''Fantasy Newsletter'', later renamed ''Fantasy Review'', was a major

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founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by

Robert A. Collins Robert A. Collins (November 4, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – January 4, 2003) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He attended St. Anthony High School (Milwaukee), St. Anthony High School, Solomon Juneau Business High School, Lawrence ...

. Frequent contributors included

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and

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and no ...

Publication history

The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen continued publication until October 1981. It was then taken over without a break by Collins, director of the

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. At the beginning of 1984, it was combined with '' Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review'', and given a new title, ''Fantasy Review''. At this point, it became a semi-prozine, with substantial bookstore sales, and provided the widest coverage of science fiction and fantasy books then in existence. The magazine folded with issue #103, July/August 1987, but the review section continued as '' Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual'' well into the 1990s.

Awards

The magazine won the Balrog Award and the

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. It was also 1984 finalist to the

Hugo Awards The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by t ...

, in the semiprozine category.

References

*John Clute and Peter Nicholls, ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', St. Martin's Press, 1993, . Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1978 Magazines disestablished in 1987 Magazines published in Florida Science fiction fanzines {{US-lit-mag-stub