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This Is a CONVENTIONAL FANZINE page 1 This is a CONVENTIONAL FANZINE Hello out there. Then I’d go up to my offic e with its nice IBM Writing one’s first editorial for one’s first fanzine typesetter, and wonder how 1 was going to get used is really a worse pain in the ass than you could ima­ to using it, and I looked over at the mimeo, and gine. the strip printer, and realized that it 1 had any I tried for the 3rd issue of HOSTIGOS, the Perm artistic talent, I’d be able to put-out a really good­ State clubzine (which I was supposed to edit) and looking zine. it worked out to be about Harlan Ellison, in large I started to loc some of the fanzines, and Arthur part. Hlavety wrote back to say that I had a real talent But then I got to thinking that perhaps the for loccing. Thanks Arthur—I don’t believe you but local fan group should put on a con first, so we I needed encouragement. could send the zine out to people who were at the .And then I made the fatal mistake—I started con, so we could be sure of getting material for the telling people about this zine. People wanted next issue,instead of having to rely on the notorious­ copies. Others asked when it was finally going to ly apathethic Penn State students. come out. Then (horrors) Mark Owings (who was So Fred Ramsey (editor of SQUONK, a fine best man at my wedding) sent hie an. article on semi-prozine, plug, plug) and I founded the Cen­ running a film program, with a note attached that tral Pennsylvania Science Fiction Association, and it was one of the few’ fanzine articles he had ever we threw Paracon, and I found myself handling a done. lot of the publicity. After sending notices about Even that might not have been enough to force the con to Filthy Pierre, and Linda Bushyager, me were it not for several things happening: and Charlie Brown (who consistently printed 1)1 got caught up on all the Mirage orders (I’m out-dated information), and others I guess I thought shipping, records, complaints, and production, all it. would be a good idea if there were a conven­ rolled into one). This left me a lot of free time to tion oriented fanzine, where you could turn to either pursue my other career (“homemaking”) to get the kind of information you could only- or to work on this zine. get if you were deeply into fandom and had access 2)Manchester got 2 major snowstorms in less to every freebee table at every con. than 5 days. (Storm 2 was declared to be “a light (This may not be an original idea—a lot of my dusting” less than 12 hours before it arrived.) fanzine ideas come from the smof sessions at 3)This weekend is Boskone, where I hope to Linda and Ron Bushyager’s in which someone see. lot of my fannish friends. If I can place my would come up with a good idea for a fanzine fanzine into their hands personally, it’ll save me and Ron would inevitably say, “Well, why don’t from running down to the P.O. you do it?”) . So here’s the first issue of CONVENTIONAL But then Paracon started taking up all my time, FANZINE, title courtesy of ray husband, Jack and I was in grad school, and then I was heading L. Chalker, enormously popular SF author, and toward Lun aeon with orders to find a pro for the long-time fan (20 years’). This issue is lovingly con. dedicated to him (in much the same way as WAR I found a husband, too. OF SHADOWS) and buried in here so he’ll be So then I was busy moving to Baltimore, and forced to read this issue. going to school, and getting married, and going on I have a lot of hopes for this zine—I hope you’ll my honeymoon, and moving m...and suddenly it s help me by sending me con news, or art (please!), a year later. or your ideas on how cons should be run, or letters, I’m going to more cons than I ever thought I’d or money. be going to in my life, in such esoteric places as Or (and I think this idea is unique to fandom) Cinncinnati, and Sandusky. Some cons are very well- $5 in manufactory cents-off coupons. I subscibe to known—others are only advertised in a few places. a coupon fanzine, and I need a wider variety to Some of incredibly well-run—others make the same trade. That, and 1 like getting money back on mistakes year after year. grocery shopping. And at these cons people would give me their I had originally planned to distribute this issue fanzines, and then I’d feel guilty because I would at BOSKONE, and to mail any left-over issues to enjoy their zines but I knew I’d never have time to interested fans. But my electrostencil broke, so write a loc. this issue is being sent to the addresses listed in ■^s is Vol issue 0 of CONVENTIONAL FANZINE, a bi-monthly publication written partly, edited by, : reproduced by Eva Chalker Whitley, 4704 Warner Drive, Manchester, MD 41102. Available for letter of ar ment, artwork, article on convention-running or any aspect thereof, con report, con listing, trade m editorial whim or even $5 in manufactory cents off coupons. Subscription price for pick-up at cons Jr delivery.DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE-MARCH 21, 1979. page 2 Uiis issue, people I think will be interested, and any subscibers I can pick up before issue 1. Deadline for that issue is March 21, and will be distibuted at LUNACON, with subsribers issues being mailedAn early April. It will cover the months of April (with the exception, obviously, of April 1st), May, and June. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A CON-send me a flyer. I fl get a single flyer, I’ll treat it as news March 9, 10, 11. COASTCON, Buena Vista Motel, and condense it into a con listing. If I get about Biloxi, Mississippi. Rooms $12 single, $16 doubie- 500 flyers, I’ll condense the information for a Guests: George R.R. Martin, Meade Frierson, Reg­ listing, and bind the rest into the issue. If I get istration $10. Contact: Michael Bledsoe, 8401 Zan- a single flyer printed in black on white paper, and na, Biloxi, MS 39539, (501) 436-8482. a check or money order for $5, I’ll make a electro-stencil of it, run it off, arid bind it into March 16, 17, 18. MARCON, H0J0M0L0N0C0 he issue. Any extra flyers will be dumped on to (Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge North, Columbus, he freebee table of the next con I go to. Ohio.) Rooms $19.50 for 1 person, 1 bed; $23.50 Although CONVENTIONAL FANZINE is for 2 people, 1 bed; $25.50, 2 people, 1 double not strictly a newszine, I love gossip as much as bed, 1 twin bed; $28.00 for 2 people, 2 double the next fan. If you want to announce your beds. Guests: Katherine Kurtz, Fred Haskell. Wil­ uregnency, new job, or new address, write me, and son “Bob” Tucker is Toastmaster. Banquet, art I might print it. Of course, anything sent to me is show, hucksters, films, programming, etc. Regist­ subject to the usual verification procedures. ration $6 until March 1st, $8 at the door. I really need art. ’Die illos by Alexis Gilliland ((Last year was my first Marcon, and I was bored have been published in other zines, some of which silly. The most memorable panel was the obliga­ he can’t remember. But it’s in new zines like tory “Women & SF” panel in which not a single this that little-known artists get their chance. panel member as listed m the program book showed Send me artwork and I will flatter you out­ up. HOWEVER, a lot of people involved with this rageously, and you get free issues. I’ll nominate con are working for Chicago in ‘82, so you might you for the fan artist Hugo-I’lUay anything to want to check this one out. get artwork. You’ll notice that this issue is a little SKimpy. March 23,24,25. NORWESCON, Airport Hyatt I figured most folks wanted to see an issue before House, 17001 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, contributing. So write, draw, send coupons (my Washington. Rooms $34 single, $39 double. Guests: concession to fans like myself who are unsure of Philip Jose Farmer, Elizabeth Lynn, Loren Mac their abilities to write, draw, or in any way con­ Gregor, Poul Anderson, Vonda McIntyre,John Var­ tribute: I can upon their abilities with scissors) ley, Oscar Rossiter, F. M. Busby, H. Warner Munn. Thanks for the first issue go to Linda Alex Schomburg, J. F. Bone, Marta Randall, Mil­ Bushyager for the con listings; to Mark Owings dred Downey Broxon, Orson Scott Card. Authors, ' for his article; for Jack for the use of his films, autograph and room parties, multi-media equipment; and to the Wallington Science fic­ stage show, art show, award banquet, disco (?), tion Association for their help. panels, computer games, masquerade, hucksters, Registration $7 until Feb. 28, $8 after and at the door. Single-day rate $5. Contact: Norwescon 2, POB 24207, Seattle, WA 98124. ((Seattle is bidding for the 1981 Worldcon.)) March 30, 31, April 1.
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