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(Did you mean a [[Zine (fanzine)|fanzine]]?)
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(Did you mean a [[Zine (Hall)|fanzine by John Nielsen Hall]]?)
  
== (1) Short for Fanzine==
 
An abbreviation. The word '''zine'' – with an apostrophe – is credited to [[Sarge Saturn]] in a [[fanzine]] review column he wrote for ''[[Startling Stories]]''. The term herein will always apply to publications that come from the [[sf]] [[microcosm]] or one of its off-shoots...
 
  
== (2) A Term for a Self-published Magazine==
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The word '''''zine''''' (originally '''''’zine''''' with an apostrophe) is an abbreviation credited to [[Sarge Saturn]] in a [[fanzine]] review column he wrote for ''[[Startling Stories]]''.
[[Mundane]] self-published magazines, once called "little magazines," that come out of the ''[[Factsheet Five]]'' phenomenon are now called ''zines'' or ''zeens''. The difference between a [[fanzine]] and one of these may not be easily distinguishable, given that [[sf]] [[fanzines]] don't need to be about [[sf]] or [[fandom]], but has to do with the publisher's sense of being part of [[fandom]]. Spelled ''zeen'', it almost always refers to a [[mundane]] publication. (However, [[Earl Evers]] used ''[[zEEn]]'' as the title for his [[sf]] [[fanzine]]; the title emphasized his initials.)
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It typically means ''[[fanzine]]'', but has been known to apply to the [[proz]] or [[mundane]] amateur magazines. The term herein will always apply to publications that come from the [[sf]] [[microcosm]] or one of its off-shoots.
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The word spread into [[mundania]] as a term for self-published magazines, once called "little magazines," that came out of the ''[[Factsheet Five]]'' phenomenon. The difference between a [[fanzine]] and one of these may not be easily distinguishable, given that our fanzines don't need to be about [[sf]] or [[fandom]]; it has to do with the [[publisher]]'s sense of being part of [[fandom]].  
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When spelled '''''zeen''''', it almost always refers to a [[mundane]] publication. (However, [[Earl Evers]] used ''[[zEEn]]'' as the title for his [[sf]] [[fanzine]]; the title emphasized his initials.)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 11 December 2021

(Did you mean a fanzine by John Nielsen Hall?)


The word zine (originally ’zine with an apostrophe) is an abbreviation credited to Sarge Saturn in a fanzine review column he wrote for Startling Stories.

It typically means fanzine, but has been known to apply to the proz or mundane amateur magazines. The term herein will always apply to publications that come from the sf microcosm or one of its off-shoots.

The word spread into mundania as a term for self-published magazines, once called "little magazines," that came out of the Factsheet Five phenomenon. The difference between a fanzine and one of these may not be easily distinguishable, given that our fanzines don't need to be about sf or fandom; it has to do with the publisher's sense of being part of fandom.

When spelled zeen, it almost always refers to a mundane publication. (However, Earl Evers used zEEn as the title for his sf fanzine; the title emphasized his initials.)

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
Magazine, dummkopf.

Fanspeak 1940s
This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc.