Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine Explained

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine was a quarterly fantasy magazine founded and initially edited by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley. Fifty issues appeared from summer 1988 through December 2000.^[1] It was published by MZB Enterprises from 1988–1989, Marion Zimmer Bradley Ltd. from 1990–1993, and the Marion Zimmer Bradley Living Trust from 1994–2000, all based in Berkeley, California.^[2] The Trust continued publication for a short time after Bradley's death in 1999; the magazine went out of business at the end of 2000.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The magazine featured "short, often humorous stories, many by female writers."^[1] Interviews with distinguished fantasy authors also appeared in the magazine.^[6]

Editors

• Marion Zimmer Bradley, nos. 1-45, summer 1988-fall 1999
• Rachel E. Holmen, January 2000-December 2000^[7]

Related anthologies

• The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine (1994)
• The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine — Vol. II (1995)

References

• MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, Encyclopedia of Fantasy, 3rd edition.
• Magazines for Libraries, by William A. Katz, Bill Katz, Linda Sternberg Katz, Bowker, 2000, page 3375

Notes and References

1. http://www.philsp.com/data/data230.html#MARIONZIMMERBRADLEYSFANTASYMAGAZINE Phil Stephensen-Payne, Magazine Data File. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine.
2. http://www.locusmag.com/index/chklst/mg0578.htm Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index: 1890-2006+ A Checklist of Magazine Titles and Issues Indexed by Stephen T. Miller & William G. Contento "Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine Checklist" at locusmag.com
3. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine to Fold. Locus 44(6): 8. June 2000.
4. Another Sad Demise: Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine. Matrix No. 144: 4. July/August 2000.
5. MZB's Fantasy Magazine Folding. Science Fiction Chronicle 21(3): 6. June/July 2000.
6. http://www.mzbworks.com/bindx.htm Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, "MZBFM Back Issue Index"
7. See the individual issues. For convenience, an online index is available at ISFDB, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy - 2000