y separately published work icon Antipodean SF periodical   science fiction   fantasy  
Alternative title: AntiSF
Date: 1998-
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Antipodean SF
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A webzine specialising in flash fiction (stories under 500 words), Antipodean SF (aka AntiSF) was established out of Macksville, NSW, by Ion Newcombe. (It later relocated to Nambucca Heads.) The first edition of the magazine, published in February 1998, outlined its motivation as the opportunity to provide writers of speculative fiction, especially Australian writers, a fresh outlet in what was then the new medium of online publishing. In his contribution to Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview, Newcombe records that his intention was to focus on stories that surprise, examine other realms, highlight other points of view, and investigate anything that generates a sense of awe (p.159).

Newcombe also produces the AntiSF Radio Show, a weekly program that features two or three stories, usually narrated by the authors themselves. The show is broadcast to the Nambucca Valley (NSW mid-North Coast) on Sunday evenings by community radio station 2NVR (105.9 FM).

Further Reference

Hanson, Donna Maree. Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. Murrumbateman, NSW: Australian Speculative Fiction, 2005.

Newcombe, Ion. Antipodean SF website. Online. (Sighted: 8/07/2011)

http://www.antisf.com.au/

Notes

  • Issues indexed to no.235. AustLit no longer indexes the contents of individual issues of this periodical: see issue records for links to PANDORA archive.

  • Available in EPUB format from Issue 166

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1998

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Works about this Work

End of the Saunders Era Ion Newcombe , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 165 2012;
A Web of Ideas : An Interview with Ion Newcombe 2006 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Spring no. 9 2006;
Ionospherics Ion Newcombe , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April-May no. 83 2005;
The editor talks about this and future issues of Antipodean SF
Ionospherics Ion Newcombe , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April-May no. 83 2005;
The editor talks about this and future issues of Antipodean SF
A Web of Ideas : An Interview with Ion Newcombe 2006 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Spring no. 9 2006;
End of the Saunders Era Ion Newcombe , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 165 2012;

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1442-0686
Frequency:
Monthly
Range:
February 1998 -.
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