Interstat/Issues 021-030

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==Issue 21==
Interstat 21 was published in July 1979 and contains 18 pages.
* art by:M.S. Murdock, Heather Firth, Ann Crouch, Melinda Shreve-Reynolds, and Mike Brown
 
* Roberta R has this opinion about the pro book "The Fate of the Phoenix": 
* Bjo Trimble writes a letter describing her experiences wearing the new ST uniform on the movie set, and she compliments this letterzine: 
* Bjo Trimble addresses the "right" of Gene Roddenberry to make money: 
* Bjo Trimble comments on slash: 
* and finally, Bjo Trimble "speaks for the editors in fandom", at great length and detail regarding fanzine costs: 
* Lori C-C addresses Susan Sackett regarding amateurs desire to write pro ST books: 
* Rebecca H has an issue with feminism and fanfiction: 
* Rebecca H addresses Susan Sackett and the subject of pro novels: 
* Judith G comments on the stronger role of women in some fanfiction: 
Karen F, a fan of mimeo, has a long comment on zine production choices and costs, an excerpt: 
* Meredith M addresses Leslie Fish: 
 * Judith Gran announces she's doing a survey of Star Trek fans for a scholarly article, explains her methodology and reasons in a long, long letter -- an excerpt: 
==Issue 22==
Interstat 22 was published in August 1979 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Heather Firth, Mike Cole, Ken Gooch, and Cheryl Newsome
* Michelle Arvizu notes that some ST artists were getting high prices from the sale of their art for fanfic when sold at conventions. She writes that it seemed: 
==Issue 23==
Interstat 23 was published in September 1979 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Mike Brown, Melinda Shreve-Reynolds, Ken Gooch, Ann Crouch
* one of the editors, Mary G. Buser, steps down: 
* Ellen M. K does not like what she is seeing in zines: 
* Ellen M. K also grumpy about having to keep up with fanon. Having returned from August Party, this is likely a dig at Kraith, its more overenthusiastic fans and its creators' occasionally high toned attitude:
* Dixie G. O remains a purist: 
* Dixie G. O also addresses Jean Lorrah regarding a Marion Zimmer Bradley book, "Ruins of Isis," and fandom at large about "The Catch Trap": 
* Jeanette E wants to know why women put up with what she thinks of as lesser writing: 
* G.M. C wants a definition of "strong woman": 
* in the first recorded attempt of a well-received fan writer trying to sell a Star Trek pro novel is in this issue -- Ingrid Cross writes: 
* regarding fanart "value" compared to fanfic "value," Leah R writes: 
* Johanna C comments on the prevalence of the English language in Star Trek's worlds: 
* Rebecca H writes of liberation and reality: 
* Judith G comments on making up an alien language obscenity: 
==Issue 24==
Interstat 24 was published in October 1979 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Melinda Shreve, Sat Nam Kaur Keahey, Cathy Strand and Charmaine Porter
* from the editor: 
* Jean Lorrah clears something up: 
* Jean Lorrah addresses [Jeanette E]: 
* Johanna C addresses Rebecca H regarding a comment in (I#23): 
* Cheryl R comments on fanon and on fan-created universes: 
* Charles M. G comments on strong women: 
* Mindy G addresses Rebecca H: 
* Mary M. S comments on creating an alien language obscenity: 
* Maggie Nowakowska also comments on alien language created obscenities: 
* Carolyn E. C writes of Trek "ST purist and Alternate Universes": 
* Carolyn E. C also writes of "Awful Writing and All That Stuff": 
* Mary Lou D comments on "poor" female writing: 
* two fans, Susan Crites and KathE D write of what they see as problems with this year's Star Trek Fan Fund: 
* Mary Lou D writes of selling fanart: 
* Michele A complains of zine cost: 
* Cheryl R doesn't like seeing McCoy being portrayed as old and out-of-shape: 
==Issue 25==
Insterstat 25 was published in November 1979 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Mike Brown, Melinda Shreve, and Cathy Strand
* Roberta R writes of strong women and Mary Sue: 
* Johanna C writes of the letter in the previous issue regarding the Star Trek Fan Fund: 
* Georgia E writes of the Fan Fund issue: 
* Carol A writes of the Fan Fund issue: 
* Mary Lou D writes of the Fan Fund issue: 
* Kay J, recipient of the Fan Fund, writes: 
* Deborah L. B is worried, but optimistic, about the proliferation of media choices: 
* Carol N writes of a new organization, one which has some relation to Star Trek and NASA: 
* Shirley Maiewski writes a reminder: 
* Rebecca R addresses Mindy G's letter in the previous issue: 
* G.M. C describes a visit to her place of business by a young woman who was sent to pick up some heavy boxes and put them in her truck, one which G.M. C "took pity" upon and told some male employees to do the heavy lifting instead: 
* G.M. C comments on "trashy" writing: 
* Jean Lorrah comments on fan-created Trek alternative universes: 
* Mary Lou D writes of a current topic: 
==Issue 26==
Interstat 26 was published in December 1979 and contains 22 pages.
* art by: Mike Brown, Sat Nam Kaur Keahey, Joy, and Cathy Strand
* the newly-formed dual column, a single subject debated by Leslie Fish and Mary Lou Dodge, focuses on the subject of copyright and the rights of fan-created Trek works
* from the newly formed column, Leslie Fish posits: 
* from the newly-formed column, Mary Lou Dodge posits: 
* Damon H is looking for some scientific accuracy in Trek: 
* Susan S comments on a letter in the previous issue regarding women's physical equality with men and women's lib: 
* Leah R also comments on women's abilities as opposed to men's: 
* Leigh W also comments on women's abilities as opposed to men's: 
* Joan V writes that she is tired of the bickering and fighting in Interstat, as well as of a tendency of some fans to make things personal: 
* Ellen M. K explains a previous opinion of Trek Men Crying: 
* Ellen M. K writes of her impatience with some fanon, specifically the "requirement" that fans be familiar with all the fan-created alternate universes: 
* Vel Jaeger addresses Mary Lou D: 
* Kay J is ecstatic: 
* Roberta R is more tolerant of fanworks in other fandoms other than Trek than some fans: 
* Mindy G addresses Rebecca H regarding the lack of strong women in Treklit: 
* Mary Lou D addresses Jean Lorrah's assertion that the Uhura/Kirk relationship in the Delta Triad stories are alternative universes: 
* Rebecca H also uses the recently released Roddenberry movie novel to prop up a point: 
* Roberta R is all for fan-created alternate universes: 
* Roberta R has this to say about the Fan Fund flap: 
* Sonni C writes a long, BNF-name dropping letter, in which she, among other things, writes: 
==Issue 27==
Interstat 27 was published in January 1980 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Heather Firth and Mike Brown
* Mindy G writes at length of her novel Tales of Feldman, see that page
* regarding the movie, Sandra N loves the special effects, thinks it moves too slowly in places, feels it was too much a rehash of the episode "The Changeling," wants to see it 5-10 times, and writes: 
* Damon H comments on the movie: 
* Judith G comments on Gene Roddenberry's movie novelization and the ambiguous comments regarding relationships therein: 
* Margaret S has many things, pro and con, about the movie, some here: 
* regarding the plot of movie, Jean Lorrah writes: 
* regarding the movie's relationship to fan-created universes, Jean Lorrah says: 
* Barbara G comments on the movie: 
* G.M. C has some comments on the movie: 
* Mike B writes of the movie: 
* Georgia E is grumpy about name dropping and what she sees as the sliding scale of fan importance: 
* Carolyn C writes of BNFs: 
* Darlene F comments on the "women's movement": 
* Diane T is feeling better about things: 
==Issue 28==
Interstat 28 was published in February 1980 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Sat Nam Kaur Keahey, Joy, Ken Gooch, Jackie Edwards, and Ann Crouch
* Ellen Derby joins the staff of Interstat as a production associate 
* Joan V writes of the movie: 
* Mary Lou D writes of the movie: 
* Cheryl R writes of the movie: 
* Mary Lou D comments on what she sees as hypocrisy: 
* Cheryl R writes of the movie, and the fiction that may come after it, and the fiction that has come before: 
* Ann D writes of the movie: 
* Dixie O writes of the movie, and of recording it on audio tape: 
* Darlene F writes of the movie: 
* Lillian B writes of the movie: 
* Shirley Maiewski writes of increased mail, and of "bragging": 
* Ann D addresses Judith G about The Footnote and K/S: 
* Rebecca H comments on the sickbay scene and that not every close male friendship has to lead to sex: 
* Elaine H is the fan that, according to a letter in the previous issue, declined to be interviewed by a television reporter, and says the situation was more complicated than first explained: 
* Ellen K wants more information on zines, something that is a precursor to the practice of Warnings and the more intensive labeling of fiction's content: 
* Jean Lorrah comments on BNF, "bragging," and generation gaps: 
==Issue 29==
Interstat 29 was published in March 1980 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Mike Brown, Vel Jaeger, and Melinda Shreve
* the Fish/Dodge column's topic is "Feminism (Or the Lack of It) in Trek-Lit" (Fish), which mentions The Russ Test, and Feminism in Trek-Lit (Dodge)
* Liz P comments on the movie and hopes it brings more fanfic: 
* Maria M comments on the movie, hoping it brings more unspecific Trek: 
* Vel Jaeger comments on the movie: 
* Bev C comments on the movie: 
* Leah R had more fun standing in line: 
* G.M. C comments on the movie: 
* Bev C is a rare fan who did not like the movie's the sickbay scene: 
* Vel Jaeger comments on transformative works and of fan creations: 
* Leah R doesn't get the "obscene" part of the movie that another fan commented in the previous issue: 
* Crystal Ann T questions the definition of "orthodox," and impossibility of applying labels to fiction: 
* Sonni Cooper has news: 
* Crystal Ann T is tired of "pop psychology" being used to explain why writers prefer to write about Kirk and Spock instead of women in the Trek universe: 
* Vickie C doesn't mind the recent "bragging": 
* Judith G writes of copyright and fair use: 
* Damon H is a fan of special effects and writes a long letter about many scientific moments in the movie, as well as his optimism for future SF: 
* regarding the Fish/Dodge column, Leslie Fish posits in "FEMINISM IN TREK-LIT", and includes The Russ Test: 
* regarding the Fish/Dodge column, Mary Lou Dodge posits in "FEMINISM IN TREK-LIT": 
==Issue 30==
Interstat 30 was published in April 1980 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Heather Firth, Alice Greene, Mike Brown
* Jesco von Puttkamer writes a long letter about the special effects in the movie
* Leslie Fish has this to say about a fan's suggestion that zines be "labeled" more clearly: 
* Joan V writes that she understands Spock's behavior/mood in the movie: 
* Jeffrey W writes about the movie and comments that: 
* Lisa W comments on the movie, and on the poll Interstat is running: 
* Kay B addresses Bev C regarding the movie: 
* Bonnie F is angry at another fan's comments (which used the word "obscene") regarding the movie: 
* Jimmye G also comments on "obscene": 
* Leslie Fish comments on the movie and future fic: 
* Leslie Fish comments on The Footnote: 
* Leslie Fish comments, somewhat disingenuously, on BNFs, as well as on fans' desire not to be interviewed: 
* Roberta R writes: 
* Cheryl R comments on the Dodge/Fish column from the last issue: 
* D B has this to say about the relationships in the novelization of the movie: 
* D B also has this to say about The Footnote: 
* Ann T. D writes of copyright: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 30==
==References==
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