William Rotsler was a man of many talents applied to an odd assortment of fields In addition to his film work he was an artist a sculptor an authorand a photographeroften of nudes Within the science fiction world he is best known for his many cartoons which he would often provide for free to SF fanzines He was also involved in the design of the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award and also provided some of the components He was a fourtime Hugo Award winner 1975 1979 1996 and 1997 for Best Fan Artist In 1998 the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests created the William Rotsler Award in his honor it is presented for lifetime achievements by SF fan artists