Chatterbox

You may be looking for the Leonard Nimoy newsletter Chatter Boxes.
Chatterbox (also "ChatterBox") is a het and gen letterzine. It is subtitled "A Beauty and the Beast Letterzine."
The editors state: "We reserve the right to edit when necessary." 
There was published 6 times a year until 1998, then 4 times a year.
By the end of the first year, the letterzine had 123 subscribers.
==Some Regular Features==
* sending a virtual bouquet (a short description) of flowers to fans in need of encouragement and/or thanking
* Mary Page's charming descriptions of the herring gulls in her yard in Wales
* chatty descriptions of the fan group, Garnet Cavern's, travel jaunts and adventures
==Descriptions==
The publisher wrote: "It is a fun zine and I can promise you a great read."
From the publisher's website: 
==Controversies==
Issues in mid-1995 contained pointed remarks by at least one fan that other fans took as evidence of fanning rifts and divisions among fans about access, power, and fandom direction. This fan had also submitted a poem for publication that was revealed to have been done without the author's permission.
These divisions were complicated by fan feelings about the show's third season, as well as the split between two major fan clubs, Helper's Network UK ("H.N.U.K.") and Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber ("UK Chamber"). In August 1995, the editor addressed this conflict and apologized, saying she supported both clubs, and would not continue to print letters she felt were personal attacks. The August 1995 issue also contained a long open letter by Alison Whelan (chair of "Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber") which addressed fan support, or lack of it, regarding these comments.
==The Famously Rumored Movie==
Letterzines and many other venues of fan communication in this fandom had many, many references to, and hopes for, a Beauty and the Beast film, either on television or as a theatrical film.
There were many rumors and speculation that fans navigated regarding what many referred to as "our movie."
See The Rumored Koslow Beauty and the Beast Movie.
==The Relaunch==
The letterzine was first published in 1993; the February 1999 issue said the letterzine would be four times a year going forward. It's possible instead, that at that time, the letterzine went on hiatus. A relaunch occurred in 2001.
From the publisher's relaunch announcement: 
==Merchandise Catalogs==
The club sold merch. 
See Fan-Created and/or Officially Marketed Merchandise for more on this topic.
 
Image:chatterboxmerchunknowndate.jpg|an undated catalog, cover by Rosemarie Hauer
 File:chatterboxmerch.jpg| a 1994 fan merchandise-for-purchase catalog 
==1993 (1) ==
Chatterbox was published in April 1993.
The front cover is by Barbara Gipson and is a symbolic portrait of Vincent, and the centre page art is a medieval picture of Catherine seated on a while horse with Vincent standing at her side.
==1993 (2)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1993. The front cover is by Barbara Gipson.
==1993 (3)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1993
==1993 (4)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1993
==1993 (5)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1993.
==February 1994 (6)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1994 and contains 36 pages.
* a short review of Only with Love #2, see that page
* Catherine, poem by Ian Ridsdale
* Parting is Such Sorrow, poem by Mindy Hawthorn
===February 1994 (6): Letter Excerpts===
== April 1994 (7) ==
Chatterbox was published in April 1994 and contains 30 pages.
* Winterfest, poem by Glenys Walker
* Word Find by Stephen Davies
* reviews of
** Dreams of Thee, see that page
** Only with Love #2, see that page
** Old Souls, see that page
** Reflections in Candlelight, see that page
** Kaleidoscope #2, see that page
===April 1994 (7): Letter Excerpts===
==June 1994 (8)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1994 and contains 42 pages.
The Roy Dotrice Fan Club reached its 100th member.
* "A Letter to Vincent from Father" by Glenys Walker (tongue-in-cheek vignette about Father's astonishment that Vincent managed to get Catherine pregnant in the cave scene: "...I was beginning to think that you wouldn't recognise sex if it leapt out and bit you on the kneecap... At the time, I did wonder where that music was coming from... very romantic, but I always thought that when the citadel of your virtue came crashing down it would be to the more triumphal strains of 'The 1812 Overture'.")
* a autobio of Inez Brown
* The Tunnel Folk, filk by Glenys Walker to the tune of "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
* Catherine's Plea, poem by Gwen Lord
* Lowlands, poem by Michael Tinto
* An Unusual Walk in Central Park, poem by Glenys Walker
* Word Search by Stephen Davies
* To Share a Heart, poem by Katria Relf
* zine reviews
** Reflections in Candlelight, see that page
** Masquerades Bumper Fanzine 1993, see that page
** When My World Divides and Shatters, see that page
** Acquainted with the Night, see that page
** And Death Shall Have No Dominion, see that page
** Mark of the Lion, see that page
===June 1994 (8): Letter Excerpts===
==August 1994 (9)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1994 and contains 42 pages.
* Sonnet for Vincent, poem by Hilaire Belangocavella (this may be the same "Vincent" that is in Reflections in Candlelight #1)
* I Remember You, poem by Yura Ivanov
* Vincent, poem by Beverley Thomas
* Remember Me, poem by Beverley Thomas
* Remember Me, poem by Elizabeth Auer
* Thoughts of You, poem by Katrina Relf
* Beyond Forever, poem by Katrina Relf
* Mouse, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* Happy Ending, poem by Lynette Combs
* Word Search by Katie Atkins
* a description by Gwen Lord (an attendee) of Roy Dotrice's daughter's (Karen) wedding and reception
* zine reviews
** Limelight, see that page
** Darkness at Dawn, see that page
** Catch the Wild Wind, see that page
===August 1994 (9): Letter Excerpts===
==October 1994 (10)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1994 and contains 30 pages.
* Remember Me, poem by Katrina Relf
* In a Heartbeat, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* Feelings of the Heart, poem by Riviera
* a full-page illo: "Wonderful Vincent" by Renate Haller
* a wordfind
* a very short review of Daybreak: From Shadows Into Light, see that page
* an ad for art by Rosemarie Hauer
* there are 12 fan letters (11 from Europe, 1 from Australia)
* this issue has a con report for Masquerades '94, see that page
===October 1994 (10): Letter Excerpts===
==December 1994 (11)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1994. The editor in the the August 1994 refers to it as "our Special A4 Edition in December."
==February 1995 (12)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1995 and contains 34 pages.
* Sweet Surrender, fiction by Linda S. Barth (the author states it is also in "Sanctuary and Remember Love" -- "Remember Love" may be in error and Barth meant Letters of Love)
* Respect, poem by B.A. Thomas
* Centre of My World, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* Word Search by Katie Atkins
* some art by Pam Tuck
===February 1995 (12): Letter Excerpts===
==April 1995 (1A)==
Chatterbox was published in April 1995 and contains 38 pages.
* Chatterbox, poem by Mandy Hawthorne
* word search by Katie Atkins
* October Gift, poem by Peg McNabb (1994)
* an apology about a poem that was printed in the last issue; it was meant to be private between two fans
* A Third Letter to Vincent by Glenys Walker (satire)
* this issue as a long excerpt from a letter by Anita Hooson that was originally printed in Once Upon a Time... Is Now #34 in August 1991. It was submitted by "Chatterbox's" proofreader, and prefaced with: "Now, as we celebrate two years of Chatterbox, It seems an appropriate time to remember what Beauty and the Beast is really all about. The powerful love story woven around Vincent and Catherine. At the beginning of March, I received fliers from the States which pursued story lines which, personally, I found quite ridiculous. I can't imagine what the creator of this unique series would make of them, more than likely disapprove. The entire concept Is about a 'secret place' with Vincent the biggest secret of all! Anita Hooson truly speaks from the heart and epitomizes for so many fans the only acceptable relationship, which is Vincent and Catherine.... With the support of people like our readers, who do 'recognise the stumps'..... " We will endure, we will!"
===April 1995 (1A): Letter Excerpts===
==June 1995 (2A)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1995 and contains 42 pages.
From the editor: "Thanks also to all of you for renewing your membership. We lost a few, but we are still strong at 85 members for a little letterzine that's not bad, it means we can go on for another year."
* A Kiss Below, poem by Kathy Resch
* William, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* Peace and Love, poem by Beverley Thomas
* I Miss You, poem by Kelly Hawthorn
* A Fourth Letter to Vincent from Father by Glenys Walker (humor)
* much discussion about the rift and split of two fan clubs: UK Chamber and HNUK
* zine reviews
** Two of a Kind, see that page
** Out of the Shadows, see that page
===June 1995 (2A): Letter Excerpts===
==August 1995 (3A)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1995 and contains 38 pages. It contains art by Lynn Simpson, Renate Haller, Rosemarie Hauer, Pam Tuck, and Inez Brown.
* Cherished, poem by Katrina Relf
* Feel the Love, poem by Mandy Hawthorne
* The Fifth Letter from Father to Vincent, by Glenys Walker (Father goes to the dentist Above.)
* A Promise Kept, vignette by Babs Horne
* Word Search by Katie Atkins
* Quiz by Gwen Lord
This issue has many comments and reports about the Roy Dotrice Reunion.
There are many comments about the recent split between Helper's Network UK ("H.N.U.K.") and Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber ("UK Chamber"). One open letter by, Alison, the chair of "Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber" took another fan named Sylvia to task from many comments in previous issues, illustrating what she felt to be this fan's desire to to grind axes and create division.
File:chatterbox3a-1.jpg|from August 1995, page one of the open letter by Alison
File:chatterbox3a-2.jpg|from August 1995, page one of the open letter by Alison
File:chatterbox3a-3.jpg|from August 1995, page one of the open letter by Alison
From the editor:
===August 1995 (3A): Letter Excerpts===
==October 1995 (4A)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1995 and contains 40 pages.
* Your World, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* You Carry Our Light, poem by Katrina Relf
* Selfish Season, fiction by Mary Page
* Word Find by Katie Atkins
* Quiz by Gwen Lord
===October 1995 (4A): Letter Excerpts===
==December 1995 (5A)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1995 and contains 34 pages. 
* The Gift: A Beauty and the Beast Christmas Story, story by Linda S. Barth 
* Christmas Magic, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* The Message of Christmas, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* The Gift of Warmth, story by Mary Page
* A Christmas Letter to Vincent from Father, by Glenys Walker
* con report by Mary Page for the UK Chambers Watcher's Convention
* art by Renate Haller and Marina Broers
* poem by Sylvia Brookworth
* Christmas Below, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* A Christmas Wish, poem by Glenys Walker
* wordfind by Katie Atkins
* wordfind by Marina Broers
* Gwen's Episode Quiz (trivia)
* many, many testimonials about friendship and what the show means to fans
 
Image:chatterbox5a-1.jpg|from December 1995 (5A), art by Marina Broers
Image:chatterbox5a-2.jpg|from December 1995 (5A), art by Renate Haller 
 
===December 1995 (5A): Letter Excerpts===
==February 1996 (6A)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1996 and contains 34 pages.
At this time, there are 120 subscribers.
* Remember Love, poem by Rosemarie Hauer
* Winterfest - Our Circle of Light, poem by Suzie Prince
* Even I Can Dare to Dream, poem by Peggy Garvin
* Here With Me, In the Dark, poem by Caterina Cantone
* Completeness, poem by Beverley Ann Thomas
* word search by Katie Atkins
* quiz by Gwen Lord
* a long form letter about Christopher Reeve by Darlene Sullivan, sent by the Friends of Christopher Reeve fan club
===February 1996 (6A): Letter Excerpts===
== April 1996 (1B)==
Chatterbox was published in April 1996 and contains 44 pages.
* The Child is Father of the Man, essay by Joy Faulkner (focuses on the darker side of Vincent's relationship with his father.) (also in Of Love and Hope #3 and Helper's Network UK)
* Roy Dotrice: Mr. Nice Guy, essay by Gwen Lord ("This is a chance to let everyone see the other side of the actor the public have come to love. Roy and his wife Kay are my dearest friends. Roy is also my partner in crime, so to speak, as we run his Fan Association together, with memberships ever on the increase.")
* My Song to Vincent: Let Me Teach You, Tonight, filk by Barbara Alterman to the tune of "Teach Me Tonight"
* Easter Treasure Hunt, poem by Beverley Thomas
* a review of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander fiction on audio cassette tapes
* a BatB trivia quiz
* a word search by Katie Atkins
===April 1996 (1B): Letter Excerpts===
==June 1996 (2B)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1996 and contains 44 pages.
At this time, there are 95 subscribers, "not bad for a little letterzine."
* Mouse Tales, poem by Suzie Prince
* Twin Hearts, poem by Christine Smith
* Journey, poem by Heidelore T. Davidson
* article by Sue Haley that was compiled from Con Video material and my own notes from Masques '92". (a bio of David Greenlee, character study of Mouse, also includes a lot about working on "Beauty and the Beast")
* article by Gwen Lord about David Schwartz
* To Save the Child, story by Christine Cunningham
* The Warmth of Below, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* "From the Desk of Christopher Reeve", a reprinted letter by Reeve, "This has been brought to you from: "International Information Research", a request for donations to The American Paralysis Association
* trivia quiz by Gwen Lord
* word search by Katie Atkins
===June 1996 (2B): Letter Excerpts===
== August 1996 (3B)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1996 and contains 36 pages.
* There is Love, poem by Peggy Garvin
* a con report and a photo of the editor with Roy Dotrice at A Moment in Time (Manchester 1996)
* a fan recounts meeting Linda Hamilton ("Meeting Linda was the best moment of my life, and she made it special by being one of the nicest people I have ever met. Linda is kind and caring, which some people miss or choose to ignore, for whatever reason."
* an update by a fan of what Linda Hamilton is up to professionally
* A Sixth Letter to Vincent from Father by Glenys Walker
* word search by Katie Atkins
===August 1996 (3B): Letter Excerpts===
==October 1996 (4B)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1996.
==December 1996 (5B)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1996. It has a color cover by Pam Tuck.
* a story by Gwen Lord
==February 1997 (6B)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1997 and contains 43 pages.
* Vincent's Box, poem by Glenys Walker
* Happy Winterfest, My Dearest Father, poem by Elizabeth Auer
* I Tried My Best, poem by H.T. Davidson
* The Return, story by Mary Page
* I Will Know, poem by Barbara Alterman
* Be My Valentine, story by Christine Cunningham
* quiz by Gwen Lord
* word search puzzle by Katie Atkins
===February 1997 (6B): Letter Excerpts===
==April 1997 (1C)==
Chatterbox was published in April 1997 and contains 47 pages.
* Hope in Faith of Love, poem by Heidelore T. Davidson
* Too Deep for Tears, poem by Babs Horne
* When You Are Away, poem by Beverley Thomas
* Jacob, poem by Many Hawthorn
* Nobody's Child, story by Christine Cunningham
* word search by Katie Atkins
* Writing for Fanzines, part one by Ann R. Brown ("You've just finished reading Skyscrapers and Sewers and you say to yourself, "I'll bet I could write a Vincent and Catherine story as good as that one." This first article will give you some hints on how to find plot ideas and how to structure your story so that a zine editor will gobble it up like a starving panther, and beg you for more.")
===April 1997 (1C): Letter Excerpts===
==June 1997 (2C)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1997 and contains 47 pages.
* This is Now, poem by Sandra Deville
* April Trilogy, poem by Elizabeth Auer
* Writing for Fanzines, part two, article by Ann R. Brown
* The Romany Boy, poem based on the episode "Everything is Everything," by Glenys Walker
* Whispers, poem by Mandy Hawthorn
* word search by Katie Atkins
* a long con report for the very last Winterfest hosted by Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber, see Winterfest
* there are comments about the cessation of the fan club, Beauty and the Beast UK Chamber
* a memorial to Sara C, a fan who passed away the previous month ("Sara once wrote: " Put a little light out in the tunnel for me - - it doesn't have to chase away the darkness - it only has to guide me." We did that for her. Can we do less for others?.")
===June 1997 (2C): Letter Excerpts===
==August 1997 (3C)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1997 and contains 43 pages.
* Grapes, What Grapes?, vignette by Elaine Fletcher
* Confusion, poem by Beverley Ann Thomas
* word find by Katie Atkins
* a con report for Reflections, see that page
* Writing for Fanzines, part three, article by Ann R. Brown
From "Writing for Fanzines": 
===August 1997 (3C): Letter Excerpts===
==October 1997 (4C)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1997.
==December 1997 (5C)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1997 and contains 60 pages.
The editor wrote: "I am using the normal A5 size this year and not the A4 size that you have normally been accustomed to at this time. I hope you will not be disappointed."
* The Magic of Christmas, poem by Katrina Relf
* Ode to Chatterbox, poem by Babs Horne
* untitled story by Gwen Lord
* word search by Marina Broers
* word search by Katie Atkins
* A Dream Fulfilled, poem by Glenys Walker
* A Friend in Need, story by Mary Moulden
* Dream of a Gift, story by Mary Moulden
* Because It's Christmas!, poem by Sandra Deville
* A Christmas Kiss, story by Sandra Deville
* a con report for Continuum, a Star Trek con in Scotland
===December 1997 (5C): Letter Excerpts===
==February 1998 (6C)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1998 and contains 48 pages.
* The Test of Love, poem by Barbara Alterman
* Heavenly Love, poem by Many Hawthorn
* Walls, Loneliness and ... You, poem by Elisabeth Auer
* A Better Class of Reading, story by Gwen Lord
* word find by Katie Atkins
* Sweet Revenge, part two: The Menace of the Tunnels, story by Elaine Fletcher
* a "continuation of Gwen's story in December's Chatterbox," by Julie Pike
* Balcony Lights, story by Janet Southam (reprinted from The Dream Lives On, Australia 1994)
* description of Garnet Cavern, and the club's past activities (barbecues, going to the theatre, gardening, more eating, shopping, and general socializing)
===February 1998 (6C): Letter Excerpts===
==April 1998 (1D)==
Chatterbox was published in April 1998 and contains 48 pages.
* Remember Me, poem by Elisabeth Auer
* Chamber Lites, story by Janet Southam
* The Friendship Bowl, fiction by Sandra Deville
* The Blinding Light, poem by Barbara Alterman
* a review of the zine, Shadow Realms, see that page
* a color photo of members of the Beauty and the Beast French Fan Club
* word search by Katie Atkins
* a description of several fan outings by members of Garnet Cavern
** one to visit people in Wales and enjoy a "smashing cup of tea" and a beautifully clipped hedge
** one to see the Wyrd Sisters at the Crescent Theatre
** one to a fan's Christmas party which included "party chicken" and a trifle for the humans, and a turkey leg for the cats
** one was a "safari to Cornwall" that included a meal of chicken, tiramisu, and five kinds of vegetables
** one to Willenhall in the rain, and a later power blackout: 
===April 1998 (1D): Letter Excerpts===
The letter below includes a rarity, two letters in reply to it in the same issue, which means at least two fans had prior access to it in order to respond:
==June 1998 (2D)==
Chatterbox was published in June 1998 and contains 39 pages.
This issue was dedicated to Linda Hamilton: "[This issue] is an expression of our love, support, friendship at this particularly difficult and painful time in her life."
* Perfect Companion, poem by Beverley Thomas
* Passageways, story by Janet Southam
* Close Encounters of the Furred Kind, story by Mary Tummon (not Beauty and the Beast)
* The Elephant's Child, story by Mary Tummon (not Beauty and the Beast)
* Speaks the Rose, poem by Glenys Walker
* A Story to Love, story by Martha Corothers
* Can It Be Told Now, poem by Martha Corothers
* word search by Katie Atkins
* Vincent's Favourite Things, filk by Daisy Dowlan, to the tune of "These Are a Few of My Favourite Things"
* Garnet Cavern Doings, description of a fan-lunch at The Manor House in West Bromwich (April 4, 1998), a a visit to Dudley (April 10, 1998)
===June 1998 (2D): Letter Excerpts===
==August 1998 (3D)==
Chatterbox was published in August 1998.
==October 1998 (4D)==
Chatterbox was published in October 1998 and contains 40 pages.
* a detailed review by Gwen Lord about the episode "A Kingdom by the Sea"
* untitled poem by Glenys Walker
* The Fire of Love, poem by Glenys Walker
* word search by Katie Atkins
* Sweet Sixteen, story by Janet Southam
* The Unkindest Cut of All, story by Mary Page (reprinted from Intertwined #4)
* a report of the activities of the fan club, Garnet Cavern
: a bus trip to Birmingham: 
: another "Garnet Cavern" gathering: 
===October 1998 (4D): Letter Excerpts===
==December 1998 (5D)==
Chatterbox was published in December 1998 and contains 46 pages.
* A Little Christmas Spirit, story by Mary Page
* Fun in the Snow, story by Lyn Murphy
* Double Trouble, part one, story by Elaine Fletcher
* word search by Katie Atkins
* some more descriptions of outings and get-togethers by Garnet Cavern
===December 1998 (5D): Letter Excerpts===
==February 1999 (6D)==
Chatterbox was published in February 1999 and contains 39 pages.
* A New Year's Wish, poem by Babs Horne
* Someone Out There, story by Sue Haley
* Let Us Remember Him, story by Sue Haley (about Winslow)
* Catherine, poem by Lynn Murphy
* Catharsis, story by Sue Haley
* Double Trouble, part two, story by Elaine Fletcher
* a color illo of Linda Hamilton by Jamie Murray
* illo of Catherine and Vincent by Marina Broers
* a lengthy review by Gwen Lord for the episode "Begger's Comet"
* some more charming accounts of the various activities (and eating!) by members of Garnet Cavern
===February 1999 (6D): Letter Excerpts===
==January 2001 ==
Contains 58 pages.
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Zines
Category:1993 Zines