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Fanfare, issue 9, 1942
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26 fantasy footnotes prestige for at least that length of time." Do I hear someone ask whether New Fandom tried to see if such rest on its laurels actually would hold up its position? Seems suspiciously so. "'Scienti-Snaps', I believe, will change in some way . . I believe the editor feels a vague sense of dissatisfaction. His dilemma, as I see it, is this: He can't whether to continue his easy going satisfactory pace, as he is perusing at present." Move over, Nostradamus! And by the way, these quotes are being copied sic, as published. "'Cosmic Tales' has yet to know its hey dey..... 'Fantasy Digest' will continue to go through a very stormy evolution, and will emerge, I believe, as one of the most reliable of fan magazines...(The Science Fiction Collector-)... will appear irregularly.... but its hard to imagine it ever again achieving its position of prominence of over year ago. The editor has not the time to continue regular publication..." And then, about the FAPA: "There is one fan body that has not been able to mutate with time. They are essentially an anachronism, a body that belongs to the past.... If this abysmal state of affairs continues much longer there is but one inevitable result - eventually break up and disbandment of the FAPA. There remains no alternative." Then to Doc Lowndes' article: "The reactionaries are determined to drive this magazine" (The Science Fiction Fan) "out of business completely because of its fearless policy in regard to them and to their activities. Whether or not they succeed will depend for a great part whether or not the editor can correct past mistakes, retain all that is best in the magazine, present a better-appearing journal and keep regular time schedules, and remake contacts once lost. If this can be done, then the Fan cannot be killed; if not,there is a good liklihood that the campaign against it will succeed . . . 'Scienti-Snaps' . . . should go on unhindered in the coming year." It did!- but after the year was up! "Ad Astra should be able to carve out an enviable reputation and circulation for itself once its handicapping defects are corrected.... We see that Polaris has an admirable future ahead of it.... unless this be but a flash in the pan, future issues of Stunning Scientifican should show up well in the flood of publications going the rounds... 'Fanfare' should go places..." And later, speaking of the then beginning flood of prozines, "We will have a varied number of fandoms, each circulation around a particular pro magazine or type of stf mag. The only way these separated circles can be made aware of one another, and obtain an impression of American fandom as a vast living whole, is through all-fan publications." While it hasn't turned out to be quite that bad, have you noticed how lately there's a sort of junior fandom made up of readers of Amazing and Fantastic Adventures, spurning our fandom and organizing correspondence clubs, writing chain letters, and so forth among themselves? * The war hasn't, so far, cut down the number of fanzines, but it's bound to do so sooner or later. Its effect should be noticeable six months from now: that gives me an idea. Why, I said, shouldn't I point out in Fantasy Footnotes just how cheap a fanzine can be issued? Fandom will be needing new ones, and if these figures encourage a few of you, so much the better. It's really possible to issue a 24-page fan magazine, mimeoed
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26 fantasy footnotes prestige for at least that length of time." Do I hear someone ask whether New Fandom tried to see if such rest on its laurels actually would hold up its position? Seems suspiciously so. "'Scienti-Snaps', I believe, will change in some way . . I believe the editor feels a vague sense of dissatisfaction. His dilemma, as I see it, is this: He can't whether to continue his easy going satisfactory pace, as he is perusing at present." Move over, Nostradamus! And by the way, these quotes are being copied sic, as published. "'Cosmic Tales' has yet to know its hey dey..... 'Fantasy Digest' will continue to go through a very stormy evolution, and will emerge, I believe, as one of the most reliable of fan magazines...(The Science Fiction Collector-)... will appear irregularly.... but its hard to imagine it ever again achieving its position of prominence of over year ago. The editor has not the time to continue regular publication..." And then, about the FAPA: "There is one fan body that has not been able to mutate with time. They are essentially an anachronism, a body that belongs to the past.... If this abysmal state of affairs continues much longer there is but one inevitable result - eventually break up and disbandment of the FAPA. There remains no alternative." Then to Doc Lowndes' article: "The reactionaries are determined to drive this magazine" (The Science Fiction Fan) "out of business completely because of its fearless policy in regard to them and to their activities. Whether or not they succeed will depend for a great part whether or not the editor can correct past mistakes, retain all that is best in the magazine, present a better-appearing journal and keep regular time schedules, and remake contacts once lost. If this can be done, then the Fan cannot be killed; if not,there is a good liklihood that the campaign against it will succeed . . . 'Scienti-Snaps' . . . should go on unhindered in the coming year." It did!- but after the year was up! "Ad Astra should be able to carve out an enviable reputation and circulation for itself once its handicapping defects are corrected.... We see that Polaris has an admirable future ahead of it.... unless this be but a flash in the pan, future issues of Stunning Scientifican should show up well in the flood of publications going the rounds... 'Fanfare' should go places..." And later, speaking of the then beginning flood of prozines, "We will have a varied number of fandoms, each circulation around a particular pro magazine or type of stf mag. The only way these separated circles can be made aware of one another, and obtain an impression of American fandom as a vast living whole, is through all-fan publications." While it hasn't turned out to be quite that bad, have you noticed how lately there's a sort of junior fandom made up of readers of Amazing and Fantastic Adventures, spurning our fandom and organizing correspondence clubs, writing chain letters, and so forth among themselves? * The war hasn't, so far, cut down the number of fanzines, but it's bound to do so sooner or later. Its effect should be noticeable six months from now: that gives me an idea. Why, I said, shouldn't I point out in Fantasy Footnotes just how cheap a fanzine can be issued? Fandom will be needing new ones, and if these figures encourage a few of you, so much the better. It's really possible to issue a 24-page fan magazine, mimeoed
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