Christine McGowan Ashby

(c.1951 -- March 29, 2022)

Christine McGowan Ashby was an Australian who found fandom in 1969. She was a member of the Monash University Science Fiction Association, was a member of ANZAPA, won DUFF in 1976 (as Christine McGowan) , was on the Melbourne in '85 committee and treasurer of Aussiecon 1 and Aussiecon 2, and organized Smoffcon 1. She was married to fellow fan Derrick Ashby and lived in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. With him she chaired Eastercon '79.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Cor Serpentis [early 70s] (some issues)
• The Hag and the Hungry Goblin [mid-70s - mid-80s] (with Derrick)
• The Smoff's Newsletter (with Derrick)
• The Flight of the Kangaroo [1986] (with Derrick )

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1973 -- Q-Con II
• 1976 -- DUFF

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