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Alnitah is a Star Trek: TOS gen fanzine from the UK which was published from 1975 to 1983.
Alnitah was one of a handful of all-Trek fiction zines issued during Star Trek fandom's infancy in the UK. It was known for its high production and crisp appearance. From IDIC #1: "With the exception of Alnitah, fanzines were duplicated; there was simply no other practical way to reproduce the news and fan fiction cheaply." It was believed by some to be the only fanzine in England at the time, which was not the case, but Alnitah was the best known British zine. An American fan in 1977 called the zine series "thoroughgoingly, almost aggressively, English..."
The zine series features back cover "Sehlat Sagas" cartoons, Kryptic Krosswords for Klingons, and short jokes scattered throughout.
This zine won a 1988 "Federation Class of Excellence" Surak Award.
There are fifteen issues and two collections called Omnibus. It has a number of sister zines. One is Alnitah Omnibus and the others are the nine Gropes.