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Cover by Sean Tan (Courtesy of eidolon.net)
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Taking its name from the tiny winged creature found on ancient Greek vases, Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy was conceived by a group of individuals who came together for the first time during Swancon XV, the fifteenth annual Western Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Published out of North Perth, Western Australia by Eidolon Publications, itself founded by Jonathan Strahan and Jeremy G. Byrne, a total of 26 issues were published between 1990 and 2000.

Issues 1-4 were edited by the Eidolon Editorial Committee comprising Byrne, Strahan, Robin Pen, Richard Scriven, Strahan, Keira McKenzie and Chris Stronach. Issues 5-24 were jointly edited by Scriven, Strahan and Byrne. Strahan and Byrne continued as editorial partners through issues 25/26-28, and Byrne was the sole editor of the final issue 25/26.

Notes

  • The mysterious image of the Eidolon, depicted most commonly on White Athenian Lethykoi funerary vessels, is thought to have represented the lighter side of the afterlife.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1990

Works about this Work

You've Come a Long Way, Baby Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2005 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , June no. 4 2005;
Crossing the Borders Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2004 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , March no. 1 2004;
Where Are We At? Cat Sparks , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , August/September no. 14 2004; (p. 109-115)
SFfiles Jason Nahrung , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2003; (p. 8)
Michael Pryor Interviews Stephen Higgins and Dirk Strasser Michael Pryor (interviewer), 2001 single work interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 196-206)
SFfiles Jason Nahrung , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2003; (p. 8)
Where Are We At? Cat Sparks , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , August/September no. 14 2004; (p. 109-115)
Crossing the Borders Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2004 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , March no. 1 2004;
You've Come a Long Way, Baby Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2005 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , June no. 4 2005;
Why Eidolon? Richard Scriven , 1990 single work column
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 1 1990; (p. 5)
Explains the reasoning behind the naming of Eidolon : The Australian Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, q.v.

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1038-5657
Frequency:
Quarterly
Range:
Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1990) - no. 29/30 (Autumn 2000).
Note:
Ceased publication with tenth anniversary double issue of April 2000.
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