1969
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1969 is a yet another year where modern fan fiction was in its infancy. As we understand fan fiction and the culture that exists at the present, things appeared to be moving very slowly. The trends that happened the previous year continued into this.
Some things that are remembered and documented as happening this year include the things in canon and in several fan fiction communities.
In the world of canon universes, Star Trek was canceled and went off the air in June. At the same time, Dark Shadows was in its fourth season.
In the Star Trek fan fiction community, several things were happening. In February, Warp Nine: A Star Trek Chronicle was published. (Verba) The editors of this fanzine were Dee L. Mauser, Susan C. Passe and Barbara Marczak. In April, Spockanalia 4 was published. (Verba) It contained a story that, at the time, was very suggestive. The story was called “Time Enough.” It was written by Lelamarie S. Kreidler. This story is also noteworthy because it was one of the first to use // to indicate telepathic thoughts. In June, T-Negative was published. (Verba) This fanzine was published on a ditto machine. In July, Deck 6 was published. (Verba) The "Ring of Shoshern" was circulating privately in Great Britain. While it would not be published until 1989 by Alien Brothers, it may have originally been written as early as 1969 or 1970. [1] If this is true, this makes the story one of the first pieces of slash to be written in the Star Trek community.
In the Man from U.N.C.L.E. fan fiction community, fen continued to distribute stories by hand in relative isolation from other fan fiction communities. During this year, The Inner Circle, the official Man from U.N.C.L.E. fan club, was turned over to fan control.
The Lord of the Rings fan fiction community began to make a presence that people would remember years later. By this time, Lord of the Rings fan fiction was being circulated in fanzines. One zine fan fiction appeared in was Hoom. It ran for four or five issues. [2]
See also:
- Fan fiction archives founded in 1969
- Fanzines published in 1969
- Mailing lists founded in 1969
- Technology innovations in 1969
