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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 5, July-September, 1939
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SCIENCE FICTION Spotlight ROBERT A. MADLE AND MARK REINSBERG Probably the big news this issue is the fact that Fictioneer's, Inc., are bringing out a new science fiction magazine, tentatively titled INCREDIBLE. What makes it more important is the announcement that it will be edited by Frederik Pohl, well-known science fiction fan! Fictioneer's is a sort of "work shop" for Popular Publications, publishers of DIME MYSTERY, TERROR TALES, etc. If INCREDIBLE is a success it will become a regular Popular Publication. Frederik Pohl is turning his amateur literary agency to Robert W. Lowndes in order that he might spend all of his tikme on INCREDIBLE. Another example of a fan making good. ****************************** In the February issue of FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Mark Reinsberg made a statement that a certain author had plagiarized an article and sold it to MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES. The author to whom he was referring was Willy Ley, well-known rocketry expert. We hereby wish to apologize for ever making such a statement for Mr. Ley has furnished unquestionable evidence of his integrity. ******************************* Robert Moore Williams, who recently purchased a dictaphone to turn out his stories, announced that he might move east this winter___N.Y. or thereabouts. He's residing in Chicago at least until his wife completes a course at the University of Chicago. Williams, you know, holds the s-f record for the speediest acceptance of an unsolicited manuscript, established recently. It is about four hours, from the time he laid the manuscript on Palmer's desk 'til the check was in the mail. This was written in to WRITERS' DIGEST. TWS has just accepted his "Epic", and RMW is hard at work turning out first-rate fiction, trying to keep up with editorial demands. Speaking of acceptance records, here is the slowest one. Leslie F. Stone submitted "The Hive Women of Io" to Editor Sloane November 29th, 1935. She received an acceptance slip November 6, 1936! However, the magazine was sold to Ziff-Davis before the story was printed, and as all Sloane-accepted material was returned, the story never saw print after all! T. O'Conor was noted for his slowness. Sometimes authors were compelled to wait as lone as six years to see their stories in print! *************************** The latest news on "The New Adam" is that advertisements in AIR ADVENTURES and SOUTH SEA ISLAND STORIES have brought more
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SCIENCE FICTION Spotlight ROBERT A. MADLE AND MARK REINSBERG Probably the big news this issue is the fact that Fictioneer's, Inc., are bringing out a new science fiction magazine, tentatively titled INCREDIBLE. What makes it more important is the announcement that it will be edited by Frederik Pohl, well-known science fiction fan! Fictioneer's is a sort of "work shop" for Popular Publications, publishers of DIME MYSTERY, TERROR TALES, etc. If INCREDIBLE is a success it will become a regular Popular Publication. Frederik Pohl is turning his amateur literary agency to Robert W. Lowndes in order that he might spend all of his tikme on INCREDIBLE. Another example of a fan making good. ****************************** In the February issue of FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Mark Reinsberg made a statement that a certain author had plagiarized an article and sold it to MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES. The author to whom he was referring was Willy Ley, well-known rocketry expert. We hereby wish to apologize for ever making such a statement for Mr. Ley has furnished unquestionable evidence of his integrity. ******************************* Robert Moore Williams, who recently purchased a dictaphone to turn out his stories, announced that he might move east this winter___N.Y. or thereabouts. He's residing in Chicago at least until his wife completes a course at the University of Chicago. Williams, you know, holds the s-f record for the speediest acceptance of an unsolicited manuscript, established recently. It is about four hours, from the time he laid the manuscript on Palmer's desk 'til the check was in the mail. This was written in to WRITERS' DIGEST. TWS has just accepted his "Epic", and RMW is hard at work turning out first-rate fiction, trying to keep up with editorial demands. Speaking of acceptance records, here is the slowest one. Leslie F. Stone submitted "The Hive Women of Io" to Editor Sloane November 29th, 1935. She received an acceptance slip November 6, 1936! However, the magazine was sold to Ziff-Davis before the story was printed, and as all Sloane-accepted material was returned, the story never saw print after all! T. O'Conor was noted for his slowness. Sometimes authors were compelled to wait as lone as six years to see their stories in print! *************************** The latest news on "The New Adam" is that advertisements in AIR ADVENTURES and SOUTH SEA ISLAND STORIES have brought more
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