in Taffervescent #8 (May 1993). The ballot wording for this race was changed from "... write-ins are permitted" to "'Write-ins' are not permitted", after deliberations announced in Taffervescent #4 (February 1992); subsequent ballots simply dropped any mention of write-ins.
* Eliminated by 20% rule, giving Frost an immediate win. Pre-20% elimination also carried out "in the interests of historical continuity", with the same result.
** Eliminated as trailing candidate.Report: portions as, mostly, The Frost Report.
- In Progress (one-off fanzine while in USA) ed. Abigail Frost, 1993.
- fragment, Ansible #74 ed. Dave Langford, 1993.
- fragment, Ansible #75, 1993.
- fragment, Ansible #97½, 1995.
Newsletter: TAFFerendum, ?June 1993; TAFF Talk (again), one unnumbered issue, Autumn 1994.
Note: Abigail Frost attended ConFrancisco in San Francisco, California, the 1993 Worldcon; also ReinCONation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. See related commentary in Ansible #112 and from Gary Farber, both November 1996. Abigail Frost died in 2009.
1995 → Dan Steffan
Other candidates: Samanda b Jeudé, Joe Wesson. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Round 2 Samanda b Jeudé 124 18 2 144 156 Dan Steffan 100 51 3 154 180 Joe Wesson 46 *9 4 *59
No Preference 7 1 0 8
Hold Over Funds
0 19 Totals 277 79 9 365 355 * Eliminated both by 20% rule and as trailing candidate: votes redistributed according to next preference.
Report: in progress, segments appearing as "TAFFragments" ...
- #1: "Riding the Rails", Apparatchik #53 ed. Andy Hooper and Victor Gonzalez, 1996.
- #2: "You Can't Get There From Here", Apparatchik #54, 1996.
- #3: "Leave The Driving To Us", Apparatchik #59, 1996.
- #4: "Go West, Young Fan", Apparatchik #62, 1996.
- #5: "Hotel Hansen (The Early Years)", Apparatchik #66, 1996.
Newsletter: A Special Message from TAFFboy (pre-trip); Journey into Fandom with TAFFboy, in (brilliant) cartoon form; TAFFboy #2, December 1996and #3, June 1997.
Notes: Dan Steffan attended Intersection in Glasgow, Scotland, the 1995 Worldcon.
1996 ← Martin Tudor
Other candidate: M.J. "Simo" Simpson. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total M.J. "Simo" Simpson
9 Martin Tudor
138 No Preference
2 Totals
149 Report: Have Bag, Will Travel – four instalments written and published during the actual trip, one-volume collected edition (with additional instalments, not on the website but included in the later ebook) completed for Easter 1998.
- #1: "Gimme Some Money"
- #2: "America"
- #3: "The Sun Never Sweats"
- #4: "Heavy Duty"
Newsletter: TAFFlon Tudor #1, July 1996; #2, November 1996; #2½, June 1997; #3, March 1998; and #4, June 1998.
Note: Martin Tudor attended L.A.con III in Anaheim, California, the 1996 Worldcon; also Corflu Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1998 → Ulrika O'Brien
Other candidates: Victor Gonzalez, Vicki Rosenzweig and Tom Sadler. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Round 2 Final Victor Gonzalez 39 14 55 60 77 Ulrika O'Brien 46 23 69 82 105 Vicki Rosenzweig 32 14 46 **57
Tom Sadler 31 *11 **42
Hold Over Funds 1 2 3
No Preference
9
Totals 149 64 224 199 182 * Eliminated by 20% rule.
** Eliminated and votes redistributed according to next preference.Report: in progress.
- "Of Lost Umbrellas and Suicidal Ladybugs", Quasiquote #2 ed. Sandra Bond, April 2000. [This is an early version of the first half of "Why, This Is Albion, Nor Am I Out of It" below.]
- "Adventures of an Unqualified TAFFgirl", Idea #12 ed. Geri Sullivan, December 2000.
- "Exit, Pursued by a Gael: A TAFF Defense of Sorts", Widening Gyre #5 ed. Ulrika O'Brien, March 2000.
- "All Singing, All Dancing, All Joseph Nicholas Leg Revue," Fringe #1, ed. Ulrika O'Brien, 2003.
- "American Squirm", Chunga #8 ed. Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and carl juarez, September 2004.
- "Why, This Is Albion, Nor Am I Out of It", Banana Wings #57, ed. Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer, November 2014.
- "What Do You Want from Life?" BEAM #8, ed. Nic Farey & Jim Trash, November 2014.
- "Only Shooting Stars", Littlebrook #10, ed. Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins, April 2017.
Newsletter: Demi-TAFF Americain #1, February 1998; #2, May 1998; #3, August 1998; #3.01, Autumn 1999; #4, December 1999.
Notes: Ulrika O'Brien attended the 1998 British conventions Corflu UK in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and Intuition (the Eastercon) in Manchester.
1998 ← Maureen Kincaid Speller
Other candidates: Chris Bell and Bridget Hardcastle. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Chris Bell 12 41
53 Bridget Hardcastle 14 27
41 Maureen Kincaid Speller 42 76 3 121 No Preference 7 1
8 Totals 75 145 3 223 Report: no formal report, just trip notes written while on tour: Snufkin Goes West #1 (July 1998), #2 (August 1998), #3 (August/September 1998)and #4 (September 1998).
Newsletter: Taffkin's Bum #1, July 1998; #2, Autumn 1999; #3, Easter 2000.
Notes: This second 1998 race (from Europe to the 1998 Worldcon in Baltimore) was announced to "catch up" after the lack of 1997 race. Maureen Kincaid Speller attended BucConeer, the 1998 US Worldcon in Baltimore, Maryland. She died in 2022.
1999 → Velma "Vijay" Bowen
Other candidate: Sarah Prince. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Vijay Bowen 47 8 55 Sarah Prince 12 3 15 Hold Over Funds 3 2 5 No Preference 10 6 16 Totals 72 19 91 Report: none.
Notes: Vijay Bowen attended Reconvene, the 1999 British national Eastercon held in Liverpool. She died in 2014.
2000 ← Sue Mason
Other candidates: Tommy Ferguson and Tobes Valois. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Sue Mason 52 88 140 Tommy Ferguson 22 22 44 Tobes Valois 7 1 8 No Preference 6 31 37 Totals 87 142 229 Report: Into the Wide Purple Yonder: A Fan Artist in America (2023).
Notes: Sue Mason attended Chicon 2000, that year's Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois. She also visited fans in San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and New York.
2001 → Victor Gonzalez
Other candidate: Tom Springer. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Victor Gonzalez
56 Tom Springer
40 Hold Over Funds
3 No Preference
5 Totals
104 Report: none.
Notes: Victor Gonzalez attended Paragon, the 2001 British Eastercon in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
2002 ← Tobes Valois
Other candidate: Chris O'Shea. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Chris O'Shea 17 37 54 Tobes Valois 21 70 91 Hold Over Funds 3 2 5 No Preference 9 14 23 Totals 50 123 173 Report:
- The Tobes Valois 2002 TAFF Trip Journal (Internet Archive)–on-line trip notes as it happened
- Tobes Taff Ting – extracted by torture at the 2005 UK Eastercon, and published April 2005.
Newsletter: TAFF News Service, 20 March 2004 and June 2004.
Notes: Tobes Valois attended ConJosé, the 2002 Worldcon in San José, California.
2003 → Randy Byers
Other candidates: Colin Hinz, Mike Lowrey and Curt Phillips. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total Randy Byers 45 28 73 Colin Hinz *10 *5 15 Mike Lowrey 22 *8 30 Curt Phillips 32 *9 41 Hold Over Funds
1 1 No Preference
0 Totals 109 51 160 * Eliminated by 20% rule.
Report: in progress, with working title The King of TAFFland's Bent Sprog.
- Preliminary: "Blame TAFF" , Concourse Progress Report #3, October 2003
- #1: Why I Ran for TAFF, Chunga #3, ed. Andy Hooper, Randy Byers and carl juarez, January 2003
- "Appendix X: The Shadow TAFF Report", Chunga #5, August 2003
- "Appendix Zed: Detailed Itinerary of a TAFF Trip (Part 1)", Chunga #6, December 2003
- "Appendix Zed: Detailed Itinerary of a TAFF Trip (Part 2): Against the Sneers of Nothingness" Chunga #8, September 2004
Newsletter: The Weekly TAFF News: #1, April 2004; #2, October 2004; #3, July 2005.
Notes: Randy Byers attended Seacon '03, the 2003 British Eastercon in Hinckley, Leicestershire. He died in 2017.
2004 ← James Bacon
Other candidate: Anders Holmström. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Total James Bacon 22 90 112 Anders Hölmstrom 23 59 82 Hold Over Funds 1
1 No Preference 13 6 19 Totals 59 155 214 Report: WorldConNomicon (40pp A4, small print with many photographs), "prototype" available at Corflu in February 2005 and finished version launched at Eastercon 2005.
- #1: "Peer Groping on the Campaign Trail", Chunga #8 ed. Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and carl juarez, September 2004
- #2: "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", Tommyworld #77 ed. Tommy Ferguson, 10 October 2004 (Tommyworld DOC, RTF, PDF)
- #3: "WorldConosaurus Rex", BSFA Matrix #170 ed. Tom Hunter, November/December 2004
Newsletter: trip plans; 2004 TAFF Diary, being online trip notes as it happened; announcements on this site, March 2005 and April 2006; Necronomigone July 2006.
Notes: James Bacon attended Noreascon 4 in Boston, Massachusetts, the 2004 Worldcon.
2005 → Suzanne Tompkins (Suzle)
Other candidates: Chaz Boston Baden and Curt Phillips. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting NA Europe Other Total Chaz Boston Baden 52 *4 1 57 Curt Phillips *24 11
35 Suzanne Tompkins 75 8
83 Hold Over Funds
No Preference 4 7
11 Totals 155 30 1 186 * Eliminated by 20% rule.
Report: Jerry's Suzle's 2005 TAFF Trip Report – Travels in the United Kingdom in 2005 (2009) written with Jerry Kaufman.
Newsletter: Two Year TAFF-Life: #1, December 2005; #2, July 2006; #3, September 2007;#4, January 2008; #5, June 2008; announcements on this site, May 2006, June 2006, September 2006, October 2006, April 2007 and July 2007.
Notes: Suzle attended Interaction, the 2005 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
2006 ← Bridget Bradshaw
Other candidates: ½r Cruttenden and Mike Rennie. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total 'Bug' – Bridget Bradshaw 86 59 1 146 '½r' – Arthur Cruttenden 46 8 0 54 'Sparks' – Mike Rennie 53 17 1 71 Hold Over Funds 0 1 0 1 No Preference 6 13 1 20 *Totals 191 98 3 292 * As reported in Necronomigone: "Four ballots were cast in Europe of possibly questionable validity in terms of voters' specific time/activity within fandom, but were allowed since they were in the spirit of TAFF and have absolutely no material impact on the outcome of the race."
Newsletter: joint responsibility for the 2007 announcements listed under Suzanne Tompkins, above.
Notes: Bridget Bradshaw attended LAcon IV in Los Angeles, California, the 2006 Worldcon. Her on-line trip journal is here.
2007 → [no winner]
Candidates: Chris Garcia and Mary Kay Kare. Ballot. Platforms.
Notes: The winner would have attended Convoy, the 2007 Eastercon in Liverpool. Since this convention was cancelled late in the day, the TAFF race was postponed to 2008.
2008 → Chris Garcia
Other candidates: Chris Barkley, Linda Deneroff and Christian McGuire. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Chris Barkley 0 13 ? 13 Linda Deneroff 4 26 ? 30 Chris Garcia 41 66 ? 107 Christian McGuire 4 14 ? 18 Hold Over Funds 0 2 ? 2 No Preference 5 5 ? 10 *Privacy adjustment
-1 1
**Totals 54 125 1 180 * Since there was only one "rest of world" vote, it has been included in the relevant NA count so as not to reveal the voter's preference. [Administrator]
** Additional ballots turned up after the initial announced total of 174, but did not affect Chris Garcia's first-round win by a clear majority.Report: Rockets Across the Waters, April 2008.
Newsletter: President TAFF's Bathtub: #1, June 2008; #2, September 2008; #3, April 2009; #4, December 2009.
Notes: Chris Garcia attended Orbital, the 2008 Eastercon at London Heathrow.
2009 ← Steve Green
Other candidates: Tom Womack. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Steve Green 89 61 ? 150 Tom Womack 6 9 ? 15 Hold Over Funds 0 0 0 0 No Preference 4 6 ? 10 *Privacy adjustment
-5 5
Totals 99 71 5 175 * "5 Rest of World voters have been rolled up into the North America column to conceal their votes." [Administrator]
Report: in progress.
- #1: "TAFF Notes: Prelude", Argentus #9 ed. Steven H Silver, 2009
- #2: "Westward Bound!", Journey Planet #5, ed. James Bacon, Chris Garcia & Claire Brialey, January 2010 (spoof extract from "TransOceanic Friendship Fund" report in alternate-history theme issue)
- #3: "LV Confidential", Beam #3 ed. Nic Farey, May 2011
Newsletter: Taffline #1, 12 April 2011 [PDF] #2, 27 April 2011 [PDF]; announcements on this site, December 2010; January 2011.
Notes: Steve Green attended Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
2010 → Brian Gray & Anne KG Murphy (now Anne Gray)
Other candidates: Frank Wu. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Brian Gray & Anne KG Murphy 10 40 ? 50 Frank Wu 12 18 ? 30 Hold Over Funds 1 2 ? 3 No Preference 7 6 ? 13 *Privacy adjustment -1
1
Totals 29 66 1 96 From Chris Garcia's President TAFF's Bathtub #4, December 2009.
* The single Rest of World vote is included under Europe for the sake of privacy.Report: in progress. Trip journal; Flickr photo album.
- #1: "Anne and Brian Trip Through Corflu", Argentus #10 [PDF] ed. Steven H Silver, December 2010
- #2: "221b Baker Street; Fictional Flat a Monument to The Great Sleuth", Journey Planet #11 [PDF] ed. James Bacon and Chris Garcia, December 2011
Newsletter: Taffline #3, January 2012 [PDF] and #4, April 2012 [PDF] with John Coxon below; announcements on this site, August 2011.
Notes: Brian Gray & Anne KG Murphy (now Anne Gray) attended Corflu UK in Winchester, Hampshire, and Odyssey 2010, the UK Eastercon at London Heathrow.
2011 ← John Coxon
Other candidates: Graham Charnock, Liam Proven and Paul Treadaway. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Graham Charnock *20 20 ? 40 John Coxon 27 11 ? 38 Liam Proven 75 *9 ? 84 Paul Treadaway *10 *9 ? 19 Hold Over Funds 1 1 ? 2 No Preference 1 5 ? 6 **Privacy adjustment
-1 1
Totals 134 54 1 189 From Steve Green's Taffline #2, April 2011.
* Eliminated by the 20% rule – 27 European and 10 North American votes were required.
** A single Australian vote is included under North America for the sake of privacy.Report: Best. Trip. Ever. published November 2020 in paperback and ebook formats.
- 1: "Awesome in Canada, Awesome All the Time", Banana Wings #48, ed. Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer (December 2011)
- 2: "John Coxon Does Seattle", Chunga #18, ed. Andy Hooper, Randy Byers & carl juarez (December 2011)
- 3: "John Coxon's TAFF Trip Report Chapter This One", The Drink Tank #294, ed. Chris Garcia (October 2011)
- 4: "An Englishman at an American Worldcon I", Science Fiction / San Francisco #121, ed. Jean Martin & España Sheriff (September 2011)
- 5: "An Englishman at an American Worldcon II", Science Fiction / San Francisco #122, ed. Jean Martin & España Sheriff (October 2011):
Newsletter: Taffline #3, January 2012 [PDF] and #4, April 2012 [PDF] with Brian & Anne Gray above; #5, August 2012 [PDF] and #6, April 2013 [PDF] with Jacq Monahan below; announcements on this site, August 2011, November 2012, January 2013, April 2013.
Notes: John Coxon attended Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention in Reno, Nevada.
2012 → Jacq Monahan
Other candidates: Warren Buff and Kim Kofmel. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Round 2 Warren Buff *2 *28
30
Kim Kofmel 12 15
27 42 Jacq Monahan 8 27
35 45 Hold Over Funds 0 0
0
No Preference 6 2
8
**Privacy adjustment -1
1
Totals 27 72 1 100 87 From the administrators' joint Taffline #3, January 2011.
* Eliminated by the 20% rule; second choices redistributed to give Round 2 figures.
** A single Australian vote is included under Europe for the sake of privacy.Report: Same Planet Different World: Jacq's TAFF Adventure in the UK (2017).
- "Olympus 2012 Eastercon Report", File 770 blog ed. Mike Glyer (May 2012)
- "Sheffield Wasn't Built in A Day", Chunga #20 ed. Randy Byers, Andy Hooper and carl juarez (December 2012)
- "Cambridge Calling", BEAM #5 ed. Nic Farey (October 2012)
- "On The (Left Side of the) Road with John Nielsen Hall", Askance #27 ed. John Purcell (Summer 2012)
- "On The (Left Side of the) Road, Part II", Askance #28 ed. John Purcell (Fall 2012)
- "Croydon in 1574 (Words)", Banana Wings #52, ed. Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer (April 2013)
Newsletter: Taffline #5, August 2012 [PDF] and #6, April 2013 [PDF] with John Coxon above; TAFFtastic #1:1, November 2013 [PDF], #1:2, March 2014 [PDF] and #1:3, April 2014 [PDF] with Jim Mowatt below; announcements on this site October 2013.
Notes: Jacq Monahan attended Olympus 2012, the 2012 Eastercon at Heathrow, London.
2013 ← Jim Mowatt
Other candidate: Theresa Derwin. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Theresa Derwin 11 *5
16 Jim Mowatt 44 47
91 Hold Over Funds 0 1
1 No Preference 5 8
13 Totals 60 61 0 121 From the administrators' joint Taffline #6, April 2013.
* Eliminated by the 20% rule.Report: Wherever I Lay My Hat!, March 2018.
- "TAFFing in New Orleans", YouTube slideshow, ed. Jim Mowatt (10 September 2013)
- "Time to Depart", Banana Wings #54, ed. Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer (December 2013)
- "Jim and Carrie in Wonderland", Beam #8, ed. Nic Farey and Jim Trash (Jim Mowatt) (November 2014)
- "TAFF Trip Report: Toronto", Broken Toys #33, ed. Taral Wayne (December 2014)
Newsletter: TAFFtastic #1:1, November 2013 [PDF], #1:2, March 2014 [PDF] and #1:3, April 2014 [PDF] with Jacq Monahan above; TAFFWorld #1, August 2014 [PDF]; #2, April 2015 [PDF]; #3, April 2015 [PDF]; #4, November 2015 [PDF]; #5, March 2016 [PDF]; #6, April 2016 [PDF].
Notes: Jim Mowatt attended LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World SF Convention, held in San Antonio, Texas.
2014 → Curt Phillips
Other candidates: Brad and Cindy Foster (standing jointly) and Randy Smith. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Brad and Cindy Foster 14 31
45 Curt Phillips 21 54
75 Randy Smith 2* 15*
17 Hold Over Funds 0 0
0 No Preference 2 0
2 **Privacy adjustment
-1 1 Totals 39 99 1 139 From the administrators' joint release dated 25 April 2014.
* Eliminated by the 20% rule.
** A single Rest of the World vote is included under North America for the sake of privacy.Report: in progress.
- "There Was a Tear, and Some Beer, in Reading", Chunga #24, ed. Andy Hooper, Randy Byers and carl juarez (April 2016)
Newsletter: announcements with Anna Raftery on this site, October 2016; February 2017; April 2017.
Notes: Curt Phillips attended Loncon 3, the 2014 Worldcon in London.
2015 ← Nina Horvath
Other candidate: Wolf von Witting. Ballot. Platforms.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Nina Horvath 32 14 2 48 Wolf von Witting 16 23 1 40 Hold Over Funds 0 1 0 1 No Preference 11 6 1 18 Totals 59 44 4 107 From Jim Mowatt's TAFFWorld #3, April 2015 (as revised on 17 April).
Notes: Nina Horvath attended Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon in Spokane, Washington, USA; also the pre-Worldcon relaxacon event Prolog(ue).
2016 ← Anna Raftery
Other candidate: Wolf von Witting. Online ballot with platforms. At this site: Ballot. Platforms. PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Anna Raftery 69 25 94 Wolf von Witting 56 26 82 Hold Over Funds 0 No Preference 4 10 14 *Privacy adjustment -1
1 Totals 128 61 1 190 From Jim Mowatt's TAFFWorld #6, April 2016.
* A single Rest of the World vote is initially included under Europe for the sake of voter privacy.Report: Cuttlefish and Cake, October 2021.
Newsletter: announcements with Curt Phillips on this site, October 2016; February 2017; April 2017; with John Purcell, April 2018.
Notes: Anna Raftery attended MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon in Kansas City, MO.
2017 → John Purcell
Other candidates: Sarah Gulde and Alissa McKersie. Online ballot with platforms. At this site: Ballot. Platforms. PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA Total Round 2 *Sarah Gulde 9 9 18 Alissa McKersie 29 30 59 67 John Purcell 11 48 59 68 Hold Over Funds 1 0 1 No Preference 2 5 7 Totals 52 92 144 135 From Curt Philipps's and Anna Raftery's TAFF Press Release dated April 2017.
* Eliminated by the 20% rule, which here (since No Preference votes which make no choice are not counted for this purpose) requires 10 first-place votes in Europe and 18 in North America. Second preferences were redistributed for Round 2.Report: in progress.
- "An Easter Story", Askance #42, ed. John Purcell (November 2017)
- "Riding on the Metro", Vibrator #46, ed. Graham Charnock (November 2017)
- "I'd Like to Buy a Vowel", Exhibition Hall #28, ed. Chris Garcia and John Purcell (February 2018)
- "I See London, Part One: The Arrival", Banana Wings #69, ed. Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer (March 2018)
- "Down to the Sea to See Sea Ships", Inca #14, ed. Rob Jackson (March 2018)
- "Off to England!", Askance #43, ed. John Purcell (March 2018)
- "Skeltons in the Closet", Beam #13, ed. Nic Farey (April 2018)
- Piss on it [title originally announced as Finally! The WorldCon!], one-off, ed. John Purcell (April 2018)
- "When in Cambridge, Punt", Askew #24, ed. John Purcell (April 2018)
Newsletter: TAFF News #1, October/November 2017; #2, December 2017; #3, Christmas 2017; #4, January 2018; #5, March 2018; #6, April 2018; TAFF News Special Report, July 2018; TAFF News Redux, December 2018; #2, March 2019. Announcements April 2018; interim TAFF Press Release, April 2018; August 2018. With Johan Anglemark below: October 2018 [PDF]; TAFF News Redux, December 2018; #2, March 2019; Official TAFF Press Release, April 2019.
Notes: John Purcell attended Worldcon 75 in Helsinki, Finland, 9-13 August 2017.
2018 ← Johan Anglemark
Other candidates: Fia Karlsson and Helena McCallum (Adela Terrell). At this site: Ballot with Platforms. PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Round 2 Johan Anglemark 57 21 3 81 100 Fia Karlsson 51 14 2 67 87 **Helena McCallum 44 14 58 *Hold Over Funds 0 0 0 No Preference 6 2 8 Totals 158 51 5 214 187 Initial announcement, 24 April 2018. Figures from John Purcell's and Anna Raftery's TAFF Press Release dated 6 April 2018. The 20% rule (for which No Preference votes that make no choice are not counted) requires 30 first-place votes in Europe and 9 in North America: all candidates met this requirement.
* Eliminated as trailing candidate without affecting other figures.
** Eliminated as trailing candidate and second preferences redistributed for Round 2 (with No Preference votes now discarded). Johan Anglemark wins in Round 2 by a simple majority.Newsletter: 2018 TAFF trip blog. Announcements and newsletters with John Purcell above: October 2018 [PDF]; TAFF News Redux, December 2018; #2, March 2019; Official TAFF Press Release, April 2019. With Geri Sullivan below: Stand for TAFF!, September 2019; TAFFish #1; Official TAFF Press Release, January 2020; Official TAFF Press Release, October 2020 (also with Michael Lowrey below); Fia wins TAFF!, April 2022; TAFFish #2, April 2022.
Notes: Johan Anglemark attended Worldcon 76 in San José, CA, USA, 16-20 August 2018.
2019 → Geri Sullivan
Other candidates: Teresa Cochran, Sarah Gulde and Michael Lowrey. At this site: Ballot with Platforms. PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA Other Total Teresa Cochran 2 13 15 Sarah Gulde 10 18 2 30 Michael Lowrey 12 13 25 Geri Sullivan 44 87 5 136 Hold Over Funds 0 No Preference 1 4 5 Totals 69 135 7 211 Initial announcement, 24 April 2019. Figures from John Purcell's and Johan Anglemark's Official TAFF Press Release, 25 April 2019. Geri Sullivan has a clear first-round majority; no eliminations and reassignments of second-place votes were required.
Newsletters and Announcements. With Johan Anglemark above: Stand for TAFF!, September 2019; TAFFish #1; Official TAFF Press Release, January 2020; Official TAFF Press Release, October 2020 (also with Michael Lowrey below); Fia wins TAFF!, April 2022; TAFFish #2, April 2022.
Notes: Geri Sullivan attended (among other events) the Dublin 2019 Worldcon in Dublin, Ireland, 15-19 August 2019.
2020 → Michael Lowrey
Other candidates: Ann Totusek. At this site: Ballot with Platforms. PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA and rest of world Total Michael Lowrey 27 56 83 Ann Totusek 2 3 5 Hold Over Funds 0 4 4 No Preference 5 6 11 Totals 34 69 103 Figures from Johan Anglemark's and Geri Sullivan's Official TAFF Press Release, 21 January 2020. Michael Lowrey has a clear first-round majority; no eliminations and reassignments of second-place votes were required.
Report: in progress as A Visible Fan Abroad: A TAFF Journal of the Plague Years.
- "Chapter the First: The Trip That Never Was", Beam #17, ed. Nic Farey and Ulrika O'Brien (October 2022)
Newsletters and Announcements. With Johan Anglemark and Geri Sullivan above: Official TAFF Press Release, October 2020. With Fia Karlsson below: Stand for TAFF, October 2022; TAFF 2023 Candidates Announced, December 2022; TAFF est #1, March 2023; TAFF est #2, April 2023; TAFF est #3, July 2023. With Sandra Bond below: Taffluorescence! #1, November 2023; Taffluorescence! #2, January 2024; Taffluorescence! #3, April 2024; Taffluorescence! #4, April 2024.
Notes: Michael "Orange Mike" Lowrey would have attended Concentric, the 2020 UK Eastercon, to be held in the Birmingham NEC hotel, 10-13 April 2020; like so many other events in the pandemic era this had to be cancelled. Michael's TAFF trip was delayed to 2022 and Reclamation, the 2022 UK Eastercon at London Heathrow; he also visited Luxembourg for LuxCon (the 2022 Eurocon) and met fans in Denmark, Poland and Sweden.
2022 ← Fia Karlsson
Other candidates: Anders Holmström, Mikołaj Kowalewski and Julie Faith McMurray. At this site: Ballot with Platforms. Also PDF [A4]; PDF [US].
Voting Round 1* Round 2 Candidates Europe NA** Total Europe NA** Total Anders Holmström 27 24 51 37 28 65 Fia Karlsson 81 27 108 87 31 118 Mikołaj Kowalewski 37 4 41 40 4 44 Julie Faith McMurray 22 10 32 Hold Over Funds 0 0 0 Total preference votes 167 65 232 164 63*** 227 No Preference 1 5 6 Totals 168 70 238 164 63 227 Round 1 votes expressing preference needed to win majority: 117. Round 2 votes expressing preference needed to win majority: 114.
* The 20% rule didn’t apply during the first round because there were four candidates in the race.
** The NA column includes two votes from the Rest of the World for the sake of voter privacy.
*** When the 20% rule was applied during the second round, there were 61 votes from North America. The candidates needed 33 EU votes and 13 NA votes to pass the 20% mark.
As announced in Johan Anglemark's and Geri Sullivan's TAFFish #2, April 2022.Newsletters and Announcements. With Michael Lowrey above: Stand for TAFF, October 2022; TAFF 2023 Candidates Announced, December 2022; TAFF est #1, March 2023; TAFF est #2, April 2023; TAFF est #3, July 2023.
Notes: Fia Karlsson attended Chicon 8 in Chicago, Illinois, 1-5 September 2022.
2023 ← Sandra Bond
Other candidate: Mikołaj Kowalewski. Ballot with Platforms. Also PDF ballot.
Voting Europe NA* Total Sandra Bond 48 33 81 Mikołaj Kowalewski 45 6 51 No Preference 2 3 5 Totals 95 42 137 Figures from Fia Karlsson's and Michael Lowrey's TAFF est #2, April 2023. Sandra Bond has a clear first-round majority; no eliminations and reassignments of second-place votes were required. Mikołaj Kowalewski failed the 20% requirement in North American voting.
* Two "rest of world" votes have been hidden in the NA total to preserve voter privacy.Report: in progress as Her Beautiful Mistake.
- Chapter 5: Idea #13, ed. Geri Sullivan, December 2023
- Chapter 6, part 1: performed aloud as part of Octothorpe #98 (podcast), 7 December 2023
Newsletters and Announcements. With Michael Lowrey above: Taffluorescence! #1, November 2023; Taffluorescence! #2, January 2024; Taffluorescence! #3, April 2024; Taffluorescence! #4, April 2024; Taffluorescence! #5, July 2024.
Notes: This westbound race was announced in October 2022. Since the 2023 Worldcon was in China, Sandra travelled instead to the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC): Pemmi-con in Winnipeg, Canada, 20-23 July 2023.
2024 → Sarah Gulde
Other candidate: Vanessa Applegate. Ballot with Platforms. Also PDF ballot.
Voting Europe* NA Total Sarah Gulde 30 30 60 Vanessa Applegate 16 15 31 Hold Over Funds 0 4 4 No Preference 11 14 25 Totals 57 63 120 Figures from Sandra Bond's Taffluorescence! #4, April 2024. Sarah Gulde has a clear first-round majority; no eliminations and reassignments of second-place votes were required. Both candidates fulfilled the 20% requirement on both sides of the Atlantic.
* A single Australian vote is included under Europe for the sake of privacy.Notes. Sarah Gulde will travel to Glasgow 2024 (8-12 August), the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.