Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, Issue 45 — page 149: what you’re looking at

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The first issue of CANADIAN CAPERS shows that British science fiction fans in the New World are as fully capable as those in the old of turning out an acceptable fanzine. CC is edited and published by Harry Calnek, Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is the official news-zine of the Cana- dian Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Association. This particular issue is supplied free to members of the CSF/ FFA and on a pay-if-you-like- it basis to other interested parties. Thus, it has no stated price. No doubt Harry would be glad to make arrangements with fans in Britain for sub- scriptions. It is a large-size publication of twenty-six pages containing a few drawings, which are quite good. The text-matter is somewhat ex- ceptional among fanzines, in that it is adult and intelligent. Most of it consists of articles intimately related to fandom and fan opinion. There is one story, and it is fully up to 148 fanzine standard. Naturally, quite a lot of the contents con- cerns Canadian fandom, but there are articles of general interest as well—for example, a piece by Joe Keogh that tries to answer the question: What makes big-name maga- zines big? Very recom- mendable. - ETHERLINE is an Australian fan publication that more or less takes the form of a news- letter. It is a fortnightly, pub- lished by Amateur Fantasy Publications of Australia, and edited by Ian J. Crozier from 6 Bramerton Road, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. British subscription rates are 12s. per 26 issues; 6s. per 13 issues. Australian rates are 15s. per 26 issues; 7s. 6d. per 13 issues. American rates are $2.00 per 26 issues; $1.00 per 13 issues. (All rates include postage.) ETHERLINE supplies news of Australian science fiction mat- ters and bits and pieces about science fiction and fandom comiclooks.cormn