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    SFWA Bulletin [v4 #4, No. 19, June 1968] ed. Alexei Panshin (Science Fiction Writers Association, 8pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · Lord of Light Wins Hugo · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Roger Zelazny]; unsigned (but probably editor Panshin) announcement of that year’s awards.
    • 2 · From the President · Alan Nourse · cl; “Three years ago it seemed doubtful that any organization of sf writers would ever survive very long. Today there is not much question that SFWA is here to stay. My job this year is to see that it remains vital, healthy and growing.”
    • 4 · From the Secretary · Anne McCaffrey · cl; “At present, we have 276 members in good standing. We have 24 in bad standing, and they will be dropped from the mailing lists and lose all privileges until their dues are paid.”
    • 4 · The Mediation Board · Alan Nourse · ar; forerunner of the Grievance Committee. Those serving are Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Sprague de camp, Gordy Dickson, Daniel Galouye and Clifford Simak.
    • 5 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; noting the deaths of Dr. George Gamow and Vardis Fisher; an agreement between Ballantine and Walker & Co. to reprint paperback originals in hardcover, including Brain Wave, A Case of Conscience, Thorns and The Space Merchants. also an announcement that Ted White’s ’61 Continental was rear-ended by a rental truck on Long Island. Nobody was hurt, but the car was totalled.
    • 7 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; the novel with the highest number of noms is Rite of Passage with 6.
    • 7 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; includes Ed Bryant, David Gerrold, and Chester Anderson.
    • 8 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; “Terry Carr, editor of the Ace Science Fiction Specials, is presently slightly understocked.” Not to mention “Ed Ferman…is usually overstocked on literary mood pieces and vignettes, and would like to see more robust work.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v4 #5, No. 20, October 1968] ed. Alexei Panshin (Science Fiction Writers Association, 8pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · The Old Order Changeth · [uncredited] · ar; notes the sale of Ballantine Books to International Textbook; also a very real “musical-chairs” exchange of personnel between Bee Line and Lancer, Lancer and Dell, and Dell and the SF Book Club. also announces that Ted White has replaced Barry Malzberg at Amazing-Fantastic, the third editorial change there in a year.
    • 2 · Nebula Awards Rules 1968 · [uncredited] · ms; the colophon on page 2 mentions that the Bulletin layout was done by Ted White, with typography courtesy of Crawdaddy!, which Ted was printing in his NYC basement at the time.
    • 4 · From the Secretary · Anne McCaffrey · cl; “…wishes to publicly acknowledge the benificence of Mr. Tom Purdom. Tom has edited an anthology of non-fiction science stories by members of the SFWA for Doubleday.”
    • 5 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; notes that Rite of Passage leads Picnic on Paradise and The Masks of Time by 9 nominations to 7; and Barry Malzberg nominated “The Cat in the Hat for President” by Robert Coover from New American Review No. 4.
    • 6 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; in which we learn of the deaths of Arthur Sellings and Cornell Woolrich.
    • 7 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; in which we read that Crawdaddy! is “expanding its scope considerably.…Its writers include Samuel R. Delany, Alexei Panshin, Howard Schoenfeld and Judith Merril.” also, Harlan Ellison announces “The new Dangerous Visions is a companion (not a sequel) to last year’s anthology.…Preliminary submissions have exhibited a large proportion of ’artsy-craftsy’ stories lacking in either elements of speculation or continuity, and the editor reminds all potential contributors that these stories should be stories first, polemics after.” also a solicitation from one Bernard K. Kay for an anthology tentatively titled Media Messages: 2000 Plus, looking for “original short plays, scenarios and inventions that project the mass media into the next century”.
    • 8 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; includes Michael Kurland, E.C. Tubb and James Tiptree, Jr.

    SFWA Bulletin [v4 #6, No. 21, December 1968] ed. Alexei Panshin (Science Fiction Writers Association, 8pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · SFWA Banquet Plans · [uncredited] · ms; split between NYC, New Orleans and Anaheim, at Disney’s Tomorrowland(!), courtesy of General Electric, who “…kindly made available the entire second floor of their Carousel of Progress Pavillion to SFWA.”
    • 2 · From the President · Alan Nourse · cl; proposes an annual SFWA Business Meeting: “As a case in point, I believe that an annual meeting is needed with voting power.”
    • 3 · Foreign Publications Committee Report · Harry Harrison · cl
    • 4 · From the Secretary · Anne McCaffrey · cl
    • 5 · Meet the Editor · Elaine Landis · cl; from the Science Fiction Book Club, “How do I choose selections? I read everything.”
    • 6 · Notes and News · [uncredited] · cl; in which we learn of the deaths of Gerald Heard and Frank Owen, the latter the author of The Porcelain Magician and editor of three mystery anthologies. also: “A recent poll by the British Science Fiction Association named Brian Aldiss Britain’s most popular science fiction writer. Arthur C. Clarke was runner-up.”
    • 7 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; “Venture, currently incorporated into F&SF will be revived as a separate magazine in the spring of 1969.…Payment from 1 cent.”
    • 8 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; includes Hank Stine, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Stan Schmidt.

    SFWA Bulletin [v5 #2, No. 23, April 1969] ed. Alexei Panshin (Science Fiction Writers Association, 24pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • · [illustrations] · Jack Gaughan · il
    • 1 · Photos from the Nebulas · [uncredited] · pi; pictured with their Lucite blocks are Alexei Panshin (in a dashiki! for Rite of Passage), Anne McCaffrey (for “Dragonrider”), Richard Wilson (in a suit!, for “Mother to the World”), and Kate Wilhelm (for “The Planners”).
    • 2 · Nebula Awards 1968 · [uncredited] · ar; unsigned but presumably by Panshin.
    • 3 · The New York Banquet · Jay Kay Klein · ar; page 3 features photos of Dr. Gerald Feinberg, the physicist who developed the theoretical particle, the tachyon, and Kate Wilhelm with her Nebula standing next to McCaffrey, who is laughing into a microphone; page 4 features photos of Asimov and Damon.
    • 5 · The Anaheim Banquet · Joe Poyer · ar; “The Banquet was preceded by a cocktail party in the Club Lounge. Entertainment was provided by the Disneyland Royal Street Bachelors, an excellent jazz trio.” page 5 also has a photo of Terry Carr; page 6 features photos of Harry Harrison and Bradbury; page 7 has a photo of a panel featuring Poul Anderson, Willis McNelly, Ray Bradbury and Diane Cleaver of Doubleday.
    • 8 · The New Orleans Banquet · Don Walsh · ar; “Early arrivals for an all-night Friday party included R. A. Lafferty, Roger and Judy Zelazny…and prominent mystery writer Larry Block.” page 8 has photos of John Jakes and the head table with Lafferty, Joe Green and Walsh; page 9 has photos of Laffrty & Zelazny talking to each other, and Walsh and Green seated. also New Members, which include Lin Carter, Richard Delap, Gardner Dozois, and Phyllis Eisenstein.
    • 10 · SFWA Directory · [uncredited] · ms; showing 339 members, with number codes on most indicating agency representation.
    • 18 · From the Secretary · Anne McCaffrey · cl
    • 19 · Nebula Recommendations · [uncredited] · ms; notes that Omnivore leads with 4, as does Tiptree’s “Last Flight of Dr. Ain.”
    • 21 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; in which we learn (amongst other things) of the death of John Wyndham at the age of 65, that Bradbury would appear in a Chung King Chow Mein commercial with Stan Freberg, and that “Folk-rock performer” Richie Havens has bought screen rights to Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End and plans to begin production in June. also, the second Clarion workshop is announced, featurng Pohl, Leiber, Ellison, Knight and Wilhelm.
    • 23 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; noting that “Charles Neutzel…is editing a new line of paperbacks called Powell Sci-Fi.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v6 #3, No. 24, June 1969] ed. Barry Malzberg (Science Fiction Writers Association, 12pp, octavo s/s) []
    Mislabelled v6 #3 instead of v5 #3.
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • · [illustrations] · Jack Gaughan · il
    • 1 · The Author-Agent Agreement · Damon Knight · ar; “What follows is a trimmed-down and more flexible version of the proposed agreement which was published in the Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 1.”
    • 2 · Election Results · [uncredited] · ms; “The SFWA Elections Committee reports that Gordon Dickson has been elected SFWA President for the coming year.”
    • 3 · Toward an Atlas of Fantasy · J. B. Post · ar Special Libraries Association Geography & Map Division Bulletin March 1969; “Plainly, the compilation of any such atlas of fantasy would not present many problems, other than discrimination, in the selection. Permission to reproduce might be difficult to obtain in a few instances. The hardest problem would be to interest a publisher.”
    • 5 · Nebula Recommendations · [uncredited] · ms; front-running novels are Bug Jack Barron and Left Hand of Darkness with 5 recommednations each; there’s a note that Tom Disch requested his Camp Concentration be withdrawn.
    • 6 · Hugo Nominees · [uncredited] · ms; including “Yellow Submarine” and the final episode of “The Prisoner” in the Dramatic category.
    • 7 · Flying Down to Rio · Harry Harrison · ar; about the Second International Film Festival, March 23-31, 1969. “We met our Brazilian opposite numbers. Our SF is read and appreciated there, and they have some fine authors of their own.…SF is alive and well in Brazil.”
    • 8 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; includes Frank M. Robinson and Michael Crichton.
    • 8 · From the Secretary · Anne McCaffrey · cl; details final talleys for the ’68 Nebulas: at 20 votes, The Masks of Time came a very close second to Rite of Passage with 24; in novelettes and shorts, there were more abstentions than votes for the winners.
    • 10 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; “Earl Kemp says, ’We [Greenleaf Classics, Inc.] find ourselves currently in the market for some science fiction…We would like to emphasize that…[as] we recognize neither verbal nor thematic taboos, this could be THE place for that truly off-beat material that has been closeted far too long already.”
    • 11 · Notes and News · [uncredited] · cl; in which a mystery is solved: “Arthur C. Clarke writes in correction of a news item in the April Bulletin: he states that film rights to Childhood’s End are held by Howard Koch, not Richie Havens.” also, an announcement of the engagement of Larry Niven to Marilyn (Fuzzy Pink) Wisowaty.

    SFWA Bulletin [v7 #4, No. 28, February 1970] ed. Barry Malzberg (Science Fiction Writers Association, 20pp, octavo s/s) []
    Mislabelled v7 #4 instead of v6 #1.
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • · [illustrations] · Jack Gaughan · il
    • 1 · Nebula Awards Banquets, 1970 · [uncredited] · ar; once again, the Nebulas were to be held in three very disparate places, NYC, New Orleans and Berkeley. The latter Banquet was organized by Alva Rogers, Greg Benford and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
    • 2 · From the Secretary-Treasurer · Anne McCaffrey · cl; “Responding to the requests of many members, and because efficient equipment is a felt want, SFWA purchased a used #360 Gestetner in excellent condition for $345.…It will facilitate the production of the Forum.” also, the colophon mentions that the Managing Editor is Joyce Malzberg, and that typesetting was done on an IBM Selectric.
    • 3 · Obituary—Evelyn del Rey · Robert Silverberg · ob; heartfelt and affectionate, he writes “Shrewd, witty, capable of loving and receiving love, she brought laughter and grace wherever she went. And though she was a strong-minded woman in a field marked by clashing egos, she had, so far as I’m aware, no enemies at all.”
    • 4 · Eire—A Writer’s Paradise · Harry Harrison · ar; about the advantages and drawbacks to living in Ireland under Articles 1 & 2 of the Finance Act. “Bob Shaw, Irishman himself…states that a writer could rent a simple country cottage for 2 pounds a week and buy enough food to cook for another 2 quid. So a bit less than ten dollars a week would cover all expenses. $500 a year!”
    • 6 · The Doubleday Contract · Damon Knight · ar; fourth in a series, prefaced by his “About the Contract Articles.” “Each Bulletin contract article is offered to the publisgher for comment or rebuttal. Doubleday received a copy of this one, but declined to discuss it.”
    • 13 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; including Dick’s “A. Lincoln, Simulacrum”, published as We Can Build You by DAW in ’72.
    • 14 · What Can Be Found on Other Worlds? (Analysis of the Unknown) · Alexis Tsvetikov · ar; “It appears to be possible that the following little investigation would be of some interest and use to the science fiction Writers. It shows them roughly what kind of aliens and their environment authors may consider populating their distant worlds.” it’s followed by a note from McCaffrey: “The above article is obviously complimentary to ”How to Build a Planet“ by Poul Anderson, Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 6, Whole No. 9.”
    • 16 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; includes Jack Dann and Robert Weinberg, not to mention the reinstatement of Bester and Delany.
    • 17 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; in which Judy Merril announces “…the wedding of her daughter, Ann Pohl to Alan Reed”, and that James Blish signed with Doubleday “…to do a definitive, two-volume history of witchcraft and demonology.”
    • 19 · Note · Gordon Dickson · ms; preface to the Market Report indicating that “…no more marketplace announcements for ’Ultimate Publications’ (Amazing, Fantastic, and certain reprint magazines) will be run until further notice.”
    • 20 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; “New Dimensions: Robert Silverberg reports that this volume has now been closed. There is a good possibility for a successor but at present he does not want submissions. The membership will be notified.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v6 #3, #30, July 1970] ed. George Zebrowski (16pp, 5½″ x 8½″) []
    Given as v7 #5, Issue 29 on the cover.
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · Election Results · Anne McCaffrey · ar; “Gordon R. Dickson Returned to office. Tom Purdom New Vice President, Quinn Yarbro New Secretary.”
    • 2 · From the Secretary-Treasurer · Anne McCaffrey · cl; “Without giving way to a typically McCaffrey-type scene, I can’t step down from my official/officious position as Secretary/Treasurer without thanking SFWAns in general for putting up with my various errors, flaws, delayed replies and mix-ups. (Ha! you didn’t know I goofed, did you?)”.
    • 3 · The 1969, West-Coast Nebula Awards Banquet, Revisited · Roger Lovin · ar; “1969 will go down in SFWA history as the Year the West Coast stuck it in New York’s Ear…It may also make history on the gab-n’-gobble circuit as the year the rubber chicken was finally laid to rest. Did we eat!”
    • 5 · The Future of SFWA Public Relations · James Gunn · ar; “One way public relations operates is to take advantage of natural public relations opportunities: 1) conventions; 2) awards; 3) publications; 4) visits; 5) articles; 6) courses; 7) films; 8) speakers; and 0) whatever else the fertile minds in this field can think of.”
    • 8 · Title List and Ms. Return Survey Results · John Jakes · ar; “Major publishers of hard and soft cover science fiction were surveyed to obtain a statement of policy on these two questions. 1. Are you willing to carry a list of the author’s previously published titles, including titles not published by you, provided the author furnishes the copy? 2. Is a book manuscript regularly returned to the author after publication? Or is it returned only if the author requests it?” Avon, Bantam, Belmont, and Walker & Co. didn’t reply.
    • 10 · Part Time Jobs for Science Fiction Writers · Tom Purdom · ar; “…I have also encountered a certain amount of prejudice against science fiction writers. Many employers still associate science fiction with bug eyed monsters…” Well, that hasn’t changed much in 45 years.
    • 13 · Nebula Recommendations · [uncredited] · ms; six of the eight novel nominees were Ace titles.
    • 14 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; included Jerry Bixby, Sam Lundwall and Bill Rotsler.
    • 15 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; features a lengthy note from George Scithers about duplicating manuscripts for multiple submissions suggesting that members “…inquire at your local Eastman Kodak Verifax Dealer. Mine sold me a used Bantam copier for $25; it’s worked perfectly ever since.”
    • 16 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; includes an announcement that Dell Books “…has cut back its SF program to near nothing and Gail Morrison will not read new mss. for the present.” I wonder how long that lasted? Also, Chum Silverberg announced that New Dimensions 2 “…is not open yet, and the editor is not reading mss. at the moment.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v10 #4, No. 54, July 1975] ed. Stephen Goldin (Science Fiction Writers Association, 22pp, octavo s/s, cover: photo of RAH’s Grand Master Nebula by Jay Kay Klein) []
    Given as The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America on the cover.
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • · [illustrations] · William Rotsler · il
    • · [illustrations] · Jack Gaughan · il
    • · [illustrations] · Donald Simpson · il
    • · [illustrations] · Barry Schneider · il
    • ifc. · Now Hear This! · [uncredited] · cl; includes a note from Harlan Ellison concerning the reversion of rights from If via the publisher.
    • 1 · Colophon and credits · [uncredited] · ms
    • 2 · Table of Contents · [uncredited] · ms; photos of Damon Knight, Robert Heinlein, Ursula le Guin, Terry Carr(?) and a dais shot of Ellison speaking with three others seated around him.
    • 3 · Notes from a Phantom Koala · Stephen Goldin · ed; “One of the main reasons for all these changes was the fact that you have had a change in editors. George Zebrowski, Pam Sargent and Jack Dann labored for about five years to put out the Bulletin. During their tenure there were many complaints about the way things were run - but then, there always are.”
    • 4 · Nebula Awards Banquet 1975 · Jay Kay Klein · ar; of the editors’ panel he says, “Jim Baen began with a series of admonitions: wait at least six weeks before querying; don’t use yellowing manuscript paper - it makes the story look as though it’s been going the rounds; if you use an odd word or construction, underline the item with a series of dots and mark ’stet’ in the margin.” “The final item on the program was something new - the presentation of the Grand Master Award…which proved to be similar to the regular Nebula, but larger, and with an added base containing a large moon, a small Earth, and a rocket ship.” “To no one’s surprise, Bob Heinlein was the first Grand Master Award winner.…Heinlein spoke briefly and with considerable emotion…saying it was different from the Hugo - This is from my colleagues.”
    • 8 · West Coast Banquet · Vonda N. McIntyre · ar
    • 9 · Deadlines · [uncredited] · ms; “Due to a personality quirk on the part of the new Bulletin editor, an attempt will be made to publish the Bulletin on a regular basis. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause our readers.”
    • 10 · In the Beginning · Damon Knight · ar; a short history of SFWA on the event of its tenth anniversary, by the man who founded it.
    • 12 · From the Presidents · Robert Silverberg, James E. Gunn, Poul Anderson & Jerry Pournelle · ar; comments on their presidential tenures. Of his term in office, Silverberg says, “I was tyrannical, dictatorial and peremptory. I had little patience with such bureaucratic procedures as had evolved in the eoSFWAn period - there weren’t many then, but I couldn’t bear to deal with them - and I generally reached decisions alone and executed them alone, which method did succeed in getting things done swiftly, though it sometimes bugged my unconsulted vice-president, Jim Blish.…I was no model of democratic procedure, but I did accomplish the two things I set out to do as president. One was to bring the organization to financial balance.…The other aim was to settle, if at all possible, all grievances against publishers then outstanding.”
    • 16 · From the Grievance Committee · Jerry Pournelle · cl
    • 18 · Missing Persons · [uncredited] · ms; a report on a letter from Vertex: “Unfortunately lots of authors - and maybe even a SFWA member or two! - occasionally lapse and send out a manuscript which fails to list either their names or address or both, or fails to enclose the SASE”.
    • 19 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; including Sam Lundwall’s call for “…good, fast-moving SF, hard SF preferred although I am including an occasional fantasy as well - I am rather fond of satiric SF myself, but above all it should be nice old wave SF without being Space Opera.” also, announcements of the new Oz prozine edited and published by Paul Collins, Void, and Peter Weston’s Andromeda.
    • 21 · Full-page ad for Harper & Row · [uncredited] · ms

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