eFanzines.com - Ted White: Fanzine Reviews

From Ted's introduction to the print version of his column:

Fanzines are a basic part of science fiction fandom, having been in existence as long as fandom itself - the past 70 years. Fanzines are a reflection of many fans' interest in the printed word and amateur publishing. The publication you are reading this in is a fanzine, but a specialized one. A variety of other fanzines are also available - many of them by request - and this column will cover some of them each issue.

All fanzines are published as a hobby and lose money. Their editors appreciate money to defray their expenses and sometimes list single-copy or subscription prices, but they appreciate even more your written response - a Letter of Comment, or LoC. Feedback - better known in fandom as "egoboo" - is what fanzine publishing is all about.

Check out the fanzines below and broaden your participation in fandom.

Read the most recent columns:

September 2003
Mimosa #30, The Knarley Knews #101, Argentus #3, Chunga #5

July 2003
(Zoo Nation #3)

For the PDF-impaired, each year of Ted's reviews
is available as a plain text page:

Fanzines 2001 plain text

Fanzines 2002 plain text

Fanzines 2003 plain text

2001
January	ANSIBLE Dave Langford TRASH BARREL Donald Franson IDEA Geri Sullivan
February	MIMOSA Nicki & Richard Lynch TIGHTBEAM Janine G. Stinson
March	FILE 770 Mike Glyer NICHEVO Nic Farey
April	THE KNARLEY KNEWS Henry L. Welch NO AWARD Marty Cantor
May	NIEKAS Ed Meskys AZTEC BLUE Murray Moore
June	THE RELUCTANT FAMULUS Tom Sadler DEROGATORY REFERENCE Arthur D. Hlavaty
July	WABE Jae Leslie Adams, Tracy Benton, & Bill Bodden
August	NOVA EXPRESS Lawrence Person
September	TWINK E. B. Frohvet
October	PLOKTA Steve Davies & Alison Scott, paper version; Mike Scott, web version
November	ARGENTUS Steven H Silver
December	CONTACT!/SPIRITS OF THINGS PAST Dick Smith & Leah Zeldes Smith

2002
January	SCIENCE-FICTION FIVE-YEARLY Lee Hoffman
February	NONSTOP FUN IS HARD ON THE HEART Dwain Kaiser
March	SF COMMENTARY Bruce Gillespie
April	TRAP DOOR Robert Lichtman
May	SFFF Mike McInerney
June	QUASIQUOTE Sandra Bond
July	SLEIGHT OF HAND John Teehan
August	A MIMOSA FANTHOLOGY (MIMOSA 28) Nicki & Rich Lynch
September	CHUNGA Andy Hooper, publisher; Randy Byers, editor; Carl Juarez, designer
October	LITTLEBROOK Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins FLOSS! Lilian Edwards
November	THEY MADE US DO IT Max, editor & publisher
December	BANANA WINGS Clair Brialey and Mark Plummer

2003
January	WASSAMATTA U. Randy Byers
February	HEAD! Doug Bell & Christina Lake
March	UNCLE SMILEY'S BOOKCASE Ray Nelson
April	BURSTZINE Michael A. Burstein & Nomi S. Burstein
May	EASTER WINE - A Fanthology for Seacon 03 Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer
June	ASTONISHING TRAPDOOR STORIES / TRAP DOOR #22 Robert Lichtman
July	ZOO NATION #3 Pete Young
August	No Column
September	MIMOSA #30, THE KNARLEY KNEWS #101, ARGENTUS #3, CHUNGA #5

Alphabetical index by fanzine title

ANSIBLE Dave Langford	January 2001
ARGENTUS Steven H Silver	November 2001, September 2003
AZTEC BLUE Murray Moore	May 2001

BANANA WINGS Clair Brialey and Mark Plummer	December 2002
BURSTZINE Michael A. Burstein & Nomi S. Burstein	April 2003

CHUNGA Andy Hooper, publisher; Randy Byers, editor; Carl Juarez, designer	September 2002, September 2003
CONTACT!/SPIRITS OF THINGS PAST Dick Smith & Leah Zeldes Smith	December 2001

DEROGATORY REFERENCE Arthur D. Hlavaty	June 2001

EASTER WINE - A Fanthology for Seacon 03 Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer	May 2003

FILE 770 Mike Glyer	March 2001
FLOSS! Lilian Edwards	October 2002

HEAD! Doug Bell & Christina Lake	February 2003

IDEA Geri Sullivan	January 2001

THE KNARLEY KNEWS Henry L. Welch	April 2001, September 2003

LITTLEBROOK Jerry Kaufman and Suzanne Tompkins	October 2002

MIMOSA Nicki & Richard Lynch	February 2001, September 2003
A MIMOSA FANTHOLOGY (MIMOSA 28) Nicki & Rich Lynch	August 2001

NICHEVO Nic Farey	March 2001
NIEKAS Ed Meskys	May 2001
NO AWARD Marty Cantor	April 2001
NONSTOP FUN IS HARD ON THE HEART Dwain Kaiser	February 2002
NOVA EXPRESS Lawrence Person	August 2001

PLOKTA Steve Davies & Alison Scott, paper version; Mike Scott, web version	October 2001

QUASIQUOTE Sandra Bond	June 2002

THE RELUCTANT FAMULUS Tom Sadler	June 2001

SCIENCE-FICTION FIVE-YEARLY Lee Hoffman	January 2002
SFFF Mike McInerney	May 2002
SF COMMENTARY Bruce Gillespie	March 2002
SLEIGHT OF HAND John Teehan	July 2002

THEY MADE US DO IT Max	November 2002
TRAP DOOR Robert Lichtman	April 2002
TRAP DOOR - ASTONISHING TRAPDOOR STORIES Robert Lichtman	June 2003
TRASH BARREL Donald Franson	January 2001
TWINK E. B. Frohvet	September 2001
TIGHTBEAM Janine G. Stinson	February 2001

UNCLE SMILEY'S BOOKCASE Ray Nelson	March 2003

WABE Jae Leslie Adams, Tracy Benton, & Bill Bodden	July 2001
WASSAMATTA U. Randy Byers	January 2003

ZOO NATION #3 Pete Young	July 2003