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Omni (UK) [v5 #7, (April) 1983] ed. Dick Teresi (Omni Publications International Ltd., £1.50, 148pp, quarto)
Identical to the US edition apart for the cover price and a subscription advertisement.

fc. · [front cover] · Carl Flatow · cv Omni Apr 1983
6 · First Word · Marvin Minsky · cl Omni Apr 1983
10 · Contributors · Anon. · bg Omni Apr 1983
12 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc Omni Apr 1983
14 · Forum · [Various] · cl Omni Apr 1983
18 · Earth: The Greening of West Germany · James Kitfield · cl Omni Apr 1983
20 · Life: Religious Genes · Helen E. Fisher · cl Omni Apr 1983
22 · Space: Starship Makers · T. A. Heppenheimer · cl Omni Apr 1983
26 · Mind: Robo-Psychology · Michael Edelhart · cl Omni Apr 1983
30 · Artificial Intelligence: Deep-Disk Storage · Phoebe Hoban · cl Omni Apr 1983
35 · Continuum · [Various] · cl Omni Apr 1983
44 · Robo-Shock! · Kathleen Stein · ar Omni Apr 1983; illustrated by Francisco Melo
52 · Blind Shemmy · Jack Dann · nv Omni Apr 1983; illustrated by Armodio
70 · Robots at Home · Richard Wolkomir · ar Omni Apr 1983; illustrated by Ichiro Tsuruta
80 · Robots: Fantasies and Realities · Michael Edelhart · pi Omni Apr 1983
92 · Gene Fixers · Tabitha M. Powledge · ar Omni Apr 1983; illustrated by Claude Edelmann
101 · Interview: John McCarthy · Philip J. Hilts · iv Omni Apr 1983
108 · The End of the World News [Part 2 of 2] · Anthony Burgess · ex McGraw-Hill 1983; illustrated by Jean-Marie Poumeyrol
115 · Antimatter · Anon. · cl Omni Apr 1983
132 · The Arts: Sculpture · Marjorie B. Mann · cl Omni Apr 1983
134 · Explorations: Computer Camps · Doug Garr · cl Omni Apr 1983
136 · The Artist · Art Cumings · cs Omni Apr 1983
138 · The Arts: Books · Hans Fantel · cl Omni Apr 1983
148 · Phenomena: Maple Leaf · R. Hamilton Smith · il Omni Apr 1983
150 · Stars: The Cosmic Serpent · Patrick Moore · cl Omni Apr 1983
152 · Games · Scot Morris · cl Omni Apr 1983
154 · Last Word · Randy Cohen · fa Omni Apr 1983

Omni (UK) [v5 #8, (May) 1983] ed. Dick Teresi (Omni Publications International Ltd., £1.50, 164pp, quarto)
Identical to the US edition apart for the cover price.

fc. · Stonehenge NGC2024 · Kazumasa Yamanaka · cv Omni May 1983
6 · First Word · Daniel S. Greenberg · cl Omni May 1983
8 · Contributors · Anon. · bg Omni May 1983
10 · Communications · [The Readers] · lc Omni May 1983
14 · Forum · [Various] · cl Omni May 1983
16 · Earth: Nature and Madness · Douglas Starr · cl Omni May 1983
18 · Life: Mind Medicine · Ben Barber · cl Omni May 1983
20 · Space: Activist Update · Owen Davies · cl Omni May 1983
22 · Mind: Mr. and Mrs. Clean · Patrick Huyghe · cl Omni May 1983
26 · The Body: Plastic Surgery 2000 · Shelley Ross · cl Omni May 1983
30 · The Arts: Film · Mitch Tuchman · mr Omni May 1983
32 · The Arts: Video · J. Hoberman · mr Omni May 1983
34 · Artificial Intelligence: Portable Power · Owen Davies · cl Omni May 1983
36 · Breakthroughs: Laser-Gun TV · Phoebe Hoban · cl Omni May 1983
38 · Stars: The Ultimate Telescope · T. A. Heppenheimer · cl Omni May 1983
40 · Explorations: Wolf Park · Odean Cusack · cl Omni May 1983
43 · Continuum · [Various] · cl Omni May 1983
52 · The Day We Bombed Utah · John G. Fuller · ar Omni May 1983; illustrated by Dan Morrill
60 · Amanda and the Alien · Robert Silverberg · nv Omni May 1983; illustrated by Bob Venosa
72 · Ozark Mountain High · William K. Stuckey · ar Omni May 1983; illustrated by Bill Sumner
78 · Seeds of Life · Terence Dickinson · ar Omni May 1983; illustrated by Helmut Wimmer
84 · Interview: Ilya Prigogine · Robert B. Tucker · iv Omni May 1983; illustrated by Malcolm Kirk
94 · Techno-Kids · Barbara Rowes · ar Omni May 1983
100 · Hidden Connections · Robert Sheckley · pi Omni May 1983; illustrated by Donald Roller Wilson
108 · Life After Liftoff · Nick Engler & Donna Cheshire-Engler · ar Omni May 1983; illustrated by Barclay Shaw
115 · Antimatter · Anon. · cl Omni May 1983
126 · Vengeance Is Yours · Pat Cadigan · ss Omni May 1983; illustrated by Stephen Beck
142 · Competition · Scot Morris · cn Omni May 1983
144 · The Artist · Art Cumings · cs Omni May 1983
156 · Phenomena: Bug Eyes · Lindesay Harkness & Perry Blackshear · il Omni May 1983
160 · Games · Scot Morris · cl Omni May 1983
162 · Last Word · Ralph Harris · fa Omni May 1983

On Spec (about)
Semi-professional magazine, subtitled “The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing”.

Publishers:

Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada: On Spec

Editors:

Marianne O. Nielsen - General Editor: On Spec, v2#1—.
Hazel Sangster - Managing Editor: On Spec, v2#1—.
Douglas Barbour - Editor: On Spec, Spr, Fll 1993.
J. Brian Clarke - Editor: On Spec, Sum 1993.
Jena Snyder - General Editor: On Spec, Win 1998 – Spr 2001.
Diane L. Walton - General Editor: On Spec, Sum 2001.

On Spec [v1 #1, Spring 1989] ed. Copper Pig Writers’ Society (Edmonton, AB: Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5" x 8" s/s, cover by Tim Hammell)

4 · Boy at Heart · Dave Duncan · ss
18 · “Fore"-Eight-Sixteen · H. A. Hargreaves · ss
24 · In the Dry Lands · Eileen Kernaghan · pm
25 · Looking-Glass · Ron Stewart · ss
34 · A Helping Hand · Lyle Weis · ss
40 · In the House of Dust · Eileen Kernaghan · pm
41 · The Luck of Charles Harcourt · Robert Runté · ss
48 · Her Eyes as Bright as Unsheath’d Swords · Sally McBride · ss
53 · Lines Written on Learning That the Universe Exists Because of a Slight Asymmetry in the Matter/Antimatter Mirror · Eileen Kernaghan · pm
54 · The Stonecaster · Jena Snyder · ss
65 · Duty Free · Rhea Rose · ss
72 · Honor · Kathryn A. Sinclair · ss
82 · Contributors’ Biographies · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v1 #2, Fall 1989] ed. Copper Pig Writers’ Society (Edmonton, AB: Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 88pp+, 5" x 8" s/s, cover by Robert Pasternak)

6 · Carpe Diem · Eileen Kernaghan · ss
14 · Teechurs Aftur Ours · Richard Davies · pm
15 · The Fairy Ring · Leslie Gadallah · ss
26 · If You Go Out in the Woods · Paula Johanson · ss
34 · In the Green Time · Coralie Adams · pm
35 · Springdeath · Drake Dresen · ss
43 · Headed Out to the Ice-Milk Coloured Stars · Janet Elliot Waters · pm
45 · Rocket to Oz · Spider Robinson · ar
53 · In Zarephath · Trevor Murphy · ss
60 · Silver Sisters · Jena Snyder · pm
62 · Wagner’s Magic · E. C. Bell · ss
72 · Gobi, Childhood Moon · Tor Åge Bringsvaerd; translated by James Manis · ss
78 · Fertile Mind · Clelie Rich · ss

On Spec [v2 #1, Spring 1990] ($5.00, 88pp+, 5" x 8" s/s, cover by Robert Pasternak)

7 · Venerian Vector-Transit Tales · H. A. Hargreaves · hu
8 · Spring Sunset · John Park · vi
12 · What Happened to the Girl? · Wade Bell · ss
21 · Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large · James Alan Gardner · ss
34 · Whatever It Is Plants Dream... · Richard Stevenson · gp
34 · Bunny Ears · Richard Stevenson · pm
34 · Devil’s Backbone · Richard Stevenson · pm
36 · Maidenhair Fern · Richard Stevenson · pm
37 · Lipstick Plant · Richard Stevenson · pm
37 · Moneywort-Creeping Jenny · Richard Stevenson · pm
37 · Moth Orchid · Richard Stevenson · pm
38 · Tiger’s Jaws · Richard Stevenson · pm
39 · Reinach’s Watch · Jamie Findlay · ss
48 · Solar Faces · Barry Hammond · pm
49 · Transference · J. Brian Clarke · ss
59 · Never Say Diet · Diane Mapes · ss
70 · A Better Weapon · Alan Barclay · ss
78 · The Walker · Janet P. Reedman · pm
80 · Coals · Susan Sharpe · vi

On Spec [v2 #2, Fall 1990] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Edmonton, AB: Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5" x 8" s/s, cover by Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk)

3 · Editorial #4 · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed
6 · The Basement · Edo van Belkom · ss
16 · Oh, Them Dancing Shoes · Bruce Taylor · ss
23 · Mr. Moonlight · Susan MacGregor · ss
36 · Ed and Marion Go Into Business · Sandy Robertson · ss
42 · [cartoon] · Tim Hammell · ct
44 · the educated plant · Beth Goobie · pm
46 · A Matter of Perception · Anna Mioduchowska · ss
52 · Prevailing Winds · Sandra Hunter · ss
57 · Node to Node · Catherine Girczyc · pm
58 · Dog’s Life · Alice Major · ss
70 · puddlechurch and a sickle moon · Beth Goobie · pm
72 · God Rest Ye Merry · Cheryl Merkel · ss
80 · Biographies · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v2 #3, Winter 1990] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Edmonton, AB: Copper Pig Writers’ Society, $5.00, 84pp+, 5" x 8" s/s, cover by Deven Kumar)
Special Youth Issue.

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed
5 · Guest Editorial · Reg Silvester · ed
8 · Upon Waking · Nicole Luiken · vi
12 · Maculate Conception · Peter Tupper · ss
27 · Sea Maiden · Keynyn Brysse · ss
36 · 2,000 Year Check-up · Cory Doctorow · vi
40 · Prayer · Rhonda Whittaker · pm
40 · Masks My Father Gave Me · Rhonda Whittaker · pm
44 · Mother Earth · Christine Gertz · ss
50 · The Monster Is an Import to Camelot · Rhonda Whittaker · pm
52 · 1990 · Cairo & X · ss
58 · Portrait of a Psychopath · Jeb Gaudet · ss
63 · Danvers · Marissa Kochanski · vi
67 · “And the Lucky Winner Is...” · Monica Hughes · ss
79 · Editoribus Horribilis · Hazel Sangster · ed
81 · Biographies · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v3 #1, Spring 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Adrian Kleinbergen)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed
8 · Betrayal of the Sun · Richard deMeulles · ss
14 · The Cool Bool Machine · Herbert Steinhouse · ss
26 · Softlinks · Sally McBride · ss
30 · Harvey C. Rain · Humberto de Silva · ss
40 · In the Train of the King · M. J. Murphy · ss
50 · Flight 737 · Edith Van Beek · pm
51 · The Butterfly Effect · Leslie Gadallah · ss
65 · reflections · Barry Hammond · pm
66 · The Day Before Never · Catherine MacLeod · ss
72 · Relics · Michael Dennis Skeet · ss
83 · About Our Authors · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v3 #2, Fall 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Martin Springett)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen & Hazel Sangster · ed
8 · Water · Keith Scott · ss
24 · many worlds theory · Alice Major · pm
25 · christ must have had a helluva time as a kid · J. Nelson · pm
26 · Going Home · Jena Snyder · ss
36 · where light goes · Alice Major · pm
37 · combinations · Barry Hammond · pm
38 · Dreams in Darkness · Cheryl Merkel · ss
51 · Frost Warning · Anna Mioduchowska · pm
52 · Side Effects · Dot Foster · ss
62 · Best Damn Cheesecake in the Universe · Diane L. Walton · ss
72 · Flesh and Blood · Brent Buckner · ss
82 · About Our Authors · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v3 #3, Winter 1991] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo, cover by Nancy Niles)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed
6 · Pushing Buttons · Michael Dennis Skeet · ss
16 · Surrender Dorothy! · Diane Mapes · vi
17 · Why I Hunt Flying Saucers · Hugh Spencer · ss
28 · Sudden Death Overtime · Hazel Sangster · ss
38 · Much Slower than Light · Carolyn Clink · pm
40 · At My Chamber Door · Allan Goodall · ss
47 · The Dark Terror of Fifi · A. J. Axline · vi
48 · Once a Knight Is Enough · Beth Fogliatti · ss
57 · Handicapped Help · Jena Snyder · ss
69 · Puce Fairy Book · Alice Major · pm
70 · Astronomical Odds · Donna Farley · ss
78 · “Hubby’s Time Machine Sends Nagging Wife Back to Stone Age!” · J. Nelson · pm
80 · About Our Authors · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v4 #1, #9, Spring 1992] ed. Marianne O. Nielsen (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $5.00, 84pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Tim Hammell)

3 · Editorial · Marianne O. Nielsen · ed
3 · [cartoon] · Tim Hammell · ct
10 · Icarus Down/Bear Rising · Hugh Spencer · ss
23 · Action at a distance · Alice Major · pm
24 · A Perfect Match · Steve Stanton · ss
36 · The Killing Way · David Nickle · ss
49 · Presto · Inge Israel · pm
50 · Once Upon a Primetime · J. Nelson · ss
56 · No Tricks · Susan MacGregor · ss
69 · Hopscotch · Karl Schroeder · ss
81 · About Our Authors · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v4 #2, #10, Fall 1992] ed. Barry Hammond, et al. (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $4.95, 96pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk)

3 · ON This Issue · Jena Snyder · ed
6 · On the Record—Editorial Shoes · Lorna Toolis & Michael Skeet · ar
12 · Crossroads · Wesley Herbert · ss
28 · The Ten-Million Year Beach · Michael Teasdale · vi
32 · Heaven’s Above · Lyn McConchie · vi
35 · Swift Days in the Black Hole · Amber Hayward · pm
36 · Children in Boxes · Sally McBride · ss
45 · On Art · Martin Springett · pi
49 · A Walk in the Matapo Hills · Amber Hayward · pm
50 · The Coat · Bruce Taylor · ss
58 · The Children Do Not Yet Know · M. A. C. Farrant · vi
62 · Light One Candle · Donna Farley · ss
75 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu
76 · Mrs. Leakey’s Ghost · Alice Major · pm
80 · Famous T.V. Semi-Automatic Rifle™ · Amber Hayward · hu
82 · Sister Sun · Lorina J. Stephens · ss
90 · On Cons—Canadian Convention Calendar · Anon. · ms
93 · On Our Authors · Anon. · bg

On Spec [v4 #3, #11, Winter 1992] ed. Barry Hammond, et al. (Copper Pig Writers’ Society; Edmonton, AB, Canada, $4.95, 96pp+, octavo s/b, cover by Marc Holmes)

3 · ON This Issue · Jena Snyder · ed
8 · Saints · J. R. Martel · ss
20 · Last Run · Cheryl Merkel · ss
34 · The Stigmata of Ann-Marie Dassault · Preston Hapon · ss
41 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu
42 · Frosty · Jason Kapalka · ss
47 · Ask Mr. Science · Al Betz · hu
48 · Changeling · Linda Smith · ss
60 · The Pleiades Cat · Catherine Girczyc · ss
66 · Silent Night · Robert Baillie · ss
72 · Swangard Palace · Sean Stewart · ex; from the forthcoming novel Nobody’s Son (Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1993).
92 · On Our Contributors · Anon. · bg
94 · On Cons—Canadian Convention Calendar · Anon. · ms

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