From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Is the WSFA journal eligible for fanzine Hugo?
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 16:11:10 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Lubell" <samlubell at verizon.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:59 PM
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Is the WSFA journal eligible for fanzine Hugo?

> At 06:02 AM 3/6/2005, you wrote:
> >Moreover, if the journal is not of sufficient quality for members to
> >consider it for an award, and since we have enough Hugos in the club to
> >launch an attack on a small city, not to mention the wisdom and
experience
> >of venerable (if cranky) fans...why aren't we helping the editor make it
of
> >that quality?
> >
> >Ernest Lilley
>
> Ernest has an excellent point.  There's lots of creativity in the club
that
> isn't making its way into the journal.  Lots of people go to cons.  Why
not
> take a few minutes and write up your reactions?  I've seen some
interesting
> stuff on people's blogs, even book and movie reviews.  It would be fairly
> easy to adapt these posts into a journal article.
>
> I partially agree with Ted that the Journal is a clubzine not a
> fanzine.  But I think that's a strength.  It's a club activity that helps
> unify the members.

Hey, I didn't say the WJ is "not a fanzine."  Of course it *is* a fanzine.
"Clubzine" is a subcategory of fanzine.  Other subcategories are
"apazines," "newszines," "perzines," "reviewzines," etc.  Generally
circulated fanzines (like MIMOSA) are "genzines."  As a rule, genzines and
newszines are widest-circulated and most often win Hugoes.

--Ted White