A history of Star Trek fan activities from 1967-1987
Boldly Writing A Trekker Fan and Zine History 1967-1987
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Joan Marie Verba was already a reader of science fiction when Star Trek premiered on September 8, 1966. She was a fan of the television series from the beginning. In her sophomore year in high school (1969), she met another Star Trek fan at a speech competition who told her about a Star Trek zine called T-Negative. She contacted the editor and obtained a copy. Through such publications, she became connected with other Star Trek fans all over the world.
While remaining active in Star Trek and science fiction fandom, she went on to earn a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology, and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year.
Her first career as a computer programmer lasted ten years. After being laid off twice from computer programming jobs, she retrained for the publishing field, and worked at two publishing companies. She is currently employed editing business reports.
An experienced writer, she is author of the books Boldly Writing (FTL Publications, 1996) and Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets (Lerner Books, 1991), as well as numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Joan Marie Verba earned a bachelor of physics degree from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and attended the graduate school of astronomy at Indiana University, where she was an associate instructor of astronomy for one year. Her first career, as a computer programmer, lasted ten years. After being laid off twice from computer programming jobs, she retrained as an editor. An experienced writer, she is the author of the novels Action Alert! and Countdown to Action! (FTL Publications, 2008) and the nonfiction books Boldly Writing (FTL Publications, 1996), and Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets (Lerner Books, 1991), as well as numerous short stories and articles. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Trekkers Revisited,
By Jody Davies (Amagansett, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987 (Paperback)
It was nice to see some of the old zine names again. I was a little disappointed that a short review of each zine mentioned was not given except for the really big name ones. However, those of us who were around and writing for and/or publishing at that time will definiately enjoy seeing old friends again. I would like to have seen the years split up into two volumes and more details given for each zine and whether they are still publishing or not. However, Verba is a good writer and covers alot of material. It's sorta like putting a tidal wave in an empty bath tub, hard to do, but squeeze more in anyway. It is a wealth of information that can be used by all and a book worth reading. For Trek fans, it is a good reference guide to have all the zine names at your finger tips. It would also be helpful in buying zines at conventions, and filling in missing ones in ones' own collection.
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