Fanzines - Part 1 Supplied by John Whatty @~The info in this article is on the old side but the fanzines may @~well still be going strong ... Sue [This file is from the Sf-Lovers Archives at Rutgers University. It is provided as part of a free service in connection with distribution of Sf-Lovers Digest. This file is currently maintained by the moderator of the Digest. It may be freely copied or redistributed in whole or in part as long as this notice and any copyright notices or other identifying headers or trailers remain intact. If you would like to know more about Sf-Lovers Digest, send mail to SF-LOVERS-REQUEST@RUTGERS.EDU.] Date: 7 May 91 15:55:32 GMT From: dweingar@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (David Weingart) Subject: The Great Net.Fanzine.List, rev 1.1 The Great Net.Fanzine.List v1.1 Last revised 05 May 1991 Culled from too few submissions, and the knowledge inherent in your Humble Narrator's own feeble collection. This list is by no means definitive, so submissions and corrections should be send via net.mail to dweingar@ic.sunysb.edu or via snailmail to Dave Weingart, 400 Fulton Street #10B, Farmingdale, NY, 11735, USA. A note about the list. Fanzines form rough categories, such as clubzine (devoted to a specific club, such as NESFA or the SF4M), perzine (aka personalzine) (personal ramblings of the faned (FAN EDitor)), genzine (general interest), APA (Amateur Press Association, where everyone submits their own short 'zine which is collated into a larger whole - APAs are as diverse as 'zines), etc. In order to get a fanzine, you typically have to pay a few dollars or get it for "the usual," which usually means in trade for _your_ 'zine, or for a submission of some sort, or a LoC (Letter Of Comment - some 'zines consist of nothing _but_ LoCs). One final editorial note. In most cases, I haven't actually seen the 'zines in this list. As a result, I have to rely on whatever descriptions are sent in, so don't let my copious editorial ramblings fool you. If there are any errors as a result of this process, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of my actions. Corrections can be made if you send me mail to the address above. Oh, one other thing (actually two). Unless otherwise noted, assume that prices are in US dollars and addresses are in the USA. Thanks to the following people who helped by submitting the names of their own and other 'zines. Debbie "The Leaper" Brown, Jimmy Chin, Ron Evans, Nancy Fontaine, Susan Gavula, Dave Gelbart, Mats Henricson, Empress Mocha Hiryu, Bill Humphries, Saul Jaffe, R. Allen Jervis, R'ykandar Korra'ti, Laurie Mann, Rich McAllister, Ian P. Murphy, Mike van Pelt, Seth Robertson, Scott Sanford, Bill Savage, Bruce Schneier, Kay Shapero, Leah and Dick Smith, Ed Sum, Vonnie, Maxine Wolfson, Michael Woodhams and, of course, all the faneds who put these things out! A special "thanks-a-buzillion" goes to Dick Smith, who was kind enough to mail me a list of 'zines, with descriptions, and a sheet that he and Leah put together ("What Everyfan Should Know About Fanzines") describing what a fanzine is, various types thereof, how to get a hold of them, and exhorting people to publish fanzines. Much of the above descriptive material was inspired by or stolen from this sheet. More special thanks to Bill Humphries, who sent in a passel of reviews that I didn't have to re-type! AEONS Tina Nevin Auckland University Science Fiction Society c/o Auckland University Students Association Private Bag Auckland 1 NEW ZEALAND A clubzine for AUSFS, this (very) irregular 'zine has fanfic, poetry and artwork. No firm price is available for sample copies, but I've been told it's probably in the $2 to $5 (NZ) range. ANVIL Charlotte Proctor 8325 7th Ave. S Birmingham, AL 35206, USA Anvil is a genzine/clubzine for the Birmingham SF Club. No information is available on getting copies of it, so write to them to find out. CHUBE Andrew P. Hooper PO Box 1624 Madison, WI 53703-1624 USA The clubzine of the Society for the Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Chube (the faanish 'h' is silent) has a new editor after Spike Parsons left Madison for the paisley nanotechnology of the Bay Area. Hooper tries to run a mix of book reviews, convention reports and more faanish material in each issue. The aim is to make a 'zine of interest to more than just Madison fen. $1 a copy or the usual. CUSFuSsing Columbia University Science Fiction Society 313 Ferris Booth Hall Columbia University New York, NY 10027, USA This is a clubzine for CUSFS. There's no charge to be on the mailing list, but they "gratefully" accept (tax deductible!) contributions. They make an attempt to pub it once per year, and contributions of original fiction, art, etc. are also "gratefully" welcomed. DER ZWECK IST DER SCH|PFTER DER GANZEN RECHT (aka Der Zweck) Mats Henricson Magnus Eriksson EFSF c/o Henricson Terapiv. 4F 141 55 Huddinge SWEDEN euamts@eua.ericsson.se The note from Mats that came with this submission mentioned that EFSF is an acronymn for the European Federation for Science Fiction, and further that it was merely a cover for the two faneds. Apparently free (although a $1 subscription fee is suggested) it's mainly in Swedish and Norwegian (with a little English thrown in), with copies sent to varying parts of Europe and Asia. He describes the contents as "pathetic, philosophical, news, letters, assaults and true garbage" with a note the last cover of the last 9 issues featured a tapir. FACTSHEET FIVE Mike Gunderlov 6 Arizona Ave Rensselaer, NY 12144-4502 USA This 'zine (more of a catalog) is one of the better sources listing various fanzines for all types of fandoms and fringes (if there is, for example, a 'zine devoted to sex in SF-oriented rock 'n' roll songs, you could probably find it listed here). Samples are $3 FILE 770 Mike Glyer 5828 Woodman Ave, #2 Van Nuys, CA 91401 USA This is mainly a newszine that concentrates on fannish politics (Glyer being a BNF and all that). I _know_ this has been at least nominated, and has probably won a Hugo. Subs are 5 issues for $8. FLIGHTS OF FANCY: CASTLES IN THE AIR Susan Gavula 3143 Homestead Commons #3 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA sjg@terminator.cc.umich.edu This is a coming realsoonnow e-zine for the TV show "Beauty and the Beast." Hardcopy will be available for some as yet undetermined price (probably in the $5 to $10 range), but will be free for contributers (in other words, available for the usual). They accept poetry or prose (no minimum length). FOLLY Arnie Katz 330 S. Decatur, Suite 152 Las Vegas, NV 89107 USA Folly seems to be a perzine (at least from the description I've gotten via e-mail) with an emphasis on fannishness. Folly is a monthly (give or take a little). FOSFAX c/o Tim Lane FOSFA PO Box 37281 Louisville, KY 40233-7281 USA I have little information on this 'zine, other than that it appears to be a clubzine for FOSFA (whatever FOSFA stands for), and haz a periodic review of other 'zine. HARDWIRED HINTERLAND R. Allen Jervis P.O.B 743 Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA BITNET: c78kck@irishmvs voyager@irishmvs American Online: Flashcat1 GEnie: TREELIMB This is a genzine that pubs roughly three times per year. I can't tell you much else about it, unfortunately. IMAGINATION Ian P. Murphy 63 Beeches Crescent Southgate, Crawley West Sussex RHI0 6BU ENGLAND imurphy@cix.compulink.co.uk hawk@cix.compulink.co.uk Imagination is perhaps best described as a semiprozine rather than as one hell of an impressive fanzine. It's very wide ranging, and the 2 issues that have come into Your Humble Narrators grubby little paws have had fiction, author interviews, book, film and game reviews, articles on virtual reality, a game scenario, and a piece on arms and armor ("armour" for net.readers in the UK, Canada, and Oz). Each issue of Imagination is 95p, and subscriptions (6 issues per year) are L5.70 (sorry, but this keyboard doesn't have an easy symbol for pounds). Starting with issue 9 (August/September 1991), they'll be going to an A4 format (could _somebody_ enlighten me as to what that means?) THE IMAGING CHAMBER Kitty Woldow 6326 Simms St. # 105 Arvada CO 80004 USA This is a letterzine devoted to the TV show "Quantum Leap." INTERCEPTED Kay Shapero 12536 Short Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA Internet: Kay.Shapero@f524.n102.z1.fidonet.org Compuserve: >internet:Kay.Shapero@f524.n102.z1.fidonet.org (To save myself retyping time, I'll just copy Kay's own (lengthy description) to this buffer. DSW) INTERCEPTED is a fanzine much like a role playing game with no dice, no character sheets, and very few rules. It's been nicknamed "the Multiversal Party Line"; the place where characters from fact and fantasy meet, interact, and occasionally pound on each other for the amusement of all. Members may use as many aliases as they wish, be they their own invention, or names from history or fiction. Invite Captain Kidd, Captain Bligh, Captain Kirk, and Captain Horatio Hornblower to dinner! Go adventuring with Indiana Jones! BE Indiana Jones... To join in on the fun, send $.65 plus 2 oz postage (as money or stamps, I don't care) to INTERCEPTED, 12536 Short Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066 for a copy and description of current plotlines. Or if you've got a computer and a modem call Stormgate Aerie BBS, (FIDOnet node 1:102/524) 1-213-822-6929 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) to download a copy of THE ELECTRONIC INTERCEPTED and associated files. If you've got access to FIDOnet, file request EIC.ZIP, which contains the current issue, a copy of the Cast List [an associated zine about characters in Intercepted], and a description of current plot lines and general information. LAN'S LANTERN George "Lan" Lankowski 55 Valley Way Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013 USA This is a Hugo-winning genzine, tending towards the serious, with lots of reviews. Samples are $3. LOST JOHNNY'S RADIO FANZINE Dave Weingart 400 Fulton St, #10B Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA dweingar@ic.sunysb.edu Irregular genzine/perzine, devoted to anything that won't get Yours Truly sued for libel (SF, fandom, concerts, music, fanfic, etc.). Available for the usual, or about $1.00 US, or for editorial whim, etc. LOW ORBIT R'ykandar Korra'ti 252 East Loudon Avenue Lexington, KY 40505-3636 USA phoenix@ms.uky.edu (until May 1991) phoenix%lorbit.UUCP@ms.uky.edu editor@lorbit.UUCP ukma!lorbit!editor Compu$erve: 724906,370/LOW ORBIT 48-52 pages, quarterly, science fiction/fantasy/science; three to four short stories an issue, columns from Canada, Australia, the USSR, and Europe, and other non-fiction. This 'zine is offset printed with a glossy cover and grey-scale artwork. Available for the usual. Write to find out about sample copies. @~To be concluded next issue - o -