BCSFAzine

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BCSFAzine is a science fiction newsletter published by the British Columbia Science Fiction Association in British Columbia, Canada.

BCSFAzine is a very long running publication which began publishing in September 1973, with more than 460 issues published as of 2011. It includes news, commentary, articles, zine reviews, letters of comment, a calendar of SF related events in British Columbia, and the minutes of BCSFA meetings.

The editors of BCSFAzine have been Mike Bailey (1973-1974), Fran Skene (1976), Allyn Cadogan (1977), Hens Flanders (1979), Becky Bennett (1979-1980), Fran Skene (1980), Vaughn Fraser (1980), Con Hiebner (1981), Neil Williams (1982-1983), Barbara Przeklasa (1983-1989), R. Graeme Cameron (1989-1995), John Wong (1985-1998), and Garth Spencer (2000-2009). With issue 430, Felicity Walker became editor and has continued to 2011.

Contributors of writing include Michael Bertrand, R. Graeme Cameron, Steve Forty, Michael Morbius, Maureen Cecilia Parrott, Joseph Picard, Ray Seredin, Taral Wayne (DNQ), Jim Welch, and Linda Williams.

Contributions of artwork come from Sheryl Birkhead, Brad Foster, Steve Green, Dave Haren, Michael Morbius, Felicity Walker, and Taral Wayne. Also included were reprints of works by D. Bruce Berry, John Byrne, Keith Haring, Jack Kirby, Alan Moore, Tom of Finland, and others.

Photographs have been contributed by Joseph Picard and Felicity Walker.

Letters come from Sheryl Birkhead, Warren Buff, B. Francis, Steve Green, Dave Haren, Lloyd Penney (Torus), John Purcell (Askance), and Taral Wayne.

Garth Spencer also published The Maple Leaf Rag and was one of the co-editors of The Central Ganglion.

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