Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 65 — page 159: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION tender bloom, flourishing mainly in the districts round London and Manchester. Incidentally, I’ve so far met only one man in Oxford who is science fiction minded. I’ve tried to convert several, but haven’t had much success. Those who have been bitten seem to prefer their SF in omnibus and collection form, not as magazines. Daphne R. Castell, 3 Oakthorpe Mansions, Oakthorpe Road, Oxford. Let us repeat, Daphne; more or less what we said in the last reply. And if there are any more of you girls in Oxford and around it—pipe up, please. We want to hear from you. CROYDON CLUB Could you please slip in a little publicity for us? Three of us are trying to form an SF club to cover Croydon and the surrounding district. All of us are in the 15-17 age group. We would prefer that the members of the proposed club are of the same age as ourselves. Anyone wishing to join should contact the following:— David Gaskin, 49 Tanfield Road, Croydon, Surrey. There you are, David, there’s your publicity for you. Don’t forget to keep in touch with any news that comes along. AND YET ANOTHER I would very much like to start a SF club. Members could use a small room to form a club. Could you please help me to form such a club, which I would name The Bridgnorth Science Fiction Society. We have an Opera Society, a Drama Society and lots of other societies in our rural town, but we | haven’t got a Science Fiction Society. R. E. McCue, 78 Sydney Cottage Drive, Bridgnorth, Salop. No science fiction club! What on earth is the matter with Bridgnorth? Come along there, wakey, wakey, please. NO WORRY I have just finished my inspection of No. 60 of A.S.F. and I feel I must tell you that if, and only if, you can keep up this standard and variety, you need never worry about the effects of the increased price. There are still grounds for criticism; for example, the photographs which accompanied the article on Beryllium were, I thought, very bad. And why did the article on positronium have to look as if it was torn out of a sixth former’s lab notebook? But, on the whole, the layout was good, the stories were good, the cover was good (especially the write-up on it)-and I for one will gladly renew my year’s subscription when my turn comes round again. Keep up the good work, especially your book reviews, which I note are not afraid of being quite outspoken in criticism when needed, and we shall see A.S.F. rise to a place way above all the other trash which seems to be finding its way to our bookstalls. 3141817, S.A.C. R. G. Privett, Block 5, Room 6, R.A.F., Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk. 158 comicloooks.conn