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A [[fanzine]] published by [[G. M. Carr]].
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A [[fanzine]] [[published]] by [[The Nameless Ones]], a [[club]] in [[Seattle]], as their "official [[literary]] publication." '''''Sinisterra''''' was the club's first [[clubzine]], but it appeared under this title for only eight issues. After the mid-1950s, ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' became the club's [[OO]], winning the [[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]].
  
Published by [[The Nameless Ones]], A [[club]] in [[Seattle]], Washington, as their "official literary publication", ''Sinisterra'' was the club's first [[fanzine]]; but it appeared under this title for only 8 issues.  After the mid-1950s, ''[[Cry of the Nameless]]'' became the club's main publication, winning the [[1960 Best Fanzine Hugo]].
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An interesting feature of ''Sinisterra'' was the inclusion of [[photograph]]s on the covers and/or interior pages.  
  
An interesting feature of ''Sinisterra'' was the inclusion of photographs on the covers and/or interior pages.
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A detailed, retrospective review of the Autumn, 1950 (Volume 1, Number 3) issue was published in ''[[Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report]]'' (New Series, Number 1, 1st Quarter, 2004).
 
 
A detailed, retrospective review of the Autumn, 1950 (Volume 1, Number 3) issue by [[Jon D. Swartz]] was published in [[Scientifiction]]: The First Fandom Report (New Series, Number 1, 1st Quarter, 2004).
 
  
 
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  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
 
  Issue || Date || Pages || Notes  
1 ||April 1950 ||40 ||  
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1 ||April 1950 ||40 || [[Edited]] by [[G. M. Carr]].
 
2 ||Summer 1950 ||40 ||  
 
2 ||Summer 1950 ||40 ||  
 
3 ||Autumn 1950 ||56 ||  
 
3 ||Autumn 1950 ||56 ||  
 
4 V1.4 ||Winter 1950 ||60 ||  
 
4 V1.4 ||Winter 1950 ||60 ||  
 
5 V2.1 || ||68 ||  
 
5 V2.1 || ||68 ||  
6 V2.2 || || ||Last issue edited by [[William Austin]] and [[Royal Drummond]]  
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6 V2.2 || || ||Edited by [[William Austin]] and [[Royal Drummond]]  
 
7 V2.3 ||Winter 1954-55 ||44 ||ed. is now [[Wally Weber]]  
 
7 V2.3 ||Winter 1954-55 ||44 ||ed. is now [[Wally Weber]]  
 
8 V2.4 ||Spring 1955 ||72 ||  
 
8 V2.4 ||Spring 1955 ||72 ||  
 
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Revision as of 03:54, 17 June 2021

A fanzine published by The Nameless Ones, a club in Seattle, as their "official literary publication." Sinisterra was the club's first clubzine, but it appeared under this title for only eight issues. After the mid-1950s, Cry of the Nameless became the club's OO, winning the 1960 Best Fanzine Hugo.

An interesting feature of Sinisterra was the inclusion of photographs on the covers and/or interior pages.

A detailed, retrospective review of the Autumn, 1950 (Volume 1, Number 3) issue was published in Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report (New Series, Number 1, 1st Quarter, 2004).

Issue Date Pages Notes
1 April 1950 40 Edited by G. M. Carr.
2 Summer 1950 40
3 Autumn 1950 56
4 V1.4 Winter 1950 60
5 V2.1 68
6 V2.2 Edited by William Austin and Royal Drummond
7 V2.3 Winter 1954-55 44 ed. is now Wally Weber
8 V2.4 Spring 1955 72

Sinisterra online at fanac.org.


Publication 1950
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