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The Australasian

A weekly tabloid newspaper that published several stories by Erle Cox.

Issues & Index Sources: Oct-1864 – 6-Apr-1946

Publishers: Wilson and Mackinnon, Melbourne

Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine

Total Issues: 5

Semi-professional magazine

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1984 – #5, 1986:

Miller/Contento

Publishers:   Barry Radburn, Penrith, NSW, Australia
Editors:   Barry Radburn & Stephen Studach
Formats:   digest
Prices:   A$1.50 (price increased)
Pagecounts:   40pp (pagination increased)
Frequency:   irregular



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The Australian Journal

Subtitled "A Weekly Record of Amusing and Instructive Literature, Science and the Arts", The Australian Journal was one of Australia's longest lived and most influential literary magazines.

Each issue had three serials, plus short stories. Most of the fiction was by Australian writers, but there was a good deal of imported stuff especially in the 1870s and 1880s. It contained a good mixture of romance, adventure, crime/detective, historical, supernatural/horror.

Fitz James O'Brien's famous short story, What Was It?, was published there in 1866, plus, over the years, various serials by the likes of Sylvanus Cobb, Eugene Sue, BL Farjeon, Harriet Lewis, Carlotta Kingsley; and, later on, short stories by the likes of BM Croker and Robert Murray Gilchrist.

Issues & Index Sources

2-Sep-1865 – 1965:

FictionMags Index

(sample issues)

Publishers

A.H. Massina, Melbourne

Editors

  1865 – ?: G.A. Walstab
  1870 – 1871: Marcus Clarke
  1874 – 1875: R.P. Whitworth
  1875: E. Kidgell
  1878 – 1909: William Smith Mitchell

Prices

1865 – 1869: 3d
1869 – ?: 6d

Pagecounts

1865 – 1869: 16pp
1869 – ?: 64pp

Frequency

weekly (1865 - 1869); monthly (1869 - ?)

Sources

Australian Crime Fiction

The Australian Magazine

Issues & Index Sources: in 1900s

Australian Monthly Magazine

Total Issues: 18?+29?=47?

This was an early colonial magazine that was bought by Marcus Clarke in 1867 and renamed the Colonial Monthly. Mostly colonial content, and lots of pseudonymous and anononymous content.

Issues & Index Sources

Sep-1865 – Feb-1867?:

FictionMags Index

Sep-1867 – Jan-1870?, as Colonial Monthly:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Oct-1868)

Editors

Sep-1867 – 1869: Marcus Clarke
1869 – 1870: J.J. Shillinglaw

Pagecounts

80pp

Frequency

monthly

Australian Short Stories

Total Issues: 65

Magazine publishing contemporary Australian fiction with some guest contributions from overseas authors.

Issues & Index Sources: Dec-1982 – 2000:

FictionMags Index

Editors: Bruce Pascoe
Frequency: quarterly

The Australian Woman's Magazine and Domestic Journal

A monthly journal published in Melbourne between 1882-1884. 15% fiction, 100% Australian content, 100% female authors, most of whom used psuedonyms.

Issues & Index Sources: 1882 – 1884:

FictionMags Index

(Missing: Vol. 1)

Prices:   6d
Pagecounts:   32pp
Frequency:   monthly

The Auteur

"Literary magazine... new fiction and poetry".

Issues & Index Sources: 1992 – ?

Publishers:   London
Editors:   Danny Rosenbaum & Rupert Vandervell
Frequency:   quarterly

Authentic Detective Cases

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources: in 1950s

Authentic Detective Stories Magazine

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources: Nov-1946 – Jan-1947?

Publishers: Pioneer Publications (Jan-1947)

Authentic Romances

Total Issues: 4

Issues & Index Sources: 1948 – Apr-1950:

FictionMags Index

Publishers:   Martin & Reid, London
Formats:   10.5 in x 8.625 ins
Prices:   1/-
Pagecounts:   32pp

Authentic Science Fiction

Total Issues: 85

Initially issued as a series of paperback books. Additional features were gradually added to make it a true magazine. Title changed to Science Fiction Fortnightly with issue #3, then to Science Fiction Monthly with issue #9, then back to Authentic Science Fiction with issue #13.

Issues & Index Sources

#1, 1951 – #2, 1951, as Authentic Science Fiction Series:	Miller/Contento
	Index to British Science Fiction Magazines

#3, 1951 – #8, 1951, as Science Fiction Fortnightly:	Miller/Contento
	Index to British Science Fiction Magazines

#9, 1951 – #12, 1951, as Science-Fiction Monthly:	Miller/Contento
	Index to British Science Fiction Magazines

#13, 1951 – #85, 1957, as Authentic Science Fiction:	Miller/Contento
	Index to British Science Fiction Magazines

Publishers

Hamilton & Co., London

Editors

  1-Jan-1951 – 15-Nov-1952: L.G. Holmes (Gordon Landsborough)
  15-Dec-1952 – 15-Jan-1956: H.J. Campbell
  15-Feb-1956 – Oct-1957: E.C. Tubb

Formats

pocketbook until Feb-1957, then digest

Frequency

twice monthly to 15-Apr-1951, then monthly

Related Sites

Science Fiction Encyclopedia



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Authentic Science Fiction (Canada)

Canadian reprint edition of Authentic Science Fiction. As far as is known the contents are identical to the UK issues, but are dated a month or two later.

Issues & Index Sources: early 1950s:

Miller/Contento

(Missing: all issues)

Publishers: Modern Distributors Ltd., 267 Wellington St. West, Toronto, Ontario


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The Author

Issues & Index Sources: May-1890 – ?

Publishers:   Society of Authors, London
Editors:   Walter Besant (1890 - 1901)
Frequency:   monthly, later quarterly
Sources:   British Literary Magazines Vol. 3

Author's Choice Monthly

Tota Issues: 29

Each issue is a single author collection of new and reprint stories. All volumes were issued in three states, all unpriced. Initially at least, they were available at $4.95 paperbound, $25.00 hardbound, and $50.00 deluxe leatherbound edition.

Issues & Index Sources: #1, 1989 – #29, 1992:

Miller/Contento

Publishers: Pulphouse Publishing; Eugene, OR



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Author's Library

Total Issues: 14

Issues & Index Sources: 1893

Publishers: International News
Sources: Dime Novel Bibliography