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VOLUME ONE NUMBER ONE JUNE 1978

This is the first issue of a news­ letter sponsored by THE AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATION , to be distributed amongst science fiction and readers throughout Australia. It will include infor -mation about people and events in the prof -fessional and fan scene,both in Australia and overseas.Maj or announcements and public -ation plans of publishers will also be well covered.Details of Science Fiction Convent­ ions and other activities of fan groups will be an important feature of each issue. AUSTRALIAN SF NEWS will also be a fo rum for everybody interested in SF and Fantasy to voice their opinions , or pass on information to other people.A major feature will be the letter column,which will commen -ce with the next issue. John Foyster will BEST : GATEWAY by Frederick Pohl (Gollancz) be editing the letter column, and you can Other nominations: In the Ocean of the Night by (S $ J/Futura) write to John care of P.O.Box 4039, Moonstar Odyssey by David Gerold (Signet) Melbourne ,3001 Cirque by Terry Carr (Dobson) Sword of the Demon by Richard Lupoff (Avon) Fan groups and clubs are invited to send details of their activities for us to BEST NOVELLA: STARDANCE by Spider and Jeanne Robinson (Analog -March) publish.In particular when and where they Other Nomination: Aztecs by Vonda McIntyre (2076:The American Tri-Centennial) meet and all about conventions being organ -ised.One of the main reasons we have been BEST NOVELETTE: by Raccoona Sheldon(Analog -June) prompted to produce this newsletter , is to Other Nominations: The Particle Theory by (Analog-Feb) help publicise conventions.The poor public The Stone City by George R.Martin (New Voices in SF) -ity for the recent UNICON IV : NATIONAL The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig Van Beethoven and other Lost AUSTRALIAN SF CONVENTION was not helped by Songs by Carter Scholz (Universe 7) mail strikes ,but we feel that this situat A Rite of Spring by (Universe 7) -ion must be avoided by plenty of advance information .We hope that copies of ASFN BEST SHORT STORY: by (FSSF-July) will reach people not receiving the conven­ Other Nominations: Tin Woodman by Dennis Bailey .David Bailey 5 Dave Bischoff tions own publicity releases, and that ever (Amazing- December 76) -ybody will be able to find out through The Hibakusha Gallery by Edward Bryant (Penthouse -July) ASFN what is happening in the field both Camera Obscura by Thomas Monteleone (Cosmos- July) in Australia and overseas. Air Raid by John Varley as Herb Boehm(Asimov's-Spring)

To achieve it's full potential ASFN must be as widely distributed as possible. DRAMATIC PRESENTATION: It was originally decided by the'Science Fiction Writers Although the SF FOUNDATION is sponsoring of America Association' who vote on and present the NEBULA us we must stand on our own feet financially. AWARDS, that there would be no 'Nebula' givei in this The cost must be covered by subscriptions category .However due to the overwhelming response to a write and advertising.We hope to enlist the help in vote,it was decided to give a plaque rather than the of bookshops,libraries and of course fan usual 'Nebula' to STAR WARS. groups to help distribute copies.Most of the copies of the first issue will be distribut -ed free but we hope by the second issue to have distribution organised. To make sure that as many people as possible are able to obtain copies,we want to keep the cost to a minimum.We would have liked to distribute copies free indefinitely, but the plain NOVEL: THE FORBIDDEN TOWER by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Daw) economics of the thing makes this impossible. TIME STORM by Gordon R.Dickson (St Martins Press) THE DYING OF THE LIGHT George R.Martin (Simon ^Schuster/Gollancz) The response we receive from readers and in LUCIFER'S HAMMER by £ Gerry Poumelle (Playboy Press) particular advertisers will decide what we do in the future. GATEWAY by Frederick Pohl (St Martins) NOVELLA: A SNARK IN THE NIGHT by Gregory Benford(FSSF August 77-part of in Advertising rates sent on request. The Ocean of the Night) Subscription rate is $4.00 for ten THE WONDERFUL SECRET by Keith Laumer(Analog- Sep/Oct 77-part of The issues and we hope to publish ten a year. Ultimax Man -St Martins) Please send subscriptions to AUSTRALIAN AZTECS by Vonda McIntyre (American Tricenennial-Pyramid) SCIENCE FICTION NEWS,305/307 Swanston St., STARDANCE Jeanne £ Spider Robinson (Analog March) Melbourne,3000,Victoria,AUSTRALIA Magazine News continued HUGO NOMINATIONS continued called ASIMOV'S ADVENTURE will be IN THE HALL OF THE MARTIAN KINGS by John Varley (F§SF Feb) published quarterly. NOVELETTE" ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card (Analog - Aug 77) PRISMATICA by Samuel R.Delaney (F$SF- Oct 77) Another new magazine is to be pub­ THE NINTH SYMPHONY OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN AND OTHER LOST SONGS lished soon called NOVA.It will contain by Carter Scholz(Universe 7) science fiction,fantasy and parapsychology THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION by Racoona Sheldon (Analog June 77) It is being published by Bob Guccione of EYES OF AMBER by Joan D.Vinge (analog -June ) PENTHOUSE and VIVA. The editor will Judith SHORT STORY: JEFFTY IS FIVE by Harlan Ellison (F§SF July ) M.McQuown who is a fan but her editorial LAURALYN by Randall Garrett (Analog- April) experience has been outside the field. DOG DAY EVENING by Spider Robinson (Analog Oct) NOVA will be a slick magazine one third TIME SHARING ANGEL by James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Oct ) fiction,one third non-fiction and one thir AIR RAID by John Varley (as Herb Boehm)(Asimov's -Spring) advertising. A very large amount of money DRAMATIC PRESENTATION: is to be spent on publicity. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND(Columbia Pictures) BLOODJTHE LIFE AND FUTURE TIMES OF JACK THE RIPPER by Robert Bloch NEW AUSTRALIAN SF MAGAZINE and Harlan Ellison (Alternate World Records) THE HOBBIT(Rankin § Bass TV Production) Plans are currently being made for STAR WARS (Twentieth Century Fox ) the publication of an SF magazine late this year or early 1979,which will be dev­ WIZARDS(Twentieth Century Fox) oted to encouraging local authors. People BOOK LENGTH FANTASY: A SPELL FOR CHAMELEON by Piers Anthony(Del Rey/Ballantine) involved in the project include George LORD FOUL'S BANE by Stephen R.Donaldson(Holt) Turner,Rob Gerrand,Lee Harding,David Grigg THE SHINING by Stephen King (Doubleday/Signet) Carey Handfield,Stephen Campbell and Merv OUR LADY OF DARKNESS by Fritz Leiber (Berkley)(The Pale Brown Thing Binns,who will be publisher and managing editor. Size and format is expected to be -F$SF Jan-Feb 77) THE SILMARILLION by J.R.R.Tolkien (Houghton Miflin) 8"x 10" with 50 pages or more in the firs issue.At least half the contents will be PROFESSIONAL ARTIST: FANWRITER: fiction,plus reviews,articles on science Vincente Di Fate Charles N.Brown fiction and fantasy,science and futurology Stephen Fabian Don D'Ammassa f and sf films and a comic strip.More Frank Kelly Freas Richard E.Geis details will be announced in later issues Rick Stembach Don C.Thompson of the ASFN,but if you are interested in Michael Whelan Susan Wood submitting stories or articles please write for further information to AUSTRALIAN PROFFESIONAL EDITOR: FAN ARTIST: SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY,305/307 Swanstor James Baen Grant Canfield S treet,Melbourne,3000,Victoria. Ben Bova Phil Foglio Edward L.Ferman Alexis Gilliland George H.Scithers Jeanne Gommol James Shull AMATEUR MAGAZINE: GANDALF-GRAND MASTER OF FANTASY: Don-0-Saur Janus Locus Ursula Le Guin (U.S.A.) are doing a special pre Maya Michael Moorcock motion on the of A. BERTRAM CHANDLI Science Fiction Review This year they are re-publishing twelve of the 'Commodore Grimes' books, two title JOHN W.CAMPBELL AWARD: per volume, in sequential order. Beginninj OTHER OBITUARIES (Best New Writer) in April, the series will be as follows : Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game .Analog Aug) BRING THE JUBILEE by Ward Moore was THE ROAD TO THE RIM § THE HARD WAY UP; THI Jack Chalker(A Jungle of Stars .Ballantine) one of the best alternative American civil INHERITORS 5 GATEWAY TO NEVER; THE RIM G0I Stephen R.Donaldson (Lord Foul's Bane .Holt) war novels.His other novels included GREENER § THE DARK DIMENSIONS; ALTERNATE ORBITS £ Elizabeth A.Lynn(We all Have to Go,FUTURE) THAN YOU THINK,JOYLEG and just recently a CONTRABAND FROM OTHER SPACE; INTO THE ALT] PASTIMES ed Scott Edelstein) satire on the medical establishment called NATE UNIVERSE $ COMMODORE AT SEA; and THE Bruce Sterling(Man -Made Self .LONE STAR CADUCEUS WILD .Joseph Ward Moore died on the RIM OF SPACE § THE SHIP FROM OUTSIDE. The UNIVERSE ed Steven Utley) 29th of January.He is survived by his promotion will conclude with the last of widow ,sf writer Raylyn Moore. H e was one above titles, in March, 1979. of the writers who deplored the label of science fiction , and did not have a good QUARTET BOOKS (Australia £ England) will L©isaiu,ego8osg>j word for Hugo Gernsback publish in September, 1978, THE ROOMS OF PARADISE, a collection of original sf edi' Donald B.Day the compiler of the famous Leigh Douglas Brackett Hamilton by LEE HARDING. The contributors include INDEX TO THE SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE died 5 IAN WATSON, from England; writer,editor,scriptwriter,and widow of on January the 11th . writer Edmond Hamilton,died on March 18th GENE WOLFE, , $ R.A. LAFFER' in Lancaster,California,following a long Harry Martinson the Swedish Nobel from the U.S.A.; SENYO KOMATSU (translate bout with cancer.She was 62.Her writing Prize winner and author of the cycle of by JUDITH MERRIL) from Japan; and GEORGE was influenced strongly by the E.R.Burroughs poems ANIARA , died on the 11th of February. TURNER, DAVID LAKE, CHERRY WILDER, PHILIP Martian series ,and her Eric John Stark ANIARIA was made into an opera.lt is the MADDERN, DAMIEN BRODERICK $ KEVIN Me.KAY series is recognised as some of the best story of a group of people on an endless representing Australia. Cherry Wilder's st sf in that style. Her first story was pub­ voyage through space.A sequal called connects up with the events described in lished in 1940 and most of her early stories DORIDERNA he refused to have published due novel, The Luck of Brin's Five, and Georg appeared in PLANET STORIES. to thestrong criticism his winning of the Turner's follows on from his very success She married Edmond Hamilton in 1946. Nobel Prize caused.However it will now be novel, Beloved Son. Kevin Me.Kay's story They lived for 25 years in an Ohio farmhouse. published in the near future. a prize for best story by a previously un She did not limit her writing to SF . published writer in the UNICON IV short Her westerns and mysteries were the basis story competition. for movies and TV series.Her film scripts include"The Big Sleep","Rio Bravo",The bhmhksqw cm HARPER § ROW (U.S.A.) and HYLAND HOUSE Long Goodbye", and "Hatari". One of her (Australia) will publish Lee Harding's no most popular novels was SWORD of RHIANNON After only one year 'S DISPLACED PERSON early in 1979. The book and more recently the Eric John Stark novels SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE has taken the lead won the Alan Marshall Award for 1978. HAR S ROW will also publish a revised version She was working on another one in this from ANALOG in circulation figures. A very series but put it off to finish the STAR remarkable achievement,which says a lot for Lee Harding's THE FALLEN SPACEMAN in 1979 It will be issued as a large-format book WARS 2 movie script shortly before she died. the power of the personality in the media Both she and her husband Edmond still.Because of it's sucess ASIMOV'S will for the under twelves. John Schoenherr wi Hamilton visited Australia in About 1974. probably go monthly soon , and a new mag do the illustrations. 2 QUARK is a new TV series starring Richard Benjamin(WEST WORLD).It portends to be a parody on SF with absolutely nothing from

Oj FLASH GORDON to STAR WARS being sacred. URSULA K. LEK Other TV series are also in the works but one must wonder what the Quality The SCIENCE FICTION,FANTASY and HORROR will be like.SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN has ho­ sceuce rcnon FILM AWARDS have been given now for five axed incidently ,but the old British sene: years ,but this was the first year that the THE PRISONER has been recently revived. ceremony appeared on TV.It was a miniature UUHIWG WORKSHOP version of the OSCARs.William Shatner and Karen Black were the compares and presenters THE ALTERED I included Buster Crabb,Mark Hamil.Charlton EDITED BY LEE HARDING Heston,Ray Bradbury,Christopher Lee,and Stan Freberg did his old act with the little green man in a flying saucer.The highlight for me Reg Bretnor is editing a three volume was seeing Buster"Flash Gordon" Crabb. anthology for ACE called THE FUTURE AT WAI Clips from the films were shown and most HAMLYN PAPERBACKS is a new series being of the winners recieved their own awards.No published in the UK, and they are looking doubt George Bums stole the limelight with for good back titles they can reprint in his award for OH GODJOther winners were not new British editions.They have already so surprising to us,as follows: announced THE MAKESHIFT ROCKET by Poul BEST SF FILM: Star Wars Andersonand THE SEEDS OF EARTH by Robert BEST FANTASY FILM:Oh God! Silverberg .A new American paperback pub­ BEST HORROR FILM: The Little Girl Who Lives lisher CONDOR books will be publishing ne' Down the Lane and reprint SF. BEST ACTOR: George Bums in OH GOD! Vonda McIntyre's new novel DREAMSNAKE BERKLEY BOOKS (U.S.A.) have finally publishe ACTRESS: Jodie Foster in LITTLE GIRL WHO BEST which is coming from Gollancz in June, wa their edition of THE ALTERED I, the unique LIVES DOWN THE LANE bought by Dell for paperback for a very record of Ursula K. Le Guin's Australian sf BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alec Guinness in STAR nice amount of $60,500. Dell also bought workshop. WARS THE PERFECT LOVER(Dream of Wessex) by BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Susan Tyrell in BAD Christopher Priest for $10,000. They are BEST DIRECTOR: George Lucas for STAR WARS also reprinting THE SLAVES OF SLEEP by (tie)Steven Spielberg CLOSE ENCOUNTERS L.Ron Hubbard. STAR WARS also took the awards for BEST The illustrated encyclopaedia type WRITING,BEST COSTUMES,SPECIAL EFFECTS and David Gerrold and Frank Herbert are history of f and sf is here to stay.Brian MAKE UP. Aldiss is working on the definitive work colaborating on a novel.Ben Bova has a new STAR WARS may well become the first film for OXFORD University Press;David Kyle's novel called COLONY coming from Pocket in ever to earn $500 million .This says a lot July. John Varley's new novel TITANS will future of sf on film and tv.The draft second volume SF DREAMS and IDEAS is out for the from Hamlyn and on sale in Australia; be a four part serial in Analog. Steve second STAR WARS film script was com for the SCIENCE FICTION:AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY b> Beckwilder will be the new editor at HBJ/ -pleted by the late Leigh Brackett.Other Pyramid.Phy11is Einstein has sold THE are planned. George Lucas insists he Sam Lundwellhas not been seen here yet sequals but wad due to be published in October ii ALTERNATE ARMADA to Dell,SORCERER'S SON to has retired.Gary Kurtz will produce the next the U.S. by Grosset and Dunlap;THE VISUA1 Del Rey and BCRN TO EXILE will be done by film and Irvin Kershner will direct. The cast ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SF by Brian Ash has beei Arkham house soon. F.Paul Wilson has sold will be the same apart from Alec Guinness. a novel WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS to Doubleday. well recieved here, and has sold just o 30,000 copies in the American edition by Joan D.Vinge has sold two novels to Dell; MOTHER AND CHILD and FIRESHIP.Terry Carr Crown.Pan publish the British edition. ANALOG BOOKS is a new joint venture has sold a novel to Dell called WHO SPEAKS between Analog magazine and Baronet boo FOR THE DEAD?Randall Garrett has sold number of new novels in the "Lord Darcy Baronet published THE ILLUSTRATED ROGER ZELAZNY ,and will do trade editions of series to ACE. books edited by Ben Bova,while Jim Baen GALAXY BOOKSHOP ART COMPETITION will represent ACE who will be doing the mass market editions. The first two titl Galaxy Bookshop at 106a Bathurst to be published by Baronet are THE BEST C Street,Sydney,N.S.W is conducting an art ASTOUNDING edited by Anthony Lewis and competition.Entries will be on display from The ANALOG YEARBOOK edited by Ben Bova. December 4th to the 15th at their premises , ACE will publish seven by October after and will be on sale on behalf of the artists. they have been out in trade editions.The Entry forms will be sent on request.Well above plus THE BEST OF ANALOG Edited by known Sydney and international sf fan Shayne Ben Bova,HOT SLEEP an original novel by McCormack,recently joined the staff. Orson Scott Card.CAPTAIN EMPIRICAL by Our favourite TV series is still Sam Nicholson.PROJECTIONS by Steven uncertain as a new series,but a film is most SPACE AGE BOOKS ART GALLERY Robinett.A collection edited by Ben Bova definitely a goer.All the original cast will Space Age will be opening up an area called MAXWELL'S DEMONS. shortly for a permanent art display.where be in the film,which will be directed by artists work can be hung for display and Robert Wise,who directed THE DAY THE EARTH Due to be published in June by sale. An opening party will be held on STOOD STILL,THE BODY SNATCHERS and THE Granada Publishers is THE ENCYCLOPEDIA < ANDROMEDA STRAIN.A new version of The Body Thursday 6th of July , and artists are SCIENCE FICTION , which is edited by th requested to contact them for details. Snatchers is being released soon starring acknowledged sf expert Peter Nichols.lt They are also planning a poster Leonard Nimoy and Donald Sutherland. include 6,500 entries on themes, stories competition to be finalised at the EASTER The budget for the STAR TREK film movies,magazines and much more.The pne will be $15 million,which is more than the Convention in Melbourne next year. will be twelve pound.About $36 in Austr total cost of the whole TV series. NEW ADELAIDE SF BOOKSHOP The success of STAR WARS has most certainly started something. Amongst some of IF YOU ENJOYED MELBOURNE IN ' Paul Day who will be remembered by the films in the making are:SUPERMAN with UNICON IV attendees for his work on the Christopher Reeve,Marlon Brando,Susannah HOW ABOUT SYDNEY auction, has opened a book shop in the York, and Margot Kidder to mention a few of basement of WARANDO BUILDING .Adelaide the all star cast.GALACTICA is a TV seven THE BLACK HOLE BOOKSHOP episode epic. STARCRASH is a space opera of 11 Chesser Street, the classic 1930s PLANET STORIES genre.lt AUSTRALIA IN '83! Adelaide Opp.Harris Scarfes stars Janet Munro and Christopher Plummer. Best of luck to Paul and we hope all fans in Adelaide will support him. STAR BRIDGE- Jack Williamson and James PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENTS con. FUTURA Con. Gunn SF/N 3.95 BRITISH PAPERBACKS From one of the hottest young writers in MIND OF MY MIND - Octavia E.Butler SF/N the field—a novel of the strange new world The publication dates shown 3.95 are for U.K so allow about three months Man creates in space after his exile from Earth, a world in OPHIUCHI HOTLINE -John Varley SF/N 3.95 for availability in Australia.Prices are which sex, and even IN THE OCEAN OF THE NIGHT - Gregory all in pounds and pence. death, are reversible Benford SF/N 3.95 MARCH .."Easily equal to SF SPECIAL # 23 SF/Ns 3.95 WYNDHAM: the best of Niven and Clarke, and SF SPECIAL # 24 SF/Ns 3.95 FANTASTIC FOUR- Stan Lee (comic) 75p that's no small NEW WRITINGS IN SF SPECIAL (#26 8 #29)3.95 SPIDERMAN .. .. 75p bit of magic.” SF/A Edited Ken Bulmer NAKED TO THE STARS -Gordon R.Dickson -DAVID Souvenir Press: GERROLD SPHERE: STAR FIRE Ingo Swann SF/Nov 3.95 NAKED TO THE STARS- Gordon R.Dickson SF 75p Faber: SPACE VIKING- H.Beam Piper SF/N 85p BELOVED SON - George Turner SF/N 4.50 PAN: ANTICIPATIONS - Christopher Priest VISUAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SF-Brian Ash fe5.50 editor SF/A 4.50 HAND OF OBERON - Zelazny F/N 3.95 BETWEEN PLANETS -Robert Heinlein SF/N 75p Hodder 8 Stoughton: PANTHER: JUPITER LAUGHS -Edmund Cooper SF/N 4.25 THE MALE RESPONSE -Brian Aldiss N 75p HALE: A HOUSE IN SPACE - Henry S.Cooper ST 95p This publisher has 22 novels by mid 78 THE PUPPIES OF TERRA- Thomas M.Disch SF 75p including: FANTASMS AND MAGICS- SF/C 75p TO KEEP THE SHIP- A.Bertram Chandler CORONET : SF/N 3.75 A SONG FOR LYA- George R.Martin SF/N 85p JOHN ARROW: A TWIST IN TIME - L.P.Reeves .. 3.75 SPORK OF THE AYOR-P.A.Chapeldaine .. 3.75 DARKOVER LANDFALL -MarionZ.Bradley SF/N 70p Dragon's Dream: THE SPELL SWORD- .. .. SF/N 70p rVARLEY LONE SLOAN- Phillipe Druillet SF/ART 4.95 APRIL Severn House: ARROW: THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE- John Varley SF/N 85p ROLLER COASTER WORLD -Ken Bulmer SF/N 3.75 YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN- Wilson Tucker 30p PANTHER/GRANADA Prices given are in Pounds sterling. CORONET: MAN PLUS - Frederick Pohl SF/N !95p SLAVES OF HEAVEN - Edmund Cooper 75p THE CRYSTAL WORLD - J.G.Ballard SF/N 75p RECENT 8 FORTHCOMING AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS KRONK .... 75p KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS -B.J.Hurwood HF/N FUTURA: 65p A fully comprehensive list will I LUCIFER'S HAMMER -Niven 8 Poumelle £1.50 THE BLOODSTAR CONSPIRACY -E.E.'Doc Smith included in all future issues,but meanwhile PERRY RHODAN #33-THE GIANT'S PARTNER with Stevin Goldin SF/N 65p some of the most important items include: - Clark Dalton 70p THE DROUGHT -J.G.Ballard SF/N 80p THE ILLUSTRATED ROGER ZELAZNY , illustrates PANTHER: ORSINIAN TALES - Ursula Le Guin SF/C 75p by Gray Morrow from Baronet Publishers. ACI THE MARTIAN INCA- Ian Watson 75p METHUEN/MAGNUM: Books are republishing some of their early THE JONAH KIT .. 60p FAR OUT - Damon Knight SF/C 9Op editions of Poul Anderson stories under nev UBIK - Philip K.Dick 75p PAN: titles;QUESTION AND ANSWER(Planet of No MAGNUM/METHUEN A WREATH OF STARS - Bob Shaw SF/C 70p Return),THE PEREGRINE (Starways) and THE MAN THE TRAVELLER IN BLACK-John Brunner 75p THE LAND OF FROUD ed D.Larkin F/Art £3.95 WHO COUNTS(War of the Wing Men) to mention SHAKESPEARE'S PLANET-Clifford Simak 75p SPHERE: some. The 12th edition of NEBULA WINNERS i« PAN: MIRKHEIM - Poul Anderson SF/N 85p edited by Gordon Dickson for Harper and HELLO SUMMER,GOODBYE -Michael G.Coney 70p VENUS PLUS X - SF/N 85p Row. GLORYHITS is the first of a new hard DEATHBIRD STORIES-Harlan Ellison 80p THE LITTLE PEOPLE-J.Christopher SF/N 95p cover series of SF books from Del Rey and GREAT WORKS OF JEWISH FANTASY-J.Neugroschel CORGI/TRANSWORLD: Ballantine Books .written by Bob Stickgold 1.95 STAR TREK 12 ed J.Blish 8 J.A.Lawrence and Mark Noble. WYNDHAM: SF/C 60p A new series of space adventures SPELL OF THE WITCHWORLD-Andre Norton 75p THE DAY OF THEIR RETURN -Poul Anderson by the popular author Piers Anthony are being published by AVON .The first is calle WITCHWORLD .. 75p SF/N 85p WEB OF THE WITCHWORLD .. 75p WIND FROM THE ABYSS -Janet E.Morris F/N 95p CHAINING THE LADY.A series of three books HAWKSBILL STATION- 75p said to rival LORD OF THE RINGS in scope isTHE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT THE MAY NEW SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY UNBELIEVER-The Illearth War,Lord Foul's ARROW: BOUND VOLUMES PUBLISHED RECENTLY OR Bane and The Power That Preserves.A fantasy THE LISTENERS- James Gunn SF/N 65p DUE SOON FROM BRITISH PUBLISHERS about a fantastic quest of epic proportions. CORONET Jonathan Cape: Published by Holt for the author Stephen R. THE WORLD SHUFFLER -Keith Laumer SF/N 75p Donaldson.A new series called STARBLAZE PANTHER: ENEMIES OF THE SYSTEM- Brian Aldiss L3.50 Gollancz: SF/N is being published by Donning Publishers. THE WINDS TWELVE QUARTERS -Le Guin SF/C 75p Early titles include: ANOTHER FINE MYTH by MIRACLE VISITORS- W.J.Burley SF/N L4.50 (Part two) Robert Aspin and CONFEDERATION MATADORE by THE WAR AGAINST THE RULL -A.E.van Vogt THE SIXTH DAY - .. SF/N 4.25 SHIP OF STRANGERS-Bob Shaw SF/N 4.25 J.F.Bone. They have also published SOME WIL SF/N 70p NOT DIE by Algis Budrys. N.E.L ROADSIDE PICNIC-Arkady 8 Boris Strugatsky THE STONE THAT NEVER CAME DOWN-John SF/C 4.25 Borgo Press publishers continue Brunner SF/N 75p DRIFTGLASS -Samuel Delany SF/C 4.25 their series of critical books on SF author SPHERE: DREAMSNAKE - Vonda McIntyre SF/N 4.50 with ISAAC ASIMOV: The Foundations of His S MISSION TO UNIVERSE- G.R.Dickson SF/N 85p IF THE STARS ARE GODS- Gregory Benford by G.E.Slusser.The popular FANTASTIC ART OF THE OUTPOSTER- .. SF/N 85p and SF/N 4.25 FRANK FRAZETTA already with one sequal will THE GUNPOWDER GOD-H.Beam Piper SF/N 85p STAR LIGHT,STAR BRIGHT- be followed by a third volume from Bantam MISSION TO THE STARS-A.E.Van Vogt .. 75p SF/C 4.20 in May . THE ROBOT BOOK by Robert Malone WYNDHAM: ROAD TO CORLAY -Richard Cowper SF/N 4.25 co ming from Ha icourt Publishers is a THREE AGAINST THE WITCHWORLD-A.Norton FOUR GREAT SF NOVELS Arthur C.Clarke history and future assesment of robots with SF/N 75p SF/C 5.95 many illustrations. ARNO PRESS who special­ JUNE Macdonald 8 Janes: ise in reprinting out of print books in HAMLYN: ALL MY SINS REMEMBERED - carefully edited series, are doing a new FURY - Henry Kutner SF/N 80p SF/N 3.95 range of fantasy and sf titles such as the ARROW: Heinemann: TREASURE OF ATLANTIS by Olof W.Anderson and A TORRENT OF FACES -D.Knight 8 J.Blish 95p HEAT - Arthur Herzog SF/N 4.50 LEPIDUS THE CENTURION by Edwin Lester Amol SF/N Sidgewick 8 Jackson: Putnam are publishing about August a new FUTURA: INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT TEN THOUSAND - edition of DUNE by Frank Herbert with the IN THE OCEAN OF NIGHT-Gregory Benford A.E.Van Vogt SF/N 3.95 art work of John Schoenherr.Windhover paper SF/N 85p HERITAGE OF STARS -Clifford Simak SF/N back actually from Berkley-Putnam. 3.95 befall London if a series of freak tides and storms hit the Thames and caused it :o overflow. Official bungling, widespread destruction and massive loss of life are the chief ingrediants in an exciting story that could happen. Pan $ 2.25 One of the main frustrations of being One letter has been recieved from Ker a bookseller is the unavailability of Ozanne but we do not have room to include FILMS SCENE books. Take for instance the publication it this issue.Ken is making a number of I used to go to the films a lot. of the 1977 HUGO winner, "WHERE LATE THE points about awards which certainly need At least twice a week but lately I have SWEET BIRDS SANG." It was announced for some discussion.All we will add for now is dropped to about once every two weeks. The publication in mid 1977, which allowing that the AUSTRALIAN SF FOUNDATION is quite problem is the sort of the films that are for time to bring it over from England, willing to assist in some way as an indepc on and the length of time a film is kept meant that we should have had it in Dec­ -dant body ,to ensure the proper handling in a theatre.lt seems that apart from ember. No way, buddy! It just didn't turn of the DITMAR AWARDS.We happen to be all i STAR WARS and few other films there is up.No explanation from the local distrib­ Melbourne on the ASFF committee at present nothing that is entertainment. Most films utors, no announcement, no nothing. And but we are most anxious to have executive seem to be full of 'social signifience' we are left trying to explain a notice members in all states .We do not want to and as this seems to mean death, destru­ in our window stating that stocks will take over anything or tell anybody in othe ction and killing people I find it a real be available in Dec 1977. states what they should or not do in relat drag. Hell, a half hour of news first Well, it finally turned up. Six months ion to conventions or awards.Please let th thing in the morning and I am near late and a lot dearer in price. It's now be a little co-operation and for fandom's suicidal for the rest of the day. I don't $3.10. Such is life! sake forget this stupid interstate rivalry need social signifience in movies, what I want is good, old entertainment. One point we would like to make about Speaking of books...... Alan Dean Foster I read and collect Marvel comics and so the DUFF and similar funds to send people continues on, this time with a collection when the SPIDERMAN TV movie arrived in overseas.People who have attended overseas of early short stories entitled "WITH. town I decided to go along and have a look FRIENDS LIKE THESE". It's a Ballentine world conventions once should not be eligb pb $2.40 and the cover on this edition is I am not impressed. What the film makers to have their fares paid for a second trip worth the price of admission alone. Foster have overlooked is the fact that the comics Extentuating circunstances may arrise to are fantastic in story and content and is an exciting new talent and anything alter this situation in some cases,but in new from him is worth reading. as such can't translate into our world the main we believe this should be the rul easily. In our world, if a radio-active Anne McCaffrey has succumed to the lure Our thanks to Ken Ozanne for informat spider bites you you get sick and die. of money. Futura books has commissioned regarding Sydney Conventions and address But in the comics universe you get a her to write a series of three novels lists.Also thanks to Allan Bray in Adelaid slight headache and superpowers.The film and the first of these, DINOSAUR PLANET for details on happenings over there. is a dismal flop. It is over-written, tries to straddle two worlds and fails padded-out and says nothing much at all, badly. The special effects wouldn't fool FAN DIRECTORY PROJECT an eight year old and the villian wouldn't and for this you are expected to lay out We have got together a list of abo $2.45. pass muster for an episode of 6 million dollar man.Spiderman is TV fare and bad 500 names and addresses of people interest Whilst on series let me mention Philip in SF in Australia.Manyof these are probab Jose Farmer who has several series curr­ TV fare at that.I shudder to think what the HULK TV film will be like. out of date,but requests to people for mor ently under way including the first'half' up to date lists has apart from Ken Ozanne of the third RIVERWORLD book. Entitled been ignored.Please help us to help you i "DARK DESIGN", it too is a disapointment. publicizing the activities of SF fans all Farmer has fallen into the fatal error of over Australia by sending us a list of you falling in love with his creation and club members,convention members or yoursel has even writen himself into it's pages and friends .The lists will be organised b at incredible, boring length. Occasionly DUFF 1978 state.They will be available on request fr the true worth of this marvellous idea The AUSTRALIAN SF FOUNDATION, and will be shines out only to be blotted out by a invaluable for convention organisers. horde of characters galumphing across the For those not familiar with the page. A scan of the introduction will DOWN UNDER FAN FUND,we will just explain that it is a scheme to raise money to pay We are indebted to Charles N.Brown editor give you a few clues as to what Farmer is of LOCUS magazine in the U.S.A for much o about with future novels in this series. the fare for an American SF fan to come to Australia to attend the National Conven­ the overseas news in this issue,regarding I just wish that he would get on with authors publishers and conventions.We the story-telling and let the characters tion ,and to send an Australian fan to the World SF Convention in alternative years. recommend a subscription to LOCUS if you take care of themselves. 600 pages of wish to keep up with everything that is characterisation and 50 of story is a bit Bill Rotsler visited us for the Adelaide Convention in June last year. happening in the SF world.Copies are sent much, even for a talent like Farmer.Not by air in bulk and distributed by Leigh Hugo material! Shayne McCormack of Sydney ,Keith Edmonds .You can subscribe direct at $18. "THE LAVALITE WURLD", is also a Farmer Taylor of Melbourne and Paul Stevens of for airmail for a year or $9.00 sea mail, creation and as a continuation of the Melboure,were this years candidates.Paul or through SPACE AGE BOOKS. 'world of the tiers' it doesn't do much was the winner and will be attending My thanks to Chris Johnson for hea for the series or for the reader but as a IGUANACON in Phoenix ,Arizona,USA in August. ings.Chris is the Bill Rotsler of Austral! read on a wet winter evening you could do As is the practice,Paul will be the worse. Ace $2.60 administrator for the next trip here and fandom I am sure you will all agree. Thank Bill Rotsler in the U.S.A.Fans will be asked to Leigh Edmonds ,Lee Harding , a to Paul Stevens for his caustic column.Wit Whilst I am on the author backstabbing to vote soon by sending a dollar and stat­ a bit of luck they they might keep him in kick let me do a hatchet job on Jack Vance ing their preferance to Paul.Candidates will be announced late this year. Arizona.Other people were supposed to help and his MASQUE THAERY, Fontana $2.25. with this issue,but that is the story of m No doubt about it, Vance has a fantastic $1700 was raised for this years trip life.Lee Harding might complain about the ability to make his alien setting really by Paul Stevens,which is the best response spelling and grammar but there are not too alien but the hero in his latest is a real yet to the fund.93 votes were registered many typos.Please do send your letters of prig. I read on hoping that some character by Australian voters. It is hoped that the comment to John Foyster or me.If you like would come along and kick him in the groin next fund is as successful.Contact Paul for what we are doing with ASFN do let us know with a pair of size ten boots but no luck. more information care of SPACE AGE BOOKS, and please DO SUBSCRIBE! The twit goes on his smug way and event­ 305/307 Swanston Street,Melbourne,3000. ually wins the girl and kills the villian. Paul hopes to attend other fan I think I should add that the basi' Vance must be able to do better than this. gatherings in America before and after the opinions expressed in this column are my oi World Convention,and is open to suggestion There must be somthing in the English Merv Binns character that loves destruction because by any American fans who would like to contact him. yet another British disaster novel has arrived. This one is called "DELUGE" and tells of the dreadfull fate that could SYNCON '78 will be held at THE TWIN TOWERS MOTEL.25th of Augsut to 27th 1978. The Guest of Honor is ROBIN JOHNSON Attending membership $8.00 unicon iv : the 17th national The program will include a talk on The Annual General Meeting of the Adelaide AUSTRALIAN SF CONVENTION UNKNOWN Magazine by Ken Ozanne, Science Fiction Society was held recently Close to 500 people attended panels and discussions on items such awards fan funds will be held. and the new executive was elected. UNICON IV held over the last Easter week­ President:Paul Day end at the Melbourne Town House Hotel. A Correspondence to SYNCON 78 Box J175,Brickfield Hill.N.S.W Vice Pres:Allan Bray hotel that is not to be recommended for Secretary:Paul Anderson holding conventions,though the current Treasurer:Margaret Sanders management may be the main problem. We UN1CON -5- January 27th to 29th 1979 You can contact the SASFS care of BLACK have been holding Science Fiction con­ Guest of honor will most likely be HOLE Bookshop, or Paul Anderson's address: ventions in Australia off and on for ROBERT SHECKLEY who will be in 21 Mulga Road, Hawthorndene 5051. nearly thirty years.All the experience has Sydney at that time conducting a The South Aistralian Science Fiction gone for nothing if this was an example writers workshop. Society recently conducted a course in SF of how they are going to turn out. Chairman:Tony Howe for the Workers Educational Association of Let us all hope that future SF Correspondence to :SUSFA,box 249 S.A.Inc. The course consisted of eight one convention organisers will learn from the Holme Bldg.,Sydney University,2006 and a half hour sessions .The society did many blunders that the UNICONIV organisers rec ve renumeration of $120 for their made.If you are going to organise a con­ SYNCON '79 The 18th NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN SF efforts,and were advised of a possible vention for this number of people, and ------CONVENTION future program . invite guests of the calibre of Brian 3rd to 6th of August 1979 Aldiss and Roger Zelazny ,you have a big Venue undecided. The Melbourne SF Club meets every obligation to everybody to do things right. The Guest of Honor :ROBERT HEINLEIN Friday evening,carrying on a tradition Membership $9.00 which has been been interrupted for only Many people have already critic­ brief periods since 1952.Some of the ized UNICON IV in print and in much detail, Correspondence we presume to Ken OZanne,42 Meeks Crescent, members were involved in an excellent so I will not carry on here.My personal Faulconbridge,N.S.W 2776 team effort in the costume parade at opinion is that apart from one or two major The organisers expect this to be the UNICON IV. blunders,other things might have been over­ most important convention held in looked ,but there were so many little things The NOVA MOB is a group of fans Sydney.The programming will be who get together on the first Tuesday done wrong and done badly ,that they all multi -strand.All bona fide fan added up to one great lack of experience. of every month,to discuss SF and rel­ groups are invited to produce their ated topics.Any and all interested There is absolutely no excuse for own program items,inconjunction with people are invited.Next meeting at the organising committee.Any program this.All the people involved in running past John Foyster's home: convention are willing to give the benefit of suggestion will be welcomed and 3a 19 Marine Parade,St Kilda 3182 their experience if asked.They are not out considered. More details will be available soon. to take over.They simply want to see conven­ (We hope that similar reports will be inc­ tions run smoothly so that they and all other luded in future issues of ASFN from other attendees can enjoy themselves. EASTERCON 1979 in MELBOURNE states.) Despite the problems , the majority Good Friday to Easter Monday of attendees enjoyed themselves.How could Venue:Probably the SHERATON HOTEL AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATIONS any convention really fail with such dis­ Spring Street,Melbourne For those people not familiar with tinguished guests.The. guests themselves did Chairpersons:Derek § Christine ASHBY this phenomena of SF fandom ,we will just enjoy their trip to Australia.To quote Brian Correspondence: P.O.Box 175, briefly explain.The idea is that various Aldiss,"Australia was a great experience. I South Melbourne,3205 ,Vic. people produce a fanzine(that is a small enjoyed myself in Adelaide,Canberra, and publication ,usually duplicated and essen­ Sydney as well as Melboume.I was sorry when WORLD CONVENTIONS tially of their own material),which they it was time to leave."I do hope that what may The next World SF Convention is be construed as typical colonial bad manners IGUANACON in Phoenix Arizona send to the OBE( Official b...... editor. shown by fans in Adlelaide,Sydney and Adams Hotel Aug 31st to Sep 4th '78 I have to think of the children.) who has Melbourne ,are far less evident when future Guest of Honor:Harlan Ellison been elected by the members • ANZAPA is guests are invited to attend conventions. Fan GoH: Bill Bowers one which has been going for some time in Correspondence: IGUANACON Australia and there are many overseas.Some Brian spent a day at Lee Harding's P.O.Box 1072 very well known sf personalities have bel­ home at Sherbrooke in Melboumes mountain Phoenix,Arizona 85001 ,USA onged to apas including Robert Bloch and district,where he had the relatively rare Donald Wollheim. experience of sighting a lyre-bird.John The 1979 World SF Convention is to be The membership is usually limited , Litchen took Roger and Judy Zelazny with their held in Britain. otherwise the size of the combined cont­ children to the Healsville Wild Life Sanctu­ SEACON 37th WORLD SF CONVENTION ributions would become unmanagable.Cons- ary ,where they became acquainted with the Brighton,England 23rd to 27th August quently there is usually a waiting list of local fauna.The Zelaznys later travelled on Address: 14 Henrietta Street, people wanting to join,and those members to other parts of Australia,and spent a few London WC2 who do not stick to the apa rules and get days with Ron Graham at his home in Sydney AUSTRALIAN AGENT:Robin Johnson there contributions in on time,are expel­ and his country property near Nowra. G.P.O Box 4039 led.A new apa recently started by Keith M.B. Melbourne Curtis in Sydney called APPLESAUCE has Memberships To end of 1978: been very popular.The first mailing was 11 Supporting :$7.00 pages ,which is probably a record for any Attending :$14.00 apa mailings in Australia.If you would lik to join you can write to Keith Curtis at the sight for we The next convention to be held is AUSTRALIA IN '83 SYDNEY is P.O.Box J175,Brickfield Hill.N.S.W 2000. BAYCON in ADELAIDE at the Hotel St Vincent hope Australia's second World SF The OBE of ANZAPA is Gary Mason,P.O.Box 28 Jetty Road,Glenelg . Convention.Plans are now well under way 258,Unley ,S.A. 5061. Date: Queen's Birthday Holiday Weekend to make all overseas fans aware of the Saturday,Sunday and Monday the intention to bid.Everybody in Australia OVERSEAS AGENTS FOR AUSTRALIA IN '83 : 3rd,4th and 5th of June can help by mentioning it in all their The Guest of Honor:PAUL J.STEVENS correspondence and of course fanzines. CHESTER CUTHBERT Winnipeg .Canada Membership $10.Supporting$4.00 An AUSTRALIA IN 83 FANZINE is in the NED BROOKS Newport News,Virginia,USA JACK CHALKER Baltimore.Maryland,USA Correspondence to : Paul Anderson works and if you wish to support this 21 Mulga Rd,Hawthorndene, most worthwhile project do subscribe. JAN FINDER ,New York,U.S.A South Australia 5051. Send $3 to Ken Ozanne now! BRIAN THOROGOOD.New Zealand

6 FORERUNNER March 1978, edited for the STRIPS 6, Rollo Treadway, PO Box 47-385, Sydney SF Foundation by Warren Ponsonby, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Nicholls, 10 Clifton Avenue, Burwood, (Australian Agent: Carey Handfield, PO Bo: NSW 2134/for members of the Foundation/ 91, Carlton, Viet 3053)/$9.00 airmail or monthly/bpp. ihe main item in this issue $5.00 surface mail subscription per annum, ENIGMA Vol. 9 No. 1, edited by Van Ikin for is a humorous attack at the lack of bi-monthly/34pp. As usual this issue keej the Sydney University SF Association personality of Paul Stevens. There's some up STRIPS standard with some fine comic ai Box 249 Holme Building, Sydney University, news of the Writers Workshop to be held in and some interesting written material. NSW 2006/$1.20 per copy/three issues per Sydney next January and a suggestion from Most interesting, to me atleast, was John year/56pp. This is currently the best Shayne McCormack to start a write-in Ryan's contribution on Star Hawks, a new University produced fanzine and also the campaign to get THE PRISONER shown on the newspaper strip. John also mentions in hi best regular SF fanzine being produced in tv again. column that he has been offered a contracl Australia. As usual the reproduction is of THE NEW FORERUNNER 19, Gary Mason, PO Box to write a book on Comics in Australia whi the very highest standard. My complaint 258, Unley, SA 5061/$3 should be publishe early in 1979. about this issue is that there aren’t subscription buys you as many issues as enough reviews, only seven pages worth. CLOCKWORK RADISH 1, Anthony Peacy, 82 Mill costs that much/not too regular/8pp. This Street, Bayswater, WA 60E The fiction is of a fairly high standard issue was brought out in time to be availa­ with a bit by Dal Stivens which is okay. 7pp. A personalzine which vou can probab] ble at UNICON but really doesn't carry any The editorial is interestingly about why receive simply by writing and asking. shattering news. There's a one page ENIGMA publishes fiction that nobody else Contents are in many ways introductory discussion of fan-funds (something which wants. I wouldn’t do it but Van thinks because from what Anthony has written we will need a great deal of thought), a report it's improtant enough and does do it. learn something of his interests and his of the Elizabeth & Peter Darling wedding, tastes. We also find that he likes scuba stuff on ANZAPA and the DITMARS and some NOUMENON 19. Brian Thurogood, Wilam Road, diving since a well done description of or Ostend, Waiheke Island, Hauraki other mildly stirring stuff. Next issue dive is the largest single item. Paddy Gulf, NEW ZEALAND (Australian Agent: Carey should be more exciting. Porter's Home Made Chocolate is the subjec Handfield, PO Box 91, Carlton, Viet 3053)/ CHUNDER Vol 2 No. 0, John Foyster, of Recipe Corner - haven't tried it yet, i $7.75 for 10 issues airmail, $5.50 for 10 GPO Box 4039, Melbourne, Viet 3001/ sounds very nice but a bit fattening. issues aurface mail/monthly/28pp. Golly no subscription rate yet/monthly perhaps/ DATA 11, edited by Sue Clarke, 6 Bellevue gosh, another ripper of an issue with lots 2pp. Melbourne’s latest newszine - mostly Road, Faulconbridge, NSW 2776 for of interesting comment from readers and fannish news. Notice of future Nova Mob ASTREX/available to members/15pp. This is some interesting reviews. There is an meetings, Conventions future and past, and a STAR TREK newszine. In this issue Rolle article on SF music which this reviewer fanzine reviews (only ANZAPA this time). Treadway reviews Star Wars, there is some ignored and Rollo Treadway continues his This issue is just a trial, John may or fan information on the Sydney University discussion of SF art. There are two pages may not take up regular publication, I hope Tolkien Society and some other groups of fanzine reviews and another two pages of he does because while FANEW SLETTER tried Finally there are three pages of photos of publishing information which is specific to to spread a little sunshine everywhere John some of the people involved in ASTREX. New Zealand but still interesting and is not interested in softening his punches. DATA 12, publishing information as above/ useful. Actually there isn't much news in this 17pp. More information on this STAR GEGENSCHEIN 33, Eric Lindsay, 6 Hillcrest issue but there is some common sense TREK fan club and on ST itself. The lates Avenue, Faulconbridge, NSW 2776/ commentary on what is taking place in is that the film will be made, directed bj available to friends, for the usual or 90$/ fandom at the moment. irregular/29pp. This is a typical Lindsay Robert Wise and all. There's reports of fanzine in which most of the interest seems ETHERLINE 2, edited by somebody (it doesn't different ST conventions, some stuff also to be in the letter column, mainly because say who) for the Melbourne SF about STAR WARS, a bit of a biography on Eric’s comments inspired by his readers are Club which lives upstairs at 305 Swanston someone called Mariette Hartley and other so interesting. Eric seems to be interest­ Street, Melbourne, Viet 3000/available to odd bits and pieces including reviews of ed in a great many things and if somebody members/llpp. The most interesting part of overseas ST fanzines. One of these reviev presses the rigth button off he will go. this issue was, I thought, the editorial tells a bit more about the New Enterprise, Also there are some brisk book reviews which which tells what the MSFC is up to these more or less the same but with a couple oi which some may find of interest and a few days - they manage to keep occupied one way so interesting innovations to bring it up other interesting items including a report and another. Bill Moon does an imitation to date. of Eric’s trip to the US by Ben Zuhl. Dorothy Dix page, there is some very ordin­ UNDRY, Keith Taylor, 294 Amis Atreet, ary fiction. There's also a review of North Carlton, Victoria 3054/ ARGO NAVIS Vol. 3, No. 3, March 1978, "Tolkien and His World" and a short piece available on request, perhaps/28pp. This edited by John Rowley for the of fiction by Bill Moon and that's all. is Keith Taylors attempt to gather unto Latrobe University SF Association, c/ SRC, GEGENSCHEIN 30.33, Eric Lindsay, 6 Hillcrest himself votes for DUFF, and a very enjoyal Latrobe University, Bundoora, Viet 3083/ Avenue, Faulconbridge, NSW 2776/ effort at it too.* One thing about Keith, $3.50 for 5 issues/26pp. This is probably available for most of the usual/22pp. whatever he writes he manages to make the best of the currently available Univer­ Eric's report of his trip to the US" in 1976 entertaining. The editorial is enlighten- sity produced fanzines coming from Victoria during which he attended MidAmeriCon and a ing as well as entertaining since it It may not have George Turner but it has a few other cons as well. In fact, this part quitely tells the uninformed all the basic well rounded set of comments which will, of the report starts at BOFCON and goes Taylor details. Don Ashby contributes an more or less, please everybody. The defect through until he was in Washington DC. article on Keith making sure that Don was of this issue is that there are too many Written in the usual informative Lindsay properly attired for a wedding, Keith letters, even though I like them they can style, he manages to slip a lot of useful writes about Heroic Fantasy and there's squeeze out even more enjoyable material as information into his narrative and comments other good stuff too. A pity there won't they did this time. on all sorts of odd things he observs, be more issues. things I'd probably not even notice. I look AUTO DELIRIUM edited for the Adelaide forward to Part Two of this report. STRANGLER ELEPHANT'S GAZETTE, Paul Steven University SF Association by c/ Space Ag Perry Middlemess, PO Box 98, Rundle St., THE MENTOR 24, Ron L Clarke, 6 Bellevue Books, 305 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Adelaide, SA 5000/available for 50$ or the Road, Faulconbridge, NSW 2776/ Viet 3001/available for the usual/highly usual/66pp. The University SF groups seem available for the usual or $1.50 for two infrequent/32pp. This is Paul Stevens to be putting out some fine fanzines at the issues/17pp. A welcome return of this old attempt to gain DUFF votes, it is nicely moment and this is a very handsome example fanzine, I can't remember how long it is printed and has some nice pictures and so with crisp offset printing, saddle stapling since the previous issue, six or seven years enjoyable contents. Paul writes an edito and then trimming. Main articles are an perhaps. As Ron says in his editorial, this ial of sorts and a lot of convention repo absorbing symposium on "SF in the Year 2001" fanzine is slanted towards the SF reader fan of all the Cons he attended last year. with many Big Name writers contributing and and consequently it joins .the current crop Christine Ashby tries to conveince us the "On The Ebb Tide Of The New-Wave", an of Australian fanzines which are already so was such a writer as Eleanore Tobitt, a impressive essay by John McPharlin. Other biased. Contributions are by Bert Chandler, little contribution by John Alderson, an contributions are from Helen Swift, Perry John Alderson, Jack Wodhams and Diane interview with Hiram Aardvark conducted b Middlemiss, Marc Ortlieb and Alfred Hartley. Southgate - all of it is fairly interesting Don Ashby and something about hangovers b except for Jack Wodhams poem which is not Leigh Edmonds. All good fun. AUSTRALIA IN '83 particularly good. 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