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Linda Bushyager
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| Name: | Linda Bushyager |
| Alias(es): | Linda Eyster |
| Type: | zine editor, fan writer, convention organizer, zine publisher |
| Fandoms: | science fiction |
| Communities: | Carnegie Mellon SF Club, Western Pennsylvania SF Association |
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Linda Bushyager (nee Eyster) was a zine editor and convention organizer active in the science fiction fandom during the 1960s and 1970s. She also published a number of fantasy novels and a GOH at a number of conventions. She passed away on November 27, 2024.[1]
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Fanac
Conventions
- PgHLANGE - co-founder and organizer (1969)
- The Mimeo Man - cast and crew, first performance at PgHLANGE VI (1974)
- BYOB-Con 5 - GOH (1975)
- PgHLANGE IX - GOH(1977)
- Paracon I - GOH (1978)
- Corflu 4 - con comm (1987)
- Corflu 9 - GOH (1992)
Fan Clubs
- Carnegie Mellon SF Club - co-founder with Suzanne Tompkins
- Western Pennsylvania SF Association - co-founder with Suzanne Tompkins and Ginjer Buchanan
- Southern Nevada Area Fantastic Fiction Union - member
Other
- FAAn Awards (Fanzine Activity Achievement Awards) - organizing committee
- Neo Fan's Guide - revised edition with Linda Lounsbury (1970s)
- Darkovans Invade Boskone! - Linda's concerns about fanfiction and authors participating in fandom were part of this con report (1978)
- Grand Balloon - was prompted by an editorial of Linda's in Granfalloon Issue #17 (1973)
Awards
Hugo Awards
- 1972 - Best Fanzine - nominee (for Granfalloon)
- 1973 - Best Fanzine - nominee (for Granfalloon)
Interviews
- “Fandom in 1970s Pittsburgh Pt1: Ginjer Buchanan, Linda Bushyager, Suzanne Tompkins, Laurie Mann (m)" and “Fandom in 1970s Pittsburgh Pt 2: Ginjer Buchanan, Linda Bushyager, Suzanne Tompkins, Laurie Mann (m)” - Fanac.org’s Zoom fanhistory project moderated by Laurie Mann, 2022
Reviews and Recommendations
Archives/Zines/Collections/Communities
Zines
As Editor
- Granfalloon (1968-1976)
- Karass (1974-1978)
- Bullsheet - MidAmeriCon newsletter (1976)
As Publisher
- A Hitchie is a Flange Only Smaller (1969)
- Flange You (early 1970s)
- Duprass - co-published with Leslie Smith (mid-1980s)
As Contributor
- StarDate - "Once Acid Remark Too Many" [1968]
- Askance
- Contact!
- Fanthology 76
- Fanthology '87
- Home Kookin'
- Vegas Fandom Weekly
- NESFA Hymnal - Vol. 2 - "The Elevator Song (lyrics) [1987]
External Links
- "Linda Bushyager (1947-2024)" by Mike Glyer, File 770 (Nov 29, 2024)
- "Linda Bushyager" at Zine Wiki
- "Linda Bushyager" at Fancyclopedia 3
- "Linda E. Bushyager" at Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base
References
- ^ "Linda Bushyager (1947-2024)" by Mike Glyer, File 770 (Nov 29, 2024)