Novae Terrae
Novae Terrae was a UK fanzine edited by Maurice K. Hanson and others. It was initially the clubzine of the Nuneaton SFL and from #10 became the Official Organ of the Science Fiction Association. It is generally regarded as the first true British fanzine.
The first ten issues were edited by Hanson and Dennis Jacques. #11 saw Jacques listed as associate along with Maurice T. Crowley. #16 continued with the same team albeit with Hanson relocated to London and #18 saw Jacques and Cowley replaced by Arthur C. Clarke and John Carnell. #25 added William Temple as an associate and #26 dropped Carnell.
After #29, Hanson handed the title to Carnell who launched New Worlds, the precursor to the prozine New Worlds which launched in 1946 has continued in various forms into the twenty-first century.
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 | |
| 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 supplement |
| #10 V1.10 | February 1937 | 24 | Includes untitled pamphlet |
| #11 V1.11 | April 1937 | 20 | |
| #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 supplement #1 |
| #28 V3.4 | December 1938 | 24 | Includes supplement #2 |
| #29 V3.4 | January 1939 | 24 | Includes supplement #3 |
The three numbered supplements were:
- supplement #1, Perils from Ploop! by 'O. J. Russell, B.Sc. and A. G. Brown'
- supplement #2, Rubaiyat of a Science Fiction Fan by C. S. Youd
- supplement #3, The Fan Who Ruled the World by David McIlwain
| Publication | 1936—1939 |
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