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'''''Speculation''''' was an award-winning, highly influential British [[fanzine]] edited by [[Peter Weston]]. A series of "Speculation Conferences" were also organised, adopting a similarly "sercon" approach to science fiction analysis. It won the very first Nova Award, in 1973.
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'''''Speculation''''' was an award-winning, highly influential British [[fanzine]] edited by [[Peter Weston]].
  
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''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''
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Contributors to ''Speculation include David Masson, John J. Pierce, writing on Cordwainer Smith,
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Letters of comment included Michael Moorcock, 
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A series of "Speculation Conferences" were also organised, adopting a similarly "sercon" approach to science fiction analysis. It won the very first Nova Award, in 1973.
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Revision as of 05:46, 5 May 2011

Speculation was an award-winning, highly influential 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 David Masson, John J. Pierce, writing on Cordwainer Smith,

Letters of comment included Michael Moorcock,


A series of "Speculation Conferences" were also organised, adopting a similarly "sercon" approach to science fiction analysis. It won the very first Nova Award, in 1973.