Medtrek (con zine)

Medtrek is a gen multifandom con zine from Australia. It contains the finalists in the fiction and poetry competitions for the Australian National Media Con.
In addition to the fan fiction fanzine, the convention also produced an online/electronic fanzine with zine reviews and other event information: ReviewZine.
The first con zine was duplicated, the second one was off-set and spiral-bound.
==1982==
Medtrek 82 (aka Medtrek 1) contains 46 pages. It has Star Trek, Blake's 7, and other content.
 
* Ian McLean, "Enbri's Penance" (ST: TOS) (3 pages)
* The Tempest (1 page)
* Heaven and Earth (3 pages)
* Ian McLean, Ian's Inter-Galactic Art Gallery (ST: TOS) (1 page)
* A Likely Candidate (BLAKE'S 7) (15 pages)
* Sharon Carter, For General Distribution (ST: TMP) (3 pages)
* The Seven Year Itch (6 pages)
* Decision (2 pages)
* Mail Call (2 pages) 
Image:medtrek82front.jpg|front cover of 1982
Image:medtrek82back.jpg|back cover of 1982
==1984==
Medtrek 84 (aka Medtrek 2) contains 60 pages and has material from Blake's 7, Star Trek, Greatest American Hero, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and other fandoms. 
* Shayne McCormack, "Nemesis: The First Step" (Blake's 7)
* Edwina Harvey, "Travesty" (Blake's 7)
* Narrelle Harris, "A Wise and Masterly Inactivity" (Blake's 7)
* Sue Bursztynski, "My Strange Experience" (Blake's 7)
* Sheila Tracy, "Cally's Song" (Blake's 7) poem
* Sheila Tracy, "Remorse" (Blake's 7) poem
* Stephanie Kane, "The Guardian" (unknown fandom) story
* T. A. Morris, "The Return of the Thrush" (unknown fandom) story
* Virginia Wurth and Narrelle Harris, "A Bird in the Hand" (unknown fandom) story
* Kerrie Hanlon (Blake's 7)
* Yvonne Hintze (Blake's 7) 
* Merridy Johnson (Blake's 7)
* John Shave, Ruth Dick-Smith, Val Rogers, Merridy Johnson, Julie Vaux (non-Blake's 7 art)
==Reactions and Reviews: 1984==
I also like the author's "Gemini" series in Chronicles, dealing with young clones of Avon and Blake. Her "New Wales" series is popular and well-written, but too sweet in tone for my personal tastes.
==1987==
See Eccentricon (aka Medtrek 3). The con zine was entitled The Ultimate Mary Sue.
==1991==
Medtrek 91 (aka Medtrek 4) contains 48 pages. It contains the entries in the Short Story Competition. The themes for the competition were "Cats" and "Enchantment Under the Sea". Illustrated throughout by the late Linda Cox Chan. 
It was edited and printed by Joanne Keating.
* Under a Different Sky by Edwina Harvey (original science fiction) (3)
* Esmerelda by Coralie Johnson (original science fiction) (6)
* Acronyment Under the Sea by Vicki Austen (original science fiction) (first place winner) (11)
* The Adventures of Madam and Jackie by Linda Cox Chan (graphic novel, about two cats and their owner, one cat is named Servalan) (second place winner) (17)
* Annabel Lee by Sue Bursztynski (original science fiction) (third place winner) (29)
* Dragonslayer by Shayne McCormack (Star Trek: TNG) (34)
* Fishbreath by Edwina Harvey (original science fiction) (41)
* Another Mouth to Feed by Marion McNally (Alien) (46)
 
Image:medtrekconzine1991-1.jpg|page from the 1991 con zine
Image:medtrekconzine1991-2.jpg|page from the 1991 con zine
Image:medtrekconzine1991-3.jpg|page from the 1991 con zine
Image:medtrekconzine1991-4.jpg|page from the 1991 con zine
==2017==
A reunion Medtrek 6 relaxacon was held 28-30th July, 2017, at the Nepean Shores Resort in Penrith, NSW, celebrating 50 years of Star Trek in Australia. A special issue of Beyond Antares was the official con fanzine, featuring all-new Mary-Sue stories. 
Beyond Antares—Special Mary-Sue/Marcus-Sampson Issue Celebrating 50 Years of Star Trek in Australia was published in 2017 and contains 58 pages, including b/w and full-colour photocopied illustrations. Art by Ian McLean, Eleanor Clarke, Phoebe McGuinness and Shayne McCormack. Cover by Ian McLean.
Contains the following stories:
* "Editorial" by Susan Batho & Joanne Keating
* "The Mary Sue: A Paper by Susan Batho
* "Master and Slave: a Drabble" by indyauthor
* "So My Mother Said" by Suisaidh Peighi
* "Ammon and Enterprise" by L. Tristy Spence
* "The Legend of Mary Sue and Marcus Sampson" by Ian McLean
* "One Boy's Science is Another Girl's Magic" by Hazel Nair
* "Green-Blooded Freaks" by Simon Petrie
* "Hanging Tails of a Linguist" by Eleanor Clarke
* "The Original Story: A Trekkie's Tale" by Anonymous (reprinted from Menagerie #2, December, 1972)
Image:medtrek6zine.jpg|Cover of con fanzine
==References==
Category:Con Zines
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1980sCategory:1991 Zines