Tag Archives: Alan White

Dueling For-Profit Cons

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The Torontoist’s account of a local conrunning corporation’s tactics to discourage competition reminds me of LA fandom’s ancient nemesis Doug Wright.

Alan White’s website Smell the Fandom talks a bit about the tactics Wright used in the late 1970s while attempting to dominate sf conrunning in LA. (Drill down to page 27 of Alan’s autobiography “Boomer’s Lament.”) And this PDF is a copy of a flyer Wright sent to his mailing list in 1978 denying stuff he’d done and making accusations against other conrunners that harmed their reputations.

[Torontoist link via Isaac Alexander.]

File 770 #155 Posted at eFanzines

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Alan White’s cover and Taral’s bacover bookend one of the longest issues in File 770’s history, now posted here in PDF — http://efanzines.com/File770/File770-155.pdf. 

The 50-page issue is loaded with stories about the late Forry Ackerman, and photos too. Taral provides insightful commentary about the styles and history of all 10 previous Rotsler Award winners. John Hertz contributes his definitive Denvention 3 report. James Bacon muses on the things fandom could learn from Britain’s cosplay balls. Steve & Sue Francis highlight the 9689-mile road trip they took en route to last year’s Worldcon. And I have a number of pieces, including my Corflu Zed report and analysis of the Hugo ballot. 

Hope you enjoy it!

New Issue of File 770, the Fanzine

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Cover of File 770 #153 by Taral Wayne

The new issue of File 770 is posted at eFanzines as a PDF file. (Paper copies were mailed on June 30.)

James Bacon and I do some last minute fanzine Hugo handicapping. My tribute to Worldcon toastmasters “Silverberg and Resnick – That’s Entertainment!” is in the issue. John Hertz reports several valuable news stories. Mystery writers Mary Reed and Eric Mayer answer my questions about writing historical fiction. I write up my Corflu Silver experiences. James Bacon tells about a day of his honeymoon visit to South Africa. There’s a great cover by Taral Wayne, and new illos by Alan White, Brad Foster and Alexis Gilliland.

Fanotchka Revival

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The script of Andy Hooper’s faanish play “Fanotchka,” first performed at L.A.con III in 1996, has been formatted and posted on eFanzines by Lenny Bailes. Hooper’s pastiche of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1939 film Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas, now receives its online premiere after appearing in Bailes’ fanzine Whistlestar. The text is superbly illustrated by Steve Stiles and Alan White.