Draft:Christopher J. Garcia

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Christopher J. Garcia is an American editor, author, curator, film programmer, podcaster, and archivist based in Boulder Creek, California. He is best-known for his work on the fanzines The Drink Tank and Journey Planet.

Biography[edit]

Garcia attended Emerson College[1], majoring in Writing, Literature & Publishing.

In 1999, he joined the Computer History Museum.[2] in Mountain View, California, where he eventually became the curator focusing on computer graphics, music, art, and video games. He remained with the museum through 2019. Through his work at the museum, Garcia has appeared in several documentaries, notably Silicon Cowboys[3][4] as well as the television program Mysteries at the Museum[5]

In 2001, he joined the programming team for the Cinequest film festival, becoming the co-head of short film programming. During his tenure as a programmer, the festival gained accreditation as an Academy Award qualifying festival[6] for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and winning short films have premiered or otherwise played at Cinequest, including The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.[7][8] He is presently the archivist for Forever Saroyan[9], a literary foundation dedicated to the author William Saroyan.

Work in Science Fiction Fandom[edit]

Garcia grew up in and around fandom in the Bay Area[10]. He started his first fanzine, The Drink Tank in 2005[11]. Initially edited, and largely written, by Garcia himself. The zine was known for its rapid publication schedule, often producing at least one issue a week. James Bacon became co-editor in 2008 and Vanessa Applegate joined in 2014, serving until the zine took a hiatus[12] in 2015.

During that initial run, The Drink Tank was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine seven times, from 2007 through 2013[13], winning in 2011[14]. The 2011 acceptance speech[15] was nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[16]

Garcia re-started The Drink Tank in 2018 with Alissa Wales, and Chuck Serface, who joined in 2019.

Journey Planet began publication in 2008, with the first issue being created at the Eastercon as a program item.[17] The first ten issues were co-edited by Garcia, James Bacon, and Claire Brialey. The zine then shifted to using a large number of rotating guest editors who are sometimes referred to collectively as Team Journey Planet[18]

Each issue of Journey Planet is themed, mostly on topics within science fiction or fandom, but often venturing outside those bounds.

Journey Planet has been nominated for several awards, including the European Science Fiction Award[19] and The Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. It won the Nova Award for Best Fanzine in 2010[20], and the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 2015[21].

Garcia's other zines include Claims Department, L*I*S*P and Exhibition Hall.

Garcia has also been Guest of Honor at several conventions in the US and Canada, and won the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund in 2008.

Podcasts[edit]

Garcia began podcasting by appearing on the Fanboy Planet podcat in 2007[22], and eventually began producing his own, often alone. He began several projects, notably Match of the Year Podcast, Three Minute Modernist, and Zodiac Speaking. His podcasts are erratically produced, often with gaps of months between episodes.

Bibliography[edit]

Garcia, Chris (2023). Food and Crime: Theft, Poisoning and Murder for Food. Pen & Sword True Crime. ISBN 9781399063524.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/DrinkTank01.pdf
  2. ^ "Chris Garcia". 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/silicon-cowboys-review-sxsw-1201731266/
  4. ^ https://kamlashow.com/2016/09/11/podcast-jason-cohen-on-silicon-cowboys/
  5. ^ https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/mysteries-at-the-museum/episodes/the-first-super-computer-flying-under-fire-and-dighton-rock
  6. ^ https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/96_full_qualifying_festival_list-all_shorts.pdf
  7. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oscar-nominated-animated-short_n_1241605
  8. ^ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120124006091/en/%E2%80%9CThe-Fantastic-Flying-Books-of-Mr.-Morris-Lessmore%E2%80%9D-Nominated-for-Best-Animated-Short-in-2011-Oscars
  9. ^ "Christopher J Garcia Joins Forever Saroyan as Archivist! | News".
  10. ^ "There Has Always Been Locus by Christopher J Garcia". 9 December 2022.
  11. ^ ""Ma Vie en Zines" by Christopher J. Garcia". 2 April 2012.
  12. ^ "AMAZING PEOPLE: Chris Garcia Publishes the Last Drink Tank". 2 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Sfadb : Christopher J Garcia Awards".
  14. ^ "2011 Hugo Awards". 25 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Greatest Hugo Acceptance Speech of All Time".
  16. ^ "Sfadb: Hugo Awards 2012".
  17. ^ "Irish Fiction Friday: James Bacon: Journey Planet". 21 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Meet Team Journey Planet". 31 March 2018.
  19. ^ "2010 – 2019 – European Science Fiction Society".
  20. ^ "SFE: Nova Awards".
  21. ^ "2015 Hugo Awards". 31 March 2015.
  22. ^ "Podcast Archives - Page 33 of 35".

External links[edit]

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