stfanzine

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noun

An amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction.

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Meanings

nounstfanzine (plural stfanzines)

plural stfanzines

  1. datedslanglifestyleAn amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction.

    By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine.

    1950 April, Arthur H. Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 37, page 2

Origin

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fanzine (“fan magazine”).

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APA

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

MLA

“stfanzine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfanzine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stfanzine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stfanzine.

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