Backtrack

Backtrack is a gen Professionals anthology produced in Australia.
==Issue 1==
Backtrack 1 was published in 1989 and contains 126 pages. 
The art is by Marianne Plumridge, Ruth Kurz, Sonja van der Ende, Kate Nuernberg, Bernice, and JJ.
From a flyer: 
* Editorial (2)
* Supper For Two by Susan Clarke (5)
* Going My Way? by Susan Clarke (10)
* Partners by Anne Richardson (13)
* Partners, poem by Barbara Jones (14)
* Happy New Year! by Tracy Webster (15)
* Good Lord Willing by Susan Clarke (19)
* Thrown in the Deep End by Ruth Collerson (31)
* On Olympus Rocky Heights by Margaret Pitcher (51)
* Absolution, poem by Barbara Jones (58)
* In a Plain Brown Wrapper by Adam Jensen (59)
* Thoughts For My Last Afternoon, poem by Margaret Pitcher (66)
* The Breaker by Edwina Harvey (67) 
* Just Good Friends by Patricia De Voss (79)
* Rain by Barbara Jones (83)
* Blind Faith, poem by Barbara Jones (88)
* Last Rays of the Sun by E.T. (89)
* Vengeance is Mine by T.L. Webster (93)
* Requiem, poem by Barbara Jones (124)
* ads (125)
 
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by sonja van der ende.jpg| from issue #1, Sonja van der Ende
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by bernice.jpg| from issue #1, Bernice
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by jj.jpg| from issue #1, JJ
 
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by marianne plumridge 1.jpg| from issue #1, Marianne Plumridge
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by marianne plumridge.jpg| from issue #1, Marianne Plumridge
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by kate n.jpg| from issue #1, Kate Nuernberg
File:Pros backtrack 1 interior by ruth kurz.jpg| from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
==Issue 2==
Backtrack 2 was published in March 1990 and contains 140 pages.
The art is by Marianne Plumridge, Kate Nuernberg, JJ, and others.
From a flyer: 
* Life's a Beach by Susan Clarke
* Death's Wish by Margaret Pitcher
* Bodie by Marianne Plumridge
* Cowley by Marianne Plumridge
* In the Wee Small Hours by Marianne Plumridge
* Don't You Ever Call Me Lazy Again, Mate by T.L. Webster
* Comfort (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Trust (poem) by Barbara Jones
* Wolf Pack by Shayne McCormack
* Matheson and King (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* If Looks Could Kill by Helen B
* Farewells (poem) by Barbara Jones
* William Andrew Phillip Bodie: Fall Guy by Margaret Pitcher
* Good-Bye, Tony (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Stranger Danger by Ruth Collerson
* A Man of Steel (poem) by Valerie DeVries
* Keats at This Hour (poem) by Helen B
* Absence of Malice by Adam Jenson (story has a 1989 date on it)
* Cowley's Lament (poem) by Valerie DeVries
* Guardian Angel by Valeria DeVries
* Justification by Stew
* Last Will and Testament by Barbara Jones
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
 
Backtrack 3 was published in October 1990 and contains 140 pages. It contains fourteen stories and poems.
From a 1992 ad in Zine Scene: 
* Mock Heroics by Margaret Pitcher
* Liberal Studies by Susan Clarke
* Loyalties by Stew
* One Last Perfect Day by Margaret Pitcher
* Discovered (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Irreparable Damage by Linda Willard
* Fall Girl, A Continuation by TL Webster
* Lethal Doubles (aka Lethal Combinations) by Debra Hicks
* Memories of Three Women: Ray Doyle (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Memories of Three Women: Bodie (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Bodie's Cat by TL Webster
* A Walk Down Main Street by Marcia Brin
* Fools and Children by Ruth Collerson
==Issue 4==
Backtrack 4 was published in May 1991 and contains 130 pages. 
The art is by Marianne Plumridge, Kate Nuernberg‎, and Anja Gruber.
From a 1992 ad in Zine Scene: "Lots more action and adventure. More Kitten Tales as Bodie has to take Boadicea to work. See Ray break in a new flat, much to the neighbor's bemusement. And see the white powder taste test go very wrong."
* Art Credits (2)
* Editorial (4)
* Variations on a Theme: "Ann"—poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (6)
* Cornflour Blues by Maree Celeste (7)
* Joggers in Haloes, poem by Margaret Pitcher (10)
* On the Outside Looking In, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (12)
* Reluctant Partners by Stew (13)
* Hooray for the Man of the West by Salazar (23)
* Agent 3/7.5 by T.L. Webster (25)
* Of Unrefined Mercenaries, poem by Linda Terrell (40)
* And Rumpled Apollos, poem by Linda Terrell (40)
* And the World Turns by Marianne Plumridge (41)
* And Things That Go Creak in the Night by T.L. Webster (67)
* Summertime, and the Living is... Easy? by T.L. Webster (71)
* Good-Bye, Mickey, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (124)
* Letter Column (125)
* Advertisements (129)
File:Pros Backtrack 4 interior by anja gruber.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
File:Pros backtrack 4 interior by kate n.jpg| from issue #4, Kate Nuernberg‎
File:Pros Backtrack 4 interior by anja gruber2.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
==Issue 5==
Backtrack 5 was published in September 1991 and contains 104 pages. 
It has twelve stories & poems by Susan Batho, Tracey Webster, Stew, Marianne Plumridge, Margaret Pitcher, Val de Vries, S., Ruth Collerson, and others. 
The art is by Marianne Plumridge, Kate Nuernberg‎, Bernice Cuffe, Anja Gruber and others.
From a flyer: 
* Cat by Margaret Pitcher
* Resolution by Maree Celeste
* Reverie of an Old Man (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Or Things that Go Crash in the Night by TL Webster
* Bone Yard (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Take It to the Top by Salazar
* Going Home by Marianne Plumridge
* A Brief Encounter by Valerie DeVries
* The Artist's Helper by TL Webster
* A Lousy Thing to Be by Stew
* Further Down the Track by Ruth Collerson
* Susan's Lament (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
==Issue 6==
Backtrack 6 was published in April 1992 and contains 102 pages.
From a flyer: 
* Dreams Of Butterflies by Margaret Pitcher (4 pages)
* Invention of Gunpowder (poem) by Valerie DeVries
* Amanda by Stew (11 pages)
* Jungle Dead (poem) by Valerie DeVries
* Vampire (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Pause For Thought by Maree Celeste (2 pages)
* Mixed Signals (poem) by Valerie DeVries
* Situation Resolved (poem) by Margaret Pitcher
* Nightwings by Shayne McCormack (10 pages)
* The Beginning (poem) by Maree Celeste
* Scars (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Eastern Flower (poem) by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Deck The Halls With Chewed Leather by Marianne Plumridge and TL Webster (7 pages)
* Light At The End Of The Tunnel by Ruth Collerson (51 pages)
==Issue 7==
Backtrack 7 was published in February 1993 and contains 134 pages. 
The art is by Bernice Cuffe (front cover) and Anja Gruber. It contains cartoons by Karen Eaton.
 
From a flyer: 
*Stuck On You, fiction by Maree Celeste
*Past Historical, fiction by Mirna Cicioni
*Cupid's Helper, fiction by Margaret Pitcher
*Error of Judgement, fiction by Marcia Brin
*On the Up, fiction by Edwina Harvey
*Nobody's Perfect, fiction by Valerie De Vries
*Not-So-Shining, fiction Armour by Ruth Collerson
* two poems by Ruth Collerson
==Issue 8==
Backtrack 8 was published in 1993 and contains 90 pages. 
It is a single A/U story called Sphere of Influence, written and illustrated by Shayne McCormack, set mostly in Nazi Germany. 
From a flyer: 
==Issue 9==
Backtrack 9 was published in 1994 and contains 100 pages. 
The fiction is by Susan Batho, Maree Celeste, April P., Margaret P. and others.
* The Typing Pool Strikes Back by April Pentland
* The Typing Pool Strikes Back, Pt 2 - The Aftermath by April Pentland
* Unwilling Partners by Susan Clarke
* Home At Last by Valerie De Vries (poem)
* Gates Are For Going Through by Margaret Pitcher
* Sad Tomorrow by Valerie De Vries (poem)
* By One of Cowley's Most Trusted by Taylor Brackman
* Involvement by Valerie De Vries (poem)
* Letter column
* Pop Quiz by April Pentland
* The Gift by Susan Clarke
* Just Browsing by April Pentland
* Rumours by Peighi
* Nightwings 2: Discovered in a Laundromat by Shayne McCormack
* By Any Other Name by Maree Celeste (won a 1995 FanQ) (this story does not appear on the table of contents listing)
File:Pros backtrack 9 int by anja gruber.jpg| from issue #9, Anja Gruber
File:Pros backtrack 9 int by bernice cuffe.jpg| from issue #9, Bernice Cuffe
File:Pros backtrack 9 int by karen eaton.jpg| from issue #9, Karen Eaton
==Issue 10==
Backtrack 10 was published in March 1994. It is a 110-page novel by Ruth Collerson called "Innocently Employed." 
This zine has a cover by Shayne McCormack.
The author's note: 
==Issue 11==
Backtrack 11 was published and contains 124 pages. 
It has nine stories and poems by Marcia Brin, April P., Mandy, Valerie de Vries, Margaret Pitcher, Susan Batho & Jill G.
The art is by Bernice Cuffe, Anja Gurber, Liz H., and Mano A Mano. 
It won a 1994 FanQ.
==Issue 12==
Backtrack 12 was published in 1996 and is 85 pages long.
* Before I Wake (6 pages)
* Dragon (10 pages)
* Coffee Talk (6 pages)
* War Wounds (22 pages)
* Career Moves (31 pages)
* Career Moves Part 2 (7 pages)
==References==
Category:The Professionals Gen Zines
Category:1989 Zines
Category:1990s