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    SFWA Bulletin [v3 #1, No. 10, January 1967] ed. Damon Knight (Science Fiction Writers Association, 24pp, octavo s/s) []
    Directory Issue
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · News · [uncredited] · ar; features three “news” items: Ace announcing what was to be their Science Fiction Specials, paying advances of $2,000 and up; BBC announcing a new series of half-hour sf dramas; and an announcement of the demise of Impulse (formerly Science Fantasy) and New Worlds due to “the bankruptcy of a distributor”, and mentions an unconfirmed report that NW had been sold to a British paperback house.
    • 2 · From the President · Damon Knight · cl; announces that neither he nor Lloyd Biggle will run for re-election and that Actives willing to serve should contact the chairman of the election committee, Norman Spinrad.
    • 3 · Calendar of Events · [uncredited] · cl; featuring the Nebula Banquet, Boskone IV, the Milford Conference, and Nycon 3; People and Places, which announces that Spaceways, Inc., which had bought the screen rights to Blish’s “Cities in Flight” series, also purchased The Hour Before Earthrise, announces “a new publishing firm, Weybright & Talley, Inc.”, and offers copies of Riverside Quarterly, edited by Leland Sapiro (then of Saskatoon, Canada), will be sent to “any professional s.f. writer who shows interest”.
    • 4 · SFWA Members, 1966 · [uncredited] · ms; with agents listed where applicable, but no addresses (“Letters addressed to members c/o SFWA will be forwarded unopened”).
    • 8 · Awards Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; “The Scorpions” by Robert Kelly nominated by Harlan Ellison; “The Next Step” by E. A. Moore, nominated by Joseph Green.
    • 9 · Tax Breaks for Self-Employed Writers: The Keogh Plan Pension · Robert Silverberg · ar
    • 11 · Journal Checklist · Ted Thomas · cl
    • 12 · There’s Nothing Like a Good Foundation · Isaac Asimov · ar
    • 15 · Correspondence · The Readers · lc
    • _15 · [letter] · Milton A. Rothman · lt
    • _15 · [letter] · “God” · lt
    • _15 · [letter] · Frederik Pohl · lt
    • _15 · [letter] · Jerry Sohl · lt
    • _15 · [letter] · Harlan Ellison · lt
    • _15 · [letter] · Gene Roddenberry · lt
    • 18 · Publishing Statistics, 1966 · [uncredited] · ms; in which we learn that “In science fiction, 213 books were published in 1966, off 8% from 1965.…By contrast, mysteries were off 14%, westerns off 19%.”
    • 18 · On Donating Manuscripts · Damon Knight · ar
    • 19 · Science Sources · Tom Purdom · ms
    • 20 · Forthcoming Books (January-March, 1967) · [uncredited] · ms; listings for Ace, Avon, Ballantine, Dell, Doubleday, Gold Medal, Harcourt Brace & World, Lancer, Macfadden-Bartell, Paperback Library, Pyramid, Putnam, Simon and Schuster.
    • 22 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl
    • 25 · The Copyright Revision Bill · [uncredited] · ar

    SFWA Bulletin [v3 #2, No. 11, April 1967] ed. Damon Knight (Science Fiction Writers Association, 32pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · [photos] · Various · pi; features photos of the four winners of the ’66 Nebulas in NYC - Daniel Keyes and Samuel R. Delany (tied for Best Novel), Damon Knight presenting Gordon Dickson with his Nebula for “Call Him Lord”, and Mrs. Eva McKenna. Jack Vance (Novella) is not pictured; his Nebula was accepted in LA by Ackerman.
    • 2 · Nebula Awards Report · [uncredited] · ms; a report on the Nebulas, held simultaneously in NYC and LA, as well as on those candidates for SFWA officers - Silverberg for President, James Blish and Terry Carr for VP, and Roger Zelazny and Joe Poyer for Sec-Treasurer.
    • 3 · Announcements · [uncredited] · ms; general announcements, including New Worlds receiving a grant from the BAC; a short report on the Ultimate Publishing Co. case; and the appearance of the first issue of Science Fiction Classics.
    • 4 · Ukonomics · John Brunner · ar; “Being a rough guide to the cost of living in London in 1967[sic]”, which includes prices on a number of commodities such as gasoline (“Average 70¢ Imperial gallon”), beer (“at pub, average 35¢ Imperial pint (draft)”), and “Meal in good but unassuming restaurant” (“Under $1 in some places (no wine)”).
    • 9 · Journal Checklist · Ted Thomas · cl
    • 10 · Ballantine Contract · [uncredited] · ms; features a detailed examination of the Ballantine contract.
    • 14 · Project Boskone · Damon Knight · ex; excerpts from a speech Damon made at the ’67 Boskone.
    • 16 · [photos] · Various · pi; more photos from the Nebulas, featuring Eva McKenna, Robert P. Mills and Larry Ashmead; Judith and Roger Zelazny; Fritz Leiber; Betty and Ian Ballantine; Edward L. Ferman; Thomas A. Dardis, Ted Cogswell and Terry Carr; Larry Niven and Carol Soucek; Alexei Panshin, DAW and Keith Laumer;and A. E. van Vogt.
    • 18 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; featuring reports of an auto accident involving Fred and Carol Pohl, and David and Ruth Kyle; the announcement of the death of Charles Beaumont; and a query as to the whereabouts of Jerome Bixby.
    • 19 · Blish Testifies on Copyright Bill (James Blish, Vice-President of SFWA, testified on March 15, 1967, before the Subcommittee on Patents, Trade-Marks and Copyrights of the Senate Judiciary Committee…) · [uncredited] · ar
    • 23 · Correspondence · The Readers · lc
    • _23 · [letter] · Avram Davidson · lt; a lengthy letter, about firing his agent, “X”.
    • _24 · [letter] · John Brunner · lt; concerning NAL’s edition of The Productions of Time.
    • _25 · [letter] · Poul Anderson · lt
    • 26 · Forthcoming Books · [uncredited] · cl; featuring Ace, Avon, Ballantine, Berkley, Doubleday and Paperback Library.
    • 27 · On Simultaneous Submissions: II · Damon Knight ,[?], uncredited · ar
    • 28 · The Foreign Rights Mess · Damon Knight · ar
    • 30 · Awards Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; including “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” nominated by, among others, Keith Laumer.
    • 31 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl

    SFWA Bulletin [v3 #4, No. 13, August 1967] ed. Terry Carr (Science Fiction Writers Association, 24pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · The “Ultimate” Case: Finale · Robert Silverberg · ar; “SFWA has come to an agreement with Sol Cohen of Ultimate Publishing Company on the matter of reprinted stories.…Ultimate agrees to pay fees for these reprints effective August 1, 1967.”
    • 2 · From the President · Robert Silverberg · cl; “Our Founding Fathers will not be inactive in the new SFWA. Lloyd Biggle will serve as chairman of the trusteeship committee that administers the funds generated by our annual Nebula Awards Anthology. Damon Knight remains chairman of the Contracts Committee.…” “From the Editor” by Terry Carr. “More immediately, a mimeographed letter supplement to the Bulletin is planned.”
    • 4 · New SFWA Anthology Series · Robert Silverberg · ar; “Scheduled for future publication by Doubleday is a collection currently titled Science Fiction Hall of Fame.”
    • 4 · Nebula Awards 1967 · Robert Silverberg · ar
    • 5 · The Yanez Case: II · Lloyd Biggle · ar; about a sleazy Spanish agent named “J. F.-Yanez” who was skimmimg fees multiple times on each sale.
    • 6 · The NAL Case · Robert Silverberg & Terry Carr · ar; about Brunner’s fight with NAL over changes made to his The Productions of Time with strong support from Piers Anthony Jacob.
    • 8 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms
    • 9 · Within the Reach of Storms · Brian Aldiss · ar; detailing the struggle of Impulse and New Worlds to remain afloat. Page 13 adds an annuncement that NW et al received an Arts Council Grant.
    • 13 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; including Margaret St. Clair, Philip K. Dick and Peter S. Beagle, amongst others.
    • 14 · Meet the Editor · [uncredited] · cl; in this case Fred Pohl.
    • 15 · What Works for Me · Damon Knight · cl
    • 17 · What Works for Me · James Blish · cl
    • 20 · Correspondence · The Readers · lc
    • _20 · [letter] · Philip K. Dick · lt
    • _20 · [letter] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt
    • _20 · [letter] · Virginia Kidd · lt
    • _20 · [letter] · Norman Spinrad · lt
    • 22 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl
    • 24 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; detailing the furor over Ballard’s “Plan for the Assassination of Jaqueline Kennedy” in Ambit. also, Harlan Ellison reports that he was chosen by Cosmopolitan as “one of the six most eligible bachelors in Hollywood,” and also that he was being sued by Judith Merrill over a character in his Man from U.N.C.L.E. script named “Judith Merle.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v3 #5, No. 14, October 1967] ed. Terry Carr (Science Fiction Writers Association, 24pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · The Eligibility Question · Robert Silverberg · ar; “Several SFWA members - notably Kit Reed and Nelson S. Bond - have raised the question of a liberalization of the criteria for active membership in the organization.”
    • 5 · reply to “The Eligibility Question” · Kit Reed · ar
    • 6 · Recruiting Report · Roger Zelazny · ms; a report from the Secretary-Treasurer concerning the recruiting of new members.
    • 8 · The 1967 Hugos · [uncredited] · ms; as awarded at NyCon, voting breakdown supplied by NyCon Chair Ted White.
    • 9 · [untitled] · Robert Silverberg · ms; adds some commentary to the earlier article on copyright renewal.
    • 10 · Donation of Manuscripts: II · Robert Silverberg · ar; adressing how the markets (FSF, Amazing, Fantastic, Orbit, Galaxy, If, Analog) deal with manuscripts after publication.
    • 10 · Announcement · Alva Rogers · ms; announcement from the treasurer for the 26th WorldCon, about rates and asking that SFWAns attending let the program planners know.
    • 11 · How to Collaborate Without Getting Your Head Shaved · Keith Laumer · ar; about his collaborationss with Rosel George Brown. also, a brief squib saying “Publishers’ Weekly reports that J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings has now penetrated to South Vietnam: the Vietnamese Second Corps has taken the lidless eye of Sauron as its battle emblem.” apparently a US Advisor, in an attempt to perfect his command of the language, translated the trilogy and the locals eagerly adopted the mythology.
    • 14 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; includes a “Special Note” from Zelazny asking that “Dawn” and “Death and the Executioner” be withdrawn as they made up part of Lord of Light, already nominated.
    • 16 · What Works for Me · John Brunner · cl; “When you know you can do something, look for something you don’t know you can’t do. Of course, if you bring it off you’ll be back in the same spot afterwards, but what the hell?” also on page 19, a letter from Ed Ferman announcing that the F&SF anthology flat-rate fees will, henceforth, be increased by 50%. Pres. Silverberg comments that a more equitable arrangement would be based around “an advance against royalties covering a pro-rata share of the anthology’s earnings.”
    • 20 · Meet the Editor · Harry Harrison · cl
    • 21 · The SF Writer’s Basic Library · [uncredited] · ms; “Following James Blish’s remark in the last Bulletin that every sf writer should have read the existing critical material on the field, several members asked for a list of these works. Here are the books suggested by Blish, Damon Knight and Richard Lupoff”.
    • 22 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; including William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, A.J. Budrys, Vaughn Bodé, Robert Hoskins and Barry Malzberg.
    • 23 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; announcing the deaths of Hugo Gernsback, A. A. Wyn, artist George Salter and Edison Marshall; also the ’68 Nebulas, to be held simultaneously in NYC and Berserkley.
    • 24 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; one of the new markets listed is “Anubis, heretofore a fanzine, is changing over to professional status and offering 1 cent a word on acceptance…in the weird-horror-fantasy genre.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v3 #6, No. 15, December 1967] ed. Terry Carr (Science Fiction Writers Association, 12pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · Announcement of the 1968 Nebula Awards · Robert Silverberg · ar; held simultaneously in NYC (at Les Champs) and Berkeley (at the Hotel Claremont); master of ceremonies in New York was Keith Laumer, and Anthony Boucher in California. also an announcement by Terry Carr that “Piers Anthony Jacob has won the $5000 sf novel contest sponsored by Fantasy & Science Fiction, Pyramid Books, and producer Irwin Allen.”
    • 2 · Checking Foreign Sales and Non-Sales · Robert Silverberg · ar; about the problem of coping with foreign publishers who couldn’t be bothered to acquire US books and stories legally.
    • 3 · Announcemant · Robert Silverberg · ms; announces that nominations are open for the ’68 Nebulas and should be sent to VP James Blish, then residing in Alexandria, Virginia. also, a report on Lancer’s failure to issue timely royalty statements and payments; Silverberg reports speaking with one Irwin Stein, the publisher, who said that “The spring statements…had been delayed unavoidably by a conversion to computers”.
    • 4 · [untitled] · Robert Silverberg · ms; a reminder that nominations for the SFHoF would be open throughout ’68; fewer than 15k words, please, and nothing after 12/31/64. New Members include Dean Koontz.
    • 5 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms; includes a note from Blish requesting that “Faust Aleph Null” not be listed in the novel category as an expanded version would be published in a year as Black Easter.
    • 6 · On Editorial Courtesy · Damon Knight · ar; reproduced herein is a letter from A.C. Spectorsky of PLAYBOY, agreeing with Knight that “…the experience of Blish is particularly unfortunate, and particularly intolerable.”
    • 10 · Meet the Editor · Donald R. Bensen · cl; notes “I live alone with my wife, child and cat in New York City; am at present engaged on a literary project of incalculable scope and consequence: translating the Old Testament into limerick form.”
    • 11 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; announcing the death of Rosel George Brown, and the sale of Logan’s Run to MGM for $100k, “one of the largest movie sales in sf history.”
    • 12 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; in which we learn that Michael Moorcock “has been commissioned by a large British publisher, Hutchinsons, to edit a ’showcase’ anthology of original science fiction stories.” also, Ted White announces a new semi-pro magazine titled Stellar.

    SFWA Bulletin [v4 #2, No. 17, April 1968] ed. Terry Carr (Science Fiction Writers Association, 28pp, octavo s/s) []
    There are also two cartoons by Jack Gaughan featuring robots being threatened by huge ocean breakers labeled “The New Wave.” Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · Obituary: Anthony Boucher · Terry Carr · ob [Ref. Anthony Boucher]
    • 2 · On Disputes Between SFWA Members · Robert Silverberg · ar; about the threatened lawsuit between Judith Merril and Harlan Ellison over his use of an unsympathetic character named “Judith Merle” in a “Man from U.N.C.L.E.”script. Prez Silverberg proposes “…a system of settling disputes either by arbitration or mediation” in order to forestall future conflicts which could have deleterious effects on both parties.
    • 3 · Nebula Report · Robert Silverberg · ar; a three-page report, including winners of the ’67 Nebulas (100 ballots were sent in, not counting three that “…came in after the deadline, but would have had no material effect on the results if they had been counted”; rules for the 1967 Nebulas; and an invitation for nominations for the ’68 awards.
    • 6 · NyCon donation to SFWA · Terry Carr · ar; detailing a $100 donation to the SFWA treasury by Ted White on behalf of the ’67 WorldCon. “It is by far the largest single donation in SFWA history…”.
    • 6 · Hugo Nominations 1968 · [uncredited] · ms; almost half of the dozen short works nominated came from Dangerous Visions. Editor Carr added “As a result of the tragic death of Anthony Boucher, who was to have been toastmaster at the convention banquet, Robert Silverberg has been asked to fill in for him. Harlan Ellison will present the Hugos.”
    • 9 · New York Nebula Awards Banquet 1968 · Jay Kay Klein · ar; “…I was startled to find Raymond Z. Gallun there. Last time I’d seen him was back in a 1948 Queens Science Fiction League meeting. Also on hand, surprisingly enough, was Milton A. Rothman, formerly Lee Gregor, but now a Big Time Scientist, who is trying to invent Fusion Power.”
    • 15 · Nebula Awards Banquet, SFWA West, 1968 · Poul Anderson · ar; “The whole affair had been organized and was under the joint chairmanship of Poul Anderson, Harry Harrison and Joe Poyer. This triumverate had corresponded at length beforehand, and met in person the evening before to lay plans. The trouble paid off in a smoothly running day. At last most of the people on hand went upstairs for a party which lasted till all hours.” following this report are two pages of photos of the ceremonies, featuring Peter Beagle (speaker to the‘West Coast), Gahan Wilson (who was the featured speaker in NYC), Fritz Leiber, Chip Delany and Michael Moorcock.
    • 22 · Correspondence · The Readers · lc; with letters from Ed Ferman and William Sambrot, not to mention Harrison and Malzberg, both of whom write to announce Harrison’s stepping down as editor of Amazing/Fantastic and Barry taking over. Bulletin editor Carr adds this note: “Barry Malzberg writes science fiction under the penname ’K. M. O’Donnell’”.
    • 24 · Meet the Editors · [uncredited] · cl [Ref. Diane Cleaver & Marc Haefele]; this time, Doubleday eds. Diane Cleaver and Marc Haefele.
    • 25 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; announcements of the death of Vincent Schoepflin (“Harl Vincent”), the upcoming 13th annual Milford conference, the establishment of the Galaxy award for best story in Galaxy or If.
    • 27 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; includes Mirage Press (“Our runs are not large enough to make any fortunes, but we do offer some additional-income on a work, and a hardcover, attractive book for library and general book trade sale.”), Orbit (“…under inventoried, says Damon Knight”), and appropriately enough, Weybright and Talley, Inc., which had “…recently published Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast Trilogy and The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd; they would like to continue publishing one or two sf or fantasy novels‘a year.”

    SFWA Bulletin [v4 #3, No. 18, June 1968] ed. Terry Carr (Science Fiction Writers Association, 24pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Bud Webster.
    • 1 · Announcement · [uncredited] · ms; announcement of the upcoming SFWA Worldcon Banquet, to be held in a private room off the main luau room of the Claremont Hotel. on a more somber note, editor Carr notes the death of anthologist Groff Conklin on July 19 of emphysema.
    • 2 · From the President · Robert Silverberg · cl; “A writer who runs an active professional career without the help of a typist is not likely to be cheerful about the need to spend his after-work hours writing letters; and what the President of SFWA does, more than anything else, is write letters.” notes also that “SFWA was not brought into being to raise literary standards in sf…but rather to serve the professional needs of the writers. And I think we’ve done a good job of that.” also welcomes incoming President Alan Nourse, VP Harry Harrison and Sec-Treas. Anne McCaffrey. on page 3, editor Carr notes that “SFWA Southern, the regional chapter of the national SFWA organization, is sponsoring the first New Orleans Writers’ Conference (NOW-Con)…[to be] modeled after the annual Milford conferences.”
    • 4 · By-Laws: Science Fiction Writers of America · [uncredited] · ms
    • 8 · Science Articles of SF Interest · [uncredited] · cl; this time “Life Below Zero” by Bruce L. Umminger, from the Yale Scientific Magazine, March 1968.
    • 9 · Nebula Nominations · [uncredited] · ms
    • 10 · SFWA Directory · [uncredited] · ms
    • 18 · Meet the Editor · John W. Campbell · cl; “There’s one distinction I can claim in this science fiction editing business without fear of argument: I’ve been running Astounding-Analog now for almost 31 years, and during that period I have unquestionably read more lousy science fiction than any other man in the world.”
    • 19 · New Members · [uncredited] · ms; include A. Bertram Chandler, Dick Geis, and Ross Rocklynne.
    • 20 · Correspondence · The Readers · lc
    • _20 · [letter] · Judith Merril · lt
    • _21 · [letter] · Tony Russell Wayman · lt; he wrote World of the Sleeper, the B-Side of Ace Double H-21, the A-Side being Jack Vance’s The Last Castle.
    • 22 · People and Places · [uncredited] · cl; “Terry Carr notes with some amusement that the French edition of his Doubleday anthology, Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, is subtitled in the back cover blurb ’Science fiction for people who hate American civilization’.”
    • 24 · Market Report · [uncredited] · cl; in which we learn that fan Donald E. Cochrane is paying 5¢ a word for stories (Under 2000 words) for his ’zine Decal.

    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.”

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