Science fiction zines have always been the bread and butter of SF aficionados, because as geeks we all love to read about the stuff we’re reading and watching, and talk bout the stuff we’re reading and watching. The readership can be very meta at times.
This entry covers both the semiprozine and the fanzine Hugo nominees. A fanzine is what it sounds like—a non-professional regular publication. The semiprozine bridges the gap between the fanzine and the professional magazine. A more complete definition of “semiprozine” is available on Wikipedia.
Note: Helix entry updated on 7/11. And again on 7/14. And once more on 7/15. The Helix train wreck just does not stop.
Nominees for Best Semiprozine
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– David Langford
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http://news.ansible.co.uk/ - Sample 2007 Issues
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Ansible 245, December 2007
Ansible 244, November 2007
Ansible 243, October 2007 - Archives
- 1991 – current
- Editor Website
- David Langford (Pardon?)
- Note
- Just a note about Helix for the future. So I’ll remember not to vote for them ever.
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- Sample 2007 Issues
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Helix #6, Fall 2007
Helix #5, Summer 2007 - Archives
- 2006 – current
- Editor Websites
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William “Sundown” Sanders – Author – Traveler – Lingerie Critic
Lawrence Watt-Evans: The Misenchanted Page
And hey. one more.
– Andy Cox
- Website
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http://ttapress.com/category/interzone/ - Sample Articles
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“The Sledge-maker’s Daughter” by Alastair Reynolds
“The Unsolvable Deathtrap” by Jack Mangan - Archives
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Greg Egan’s Index
IZ194 – IZ215 for sale
IZ209 – current - Editor Website
- T3A Space: The TTA Press Website
- Website
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http://www.locusmag.com/ - Sample 2007 Issues (TOC only)
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Locus December 2007
Locus November 2007
Locus October 2007 - Sample Articles
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Joe R. Lansdale: Little Horrors
Kelly Link: The Uses of Boredom
John Scalzi: Color in the World - Archives
- 1974 – current
– Kathryn Cramer
– Kristine Dikeman
– David Hartwell
– Kevin J. Maroney
- Website
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http://www.nyrsf.com/ - Archives
- 1988 – current
- Editor Websites
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Kathryn Cramer
Kris Dikeman
David G. Hartwell
Kevin J. Maroney: My Life in the Bush of Wombats
Nominees for Best Fanzine
– Steven H. Silver
- Website
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http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/argentus.html - Sample 2007 Issue
- Argentus #7, 2007 [pdf]
- Archives
- 2001 – current
- Editor Website
- Steven Silver’s Home Page
– Guy Lillian III
- Website
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http://www.challzine.net/ - Sample 2007 Issue
- Challenger #26, Spring-Summer 2007
- Archives
- 1993 – current (Issues 18 and later online)
– Chris Garcia
- Website
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http://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/ - Sample 2007 Issues
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The Drink Tank 156 [pdf]
The Drink Tank 150 [pdf]
The Drink Tank 139 [pdf] - Archives
- 2005 – current
- Editor Website
- The WorldCon of Non-Serious Fanesque LJs
– Mike Glyer
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http://www.efanzines.com/File770/ - Sample 2007 Issues
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File 770 #151, October 2007 [pdf]
File 770 #150, June 2007 [pdf]
File 770 #149, March 2007 [pdf] - Archives
- 1978 – current
- Website
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http://plokta.com/plokta/ - Sample 2007 Issue
- PLOKTA Issue 37, April 2007 [pdf]
- Archives
- 1996 – current
- Editor Websites
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Alison Scott & Steven Cain: Kittywompus
Steve Davies: Vraidex
Realizing everyone’s voted, but I’ll note that for Argentus, you have a link to the Ansible website instead. It should be http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/argentus.html
Argh! I’m sorry about that Steven. I have made the correction.
And corrections are always welcome.