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[[Image:Speculation25-Web_copy.jpg‎|right|frame|'''Speculation'''<br/> Issue 25 1970 <br/>Cover Art by Richard Bergeron ]]
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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, 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, Jsmes Blish ([[The Planeteer]]),  John Boston, John Brosnan ([[Big Scab]]), John Brunner,  Ken Bulmer ([[Science Fantasy News]]), F.M. Busby ([[Cry of the Nameless]]), Richard Delap, Harlan Ellison ([[Science Fantasy Bulletin]]), John Foyster, Richard Gordon, Tim Hildebrand, Lang Jones, Fritz Leiber, Robert A.W. Lowdnes, David Masson, 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]]), John J. Pierce, writing on Cordwainer Smith, Martin Pitt, Charles Platt ([[Beyond (UK)|Beyond]]), Frederik Pohl ([[The International Observer of Science and Science Fiction]]), Chris Priest, Bob Rickard, Ben Solon [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ([[Horizons]]), and Ian Williams.
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Covers were by Jack Gaughan (#21), Richard Bergeron ([[Warhoon]]) (#25), Ivor Latto (#24, #26), Vincent diFate (#29), Bob Rickard (#30), Paula Yates, Ames (#33).
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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]  
  
Artwork was contributed by Jim Cawthorn, Eddie Jones, Vincent DiFate, among others.
 
  
''Speculation'' also featured an interview with writer J.G. Ballard by Jannick Storm.
 
  
Letters came Rick Brooks ([[Nargothrond]]), Pamela Bulmer, Graham Charnock ([[Wrinkled Shrew]]), Samuel R. Delany, Philip Jose Farmer, Bruce Gillespie ([[SF Commentary]]), Graham Hall, Sam Moskowitz ([[New Fandom]]), and [[Donald Wollheim]], 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 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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