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Science Fiction Fan, v. 3, issue 12, whole no. 36, July 1939

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As for the sectional split, His Majesty's loyal servant in Britain splits his, and the one in British Columbia (Canada is in the 'international' survey for the first time) says no, Not counting BCol a western state, the IPoers of that section give one more yes than no (one is split).  Central is a little bit agin [sic], and East a little for.

As to the IPO's professional author laureate, Don A. Stuart and J.W. Campbell get top place with 6 1/4 points, L. Sprague DeCamp running a good second with 5 9-20.  Then come Binder and Keller and a whole bunch of ones-and-a-fractions and just fractions.  May were mentioned; apparently opinion doesn't point very solidly in one direction, and many fans apparently had no single favorites, naming two, three, four, and even five (necessity of finding a common denominator explains those weird fractions in the add-ups), and one-four-man chooser added helpfully, 'etc.'  There was little commentary— "FOO.' to Kummer" & suchlike.  DeCamp is top man with Easteners [sic] and Westerners, while the 100 per cent vote of His Majesty's subjects and a majority in the Mississippi Valley, with support in the East, put Campbell ahead. The only fan writer mentioned is Asimov—one Vote.  We might note that Williamson, tho 11-20 below Keller, was mentioned by three fan [sic] to that worthy's two.

So to the most popular fanmags. Among those who take part in the IPO poll, SFFan still stands highest, with 8 1-3. That aside, Spaceways has 6 1-4 to Fantascience Digest's 1 3/4. The Futurian Review was given the full vote of two fans. New Fandom was mentioned by four, but all but one were halves, making total 2 1/2. Two of the other halves of those went to Fanny, making 1 vote for Taurasi's weekly. Nell got only a quarter of a vote and Levy none at all. There was little significant sectional divergence; Space-

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ways tops SFF in the Mississippi Valley and ties it in the West. As in the case of naming the pro authors, there is a long string of fanmags mentioned but once, in many cases mere advertisement, in one case unblushing, of their brainchildren by the editors—but one justifies himself, saying he thinks his best, wouldn't publish it if he didn't. And some of the single votes not given by the ed of the mag in question are worth noting:  "Still Fantasy Magazine." "Unique even if it is temporarily out of commission.  After that the SFF." (I counted it 2-3 to Unique 1-3 to SFF). The only FAPA pub on the list is Sustaining Program. (And swelp [sic] me, that's not my vote." I don't vote in these things.)

As the cards going out with this issue of Fan carry the last questions that will be asked, there are none to announce for next time. Au revoir.
Jack Speer


THE FORCAST
by Olon F. Wiggins

The covers on both the September & October issues of AS-F will be worked by Hubert Rogers.  From FORCES MUST BALANCE and the opening installment of GRAY LENSMAN, by Manley Wade Wellman and E.E. Smith respectively.  Other yarns scheduled for the Sept. AS-F are THE LAST HOPE, a novelette, by Don Evans—Shorts include ATMOSPHERICS as told by Victor Valding.—MASSON'S SECRET by R.Z. Gallun.—ETHER BREATHER this one by Theodore Sturgeon,— R.S. Richardson, an astronomer of sorts, has an article herein entitled THE OTHER SIDE OF ASTRONOMY.— Frederik Engelhardy concludes his two part serial with this date.—

The October AS-F will carry the following: A novelette is A QUESTION SALVAGE by Malcolm Jameson.—Four

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As for the sectional split, His Majesty's loyal servant in Britain splits his, and the one in British Columbia (Canada is in the 'international' survey for the first time) says no, Not counting BCol a western state, the IPoers of that section give one more yes than no (one is split). Central is a little bit agin [sic], and East a little for. As to the IPO's professional author laureate, Don A. Stuart and J.W. Campbell get top place with 6 1/4 points, L. Sprague DeCamp running a good second with 5 9-20. Then come Binder and Keller and a whole bunch of ones-and-a-fractions and just fractions. May were mentioned; apparently opinion doesn't point very solidly in one direction, and many fans apparently had no single favorites, naming two, three, four, and even five (necessity of finding a common denominator explains those weird fractions in the add-ups), and one-four-man chooser added helpfully, 'etc.' There was little commentary— "FOO.' to Kummer" & suchlike. DeCamp is top man with Easteners [sic] and Westerners, while the 100 per cent vote of His Majesty's subjects and a majority in the Mississippi Valley, with support in the East, put Campbell ahead. The only fan writer mentioned is Asimov—one Vote. We might note that Williamson, tho 11-20 below Keller, was mentioned by three fan [sic] to that worthy's two. So to the most popular fanmags. Among those who take part in the IPO poll, SFFan still stands highest, with 8 1-3. That aside, Spaceways has 6 1-4 to Fantascience Digest's 1 3/4. The Futurian Review was given the full vote of two fans. New Fandom was mentioned by four, but all but one were halves, making total 2 1/2. Two of the other halves of those went to Fanny, making 1 vote for Taurasi's weekly. Nell got only a quarter of a vote and Levy none at all. There was little significant sectional divergence; Space- [NEW COLUMN] ways tops SFF in the Mississippi Valley and ties it in the West. As in the case of naming the pro authors, there is a long string of fanmags mentioned but once, in many cases mere advertisement, in one case unblushing, of their brainchildren by the editors—but one justifies himself, saying he thinks his best, wouldn't publish it if he didn't. And some of the single votes not given by the ed of the mag in question are worth noting: "Still Fantasy Magazine." "Unique even if it is temporarily out of commission. After that the SFF." (I counted it 2-3 to Unique 1-3 to SFF). The only FAPA pub on the list is Sustaining Program. (And swelp [sic] me, that's not my vote." I don't vote in these things.) As the cards going out with this issue of Fan carry the last questions that will be asked, there are none to announce for next time. Au revoir. Jack Speer THE FORCAST by Olon F. Wiggins The covers on both the September & October issues of AS-F will be worked by Hubert Rogers. From FORCES MUST BALANCE and the opening installment of GRAY LENSMAN, by Manley Wade Wellman and E.E. Smith respectively. Other yarns scheduled for the Sept. AS-F are THE LAST HOPE, a novelette, by Don Evans—Shorts include ATMOSPHERICS as told by Victor Valding.—MASSON'S SECRET by R.Z. Gallun.—ETHER BREATHER this one by Theodore Sturgeon,— R.S. Richardson, an astronomer of sorts, has an article herein entitled THE OTHER SIDE OF ASTRONOMY.— Frederik Engelhardy concludes his two part serial with this date.— The October AS-F will carry the following: A novelette is A QUESTION SALVAGE by Malcolm Jameson.—Four