Askance

A fanzine published by John Purcell with 42 issues 2007 through present (October 2017). Cover artists have been Taral Wayne, Brad Foster, Ditmar, Steve Stiles, Maurine Starkey, Valerie Purcell, Alan White, and others. A genzine (general interest science fiction fanzine), Askance is published on a roughly quarterly schedule and appears mostly as an electronic fanzine, although print copies are sometimes produced and mailed. In the summer of 2013, it was joined by a small, paper-only sister fanzine, Askew, which appears anywhere from 5 weeks to three months apart, depending on how busy Purcell is. Life has a tendency to dictate life's duties, and producing fanzines definitely is impacted by Life Itself.

Issue	Date	Pages	Notes
1	March 2007
6	January 2008
	March 2010		Third Annish
	March 2011
26	March 2012
29	August 2013

Contents

Bemused Natterings………………………………3

Is "Core Fandom" the next "Topic A"? by Andy Trembley………………………………….6

What a Piece of Work is a Fan By Claire Brialey………………………………….…9

Fannish Pet Peeves written by Committee………………………...15

Penney for your Thoughts: fanzine reviews by Lloyd Penney………………………………….19

Figby by Bill Fischer……………………………………..22

Regional Convention Calendar……………23

From the Hinterlands by devoted readers…………………………….27

Wikiphilia: the Fried Encyclopedia by Bill Fischer……………………………………..39

What's Next………………………………………..44

Cover art by Kyle Hinton

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