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[[Image:Warhoon26.jpg‎|right|frame|'''Warhoon''' <br/> Issue 26 1969 <br/> Cover by Richard Bergeron  ]]
'''Warhoon''' is a science fiction fanzine by Richard Bergeron.

''Warhoon'' was initially published in New York, U.S.A. beginning in 1952. Later the editor moved to Puerto Rico, which is where this fanzine was published in the 1970s and 1980s. Some issues were distributed through [[Spectator Amateur Press Society]].

Richard Bergeron was well known in the SF fanzine world as an artist and did illustrations and covers for many zines. 

''Warhoon'' number 28 was published in hard cover in 1978 and is a complete anthology of the writings of [[Walt Willis|Walter A. Willis]], editor of  [[Slant]] and [[Hyphen]]. The 614 pages of this issue contain all of Willis' columns: "The Harp That Once Or Twice", "The Harp Stateside", and "Twice Upon A Time", as well as other writing. 

Contributors to ''Warhoon'' include Brian Aldiss, John Baxter, John Bangsund ([[Scythrop]]), Redd Boggs ([[Sky Hook]]), Terry Carr ([[Klein Bottle]], [[Innuendo]], [[Lighthouse]]), Harlan Ellison ([[Science Fantasy Bulletin]]), Philip Jose Farmer, Peter Graham, Patrick Nielsen Hayden ([[Izzard]]), Virginia Kidd (as "Virginia Blish") ([[Kinesis]]), David Langford ([[Ansible]]), R.A.W. Lowndes, Vincent Omniaveritas, Tom Perry ([[Quark (Tom Perry)|Quark]]), Alva Rogers, [[Nancy Share|Nancy Share Rapp]] ([[Hodge-Podge]], [[Ignatz]], [[Summer Torrents]]), Bob Shaw, Bob Tucker ([[Le Zombie]]), [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ([[Horizons]]), [[Charles Wells]] ([[Fiendetta]]), [[Ted White]] ([[Stellar]], [[Gambit (USA)|Gambit]]), and Walt Willis. 

Columnists included John Baxter, John Berry ([[Pot Pourri]], [[The Damned Patrol]]), James Blish, Terry Carr, Robert Lowndes, and Bob Shaw.

Artists included [[Lee Hoffman]] ([[Quandry]]), Bob Shaw,  [[Arthur Thomson]] ([[The ATom Anthology]]), Shelby Vick ([[Confusion]]), James White ([[Slant]]) and editor Richard Bergeron. 

Letters came from Chris Atkinson ([[Start Breaking Up]]), Robert Bloch, rich brown, Avedon Carol ([[Chuch]], [[Pulp]]), Ray Garcia Capella, Vincent Clarke ([[Science Fantasy News]], [[Pulp]]), Cathy Doyle, Dick Ellington ([[Metrofan]]), Chuch Harris, Bob Leman, Richard Lupoff ([[Xero]]), Eric Meyer ([[E-Ditto]]), Darroll Pardoe ([[Les Spinge]]), Paul Skelton ([[Small Friendly Dog]]), Rick Sneary ([[The Outlander]]),  Larry Stark ([[Garage Floor]]), [[Art Widner]] ([[YHOS]]), Frank Wilimczyk ([[Paradox]]), and Ed Wood ([[Altair]]).  

''Warhoon'' won the 1962 [[Hugo Award for Best Fanzine]].

Richard Bergeron also published one issue of [[Vox]] and several issues of [[Serenade]] and [[Wiz]].

==External Link==
*[http://cyberculture.hu/the-new-science-fiction-by-vincent-omniaveritas/ "The New Science Fiction" by Vincent Omniaveritas from ''Warhoon'']

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