Sappho (multimedia zine published in the US)

For the German language femslash zine, see Sappho!
 
 
Sappho is a femslash mulitifandom anthology. These two zines contain fiction from Blake's 7, Doctor Who, Cagney and Lacey, Star Trek: TOS, Fried Green Tomatoes, Carmen San Diego, Batman: The Animated Series, Wonder Woman, X-Men and others. One issue has fiction by Penny Lane.
==Submission Request==
Zine Scene: 1992: "No deadline. Shooting for MediaWest '93. Submissions of poetry, stories and art are now being accepted. All fandoms welcome! Come on, let's show everyone out there what the ladies can do!"
Media Monitor #2 "Are you tired of all the male-oriented slash zines out there? Do you think it's time the ladies had a turn? Submissions currently being accepted for a zine of love and lust from the ladies' point-of-view. Poetry, stories and art from any fandom more than welcome. Deadline 3-1-93 for a MediaWest '93 publication."
==Guidelines==
Printed in issue #1: 
==Description==
From Media Monitor: 
==Issue 1==
Sappho 1 was published in May 1993 and contains 132 pages. The art is by Trevor Hedden, Melek, I.S. Burnett (cover), "naked lady graphics and borders courtesy of verious Dover Art books."
The editor threatened that any unauthorized duplication "will result in the perpetrators being tied up and forced to listen to the editor's entire Barry Manilow collection. You have been warned!"
Also: "Sappho is a multi-media lesbian slash fanzine. Age statement required."
From the editorial: 
* To Honor the Goddess by Jeannie Marie (Author's Note: The Lily Munster and Morticia Addams envisioned here are the TV versions played by Yvonne DeCarlo and Carolyn Jones. So are the rest of the Addams characters.) (It's Samhein, and Lily and Morticia pay homage to the Goddess with their fellow witches and each other.) (Munsters/The Addams Family) (1)
* More than Friends, poem by Khylara (Blake's 7) Jenna/Cally (20)
* Sappho's Retreat by Montoya (Star Trek: TNG) (Tasha Yar has only one night of R&R, and she plans to make the most of it at Artemis' premier women's only pleasure palace.) (21)
*Aftermath: Magenta, poem by Khylara (Rocky Horror Picture Show)(37)
* Maxine the Man-Hater by Khylara (Girl from Uncle) (April Dancer finds herself teamed with a lesbian agent and discovers there's more to her than just a nickname.) (38)
* Beautiful Rebel, poem by Silver Srebryanyi (Blake's 7) Jenna/Cally (58)
* A Shoulder to Cry On by Silver Serebryanyi (Dr. Who) Tegan/Nyssa (Tegan and Nyssa console each other after Adric's death.) (59)
* Satin and Lace by Khylara (Star Trek: TNG) Deanna/Tasha (65)
* Simon Sisters by Jeannie Marie (Simon and Simon) Janet/Temple (69)
* The Surprise, poem by Silver Serebryanyi (Cagney and Lacey) (90)
* Hospitality by Trevor Hedden (Dr. Who) Ace/Jo (91)
* Feminine Forms, poem by Kyhlara (Blake's 7) Jenna/Cally (111)
* Alabama Rose by Montoya (Fried Green Tomatoes) Idgie/Ruth (Ruth Jamison wants her first time with Idgie Threadgood to be special, so Idgie sets out to give her a little bit of romance.) (112)
 
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==Issue 2==
Sappho 2 was published in May 1995 and contains 96 pages. 
From a submission request: "Pink Triangle Press is now in the market for submissions for a second issue featuring the ladies. Stories, poems, filks, art...everything's welcome! Deadline: August 1, 1994. Hopefully I'll have it out by October... Help us celebrate love lesbian style!"
From Media Monitor: "Our second issue! We've got 3 out of 4 Star Treks (Classic, Next Generation and Deep Space 9), and we've been taken over by the cartoons! (Carmen San Diego, X-Men, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batman, the animated series). Star Trek: The Next 
* The Gift (Star Trek Deep Space 9 Kira/Dax) (13 pages)
*Behind the Mask (Blake’s 7 Solin/Dayna) (1 page) 
*Where in the Bed Is Carmen Santiago (Carmen Santiago Carmen Ivy) (5 pages) 
*Harley and Ivy (Batman Animated Series) (4 pages) 
*Just a Little Comfort (Star Trek TOS Uhura/Chapel) (24 pages)
*Let Me (Blake’s 7 Jenna/Cally) (1 page) 
*Kira by Candlelight (Star Trek Deep Space 9 Kira/Dax) (6 pages) 
*The Hunt (Vampire) (3 pages) 
*Reclaiming Love (Star Trek the Next Generation Gen Deanna/Beverly) (7 pages)
*Happy Birthday (X-Men Rogue/Storm) (3 pages)
*Deanna’s Dilemma (Star Trek the Next Generation Deanna/Beverly) (1 page) 
*Paradise (Wonder Woman/Supergirl) (16 pages)
*For Some Reason (Blake’s 7 Dayna/Soolin) (1 page) 
*The Competition (Star Trek the Next Generation Deanna/Tasha) (10 pages)
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:Femslash Zines‎
Category:1990s
Category:Social Media Feature