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'''''Mimosa''''' was a [[genzine]] with a strong emphasis on [[fanhistory]] [[edited]] by [[Rich Lynch|Rich]] and [[Nikki Lynch]], with 30 issues from 1982 to 2003. The [[Lynchii]] also [[published]] two “best of ''Mimosa''” [[fanthologies]]: ''A Mimosa Fanthology'' and ''A Mimosa Fanthology, Part 2''.
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'''''Mimosa''''' was a [[genzine]] with a strong emphasis on [[fanhistory]] [[edited]] by [[Rich Lynch|Rich]] and [[Nicki Lynch]], with 30 issues from 1982 to 2003. The [[Lynchii]] also [[published]] two “best of ''Mimosa''” [[fanthologies]]: ''A Mimosa Fanthology'' and ''A Mimosa Fanthology, Part 2''.
  
 
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Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
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Issue || Date || Pages || Theme || Notes  
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1 ||January 1982 ||40 ||  
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1 || January 1982 || 40 || ||  
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2 ||January 1987 ||38 ||  
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2 || January 1987 || 38 || “It’s still alive!” ||  
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3 ||September 1987 ||44 ||  
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3 || September 1987 || 44 || ||  
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4 ||April 1988 ||34 ||  
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4 || April 1988 || 34 || Transcript of “Mimosa Live” || It was staged during [[Chattacon XIII]]
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5 ||August 1988 ||42 ||  
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5 || August 1988 || 42 || “Farewell to Tennessee” ||  
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6 ||April 1989 ||40 ||  
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6 || April 1989 || 40 || “Welcome to Maryland” ||  
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7 ||December 1989 ||44 ||  
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7 || December 1989 || 44 || “Transitions” ||  
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8 ||August 1990 ||42 ||  
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8 || August 1990 || 42 || ||  
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9 ||December 1990 ||42 ||  
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9 || December 1990 || 42 || “[[Confiction]]” ||  
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10 ||July 1991 ||50 ||  
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10 || July 1991 || 50 || “Fan History Through the Years” ||  
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11 ||December 1991 ||62 ||  
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11 || December 1991 || 62 || ||  
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12 ||July 1992 ||72 ||  
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12 || July 1992 || 72 || “Influences from the Past” ||  
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13 ||January 1993 ||64 ||  
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13 || January 1993 || 64 || ||  
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14 ||August 1993 ||66 ||  
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14 || August 1993 || 66 || ||  
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15 ||April 1994 ||74 ||  
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15 || April 1994 || 74 || “Food” ||  
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16 ||December 1994 ||58 ||  
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16 || December 1994 || 58 || “Worldcons” || This was the final issue of the run that was reproduced by mimeograph; subsequent issues were printed commercially
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17 ||October 1995 ||48 ||  
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17 || October 1995 || 48 || “Fire Aftermath” ||  
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18 ||May 1996 ||52 ||  
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18 || May 1996 || 52 || “Fandom in the 1960s” ||  
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19 ||November 1996 ||48 ||  
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19 || November 1996 || 48 || “L.A. Con” ||  
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20 ||May 1997 ||52 ||  
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20 || May 1997 || 52 || “Archeology and Anthropology” || The issue also has an appreciation of [[William Rotsler]] in words and pictures from several [[fanartists]]
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21 ||December 1997 ||56 ||  
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21 || December 1997 || 56 || “[[LSC3|LoneStarCon]]” ||  
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22 ||June 1998 ||52 ||  
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22 || June 1998 || 52 || “Connections” ||  
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23 ||January 1999 ||48 ||  
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23 || January 1999 || 48 || “[[Bucconeer]]” ||  
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24 ||August 1999 ||52 ||  
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24 || August 1999 || 52 || “Communication” ||  
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25 ||April 2000 ||60 ||  
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25 || April 2000 || 60 || “Australia/[[Aussiecon 4|AussieCon]]” ||  
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26 ||December 2000 ||56 ||  
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26 || December 2000 || 56 || “[[Chicon 7|Chicon]]” ||  
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27 ||December 2001 ||60 ||  
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27 || December 2001 || 60 || “Welcome to the future!” ||  
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28 ||June 2002 ||108 ||  
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28 || June 2002 || 108 || Part 1 of “A Mimosa Fanthology” ||  
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29 ||December 2002 ||92 ||  
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29 || December 2002 || 92 || Part 2 of “A Mimosa Fanthology” ||  
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30 ||August 2003 ||70 ||Final issue  
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30 || August 2003 || 70 || “[[FIAWOL]]” || Final issue  
 
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Revision as of 08:08, 16 May 2021

Mimosa was a genzine with a strong emphasis on fanhistory edited by Rich and Nicki Lynch, with 30 issues from 1982 to 2003. The Lynchii also published two “best of Mimosa” fanthologies: A Mimosa Fanthology and A Mimosa Fanthology, Part 2.

Awards and Honors

  • Mimosa won the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1991–1994, 1997, 1998, and 2003, and it was nominated in 1995, 1996, 1999-2002, and 2004.
Issue Date Pages Theme Notes
1 January 1982 40
2 January 1987 38 “It’s still alive!”
3 September 1987 44
4 April 1988 34 Transcript of “Mimosa Live” It was staged during Chattacon XIII
5 August 1988 42 “Farewell to Tennessee”
6 April 1989 40 “Welcome to Maryland”
7 December 1989 44 “Transitions”
8 August 1990 42
9 December 1990 42 “Confiction”
10 July 1991 50 “Fan History Through the Years”
11 December 1991 62
12 July 1992 72 “Influences from the Past”
13 January 1993 64
14 August 1993 66
15 April 1994 74 “Food”
16 December 1994 58 “Worldcons” This was the final issue of the run that was reproduced by mimeograph; subsequent issues were printed commercially
17 October 1995 48 “Fire Aftermath”
18 May 1996 52 “Fandom in the 1960s”
19 November 1996 48 “L.A. Con”
20 May 1997 52 “Archeology and Anthropology” The issue also has an appreciation of William Rotsler in words and pictures from several fanartists
21 December 1997 56 “LoneStarCon”
22 June 1998 52 “Connections”
23 January 1999 48 “Bucconeer”
24 August 1999 52 “Communication”
25 April 2000 60 “Australia/AussieCon”
26 December 2000 56 “Chicon”
27 December 2001 60 “Welcome to the future!”
28 June 2002 108 Part 1 of “A Mimosa Fanthology”
29 December 2002 92 Part 2 of “A Mimosa Fanthology”
30 August 2003 70 “FIAWOL” Final issue

Publication 1982—2003
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