Juanita Coulson

Juanita Coulson is a long-time science fiction and fantasy writer, filker, actifan (active fan), fanwriter and fanzine editor. She has been active in fandom since the 1950sFancyclopedia 3, article on Juanita Coulson, when she was introduced to the concept while a member of EISFAFancyclopedia 3, article on EISFA. She was instrumental in the zine publishing movement of the 1960s and 1970s, editing several fanzines and assisting and encouraging others to set up their ownMasiform D #1, editorial by Devra Langsam.. Encouraged by Marion Zimmer BradleyDarkover Newsletter #15/16 (December 1978) - letter by Juanita Coulson., she published her first science fiction novel in 1967. She continued her involvement in fandom at the same time and had been particularly well-known for her singing and songwriting since the 1950s, having been instrumental in establishing filk at conventions. 
Juanita and her husband Rob Coulson were guests of honour at the 1972 Worldcon, L.A. Con, making Juanita the first female Fan Guest of Honour. Over the years she has been the GoH at a variety of cons and as recently as 2021 was GoH at ChambanaCon 50. 
An article by Juanita, Juanita Coulson's Reminiscence of Fandom in 1953, written in 2004 for the Noreasoncon #4, provides a perspective of early convention fandom and the first ever Hugo Awards: 
 
==Fan Activities (Fanac)==
===Zines===
====Editor/Publisher====
*Devlins Review [1977] (with Buck Coulson)
*EISFA
*ISFANews
*ST-Phile
*Leonard Nimoy Association of Fans Bulletin ‎
*Vandy (with Buck Coulson)
*Yandro (with Buck Coulson) (1953-1986)
====Contributor====
*Spockanalia 1 (1967)
**Art
**"Physiologica Vulcanesis" co-written with Sherna Comerford and Kay Anderson;
**"Vulcan Psychology, A Brief Survey of Personality Development and Life Adjustment in a Human/Vulcan Hybrid"
*Spockanalia 2 (1968)
**Art
*Spockanalia 3 (1968)
**Duty Briefing: Stores and Supply
*Spockanalia 5 (1970)
**To Summon the Future (told from the point of view of Mirror Chapel, it is a Mirror Universe story.)
*Menagerie 5 (1975)
**Ruth Berman & Juanita Coulson: Created Worlds [a transcription of the "Created Worlds Panel" (KWest*Con November 1974)]
*Starsky & Hutch Concordance (1980)
*Vulcan Reflections
**"Physiologica Vulcanesis" co-written with Sherna Comerford and Kay Anderson;
**"Vulcan Psychology, A Brief Survey of Personality Development and Life Adjustment in a Human/Vulcan Hybrid"
*ST-Phile 1 (1968)
**Art
**"One Ship's Family"
*ST-Phile 2 (1968)
**Art
**Star Trek: '67-'68 Season
*Yandro 168 (1967)
**"The Roddenberry Maneuver" co-written with Kay Anderson
*Masiform D 1 (1971)
**handcutting artwork credit
*Andúril (1967)
**Artwork for A Meeting in the Hyades
*T-Negative #10
**Intersection Point
*Paladin 1 (1980)
**Art for "Snow Queen" by Kathy Esselman & Eileen Roy
===Filker===
Coulson has been repeatedly nominated for Pegasus Awards, winning in 2012 for Best Writer/Composer. In 1996, she was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame at FilKONtario Juanita Coulson – 1996, includes a photo 
==== Albums ====
*Past and Future Tense (1989)
*Border Patrol (1990) - "Neutral Zone"
*Quest (2021)
===Artist===
Coulson had art in several zines; some of them were Man from U.N.C.L.E. art in Paladin, Star Trek art in T-Negative, and Darkover/Tolkien art in Starstone and Andúril.
Some other art is shown below. 
File:Tneg4art1.jpg|Star Trek art from T-Negative #5 in 1970
File:Starstone1inside4.jpg|art from Starstone issue #1, for A Meeting in the Hyades, a Darkover/Tolkien story by Marion Zimmer Bradley
File:Starstone1inside6.jpg|art from Starstone issue #1, for A Meeting in the Hyades
File:Spockanalia1art2.jpg|from Spockanalia issue #1, for "Star Drek"
File:Spockan1-3.jpg|from Spockanalia issue #1, from "Star Drek"
File:Spockanalia2art6.jpg|inside Spockanalia issue #2, Juanita Coulson
File:Stphile2.jpg|ST-Phile, cover of issue #2
File:Stphile1art1.jpg|ST-Phile, from issue #1
File:Stphile1art2.jpg|ST-Phile, issue 1
File:Stphile1back.jpg|ST-Phile, back cover of issue #1
File:Plaktowbackunknown2.jpg|Plak-Tow, issue 13 back cover
File:Plaktow14-3.jpg|Plak-Tow issue 14
===Fanfiction===
*Intersection Point
*To Summon the Future
*One Ship's Family
*Duty Briefing: Stores and Supply
===Meta===
*Ruth Berman & Juanita Coulson: Created Worlds
*"Physiologica Vulcanesis" co-written with Sherna Comerford and Kay Anderson;
*"Vulcan Psychology, A Brief Survey of Personality Development and Life Adjustment in a Human/Vulcan Hybrid"
===Professional Author===
Coulson has written many books and collaborated with other authors such as Marion Zimmer Bradley
*Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - 1963 
**"Another Rib" (as John Jay Wells, in collaboration with MZB) 
* Star Trek: The New Voyages - 1976
** Intersection Point (originally printed in T-Negative #10)
* Crisis on Cheiron - 1967 (first novel)
(see SFE: Coulson, Juanita for a full list of her novels)
===Conventions===
Coulson is a convention attendee and was fan guest of honor and panelist at a number of cons including 
* 1972 -- L.A.Con 
*1972 -- Star Trek Lives! (convention)
* 1975 -- Kwest*Con 
* 1977 -- Minicon 12 
* 1980 -- Hoosier Con 1 
* 1981 -- ChambanaCon 11, WisCon 5, FilkCon III, Filkcon West, Munchcon I 
* 1982 -- Marcon XVII 
* 1984 -- Empiricon V, OKon '84, ConClave IX
* 1985 -- ConQuesT 16 
* 1986 -- MileHiCon 18 
* 1991 -- Con*Stellation X, ConChord 7, Marcon 26 
* 1994 -- OVFF 10 
* 1995 -- Rivercon XX 
* 1997 -- Marcon 32 
* 1998 -- DeepSouthCon 36, ConClave XXIII
* 1999 -- GAFilk 1 
* 2001 -- Boskone 38 
* 2004 -- ChambanaCon 34 
* 2005 -- Consonance 2005, Apollocon 2005 
* 2010 -- ReConStruction, ConClave 35, Toastmaster at Conterpoint 2010 
* 2011 -- OVFF 27 
* 2018 -- Marcon 53 
* 2021 -- Chambanacon 50 
=== Awards ===
* 1965 -- Best Fanzine Hugo - for Yandro
* 1996 -- FilKONtario Filk Hall of Fame
* 2012 -- Big Heart Award at Chicon 7, Pegasus Award for Best Writer/Composer
* 2014 -- DUFF award
* first recipient of the N3F's Ralph M. Holland Award.
===Interviews===
*Ruth Berman & Juanita Coulson: Created Worlds (1974)
*Interview: Juanita Coulson (2003)
*Fanac.org Fan History Zoom session with Juanita Coulson Part 1 (2021)
*Fanac.org Fan History Zoom session with Juanita Coulson Part 2 (2021)
==Further Reading==
*Juanita Coulson at Wikipedia
*Juanita Coulson at SF Encyclopedia
==References==
Coulson, Juanita
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