Bill Roper (filker)
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Bill Roper is a filker and member of science fiction fandom
. Roper co-founded Dodeka Records with his wife, Gretchen, received the Pegasus Award three times, and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2000. He has chaired the Windycon
science fiction convention twice as well as Whatcon and worked on Chicon IV, Chicon V, and Chicon 2000
, the last as the head of the Exhibits Division.
Roper is a longtime board member of ISFiC
and since 2004, he has been the business manager for ISFiC Press
.
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
. Roper co-founded Dodeka Records with his wife, Gretchen, received the Pegasus Award three times, and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in 2000. He has chaired the Windycon
Windycon
Windycon is a science fiction convention currently held in Lombard, Illinois, on the weekend closest to Veterans Day.ISFiC, the parent corporation that runs Windycon, was founded in 1973 in Chicago. The first Windycon was held the following year and has been held annually ever since either in...
science fiction convention twice as well as Whatcon and worked on Chicon IV, Chicon V, and Chicon 2000
58th World Science Fiction Convention
The 58th World Science Fiction Convention was Chicon 2000, which was held in Chicago, USA August 31- September 4, 2000. The venues for 58th Worldcon were Hyatt Regency Chicago, Sofitel Hotel and Fairmont Hotel...
, the last as the head of the Exhibits Division.
Roper is a longtime board member of ISFiC
ISFiC
ISFiC, or "Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago" is a non-profit organization best known for running the Windycon science fiction convention.ISFiC was formed in 1973 as a coalition of the various science fiction clubs in Chicago, Illinois, United States...
and since 2004, he has been the business manager for ISFiC Press
ISFiC Press
ISFiC Press is the small press publishing arm of ISFiC. It often produces books by the Author Guest of Honor at Windycon, an annual Chicago science fiction convention, launching the appropriate title at the convention....
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Pegasus Awards
- Best Schtick 1987: Unreality Warp/Kinda Mediocre, Actually (with Clif Flynt)
- Best Filk Song 1988: Wind From Rainbow's End
- Best Original Humorous Song 2003: My Husband The Filker (with Gretchen Roper)