Stfanzine

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction. dated, slang

    "By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine."

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"By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine."

Etymology

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fanzine (“fan magazine”).

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