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An 80s  [[fanzine]] sponsored by [[FACT]] and mainly edited by [[Pat Mueller]] which served as a [[newszine]] with a strong Texas focus.  It was nominated for the [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo]] and won the [[1988 Best Fanzine Hugo]]. Some issues edited by Alexander Slate may have been co-edited by Laurel Slate. Pat Mueller married Dennis Verzi on Oct. 11, 1986, but continued listing herself as "Pat Mueller" for this fanzine (at least through issue #19). Most exact dates of editorial transitions are unknown to us. [[Christina Lake]]'s TAFF report ("The Caprician 4") writes of the Hugo award, and the first editor: "Excitement in the Texas contingent reached fever pitch when Pat Mueller's Texas SF Inquirer won best fanzine (vindicating her against the forces of evil in the Texas group who'd taken the editorship of the fanzine away from her)."
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The ''Texas SF Inquirer'' was a 1980s [[fanzine]]/[[clubzine]] sponsored by [[FACT]] and mainly [[edited]] by [[Pat Mueller]] which served as a [[newszine]] with a strong Texas focus.  It was nominated for the [[1987 Best Fanzine Hugo]] and won the [[1988 Best Fanzine Hugo]].
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There is a bit of confusion about the editors. Some issues edited by [[Alexander Slate]] may have been co-edited by [[Laurel Slate]]. Pat Mueller married [[Dennis Virzi]] on Oct. 11, 1986, and later changed her name, but continued listing herself as "Pat Mueller" for this fanzine.
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There was also a degree of [[feuding]] within [[FACT]] hinted at by [[Christina Lake]]'s [[TAFF]] [[trip report|report]] in ''[[The Caprician]]'' 4, which says of the Hugo award, and the first editor:  
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Excitement in the Texas contingent reached fever pitch when Pat Mueller's ''Texas SF Inquirer'' won best fanzine (vindicating her against the forces of evil in the [[Texas]] group who'd taken the editorship of the fanzine away from her).
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''Ah, fandom!''
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Editor || Notes  
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1 ||1983 || ||Editor is [[Pat Mueller]]  
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1 || March 1983 || 2 || [[Pat Mueller]] ||
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2 ||May 1983 || ||  
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2 || May 1983 || 4 || " ||
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3 ||1983 || ||  
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3 || June 1983 || 8 || " ||
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4 ||1983 || ||  
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4 || July 1983 || 4 || " ||
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5 ||1983 || ||  
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5 || August 1983 || 8 || " ||
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6 ||December 1983 ||8 ||  
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6 || December 1983 || 8 || " ||
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7 ||March 1984 || ||  
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7 || March 1984 || 8 || " ||
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8/9 ||1984 || ||Double issue
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8-9 || September 1984 || 8 || " ||
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10/11 ||1985 || ||Double issue
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10-11 || January 1985 || 16 || " ||
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12 ||September/October 1985 ||14 ||  
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12 || September 1985 || 14 || " ||
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13 ||November 1985 ||8 ||  
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13 || November 1985 || 8 || " ||
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14 ||January 1986 ||14 ||  
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14 || January 1986 || 14 || " ||
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15 ||February 1986 ||55 ||  
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15 || February 1986 || 14 || " ||
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16 ||April-May 1986 ||6 ||editor [[Pat Mueller]] announces her upcoming marriage to [[Dennis Virzi]]  
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16 || April 1986 || 6 || " || editor [[Pat Mueller]] announces her upcoming marriage to [[Dennis Virzi]]  
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17 ||June 1986 ||20 ||  
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17 || June 1986 || 20 || " ||
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18 ||August 1986 ||46 ||  
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18 || August 1986 || 46 || " ||
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19 ||December 1986 ||28 ||  
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19 || December 1986 || 28 || " ||
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20 ||February-March 1987 ||36 ||  
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20 || February 1987 || 36 || " ||
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21 ||July-August 1987 ||26 ||  
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21 || July 1987 || 25 || " ||
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22 ||October-November 1987 ||24 ||  
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22 || October 1987 || 25 || " ||
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23 ||February 1988 ||20 ||Last issue edited by [[Pat Mueller]]
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23 || February 1988 || 22 || " ||
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24 ||1988 || ||editor unknown
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24 || May 1988 || 25 || [[Scott Merritt]] ||
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25 ||1988 ||24 ||ed. [[Scott M. Merritt]]
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25 || October 1988 || 25 || " ||
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26 ||1988 ||28 ||ed. [[Scott M. Merritt]]
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26 || December 1988 || 28 || " ||
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27 ||1989 || ||editor unknown
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27 || 1989 || 19 || " ||
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28 || || ||editor unknown
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28 || 1989 || 16 || " ||
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29 || || ||editor unknown
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29 || 1989 || 22 || " ||
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30 || || ||editor unknown
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30 || January 1990 || 20 || [[Dale Denton]] & [[Alexander Slate]] ||
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31 ||1990 || ||  
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31 || || || ||
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32 ||1990 <ref> Issue 32 came out ''ahead'' of issues 30 and 31, and announced that they had done this to get back on schedule and that issues 30 and 31 would be edited by [[Scott Merritt]] and [[Monica Stevens]] </ref> || ||editors are now [[Dale Denton]] & [[Alexander R. Slate]]
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32 || 1990<ref> Issue 32 came out ''ahead'' of issues 30 and 31, and announced that they had done this to get back on schedule and that issues 30 and 31 would be edited by [[Scott Merritt]] and [[Monica Stevens]], though #30, at least, wasn't </ref> || 18 || " ||
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33 ||1990 || ||  
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34 || 1990 || 16 || " ||
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34 ||1990 || ||Contains "50 Simple Ways to Destroy Your Next Convention"  
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35 || || || ||
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35 ||1990 || ||editor unknown
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36 || September 1990 || 16 ||  " ||
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36 ||1990 || ||editor unknown
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37 || March 1991 || 16 || " ||
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37 ||1990 || ||editor unknown
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38 || April 1991 || 17 || " ||
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38 ||1991 || ||editor unknown
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39 || 1991 || 16 || " ||
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39 ||1991 || ||editor is now [[Alexander R. Slate]]. Contains an interview of [[Pat Cadigan]] by [[Ellen Datlow]].
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40 || September 1991 || 16 || " ||
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40 ||1991 ||15 ||  
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41 || October 1991 || 15 || " ||
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41 ||October 1991 ||15 ||  
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42 || 1991 || 16 || " ||
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42 ||December 1991 ||15 ||  
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43 || 1991 || 16 || " ||
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43 ||1992 ||15 ||  
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44 || 1992 || 16 || " ||
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44 ||1992 || ||  
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45 || September 1992 || 14 || " ||
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45 ||1992 || ||  
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46 || 1992 || 18 || " ||
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46 ||1992 || ||  
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47 || February 1993 || 18 || " ||
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47 || || ||  
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48 || April 1993 || 18 || " ||
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48 ||1993 || ||  
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48B || April 1993 || 18 || Alexander Slate ||
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49 ||1993 || ||  
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49 || April 1993 || 18 || " ||
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50 ||June 1993 ||24 ||  
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50 || June 1993 || 23 || Dale Denton & Alexander Slate ||
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51 ||1993 || ||  
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51 || 1993 || 26 || " ||
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52 ||1994 || ||  
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52 || April 1994 || 28 || " ||
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53 ||1994 || ||  
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53 || September 1994 || 31 || Alexander Slate  ||
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54 ||April 1995 ||18 ||  
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54 || April 1995 || 18 || " ||
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55 ||Winter 1996 ||44 ||editor is [[brad foster|Brad]] & [[Cindy Foster]]. Probably last issue.
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55 || Winter 1996 || 44 || [[Brad Foster]] & [[Cindy Foster]] || Probably the last issue
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* {{fanzineindex|name={{PAGENAME}}|dir=Texas-SF-Inquirer}}
 
* Reviewed by [[Mike Glyer]] in {{file770 | issue=65 | page=9}}
 
* Reviewed by [[Mike Glyer]] in {{file770 | issue=65 | page=9}}
  
 
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{{publication | website=http://fanac.org/fanzines/Texas-SF-Inquirer/}}
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{{publication | start=1983 |end=1996}}
 
[[Category:clubzine]]
 
[[Category:clubzine]]
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[[Category:Fanzine]]
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[[Category:Newszine]]
 
[[Category:US]]
 
[[Category:US]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 3 April 2024

The Texas SF Inquirer was a 1980s fanzine/clubzine sponsored by FACT and mainly edited by Pat Mueller which served as a newszine with a strong Texas focus. It was nominated for the 1987 Best Fanzine Hugo and won the 1988 Best Fanzine Hugo.

There is a bit of confusion about the editors. Some issues edited by Alexander Slate may have been co-edited by Laurel Slate. Pat Mueller married Dennis Virzi on Oct. 11, 1986, and later changed her name, but continued listing herself as "Pat Mueller" for this fanzine.

There was also a degree of feuding within FACT hinted at by Christina Lake's TAFF report in The Caprician 4, which says of the Hugo award, and the first editor: 

Excitement in the Texas contingent reached fever pitch when Pat Mueller's Texas SF Inquirer won best fanzine (vindicating her against the forces of evil in the Texas group who'd taken the editorship of the fanzine away from her).

Ah, fandom!

Issue Date Pages Editor Notes
1 March 1983 2 Pat Mueller
2 May 1983 4 "
3 June 1983 8 "
4 July 1983 4 "
5 August 1983 8 "
6 December 1983 8 "
7 March 1984 8 "
8-9 September 1984 8 "
10-11 January 1985 16 "
12 September 1985 14 "
13 November 1985 8 "
14 January 1986 14 "
15 February 1986 14 "
16 April 1986 6 " editor Pat Mueller announces her upcoming marriage to Dennis Virzi
17 June 1986 20 "
18 August 1986 46 "
19 December 1986 28 "
20 February 1987 36 "
21 July 1987 25 "
22 October 1987 25 "
23 February 1988 22 "
24 May 1988 25 Scott Merritt
25 October 1988 25 "
26 December 1988 28 "
27 1989 19 "
28 1989 16 "
29 1989 22 "
30 January 1990 20 Dale Denton & Alexander Slate
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32 1990[1] 18 "
34 1990 16 "
35
36 September 1990 16 "
37 March 1991 16 "
38 April 1991 17 "
39 1991 16 "
40 September 1991 16 "
41 October 1991 15 "
42 1991 16 "
43 1991 16 "
44 1992 16 "
45 September 1992 14 "
46 1992 18 "
47 February 1993 18 "
48 April 1993 18 "
48B April 1993 18 Alexander Slate
49 April 1993 18 "
50 June 1993 23 Dale Denton & Alexander Slate
51 1993 26 "
52 April 1994 28 "
53 September 1994 31 Alexander Slate
54 April 1995 18 "
55 Winter 1996 44 Brad Foster & Cindy Foster Probably the last issue
  1. ↑ Issue 32 came out ahead of issues 30 and 31, and announced that they had done this to get back on schedule and that issues 30 and 31 would be edited by Scott Merritt and Monica Stevens, though #30, at least, wasn't


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