Masquerades (Beauty and the Beast con zine)

You may be looking for Masquerade, a costume contest held at cons.
Masquerades is a gen Beauty and the Beast anthology published in England. It is the con zine for Masquerades.
==1991==
Masquerades '91 was published in September 1992 and contains 120 pages. 
It has a cover by Gerda Eecklaert, interior art by Lynn Simpson. 
The zine's dedication: "This fanzine is dedicated to all those, both in front of and behind the camera, in any shape or form who brought us the dream and who keep that dream alive. May it continue to live on."
The content consists of the entries to the fiction and poetry contest for that year's con. All proceeds from the sale of this fanzine were planned to go towards the financing of Masquerades '93, May 28-31 1993. 
All of the runner-ups and winners are included, except Deeper Than All Roses, a winner that was published separately, "so Joy could get her novel out of it."
The foreword: 
* Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen (ii)
* All For Love by Janet Kilbourne (1)
* Silhouette of Hope by Karen T. Bird (runner-up) (9)
* The Golden Prince by Janet M. Aspinall (winner) (35)
* No!, poem by Kassandra (runner-up) (46)
* Love Remembered Differently by S.M. Evans (Author's note: "This is what might have happened if Vincent HADN'T asked Pascal what he thought.") (48)
* The Eyes of Love by Joyce Clarke (54)
* Renaissance by Joy Faulkner (67)
* From the Ashes by Sandra Orr (runner-up) (73)
* An Episodic Dream, poem by Janet Kilbourne (winner) (82)
* Providence by Edna Wilson (83)
* Help Me Make It Through The Night by Mary Moulden (winner) (88)
* A Funny Thing Happened To Me... by Sue Evans (runner-up) (91)
* You Purred For Me, poem by Kassandra (96)
* Lost? by Stephanien Bruford (97)
* Second Chances, Tough Choices by Louise Hyde (107)
* The Gift by Sandra Orr (114)
* A Face In The Dark by Edna Wilson (122)
 
Image:masquerades1991conzine-1.jpg|from the 1991 issue, first page of the poem, "No!"
Image:masquerades1991conzine-2.jpg|from the 1991 issue, illo by Lynn Simpson
Image:masquerades1991conzine-3.jpg|from the 1991 issue, the poem "An Episodic Dream"
Image:masquerades1991conzine-4.jpg|from the 1991 issue, the poem "You Purred For Me"
==1993==
Masquerades '93 was published in February 1994 and contains 115 pages. 
The cover is by Jacqui and Gwen, and the interior art is by Helen Maiden and R. McLauren. 
It contains all of the contest submissions except Remembrance, which was published separately. 
* Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen
* Not Even The Rain by Sue Haley & Amber James ("A parallel of the uneasiness of two couples, Laura and Jerry, and Catherine and Vincent, concerning the thought of having a child who might be, in some fashion, handicapped." This story references the 1986 film, Children of a Lesser God.) (reprinted in Flame and Shadow #10)
* Anything Is Possible Isn't It? by Annie Medloc ("Vincent and Pascal talk about someone who's been gone for three days from the tunnels and through the course of the conversation realize that Jacob is the someone and he finally returns home.")
* Familiar Features by Pauline Marshall ("Jenny meets an author from England who has very similar features to Catherine's Vincent.")
* Longing, poem by Gwen Lord
* Conquest of Shadows by Babs Horne ("Two mystical creatures appear as shadows to both Vincent and Catherine.")
* Leap of Faith by Christine Cunningham ("Catherine reads Father the riot act regarding her relationship with Vincent and Vincent borrows romance novels from Jamie in order to learn how to love Catherine.")
* The Coming of Arthur by Marie Tummon ("Mouse finds Arthur above as a baby and brings him below to stay with him and thru various means of destruction the community find out about him.")
* I Wonder, poem by Gwen Lord
* The Time of the Reaper by Stephanie Bruford ("Father receives a newspaper clipping from a Helper about someone looking for an unusual newborn lost near St. Vincent's Hospital thirty three year before.")
* You In My Life, poem by Gwen Lord
* When Love Is Its Own Truth by Pauline Marshall ("Catherine is alive and recovering on the French Riviera with Elliot while trying to regain her memories of Vincent.")
* Love is Thicker Than Blood by Avril Bowles ("Vincent has a surprising reaction when he discovers that Catherine has donated blood and when she goes below the next day she finds out why.") (reprinted from The Candlelight Collection #1)
* Now You See It by Sue Haley ("Mouse shows Brian some magic.")
* Out of Darkness, poem by Stephanie Bruford
* Genesis by Gwen Lord ("The beginning of everything started with Jacob and Peter, and John Pater... and Charles Chandler.") (also in Catherine and Vincent's Excellent Adventure and published as a standalone zine)
==Reactions and Reviews: 1993==
==1994==
Masquerades '94 was published in August 1994 and contains 41 pages. 
Hymns at Heaven's Gate by Joy Faulkner (winner: novella) was published separately due to its length.
From the foreword: 
==Contents==
* Foreword by Jacqui & Gwen (ii)
* Absence of the Heart by Amber James (1)
* Poem by Amber James (runner up: poem) (15)
* A Gypsy Never Forgets by Sue Haley (runner up: vignette) (16)
* Such Stuff as Dreams are Made Of by Sandra M. Deville (16)
* The Road Home by Christine Cunningham (runner up: short story) (17)
* And That Should Be by Amber James (winner: vignette) (27)
* A Hope for The Future by Tracey Wootten (winner: short story) (29)
* By a Waterfall by Sandra M. Deville & Amber James (winner: poem) (41)
==References==
 Category:Beauty and the Beast Anthology Zines
Category:1991 ZinesCategory:1993 ZinesCategory:1994 Zines
Category:Beauty and the Beast Con Zines