Borealis

Borealis was a science fiction fanzine published by Northern Star Press in Canada.

The first issue was released in Halifax, Nova Scotia by John Bell and Alain Chabot in Summer 1978.

This issue featured cover art work by Tim Hammell, and Cathy Lamb, a portfolio of the art work of Gene Day, editor of Dark Fantasy, and illustrations by Clyde Caldwell, Derek Carter, Gene Day, George Freeman, Jack Gaughn, William Rotsler, Derek Sarty, and Dave Sim.

Included are articles by Alain Chabot, reporting on "Boskone", the Boston convention; Don Grant, writing on fantasy writer Robert E. Howard, Darrel Crombie, and Adventure Magazine; and Norbert Spehner, on '"SF in Quebec: A Historical Survey".

Contributions of fiction included the story "Apogee", by Spider Robinson.

Letters came from Hal Foster, who the first issue is dedicated to.

The second issue appeared in Spring 1979, wand was edited by John Bell. It included a comic strip by Dave Sims, and a portfolio of Rand Gaynor's art work. Articles were by John Bell, Spider Robinson, and Charles Saunders writing on Philip Jose Farmer.

John Bell later wrote and edited a number of books, including several on comics such as Canuck Comics (1986), Guardians of the North (1992), and Invaders from the North (2006); on science fiction such as Visions from the Edge (1981, with Lesley Choyce); and on history, such as Halifax: A Literary Portrait (1990), and Confederate Seadog (2002), his own poetry books. and was editor of the poetry journal Arc.