The 2025 UFO AWARDS (for UFO memberzines published in 2024) were held in January 2026. (Yes, the awards were conducted a year late. But better late than never, right?) The eligible nominees were listed here, with cover images shown of each publication.
It was decided to allow members of the general public to vote in the awards this time, instead of limiting the voting process to only current UFO members as in previous years.
There were nine categories, and the winner of each category (who received the most votes in that category) is listed below. There was one category ("Best Article / Text Story") where no nominee received multiple votes (i.e, more than one vote), so I have decided that the category did not have a "winner."
Congratulations to all the winners!! Thanks to Tom Fellrath for designing the graphics used on this page. And thanks to all who voted in the UFO Awards!
-- Rob Imes, UFO Chairman.
It was decided to allow members of the general public to vote in the awards this time, instead of limiting the voting process to only current UFO members as in previous years.
There were nine categories, and the winner of each category (who received the most votes in that category) is listed below. There was one category ("Best Article / Text Story") where no nominee received multiple votes (i.e, more than one vote), so I have decided that the category did not have a "winner."
Congratulations to all the winners!! Thanks to Tom Fellrath for designing the graphics used on this page. And thanks to all who voted in the UFO Awards!
-- Rob Imes, UFO Chairman.
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THE 2025 UFO AWARD WINNERS
BEST PUBLISHER:
Phoenix Productions (Tom Fellrath)
Phoenix Productions (Tom Fellrath)
(Trish's cover for #10 also received a large number of votes.)
BEST ARTICLE / TEXT STORY:
No winner.
No winner.
Five nominees for "Best Article / Text Story" received one vote each, but none received a majority:
"The New People’s Journal" by Joe Ely Carrales, III (THE IMPROBABLE GIRL AND THE WONDER KITTY)
"Keith Newsome - Renaissance Man" by Tom Fellrath (STRANGE TIMES #6)
"The United States of Captain America: An Appreciation" by Rob Imes (CAPFAN #1)
“Whispers From the Abyss” by David Kling (THE TRIUMVIRATE, VOLUME 4)
"Ignorable Theme: Fanart" by Heath Row (THE STF AMATEUR # 8)
"The New People’s Journal" by Joe Ely Carrales, III (THE IMPROBABLE GIRL AND THE WONDER KITTY)
"Keith Newsome - Renaissance Man" by Tom Fellrath (STRANGE TIMES #6)
"The United States of Captain America: An Appreciation" by Rob Imes (CAPFAN #1)
“Whispers From the Abyss” by David Kling (THE TRIUMVIRATE, VOLUME 4)
"Ignorable Theme: Fanart" by Heath Row (THE STF AMATEUR # 8)
BEST COMIC WRITER:
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson
(David and Heath received the same number of multiple votes.)
BEST SEQUENTIAL STORY / ARTIST:
Verl Holt Bond
Verl Holt Bond
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For nostalgic sake, here's a look at the results of the UFO AWARDS for memberzines published in 1974, as printed in Kurt Erichsen's ENDEAVOR #8 (Spring 1975):
