The World Controllers Hall of Fame.
This site is devoted to the display of the many awards won by the authors and fans of Jacqueline Lichtenberg's Sime/Gen universe.

The Silver yo-yo Award

The Silver Yo-Yo Awards were presented by the fanzine A Companion in Zeor for heroic actions performed on behalf of the zine. They were awarded on a per-issue basis. Some issues had multiple Yo-Yo Award recipients, while others (presumably the ones where production went especially smoothly) had none.

As the course and presentation of Sime~Gen refines itself in this multimedia world, the Silver Yo-You is also awarded for exemplary services rendered in course of publishing A Companion in Zeor in an on-line format. 2002 Mary Lou Mendum, for her lost, and found again book.

The following people have won the Out-Territory Award in 2002:

Jenn Vesperman
Dancer
Ronnie Bob Whitaker

CZ #13 (1998) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Eric Berlin
Jenn Vesperman

CZ #12 (1997) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Mike Giroux for creation of the Companion in Zeor website.
Allison McGaw for inspirational work behind the scenes of Australian Sime~Gen fandom.

CZ #9 (1987) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Lisa Calhoun
Kerry Lindemann-Schaefer
Marge Robbins
Linda L. Whitten
Donell Meadows
Jay Schiff
and to the fanzine's financial Contributors.

CZ #6 (1980) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Janet Trautvetter

CZ #5 (1980) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Bruce D. Litman, for arranging to get zine printed

Additional mini Yo-Yo's went to:

The Litmans' typewriter, which died in the line of duty
Karen Litman

The Mean Green Zine Machine (mimeograph)
Lori Tartaglio
Mike Tartaglio
Nancy Deacon
John Berkowitz
Jay Schiff
Nadine Leeds

CZ #2 (1978) Silver Yo-Yo Awarded to:

Marcia J. Ristow a/k/a Ambria Matile Ridenow

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