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[[Image:Speculation25-Web_copy.jpg‎|right|frame|'''Speculation''' Issue 25 Cover Art by Richard Bergeron 1970]]
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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 Usenet imploded under the weight of binaries and regulation, causing a 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. At that time it assumed its final identity,  ''Speculation''.
 
  
Contributors to ''Speculation'' include Brian Aldiss, Greg Benford, John Boston, John Brosnan ([[Big Scab]]), Ken Bulmer ([[Science Fantasy News]]), F.M. Busby ([[Cry of the Nameless]]), John Foyster, Richard Gordon, Tim Hildebrand, Lang Jones, David Masson, Archie Mercer, [[Beryl Mercer]] ([[Link (UK)|Link]], [[Oz (UK)|Oz]]), Michael Moorcock ([[Typo]], [[Vector]]), Larry Niven, Andy Offut, Alexei Panshin, John J. Pierce, writing on Cordwainer Smith, Martin Pitt, Charles Platt ([[Beyond (UK)|Beyond]]), Chris Priest, Bob Rickard, and Ben Solon.
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Issue 25 featured a cover by Richard Bergeron ([[Warhoon]]). Artwork was contributed by Jim Cawthorn and Vincent DiFate, among others.  
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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]
  
''Speculation'' also featured an interview with writer J.G. Ballard.
 
  
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 09:03, 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 Usenet imploded under the weight of binaries and regulation, causing a 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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