Index to Letters in British SF Magazines:
Science Fantasy
SF Impulse
New Worlds (through 1964)
Science Fiction Adventures (through 1960)

by John Boston

SCIENCE FANTASY
SCIENCE FANTASY rarely presented letters and when it did, they were not in any consistent format. In indexing these letters I have started with an entry for the item in which the letter appeared - a letter column with a title, an editorial, or otherwise.
Science Fantasy [v 5 #15, 1955]
2 The Readers Dear Editor lt
2 Urban, Helen M. letter lt
5 Luksus, Ed letter lt
 
Science Fantasy [v 19 #56, 1962]
108 Carnell, John Film Review rv
108 Russell, Ray letter lt [quoted at length in Film Review]
 
Science Fantasy [v 21 #62, 1963]
110 [Readers] Readers' Letters lt
110 Busby, David letter lt
 
Science Fantasy [v 22 #67, September-October 1964]
2 Bonfiglioli, Kyril Editorial ed
2 Goodrich, James letter lt [printed in Editorial]
 
Science Fantasy [v 23 #71, April 1965]
2 Bonfiglioli, Kyril Editorial ed
3 Orme, David J. letter lt [quoted in Editorial]
4 Winchurch, Peter letter lt [quoted in Editorial]
4 Harrison, Harry letter lt [quoted in Editorial]
4 Mugliston, (Mrs.) Judith letter lt [quoted in Editorial]
 
Science Fantasy [v 24 #78, November 1965]
2 Stableford, Brian M. SF or Not SF? A Letter from a Reader lt [Here, the TOC says "Editorial," the title page is as above, and the entire text of the Editorial is Stableford's letter without introduction or comment]
127 Slater, Kenneth F. Letter from a Reader lt [Does not appear on the TOC in any form]
 
Science Fantasy [v 24 #80, January 1966]
2 Bonfiglioli, Kyril Editorial ed
2 Priest, Chris letter lt [letter quoted at length with editorial response by KB]
SF IMPULSE
SF Impulse [v 1 #9, November 1966]
92 [Readers] Letters to the Editor lt
92 Potts, Archie letter lt
93 Stableford, Brian letter lt
94 Butterworth, Michael letter lt
95 Pilkington, Colin letter lt
96 Roberts, Keith letter lt
 
SF Impulse [v1 #11, January 1967]
47 [Readers] Letters to the Editor lt
47 Jones, Langdon letter lt
48 Boyce, Chris letter lt
 
SF Impulse [v1 #12, February 1967]
152 [Readers] Letters to the Editor lt
152 Butterworth, Michael letter lt
154 Sudbury, Tony letter lt
155 McDonnell, P. letter lt
155 Gabin, G. letter lt
156 Bertin, Eddy C. letter lt
156 Mapstone, Geo. E. letter lt
157 Harmer, W.G. letter lt
157 Wright, Malcolm E. letter lt
158 Redgrove, Peter letter lt
NEW WORLDS

NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, all letters in NEW WORLDS appear in a letter column titled "Postmortem," which is not listed separately. In the earliest issues of NW, "Postmortem" does not present letters in any semblance of complete form, but excerpts brief passages or paraphrases them for editorial reply. It is noted below when this practice ends.

In the pre-Nova issues of NEW WORLDS, no letters were printed.

The remaining decade's worth of NEW WORLDS will be indexed when the indexer finishes reading them.
New Worlds [v 4 #10, Summer 1951]
95 Greig, James letter lt
95 Fennel, Eric letter lt
95 McPhail, Dan letter lt
95 Johnson, A. letter lt
96 Willis, Walter letter lt
96 Burke, P.E. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 4 #15, May 1952]
94 Cutler, P. letter lt
94 Gardner, Dave letter lt
94 Brunner, John letter lt
95 Sanderson, H.P. letter lt
95 Jackson, Leslie letter lt
95 Burke, R.C. letter lt
95 Seibel, Edward G. letter lt
96 Stead, A. letter lt
96 Gutteridge, John letter lt
96 Dammett, R.L., B.Sc. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 6 #16, July 1952]
94 Beach, Sydney A. letter lt
94 Long, W.R. letter lt
94 Bentcliffe, Eric letter lt
94 Cutler, P.W. letter lt
95 Gardner, Dave letter lt
95 Sanderson, H.P. letter lt
95 Sandfield, L. letter lt
96 Wood, David letter lt
96 Potter, Kenneth letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 6 #17, September 1952]
94 Gutteridge, John letter lt
94 Cutler, P.W. letter lt
95 Whitham, W.B. letter lt
95 Rice, David A. letter lt
95 Mercer, Archie letter lt
 
EXCERPTING PRACTICE STOPS HERE
 
New Worlds [v 9 #25, September 1954]
128 Wallbridge, John H. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 10 #29, November 1954]
127 Bester, Alfred letter lt
128 Dunn, Alan G. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 11 #31, January 1955]
127 Bounds, Sydney J. letter lt
128 McIntosh, J.T. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 11 #33, March 1955]
126 Russell, Eric Frank letter lt
126 Heinlein, Robert A. letter lt
127 Bester, Alfred letter lt
128 Luksus, Ed letter lt
128 Brandt, W.C. letter lt
128 Wyndham, John letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 12 #34, April 1955]
127 McIntosh, J.T. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 13 #38, August 1955]
122 Wiseman, John A. letter lt
123 Martyn, Philip letter lt [Martyn is a ps of E.C. Tubb]
123 Taylor, A. letter lt
125 Rees, Alan W. letter lt
126 Varne, Richard letter lt
127 Brunner, K. Houston letter lt
128 Hunter, Alan letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 20 #59, May 1957]
126 Barrie, John F. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 23 #68, February 1958]
127 Riley, Graham A. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 23 #69, March 1958]
121 D., Dr. P. letter lt
121 Welham, Bryan letter lt
123 Anderson, Cpl. A. letter lt
126 Jefferson, Peter letter lt
127 McCubbin, Bob letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 24 #70, April 1958]
123 Hynam, John letter lt
124 Brandt, W.C. letter lt
124 Stark, J. Ben letter lt
126 Sandfield, L. letter lt
126 Rolls, R.A. letter lt
126 McArdle, Owen letter lt
128 Harrison, Harry letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 24 #71, May 1958]
125 Weaver, A.H. letter lt
126 Hall, Barry P. letter lt
127 Brennan, John letter lt
128 Masters, D.J. letter lt
128 Malcolm, Donald letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 24 #72, June 1958]
125 Aldiss, Brian W. letter lt
127 Bieldfeldt, Edward E. letter lt
127 van Gastel, Louis E. letter lt
127 Hynam, John letter lt
128 Suttor, D. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 25 #73, July 1958]
125 Hall, Barry P. letter lt
126 Hansson, Sven letter lt
126 Riley, Graham A. letter lt
127 Welham, Bryan letter lt
128 van Gastel, Louis E. letter lt
128 Brandt, W.C. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 25 #75, September 1958]
124 Boland, John letter lt
124 George, R. Leslie letter lt
125 Critchley, R. letter lt
125 Piper, David letter lt
126 Curzon, (Mrs.) J. letter lt
127 Maxwell, Colin letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 26 #76, October 1958]
125 Taylor, A. letter lt
127 Cook, R.S. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 26 #77, November 1958]
128 Anderson, Richard J. letter lt
128 Aldiss, Brian W. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 26 #78, December 1958]
118 Morgan, Dan letter lt
120 Sandfield, Laurence letter lt
122 Haller, F. letter lt
124 Williams, John N. letter lt
125 Burgess, Roy J. letter lt
126 Moorcock, Mike letter lt
126 Franklin, Lt. Col. O.R. letter lt
127 Sanders, Joe letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 27 #80, February 1959]
125 Hansson, Sven letter lt
126 Haller, F. letter lt
127 Little, E.W.R. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 27 #81, March 1959]
125 Sellings, Arthur letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 28 #82, April 1959]
124 Ealy, W.G. letter lt
126 Baecker, H.D. letter lt
127 Middlewood, R.D. letter lt
128 Siddorn, J.K. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 28 #84, June 1959]
126 Anderson, R.J. letter lt
126 Gleghorn, John letter lt
127 Mayer, A. letter lt
128 Mercer, A. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 29 #87, October 1959]
126 Kingsley, M. letter lt
126 Maine, Charles Eric letter lt
127 Metcalf, Norman C. letter lt
128 Smith, P.E. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 30 #88, November 1959]
127 Haller, T. letter lt [it appears from context and residence that this is the same person identified as F. Haller in earlier issues]
 
New Worlds [v 30 #90, January 1960]
127 Abel, R.C., F.B.I.S., A.F.R.Ae.S. letter lt
127 Suttar, D. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 31 #91, February 1960]
2 Weir, Dr. Arthur letter lt [letter quoted at length in editorial, with editorial comment]
 
New Worlds [v 31 #93, April 1960]
124 Brunner, John letter lt
125 Harrison, Harry letter lt
127 Talbot, Kenneth letter lt
127 Haller, F. letter lt
128 Sedolin, Sture letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 32 #95, June 1960]
120 Tilley, Robert J. letter lt
121 Aitken, William letter lt
123 Malcolm, Donald letter lt
124 Riley, Graham A. letter lt
125 Jones, R.E. letter lt
126 Gilbert, H.C. letter lt
126 Anderson, Richard J. letter lt
127 Curzon, Mrs. J. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 32 #96, July 1960]
124 Savage, E.C. letter lt
126 Sandfield, Laurence letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 33 #98, September 1960]
127 England, Cpl. R. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 34 #100, November 1960]
126 Peters, John letter lt
127 Sandfield, Laurence letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 35 #103, February 1961]
127 Otter, Keith H. letter lt
128 Smith, Arthur George letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 36 #106, May 1961]
123 Leslie, F. letter lt
123 Hynam, John letter lt
123 Smith, Kevin letter lt
124 Harding, Lee letter lt
124 Irwin, Mark letter lt
125 Brown, Howard letter lt
126 Reid, Julian letter lt
127 Leslie, F. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 36 #108, July 1961]
121 Ashcroft, John letter lt
123 Coulson, Bob letter lt
124 Douthwait, Harry W. letter lt
125 Reid, David E. letter lt
126 Smith, Kevin letter lt
127 Haller, F. letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 37 #111, October 1961]
127 Harding, Lee letter lt
 
New Worlds [v 38 #113, December 1961]
79 Harding, Lee letter lt
82 Douthwaite, Harry W. letter lt
83 Kay, Dr. H.T. letter lt
84 Boutland, David letter lt
84 Oswald, Robert W. letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 38 #114, January 1962]
122 John M. Baxter letter lt
125 E. Mackin letter lt
125 Brian W. Aldiss letter lt
126 Donald Malcolm letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 39 #116, March 1962]
119 John Rackham letter lt
121 Rod McLoughlin (B.A.) letter lt
122 John Baxter letter lt
124 Keith H. Otter letter lt
126 C.R.S. Marsden letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 40 #118, May 1962]
119 John M. Baxter letter lt
120 Lee Harding letter lt
120 E. Mackin letter ltr
121 Arthur Sellings letter ltr
123 Lee Harding letter lt
125 John Rackham letter lt
125 John T. Phillifent letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 41 # 122, September 1962]
121 E. Mackin letter lt
122 James Inglis letter lt
123 H. Higgins letter lt
124 P. Hickey letter lt
125 N.J. Patterson letter lt
126 Archie Potts letter lt
127 Colin Daly letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 42 #124, November 1962]
119 Arthur Sellings letter lt
121 Keith Otter letter lt
122 Donald Malcolm letter lt
123 M. Birch letter lt
124 G.S. Jenkinson letter lt
124 (Mrs.) Judith McLaughlin letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 43 #128, March 1963]
124 Edward Games letter lt
125 Lee Harding letter lt
127 Mike Moorcock letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 44 #130, May 1963]
122 John Baxter letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 47 #140, March 1964]
121 Frank Michaels letter lt
122 Harold Mead letter lt
123 D.J. Orme letter lt
124 Terence Bull letter lt
       
New Worlds [v 47 #141, April 1964]
126 J.S. Torr letter lt
127 Henry J. Gamble letter lt
128 Mike Moorcock letter lt
128 Jim Cawthorn letter lt
ibc J.V. Parsons letter lt
ibc Bruce Robbins letter lt
ibc Jeremy A. Barry letter lt
SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES

NOTE: The remaining years of SF ADVENTURES will be indexed when the indexer finishes reading them.
Science Fiction Adventures [v 2 #9, 1959]
112 [Readers] The Readers' Space lt
112 Singleton, Peter letter lt
113 Marriage, J.E. letter lt
113 Walmsley, R.S. letter lt
113 Webb, G.M. letter lt
114 North, M. letter lt
 
Science Fiction Adventures [v 3 #13, 1960]
111 [Readers] The Readers' Space lt
111 Reid, Julian letter lt
112 Blyth, Derek letter lt
 
Science Fiction Adventures [v 3 #16, 1960]
108 [Readers] The Readers' Space lt
108 Oldfield, Derek letter lt
110 Frohmayer, Carl letter lt
111 Lewis, D.H. letter lt

NEBULA has been indexed by Jim Linwood; the index, which includes the letters column, is available here. Jim also has a section excerpting some of the letters.

Last revised: 11 January, 2009

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