Lan's Lantern was a science fiction fanzine edited by George "Lan" Laskowski. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine from 1986 through 1996, winning in 1986 and 1991.[1] It is called an appreciation zine because it specialized in issues celebrating a single science fiction author, such as issue #11 on Clifford D. Simak or issue #9 about the writings of Jack Williamson which appeared in Amazing Stories in the early 1950s.[2] Issues ranged from 30 to 120 pages. The first was published in April 1976 and the last (#47) in December 1998.[3] Mike Resnick wrote in 2002:
"Lan's Lantern not only runs the best articles and most thoughtful reviews of any fanzine around, but also has become the Rand McNally of the fannish community."[4]
Laskowski died in 1999 and a memorial website was launched by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.[5]
References
edit- ^ Complete list of Hugo nominees Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ Mike Resnick's "Introducing Lan, Who Needs None" in his book Once a Fan..., p. 149, Wildside Press LLC, Aug 1, 2002.
- ^ George J. Laskowski, Jr, 1948-1999 Archived April 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 24, 2014).
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