A science fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science fiction fandom Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy literature, and in contact with one another based upon that interest. SF fandom has a life of its own, but not much in the way of formal organization, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and first popularized within science fiction fandom, from whom it, and at one time constituted the primary type of science-fictional fannish activity ("fanac").
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