letterzine

L1E1T1T1E1R1Z10I1N1E1
/lɛt.əˈziːn/

noun

A fanzine that is all or mostly composed of letters of comment.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounletterzine (plural letterzines)

plural letterzines

  1. datedslanglifestyleA fanzine that is all or mostly composed of letters of comment.

    In the letterzine INTERSTAT, Duane had been accused of producing a Mary Sue in the person of K't'lk, the glass spider.

    1992, Camille Bacon-Smith, Enterprising Women, →ISBN, page 98
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    Incidental to the subject of fanzines -- POSTWARP, the letterzine for NFFF Members only, is well under way, with its fourth monthly ish due for completion within the next two or three days. If you are an N3F member, you're passing up plenty of interesting arguments by not subscribing.

    1950 January, Art Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 34, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2019, page 3

    VOM VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION, 4sj & Morojo's letterzine which flourished for fifty issues in the early 40s. It was originally just the lettercolumn of the LASFS OO, IMAGINATION!, but later took off on its own under Acky's ministrations.

    1959, Richard Emey, Fancyclopedia II, Vom: Voice of the Imagi-nation

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APA

letterzine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/letterzine

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Chicago

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