Aug 16, 2010

Take a step back and read an older issue of N3F’s The Fan from 2004 – with many reviews, including Jon D. Swartz’s take on the Firefly series and Janine Stinson turning a critical eye at Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the next 50 Years by Bruce Sterling. Look back at where we’ve been and see how far we’ve...

Aug 14, 2010

Author Susan M. Garrett died today after a months-long battle with cancer. Aside from being a professional writer (Intimations of Mortality, 1997, Berkeley, ISBN: 978-1572973138), she also wrote several unpublished novels and was actively involved in the fan fiction community, where she had a sizable fan base. At her heart, Susan M. Garret was a storyteller,...

Aug 14, 2010

Starting this Labor Day, PBS stations will start airing a slice of fandom with the one-hour documentary, Four Days at DragonCon. Filmed by Atlanta- based documentarians, Jack Walsh and Gordon Ray during the 2009 con, the film is set to debut 9 p.m. (ET) Aug. 28 on WPBA PBS 30 in Atlanta and then roll out nationwide to other PBS member stations in the following...

Oct 16, 2008

Thish is edited by me, Ruth R. Davidson, after a bit of bribery. The cover art is by the supremely talented siblings Lee & JJ MacFaddden. I love the cover art! The N3F Elections are really exciting. I can hardly wait to vote! I haven’t been this excited for our own elections for a couple of years. It feels great. I enjoyed the Historical Vignettes by...

“A lone adventurer finds himself in a strange new land. A World of Warcraft movie.” from Lagspike films.

There are many words and abbreviations of special relevance to science fiction. In addition, over the years science fiction fandom has created many new terms. A list of some of these words and abbreviations is provided here for N3F members and for any others who are interested in the history of science fiction and science fiction fandom. Additions and/or...