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Revision as of 22:32, 27 March 2011
Vanations was a science fiction fanzine by Norman G. Browne published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Six issues of this title were released, the first appearing in June 1953 and the last in July 1953.
Norman Brown had previously started the Vancouver SF Club in Vancouver, B.C., and had co-edited the club's fanzine Hibited Happenings for three issues. He was midway through producing the first issue of his own fanzine and had printed the cover, with photographs by Frank Stephens, in Vancouver, when he moved to Edmonton, where the rest of the issue was produced.
Artwork was contributed by Richard Bergeron (Warhoon), Jack Harness, Orville Mosher, and Naaman Peterson.
Contributions included a one act play, The Tree, by Fred Chappell, which appeared in issue 5.
Other written contributions came from R.J. Banks (Utopian), Robert Bloch, Alastair Cameron, Tod Cavanaugh, Harlan Ellison, Richard E. Geis, Glen Godwin, Charles Gregory, Art Huseboe, Alfred W. Purdy, Phil Rasch, Graham Stone, and Neil Wood.
After Vanations Norman Browne co-edited the fanzine Filler with Dean Grennell.
