The Witch and the Chameleon

The Witch and the Chameleon was a Canadian science fiction fanzine published from 1974-1976 by Amanda Bankier in Hamilton, Ontario. It is generally recognized as the first explicitly feminist fanzine. [1][2][3]

It ran for five issues (the last being nominally a "double issue" numbered 5/6. [4]

References

  1. ^ Phillips, Julie. James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon; New York: Macmillan, 2007; p. 402
  2. ^ Merrick, Helen. "'Fantastic Dialogues': Critical Stories About Feminism and Science Fiction," in Speaking Science Fiction: Dialogues and Interpretations (Andy Sawyer and David Seed, eds.; Liverpool University Press, 2000; p. 60 and nn.
  3. ^ Gomoll, Jeanne. "An Open Letter to Joanna Russ," Six Shooter (Jeanne Gomoll, Linda Pickersgill and Pam Wells, eds. [1987]; reprinted in Fanthology '87 [1]
  4. ^ Ashley, Mike. Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines, 1970-1980. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies Vol. III); p. 185-186.