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FANAC
   US FANZINE, ed from Berkeley by Terry CARR and Ron ELLIK (1958-61) and subsequently (1961-3) by Walter Breen. Fanac was a small but frequent publication carrying information on sf writers and events and news of sf fans and their activities. Its informal and humorous style was popular and became a model for later fanzines. Contributors included well known fans and professional writers. Fanac won the HUGO for Best Fanzine in 1959.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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