Posts in Zines
Kraith Collected is Being Copied to AO3!
Kraith Collected, a collection of Star Trek zines set in the Kraith universe, is importing a copy of the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who had work(s) in Kraith Collected And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Kraith Collected is a series of works in the Kraith universe, a series of Star Trek: The Original Series fanfictions, many originally published in other zines. Each volume contains works by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and other writers whose works went through several rounds of edits to be given… Read more
Dreaming the Answers is Moving to the AO3!
cj2017 and feroxargentea, publishers of The X-Files fanzine Dreaming the Answers, are importing the zine’s fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who had work(s) in Dreaming the Answers And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Dreaming the Answers (DTA) was a 33-issue The X-Files fanzine published from November 1997 to March 2001. The zine featured primarily Mulder/Scully fic with additional meta, reviews, and news of note. The publishers are still proud of Dreaming the Answers, and they’d like to make it freely available and preserve any… Read more
Homosapien Press’s Fanzines are Moving to the AO3!
Homosapien Press, publisher of multi-fandom fanzines including Samurai Errant, Homosapien, and Pure Maple Syrup, is importing the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who had work(s) in Homosapien Press’s fanzines And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Homosapien Press was based in Australia and run by Julie Bozza, publishing various fanzines from 1988 to 2004. Julie is keen to preserve this part of fandom history, with the explicit permission of the creators. Please contact us if you had works in these zines and would like… Read more
Garlic Press and Poison Pen Press’s Fanzines are Moving to the AO3!
Garlic Press and Poison Pen Press, publishers of Star Trek: The Original Series fanzines including Spockanalia and Masiform D, are importing the zines’ fanworks to the Archive of Our Own (AO3). In this post: A bit of background explanation What this means for creators who had work(s) in Garlic Press and Poison Pen Press’s fanzines And what to do if you still have questions Background explanation Spockanalia (1967-1970) was the very first all-Star Trek fanzine ever published, and Masiform D (1971-1998) was the longest running Star Trek fanzine, so Open Doors is delighted to be preserving these fanzines’ works as part of the AO3 Fanzine… Read more
July 2024 Newsletter, Volume 191
I. 2024 ELECTION COMING SOON This year’s election will take place from August 16-19. As there are 2 open seats and 4 candidates, the election will be contested. Voting instructions have been emailed to all eligible members. If you have not received your voting instructions by email, or if you have a different question, you can contact Elections. Elections has posted candidates’ answers to the Q&A questions on their website. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions to the candidates during the Q&A and the Candidate Chat on Discord! The transcript of that chat is available on the Elections site. The Elections Committee asks all members… Read more