ORAC (Blake's 7 fan club)
| Fan Club | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Organized Response to Avon's Call Organized Rebel Adventurers' Club also spelled O*R*A*C |
| Dates: | 1987 – 2015 |
| Founder(s): | Sandy Williams |
| Leadership: | Joe Isham (president) Pat Elrod (treasurer) |
| Country based in: | north Texas, USA |
| Focus: | Blake's 7 for the first seven years, and then all other science fiction media fandoms |
| External Links: | oracscifi at Twitter ORAC Yahoo!Groups ORAC Facebook Group |
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ORAC (O*R*A*C) initially was a fan-run fan club based in Dallas, Texas and founded in 1987 for the BBC sci-fi television Blake's 7 and has, after 1994, branched out to be a fan organization covering all types of science fiction/fantasy literature, art, music, and media fandom.
Dues included a copy of the club newsletter Tarriel Cell.
ORAC helped start FenCon, a general interest Science Fiction/Fantasy convention in Dallas.
Club Title
ORAC stood for "Organized Response to Avon's Call."
Proposed Zine
Beginning in 1991, the club attempted to launch a Blake's 7 zine titled "Transzendence". Despite submission requests over several years, this endeavor was not successful. From a submission request in Aspects v.3 n.4:
ORAC, the North Texas Blake's 7 fan club, is finally taking the fanzine plunge! Now seeking stories, artwork, poetry and filks for printed and possible audio versions of fanzine. No slash or adult material, please.
ORAC Website Members
In March 11, 2006 The ORAC Officer election was held, and the new officers are:[1]
- President: Tim Morgan
- Vice-President: Alan Balthrop
- Treasurer: Russ Miller
- Archivist: Rose Hurt
- Minister of Silliness: Tamisan Ullman
- Mascot: Iain Miller
References
- ^ "ORAC". 2006-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11.