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SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY #13 The National Fan Review

Volume One      Number Thirteen
            May 12, 1940

     Published at 2574 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 5 [cents sign] per issue; 3 for 10 [cents sign]; 8 for 25 [cents sign]. We will exchange with any other fan magazine.
     Advertising: fullpage ads: 75 [cents sign]. We will also exchange quarter-page ads, to be published whenever we have a full page of same to hand. In all such cases an extra page of reading matter is guaranteed.
     Statements or opinions published here do not necessarily reflect views of the editors. Our pages are open to orderly rebuttals at all times.

EDITOR - IN - CHIEF
Robert W. Lowndes

ASSOCIATES
Chet Cohen
Dick Wilson
Leslie Perri

CITY DESK
SQUEAKS FROM A WARPED EDITORIAL BOARD: Issac Asimov is preparing a sequel to "Half-Breed", which was one of the best-liked stories printed in Astonishing's short history. Written in Asimov's best "sympathetic" style, it deals with the adventures of the colony of Earth-Mars half-breeds after they have emigrated to the planet Venus to escape persecution. The title is "Half-Breeds on Venus."
     The Toronto Science Fictioneers now lists twelve members with as, many more on the immediate verge of joining. Director Ted Whote says his aims in forming the club are to further sci-fiction in Canada, to create a Canadian club equal to any in the USA, & to add Canadians to fandoms roster of "big names."
     Sam Moskowitz has launched himself as a literary agent. Among his client is the up-and-coming young writer, John Victor Peterson.
     Leo Morey has just been added to the Astonishing - Super Science art staff. His first work will appear in the August Astonishing.
     ADDENDA: News from Texas via Dale Hart reads as follows: "Having been kinda inactive for the last ever-so-long (even the gendarmes didn't know where I was at odd times), I now find it possible to resume relations, of a sort, with fandom. --- I extend a public apology to the people who haven't been 'done right by'. Give me another chance, all. ---Fanmags from Texas! Enigmatic, a four page folder, will hit the FAPA mailing soon. Another, a large magazette, should be out within a month. Details later. --- Fan population here increases! Daniel Cole Burford's in Houston. Don Wollheim tipped me off, so I buzzed around and got acquainted. Dale Harding Exum, who is not a nonny for me, is in Houston, al so. We exchanged letters when he was in Dallas; and, after he moved to Houston, I went down and got personally acquainted. --- Exum's sister is an artist of considerable ability. Furthermore, she is willing to illustrate for the fan mags. Editors who are interested may get in touch with me if they'd like to see samples of her work. --- Several of the local fans plan to attend the Chicon Everything is tentative at present, but there's a lot of loose talk flying around."
     Walter Earl Marconette has just placed his first two illustrations with Astonishing Stories. They are for Lee Gregor's "Acceleration", probably to appear in the October number. ... Editor Pohl of Astonishing and Super Science Stories sends out a desperate plea for science fiction poets to come to his aid. Pohl is widely known as one of the foremost proponents of science fiction poetry, having formed and headed the Science Fiction Poet's Guild some years ago, and readers have shown that they want poetry. But it seems that little of it is being written - - - wherefore the plea for more to be submitted. ... The New Yorker magazine has finally gotten around to accepting and slating for publication the long-awaited article on science fiction fandom. It will most probably appear in one of the July issues of that periodical. Article has been done differently than was originally planned.

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SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY #13 The National Fan Review Volume One Number Thirteen May 12, 1940 Published at 2574 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 5 [cents sign] per issue; 3 for 10 [cents sign]; 8 for 25 [cents sign]. We will exchange with any other fan magazine. Advertising: fullpage ads: 75 [cents sign]. We will also exchange quarter-page ads, to be published whenever we have a full page of same to hand. In all such cases an extra page of reading matter is guaranteed. Statements or opinions published here do not necessarily reflect views of the editors. Our pages are open to orderly rebuttals at all times. EDITOR - IN - CHIEF Robert W. Lowndes ASSOCIATES Chet Cohen Dick Wilson Leslie Perri CITY DESK SQUEAKS FROM A WARPED EDITORIAL BOARD: Issac Asimov is preparing a sequel to "Half-Breed", which was one of the best-liked stories printed in Astonishing's short history. Written in Asimov's best "sympathetic" style, it deals with the adventures of the colony of Earth-Mars half-breeds after they have emigrated to the planet Venus to escape persecution. The title is "Half-Breeds on Venus." The Toronto Science Fictioneers now lists twelve members with as, many more on the immediate verge of joining. Director Ted Whote says his aims in forming the club are to further sci-fiction in Canada, to create a Canadian club equal to any in the USA, & to add Canadians to fandoms roster of "big names." Sam Moskowitz has launched himself as a literary agent. Among his client is the up-and-coming young writer, John Victor Peterson. Leo Morey has just been added to the Astonishing - Super Science art staff. His first work will appear in the August Astonishing. ADDENDA: News from Texas via Dale Hart reads as follows: "Having been kinda inactive for the last ever-so-long (even the gendarmes didn't know where I was at odd times), I now find it possible to resume relations, of a sort, with fandom. --- I extend a public apology to the people who haven't been 'done right by'. Give me another chance, all. ---Fanmags from Texas! Enigmatic, a four page folder, will hit the FAPA mailing soon. Another, a large magazette, should be out within a month. Details later. --- Fan population here increases! Daniel Cole Burford's in Houston. Don Wollheim tipped me off, so I buzzed around and got acquainted. Dale Harding Exum, who is not a nonny for me, is in Houston, al so. We exchanged letters when he was in Dallas; and, after he moved to Houston, I went down and got personally acquainted. --- Exum's sister is an artist of considerable ability. Furthermore, she is willing to illustrate for the fan mags. Editors who are interested may get in touch with me if they'd like to see samples of her work. --- Several of the local fans plan to attend the Chicon Everything is tentative at present, but there's a lot of loose talk flying around." Walter Earl Marconette has just placed his first two illustrations with Astonishing Stories. They are for Lee Gregor's "Acceleration", probably to appear in the October number. ... Editor Pohl of Astonishing and Super Science Stories sends out a desperate plea for science fiction poets to come to his aid. Pohl is widely known as one of the foremost proponents of science fiction poetry, having formed and headed the Science Fiction Poet's Guild some years ago, and readers have shown that they want poetry. But it seems that little of it is being written - - - wherefore the plea for more to be submitted. ... The New Yorker magazine has finally gotten around to accepting and slating for publication the long-awaited article on science fiction fandom. It will most probably appear in one of the July issues of that periodical. Article has been done differently than was originally planned.