Ann O'Neill
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| Name: | Ann O'Neill |
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| Type: | editor, publisher |
| Fandoms: | Babylon 5, Blake's 7, Doctor Who, Due South, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek: TNG |
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Ann O'Neill was a UK fan active in fanzine, media, slash and con-running circles for over 20 years. She was also active in The Avon Club and helped organize the Space City conventions.
Some Publications
- Cry Wolf (The Sentinel)
- Pack Mates (Due South)
- When I'm Calling You (Due South)
- Standard by Seven (Blake's 7)
- The Visitor (Doctor Who)
- 221B
- New Enterprise (Star Trek: TNG)
A Dedication and Her Passing
In 1995, she had this dedication to her Star Trek: TNG zine New Enterprise: "This zine is fondly dedicated to all my friends, 'cuz all good things don't have to come to an end!"
Ann died in 2000. She was 42.
Ann O'Neill's obituary, Archived version by Ann Bown posted on Judith Proctor's Blake's 7 Obituary Page
"It is with great sadness I have to report the untimely death of Ann O'Neill. Ann, a pioneer in Blake's 7 fandom, brought out the very first of the popular Standard by Seven series of amateur magazines before today's well known fan clubs came into being. Described as a "multifacted magazine, designed to meet the tastes of the more discerning Blake's Seven reader" they certainly were. Please bear in mind when most of these zines came out, none of us had PC's and all the modern equipment that goes with publishing an amateur zine today - just the old manual typewriter. Ann did eleven in the Standard series, before turning her mind to other things.It was in a pub on the outskirts of Reading in the Autumn of 1983 that I first met Ann and we decided there and then to get together and do a convention. So it was that the first Space City Convention was born. That convention led to another and another. Little did we know how successful they would be...... Back in the late 80s, I collaborated with Ann once more. Due to public demand we republished stories from the 'Standard By Seven' series of zines, (which were no longer available in the original form). Called Standard By Seven: The Early Years, we now have The Early Years II, III, IV and I hope to bring out the last in the series (V) very soon.
After Blake's 7, Ann branched out into other genres. As well being an occasional freelance journalist, she was editor of the official Dr. Who fan club newsletter and produced The Visitor - a Dr. Who fanzine. She followed that with a 221B - a Sherlock Holmes magazine. Then came other zines New Enterprise for Star Trek:TNG, Babylon 5 and Due South and many more.
I could go on for ever, such were her accomplishments, but Ann O'Neill was a close friend to both Joe and myself - a friend who was always there when needed. She was a very talented lady and will be sadly missed.
Ann Bown (of the Avon Club).