Difference between revisions of "Opuntia"
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As he says in the intro, “Whole-numbered Opuntias are sercon, x.1 issues are review zines, x.2 issues are indexes, and x.5 issues are [[perzines]].” | As he says in the intro, “Whole-numbered Opuntias are sercon, x.1 issues are review zines, x.2 issues are indexes, and x.5 issues are [[perzines]].” | ||
| − | Contributors have included Teddy Harvia, winner of the the Fan Artist HUGO Award. ''Opuntia'' has won the 2002 | + | Contributors have included Teddy Harvia, winner of the the Fan Artist HUGO Award. ''Opuntia'' has won the 2002 [[Aurora Award for Best Fanzine]] Fan Achievement Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. |
However, ''Opuntia'' is not limited to just science fiction, since each issue is different. Dale Speirs is active in the [[mail art]] community and some issues are devoted to this topic. Other topics have included rubber stamping. ''Opuntia'' also reviews zines and prints a number of letters from readers in most issues. | However, ''Opuntia'' is not limited to just science fiction, since each issue is different. Dale Speirs is active in the [[mail art]] community and some issues are devoted to this topic. Other topics have included rubber stamping. ''Opuntia'' also reviews zines and prints a number of letters from readers in most issues. | ||
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[[Category:Musea Zine Hall of Fame]] [[Category:Review zines]] | [[Category:Musea Zine Hall of Fame]] [[Category:Review zines]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Alberta Zines]][[category:Zines from Canada]] | + | [[Category:Alberta Zines]] |
| − | [[category:Mail Art]][[Category:Perzine]] | + | [[category:Zines from Canada]] |
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[[Category:Science Fiction Zines]] | [[Category:Science Fiction Zines]] | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 6 May 2011
Opuntia is the name for a series of zines by Dale Speirs from Calgary, AL, Canada.
As he says in the intro, “Whole-numbered Opuntias are sercon, x.1 issues are review zines, x.2 issues are indexes, and x.5 issues are perzines.”
Contributors have included Teddy Harvia, winner of the the Fan Artist HUGO Award. Opuntia has won the 2002 Aurora Award for Best Fanzine Fan Achievement Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.
However, Opuntia is not limited to just science fiction, since each issue is different. Dale Speirs is active in the mail art community and some issues are devoted to this topic. Other topics have included rubber stamping. Opuntia also reviews zines and prints a number of letters from readers in most issues.
