ZINE WORLD (San Francisco). Editor Doug Holland (hall of famer for his personal zine Pathetic Life wanted a zine review that came out often and told the truth. He got it with Zine World; mostly zine reviews with news for and about zinesters themselves, from across the country, helping him review. With a variety of voices and opinions each issue is exciting and unpredictable. We salute the staff. (Note: although ZW is very new, the combined years of the staff is way beyond three years.)
FRAN MCMILLAN "Lilly on The Beach," "Jamie Foster," "Sweet Jesus," and others.." and other works. (Delaware). Fran writes extraordinary rich prose and poetry that's got the works: great characters, stories, poems, essays, even a sermon now and then. The mood is often dark with multi-overtones, making it all complex and fascinating reading.
REV. RICHARD J. MACKIN (Massachusetts) He labels himself the "Consumer Defense Corporate Poet" and his claim to fame is his letters to corporate America that are subtle crafty digs at their inane ads and insane corporate behavior. Then he prints their straightlaced replies which are just as funny. Also he does some clever self-promotion art pieces.
WILLIAM BRYAN MASSEY III 'The White Trash Garage Poet' (Texas) Joining 2 previous Ft. Worth
inductees, WBM is another in the line of "Shockism" poets. Whether in "Sister" or his new "Texas, Beer, Jesus, Whiskey, Pussy," or any of the other Genuine Lizard chapbooks or broadsides (that he illustrates himself), his work is always an ultra candid, usually shocking and bittersweet account of his life. He is also the master of ceremonies of "Spoken Word Art," every Wednesday night at the Wreck Room in Fort Worth.
APOPLECTIC CARDS by Bob Mannseichner (Ontario). Greeting cards "for the socially conscious and cynically astute seeking a brief respite from mindlessly festive pseudo- occasions." It's all great art with the message inside that you really wanted to send.
YUL TOLBERT (Timeliketoons) Cartoonist, (Detroit). "Cartoons made for the 21st century. Comics that are droll, multi-racial, thoughtful and all with a high technical skill. Usually comic books.
JOHN SWEETPoet, (New York) Poetry that's passionately morose with simple language that packs a powerful punch.
CRAP HOUND Editor/collector-of-images Sean Tejaratchi. "Picture book for Discussion & Activity" Sean turns clip art into high art. Crap Hound is scathing social commentary and certainly not a collection of images with which to trample the fragile rights of huge corporations."
GLOBAL MAIL We've given this already hall-of-famer a 2nd award for 2 reasons:
1 - The originator of GM, Ashley Parker Owens, has since written personal zines of outstanding quality that would qualify her by themselves: "Clean Restrooms This Exit," "California is a Funny Place," etc. (California) and
2 - the new editor, Michael Dittman, receive one for continuing GM as well as for his own publications, Curriculum Vitae and Hopemonger (Pennsylvania) 
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