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First known date:
2000...
no.
76
2000
of
SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction
est. 1969
SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction
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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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George Turner : The Unrelenting Gaze,
single work
column
Bruce Gillespie exchanged letters with George Turner for nearly 30 years. When George Turner died in June 1997, Gillespie was surprised to find that Turner had made him his Literary Executor.
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George Turner, Critic and Novelist,
single work
column
Foyster argues that George Turner's first article, 'The Double Standard,' reveals much of his philosophy of science fiction.
- Not Taking It All Too Seriously, single work essay (p. 6-11)
- Some Unreceived Wisdom, single work criticism essay (p. 12-15)
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The Double Standard : The Short Look and the Long Hard Look,
single work
criticism
George Turner discusses differences between literary criticism and reviewing.
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On Writing about Science Fiction,
single work
essay
George Turner establishes guidelines for writing reviews and critical articles about science fiction.
- Golden Age, Paper Age or, Where Did All the Classics Go?, single work essay (p. 31-34)
- Back to the Cactus : The Current Scene, 1970, single work essay (p. 38-44)
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Science Fiction in Australia : A Survey 1892–1980,
Bruce Gillespie
(editor),
reference
A reference work tracing the contributions of significant Australian science fiction writers during the period 1892-1980. This essay is based on George Turner's 'Science Fiction in Australia : A Complete Survey' (published in SF Commentary 55/56, 1979) and on the paper he delivered in 1981 to the 'Conference on Speculative Fiction: The Australian Context' (held by the Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, Canberra on 18 July 1981). Bruce Gillespie has edited these two works into one article to provide a counterweight to Australian SF 'history' from the limited viewpoint of the 1990s.
- Frederik Pohl as a Creator of Future Societies, single work essay (p. 76-84)
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Letters to the Editor,
single work
essay
Essentially an essay constructed as two two letters by Turner, the first is signed 'An Indignant Reader,' while the second is from 'A Hopelessly Biased but Aprroving Reviewer.'
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Plumbers of the Cosmos : The Aussiecon Debate,
single work
essay
Transcription of a panel discussion at Aussiecon (August 1975), transcribed by Bruce Gillespie.
- A Murmuration of Starling or an Exaltation of Lark?, single work essay (p. 100-106)
- Glimpses of the Great : Seacon (World Convention, Brighton) and Glasgow, 1979, single work essay (p. 107-110)
- Home Sweet Home : How I Met Melba, single work essay (p. 111-113)
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Judith Buckrich in Conversation with George Turner,
Judith Raphael Buckrich
(interviewer),
single work
interview
George Turner discusses his literary themes and writing methods.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2001 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — William Atheling Jr Award Specific nomination for issue 76.
- 2001 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Fan Production Specific nomination for issue 76.
- 2000 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Peter McNamara Convenors' Award
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