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Focus [#5, Spring 1982] ed. Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden (BSFA, 75p, 36pp, A5, cover by Pete Lyon) []
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4 · Editorial · Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden · ed

6 · Highly Desirable Residence · Colin Greenland · ar

16 · Loneliness (Is a Personal Thing) · Dorothy Davies · ss

20 · The Media Maze · Steve Gallagher · ar

27 · “It’s Not a Cliche, It’s a Traditional Narrative Element” (Notes on Milford U.K., 1981) · Kevin Smith · ar

32 · Casting Bread Upon the Waters · Dorothy Davies · ar

34 · Orbiter · Anna Prince · ar

Focus [#6, Autumn 1982] ed. Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden (BSFA, 75p, 44pp, A5, cover by Pete Lyon) []
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4 · Editorial · Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden · ed

7 · Building a Novel · Steve Gallagher · ar

11 · Writing Places · John Sladek · ar

15 · Novel Contracts · Christopher Priest · ar

19 · From the Valley of the Dinosaurs · Christopher St. Clair · ar

23 · An Inveterate Itch · R. Nicholson-Morton · ar

24 · I’m Not a Number—I’m a Freelance Artist! · Jim Barker · ar

26 · Who Needs Writing Organisations? · Dorothy Davies · ar

28 · The Administration and Myan Lin · Hilary Robinson · ss

36 · The Art of Course Writing · David Swinden · ar

40 · [letter] · Dorothy Davies · lt

41 · [letter] · Eve Harvey · lt

41 · [letter] · John Fraser · lt

42 · Market Space · [uncredited] · cl

Focus [#7, Spring 1983] ed. Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden (BSFA, 75p, 48pp, A5, cover by Iain Byers) []
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4 · Editorial · Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden · ed

7 · [letter] · Colin Greenland · lt

8 · [letter] · David V. Barrett · lt

9 · [letter] · Stephen Wake · lt

10 · [letter] · David Piper · lt

11 · [letter] · John Fraser · lt

12 · PLR (Probably Lost to Reason) · Helen McNabb · ar

16 · The Survey · Peter Tasker · ss

23 · Consolations for Disappointed Writers · Jim England · ar

27 · Fame and Helliconia · Brian Aldiss · ar

29 · Milford 1982—The Truth · David Garnett · ar

33 · Stranger Than Truth · David Ratovitsky · ss

37 · SF Poetry · Sue Thomason · ar

40 · A Banana in Each Ear · Garry Kilworth · ar

46 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

Focus [#8, Autumn 1983] ed. Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden (BSFA, 75p, 48pp, A5) []
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4 · Editorial · Chris Bailey, Allan Sutherland & Dave Swinden · ed

12 · Researching “The Great Steamboat Race” · John Brunner · ar

15 · The Journey to Chekhov · Ian Watson · ar

18 · Putting the Feathers on the Indians · Steve Gallagher · ar

21 · What Every Good Writer Should Know · Dorothy Davies · ar

22 · The Rocking of the Boat · Phillip Mann · ar

24 · Steve London’s Greatest Hits · Peter Tasker · ss

28 · Sense and Sensibility: Strategic Uses of Sensory Description · Anne Warren · ar

31 · Keeping a Tight Ship · John Bush · ar

38 · Keeping a Tight Ship · Maxim Jakubowski · ar

44 · Totleigh Barton SF Writing Course 1983 · David Piper · ar

47 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

Focus [#9, Autumn 1984] ed. Sue Thomason (BSFA, 75p, 44pp, A5, cover by Ros Calverley) []
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2 · Getting Started · Sue Thomason · ed

4 · Guiding the Dream · Bernard Smith · ar

7 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Ignore Stupid Critics” · Ros Calverley · cl

7 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Don’t Cry” · Ros Calverley · cl

8 · Short the Space Between Friends · Hilary Robinson · ss

13 · Second Thoughts · Dave Langford · ar

15 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Always Call It Research” · Ros Calverley · cl

16 · So You Fancy Yourself as a Writer? · Nick Lowe · ar

23 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Read the Small Print” · Ros Calverley · cl

24 · I Often Wonder Why I Write… · Margaret Hall · ar

29 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…Do It for Love” · Ros Calverley · cl

30 · Vulcan’s Spanner: How I Wrote a Novel by Accident · Ros Calverley · ar

37 · Lifting the Lid Off Ximoc · Davy Francis & Hilary Robinson · ar

40 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

41 · Competition News · Sue Thomason · ar

Focus [#10, February 1985] ed. Sue Thomason (BSFA, 75p, 44pp, A5, cover by Cath Easthope) []
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2 · Editorial · Sue Thomason · ed

3 · For Love or Money · Alex Stewart · ar

4 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…are very patient” · Ros Calverley · cl

5 · Real Writers Don’t Publish Fanzines · Mary Gentle · ar

11 · Seducers with Staples · Bob Shaw · ar

12 · Caught Being in Love · John A. Connor · ss

17 · The Four Ages of Excuses for Not Writing · R. I. Barycz · ar

17 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…don’t give up” · Ros Calverley · cl

18 · The Famous Five Go Shoplifting · Garry Kilworth · ar

21 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers never die…they just go…west.” · Ros Calverley · cl

22 · Expressing Myself · Charles Stross · ar

25 · Flightless Birds · Stuart Falconer · ss

26 · Mucking About in Bytes · Chris Priest · ar

28 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…welcome constructive criticism” · Ros Calverley · cl

29 · The Baines Fragments · Andy Sawyer · ss; illustrated by Margaret Hall

33 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…have a way with words” · Ros Calverley · cl

34 · Market Space · Dorothy Davies · cl

35 · [untitled] · R. I. Barycz · ar

36 · [letter] · John Brunner · lt

37 · [letter] · Mary Gentle · lt

37 · [letter] · David Langford · lt

38 · [letter] · Nigel Richardson · lt

38 · [letter] · Terry Broome · lt

39 · [letter] · Paul R. D. Ward · lt

39 · [letter] · Steve Lockley · lt

39 · [letter] · Andy Sawyer · lt

40 · [letter] · Ken Cocks · lt

41 · Real Writers…: “Real Writers…read Focus” · Ros Calverley · cl

Focus [#11, August 1985] ed. Margaret Hall & Sue Thomason (BSFA, 44pp, A5, cover by Simon Bromwich) []
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· Editorial · Sue Thomason · ed

· In Search of a Fergussen Event · Charles Stross · ss

· Ghost Writer · Jim England · ss

· Hobbsspeak · Andy Hobbs · ar

· Openings for New Writers · Sydney J. Bounds · ar

· Spuds to Microchips (Word Processors) · C. R. Laker · ar

· Spuds to Microchips (Word Processors) · Keith Freeman · ar

· Auguries of Innocence · Nik Morton · ar

· Beginnings · [uncredited] · ms

· [letter] · Eddy C. Bertin · lt

· [letter] · Peter Coleborn · lt

· [letter] · Bernard Smith · lt

· [letter] · Robert Muir · lt

· [letter] · Pat Gardner · lt

· [letter] · Mark Greener · lt

· [letter] · Martyn Taylor · lt

· [letter] · Stuart Falconer · lt

· [letter] · Chris Evans · lt

· [letter] · Charles Stross · lt

Focus [#12, October/November 1986] ed. Paul Grunwell (BSFA, 32pp, A5) []
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· Focal Point(s) · Paul Grunwell · ed

· Till Death May Us Part · Colin P. Davies · ss

· Brilliant Corners · Paul M. Grunwell · ss

· Genesis of a Dream · Trevor Jones · ar

· I Was Dennis Wheatley’s Batman · Stan Nicholls · ar [Ref. Dennis Wheatley]

· Market Space · [uncredited] · cl

· New Markets for Old · Paul Kincaid · ar

· Why the Rejection? · [uncredited] · ms

· Success Makes It Real? · David Mace · ar

Focus [#13, April 1987] ed. Paul Grunwell (BSFA, A4) []
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· Focal Point · Paul Grunwell · ed

· A Ribbon for Margaret’s Doll · Dragan Filipovic; translated by Mire Adzic · ss SF International #1, January/February 1987
translated from the Serbian (“Mašnica za Margaretinu lutku”, Sirius, #101, 1984).

· Shift, Working · N. McKay · ss

· Doing the Business · Alex Stewart · ar

· An Author’s Handbook · Stan Nicholls · br [Ref. David Bolt]

Focus [#14, April/July 1988] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4) []
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· “Professional” Is a State of Mind · Liz Holliday · ar

· The Cost of Living · Liz Holliday · ss

· Comments on “The Cost of Living” · James Wallis · ms

· Comments on “The Cost of Living” · Mark Lees · ms

· Reply to Comments on “The Cost of Living” · Liz Holliday · ms

· And You Thought I Was Fussy…(Rejection Slip) · David Langford · ar

· …This Is How to Do It (Submission) · Liz Holliday · ar

· Not an Orbiter, but a Star · John Duffield · ar

· A Fast Alternative to Orbiter · Liz Holliday · ar

· In Focus 14 · Liz Holliday · ar

· Legend in the Making: An Interview with Deborah Beale · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Deborah Beale]

Focus [#15, July/August 1988] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Colin P. Davies) []
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· Editorial · Liz Holliday · ed

· Voices · Carol Ann Green · ss

· Covering Notes · David Frogland · ss

· Comments on “Voices” · Nick Cheesman, Colin P. Davies & Mary Gentle · ms

· Layout: Chris Priest Corrects · Chris Priest · ar

· Wisdom of the Ancients · David Langford · ar

· Short Story Contracts · Ian Watson · ar

· Market Space · Liz Holliday · cl

· Workshops · Liz Holliday · ar

· [letter] · Robert Farago · lt

· [letter] · Colin Greenland · lt

· [letter] · Jane Killick · lt

· [letter] · Lee Fox · lt

· [letter] · Cecil Nurse · lt

· Writing Science Fiction · Liz Holliday · br [Ref. Christopher Evans]

Focus [#16, December 1988/January 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Colin P. Davies) []
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1 · A Time of Changes… · Liz Holliday · ed

2 · Clarion the Wonderhorse · Nicola Griffith · ar

3 · I Left My Love Behind Me, and Went Marching Off to War · Kev McVeigh · ss

7 · Comments on “I Left My Love Behind Me, and Went Marching Off to War” · Nicola Griffith & Liz Holliday · ms

8 · Reply to Comments on “Voices” · Carol Ann Green · ms

9 · A Writer’s Bookshelves · David V. Barrett · ar

Focus [#17, April 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4, cover by Nigel Dobbyn) []
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1 · The Good News, the Bad News and the True Confessions of a (Will-Be) Full Time Writer · Liz Holliday · cl

2 · First Lines · Cecil Nurse · ar

3 · The Way to Write Science Fiction · Liz Holliday · br [Ref. Brian Stableford]

4 · So You Think You Need a Word Processor? · Nick Cheesman · ar

5 · The Technokid Talks · James Wallis · ar

6 · Where the Wheel Ends · James Maclean · vi

7 · Comment on “Where the Wheel Ends” · Alan O’Keefe & James Wallis · ms

9 · Everyone’s a Critic · Liz Holliday · ar

Focus [#18, October 1989] ed. Liz Holliday (BSFA, 75p, 12pp, A4) []
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1 · How to Change Your Own Life… · Liz Holliday · ed

2 · Word Processing and the Magnetic Manuscript · Alan Fraser · ar

3 · Amphis Baena · B. D. Walter · vi

5 · Comments on “Amphis Baena” · Linda Markley · ms

6 · Comments on “Amphis Baena” · Liz Holliday · ms

7 · Orbiting—An Inside Story · Margaret Hall · ar

8 · Gazing Miserably at Cans of Baked Beans or, What Makes a Story? · Liz Holliday · ar

9 · Reply to Comments on “Where the Wheel Ends” · James McClean · ms

10 · Orbiter Update · Sue Thomason · ar

10 · Competition · Liz Holliday · ar

10 · Courses and Workshops · Liz Holliday · ar

11 · Market Space · Sue Thomason · cl

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