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A [[trip report]] by [[Ella Parker]] on her travels to the 1961 [[Worldcon]] in [[Seattle]], [[Seacon]].  (She was brought there by the [[Parker Pond Fund]].  The report won the [[Skyrack Poll]]'s Best Fanzine Report award for 1962.
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A [[trip report]] by [[Ella Parker]] on her travels to the 1961 [[Worldcon]] in [[Seattle]], [[Seacon]].  (She was brought there by the [[Parker Pond Fund]].  The never-finished report's first instalment won the [[Skyrack Poll]]'s Best Fanzine Report award for 1962.
  
Amusingly, she subtitled it "The Harpy Stateside," a play on the title of [[Walt Willis]]'s famous trip report "[[The Harp Stateside]]".
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Amusingly, she subtitled it "The Harpy Stateside," a play on the title of [[Walt Willis]]'s famous trip report "[[The Harp Stateside]]". In 2020, [[Rob Hansen]] expanded this report with accounts by various fans (including letters from Ella Parker herself) of the rest of her trip, and this was published as the [[Ansible Editions]] ebook ''The Harpy Stateside''.
  
 
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A trip report by Ella Parker on her travels to the 1961 Worldcon in Seattle, Seacon. (She was brought there by the Parker Pond Fund. The never-finished report's first instalment won the Skyrack Poll's Best Fanzine Report award for 1962.

Amusingly, she subtitled it "The Harpy Stateside," a play on the title of Walt Willis's famous trip report "The Harp Stateside". In 2020, Rob Hansen expanded this report with accounts by various fans (including letters from Ella Parker herself) of the rest of her trip, and this was published as the Ansible Editions ebook The Harpy Stateside.

Part Date Pages Notes
1 1962


Publication 1962
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