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A Tale of the 'Evans, v. 1, issue 2, June 1942
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NOT "GOOD-BYE", JOE, BUT "WELCOME HOME". For this space, I had originally written a tribute to a depart-ing fan -- one Joe Fortier -- who had announced his retirement from Fandom. I said that I thought he would soon be back; and titled the effusion, "Not 'Good-Bye', Joe, But 'Au Revoir'." Then came a nice letter from Joe in which he stated that he was merely curtailing his fan activities, due to outside pressure of work and conditions, and not dropping them altogether. So that article can no longer be used as planned. But I do here and now wish to say that I am glad Joe is remaining with us. He is a true Fan, a good guy, and a hard and un-tiring worker in the vineyard of Fandom. We could use lots more like him, says I. Glad you're sticking, Joseph, me lad! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOWARDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NEW FANS. There has been considerable talk in the past about that matter of those new or young fans, who desire to make contributions to fan-zines, either of stories, articles, poems or art work, but whose work in not quite up to standard. It seems the general consensus of opin-ion that something should be done to give these newcomers a chance--to let them show their wares, so that they may in time improve to a point where their work WILL be good enough for use in the establish-ed fanzines, with their high standard of excellence. There has been talk, I say, but so far nothing more I can see. Now I am such a guy as believes in concrete action. (Probably I was a cement-mixer in some former incarnation.) So I am going to put a proposition to Fandom in general, and the FAPA in particular. Such as follows, herewith, to wit, and viz: If there is a fan editor with the time and the inclination to get out still another fanzine; an editor who really knows how to tell that which is promising (even though not yet really good), from that which shows no future promise, I want to go into partnership with him on a new project. I WILL AGREE TO ANGEL, UP TO FIVE ($5.00) DOLLARS PER ISSUE, a FAPAzine, which will contain ONLY the works of such beginners, toge-ther with clear-cut criticisms of the same. The mag will be of ten or twelve pages, and front and back covers, all mimeoed. The matter submitted and printed, together with the criticisms, would be just as received, without any editing by the publisher. Also and most important, both would be anonymous, and coded only by let-ter or number, so that no personalities would enter into the judging. Later, perhaps, the names of the best entries would be given, for the future guidance of fanzine editors, and for the uplifting of the ego of the author. This system would also mean that the critic could be more just in his criticism, by not feeling that he must "pull his
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NOT "GOOD-BYE", JOE, BUT "WELCOME HOME". For this space, I had originally written a tribute to a depart-ing fan -- one Joe Fortier -- who had announced his retirement from Fandom. I said that I thought he would soon be back; and titled the effusion, "Not 'Good-Bye', Joe, But 'Au Revoir'." Then came a nice letter from Joe in which he stated that he was merely curtailing his fan activities, due to outside pressure of work and conditions, and not dropping them altogether. So that article can no longer be used as planned. But I do here and now wish to say that I am glad Joe is remaining with us. He is a true Fan, a good guy, and a hard and un-tiring worker in the vineyard of Fandom. We could use lots more like him, says I. Glad you're sticking, Joseph, me lad! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOWARDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NEW FANS. There has been considerable talk in the past about that matter of those new or young fans, who desire to make contributions to fan-zines, either of stories, articles, poems or art work, but whose work in not quite up to standard. It seems the general consensus of opin-ion that something should be done to give these newcomers a chance--to let them show their wares, so that they may in time improve to a point where their work WILL be good enough for use in the establish-ed fanzines, with their high standard of excellence. There has been talk, I say, but so far nothing more I can see. Now I am such a guy as believes in concrete action. (Probably I was a cement-mixer in some former incarnation.) So I am going to put a proposition to Fandom in general, and the FAPA in particular. Such as follows, herewith, to wit, and viz: If there is a fan editor with the time and the inclination to get out still another fanzine; an editor who really knows how to tell that which is promising (even though not yet really good), from that which shows no future promise, I want to go into partnership with him on a new project. I WILL AGREE TO ANGEL, UP TO FIVE ($5.00) DOLLARS PER ISSUE, a FAPAzine, which will contain ONLY the works of such beginners, toge-ther with clear-cut criticisms of the same. The mag will be of ten or twelve pages, and front and back covers, all mimeoed. The matter submitted and printed, together with the criticisms, would be just as received, without any editing by the publisher. Also and most important, both would be anonymous, and coded only by let-ter or number, so that no personalities would enter into the judging. Later, perhaps, the names of the best entries would be given, for the future guidance of fanzine editors, and for the uplifting of the ego of the author. This system would also mean that the critic could be more just in his criticism, by not feeling that he must "pull his
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