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Canadian Horror Comes of Age.(history of the Canadian Fiction Magazine)(Brief Article)
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Canadian Fiction Magazine
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January 1, 2000
- Author:
- BELKOM, EDO VAN
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IN THE SUMMER OF 1994, Canadian Science Fiction went legit.
Not that there was anything nefarious about Canadian SF prior to the summer of 1994. It had always been read by a loyal following of fans and had been the subject of a few very well regarded anthologies, but had it ever been taken seriously as CanLit? Perhaps not, even though any literary venture written by Canadians is, by its very nature, part of the canon of Canadian Literature.
So, what happened in the summer of '94?
Two things.
First, the World SF Convention was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, bringing science fiction and fantasy fans to this country from the four corners of the Earth to celebrate a ...