BeABohema explained

BeABohema was a science fiction fanzine edited by Frank Lunney of Quakertown, Pennsylvania . It lasted for twenty issues from 1968 to December 1971, and was nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, losing to Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review.[1]

It was known for controversies over such topics as the relationship between the Science Fiction Writers of America and Amazing Stories publisher Ultimate Publishing;[2] and New Wave science fiction.[3] [4] Among the better-known contributors were Dean Koontz,[5] Piers Anthony (who did a column titled "Babble" for a while[6]), Bill Rotsler, Ted White, Philip José Farmer, James Blish, David Gerrold, Sam Moskowitz, Jay Kinney, Terry Carr, David R. Bunch, and a then-obscure fan named "Gene Klein" who would later become famous as Gene Simmons of KISS.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1970 Hugo Award. World Science Fiction Society. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164613/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1970-hugo-awards/. 2011-05-07.
  2. Letter. Philip José Farmer. Philip José Farmer. Science Fiction Review. 39. 2010-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110106033147/http://pjfarmer.com/sfr39.htm. 2011-01-06. dead.
  3. Book: Edward James. Farah Mendlesohn. amp. The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. 2003. 61.
  4. Rob Latham. Rob Latham. Fanzine Research: Some Sercon Musings. Science Fiction Studies. 31. 3. 487–497.
  5. Koontz, Dean. "Way Station" BeABohema #4, pp. 15-19; as well as issues #5, #6 and #8
  6. Book: Anthony, Piers . Piers Anthony . How Precious Was That While . Macmillan . 2002 . 288.
  7. BeABohema #2, pp.14, 16, 47

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