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| − | '''Alan Burns''' was a [[fan]] from [[Newcastle, UK]] active from the the 1950s | + | '''Alan Burns''' was a [[fan]] from [[Newcastle, UK]] active from the the 1950s. He was a member of the [[North East Science Fiction Society]] and edited the first three issues of their [[clubzine]], ''[[Gestalt (Burns)]]''. Burns split from the group around 1958 and launched his own [[fanzine]], ''[[Northlight]]''. |
| − | + | He attended of [[Cytricon I|Cytricon]] (1955), [[Brumcon]] (1959), [[LXICON]] (1961) (or [[Ronvention]] (1962)) and [[Tynecon]] (1974), and [[Loncon I|Loncon]], the 1957 [[Worldcon]]<ref>''[[Erg]]'' #156 (February 2002). Burns says one was in Cheltenham but there was no Eastercon there. Presumably he meant LXICON (1961) in Gloucester only 10 miles away from Cheltenham or Ronvention (1962) in Harrogate which is also a spa town.</ref>. | |
| − | He was a | + | He was a regular correspondent of ''[[Erg]]'' into the twenty-first century. |
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| + | It's seems that Burns was professionally published although the position is confused as [[ISFDB]] has an entry for an author of that name that the [[SFE]] suggests is a conflation of two people. The author of the essay 'NEZFEZ' (''[[Authentic Science Fiction]]'' #53 (January 1955)) is likely this Alan Burns, and he may also have been the author of some of the stories in ''Authentic'', ''[[New Worlds]]'' and ''[[Science Fantasy (UK)]]'', while the author of the novels ''Babel'' (1969) and ''Dreamerika!: A Surrealist Fantasy'' (1972) is somebody else. | ||
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| + | '''Links''' | ||
| + | * {{SFE|name=burns_alan}} | ||
| + | * {{ISFDB|alan_burns}} | ||
{{fanzines}} | {{fanzines}} | ||
* ''[[Flashlight]]'' [1950s] | * ''[[Flashlight]]'' [1950s] | ||
* ''[[Gestalt (Burns)]]'' [1955-64] | * ''[[Gestalt (Burns)]]'' [1955-64] | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Keeping Posted]]'' [1960] |
* ''[[Northlight]]'' [1959–63] | * ''[[Northlight]]'' [1959–63] | ||
* ''[[Thoughtlights]]'' | * ''[[Thoughtlights]]'' | ||
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| + | ____ | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
{{person | born=1926}} | {{person | born=1926}} | ||
[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 3 November 2024
(September 10, 1926 – )
Alan Burns was a fan from Newcastle, UK active from the the 1950s. He was a member of the North East Science Fiction Society and edited the first three issues of their clubzine, Gestalt. Burns split from the group around 1958 and launched his own fanzine, Northlight.
He attended of Cytricon (1955), Brumcon (1959), LXICON (1961) (or Ronvention (1962)) and Tynecon (1974), and Loncon, the 1957 Worldcon[1].
He was a regular correspondent of Erg into the twenty-first century.
It's seems that Burns was professionally published although the position is confused as ISFDB has an entry for an author of that name that the SFE suggests is a conflation of two people. The author of the essay 'NEZFEZ' (Authentic Science Fiction #53 (January 1955)) is likely this Alan Burns, and he may also have been the author of some of the stories in Authentic, New Worlds and Science Fantasy, while the author of the novels Babel (1969) and Dreamerika!: A Surrealist Fantasy (1972) is somebody else.
Links
- Flashlight [1950s]
- Gestalt [1955-64]
- Keeping Posted [1960]
- Northlight [1959–63]
- Thoughtlights
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