The Witch and the Chameleon

The Witch and the Chameleon was a Canadian science fiction fanzine published 1974–1976 by Amanda Bankier in Hamilton, Ontario. It is generally recognized as the first explicitly feminist fanzine.[1][2][3] It ran for five issues, the last being nominally a "double issue" numbered 5/6.[4]

Cover of The Witch and the Chameleon

Bankier was invited to be Fan Guest of Honor at WisCon on February 11–13, 1977, because of her pioneering role as editor of The Witch and the Chameleon.

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References
  1. Phillips, Julie (2007). James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon. New York: Macmillan. p. 402.
  2. Merrick, Helen. "'Fantastic Dialogues': Critical Stories About Feminism and Science Fiction", in Speaking Science Fiction: Dialogues and Interpretations (Andy Sawyer and David Seed, eds.; Liverpool University Press, 2000; p. 60 and nn.
  3. Gomoll, Jeanne. "An Open Letter to Joanna Russ", Six Shooter (Jeanne Gomoll, Linda Pickersgill and Pam Wells, eds. [1987]; reprinted in Fanthology '87
  4. Ashley, Mike (2007). Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines, 1970-1980. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies Vol. III). pp. 185–186.


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