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Revision as of 04:06, 28 February 2011
Nancy Share was a science fiction fanzine editor and artist.
Nancy Share began publishing fanzines with Summer Torrents. The first issue appeared in 1954 amd was a Fantasy Amateur Press Association mailing.
Her next zine was Ignatz, also published in the 1950s.
In 1961 she married zine editor Art Rapp, best known for his zine Spacewarp. In the 1960s they co-edited the fanzine Churn.
Nancy Share is credited with originating many catch-ohrases that have been poular in science fiction fandom. She is credited with popularizing the term "Ignatz', through her zine of the same name, as well as the term "Filk", a singing style popular with SF enthusiasts. As well, in SF fandom the catch phrase "Bitcher Knife" is associated with Nancy Share, as in 'don't provoke Nancy Share to use her Bitcher Knife on you'.
