Universal Translator/Issues 11-20

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==Issue 11 (1981)==
Universal Translator 11 was published in September/October 1981. It was edited by Susan Bridges and Rose Marie Jakubjansky. 
* the editors decide to step down: 
* Ingrid Cross, in a personal statement, encourages fans to stick up for McCoy: 
* Linda Deneroff, publisher of Guardian, writes of the letter she received (the same letter was printed in Jundland Wastes #4). For more about this controversy, see Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett: 
* Kathy Resch writes a personal statement saying that she has written another fan as asked her not to call her new fanzine, "T'hy'la," as Resch has already picked that title and her zine is going to press shortly: 
* some Star Wars zine editors are disassociating with each other, and this disentangling is messy: 
* another set of Star Wars zine editors are breaking up: 
* a review of Saurian Brandy Digest #27, see that page
* a review of Sublight Reading #2, see that page
* a review of Stardate #10, see that page
* a review of Eternal Triangle, see that page
==Issue 12 (1981)==
Universal Translator 12 was published in November/December 1981. It was edited by Susan Bridges. 
* Ro steps down as editor, and announces that Linda Deneroff has stepped up to help publish Universal Translator; Linda will use a word processor which will "reduce much of the drudgery of production" and take much less time
* the editor of Alpha Touch and Views of Intimation writes that issues #3 and #2 respectively will be postponed indefinitely
* the zine, "Istari Axanar," has been canceled for two reasons: the editors only received a sixth of the pre-orders they'd hoped for, and then that money was used for one of their emergency medical bills. One of the editors writes that "I will be refunding the first twenty orders out of my own pocket to help Mary out, but since I am in bad financial shape right now, I will be unable to refund more people without reimbursement without Mary's help."
* the editor of Nome writes that issue #3 has been canceled; for more, see that page
* a review of Out of Bounds #1, see that page
==Issue 13 (1982)==
Universal Translator 13 was published in January/February 1982 and contains 29 pages. It was edited by Susan Bridges, assisted by Linda Deneroff, Joy Louise, Jeanne Webster and Mindy Glazer.
* it includes many announcements of fan selling their old fanzines directly or through auction. Boldly Writing notes that "out-of-print fanzines in great demand could bring in ten times their original price."
* Sue thanks: 
* there is a personal statement from Sandra Gent regarding Matter/Antimatter: 
* Anne Elizabeth Zeek and Regina Gottesman announced they were making an amicable split in order for them to each publish her own fanzine. Anne Elizabeth was planning to continue with Time Warp and Regina was planning to come out with a multifandom media fiction zine, yet unnamed: 
* a review of Maine(ly) Trek #3, see that page
* a review of Storms #1, see that page
==Issue 14 (1982)==
Universal Translator 14 was published in April/June 1982 and contains 32 pages. It was edited by Susan Bridges and Linda Deneroff.
* the Canadian Contingent Press editors reminded fans to NOT send U.S. stamps with their SASE, but instead to send International Reply Coupons
* the editors of UT write of SASEs: 
* Sandra Gent has this personal statement regarding Matter/Antimatter: 
* the editor of Storms blasts a previous review written by T'Yenta in this personal statement: 
* the editor of Storm's husband writes in a personal statement as well: 
* the publisher of Naked Times writes a personal statement that issue #4/5 will be published in two parts: 
* a review of Gateway, see that page
==Issue 15 (1982)==
Universal Translator 15 was published in July/September 1982. It was edited by Susan Bridges and Linda Deneroff. They announce they are committed to publishing four issues in 1983.
* there is a personal statement from the publisher of Matter/Antimatter: 
* a review of Sublight Reading #2, see that page
* a review of Grip #11, see that page
* a review of B7 Complex #1, see that page
* a review of Felgercarb #8/9, see that page
* a review of Evolution of a Rebel, see that page
* a review of T'hy'la #1, see that page
* a review of Double Natural, see that page
==Issue 16 (1982)==
Universal Translator 16 was published in in 1982 and contains 36 pages. It was edited by Susan Bridges and Linda Deneroff.
* a zine ed writes this personal statement: 
* two other zine eds fans state their opinion about copying zines: 
* a fan writes that another fan has passed on her zine editorship to others: 
* one zine ed, Vel Jaeger, is washing her hands of the role she had in a zine: 
* the editor of Purple and Orange? writes a long personal statement about the editors of Gemini Press, detailing why she felt they were stealing information and ideas from other Battlestar Galactica zines, and something she felt worse, attempting to make a profit off of their zines, something that: 
* the editors of Gemini Press has their own personal statement: 
* a review of Woman, Warrior, Wife, see that page
* a review of Interstellar Mail Collected, see that page
==Issue 17 (1983)==
Universal Translator 17 was published in January/March 1983 and contains about 36 pages. It was edited by Susan Bridges and Linda Deneroff. It had a print run of 1000.
* Another fan comments on a recently released Star Trek pro novel, contrasting the quality of the stories in the fan realm and the pro realm: 
* Susan Matthews writes a letter complaining that she has heard that a fan using the name Inclination Press out of Tsaile, Arizona is reproducing and selling Ragnarok stories with Martynn's artwork without authorization:
* a fan has this personal statement: she says there was to be a sequel to her story "Love Song" in 'Duet' #4: 
* a fan asks for others to donate zines to a con: 
* a fan complains: 
* Dorothy C. Laoang has a reply to a personal statement in the previous issue: 
* a personal statement by Shirley Maiewski says that she never authorized her name to be used to sell Modello Star Trek: The Wrath of Con wristwatches, blasts a man named J.K. Farris for buying a copy of the Welcommitee directory and using it to solicit fans, and stressed that the Welcommitee has never, and never will, endorse any product '"other than its own Paramount-licensed woven patches."
* a review of The Honorable Sacrifice, see that page
* a review of The Third Verdict, see that page
* a review of Twin Suns, see that page
* a review of Transition, see that pagem
* a review of Vault of Tomorrow #1, see that page
==Issue 18 (1983)==
Universal Translator 18 was published in April/June 1983 and contains about 36 pages. 
* the editor says at this point, they print have a 1000 copy print run
* there are a number of explanations from editors on why zines are late; medical issues, car repairs, disagreements with printing shops are familiar reasons
* there is an ad in the Proposed Zines section for As I Do Thee
* Susan Matthews apologizes to a fan named [L S] for suggesting she is the one who is making bootleg copies of her Ragnorak zine simply by mentioning the tiny, tiny, tiny town she lives in; about the fan in question: 
* there is a long personal statement by Judith Gran on copyright and xeroxing zines. She points out that an editor's copyright extends only to her or his material in zine, not the whole zine itself and brings up the snarl that is profit and supply and demand. An excerpt: 
* there is a sarcastic personal statement from Lynda K. Roper who takes on the issue of xerox copies as it was addressed in the previous issue: 
* another fan, Sheila Clark, offers another view: 
* this issue of Universal Translator contains no zine reviews
* there is an ad for An Angry Man
==Issue 19 (1983)==
Universal Translator 19 was published in July/September 1983 and contains about 36 pages.
* the editors say they are not a letterzine and will not print any more letters about copying zines after this issue
* there are letters from a number of fans regarding copying zines, most of them very angry at Judith Gran's letter in the previous issue, saying her letter was "scattershot" and "amateur" and who was she to speak for others? Most editors wrote that they had been misunderstood, and that they only meant they had a problem with people selling out-of-print zines they'd copied for a profit, not for fans' personal use. Some editors applauded Lynda K. Roper's letter in the previous issue, saying that fans were not saints and shouldn't be expected to act like them. One editor resented another fan's complaint about not helping hard enough to find copies of a zine, saying she "hardly knew the woman." One fan accuses Gran of being the cause of possibly even more pirating at most, and creating conflict at the least: "This whole situation now threatens to get out of hand. The number of zines actually copied and sold illicitly was probably small anyway, and the strong protests registered by the people at Pulsar and Relationship Press should have ended the matter there. Why Judith wanted to open up this whole other can of worms I'm sure I don't know." And every editor bent over backward to say she'd never made a dime selling fanzines, ever, except for when she'd made enough to fund the next zine. 
* there are the usual personal statements from fans who have not recieved the zines they've paid for, and from editors who explain the lateness of their zines; one fan has lent out a copy of Spock Enslaved! and it was never returned. She says to keep a look out for it at auction, describes the personal stamps she has on the front: "If you see, it, it's mine, and I want it back!"
* a fan offers to help with zine layout: "I can help you with all those pesky title layouts. You buy, pay for, or send the lettering sheets, and I will do the labor in return for a free contributor's copy. I work fast and neat, and due to extreme myopia, rarely make mistakes that can be seen without a magnifying glass. Special favorites include adult ST, DW, and HSB, but I will happily help out anyone on anything."
* a review of Fesarius #4, see that page
* a review of Organia, see that page
==Issue 20 (1983)==
Universal Translator 20 was published in October/December 1983 and contains about 36 pages. 
* a zine ed apologizes for past performance: 
* another editor is back on track: 
* Shirley Maiewski writes from the Star Trek Welcommittee about the recently finished survey of the listings of our Directory of Star Trek Organizations: 
* a fan writes a long detailed personal statement about six zines over the last year or so she has not received: 
* a fan is putting together another edition of the Trexindex: 
* there is a rebuttal to a review of an article by Karen Osman in Organia in which she states that: 
* a review of More Tales of Feldman, see that page
* a review of Don't! Tell It to the Captain, see that page
== References ==
Category:1981 ZinesCategory:1982 ZinesCategory:1983 Zines