Red Rose (slash fiction zine)

Red Rose is a slash multimedia zine series.
While several issues of the zines were released during the Red Rose Convention held in the UK (likely organized by some of the contributors/creators of the zine), it is not a con zine.
==About==
From the editorial in issue #1: 
==Issue 1==
Red Rose 1 has the subtitle, "Because Roses Have Thorns..." and was published in 1994 and contain 100 pages (65,353 words). 
 
* Nor Iron Bars A Cage	by R. Olivia Brown	 ("Avon is captured by Domo Slavers but just who is the mysterious buyer? And what does he want? This is an absorbing and explicit tale of slavery, domination, surrender and passion. Definitely for adults only.") (Blake's 7) (2) 
* Two Lions Couchant	by The Royal Prerogative	 ("King and Chancellor together in a tender story of gentle lust.") (King Henry II/Thomas Becket) (30)
* End of Shift, New Beginnings	by Lavender Blue	 ("Traumatic events bring two friends closer than ever before.") (Casualty, Julian/Ash) (40) 
* Below the Surface	by Tara	 ("Discoveries, lies discarded and truth revealed. Staker and Foster break through the facade and reach for the reality of the passion that was always hidden below the surface.") (UFO) (47)
* Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Gloria Lancaster ("A first timer for the hopeless (and hopeful) romantics out there.") (The Professionals) (59) 
* Wilderness	by Tara		(Blake/Avon) ("Stranded on a desert planet, two are victims of heat and dust and passion.") (Blake's 7) (68) 
* This Feeling Between Me and You by the Romantic Celt ("Guy and Harry are apart due to circumstances, but Guy returns unexpectedly and finds surprises pleasant and otherwise. His journey takes him from Cumbria to Bedfore Square, from suspicion and despair to trust and hope.") (Perfect Scoundrels) (75)
* Deadly Nightshade by Pendle Darke ("A short adult story that features extreme sado masochistic practices." From Cassie Ingaben's Pros Database: "Despite fighting the need, D has to go to an S&M club to be a bottom. He is approached by B -- who is not there to arrest him, but to be his top. Their wildest desires become real, they go and start a dark, strong relationship of dominance and submission.") (The Professionals) (96)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Red Rose 2 was like published in 1996.
* Hinter den feindlichen Linien by Cerise (Desert Peach)
* The Dawning of the Day by Cerise (Desert Peach)
* unknown X-Files content
==Issue 3==
Red Rose 3 was published in 1998 and contains 110 pages. It went by the title 'Dark Roses - Red Rose III.' Fiction word count: 118,142. (50,000 of which is Eroica and 33,000 of which is Desert Peach). 
* We'll Always Have Paris by Cerise (Desert Peach) (Peach/Rosen: "A thought provoking exploration of characters against the vividly portrayed landscape of occupied Europe, at war and peace. Does ultimate evil taint everything? Are good intentions enough?")
* Prodding Avon by Julia Stamford and Predatrix (Blake's 7) 
* The Beginner's Guide to Blake's 7 Slash by Manna (Blake's 7) 
*Labyrinth, by Gloria Lancaster (Blake's 7) (Blake/Avon and Avon/Vila. "A disturbing alternate universe: a futuristic prison, a brutal regime. What does it take to survive - and is survival worth the cost? Contains violence, forced seduction, drug abuse.")
*The Grey Light of Morning, by Violet Nightingale (Sherlock Holmes) (Holmes/Watson: "A delicate declaration of love. Sinfully romantic.")
*A Modern Morality Tale, by Cerise & Vardek (Eroica) ("The Major faces his most difficult case - and his feelings for Eroica only complicate matters.")
*I Love it when a Plan Comes Together, by Gloria Lancaster (X-Files) (Skinner/Mulder: "A lonely road, a stormy night. What better way to pass the time than at little seduction? But the best laid plan of mice and Mulders.")
*Tender Hands, by CJ (Blake's 7) (Avon/Vila: "Everyone needs someone, sometimes. Avon and Vila find solace together in the aftermath of Gan's death.")
*Whatever It Was, by Gloria Lancaster (X-Files) (Skinner/Mulder: "A journey from hell but Mulder finds the best in-flight entertainment of all is Walter Skinner.")
*Avon, by the Window, by Nova (Blake's 7) (Avon/Other and Avon/Blake: Post Gauda Prime. "Blake is injured and only Avon can save him.")
*Gilded Cage, by Gloria Lancaster (Prince/Swan: Inspired by [Swan Lake (Bourne) the all-male production of Swan Lake].)
 
This is the fiction contents of the Red Rose #3 con program. Perhaps these stories were later published in the regular Red Rose zine??
* Sleeping in the Rain by Gloria Lancaster (X-Files) (5)
* Celebration by Elise Madrid (Star Trek: TOS, K/S) (11)
* The Detention by Lexin (Harry Potter) (14)
* Wild Ride by Lucy Lastic (Sentinel) (19)
* He Said it That Knew it Best by Lexin (Harry Potter) (31)
* Mein sehr geehrter Herr by Cassie Ingaben (Eroica) (55)
* Prodding Avon by Julia Stamford and Predatrix (74)
* Reward by Gloria Lancaster (Sentinel) (83)
* The Beginner's Guide to Blake's 7 Slash by Manna (Blake's 7) (85)
* Shadow by Deanna Gray (Star Trek: TOS, K/S) (88)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Red Rose 4 was published in 2000.
==Issue 5==
Red Rose 5 was published in 2002.
It was released at the third Red Rose Convention. 
* Shadow by Deanna Gray. (Kirk is haunted by a bizarre nightmare image.) (Star Trek: TOS, K/S) (reprinted in T'hy'la #23
* other unknown content
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:1994 Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Category:Con Zines