Zine Aid

Zine
Title:	Zine Aid
Publisher:	out of England
Editor(s):	Susan J. King & AJK
Date(s):	mid-1980s
Series?:
Medium:	fanzine, print
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Fandom:	multimedia
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Zine Aid is a UK charity zine gen anthology published to support the Band Aid Trust charities.

At least 4 issues were published.

From a 1988 ad:

ZINE AID is still going. We have raised £1,000 plus for Ethiopia. so far, but things could be getting bad there again this year. Are you going to let the good we've already helped go to waste now? If you've already got the zines, buy one for your family and friends... Buy your copy now - SAVE A LIFE TODAY?

From a 1990 ad:

An idea dreamed up by a handful of people who wanted to save lives in Ethiopia, Each issue is amixture of media and original fiction.

About

From an ad in Hypertension #15 in 1987: "An idea dreamed up by a handful of people who wanted to save lives in Ethiopia."

Back in 1985/86 my sister and I and a ton of other people involved in fandom - friends, friends of friends etc, got together and produced a couple of zines (Fan fiction magazines) called Zine Aid which helped raised well over £1,000 for the Band Aid Trust famine relief fund.

Submission Request

ZINE AID ... is a new fanzine project aimed toward raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. With the help of fans from all areas of British fandom - BLAKE'S SEVEN, GALACTICA, STAR TREK - we hope to produce a zine that will have something for just about everybody and thereby make our own small contribution toward feeding the world.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: 1) if you're a writer or an artist, then contribute. We're looking for media of original short stories, poems and artwork, puzzles, quizzes - in fact, anything to make it a colourful zine (only no adult or "/" material, please). 2) If you're an editor, whether of a club or zine, then help us publicise our project - tell your writers and your fan contacts about ZINE AID, advertise us in your zines, pass on the info. 3) Buy a copy of the zine when it comes out. Better yet, buy one for a friend as well.

Publication is currently aimed toward Galacticon, Easter 1986, where ZINE AID will be on sale.

An Attempted 2005 Revival

I'd like to try it again - wanna help? Sal's organised the black and white printing for us - her boss is happy for her to use their photocopier for free as long as paper is provided.

Need help with colour printing for any artwork etc - haven't got that bit sorted out yet, but if any of you can come up with any ideas it would be great - there would need to be at least 200 copies of each bit of artwork down, far far far to expensive to do on a home printer.

We need stories - not just Stargate, but every fandom going. Hang on to the artwork for the moment, until we can find out about the printing, because we might need to keep that black and white too. I already have colour work from Carole from SB

Cartoons are good, quizzes and puzzles are good - make them as multi-media as you can get them.

PLEASE NOTE: NO ADULT CONTENT - NO MORE THAN TEN PAGES PLEASE. That way we can get as big a variety of fandoms as possible and appeal to the biggest audience.

Two Stories

These two stories appeared in an issue of Zine Aid.

• The First Pop Concert By: Ness Ayton ("In days of yore how did the concerned citizens of Albion seek to help those who were experiencing hardship? A story set in the days of King Arthur with a modern twist; or perhaps it's a modern story with an Arthurian twist.")
• For I Have Faced Death by Ness Ayton ("An original Arthurian story. What Arthur and his companions encountered on the way home from one of their battles in the north.") (reprinted in Legend #3)

Issue 1

Zine Aid 1 was published in 1985 and contains 52 pages.

cover of issue #1

The art is by Tim Pieraccini, Anonymous, and Leysa.

• Introduction by Susan J. King (2)
• From Yashmia, With Love, fiction by Olivia (Dempsey and Makepeace) (3)
• Mind-Night, poem by Yvette Clarke (original) (6)
• Blake's Seven Wordsearch by Lesley Hatch (7)
• The Windmill, fiction by Patrick Chapman (original fiction) (8)
• The Mouse/The Hawk/The Wolf, poems by Karen L. Sewell (Ladyhawke) (9)
• Elite, fiction by Wendy Metcalfe (10)
• Media Quiz by Jackie Eason (20)
• In Memoriam [sic], fiction by Susan J. King (Blake's 7) (22)
• Zen, poem by Ruth Guttridge (Blake's 7) (22)
• Just Another Poker Game?, fiction by Clementine (24)
• The Forest, poem by Debbie Johnson (Robin of Sherwood) (29)
• Will the Real Maggie Forbes Please Stand Up?, article by Keith R. Gooch (Gentle Touch/CATS Eyes) (30)
• Turlough's Thoughts, fiction by Jan Harley (Doctor Who) (31)
• The Universal Soldier, fiction by A.S. Lawrence (V) (32)
• Awakening, poem by Psyche (original) (33)
• Whit's Worn Beneath the Kilt?, poem by K. Glancy (Star Trek: TOS) (34)
• Media Word Puzzle by Sue Pritchard (25)
• Suffer Little Children Not, fiction by Jane M. King (Sapphire and Steel) (36)
• Avon, poem by Patrick Chapman (Blake's 7) (41)
• Box, poem by Patrick Chapman (original) (41)
• The End of Streethawk, fiction by Penny Carr (Streethawk) (42)
• Anniversary, poem by Yvette Clarke (original) (44)
• One Night in Oscallon, fiction by Penelope Hill (original fiction) (45)
• The Shadow King, poem by Henry Eggleton (original) (47)
• Merlin's Ca, poem by Psyche (original) (47)
• A Happy Event, fiction by CC (V) (48)
• Pictures of Summer, poem by Yvette Clarke (original) (49)
• Gwynhwyfar, poem by Psyche (original) (49)
• Just One Month of the Year, fiction by DC (The A-Team) (50)

Issue 2

Zine Aid 2 was published in the mid-1980s, possibly 1986. It contains 56 pages.

cover of issue #2

It contains a Blake's 7 cartoon titled "Up Up and Away" by J.D. Humphries.

• Introduction by Susan J. King (2)
• ... A Handful of Dust by A.S. Lawrence (Battle Galactica (1978)) (3)
• Of Youth, poem by Yvette Clarke (non-media) (18)
• The Respectful Child by Debbie Johnson (The A-Team) (19)
• Reflection, poem by Yvette Clarke (non-media) (20)
• The Perfect Cybernaut by Keith Gooch (New Avengers) (21)
• Caution — Heroes Ahead, article by Yvette Clarke (25)
• The Warning, poem by Ruth Guttridge (non-media) (26)
• Battlestar Galactica Wordsearch by CC (27)
• Time Future and Time Past by Ros Williams (Blake's 7) (28)
• Mini Quiz: Is Brothers and Sisters by Jess and Elara (31)
• Coming Home by Steven O'Donaghue (Road Warrior) (34)
• Baseball, Grooves, & Other Night Moves by Porch & Rice (Hardcastle and McCormick) (37)
• Dreams of Summer, poem by Yvette Clarke (non-media) (50)
• SOS by Rowena Sayer (Star Wars story with Battlestar Galactica/Blake's 7/Star Trek/Doctor Who crossover) (51)
• No Such Thing as Heroes by Susan J. King (MASH) (52)
• Mini Quiz II: Four-Legged Friends and Others by Jess and Elara (55)

Issue 3

cover of issue #3

Zine Aid 3 was published in the mid-1980s and contains 57 pages. Authors/Artists: Susan J King, Mary Moulden, Lesley Hatch, Helen Pitt, Ros Williams, Yvette Clarke and more.

• Star Wars
• Star Trek: TOS
• Doctor Who
• "Chinese Emerald" by Kelita (The A-Team) (2 pages)
• "Haunting the Blues" by Chameleon (Willie Caine soliloquy) The Sandbaggers (1 page)
• Battlestar Galactica (4 pages)
• Blake's 7
• M*A*S*H*
• Original Fiction

Issue 4

Zine Aid 4 may have been published in 1987 and contains a UFO/Knight Rider, Blake's 7, Simon and Simon, Star Wars, Star Trek, 2010 (movie), original fantasy, puzzles and humour.