FANTASY TIMES

   US FANZINE (1941-69) ed James V. Taurasi Sr (1917-1991), briefly by Sam MOSKOWITZ during WWII, Taurasi again, and Frank Prieto Jr from 1966. Published erratically until 1946, FT thereafter established itself as a straightforward sf and fantasy newsletter containing news, notes and reviews. In 1957 its title changed to Science Fiction Times, and publication continued under this title until \#465, in 1969. Though its contents were mostly routine records of events, the magazine did attract some attention from publishers and authors; James BLISH was its book reviewer for a time (c1956). FT won the HUGO for Best Fanzine in 1955 and 1957. Its news-reporting function was effectively taken over by LOCUS. A short-lived Spanish edition, Tiempo de Fantasia, was published in 1949, and a successful German version, SF Times, began publication in 1958, at first as a straight translation, later - especially under the editorship of Hans Joachim ALPERS - as a serious German fanzine in its own right (GERMANY).

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