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Western Star, issue 4, September 10, 1950
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the field. What Browne did promise was at least one good story in each issue. He stated strongly that the other stories were definitely to be classed as "Good adventure." During and after the convention there was considerable discussion of the question of whether AS actually ought to be judged on Browne's own terms, or whether it actually lived up to those claims. Many fans asked, "Do good juveniles have to be bad literature?" And others questioned the claim that all AS stories were good adventure. Most glamorous guest at the convention was Bea Mahaffey (and that's no guff) who succeeded in charming many hardened critics of her magazines (OTHER WORLDS and IMAGINATION) into warm friends. Bea had joined the Cincinnatti fan club a year and a half ago and a short time later, she was on Palmer's staff. After the convention Mel Korshak persuaded her to accompany him and a few others to the Bay Area for an active weekend with the GGFS and the Little Men. Here, she said that future issues of OW would include three more Bok covers, a Bob Tucker story and other stories by Sturgeon and Eric Frank Russell. She also said Palmer's condition was much improved following his accident. IT HASTA BE SHASTA . . . . . . . Slogan for a local brand of beer? Maybe. But we do agree with Melvin Korshak that the slogan would fit his fantasy publishing house. Of all the specialized fantasy publishers, Shasta has done the best work in the science fiction field and Mel certainly deserves a fair share of the credit. At the convention, his voice was among the loudest in the plea for higher literary quality. Said he, "Most science fiction writers get by on the sensational qualities of their material. We need more good fiction that can stand on its own as fiction." In San Francisco he announced that the price on new Shasta books would come down to $2.50, and that new two-tone bindings would probably be used. Among the coming books from SP are NONE BUT LUCIFER (rewritten) by H. L. Gold, METHUSELA'S CHILDREN (also rewritten) by Heinlein, and two absolutely new stories which Mel praises highly, BEYOND THESE WALLS by Rena Vail and MURDER IN MILLENIUM SIX. Korshak emphasized Shasta's policy of encouraging new writers who can bypass the taboos of the magazine field. A new line of books, called Korshak Books, was announced, serious juveniles aimed at the Book Club Gift market. The first of these will be a $2.00 Mythology illustrated by Hannes Bok and written by Everett Bleiler. Later, Shasta hopes to publish a complete collection of the short stories of John Collier. (This is not a paid ad.) ON AUTHORS . . . . . . . The big news is the institution of an organizing committee for a projected Fantasy Writers of America, (to be patterned after the Mystery Writers of America) set up the last nite of the convention. A manifesto was drawn up and signed by all the professionals present. Theodore Sturgeon is provisionally the National Chairman. Regional representative designated include Groff Conklin (who, not having been present, may not have heard of this as yet, but has favored such an idea) for the East; Bob Tucker for the Midwest and Forrest J Ackerman for the coast. those who are interested are urged to get in touch with FJA at 236 1/2 N. New Hampshire, Hollywood 4, California. There were quite a few authors present, and time was set aside for them to let the fans in on their plans. Sturgeon took his alloted time for a bit of pretty flagwaving. It seemed that he had just discovered that it was a long way from --- 3 ---
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the field. What Browne did promise was at least one good story in each issue. He stated strongly that the other stories were definitely to be classed as "Good adventure." During and after the convention there was considerable discussion of the question of whether AS actually ought to be judged on Browne's own terms, or whether it actually lived up to those claims. Many fans asked, "Do good juveniles have to be bad literature?" And others questioned the claim that all AS stories were good adventure. Most glamorous guest at the convention was Bea Mahaffey (and that's no guff) who succeeded in charming many hardened critics of her magazines (OTHER WORLDS and IMAGINATION) into warm friends. Bea had joined the Cincinnatti fan club a year and a half ago and a short time later, she was on Palmer's staff. After the convention Mel Korshak persuaded her to accompany him and a few others to the Bay Area for an active weekend with the GGFS and the Little Men. Here, she said that future issues of OW would include three more Bok covers, a Bob Tucker story and other stories by Sturgeon and Eric Frank Russell. She also said Palmer's condition was much improved following his accident. IT HASTA BE SHASTA . . . . . . . Slogan for a local brand of beer? Maybe. But we do agree with Melvin Korshak that the slogan would fit his fantasy publishing house. Of all the specialized fantasy publishers, Shasta has done the best work in the science fiction field and Mel certainly deserves a fair share of the credit. At the convention, his voice was among the loudest in the plea for higher literary quality. Said he, "Most science fiction writers get by on the sensational qualities of their material. We need more good fiction that can stand on its own as fiction." In San Francisco he announced that the price on new Shasta books would come down to $2.50, and that new two-tone bindings would probably be used. Among the coming books from SP are NONE BUT LUCIFER (rewritten) by H. L. Gold, METHUSELA'S CHILDREN (also rewritten) by Heinlein, and two absolutely new stories which Mel praises highly, BEYOND THESE WALLS by Rena Vail and MURDER IN MILLENIUM SIX. Korshak emphasized Shasta's policy of encouraging new writers who can bypass the taboos of the magazine field. A new line of books, called Korshak Books, was announced, serious juveniles aimed at the Book Club Gift market. The first of these will be a $2.00 Mythology illustrated by Hannes Bok and written by Everett Bleiler. Later, Shasta hopes to publish a complete collection of the short stories of John Collier. (This is not a paid ad.) ON AUTHORS . . . . . . . The big news is the institution of an organizing committee for a projected Fantasy Writers of America, (to be patterned after the Mystery Writers of America) set up the last nite of the convention. A manifesto was drawn up and signed by all the professionals present. Theodore Sturgeon is provisionally the National Chairman. Regional representative designated include Groff Conklin (who, not having been present, may not have heard of this as yet, but has favored such an idea) for the East; Bob Tucker for the Midwest and Forrest J Ackerman for the coast. those who are interested are urged to get in touch with FJA at 236 1/2 N. New Hampshire, Hollywood 4, California. There were quite a few authors present, and time was set aside for them to let the fans in on their plans. Sturgeon took his alloted time for a bit of pretty flagwaving. It seemed that he had just discovered that it was a long way from --- 3 ---
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