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 issue 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. Issue 11 saw Jacques listed as associate editor along with Maurice T. Crowley. 16 continued with the same team albeit with Hanson relocated to London and 18 saw Jacques and Crowley 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. It was the precursor to the prozine New Worlds which launched in 1946 and 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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