CAROL, Avedon (1951- )

UK-based US fanwriter/editor active since 1974, first in Washington, DC (1974-85), then London (1985- ). Member Washington Science Fiction Association (1974-85), Friends In Space (1985-87, London), the Fanhattonites (1987- , London). TAFF winner 1983, GoH w/Connie Willis and Samuel R.Delany at WiSCON 11 (1987, Madison, Wisconsin), FGoH w/Rob Hansen at CONTRIVANCE (1989 Eastercon). Hugo Award nominee for Best Fanwriter, 1989, 1991 and 1992 Married to UK fan Rob Hansen and resident in UK since 1985.

NB. The name is Avedon Carol not Carol Avedon. 


First Contact:  Joined WSFA (1974)

First Con:      DISCLAVE 1974 (annual DC con)

Concoms:        ?
                CONSTELLATION (1983 Worldcon, Baltimore)

Fanzines:       THE INVISIBLE FAN (8 issues, 1976-79) pers

                HARLOT (3 issues, 1980-82, ed.w/Anne Laurie Logan & Ken
                        Josenhans) gen            
                WSFANAC (7 issues, 1980-81) pers
                BLATANT (1981-  , numbering continues from WSFANAC) pers
                RUDE BITCH, 1983, and DEAR RUDE BITCH, 1984, ed.w/Lucy
                         Huntzinger)
                MAD HATTON (2 issues, 1988) group
                PULP (19 issues, 1986-91) gen. Alternating co-editor. (Others:
                      Vince Clarke, Pam Wells, John Harvey, Rob Hansen)

One-offs:       UP FROM FAFIA (197?)
                IN ARMENIAN IT'S 'PAKLAVA' (19?)
                KASHMIR (19?)
                TAPE FROM CALIFORNIA (1980)
                IT'S NOT MY FAULT (1980)
                THE AMNESIA REPORT (1984)
                LIFE SENTENCE (1984, ed.w/Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden)
                VERGE (1984)
                CHUCH (1986, gen. ed.w/Rob Hansen)

Apazines:       AC/DC (1976-  ) for AWA (US)
                TIAMAT (3 issues, 19?-?), ?APA (US)
                SILVER DAGGER (7 issues, 19?-?), for AWA©subset (US)
                JUICE (197?, one-shot ed.w/Anne Wieser, Gary Farber, &
                         Patrick Hayden), for AWA (US)
                MACHO (5 issues, 19?-?), for OASIS (US)
                BACK TO MINAC (3 issues, 19?-?), various (US)
                PLIERS & ACID (19?-?), for ?APA (US)
                JUSTICE (19?, one-shot), for OASIS (US)
                PROFESSIONAL VIRGIN (10 ishs, 19?-?),MIXED COMPANY (US)
                ECHOPLEX (7 issues, 19?-?), for ALPS (US)
                VISITORS DAY (5 issues, 1985-86), for TWP (UK)
                LOST ORBIT (1986, one-shot) ?APA
                CONTRIVED ONE-SHOT (1989, ed.w/Elaine Normandy) for AWA
                REVOLUTION EVERY DAY (1992-  ), for INTERCOURSE (US)

This page researched by Rob Hansen

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