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A webzine specialising in flash fiction (stories under 500 words), Antipodean SF (aka AntiSF) was established out of Macksville, NSW, by Ion Newcombe. (It later relocated to Nambucca Heads.) The first edition of the magazine, published in February 1998, outlined its motivation as the opportunity to provide writers of speculative fiction, especially Australian writers, a fresh outlet in what was then the new medium of online publishing. In his contribution to Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview, Newcombe records that his intention was to focus on stories that surprise, examine other realms, highlight other points of view, and investigate anything that generates a sense of awe (p.159).
Newcombe also produces the AntiSF Radio Show, a weekly program that features two or three stories, usually narrated by the authors themselves. The show is broadcast to the Nambucca Valley (NSW mid-North Coast) on Sunday evenings by community radio station 2NVR (105.9 FM).
Further Reference
Hanson, Donna Maree. Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. Murrumbateman, NSW: Australian Speculative Fiction, 2005.
Newcombe, Ion. Antipodean SF website. Online. (Sighted: 8/07/2011)
http://www.antisf.com.au/
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Issues indexed to no.235. AustLit no longer indexes the contents of individual issues of this periodical: see issue records for links to PANDORA archive.
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End of the Saunders Era
2012
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— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 165 2012; -
A Web of Ideas : An Interview with Ion Newcombe
2006
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interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Spring no. 9 2006; -
Ionospherics
2005
single work
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— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April-May no. 83 2005; The editor talks about this and future issues of Antipodean SF
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Ionospherics
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , April-May no. 83 2005; The editor talks about this and future issues of Antipodean SF -
A Web of Ideas : An Interview with Ion Newcombe
2006
single work
interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Spring no. 9 2006; -
End of the Saunders Era
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 165 2012;
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Awards
- 2005 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Fan Website/Zine
- 2003 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Australian Fanzine