randy_byers | Another reason to support Corflu Cobalt (Reply)

If you're not able to make it to Corflu Cobalt in Winchester this year (as I'm not), please consider buying a supporting membership. It's a good thing to do just on general principle, but there's also something in it for you. As announced in the second progress report, there will be an anthology of contemporary British fanwriting given to all members of the convention, including supporting members. The fanthology will be edited by Claire Brialey, Mark Plummer, and myself, and it will contain British fan writing and art from the period 1995 to 2009 (thus acting as a follow-up to the outstanding Time Bytes fanthologies produced by Lilian Edwards and Christina Lake for the 1995 Worldcon). This is pretty much exactly the era in which I became active in fanzine fandom, so it has been fascinating to look back at the fanzines that hit me right between the eyes as I was forming my first impressions of the field. There's plenty of great material for us to choose from, and I'm confident the resulting anthology will be a lot of fun to read.

Supporting memberships are cheap, too: £10 (UK) or $15 (US). If you are outside the UK or the US, I'm sure something can be arranged. Consult the Corflu homepage for instructions on how to join. A good time guaranteed for all!