John Hertz (fan)
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John Hertz is a long-time Los Angeles, California attorney and science fiction fan.
Winner of the Big Heart Award at the 61st World Science Fiction Convention (Toronto, 2003), he is active in the fanzine community. Two anthologies of his fanwriting have been published, "West of the Moon" (2002) and "Dancing and Joking" (2005) for which he is a Hugo Award nominee for Best Fanwriter. "Dancing and Joking" contains an interview with a Larry Niven fictional character, co-authored by John and Larry.
At conventions, John can be found moderating panels, leading Art Show tours, or judging the costume competition called the Masquerade. He can be easily spotted at conventions sporting a colourful propeller beanie.
He is also renowned for his stewardship of Regency dance. Hertz has perpetuated the Regency dance mania at science fiction conventions in the United States since the 1980s, with the practice continuing to the present day. Hertz currently instructs dance workshops and choreographs balls across the nation, and in addition he has written a booklet on Regency era dancing, included in the "West of the Moon" anthology.
