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Page Two     FANTASY NEWS

FANTASY NEWS is published every week by William S. Sykora.
Address: P.O. Box 84, Elmont, N.Y.
Editor: Will Sykora.
Associates: Jimmy Taurasi, Sam Moskowitz, Mario Racic, Jr.
Rates: 3 issues 10¢, 8 issues 25¢, 32 issues $1.00.
Ad Rates: Full page $2, 1/2 page $1, 1/4 p.50¢ minimum. (NO STAMPS PLEASE).
NOTE: Please make all checks and money-orders payable to Wm Sykora.

BOOST S C I E N CEE  F I C T I O N

IMPORTANT NOTICE!  Observant readers will have noticed two changes in FANTASY NEWS' publication policy.  The first is the advancement of our publication date to one week after the actual date of publication, and the second and most important is our reduction in subscription rates.  The first change will result in the paper reaching our subscribers approximately at the date of the issue.  NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN SKIPPED, however, as may easily be seen by counting the actual number of issues that have appeared.  The second change, while not resulting in a drastic price reduction, makes it more convenient to readers to send in their subscriptions, as the only coins that need be used are a dime, a quarter, or a half-dollar.  Special coin envelopes will also be provided as well as return envelopes so that renewing your sub to FANTASY NEWS will become easier than drawing a deep breath.  All we need is our readers' continued loyal cooperation to keep FANTASY NEWS coming out for as many years in the future as it has in the past.

VOICE OF FANDOM by Our Readers.

San Bernardino, Calif: I take this opportunity to say that the present form of FANTASY NEWS is entirely satisfactory to me.  There is no reason, so far as I can see, why it should be printed or presented on expensive paper.  After all, the thing that counts is your excellent presentation of late science fiction news.

Just keep up the good work.  Your magazine is well worth the price.

(J. Harvey Haggard)

SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS ON SCIENCE FICTION FAN ACTIVITIES FOR VOF!!

FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. 

Shangri-La: vol. 1, no. 2. 30 lg mimeod pp of material mostly about Los Angeles fandom.  Some of the swellest illustrations in a long time, and an excellent buy for only a dime.  1039 W. 39th St, Los Angeles, California.

Fantaseer: vol. 2, no. 3.  Much improved material and reproduction; 24 small hectod pp, some upside-down in my copy for variety.  Steadily getting better.  5¢ from 38 M aryland Ave, Hempstead, N.Y.

Futurian War Digest: vol. 1, no. 3; The Gentlest Art: vol. 1, no. 1, stapled together.  8 quarto pp, Britain's only fan publication, and well worth buying.  Send 75¢ worth of current stf mags for a 12 issue sub, and one everyone should get.  4 Grange Terrace, Chapeltown, Leeds, 7, England.

VOICE OF FANDOM by Our Readers.

West Bend, Wis: I'm wondering whether Harry Warner, Jr. is going to review the third issue of Frontier for FANTASY NEWS? To date I don't believe such a review has appeared. By the way, fans of H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth should be interested in the coming 4th issue of Frontier.  Derleth has a short article about HPL called "A Wreath For H.P. Lovecraft".

Provided the Eastern Stf Conference goes on record as not being an opposition movement (and I believe it has, has it not?) then I see no reason why there cannot be a Denvention and another Conference.  The Denvention is supposed to be National, the Easter Stf Con. would be primarily a local group.  In fact, I like the idea of local conferences I wish there were more of them.

I imagine that many of the Eastern fans will not be able to go to the Denvention because of financial reasons.  However if there was another Nycon, many Western fans would not be able to attend for exactly the same reasons.  I don't know how we can get around the difficulty unless all conventions from now on are held in Chicago.  Unless my weak and flabby greenbacks suddenly begin sprouting in a hitherto unheard of fashion, I don't imagine I'll get to the Dev [illegible]ion either.
(Paul H. Klingbiel, Director, The Frontier Society.)

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Page Two FANTASY NEWS FANTASY NEWS is published every week by William S. Sykora. Address: P.O. Box 84, Elmont, N.Y. Editor: Will Sykora. Associates: Jimmy Taurasi, Sam Moskowitz, Mario Racic, Jr. Rates: 3 issues 10¢, 8 issues 25¢, 32 issues $1.00. Ad Rates: Full page $2, 1/2 page $1, 1/4 p.50¢ minimum. (NO STAMPS PLEASE). NOTE: Please make all checks and money-orders payable to Wm Sykora. BOOST S C I E N CEE F I C T I O N IMPORTANT NOTICE! Observant readers will have noticed two changes in FANTASY NEWS' publication policy. The first is the advancement of our publication date to one week after the actual date of publication, and the second and most important is our reduction in subscription rates. The first change will result in the paper reaching our subscribers approximately at the date of the issue. NO ISSUES HAVE BEEN SKIPPED, however, as may easily be seen by counting the actual number of issues that have appeared. The second change, while not resulting in a drastic price reduction, makes it more convenient to readers to send in their subscriptions, as the only coins that need be used are a dime, a quarter, or a half-dollar. Special coin envelopes will also be provided as well as return envelopes so that renewing your sub to FANTASY NEWS will become easier than drawing a deep breath. All we need is our readers' continued loyal cooperation to keep FANTASY NEWS coming out for as many years in the future as it has in the past. VOICE OF FANDOM by Our Readers. San Bernardino, Calif: I take this opportunity to say that the present form of FANTASY NEWS is entirely satisfactory to me. There is no reason, so far as I can see, why it should be printed or presented on expensive paper. After all, the thing that counts is your excellent presentation of late science fiction news. Just keep up the good work. Your magazine is well worth the price. (J. Harvey Haggard) SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS ON SCIENCE FICTION FAN ACTIVITIES FOR VOF!! FAN MAG REVIEW by Harry Warner, Jr. Shangri-La: vol. 1, no. 2. 30 lg mimeod pp of material mostly about Los Angeles fandom. Some of the swellest illustrations in a long time, and an excellent buy for only a dime. 1039 W. 39th St, Los Angeles, California. Fantaseer: vol. 2, no. 3. Much improved material and reproduction; 24 small hectod pp, some upside-down in my copy for variety. Steadily getting better. 5¢ from 38 M aryland Ave, Hempstead, N.Y. Futurian War Digest: vol. 1, no. 3; The Gentlest Art: vol. 1, no. 1, stapled together. 8 quarto pp, Britain's only fan publication, and well worth buying. Send 75¢ worth of current stf mags for a 12 issue sub, and one everyone should get. 4 Grange Terrace, Chapeltown, Leeds, 7, England. VOICE OF FANDOM by Our Readers. West Bend, Wis: I'm wondering whether Harry Warner, Jr. is going to review the third issue of Frontier for FANTASY NEWS? To date I don't believe such a review has appeared. By the way, fans of H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth should be interested in the coming 4th issue of Frontier. Derleth has a short article about HPL called "A Wreath For H.P. Lovecraft". Provided the Eastern Stf Conference goes on record as not being an opposition movement (and I believe it has, has it not?) then I see no reason why there cannot be a Denvention and another Conference. The Denvention is supposed to be National, the Easter Stf Con. would be primarily a local group. In fact, I like the idea of local conferences I wish there were more of them. I imagine that many of the Eastern fans will not be able to go to the Denvention because of financial reasons. However if there was another Nycon, many Western fans would not be able to attend for exactly the same reasons. I don't know how we can get around the difficulty unless all conventions from now on are held in Chicago. Unless my weak and flabby greenbacks suddenly begin sprouting in a hitherto unheard of fashion, I don't imagine I'll get to the Dev [illegible]ion either. (Paul H. Klingbiel, Director, The Frontier Society.)