Dave Langford writes: "Since TAFF runs between Europe and NA, GUFF was dreamed up by Chris Priest in 1977 to complete the triangle and bring a first Down Under fan to Britain for the 1979 Worldcon. I know this because, without the tiresome business of actually having a free trip anywhere, Leigh Edmonds (in Australia) and I were the first administrators. John Foyster was the first winner, and it seemed rather a nice idea to continue.
"The name DUFF being already taken, Chris imagined GUFF as standing for Get Up-and-over Fan Fund, which didn't sound so brilliant when we came to do a southward trip. Various expedients like Going Under Fan Fund have been heard...."
List of GUFF winners.
Current GUFF Adminstrators:
Sue Ann Barber & Trevor Clark
PO Box 249
Pascoe Vale South, VIC 3044
Australia
activeim at hotmail dot com
Ang Rosin
26 Hermitage Grove
Bootle, Merseyside
L20 6DR
United Kingdom
ang dot rosen at gmail dot com
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