Southern Enclave

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Zine
Title: Southern Enclave
Publisher:
Editor(s): Cheree Cargill
Type:
Date(s): 1983-2000
Frequency: quarterly
Medium: print
Size:
Fandom: Star Wars
Language: English
External Links: Online scans can be found here;
Falcon Press
for a brief period after the paper letterzine folded, the publisher's website carried some of the same infomation online
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Contents

"SE isn't just a letterzine, it's more like an institution."
(from a LoC in issue #38)

Southern Enclave is a long-running Star Wars gen letterzine that was published by Falcon Press from 1983 to 2000. From 1988 to 1992, it won the FanQ Award for 'Best Star Wars Letterzine'. Each issue ran about 60 pages and was published quarterly. Southern Enclave contains detailed, long essays and articles, occasional art, zine and book reviews, and many, many lengthy letters commenting in great detail about past issues and their contributors. Topics included race relations, religion, feminism, droid rights, the struggle of heroes, human rights, the nature of clones, the cost of war, as well as the minutia of the films themselves. At times, the discussion became quite heated, and the editor and others would plead for cooler heads.

From the website that houses many of its issues scanned as a pdf documents: "What's 'Southern Enclave'? From 1984 until 2000, SE was a long-running and award-winning letterzine dedicated to all things Star Wars. It was published as a place where SW fans could meet and discuss their favorite movies in a time before there was an Internet. Fifty-four issues of SE were published and are long out of print. In 2000, I decided it was time to end the print zine and go online. The Southern Enclave mailing list was established on Yahoo! Groups."

Online scans can be found here.

Other Star Wars Letterzines

Technical Production Notes About Southern Enclave

Issues #1-#8 were created on a Wang DIS 130 with a daisy character printer. There was quite a bit of setting up the columns, printing them out in 10-pitch, having them reduced, and relaying them out, etc.

From the editor regarding a change in equipment with access now to "a big Wang VS 90 with all sorts of lovely enhancements and print options. By using their laser printer, I am able to print directly in l5-pitch double columns (thereby avoiding the reduction and layout steps). I think the finished product with it is pretty nifty-looking."

Issue 1 (1983)

Issue 2 (December 1983)

  • The Other Chemistry (article) by Melody Corbett, concerns allegory and symbolism in the referenced Joseph Campbell's "Hero With a Thousand Faces" as well as other books on mythology.
  • art by Danaline Bryant and Cheree Cargill
  • a puzzle by Linda Van Diver
  • LoCs about SW merchandise such as the Pepperidge Farm cookies and the Buena Vista juvenile records; comments on ROTJ, both pro and con; Luke and Leia as siblings; Han and Leia's future; and "canon"

Issue 3 (1984)

Issue 4 (June 1984)

cover of issue #4
  • Some Revolutionary Thoughts by Sandra Necchi (article) ("... the kind of analysis this article concerns itself with has little if any bearing on George Lucas' vision of the STAR WARS universe, since he doesn't really seem to consider, or even care, about the implications and possibilities of his story and I don't expect him to. He's just a good filmmaker with a simple story to tell and any such analyses by him would probably be considered silly...")
  • Now You're Getting Nasty, or Will the Real Obi-Wan Kenobi Please Stand Up? by Marcia Brin (article)
  • a review of Outlands Chronicles #1
  • Take it Easy, Kid, It's Only a Movie by the editor ("It's been a whole year now since ROTJ premiered. We've all made our feelings on the subject known, whether we absolutely love it or absolutely hate it. We are all entitled to our own opinions and sharing those opinions is what SOUTHERN ENCLAVE is all about. However, in the heat of debate over our respective opinions, ugliness has started to rear its head..." and proceeds to ask for civility.)
  • World Premiere of the Jedi by Sally Smith
  • fan profiles
  • lengthy, lengthy letters


Issue 5 (Sept 1984)

cover issue #5
  • contains 56 pages
  • 'And in This Corner' by Marcia Brin
  • other unknown content


Issue 6 (December 1984)

  • article on the filming of the movie "Witness" by Judi Grove
  • an article by Ann Wortham regarding Raiders of the Lost Ark bloopers as seen at the 42nd WorldCon
  • an article by Liz S. on the presentation of torture and the mistreatment of droids
  • reviews by Sandi Necchi of The Wookiee Commode #1 and Kessel Run #4
  • art by Danaline Bryant, Carol Peters, Cheree Cargill
  • submission requests for a Knight Rider zine that never got off the ground ("Knight's Lady, or "The Steed's Tale": From an ad in Datazine #29: "Do computers need love, too? The first fan novel, as far as we know, written from the point of view of a car... Who else could discuss the relationship of dreams to reality while negotiating the Santa Monica Freeway at rush hour?")


Issue 7 (March 1985)

cover of issue #7
  • The Private Life of a Jedi or A Treatise on The Jedi Order by Jeanine Hennig (article)
  • Dune and Star Wars: How Similar are They? by Barbara Tennison (article)
  • a review of Far Realms #6
  • a review of Docking Bay #5
  • art by Danaline Bryant, Cargill
  • fan profiles
  • lengthy, lengthy letters


Issue 8 (June 1985)

cover issue #8
  • contains some photos from MediaWest and has 48 pages.
  • was a very fractious issue
  • 'An Old Softshoe' by Annie Wortham
  • other unknown content


Issue 9 (September 1985)

cover of issue #9
  • The Private Life the Lightsaber of a Jedi, Part 2 by Jenni Hennig (article)
  • an Interview with Harrison Ford transcribed by Carolyn Golledge
  • Revenge of the Jedi Chairs!!! by Jeannie Webster
  • art by Yvonne Zan, Cheree Cargill, and Rhonda Henderson
  • features a reproduction of the cover of Field Studies #2


Issue 10 (December 1985)

cover issue #10


Issue 11 (March 1986)

cover of issue #11
  • poems and reprinted articles from newspapers about the Challenger space shuttle accident
  • Clones and the Collapse of The Pre-Imperial State by Liz S. (article)
  • The Life of the Jedi by Jeannie Hennig (article)
  • A lengthy interview with Tom Voegeli by Pat Gonzales (Tom Voegeli is Vice President of Minnesota Public Radio Productions, which did the STAR WARS and EMPIRE STRIKES BACK radio productions.)
  • a review of From a Certain Point of View #1
  • art by Ronda Henderson, Cheree Cargill, Carol Finch, Sandi Finch, Danaline Bryant, Judith Low
  • fan profiles
  • and, of course, many, many lengthy letters


Issue 12 (June 1986)

cover issue #12
  • a filk about Media*West by Cheree Cargill
  • Media*West photos of fans
  • Consumer's Corner with a complaint about payment sent for a zine which was never received
  • art by Cheree Cargill, Judith Low, Carol Peters and Ronda Henderson
  • there were no reviews or articles as no one sent any in
  • newspaper clippings
  • a lengthy letter about BNFs and fans' right to characterization of canon characters
  • a letter complaining about SW fans being treated badly by "fan liaison" Maureen Garrett at Boskone (science fiction convention in New England)
  • a letter that says, "What do I want from Lucas film? To be left alone, mostly. I felt uneasy about their request that every fanzine send four copies to four different places. George could never admit to reading a fanzine, so why ask for a copy? Did BANTHA TRACKS ever explain what a fanzine was or recommend any to its members? (They did reprint an article out of SKYWALKER. Big deal, it never happened again.) Not that it would have done us much good, as the majority of the OSWFC members are still in kindergarten. Lucas film/OSWFC has nothing that I truly want. They give us nothing but trinkets..."
  • discussion about the mainstream media's unfair coverage of fans and why fans are weary of being this portrayal
  • discussion on stereotypes and the element of truth
  • much, much, much discussion on who "owns" the fandom and the rights of SW fans
  • a mention of the The Dark Lord, the graphic Swedish story that got George Lucas all riled up about fanfiction
  • lots of discussion about LoCs: their style and function
  • submission requests for some zines that never got off the ground ("All That Jazz" [A-Team], "Baron of Bespin" [Star Wars], "Khael" [Harrison Ford], "One from the Heart," "Not Just Luke," and "Once Upon a Blue Moon" [Star Wars], "1.21 Gigawatts" [Back to the Future], "Perfect Fusion" [75% SW and 25% other], "The Millennium Falcon Casebook" [Star Wars], ["The Wolfhawke Tapestries" [Ladyhawke] and many more.


Issue 13

Issue 14

Issue 15

Issue 16

Issue 17 (December 1987)

cover issue #17
  • Why Han Solo Does Not (Should You Pardon the Expression) Measure Up by Ellen Randolph (article) "It has been said with a good deal of conviction that Han Solo is the Cosmic Chessmaster. Interesting notion. Ruthless, merciless. pitiless, remorseless. Arrogant. Manipulative. Willing to sacrifice others. Faithful to the dictates of a master plan. Killing when and where necessary..."
  • a review of the film, "The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell" by Maggie Nowakowska
  • art by Judith Low, Melanie Guttierrez, Charee Cargill and Carol Peters
  • some Media*West fan photos
  • newspaper clippings
  • submission request for a zine that never got off the ground ("Xanadu" [multimedia])
  • many, many letters


Issue 18 (1988)

Issue 19 (June 1988)

cover issue #19
  • The Return of Anakin Skywalker: The Eschatology of Star Wars by Bev Clark (article reprinted from Scoundrel) where she comments on the argument that "Anakin Skywalker didn't deserve a happy ending because his crimes as Darth Vader were too heinous to be atoned for by the single act of saving his son's life or killing the Emperor. Discussions have tended to focus on whether Anakin did, in fact, deserve to be 'saved,' to use the word he himself used."
  • art by Judith Low, Carol Peters, Danaline Bryant, Melanie Guttierrez, and Sandi Jones
  • some Media*West photos
  • newspaper clippings
  • many letters, one about slash


Issue 20 (December 1988)

cover issue #20
  • Star Wars and the Power of Myth by Maggie Nowakowska (article about the PBS special with Bill Moyers)
  • a listing of the 1988 FanQ winners
  • several crabby letters about returned checks and zines never received
  • newspaper clippings
  • art by Judith Low, Melanie Guttierrez, Carol Peters
  • many letters about the possibility of redemption for Darth Vader
  • a comment about the The Dark Lord, the graphic Swedish story that got George Lucas upset about fan fiction
  • a letter commenting on slash, "...the emergence of K/S fanfic marked a cycle of 'extrapolation,' a variation upon a theme. I agree, and I think maybe some of the same sort of thing is now happening in SW fandom. Not that I see a great surge--er, thrust--er--! let's just say a great volume of slash fanfic in (and more's the pity, I say); but I think there's definitely a revolution going on in fanfic writing. We have a new wave of fans writing, and many of them are tackling subjects of a different nature, or from a different angle, than fanfic of the old guard. If, like in ST fandom, this new cycle marks the plateau before a resurgence of general interest in fandom, I'd be more than happy..." and about the lack of slash in SW: "The axe of Lucasfilm still hangs heavily over our heads, I guess; or perhaps it's fear of the disapproval of our fellow fans?"


Issue 21 (1989)

Issue 22 (June 1989)

cover issue #22
  • Shaking the Bones by Pat Nussman and Jacqueline Taero (article) (Starts with: "Remember the good old days? True, they may not have been so good in all ways. There were times when arguments became too impassioned, when controversy incited bloodletting, when fans may have cared a little too much and lost the ability to see things in perspective. But would anyone really deny that there was a time when SW fandom was more vibrantly alive than it is today? ")
  • art by Judith Low and Z.P. Florian
  • Ethics and Etiquette: A Proposal for the Buying and Selling of Fanzines by Mary Urhausen
  • commentary/complaints about the FanQ process/has it outlived its function? by the editor
  • many, many lengthy letters


Issue 23

Issue 24

Issue 25

Issue 26 (June 1990)

cover issue #26
  • The Faces of Media*West Con X (many photographs)
  • a con report from the editor
  • art by Judith Low, Z.P. Florian, Cheree Cargill
  • many newspaper clippings
  • submission requests for some zines that never got off the ground ("Heart's Blood" [vampires], " Galactic Castaways" [Lost in Space], "Walkabout" [Mel Gibson-centric], "The Midnight Hour" [Midnight Caller]
  • many, many lengthy letters


Issue 27

Issue 28 (Spring 1991)

cover issue #28
  • How to Do a Zine by Mary Urhausen and Cheree Cargill (article about the practical aspects of the process) Begins with "I'm tempted to be facetious and say: Just take a big roll of hundred dollar bills, stick them up a bodily orifice, and then set them on fire ... this would be cheaper and considerably less stressful to your body than putting out a zine!"
  • Bulletin Board (was looking to contact two zine editors)
  • art by Judith Low, Z.P. Florian, Catherine Churko, Carol Peters
  • commentary about how the fandom is in a slump and idea how to pull it out of its doldrums, some folks thought the stories were getting repetitive, others felt fans were burnt out on all the past conflict regarding The Luke and Han War, some people felt with no new movies on the horizon there was the lack of new canon material
  • a con report for 1991 Revelcon
  • announcement about the first "Lucas sanctioned" SW book: "To be called HEIR TO THE EMPIRE by Timothy Zahn, it will be in hardback and probably priced at $19.95. It's a big book (350 pp.) and is apparently an official, Lucas film-sanctioned Third Trilory story! Does this mean Lucas isn't doing the last three movies after all? Did he ever really plan to?"
  • encouragement to read Melanie R's new book, "Stronghold."
  • fan photos
  • newspaper clippings
  • submission requests for some zines that never got off the ground ("Pig Snouts 'n Antacid" (Taxi, touching and humorous stories about Larry and Balki), and "Tales of the Two Great Ones" (Bill and Ted, "humor, hurt/comfort, crossovers...just about anything goes as far as these two patty animals are concerned! No slash (no way!)")


Issue 29

Issue 30 (Autumn 1991)

cover of issue #30
  • Star Wars -- Where R U? an interview with Timothy Zahn, conducted by Ami Silberman , broadcast over USENET and Prodigy, submitted by Maggie Nowakowska
  • A Speculative Fable (Original Ficiton) by Mesarthiln
  • a review of Anakin by Maggie Nowakowska
  • a letter reviewing "Heir to the Empire" the tie in novel by Timothy Zahn
  • many letters with comments about the Media*West disastrous accommodations
  • letters about process of writing fanfic
  • many newspaper clippings
  • submission request for a zine that never got off the ground ("Bobzine" [zine dedicated to exploring the many characters played by Bob Dowdell)


Issue 31 (Winter 1991)

cover of issue #31
  • unknown content


Issue 32 (Summer 1992)

cover of issue #32
  • Unifying Star Wars Fandom -- A Panel Discussion held at MediaWest*Con 12 from a transcript by audio tape supplied by Tim Blaes (panel members were Cheree Cargill, Melea Fisher, Pat Grant, Judith Yuenger) (mentions "The Swedish Zine" [Dark Lord), tries to work out a timeline of SW zines, talks of new films...)
  • a Media West con report with photos
  • a listing of the 1991 Star aWards
  • the editor of Southern Enclave says she's withdrawing the letterzine from the ballot for next year's Media West so other fine letterzines have a chance to win
  • a listing of the 1992 Fan Q award winners
  • art by Judith Low, Cheree Cargill and Z.P. Florian
  • discussion first starts about zine submissions on computer disks
  • discussion on "crossracing" (sexual mingling of different species)
  • many letters
  • several zine flyers


Issue 33

Issue 34 (Winter 1993)

cover of issue #34
  • Dark Empire Review/Analysis (Dark Horse Comics) by Mary Jo Fox
  • art by Catherine Churko, Gerald Crotty, Z.P. Florian, Judith Low and Fiorenzo Delle Rupi
  • the editor's response to an Editing Controversy, how much should an editor do? Followed by much discussion.
  • a blurb for Textual Poachers along with an order form for the book
  • a blurb for a book by Martha Wells
  • a letter wished Maggie Nowakowsi luck with her "Brief History of SW Fanzine Fandom"


Issue 35

Issue 36

Issue 37

Issue 38 (Winter 1994)

cover of issue #38
  • Star Wars Role-Play -- Blaster Battle Participation by Ann Goetz
  • New fax Now Available
  • art by Cheree Cargill, Gerald Crotty, Z.P. Florian, Judith Low
  • lengthy, lengthy ad for a Star wars film spoof by David Saritsky
  • newspaper clippings
  • Desktop Daydreams by Nancy Riley (about this new-fangled thing called screen savers)
  • an ad for "the first single-brand [McIntosh] THX-licensed home theater system"
  • a flyer for Eclecticon
  • much more on the role of a zine editor
  • discussion on "self-censorship" in fiction
  • submission requests for zines that never got off the ground ("Do You Call This Archeology?" [Harrison Fordl] and "Scarecrow's Dream" [zine dedicated to exploring the many characters played by Bob Dowdel])
  • a submission request for MY NAME AIN'T MARY SUE: SPECIAL GAY/LESBIAN ISSUE. "We're currently seeking stories featuring gay and lesbian Mary Sues for a special standalone, one-time issue. Note: This is not a slash project! We are looking for the same kind of innovative and thought- provoking characters and plot-lines that are the standard for every issue of MNAMS."


Issue 39

Issue 40

Issue 41 (Spring 1995)

cover of issue #41
  • Crossing the Jundland Wastes: The Last Trek, A Journey Through Star Wars Fandom's Golden Age by Maggie Nowakowska, "For the first time, fans begin to wonder if SW fandom will continue past the release of ROTJ. Once the story is resolved, they ask, will fans still be interested in SW? Without the continued release of new movies, will momentum die; will fans drift off to other newer and therefore more exciting fandoms? An even more specific question is raised: once ROTJ turns every current fan story into a chronicle of an alternate SW universe, what will happen to fanzines?"
  • info on SW zines in the year 1983 (69 zines are listed as available, with 11 coming soon and 36 planned; 35 fanzines were out of print)
  • the editor encourages people to vote in the STAR aWARdS. "Unlike the nominating process for the Fan Q's, which occasionally seems like a BNF popularity contest, the STAR aWARdS were designed so that everyone who'd had anything in a SW zine the previous year would be eligible. Don't vote for someone just because you recognize their name; vote for your favorite story, poem, art, etc.! If you think the same people win every year, have you exercised your power at the ballot box and voted for someone else? Vote! Vote!! Vote!!!"
  • the first issue to list readers' email addresses, rather than home addresses
  • a discouraging message Arwen Rosenbaum via AOL about how to get a SW Tie In novel published
  • art by Cheree Cargill, Z.P. Florian, Debbie Kittle and Judith Low
  • newspapers
  • a copied ad for a Lucas Arts computer game called "Tie Fighter"
  • a flyer for Eclecticon 1995, Straight Blake's #1, A Tremor in the Force #8, Lair of the Blue Falcon
  • discussion of pro books vs. fan fiction (are they important? do we judge them by different standards than fan fiction? are pro novels canon?)
  • a LoC that says "Is Chewie male? Damned straight! He's the sexiest one I know!"
  • a con report "On November 13, 1994, we had a one-day SW con. As far as I know this was the first SW con ever in the U.K. It was held at a cinema called "The Venue" opposite the Elstree Studios. The event was called "The Elstree/Star Wars Day". The guests were Dave Prowse, Kenny Baker, Mike Edmonds and Jeremy Bulloch."
  • from a LoC: "Thanks so much for presenting the history of SW fandom! I enjoyed reading it; but on the other hand, it make me kind of sad. Because of all that bickering, how many new writers were turned off by SW? I hate to think of all those ideas that were lost... I know my reaction would've been - had I joined in fandom at that time - forget this! If! want abuse, I'll go to the Division of Motor Vehicles and renew my license for fun! I just hope it never happens again!"
  • many comments and in-jokes about "Dead Bothan"
  • submission requests for zines that never got off the ground ("Tattooine Dreams" [zine dedicated to Luke "Keep it clean, please"] and "Years of Fieldwork" [ Indiana Jones fiction from the "O.S.S." series by Jeannie Webster and Sally Smith.]


Issue 42 (Summer 1995)

cover of issue #42
  • Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly, a book review by Z.P. Florian. Talks about how pro novels can't, or are not allowed, to question or talk about some important, complicated things, something that fanzines and fanfic can.
  • Character Biographies from the SW Screen Saver by LucasArts, compiled by Judith Yuenger
  • from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom by Susan M. Garrett "The Seven Deadly Sins of Fandom".
  • the 1994 STAR aWARrds winners
  • "The Sky's the Limit," by Laura Virgil, a report of a talk at the Art Institute of Dallas given by two LucasArts employees
  • art by Tim Blaes, Debbie Kittle and Cheree Cargill
  • many STAR aWARrds photos
  • A Look a the SW Doll Display by the Dead Bothians
  • a review of Blue Harvest from "Spectrum Magazine"
  • from a LoC: "I believe we're on the doorstep of a new era. It seems reasonable to guess that affordable laptop computers with CD-ROM, or reader/player versions without the full computer capabilities, will be here within a decade or so. Instead of 'books,' we'll be buying/renting CD-ROMs from our favorite authors. While that seems cold, less 'romantic' than books, think of the forests it'll save."
  • discussion about the "improved manners" of recent LoCs and how this was good (less hurt feelings) and bad (people don't bring up as many interesting topics)
  • a letter that mentions Boldly Writing: "I hear from Joan Verba that she has written a history of fanzines, with emphasis on Trek since that's her area of interest, has had the ms. vetted by Debra Langsam and Paula Smith, and has sent it to Dell. Let's hope for the best! Joan was always one of the level-headed ones."


Issue 43 (Autumn 1995)

cover of issue #43
  • "Adventure has a New Name at Disneyland: Indiana Jones!" by Lisa Cowan (article) "Not since STAR TOURS in 1987 have the magicians of at Disney Imagineering and the magic of George Lucas been so successfully combined."
  • "Fanzine Terminology and Types of Zines" by Susan M. Garrett from reprinted from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom
  • "Mark Hamill Appears at Dark Horse Comicon report by M.J. Mink
  • Character Biography compiled by Judith Yuenger from the SW Screen Saver by LucasArts
  • art by Gerald Cotty, Z.P. Florian, Cheree Cargill
  • newspaper clipping
  • a map of Wyoming that shows famous peoples' homes
  • discussion about whether "Jedi bashing" is on the rise and the fragility of Republics
  • don't judge a zine by its cover
  • regarding Jundland Wastes: "I don't think the truly outrageous can be reported successfully."
  • became successful monks, and such, so at least one branch
  • on the complaint of "It's Only a Movie/Get a Life, I suspect that we're all missing the real reason for all the excitement. The movies are only red herrings - the excitement comes about simply because we're people involved with each other. We told ourselves that we were just gathering to talk movies and TV shows, but we were actually creating a community."
  • a request for submissions for a letterzine that never made it off the ground: "Marking Time" (about Mark Hamill, to be in both English and German)


Issue 44

Issue 45 (Summer 1996)

cover of issue #45
  • "Telephone Courtesy OR How to Make Enemies Without Even Trying" by Susan M. Garrett (reprinted from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom: "Most fannish business is conducted by mail or in person. This is by unspoken agreement between fanzine readers, contributors, and editors. Fandom could probably continue quite well had Mr. Alexander Graham Bell never been born, albeit with a lot more money spent on postage. The rules for telephone usage are quite simple. The most important thing to remember is that phoning is a privilege, not a right." AND "Never ever go to directory assistance for a number."
  • a MediaWest con report by Judith Yuenger "This year's MediaWest was different from others that I have attended in the past. It seemed to be more of a Relaxacon than anything else. There was still the Dealer's Room feeding frenzy although this year it didn't seem to be quite so frenzied."
  • a list of the Star Awards winners
  • a review of "City of Bones," a pro novel by Martha Wells, review by Z.P. Florian
  • Character Biography of Wedge Antilles and Biggs Darklighter, compiled by Judith Yuenger, from the SW Screen Saver by LucasArts
  • "A Personal Statement" by Nora Mayers (obituary for Gene Kelly)
  • "Special News Release for those on the GEnie Information Network"
  • new subscription rates
  • MediaWest photos
  • as usual, many, many LONG letters
  • readers comment on how they are using computers for the first time
  • rumors that Kenneth Branagh would star as Obi Wan Kenobi in the new movies ("haven't we suffered enough?")
  • submission request for a zine that was stillborn: ("See You at Rendezvous" (a one-shot zine about Wedge Antilles)


Issue 46 (Autumn 1996)

cover of issue #46
  • "A Buyer's Guide to Fanzines OR How to Not Drop $200 in a Hurry" by Susan M. Garrett (reprinted from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom
  • Star Wars as Fairy Tale by Lisa Cowan (article reprinted from "Mythcon" with permission. At Mythcon XIV, held at Scripps College in 1983)
  • "An Interview With Mark Hamill" transcribed by Chris Graham
  • Character Biography of R2-D2 and C-3PO: compiled by Judith Yuenger from the SW Screen Saver by LucasArts
  • art by Nancy Stasulis, Gerald Crott and Z.P. Florian
  • "Star Wars to Be Re-Leased in January 1997" by Andrew Hindes (from an internet article)
  • Star Wars on the Internet "During the past few months, I discovered SW fans and SW fan fiction on the Internet. I would very much like to bridge the gap between the two fandoms. Many of the online fans had never heard of fanzines and I, at least, did not realize that there was a whole library of fan fiction on the Internet.... As with fanzine fiction, some of the stories are better than others. The only drawback to online fan fiction is the absence of artwork."
  • more discussion on whether pro novels are canon
  • a letter from a reader that said she thought slash meant violence
  • many, many letters



Issue 47 (Winter 1997)

cover of issue #47
  • "Star Wars Roars Back Into the Theaters" (fans' reports of seeing the movies on the big screen for the first time since the first release)
  • more discussion on Greedo or Han firing first, "What's the point of that [Greedo shooting first]? Softening Han's image? Making him less of a bad guy so kids can look up to him more? Ridiculous! The trilogy is just as much about Han's character's growth as it is Luke's. Han is transformed from, let's face it, a criminal, to a fully reformed member of society. The cold- blooded manner in which he shoots Greedo helps emphasize this point."
  • "Ordering Zines by Mail OR Waiting by the Mailbox" by Susan M. Garrett from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom "Buying zines through the mail usually goes smoothly if you take the extra time to prepare a complete and readable order. Never ask an editor to provide you with a copy of one story from a zine - it's rude. If you do have a problem getting a zine, follow through with some polite correspondence and give the editor time to correct the situation before trying more drastic measures. Whether or not you use prepayment is up to you, but better to be safe than sorry."
  • "The Archetypal Hero" by Lisa Cowen (reprinted from "Mythcon")
  • An Interview with Mark Hamill from USA Live (TV) transcribed by Pat Grant
  • Character Biography of Owen and Beru Lars and of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin from the SW Screen Saver by LucasArts, compiled by Judith Yuenger
  • convention announcements for DragonCon and MediaWest
  • for the first time, a listing of several internet Star Wars websites
  • newspaper clippings, one which reports Carrie Fisher was asked to lose ten pounds for the role
  • discussion about "internet writers" using characters from pro novels while zine writers didn't
  • discussion about how Han Solo gets emasculated in the pro novels, becoming a "cardboard-nanny" with too much patience and too many children
  • art by Tina Bentrup, Cheree Cargill, Gerald Crotty, Z.P. Florian, Judith Low, Nancy Stasulis



Issue 48 (Summer 1997)

cover of issue #48
  • "The Jedi and the Empire Both Strike Back" (fans' reports of seeing it in the theater for the first time since its original release)
  • "How to Read an Adzine OR The Old and the Useless" by Susan M. Garrett, reprinted from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom :"Adzines are one of the best ways to track down zines that you'd like to purchase or submit to, but even those innocent, or not so innocent, listings have their pitfalls. If an adzine listing is old, it is virtually worthless."
  • "News Flashes" "passed along from the Internet" by Sue Zahn (a collection of SW quotes and info gleaned for computer-less fans)
  • "Star Wars and Tolkien" by Doris Robin, reprinted from "Mythcon"
  • "You Might Be a Redneck Jedi If..." submitted by Sue Zahn
  • a review by Z.P. Florian of the pro novel "The Paradise Snare"
  • the 1996 Star Award winners
  • photos from the 1996 Star Awards
  • MUCH discussion on why having Greedo shoot first is bad
  • more discussion of pro novels: "I too feel lost in this new SW galaxy ... I am partially envious of those with time and will power to read the pro-novels. Sometimes I feel I'm being left out of the loop, wondering if I'll end up a grumpy old dinosaur lamenting for the good old days of fandom when we had only the novelizations and 'Splinter' ["Splinter of the Minds Eye"]."
  • discussion about zine fic vs online fic: "With some exceptions, they [online fics] haven't had the benefit of editors. They have no artwork, and you can't cuddle up with them! I read 'Net stories from different fandoms, but I prefer a zine every time. There's no comparison between sitting at your computer and reading stories (or even printing them) and holding onto a thick, solid zine, laughing at fiIks, admiring iIIos, flipping back to your favorite parts of the stories, etc."
  • some fans have gone from complaining about lack of canon material to too much: "Unfortunately, I do see a rift of sorts developing in SW fandom over the prequel. It already exists on a lesser level with those who only accept the first films. and those who accept the novels, role-playing materIal, and so on. However, I believe that if we maintain our tolerance for all aspects of SW fandom, we'll survive. For instance, I don't read the pro novels nor do I read the comics or roleplay, but I also don't have a problem with those that do or who incorporate that material into their fanfic writing - so long as they accept my right to follow only the films in my views and my writings. Where I see trouble looming is if we allow no room for individual expression, insisting that there is only one absolute "right""
  • newspaper clippings and an article from "Entertainment Weekly"

Issue 49


Issue 50 (Autumn 1998)

cover of issue #50
  • It is the 50th Edition and the editor writes: "Well, can you believe that we're finally here at our 50th issue? Hard to believe that I've been doing SE for fifteen years now and that it's still going strong! Southern Enclave first appeared in September of 1983 after the demise of Pat Nussman's Jundland Wastes. I felt that there should be a Star Wars letterzine and I thought I could do one. My train of thought was, 'I'll just type up letters and print them. How hard can that be?" She goes on to tell of how the Cathedral of Luke and Church of Ford letter war almost shut SE down. "By the 5th issue of SE, I was ready to call it quits and declared that, if both sides didn't cool it, I would shut SE down after the next issue. Thankfully, they did but emotions still ran high for several more issues until several of the more vocal members stopped writing to SE and went their own way."
  • "The Letterzine OR The Gift of Gab" by Susan M. Garrett, reprinted from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom "The letterzine is only one of the many types of publications fandom produces and is often a hybrid - part article, part fiction, part poetry, part illustration, but always, at the very heart of the publication, are the letters. Letterzines can be fonnal, conversational, critical, inspirational, antagonistic, informational ... but a good letterzine is seldom, if ever, dull."
  • "The Emperor's Advocate, a Minority Viewpoint" by David Bratman (reprinted from "Mythcon") "Lucas gets away with a lot, and it's that makes the SW saga work. While it might not, and probably would not, work in a novel, it succeeds in the movies."
  • words to the filk "The Star Wars Cantina" (author unknown)
  • an ad for "Stellar Occasion" a multimedia science fiction and fantasy con held in Dallas in September 1998
  • a report on the Star Awards by Judith Yuenger
  • a list of the 1997 Star Awards winners
  • Meet the Southern Enclave, a list of contributers, contact information and short bios
  • from a letter regarding the Internet: "Fanflc on the Net. I haven't personally gone there to read anything but I know several folks who do and it seems many writers are young and their writing styles show it. Besides, with zines still to read, I haven't had time to cruise the sites. But what I hear is enough to make me not want to rush to the web sites."
  • from a letter regarding the new trilogy: "As long as we can all have our alternates (and George can have his :), there'll certainly be no rift in the fandom over the prequels. But maybe there'll be an entirely new SW prequel fandom? Anakin fans with little interest in Vader (especially if A should tum out to be blond)? Naturally, the prequels will influence our perception of the original trilogy, but if some of us don't like them in part or in their entirety, it's not going to stop anyone from sharing their ideas, writing their version of events, I hope. I guess I don't quite see what the function of a 'canon' is, ultimately. If fan fiction deviates from the official storyline, it's called 'alternate universe', but that doesn't affect the quality of the writing or the enjoyment that can be derived from it. While we all love the first three movies, we also have our individual perception and preferences, and the same is going to be true of the new trilogy."
  • a prevalence of slash zines? "What I noticed this year was that most of the slash seemed to be in the main dealer's room while a good many of the "straight" zines - especially the SW zines- had moved up to the room dealers. So maybe the perception that there was more slash at MWC is just that-- perception."
  • another view: "MediaWest is quickly becoming SlashCon. I've always maintained that I am anti-slash because it places established characters in out-of-character situations. If someone wants to write about gay characters, create them. But don't write characters out-of-character just because you want them to be that way. My apologies to any Slash fans out there, but that's my opinion. The only fandom I can accept slash material in, and that's only because of many scenes in the show which hint toward this, would be Xena."
  • many, many more letters

Issue 51 (Autumn 1998)

cover of issue #51
  • "Research, OR Ignorance is Not Bliss" by Susan M. Garrett from The Fantastically Fundamentally Functional Guide to Fandom: "You do research for two reasons - accuracy and self-protection. If someone is reading your story or poem, or looking at your artwork, you By blatantly flaunting your ignorance, you send a clear message to your reader that you don't care and expect them not to care either. And that's assuming you make it into print in the fIrst place. There's nothing more annoying to an editor than getting a story that obviously hasn't been researched. Why should she give consideration to printing a story when the author doesn't care enough to attempt to get a few facts straight? Don't expect your editor to do your job!"
  • "The Day I Met Gary Kurtz" (producer) by Gerald Crotty
  • a request by Pat Grant for ad submissions for Forces of the Empire
  • newspaper clippings
  • discussion on violence and droid torture
  • from a LoC "My prime fear is that the new generation of fans will not carry the reverence for the existing trilogy as I do. I don't give a womp rat's *** over which films will generate more box office, I just don't want my trilogy forgotten."
  • from a LoC: "When I attended a small, local con here last month, it seemed everyone was on-line and had Net access and that's where they did most of their fannish activities - writing and posting stories, talking in chat rooms, emailing back and forth. Now there were some zine-types there as well, but the majority of the attendees were definitely using their computer for fannish interaction... Like you, I share some concerns that fandom will become almost totally net-oriented. The hard-core among us will never want to give up the convenience, artistry and tangible effort involved with producing a zine, which is much more than just a hard copy. Besides, if Net fiction is your only outlet for reading and writing, what do you do when the power goes off??? "
  • electronic readers replacing books? From a LoC: "Fanzines won't become extinct any more than books. Ok, maybe books will be replaced by electronic readers, about the size of a book, but not scrolling ones, but the kind that displays a page at a time."
  • regarding slash and fatigue: "Yes, there's more slash at MWC than ever before, not just in the dealers room, in the art show, but in the zines as well. I think it reflects a kind of natural fatigue, after so many years in a fandom. Almost everything been done, and anything new seems worth exploring. Oh, and perhaps another aspect is that the slash stories offer a lot of suspense because we don't know how it'll end, while Han and Leia's bonding is a given. Also, there have been quite few very good slash stories that inspired others to try something similar or write a sequel. What the no-slash part of the fandom needs is a few explosive stories about the straight relationships (Han and Leia, Luke and a woman) that'd bring a renaissance into those stories. Let's explore the girls in Luke's future and see whatever can be written about Han and Leia that was not done yet. On the other hand, just because I've eaten chocolate before, it doesn't mean I won't want to eat it again."
  • one writer recalls "an incident where a Lucasfilm rep informed a zine ed that in the SW universe, even the Imperials, were too "innocent" to be gay."
  • complaints about the over-commercialization of the movies and some praises for how much more merchandise there is to buy
  • art by Tina Bentrup, Gerald Crotty and Z.P. Florian

Issue 52 (Winter 1999)

cover of issue #52
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