N3F Archive

  • N3F: The e-Fan 18 (TNFF Vol. 8 No. 2&3)

    N3F: The e-Fan 18 (TNFF Vol. 8 No. 2&3)

    Posted on October 16, 2008 | No Comments
    ShareThish is edited by me, Ruth R. Davidson, after a bit of bribery. The cover art is by the supremely talented siblings Lee & JJ MacFaddden. I love the cover art! The N3F Elections are really exciting. I can hardly wait to vote! I [...]

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  • Remembering Jack Speer (1920-2008)

    Remembering Jack Speer (1920-2008)

    Posted on June 29, 2008 | No Comments
    ShareLongtime fan Jack Speer passed away early in the morning June 28, 2008. A member of First Fandom (FF), he was inducted in the FF Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the FGoH (fan guest of honor) at the 2004 Worldcon. He died as approximately 3 [...]

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  • "Yesterday" and Today, Music in SF/F

    "Yesterday" and Today, Music in SF/F

    Posted on June 6, 2008 | No Comments
    ShareWhen I joined N3F many moons ago, I was fourteen. I really didn’t do much with it because I didn’t get this whole “be actively involved” idea as a fan. So, I wasted my big sister’s money. As I got older, but still only about sixteen or [...]

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  • N3F: E-Fan 8.1 Now available

    N3F: E-Fan 8.1 Now available

    Posted on May 31, 2008 | No Comments
    ShareThe March 2008 issue of The Fan is out – a product of the watchful eye of editor Ruth R. Davidson. Along with the regular features of officer and bureau reports, this issue includes two essays: The Computer in Our Lives and The Power of Nothing [...]

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  • Fandom's Forry gets noticed by national press

    Fandom's Forry gets noticed by national press

    Posted on December 19, 2005 | No Comments
    ShareIf you’re a science fiction fan and don’t know who Forrest J. Ackerman is, you should. If for nothing else, he invented the word “sci fi” back in the 1950s. His legacy goes much beyond that and shows that fans can sometimes impact – and [...]

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