Novae Terrae
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The earliest British fanzine, it was the clubzine of the Nuneaton SFL with its first issues in March, 1936.
Shortly afterwards, the first British SF convention was held in Leeds and Novae Terrae became the Official Organ of the newly formed Science Fiction Association.
It was first edited by Maurice Hanson with Dennis Jacques as assistant editor. Later co-editors and assistant editors included Maurice T. Crowley, Arthur C. Clarke, William Temple and John Carnell. It ran for 29 issues before Hanson handed the editorship over to John Carnell, who arranged to have it professionally published and retitled it New Worlds and reverted to Vol. 1 No. 1 with the March 1939 issue and did four issues.
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1.1 | March 1936 | 9 | |
| V1.2 | April 1936 | 10 | |
| V1.3 | May 1936 | 18 | includes a Nuneaton Science Fiction League Supplement and a Rockets Through Space Supplement |
| V1.4 | June 1936 | 12 | |
| V1.5 | July 1936 | 14 | |
| V1.6 | August 1936 | 20 | |
| V1.7 | September 1936 | 16 | |
| V1.8 | November 1936 | 20 | |
| V1.9 | December 1937 -- January 1937 | 32 | Includes New Worlds supplement |
| #10 V1.10 | February 1937 | 24 | Includes pamphlet |
| #11 V1.11 | April 1937 | 20 | M. K. Hanson is now sole editor |
| #12 V1.12 | May 1937 | 20 | |
| #13 V2.1 | June 1937 | 20 | |
| #14 V2.2 | June 1937 | 18 | |
| #15 V2.3 | July 1937 | 20 | |
| #16 V2.4 | August-September 1937 | 20 | |
| #17 V2.5 | October 1937 | 24 | |
| #18 V2.6 | November 1937 | 20 | |
| #19 V2.7 | December 1937 | 20 | |
| #20 V2.8 | January 1938 | 24 | |
| #21 V2.9 | March 1938 | 20 | |
| #22 V2.10 | April 1938 | 20 | |
| #23 V2.11 | May 1938 | 20 | |
| #24 V2.12 | June 1938 | 20 | |
| #25 V3.1 | August 1938 | 48 | |
| #26 V3.2 | September 1938 | 26 | |
| #27 V3.3 | November 1938 | 26 | Includes fiction supplement |
| #28 V3.4 | December 1938 | 24 | Includes Rubaiyat of a Science Fiction Fan |
| #29 V3.4 | January 1939 | 24 | Final issue. Includes fiction supplement |
- Novae Terrae online at fanac.org.
- Online at fiawol.org.uk
| Publication | 1936—1939 |
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