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| + | The '''Fannish Educational Network''' ('''FEN''') was a [[Chicago]]-area [[organization]] headed by [[Dick Smith]] and incorporated as an educational [[non-profit]], which sent out [[fanzines]] at educational postal rates for a number of [[faneds]] during the 1980s and '90s. Dick and [[Leah Smith]] [[published]] a [[newsletter]], '''''Postal Pointers''''', to explain the process to participants. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 5 March 2023
(Did you mean the plural of fan or a James Kepner apazine?)
The Fannish Educational Network (FEN) was a Chicago-area organization headed by Dick Smith and incorporated as an educational non-profit, which sent out fanzines at educational postal rates for a number of faneds during the 1980s and '90s. Dick and Leah Smith published a newsletter, Postal Pointers, to explain the process to participants.
The organization was revived briefly in 2015 to sponsor Operacon.
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