Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 52 — page 139: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION that, if you have time. Shame on the rest of Canada! For the benefit of those who want Canuk fanzines, we give here all those you mention; A BAS, Boyd Raeburn, 14 Lynd Avenue; CANADIAN FANDOM and GASP!, Gerald A. Steward, 166 McRoberts Avenue; TORATIONS and FILLER, Norman G. Browne, 33 Lyonsgate Drive, Wilson Heights; IBIDEM and DEJA VU, P. Howard Lyons, P.O. Box 561, Adelaide; ESCAPE, Fred J. Woroch, 285 Withrow Avenue — all in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SPLASH I am pleased to say I have just managed to obtain a copy of Authentic No. 48, and I feel I must congratulate you on your fine cover. I was sorting through the S.F. mags at our unit bookstall, when I saw a vivid splash of colour which made all the books around seem dull and uninteresting (liken it to a shining star in a universe of darkness, if you wish). Yes, it was Authentic just lying there begging to be bought. I knew there and then it would be good; I wasn’t mistaken. The stories were excellent—they made me think. That is what I like, and the features were on an equal par. A suggestion I would like to put forward is that you consider com- piling a crossword dealing with the facts and fiction S.F. fans think about. I am sure it would meet with enthusiasm. It would also go to- wards making the magazine even more original. Out here in this dull, boring country, life is not a bed of roses, but each month when Authentic comes along I am over- joyed and things brighten con- siderably. Yes, Authentic is the 138 book for me, and it always will be, as I can’t see it slipping under the competent eye of H.J.C. Keep up the good work. 22787393 Cpl. Gray P., No. 4 Sub Depot, R.A.O.C., Timsan, MELF 10, Egypt. We picture you, Peter, sitting among the pyramids with Authentic in your hands and a smile on your face more beatific than _ the Sphinx’s. That how it is? PROTEST I’m afraid I must protest against the letter signed ““M. A. Bos” of the “‘North Shore Futurian Society” published in Authentic No. 46. In brief, Mr. Bos appears to be claim- ing for this “‘North Shore Futurian Society” of his the actual work of the Futurian Society of Sydney. The Futurian Society of Sydney was founded in 1939, and is thus one of the oldest existing fan clubs in the world. In 1952, 1953 and 1954 it sponsored Conventions in Sydney, as, no doubt, you are aware. Late last year it moved into its own clubroom (third floor, 124 Oxford Street) and installed its library, _ including at the moment 346 books and about 900 magazines. For many years the Futurian Society of Sydney was the only fan organisa- tion in Australia, and since 1952 it has done a great deal to assist other centres, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane and Newcastle, in starting new clubs. At present we are planning to open a branch in Sydney’s remote Western suburbs. What this outfit Bos talks about may be or may do is some- thing beyond my knowledge—but it certainly has nothing to do with commicloookks.com