| FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: LETTERS (by author) |
| Author |
Issue Date |
Comments |
| Ellis, Phoebe W. |
1975 APR |
protest of Philip K. Dick's story "The Pre-Persons", in 1974 OCT, & his "vitriolic anti-feminism" |
| Ellison, Harlan |
1976 APR |
a 3-page reply to Chauvin letter(#74) in 1976 JAN, about why Ellison "(doesn't) care to be called a 'science fiction' writer ... Why don't I have the right to reject a label?" |
| Emmons, Ms. Paula |
1976 APR |
inaccuracy of Algis Budrys's br remarks in 1975 NOV on Pamela Sargent's book, Women of Wonder; "science fiction needs to be written from female as well as male points of view" |
| Ferman, Edward L. |
1976 JAN |
reply to criticisms of F&SF's book reviewers, asking readers to see Algis Budrys's comments on this issue in 1975 NOV; gives 3 arguments against "book reports" |
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1981 JAN |
reply to Gibson letter(#150) concerning the distribution policies of the magazine world, in particular that of F&SF |
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1981 SEP |
most letters "not of enough interest to publish ... the ideal letter is ... either entertaining or stimulating, or it offers some reasoned praise or criticism of a story or article" |
| Fitzgerald, Edward R. |
1990 AUG |
New York, NY; response to Asimov's science essay in 1990 MAY; thanks the "Good Doctor" for his essay; "maybe for every ten letters you receive, one person will have been started on the road to clear thinking" |
| Foster, Linda |
1977 JUL |
praise for the work of John Varley, especially for his stories "In the Hall of the Martian Kings" in 1977 FEB, & "The Funhouse Effect" in 1976 DEC; his stories are "refreshing, exciting, fantastic ..." |
| Frederick, Don |
1964 MAY |
New York; Hannes Bok cover art, 1963 NOV, praise |
| Friedman, Stanton T. |
1975 MAY |
a nuclear physicist, "since 1970 ... the only space scientist .. devoting full time to Ufology"; complaint about Isaac Asimov's science essay "The Rocketing Dutchman" in 1975 FEB & his views on UFOs |
| Frishkoff, Bruce |
1982 MAY |
Ghent, NY; praise for Joanna Russ story "Souls" in 1982 JAN; "an excellent story for our time" |
| Fuller, Andrea |
1963 NOV |
San Jose, CA; Heinlein's "Glory Road" in 1963 JUL-SEP, in "bad taste" |
| Futch, C. Gregory |
1981 JAN |
Tampa, FL; praise for Thomas M. Disch's "The Brave Little Toaster" in 1980 AUG, & the cover for that issue by Gahan Wilson |
| Gambino, Amy |
1983 FEB |
Princeton, NJ; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; "young people are not reading as much as they used to. ... But ... don't blame video games."; blame TV, & "blame the schools themselves" |
| Gibbons, Peggy |
1980 APR |
Baltimore, MD; praise for the 1979 DEC issue; "Over the years my sole complaint about F&SF has been a paucity of material relating to women's humanitarian issues"; found Schimmelhorn stories particularly offensive |
| Gibson, Ursula T. |
1981 JAN |
Tujunga, CA; praise for Karen G. Jollie's "Bunny-Eyes" in 1980 MAY; asks about publishing & distribution policies in the magazine publishing world(F&SF in particular) |
| Gilden, Mel |
1978 AUG |
correction of a line in his story "The Green Dog" in 1978 MAY; on p.99 line "Probably some gay ..." should read "goy" |
| Glover, Carl |
1977 JUL |
criticism of John Clute br's, "... I am completely unable to extract a shred of sense or understanding from (his) reviews" |
| Gottlieb, Sherry M. |
1982 SEP |
owner of A Change of Hobbit bookstore, Santa Monica, CA; comments on Ferman editorial, 1982 JUL, on the F&SF reader poll; "I regret to inform you that the Youth ... are not reading at all" |
| Gurley, Jack |
1964 NOV |
Memphis, TN; "Euthenics is the inspiring word of today & tomorrow"; reply by A.D. |
| Gygax, E. Gary |
1963 AUG |
Chicago, IL; disappointed by editor Avram Davidson, will not renew subscription |
| Hahn, Ken |
1977 NOV |
praise for the 1977 JUL Special Harlan Ellison Issue |
| Hamilton, G.S. Jr |
1963 AUG |
Seaside, CA; tired of stories "heavy with'style' but weakly plotted" |
| Hamlin, Robert |
1977 JUL |
praise for Algis Budrys br in 1976 DEC; his br's are better than those in F&SF's competitors |
| Hampton, Elaine |
1981 JAN |
Burbank, CA; praise for Zenna Henderson's "Tell Us a Story" & Isaac Asimov's "Death of a Foy" in 1980 OCT |
| Hanrahan, James P. |
1979 JUL |
criticism of Joanna Russ's book review in 1979 FEB; "we are dealing not with criticism, but with personal idiosyncrasies" |
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1980 APR |
Stamford, CT; response to Russ essay "In Defense of Criticism" in her br in 1979 NOV; "Russ has misinterpreted the nature of the complaints voiced against her ... Russ is a bad critic, & her essay has done more harm ... than good" |
| Hardy, Jason G. |
1980 JUL |
praise for the 1980 FEB & APR issues; "F&SF continues to publish the highest quality SF & Fantasy stories around" |
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1981 MAY |
praise for the 1980 NOV issue, especially the stories by Harlan Ellison, "All the Lies That Are My Life," & by Charles Sheffield, "The Marriage of True Minds," & the book review by Malzberg & the film review by Searles |
| Harrison, Harry |
1972 AUG |
there were many errors in Alexei & Cory Panshin's book review, in 1972 MAR, of anthologies edited by Harrison(Best SF: 1970, w. Brian W. Aldiss, & SF: Author's Choice 3) |
| Harwood, James V. |
1964 MAY |
Patrick AFB, FL; errors in Robert F. Young's "The Eternal Lovers" in 1963 DEC |
| Hassler, Donald M. |
1975 APR |
support for a letters column, discussion of Aldiss's book Billion Year Spree, & Alexei & Cory Panshin's book review of it in 1974 MAR, & Aldiss's letter in 1975 JAN |
| Healy, Raymond J. |
1978 OCT |
North Sandwich, NH; announces the death of F&SF co-founder & editor J. Francis McComas on April 19, 1978 |
| Hill, A.J. |
1963 NOV |
Wyomissing, PA; Ray Nelson's "Turn Off the Sky" in 1963 AUG, "atrocious" |
| Hirsch, Roland |
1975 JAN |
supports the Panshins' book review comments, in 1974 MAR, "regarding the misnamed John W. Campbell Memorial Award |
| Hlavaty, Arthur D. |
1976 AUG |
response to Ellison letter(#75) & Malzberg article in 1976 APR; propose that sf be renamed to something other than speculative fiction, "sounds like something the teacher makes you read" |
| Holmes, Mycroft |
1975 SEP |
London; tongue-in-cheek(?) letter from Sherlock's brother on the Wellmans' story "Sherlock Holmes Versus Mars", in 1975 MAY; "at no time ... has Sherlock been in love ..." |
| Horton, Susan |
1981 JAN |
Pickering, Ontario, Canada; praise for Marta Randall's "Dangerous Games" in 1980 APR, & Lisa Tuttle's "Bug House" in 1980 JUN; latter "one of the most truly horrifying little tales I've read in years" |
| Howe, Robert |
1978 FEB |
praise for Hilbert Schenck's story "Three Days at the End of the World", in 1977 SEP |
| Hruschak, Ted Michael |
1978 AUG |
"cry for justice against Baird Searles' tunnel-visioned opinions on SF in the visual media"; specifically his reviews of Space: 1999, & Logan's Run(1978 FEB) |
| Husock, Howard |
1963 NOV |
South Euclid, OH; bring back your editorials |
| Indick, Ben |
1980 JUL |
praise for Stephen King's Gunslinger series in F&SF(1978 OCT & 1980 APR, so far) |
| Ingerman, Peter |
1981 JAN |
Willingboro, NJ; praise for Isaac Asimov's "Death of a Foy" in 1980 OCT |
| Inksetter, Bruce G. |
1975 JAN |
criticizes Alexei & Cory Panshin's book review, in 1974 MAR |
| Jaschek, Walt S. |
1979 MAR |
praise for the Algis Budrys book reviews |
| Jeter, Fritz |
1963 AUG |
Norwalk, CA; praise |
| Johnston, Melanie B. |
1976 APR |
disappointment with Brian Lumley's story "Born of the Winds" in 1975 DEC; complaints on its plot, its narrator, etc; "... this is not the Master!(Lovecraft)" |
| Jones, David L. |
1983 FEB |
Kaneohe, HA; response to Tucker letter in 1982 SEP, concerning the proper use of the archaic English words "thee" & "thou" in George C.Chesbro story "Poems to Play on the Piccolo" in 1982 MAY |
| Jones, Paul |
1978 AUG |
1978 JAN cover art by David Hardy inaccurate - Uranus has a ring; brief reply by Edward L. Ferman; cover was redone by Hardy for the 1979 APR issue, depicting Uranus with rings & no Bhen |
| Karr, Phyllis |
1978 AUG |
praise for John Varley's "The Persistence of Vision" & Randall Garrett's "The Horror Out of Time", in 1977 MAR |
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