Masquerades (Beauty and the Beast con zine)
You may be looking for Masquerade, a costume contest held at cons.
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| Title: | Masquerades |
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| Date(s): | 1991-1994 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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Masquerades is a gen Beauty and the Beast anthology published in England. It is the con zine for Masquerades.
1991
Masquerades '91 was published in September 1992 and contains 120 pages.
It has a cover by Gerda Eecklaert, interior art by Lynn Simpson.
The zine's dedication: "This fanzine is dedicated to all those, both in front of and behind the camera, in any shape or form who brought us the dream and who keep that dream alive. May it continue to live on."
The content consists of the entries to the fiction and poetry contest for that year's con. All proceeds from the sale of this fanzine were planned to go towards the financing of Masquerades '93, May 28-31 1993.
All of the runner-ups and winners are included, except Deeper Than All Roses, a winner that was published separately, "so Joy could get her novel out of it."
The foreword:
If there were those of you there who thought that this fanzine was never going to appear, let us tell you that at several points we were beginning to think so too! If it wasn't one thing, it was another: from photocopier problems to, just on the verge of printing, about to finish the final corrections and re-print the masters, Jacqui's 386DX computer 'falling over' and dying with an exhausted hard disk [all one hundred and ten megabytes] - taking everything along with it!! Honestly! Even 'the Bible disk' of the computer world written by the guru couldn't get it back, even long enough to get the vital stuff off.
Fortunately, there was almost a complete backup on her machine at work and in the end, only one and a half stories and the three poems had to be retyped and reproofed ... again! Many a tear was shed the night it happened. It also meant we'd lost the database, the infozine heading masters, the templates, which only goes to prove that everyone should back up their work no matter who they are! Other fanzines affected were Crystal Cavern 4 and Below the Belt 2. At this date we are still not too sure how much this disaster will delay us. Stay tuned for details.
But enough of our sad and sorry tale. The zine is here, ready to read. It contains all but one of the entries to the Masquerades '91 fiction competition; Deeper Than All Roses being printed separately on its own so Joy could get her novel out after it. We state now that no alterations or harsh editing has taken place on works within this zine - they are as near as to the actual entry as could be permitted. We decided not to edit to our usual 'viciousness' as the stories were judged on the merit in which they were submitted. We hope this does not deter your reading - we feel the entries were written well enough to allow this decision to stand.
- Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen (ii)
- All For Love by Janet Kilbourne (1)
- Silhouette of Hope by Karen T. Bird (runner-up) (9)
- The Golden Prince by Janet M. Aspinall (winner) (35)
- No!, poem by Kassandra (runner-up) (46)
- Love Remembered Differently by S.M. Evans (Author's note: "This is what might have happened if Vincent HADN'T asked Pascal what he thought.") (48)
- The Eyes of Love by Joyce Clarke (54)
- Renaissance by Joy Faulkner (67)
- From the Ashes by Sandra Orr (runner-up) (73)
- An Episodic Dream, poem by Janet Kilbourne (winner) (82)
- Providence by Edna Wilson (83)
- Help Me Make It Through The Night by Mary Moulden (winner) (88)
- A Funny Thing Happened To Me... by Sue Evans (runner-up) (91)
- You Purred For Me, poem by Kassandra (96)
- Lost? by Stephanien Bruford (97)
- Second Chances, Tough Choices by Louise Hyde (107)
- The Gift by Sandra Orr (114)
- A Face In The Dark by Edna Wilson (122)
from the 1991 issue, first page of the poem, "No!"
from the 1991 issue, illo by Lynn Simpson
from the 1991 issue, the poem "An Episodic Dream"
from the 1991 issue, the poem "You Purred For Me"
1993
Masquerades '93 was published in February 1994 and contains 115 pages.
The cover is by Jacqui and Gwen, and the interior art is by Helen Maiden and R. McLauren.
It contains all of the contest submissions except Remembrance, which was published separately.
- Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen
- Not Even The Rain by Sue Haley & Amber James ("A parallel of the uneasiness of two couples, Laura and Jerry, and Catherine and Vincent, concerning the thought of having a child who might be, in some fashion, handicapped." This story references the 1986 film, Children of a Lesser God.) (reprinted in Flame and Shadow #10)
- Anything Is Possible Isn't It? by Annie Medloc ("Vincent and Pascal talk about someone who's been gone for three days from the tunnels and through the course of the conversation realize that Jacob is the someone and he finally returns home.")
- Familiar Features by Pauline Marshall ("Jenny meets an author from England who has very similar features to Catherine's Vincent.")
- Longing, poem by Gwen Lord
- Conquest of Shadows by Babs Horne ("Two mystical creatures appear as shadows to both Vincent and Catherine.")
- Leap of Faith by Christine Cunningham ("Catherine reads Father the riot act regarding her relationship with Vincent and Vincent borrows romance novels from Jamie in order to learn how to love Catherine.")
- The Coming of Arthur by Marie Tummon ("Mouse finds Arthur above as a baby and brings him below to stay with him and thru various means of destruction the community find out about him.")
- I Wonder, poem by Gwen Lord
- The Time of the Reaper by Stephanie Bruford ("Father receives a newspaper clipping from a Helper about someone looking for an unusual newborn lost near St. Vincent's Hospital thirty three year before.")
- You In My Life, poem by Gwen Lord
- When Love Is Its Own Truth by Pauline Marshall ("Catherine is alive and recovering on the French Riviera with Elliot while trying to regain her memories of Vincent.")
- Love is Thicker Than Blood by Avril Bowles ("Vincent has a surprising reaction when he discovers that Catherine has donated blood and when she goes below the next day she finds out why.") (reprinted from The Candlelight Collection #1)
- Now You See It by Sue Haley ("Mouse shows Brian some magic.")
- Out of Darkness, poem by Stephanie Bruford
- Genesis by Gwen Lord ("The beginning of everything started with Jacob and Peter, and John Pater... and Charles Chandler.") (also in Catherine and Vincent's Excellent Adventure and published as a standalone zine)
Reactions and Reviews: 1993
I have just read Masquerades Fiction '93 and I can say it was well worth the money. I especially liked Avril Bowles's story and Christine Cunningham's story. It was so amusing in some places I laughed out loud, much to the amusement of my own family who think I am mad anyway. I also liked Gwen Lord's story Genesis. It gives a very good insight into what Father was like when he was a student. I greatly enjoyed it. [1]
I have to congratulate everyone concerned with the publication. It is a masterpiece in itself. Jacqui Clarke's typing and layout are superb - so well done. All the stories were too good to put down, but the last one, called "Genesis" is a literary masterpiece. I would never have thought of Jacob, John, Peter and Charles at university together, a brilliant stroke which works. Very cleverly written, bringing together all the loose ends before Vincent was found, right up to the present day. A tapestry well woven, a snip at £6.00. [2]
I would like to tell you about an excellent fanzine I have just bought, read and re-read. It is called Masquerades/93 and contains all but one of the entries in last years fiction competition. The competition was held during the big convention which took place at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, England in May '93. I have to tell you that thi.s fanzine was a wonderful read. I enjoyed every single story.
A lot of our most talented writers are contained within the pages of this fanzine. Names like, Christine Cunningham, Avril Bowles, Pauline Marshall and Gwen Lord, plus many more. There are all kinds of stories for all kinds of tastes. Something for everyone in fact. So go on, give yourself a real treat and buy it. I can assure you, you won't regret it.
At this point I think I should mention the one story not printed in Masquerades/93. It is called "Remembrance" by Joyce Clarke... [3]
1994
Masquerades '94 was published in August 1994 and contains 41 pages.
Hymns at Heaven's Gate by Joy Faulkner (winner: novella) was published separately due to its length.
From the foreword:
Once again we'd like to explain how the fiction is judged. Only Jacqui actually knows who has submitted entries. When they are sent to the judges, all traces or references to the writer's name is removed, or, as in this case, Jacqui actually managed to get all the entries typed up on time, so a copy of the zine was sent around, minus names. This ensures fair marking at all times.
Actually, markings were very close this time around and the judges asked that all entries receive a mention of highly recommended.
Contents
- Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen (ii)
- Absence of the Heart by Amber James (1)
- Poem by Amber James (runner up: poem) (15)
- A Gypsy Never Forgets by Sue Haley (runner up: vignette) (16)
- Such Stuff as Dreams are Made Of by Sandra M. Deville (16)
- The Road Home by Christine Cunningham (runner up: short story) (17)
- And That Should Be by Amber James (winner: vignette) (27)
- A Hope for The Future by Tracey Wootten (winner: short story) (29)
- By a Waterfall by Sandra M. Deville & Amber James (winner: poem) (41)
References
- ^ from Chatterbox #8 (June 1994)
- ^ from Chatterbox #8 (June 1994)
- ^ from Chatterbox #8 (June 1994)