LANGFORD, Dave (David Rowland) (1953- )

UK fan, active to some extent since 1973 in Oxford (Brasenose College) and Newport, Gwent (home town); based in Reading from 1976 and married to Hazel Langford since June that year. Active in fanzines and occasionally conventions (as speaker and worker on publications). Winner Nova Award for Best Fanzine (TWLL-DDU) 1977 and Best Fanwriter 1990; Hugo Award for best Fanwriter 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1991-96 inclusive; Hugo for Best Fanzine (ANSIBLE) 1987, 1995 and 1996; Eastercon Award, short text category (ANSIBLE) 1993. GoH/FGoH at various Cymrucons, Microcons and Picocons; YORCON II, 1981; NOVACON 15, 1985; KOANCON, 1986; CONSPIRACY '87; ORYCON 11, 1989; UNICONZE, 1990; BOSKONE 29, 1992; INTERVENTION, 1997.

First Contact: Oxford University Speculative Fiction Group, 1971; joined 
               BSFA soon after; attended one of the last London Globe 
               meetings.

First Con:     NOVACON 3, (1973)

Concoms:       NOVACON 7 publications, (1977)
               SKYCON (Eastercon) publications, (1978)
               FAANCON 6 co-organizer, (1981)
               HELICON (Eastercon) daily newsletter editor, (1993)
               SOU'WESTER (Eastercon) daily newsletter editor, (1994)

Fanzines:      TWLL-DDUu (20 issues, 1976-83)
               DRILKJIS, w/Kevin Smith (6 issues 1976-82)
               CLOUD CHAMBER (69 issues in various APAs, 1976-current)
               HIDDEN SHALLOWS (2 issues, 1977)
               ANSIBLE (first series 50 issues 1979-87; second series 
                        61 issues plus extra "half issues", 1991-current)
               SGLODION (three issues plus two "half issues", 1989-92)

One-offs:      GONAD COMES AGAIN, by many hands (1978)
(selective)    VISITOR'S PASS, with Stu Shiffman (1981)
               JACKIE!, assembled JLAS newsletters by various hands (1981)
               THE TRANSATLANTIC HEARING AID (Inca Press, 1985), 
                                             - 1980 TAFF trip report

Small press:   PLATEN STORIES (Conspiracy '87, 1987)
(collections   LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE DEAF MAN (NESFA Press, 1992), 
of fan stuff)                   - shortlisted for nonfiction Hugo
               THE SILENCE OF THE LANGFORD (NESFA Press, 1996)

Special        Hoping -- when time permits -- to arrange publication of 
projects:      some TAFF reports not yet issued in one-volume form. A 
               working bibliography of the material is maintained on-line at 
               http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/SF-Archives/Ansible/taffhist.html

Online:        since 1993.

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