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Lan's Lantern was a science fiction fanzine edited by George "Lan" Laskowski. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine from 1986 through 1996, winning in 1986 and 1991. [1] It is called an appreciation zine because it specialized in issues celebrating a single science fiction author, such as issue #11 on Clifford D. Simak or issue #9 about the writings of Jack Williamson which appeared in Amazing Stories in the early 1950s. [2] Issues ranged from 30 to 120 pages. The first was published in April 1976 and the last (#47) in December 1998. [3] Mike Resnick wrote in 2002:

"Lan's Lantern not only runs the best articles and most thoughtful reviews of any fanzine around, but also has become the Rand McNally of the fannish community." [4]

Laskowski died in 1999 and a memorial website was launched by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. [5]

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References

  1. Complete list of Hugo nominees Archived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. Fancyclopedia entry on the fanzine as Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. Mike Resnick's "Introducing Lan, Who Needs None" in his book Once a Fan..., p. 149, Wildside Press LLC, Aug 1, 2002.
  5. George J. Laskowski, Jr, 1948-1999 Archived April 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 24, 2014).