) ▁and ▁Cor flu ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁to ast master ▁at ▁such ▁convent ions ▁as ▁Con F usion ▁and ▁a ▁frequent ▁speaker ▁and ▁panel ist ▁on ▁subjects ▁related ▁to ▁f andom , ▁fan ▁publishing , ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁Smith s ' ▁f anz ine ▁ST ET ▁was ▁a ▁three - time ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁nom ine e . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Smith ▁published ▁the ▁Hog u ▁Award - win ning ▁title , ▁Uncle ▁Dick ' s ▁Little ▁Th ing . ▁He ▁was ▁extens ively ▁active ▁in ▁numerous ▁amateur ▁press ▁associations ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁' 8 0 s , ▁including ▁the ▁Fant asy ▁Am ateur ▁Press ▁Association ▁and ▁The ▁Cult .; ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁Wind y apa . ▁The ▁Smith s ▁are ▁currently ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mil w au kee - based ▁Mil w A pa . ▁Dick ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Peter ▁J . ▁Vor z imer ▁Award . ▁ ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁organized ▁dit to , ▁a ▁f anz ine ▁convention , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁have ▁worked ▁on ▁many ▁World cons ▁and ▁other ▁science ▁fiction ▁convent ions , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NAS Fi C ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁S as qu an . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁U . S . ▁agents ▁who ▁spe ar head ed