Bruce Gillespie writes:

Bill Wright joined Melbourne fandom in the 1950s and has contributed much to the Melbourne SF Club and other Australian fannish activities since then. He is best known for being a Lifetime Member of the Melbourne SF Club, a founder member of ANZAPA, a founder member of the Nova Mob (Melbourne's SF discussion group) and the Secretary of Aussiecon I, held in Melbourne in 1975. He also organised the Australian side of the Bring Bruce Bayside Fund in 2004. He has published IRS for many years.

In recent years, because of IRS, Bill Wright has won every ANZAPA annual popularity poll for which he has been eligible to stand..