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[[Image:SPCLTNSPRN1972_copy.jpg‎ ‎|right|frame|'''Speculation'''<br/>Issue 30  Spring 1972 <br/>Cover art by Bob Rickard]]
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Along with a couple one-ofs, '''Asha Anderson''' wrote the zine Reddog Review and published it as Skyriver Press and ashabot.com. She was a member of alt.zines on the Usenet and an active participant in its rollicking, rowdy discussions and flame wars until the Usenet imploded under the weight of binaries resulting in a mass migration to web-based blogs and discussion boards. She does two blogs, [http://www.ashabot.blogspot.com/ Language Barrier], an ongoing narrative on whatever, and [http://www.annasadhorse.blogspot.com/ Anna Sadhorse] where she posts some of her poetry. American by birth, Anderson has spent extended periods of time in various countries and posts photos from her wanderings on [https://www.flickr.com/ashabot/ Flickr] and [https://www.instagram.com/ Instagram]. She occasionally submits poetry to lit mags and currently lives in Portugal.
'''Speculation''' was an award-winning British [[fanzine]] edited by [[Peter Weston]].
 
  
''Speculation'' was released under the title ''Zenith'' for the first six issues, which lasted from 1963 till 1964. It was then called ''Zenith Speculation'' for issues 7 to 13, between 1964 and 1966, during which time Peter Weston was also publishing the apazine [[Nexus]]. After 1966, the fanzine assumed its final identity,  ''Speculation''.
 
  
Contributors to ''Speculation'' include Brian Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Greg Benford ([[Void]]), James Blish ([[The Planeteer]]),  John Boston, Carl Brandon, Jr., John Brosnan ([[Big Scab]]), John Brunner,  Ken Bulmer ([[Science Fantasy News]]), F.M. Busby ([[Cry of the Nameless]]), Richard Delap, Alan Dodd ([[Camber]]), Harlan Ellison ([[Science Fantasy Bulletin]]), John Foyster, Richard Gordon, Phil Harbottle, Harry Harrison, Tim Hildebrand, Terry Jeeves ([[ERG]]), Lang Jones, Fritz Leiber, Robert A.W. Lowdnes, David Masson, Ian McAuley, Archie Mercer ([[Vector]]), [[Beryl Mercer]] ([[Link (UK)|Link]], [[Oz (UK)|Oz]]), Sandra Miesel, Michael Moorcock ([[Typo]], [[A Fanzine Called Eustace]]), Larry Niven, Andy Offut, Alexei Panshin, Joe Patrizio ([[Ipso Facto]]), Bruce Pelz, Roger Peyton, John J. Pierce, writing on Cordwainer Smith, H. Beam Piper, Martin Pitt, Charles Platt ([[Beyond (UK)|Beyond]]), Frederik Pohl ([[The International Observer of Science and Science Fiction]]), Chris Priest, David Redd, Bob Rickard, Robert Silverberg, Ben Solon, Tony Sudbery, E.C. Tubb ([[EYE]], [[Vector]]), [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ([[Horizons]]), Charles Winstone, and Ian Williams ([[Maya]]).
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Covers were by Ames (#33), Richard Bergeron ([[Warhoon]]) (#25), Jim Cawthorn (#10), Vincent diFate (#29), Jack Gaughan (#21), Jim Groves (#12), Ivor Latto (#24, #26), Riccardo Leveghi (#14), Ken McIntyre (#13), Bob Rickard (#16, #20, #30), [[Arthur Thomson|ATom]] (#3, #4), Pamela Yates (#15), Joseph Zajackazowski (#11).
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*[http://ashabot.blogspot.com/ blog]
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*[http://annasadhorse.blogspot.com/ poetry]
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*[https://www.flickr.com/ashabot/ ashabot at flickr]  
  
Illustrations were contributed by Jim Cawthorn, Eddie Jones, Vincent DiFate, and Pamela Yates. among others.
 
  
''Speculation'' also featured an interview with writer J.G. Ballard by Jannick Storm.
 
  
Letters came Rick Brooks ([[Nargothrond]]), Pamela Bulmer, Terry Carr ([[Lighthouse]]), Graham Charnock ([[Wrinkled Shrew]]), Edmond Cooper, Samuel R. Delany, Sven Eklund, Philip Jose Farmer, Bruce Gillespie ([[SF Commentary]]), Graham Hall, Phil Harbottle, Sam Moskowitz ([[Different (Moskowitz)|Different]]), E.C. Tubbs, and [[Donald Wollheim]] ([[The Phantagraph]]), among others
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A special issue of ''Speculation'' was part of the [[Thirdmancon Combozine]] (April 1968), which also included special issues of [[Badinage]], [[Gothique]], and [[Scottishe]].
 
 
 
A series of "Speculation Conferences" were also organised, adopting a similarly "sercon" approach to science fiction analysis. It won the very first [[Nova Award for Best Fanzine]], in 1973.
 
 
 
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Revision as of 08:59, 27 May 2021

Along with a couple one-ofs, Asha Anderson wrote the zine Reddog Review and published it as Skyriver Press and ashabot.com. She was a member of alt.zines on the Usenet and an active participant in its rollicking, rowdy discussions and flame wars until the Usenet imploded under the weight of binaries resulting in a mass migration to web-based blogs and discussion boards. She does two blogs, Language Barrier, an ongoing narrative on whatever, and Anna Sadhorse where she posts some of her poetry. American by birth, Anderson has spent extended periods of time in various countries and posts photos from her wanderings on Flickr and Instagram. She occasionally submits poetry to lit mags and currently lives in Portugal.


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