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Fantasy Review Vol. 1 No 3 Jun-Jul 1947
Walter Gillings' Fantasia
Noted American science fictionist Theodore Sturgeon carried off L250 prize offered by English Argosy is hort story contest. Winning piece, presented "with pride" in May issue, praised for its "strange imaginative quality," was "Bianca's Hands," reputedly spurned by several U.S. mags, including Unknown Worlds, in which Sturgeon started. British fantasy authors who entered contest feeling slightly piqued … "Homecoming." Story by Ray Bradbury originally in Street & Smith's Mademoiselle, selected for O. Henry Memorial Award, to be reprinted in Avon Fantasy Reader. His fantastic, "The Meadow" also won prize in radioscript contest. Collection of his weird tales, "Dark Carnival," forthcoming from Arkham House. … Recipient of Atlantic Award to encourage novel writers is C. S. Youd, editor New Frontiers, now suspended.
Television versions of "Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobbies," much-radioed fantasy by Nelson S. Bond (see book reviews, last issue), presented recently from London. … Following death at 81 of M. P. Shiel, appreciation of his work, with special reference to "The Purple Cloud," given on Third Programme … H. P. Heard, author of "Doppelgangers" (reviewed this issue) and "The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales." Is – or was – famous British science writer Gerald Heard, now living in Hollywood …
Another Mag. Coming
New magazine to carry original s-f, fantasy, weird and ghost story material, with Donald Wolheim editing, being planned by Avon Publications, New York, producers of Fantasy Reader. First issue due before year's end … Leo Marguiles, Thrilling Wonder's editorial director, writing in American Writer on science fiction field, warned would-be specialists its readers were "most articulate group in the world." … Max J. Hertzberg, prominent U.S. educator, literary editor Newark Evening News, encourages reading of s-f among pupils … Saturday Review of Literature featured article by L. Sprague de Camp, "The Unwritten Classics," dealing with fictitious books invented by fantasy writers, e.g. Lovecraft's "Necronomicon" … Earlier issue carried letters from P. Schuyler Miller Frederick B. Shroyer, on current s-f book boom and efforts to compile bibliography of fantasy, now proceeding in various directions … /
Walter Gillings' Fantasia
Noted American science fictionist Theodore Sturgeon carried off L250 prize offered by English Argosy is hort story contest. Winning piece, presented "with pride" in May issue, praised for its "strange imaginative quality," was "Bianca's Hands," reputedly spurned by several U.S. mags, including Unknown Worlds, in which Sturgeon started. British fantasy authors who entered contest feeling slightly piqued … "Homecoming." Story by Ray Bradbury originally in Street & Smith's Mademoiselle, selected for O. Henry Memorial Award, to be reprinted in Avon Fantasy Reader. His fantastic, "The Meadow" also won prize in radioscript contest. Collection of his weird tales, "Dark Carnival," forthcoming from Arkham House. … Recipient of Atlantic Award to encourage novel writers is C. S. Youd, editor New Frontiers, now suspended.
Television versions of "Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobbies," much-radioed fantasy by Nelson S. Bond (see book reviews, last issue), presented recently from London. … Following death at 81 of M. P. Shiel, appreciation of his work, with special reference to "The Purple Cloud," given on Third Programme … H. P. Heard, author of "Doppelgangers" (reviewed this issue) and "The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales." Is – or was – famous British science writer Gerald Heard, now living in Hollywood …
Another Mag. Coming
New magazine to carry original s-f, fantasy, weird and ghost story material, with Donald Wolheim editing, being planned by Avon Publications, New York, producers of Fantasy Reader. First issue due before year's end … Leo Marguiles, Thrilling Wonder's editorial director, writing in American Writer on science fiction field, warned would-be specialists its readers were "most articulate group in the world." … Max J. Hertzberg, prominent U.S. educator, literary editor Newark Evening News, encourages reading of s-f among pupils … Saturday Review of Literature featured article by L. Sprague de Camp, "The Unwritten Classics," dealing with fictitious books invented by fantasy writers, e.g. Lovecraft's "Necronomicon" … Earlier issue carried letters from P. Schuyler Miller Frederick B. Shroyer, on current s-f book boom and efforts to compile bibliography of fantasy, now proceeding in various directions … /
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