Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 43 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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It has been a very pleasant thing to see how many of you are delighted with the extra non-fiction this magazine now carries. By far the majority of you have asked for even more —and the minority merely did not state an opinion, content- ing themselves with declaring that the increased non-fiction is a “very welcome addition.” So, because this magazine is run along the lines demanded by its readers, you will soon be having an even larger pro- portion of scientific fact articles and features than I am putting in now. Already I am lining up some of the best-known scientists as future contribu- tors of fascinating, interesting and instructive articles. I think I can promise you just the kind of thing you are wanting —factual science, accurate and authentic. And this leads me to the matter of competitions. These have always been popular with readers, though sometimes causing headaches in the edi- torial office. The amateur short story competition, for example, was highly praised, . but ’'m afraid it showed that very few would-be writers have the stuff in them to turn out material of the right quality. One of the main reasons why I discontinued the competition was that it became very diffi- cult to include each month a story of sufficient standard. Now, you can try your luck with articles. The writing of non-fiction is considered to be considerably simpler than the creation of a fiction piece. Aspiring authors among you can now put this to the test by writing scientific articles for this magazine. They should be either one thousand or two thousand words in length, and must be of very wide inter- est. No textbook rehashes, please. A year’s free subscrip- tion will be awarded the author ofeacharticle published. Make sure that you mark your manu- scripts ““Competition.” Remember, too, that I’m always very pleased to receive suggestions for article topics. conmicloooks.comn