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A [[fanzine fan]] living in [[Las Vegas]].  In 1970, while living in [[New York]], he married fellow [[fan]] [[Joyce Fisher]]. They published the [[newszine]] ''[[FIAWOL (Katz)]]'' in the 1970s and also assisted [[Sam Moskowitz]] in his publication, ''[[A Canticle for P. Schuyler Miller]]'' (1975).  He co-founded the [[Brooklyn Insurgents]] and was a member of the [[New York in 1967]] [[Worldcon bid]], [[APA-45]], and [[APA-F]].
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'''Arnie Katz''' is a longtime [[fanzine fan]] and [[faan]] living in [[Las Vegas]].  He has decided opinions on the nature of [[trufandom]] and isn’t afraid to disseminate them.  
  
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In [[Las Vegas]], He is a member of the [[Fanwriting Circle]], [[APA-V]] and [[The Cult]], He was a member and officer of the [[Southern Nevada Area Fantasy Fiction Union]] (SNAFFU), hosted [[The Monthly Social]] in the 90s and also the [[Vegrants]]. He was on the [[Corflu 25]] committee.
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In 1970, while living in [[New York]], he married fellow [[fan]] [[Joyce Fisher]]. They published the [[newszine]] ''[[FIAWOL (Katz)]]'' in the 1970s and also assisted [[Sam Moskowitz]] in his publication, ''[[A Canticle for P. Schuyler Miller]]'' (1975).  He co-founded the [[Brooklyn Insurgents]] and was a member of the [[New York in 1967]] [[Worldcon bid]], [[APA-45]], and [[APA-F]]. He dubbed the '''Arnie Katz-Approved Neofans'''.
  
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He published a serious novel set in [[fandom]], ''[[The Fractured Circle]]''.  He edited ''[[The Sweetheart of Fanac Falls]]'', a [[fanthology]] of Joyce's writing.
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In [[Las Vegas]], he and Joyce pretty much created a [[local]] [[fandom]] from scratch. He is a member of the [[Fanwriting Circle]], [[APA-V]] and [[The Cult]], He was a member and officer of the [[Southern Nevada Area Fantasy Fiction Union]] (SNAFFU), hosted [[The Monthly Social]] in the 1990s and also the [[Vegrants]].  He was on the [[Corflu 25]] committee. 
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He published a serious [[novel]] set in [[fandom]], ''[[The Fractured Circle]]''.  He edited ''[[The Sweetheart of Fanac Falls]]'', a [[fanthology]] of Joyce's writing.
  
 
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* ''[[Vegas Fandom Weekly]]''
 
* ''[[Vegas Fandom Weekly]]''
 
* ''[[Wafe]]'' (with [[Kent McDaniel]])
 
* ''[[Wafe]]'' (with [[Kent McDaniel]])
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* ''[[Wild Heirs]]'' [1993-96]
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* ''[[Wild Heirs]]'' [1993–96]
 
* ''[[Wooden Nickel]]''
 
* ''[[Wooden Nickel]]''
 
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* 1996 -- [[ConDiablo]]
 
* 1996 -- [[ConDiablo]]
 
* 2003 -- [[Past president of the FWA]]
 
* 2003 -- [[Past president of the FWA]]
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* 2008 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fan Writer and Number One Fan face
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* 2008 -- [[FAAn Award]] for Best Fan Writer and Number One Fan Face
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Revision as of 20:29, 28 October 2022

(July 2, 1946 –)

Arnie Katz is a longtime fanzine fan and faan living in Las Vegas. He has decided opinions on the nature of trufandom and isn’t afraid to disseminate them.

In 1970, while living in New York, he married fellow fan Joyce Fisher. They published the newszine FIAWOL in the 1970s and also assisted Sam Moskowitz in his publication, A Canticle for P. Schuyler Miller (1975). He co-founded the Brooklyn Insurgents and was a member of the New York in 1967 Worldcon bid, APA-45, and APA-F. He dubbed the Arnie Katz-Approved Neofans.

In Las Vegas, he and Joyce pretty much created a local fandom from scratch. He is a member of the Fanwriting Circle, APA-V and The Cult, He was a member and officer of the Southern Nevada Area Fantasy Fiction Union (SNAFFU), hosted The Monthly Social in the 1990s and also the Vegrants. He was on the Corflu 25 committee.

He published a serious novel set in fandom, The Fractured Circle. He edited The Sweetheart of Fanac Falls, a fanthology of Joyce's writing.

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