Difference between revisions of "Joyce Worley Katz"
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'''Joyce Worley Katz''' is a fanzine editor from the U.S.A. | '''Joyce Worley Katz''' is a fanzine editor from the U.S.A. | ||
| − | Joyce's involvement with fanzines began with [[ODD]]. | + | Joyce's involvement with fanzines began with [[ODD]]. It was started in 1949 and issues of ''ODD'' were released till 1962. ''ODD'' was revived in 1966 and ran again till 1969. At least 20 issues of the fanzine were produced, of which the highlight was frequently the art work of a number of artists that contributed. ''ODD'' was nominated for a Hugo award in 1968. |
In sf critic Rob Latham's article "Fanzine Research", in the April 2008 issue of [[el]],, he wrote of ''Odd'', [[Susan Wood]]'s [[Aspidistra]], and [[Starling]], by Hank Luttrell and [[Lesleigh Luttrell]], that they were, "vehicles of antiestablishment attitudes virtually indistinguishable at times from the contemporary underground press.” He cites these fanzines as examples of sf fans seeking "...to bring sf into dialogue with a larger universe of discourse and action—rather than, as elitist snobs sometimes suggest, looking to “escape” from the real world into aimless fantasy." | In sf critic Rob Latham's article "Fanzine Research", in the April 2008 issue of [[el]],, he wrote of ''Odd'', [[Susan Wood]]'s [[Aspidistra]], and [[Starling]], by Hank Luttrell and [[Lesleigh Luttrell]], that they were, "vehicles of antiestablishment attitudes virtually indistinguishable at times from the contemporary underground press.” He cites these fanzines as examples of sf fans seeking "...to bring sf into dialogue with a larger universe of discourse and action—rather than, as elitist snobs sometimes suggest, looking to “escape” from the real world into aimless fantasy." | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 10 February 2012
Joyce Worley Katz is a fanzine editor from the U.S.A.
Joyce's involvement with fanzines began with ODD. It was started in 1949 and issues of ODD were released till 1962. ODD was revived in 1966 and ran again till 1969. At least 20 issues of the fanzine were produced, of which the highlight was frequently the art work of a number of artists that contributed. ODD was nominated for a Hugo award in 1968.
In sf critic Rob Latham's article "Fanzine Research", in the April 2008 issue of el,, he wrote of Odd, Susan Wood's Aspidistra, and Starling, by Hank Luttrell and Lesleigh Luttrell, that they were, "vehicles of antiestablishment attitudes virtually indistinguishable at times from the contemporary underground press.” He cites these fanzines as examples of sf fans seeking "...to bring sf into dialogue with a larger universe of discourse and action—rather than, as elitist snobs sometimes suggest, looking to “escape” from the real world into aimless fantasy."
