Katharine Shade
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| Name: | Katharine Shade |
| Alias(es): | Katharine Maxwell |
| Type: | Fan, Fan Club Organiser, Convention Organiser, Zine Editor |
| Fandoms: | Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, wider science fiction. |
| Communities: | Austrek, Doctor Who Club of Victoria, Star Walking Inc. |
| Other: | Australian |
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Katharine Shade (1970- ) is an Australian fan, organiser, writer, newsletter editor and graphic designer.
She graduated from LaTrobe University with a Bachelor of Science in 1990 and the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education in 1994.
I grew up being interested in science fiction very much from the science point of view, enjoying in particular what today's scientific endeavours would result in tomorrow... Take the science away from a science fiction story, and I am not interested.[1]
Fandom History
Katharine became Secretary of Austrek in 1993. She ceased that role in 1994, and while remaining a committee member became editor of The Captain's Log, the newsletter of Austrek, with her first issue being #198 in January 1994. She resigned from the role in January 1996, her last issue #222.
Conventions
- Committee, Auction Manager, Desktop Publishing, Assistant Editor - Force 2: The Second National Star Wars Saga Convention of Australia, 7-9 June 1997, Melbourne, Australia[2]
Frontier
In 1996, Katharine partnered with her friend and fellow former The Captain's Log crew Jeremy Sadler to create K&J Publishing, which published Frontier: The Australian Science Fiction Media Magazine. She served as editor for the entire publication run of the magazine until it closed in 2002.
Awards
1997
- Winner: "Best Fan Newsletter" for Frontier - Australian Science Fiction Media Awards - Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Melbourne
1998
- Nominated: "Best Fanzine" for Frontier - Ditmar Awards - Thylacon II, Hobart