Laura Basta
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Laura Basta was a member of the Star Trek fan fiction community.
[edit] The science fiction - Star Trek fan rift: Laura Basta's role
The relationship between Star Trek fans and the general science fiction community had been growing more acrimonious for several years preceeding 1974. There were several reasons for the schism. One involved the repeated attempts by Star Trek fans to have one of their fanzines win a Hugo award. They finally succeeded in getting a fanzine nominated in 1974 when Laura Basta and Jacqueline Lichtenberg were both nominated for best fanzine writer based solely on their Star Trek fan fiction zine material. The science fiction community did not think highly of Star Trek, finding it of an inferior quality, and were afraid that Star Trek would overshadow and marginalize other science fiction being produced at the time. The community was also upset about the amount of Star Trek fen who had invaded their fan space at WorldCon. These factors would set up the great schism and separation that happened later.
