TANSTAAFL

Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association

Definitions:

APA

Amateur Press Association, a sort of limited fanzine designed to work on writing style, including contribs from each person on the mailing list, where each person has to send off a contribution every time, or at least meet minac.

clubzine

A fanzine produced by a science fiction club.

contrib

Contribution to a fanzine or APA.

faned

The editor (and publisher, and copy boy...) of a fanzine.

fanfic

This does not refer to all fiction written by fans, because a lot of fans write original stuff. This means stories about characters in popular shows, books, plays, etc. A remake of Sweeney Todd using the charcacters from Cats, or a story where Captain Kirk fights Darth Vader would be fanfic. See slash.

fanzine

An amateur SF publication (often shortened to zine) sometimes including stories, con reports, book reviews, articles of fannish interest, and almost always LoCs.

letterhack

Someone whose main contrib is writing LoCs.

LoC

Letter of Comment, a response to the material in a zine, meant to give the authors and editor feedback.

minac

The minimum activity necessary to maintain your membership in an APA. A totally strict APA might require a contrib of thirty pages every ish, whereas a really lenient one might allow you to go on with only four or five pages a year.

perzine

A zine where the editor writes everything, and doesn't ask for contribs.

slash

Type of fanfic where Kirk and Spock, or any other characters, have a gay love affair.

TANSTAAFL

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch was the motto of Free Luna in Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Also the Stilyagi Air Corps clubzine.

zine

See fanzine.

For information about, or submit to TANSTAAFL, please paste "tanstaafl2005" (without the quotes) into your email program, followed by earthlink dot net.

The Stilyagi Air Corp clubzine editor will recieve your LoC or other submission promptly.

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