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Aka '''SFN''', a [[newszine]] published by [[Vince Clarke]] from [[Inchmery Fandom|Inchmery Road]], [[London]]. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through 1960. He edited issues 1-8 for for the [[SFS]] and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it on its own until he [[gafiated]] in the early 1960s.
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'''''Science Fantasy News''''', also known as '''''SFN''''' and '''''SFNews''''', was a [[newszine]] published by [[Vince Clarke]]. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues, supplements and other [[fanzines]] distributed as '[[riders]]'. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the [[SFS]] and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it as an occasional independent publication until 1960 when he [[gafiated]]. On his return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published ''[[Not Science Fantasy News]]''.
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
 
  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
1 V1.1 || Winter 1948 || 16 ||  
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1 V1.1 || Winter 1948 || 16 || distributed with a 'minor' issue of ''[[Alembic]]''
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-|| February 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #1; distributed with ''[[Wonder (Tealby)]]'' #1
 
2 V1.2 || March 1949 || 24 ||  
 
2 V1.2 || March 1949 || 24 ||  
3 V1.3 || June 1949 || 20 ||  
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-|| April 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #2; distributed with ''[[Operation Fantast]]''
4 V1.4 || 1949 || 32 ||  
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3 V1.3 || June 1949 || 20 || distributed with ''[[Wonder (Tealby)]]'' #2 and ''[[Booklist (BFL)]]''
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-|| June 1949 || 4|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #3; distributed with #3
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-|| September 1949 || 2|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' #4; seemingly distributed with ''SFN'' #4
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4 V1.4 || December 1949 || 32 ||  
 
5 V1.5 || Summer 1950 || 24 ||  
 
5 V1.5 || Summer 1950 || 24 ||  
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-|| November 1950 || 2|| ''Science Fantasy News Minor'' (unnumbered)
 
6 ||—||—|| Never Published
 
6 ||—||—|| Never Published
7 V1.7 || March 1951 || 6 ||  
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7 V1.7 || March 1951 || 6 || distributed with ''Convention News'' #2 about the [[Festivention]]
 
8 V1.8 || July 1951 || 10 ||  
 
8 V1.8 || July 1951 || 10 ||  
9 V2.1 || September 1951 || 10 ||  
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9 V2.1 || September 1951 || 10 || first posts-SFS issue
 
10 V2.2|| Christmas 1951 |||| Supplement called ''Epicentre Xmas Greetings'' with [[thish]]
 
10 V2.2|| Christmas 1951 |||| Supplement called ''Epicentre Xmas Greetings'' with [[thish]]
 
11 V2.3 || March 1952 || 12 || Supplement called ''Cosmos Library News'' with thish
 
11 V2.3 || March 1952 || 12 || Supplement called ''Cosmos Library News'' with thish
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14 || Xmas 1955 || 6 || edited with [[Joy Goodwin]]
 
14 || Xmas 1955 || 6 || edited with [[Joy Goodwin]]
 
15 || February 1958 || 8 || edited with [[Sandy Sanderson]]
 
15 || February 1958 || 8 || edited with [[Sandy Sanderson]]
16||June 196O||8||The final issue that made “[[He was an Old Fan, and Tired]]” famous.
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16||June 1960||8||
  
 
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*[http://www.gostak.org.uk/sfn SFN online at Greg Pickersgill's Gostak]
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*[http://www.gostak.org.uk/sfn Transcriptions of ''SFN'' at Greg Pickersgill's Gostak.org.uk]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:56, 22 June 2024

Science Fantasy News, also known as SFN and SFNews, was a newszine published by Vin¢ Clarke. There were 16 issues, from 1948 through to 1960 with various intermittent 'minor' issues, supplements and other fanzines distributed as 'riders'. Clarke edited issues 1–8 for for the SFS and after the SFS collapsed in 1951 he continued it as an occasional independent publication until 1960 when he gafiated. On his return to fandom in the early 1980s, Clarke published Not Science Fantasy News.

Issue Date Pages Notes
1 V1.1 Winter 1948 16 distributed with a 'minor' issue of Alembic
- February 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #1; distributed with Wonder #1
2 V1.2 March 1949 24
- April 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #2; distributed with Operation Fantast
3 V1.3 June 1949 20 distributed with Wonder #2 and Booklist
- June 1949 4 Science Fantasy News Minor #3; distributed with #3
- September 1949 2 Science Fantasy News Minor #4; seemingly distributed with SFN #4
4 V1.4 December 1949 32
5 V1.5 Summer 1950 24
- November 1950 2 Science Fantasy News Minor (unnumbered)
6 Never Published
7 V1.7 March 1951 6 distributed with Convention News #2 about the Festivention
8 V1.8 July 1951 10
9 V2.1 September 1951 10 first posts-SFS issue
10 V2.2 Christmas 1951 Supplement called Epicentre Xmas Greetings with thish
11 V2.3 March 1952 12 Supplement called Cosmos Library News with thish
12 V2.4 June 1952 10 SFN/Convention Supplement with thish
Post War Winter 1952 10 A letterzine supplement edited with Ken Bulmer
13 V2.5 August 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
14 Xmas 1955 6 edited with Joy Goodwin
15 February 1958 8 edited with Sandy Sanderson
16 June 1960 8


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