Thrust was published from 1973-1991. It started off as a Fanzine by Doug Fratz Steven L. Goldstein at the University of Maryland until 1976. In 1978, Thrust became a trade magazine.[1]
Thrust was a magazine for science fiction fans, offering commentray and criticism of work published within the genre. Nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1980, it received four other nominations for best semi-prozine in the following years(1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991).[2]. As a trade magazine, expanded rapidly, moving to offset covers. Ultimately the circulation rose to 1,700. Columnists at various times included Ted White, Charles Sheffield, Lou Stathis, John Shirley , Michael Bishop , David Bischoff , Chris Lampton , Darrell Schweitzer and Jeffrey Elliot. Dan Steffan provided art direction for the magazine.[1]