Timeline of Star Trek Meta

Fandom:	Star Trek
Dates:	1967 - present
See also:	Timeline of Star Trek Fandom, Timeline of K/S Fandom Spock Must Not Die campaign ad, 1981
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• K/S Fanfic Issues: some thoughts about the guys by Laura Goodwin (late 1990s?, early 2000s?)
• The Mannerly Art of Disagreement by Macedon (revised 2000)
• This Vulcan Penis Problem by Laura Goodwin (early 2000s)
• What is the problem you have with PocketBooks by Randall Landers (early 2000s)
• Kirk and Spock: The Straight Story by Gamin Davis (early 2000s)
• Through Darkest Adolescence with Lois McMaster Bujold or Thank You, But I Already Have a Life by Lillian Stewart Carl

60s

1968

• The Roddenberry Maneuver by Juanita Coulson and Kay Anderson (Feb)
• With Jaundiced Eye by Ted White (Feb)
• The Allure of Uhura by robert toomey (Apr)
• The Words in Spock's Mouth by Harlan Ellison (Spring)
• A Mid-Spring's Night's Dream, or, Journey to Backstage by Ruth Berman and Dorothy Jones (Jun)
• California, Here We Come! or The Vulcan Consulate is Alive and Hiding Out at Paramount Studios by Mildered Torgerson and Toni Gourd
• Spock: Teenage Outcast by Leonard Nimoy

1969

• The Awful Offal by David Gerrold

70s

1970

• Concerning Sehlats by Lee Burwasser (Jun)
• Open Letter from Jacqueline Lichtenberg to Ted White by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

1971

• The Vulcan Love Story, or, Being in Pon Farr Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry by Doris Beetem (Jun)

1972

• Star Trek Convention, or, how I spent my vacation, or What would I have done for aggravation if I hadn't been helping run a convention? by Devra Langsam (Spring)
• The Vulcan Love Myth by M. L. Barnes

1973

• May You Live Long and Prosper: Kraith Open Letter by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Jan 1)

1974

• Ritual in the Kraith Universe (critical essay) by Joyce Yasner (Jan)
• Bring Back Star Trek...? by David Gerrold
• Thoughts on Darkover, Star Trek and Canada by Jennifer Bankier (Sep)
• Critical Mass (article) by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Sep)
• Ellison Wonderland: A View from Trekland by Sharon Ferraro
• Kraith Review (Whap! Crunch! Ow!) by Cara Sherman
• Continuity Theory by Mary Manchester

1975

• No Trekkies allowed, gang, and this means you! by Paula Smith (February)
• Highbrow Fandom? by M.L. Fisher (July)
• Pandora's Box... Again by Diane Marchant (September)
• Vulcan Lit... or, "Spock's Problem" by M.J. Fisher, (October)
• IDIC and the Prime Directive by Karen Fleming (November)
• The Connection to Star Trek Lives! by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
• The main problem is, however, that we suddenly found ourselves, at SF conventions, up to our collective necks in screaming Trekkies. by Bjo Trimble
• The Spock Charisma Effect by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

1976

• Many fans might be left in the lurch of fandom by M.J. Fisher (January)
• Con Descending by M.J. Fisher (January)
• Death Wish by Cheryl Rice (January)
• A Tall Tale by M.J. Fisher (February)
• Underground by M.J. Fisher (April)
• SeKWester*Con (Apr)
  • Beginning Writers (1976 panel discussion)
  • Feminism in Treklit (1976 panel discussion)
  • Trek Novels (1976 panel discussion)
  • The Vulcan/Human Hybrid
• The Golden Age of Strekdom by M.J. Fisher (May)
• Commercialism in Strekdom by M.J. Fisher (July)
• Caveat Emptor by Mandi Schultz (July)
• In Defense of Faulwell by Vivian Sheffield and Pat McCormack
• The facts are these. Hoover is not telling the truth. by Mandi Schultz (Nov)
• Who Was Zarabeth? by Rusty Hancock (Nov)
• Alternate Universe 4: The Writing, The Content by Virginia Tilley and Anna Mary Hall
• The Conventions as Asimov Sees Them by Isaac Asimov
• The Fair Treks: Star Trek's view of women by Sam Armitage
• Fanzine Reproduction (1976 panel discussion)
• Feminism in Treklit (1976 panel discussion) (Apr)
• House of Zeor and Star Trek by Betty Herr
• Open Letter by Winston A. Howlett Regarding His Review of "Alternative: Epilog to Orion" by Winston A. Howlett
• To Slay or Not to Slay: Why We Write 'Get-em' Stories -- & Love 'em! by Becca Oroukin and Connie Faddis

1977

• So you want to have a "Star Trek" convention by Joan Winston (Jan)
• The Future of British Conventions by Ann Looker (Jan-Oct)
• Return from the Glass Isle: The Romantic Structure of Star Trek by Jane Aumerle (Feb)
• A Survival Guide for Strekcons by M.J. Fisher (February)
• The Future of Star Trek Fandom by John Baker and M.J. Fisher (April)
• Loonies in Fandom? by M.J. Fisher (April)
• So what do you want, good material or good friends?? by Paula Block (Apr)
• Kirk and Spock: Do They or Don't They? at SeKWester*Con, Too (May 28)
• Open Letter by Mary Lou Regarding Explicit Fanworks by Mary Lou Dodge (May)
• Con Fans and Mainstream Fans by Bev Clark (May)
• The Story of The Cage, the Se-Kwester*Con Too Conzine... or... How Not to Publish a Fanzine by M.J. Fisher (July)
• The Easy Way Out by Caroline Nixon (Aug)
• Star Trek America -- 1977 -- A Retrospective (Sep)
• A TRUE STORY OF KEEPER'S TOWER; A Weekend at the Lichtenbergs' or, An Experience in THREE Universes by Catherine Filipowicz (Nov)
• Care to Debate That? Vulcan Sexuality in the Night of the Twin Moons Universe by Jean Lorrah
• Care to Debate That? The K/S Relationship... Con
• Care to Debate That? Broadside by Johanna Cantor
• An Essay in Defense of Fan-Written Characters by Pat McCormack
• I (and Sharon) have been backed into a corner defending a single position over quality controls. Frankly, I rather resent this. by [Paula Smith]]
• In Defense of Tomcat by Connie Faddis
• To Fellow Nimoy-Spock Fans by Gene Roddenberry

1978

• The Wall by M.J. Fisher (January)
• Truth forever on the scaffold by Karen Fleming (January)
• The Glory and the Dream by M.J. Fisher (May)
• No Easy Answers by M.J. Fisher (May)
• Star Trek Lives! So What. by J.R. Wilson (Jul)
• Care to Debate That? Anti-Feminism in Treklit by Johanna Cantor & Susan Matthews
• Care to Debate That? I Am Not Spock by Johanna Cantor
• Fan Fiction: Is It Legal, Or Merely Tolerated? by Jim Van Hise
• How to Break Into Treklit by Johanna Cantor
• If we, as K/S fans, do not collectively, and SUDDENLY stop "feeding the flames," it is certain that no one ever will. by Della Van Hise
• The Many Faces of Fan Fiction by Christopher Randolph
• So You Want to Be a Fan Artist! by Beverly C. Zuk
• "Alternative" Thoughts by Gerry Downes

1979

• The Things to Be by Joel Davis (Jan)
• Characterization Rape: An Examination of Fan Fiction by Kendra Hunter (Mar)
• IDIC - Fact or Fiction? by Roger N (Jun)
• Beauties and the Beast by Anonymous (Jul)
• I was going to do an editorial on the "pernicious evils" spawned by the K/S relationship stories by Theresa Holmes (Apr)
• A Careful Analysis: The Roddenberry Footnote by Christopher Randolph

80s

1980

• Feminism in Trek-Lit (1980 essay) by Mary Lou Dodge (Mar)
• Feminism (Or the Lack of It) in Trek-Lit by Leslie Fish (Mar)
• The Trekkin' Gourmet by S. Marshall and Greg Baker (Aug)
• The Footnote: An Explication de Texte by Judith Gran

1981

• Public Image by Sonni Cooper (Jun)
• Fandom is for the Young or One Convention Too Many by Nana Grasmick and Karen Flanery

1982

• The Fourth Season That Might Have Been by Don Harden (Oct)
• Where No Producers Have Gone Before by Teri Meyers (Dec)
• Open Letter to Fandom by Teri Meyer Regarding Spock's Movie Death
• The Psychology of the Kirk/Spock Relationship by Ann T. Dickson

1983

• Minefield by Teri Meyer (Jun)
• Call It Speculation by Guinn Berger
• K/S is B.S. by Ann K. Meyer

1984

• IDIC (essay) by Susan McCutchen (Mar/Apr)
• Support Your Local Conventions in 1985 by Paul Rowe (Nov/Dec)
• David Gerrold's 1984 UFP Con Report by David Gerrold
• Open Letter to K/S Fandom by David Gerrold
• Some Thoughts on Media Science Fiction and Fantasy by Joy Carole Harrison
• Talk $ense to Paramount by Vel Jaeger

1985

• Star Trek: The Banned Episodes by Stephen Bell (Feb)
• Your K/S Horoscope by Anonymous (Mar)
• Open Letter to the Editors of All K/S Zines & All Other "/" Media Zines by Anonymous (May)
• Another Addict Raves About K/S by Joanna Russ (May)
• All About Chapel by Teresa Morris
• Right to Relief by Judith Gran (1985-1986)

1986

• Open Letter by Helena Seabright Regarding "Alien Brothers" (Feb)
• Open Letter by Della Van Hise Regarding "Killing Time" (Apr)
• Open Letter by Vel Jaeger Regarding "Alien Brothers" by Vel Jaeger (Apr)
• K/S - A Personal Experience by Della Van Hise (Jun)
• K/S: Freedom of the Press? by Alexis Fegan Black (Aug)
• Editorial for The Women's List by Tess Kolney

1987

• To Award or Not To Award by Linda Frankel (Feb 7)
• Out in the Open: Alexis Fegan Black's 1987 Open Letter Regarding "Courts of Honor" by Alexis Fegan Black (Feb)
• Anatomy of a Letterzine by Kristen Brady (Spring)
• Open Letter by the Gang of Six Regarding Courts of Honor by The Gang of Six

1988

• Diane Carey's "Ghost Ship" Letter by Diane Carey

90s

1990

• Harve Bennett's Farewell Open Letter by Harve Bennett (Jun 29)
• An Open Letter to Harve Bennett... In Fandom's Defense by Ruth S
• I see no need to allow the decisions of the ever-shortsighted network sheep to effect me, my zine, or how I feel... by Alayne Gelfand
• This is the tale of PROBE: The Novel I Didn't Write by Margaret Wander Bonanno

1991

• Hell, No, Creations Cons -- We Won't Go! by Jon Lane (Jul)
• Tired of Creation "Cons" (Sep)
• Fannish Roots (1991 essay) by Joyce Yasner
• The Sherlock Holmes Connection by Michael Simpson

1992

• Fanzines: 1966-1991 by Sheila Clark (Feb)
• Oh God, You're a Trekkie?! by Catherine Mori (Dec)
• The Seldom Female in a World of Males by Debbie Lee (Dec)
• Extreme Prejudice: Opinion for Interphase by Jefferson P. Swycaffer
• Why Hurt/Comfort by Kay Stagg

1993

• Marshak & Culbreath - Psychological H/C? by Neil J. Barrett

1994

• An Evolution Overlooked by Darren Maxwell (Mar)
• Of all the media characters in the series that you watch, which one do you most identify with? by Gayle F (Apr 23)
• Star Trek, Blake's 7, and Pros AUs by Lynn C. (Jun 7)
• The Fanzine FAQ, version 0.9 (1994) by Alara Rogers (Sep 10)
• Pass the Crisco, Spock by Patricia Scheiern Lewis

1995

• There's No Place Like Home by Christine Zdroj-Bichlor (May)
• A Borg's Eye View by Laura Trise Basta-Sandler (May)

1996

• Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Characters on Star Trek - a 12-year saga of deceit, lies, excuses and broken promises by David Sinclair (Sep 9)
• Please Captain, Not in Front of the Klingons by Gareth Branwyn (Sep 20)
• My Heart Belongs to Janeway by Elizabeth Reba Weise (Sep)
• Q Who? by Jane Carnall
• Slashing the Borg: Resistance is Fertile by Mark Dery

1997

• Alt.startrek.creative Slash Wars (Spring)
• Alt.startrek.creative.all-ages (May 1997-present)
• What's it All About, Alpha? Or The Up Side of Dark Heroes by Suzanne Brockmann

1998

• Romance and Gender-roles from alt.startrek.creative (Jan)
• The ASCEM community by Emily Salzfass (Apr 1)
• Kirk and Spock--The Full Monty by Shelley Butler (Jun 1)
• So What Am I Looking At? by Rambo Dawson (Jun)
• Fanzines and the Internet or "Whither Thou Goest, Orion Press?" by Randy Landers (Oct 20)
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) OF ALT.STARTREK.CREATIVE.EROTICA.MODERATED or An Introduction to the TrekSmut World of ASCEM(L) by Ruth Gifford (Nov)
• Fan Fic or Pro Fic on ASC (Dec 1)
• How long have you been in fanfic? by alt.startrek.creative (Dec 17)
• Minding One's P's and Q's by Atara Stein

1999

• fanfiction: web or zine? by 1800whine (May 20)
• Sexuality in Slash: My God, Spock, You're a Woman! by Rachel Shave (Oct 18)
• Why Trek Fic generally is pretty hot stuff by Laura Hale (Dec 9)
• Censored by Judith Gran
• Fan Fiction and Copyright by Judith Gran
• The Foresmutters Project: Commentary & Historical Background: Shelter by Leslie Fish
• Censored by Judith Gran
• On "Turning Point" and "Full Circle" by Mary Ellen Curtin

00s

2000

• When is a Mary Sue not a Mary Sue? by LJC (Mar 14)
• On "Mary Sue" and "Lay" Stories by Judith Gran
• Rewriting Society's Future: Women, Star Trek and Slash Writing by Genevieve Petty

2001

• Some Speculations on Cardassian Anatomy by Mrs260 (May 23)
• Worldbuilding, "Inclination", Alternate Universes, and the Creation of Vulcan by Laura Jacquez Valentine (Jun)
• Canon or Canons: What's Canon and how can I change it? by Lee Burwasser (Sep)

2003

• Trekkies And RPS by NovaD (Apr 17)

2004

• Where No One Had Slashed Before by Killa (Oct 30)
• The Big List of K/S Cliches by Jungle Kitty (Dec 23)

2005

• From CORFLU to Yahoo: My Twenty Years in K/S by Rebecca D. W. (Jan)
• My 30 Years in Trek Fandom by [[ Kathy Resch]]

2006

• Star Trek to Receive CGI Makeover by Randall Landers (Sep 6)
• I’m Not A Writer But I Play One On The Net. by Berkeley Hunt

2007

• The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: Series by K.S. Langley in Legacy #1-#4
• Scribbling Women: Artists Talk Back by Liz Woledge in Legacy #3
• Convention Memories by Robin Hood by Robin Hood (fan) (Jul)
• IDICon and 4-Play Con: An Interview with Kandy Fong and Marnie S.
• Convention Memories: Nancy Kippax: K/S Con by Nancy Kippax
• Conventions Memories: Cons I Have Known and Loved
• Convention Memories: Shore Leave by Linda B. (Jul)
• Are You Out of Your Mind? Putting on a K/S Convention (Jul)
• K/S on Computers: A Taste of Armageddon? by Lyrastar (Jul)
• Blurring the Lines: Online or in Print, It's Still K/S by Lyrastar (Jul)
• If They're Called Web Pages, Shouldn't They Be Collected Into Zines? by Lyrastar (Jul)
• The K/S Zine: The Time of the Beginning 1976-1985 by Carolyn Spencer (Jul)
• The Road to K/S: The Hurt/Comfort Zine Contact by Nancy Kippax
• The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines by Dorothy Laoang in Legacy #5
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: The K/S Press: 1996 to the Present
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: The LOC Connection: 1989 to 1993
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: Come Together: 1994-1996 by Starshadow
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: Treklink: 1986-1987
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: British Letterzines: STAG, IDIC, and Communicator
  • The Legacy of K/S in Letterzines: On the Double
• K/S Around the World (Wide Web) by Lyrastar
• The Internet: K/S and Internet Connections by Lyrastar
• The Internet: Online K/S Awards by Lyrastar
• Jesmihr: The Journey of One Author to K/S by Lyrastar
• Out of the Closet and on to Wikipedia by Lyrastar

2008

• ASCEM History ... before we loose it... by Stephen Ratliff (Feb 15)
• Reminisce With Me by Nancy Kippax (Feb-Aug)

2009

• Analyzation Commentary of TOS for KS by Brittany Diamond (June-)
• James T. Kirk: Mata Hari, Don Juan or Dobie Gillis? (2009)

10s

2010

• Gay Me Up, Scotty: How Star Trek Failed To Boldly Go There by Boylio (Sep 6)

2011

• Beyond T'hy'la: Slash Analysis of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novel by bigmamag(Mar 8)
• Give Kirk a Break -- Spock's the One Putting Women Back in the Kitchen by Emily Asher-Perrin (May 9)

2012

• Star Trek, U.N.C.L.E., Lansing and MI-08 by JamieG (Oct 30)

2013

• Somebody asked me again what I thought about K/S fans by David Gerrold (Aug 27)

2014

• Once Upon a Mad, Mad Time... by Della Van Hise (Dec 20)

2015

• Star Trek was about social justice from day one by David Gerrold (Feb 17)

2017

• Alexis Fegan Black is Dead by Della Van Hise (Feb 25)

2018

• Just what level of “don’t ever fuck with us” is Starfleet? by lj-writes (May 4)