Peeping Tom (magazine)

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Peeping Tom was a British small press magazine that existed between 1990 and 2000.

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History and profile

Peeping Tom was launched in 1990. [1] It was initially published by David Bell and edited by Stuart Hughes (they later swapped roles). The magazine was published on a quarterly basis. [2] The headquarters was in Leicestershire. [2] It specialised in dark fantasy and horror, featuring such British authors as Joel Lane, Ian Watson, Derek Fox, D F Lewis, Nicholas Royle, Stephen Laws, Ramsey Campbell and Peter Tennant, [3] as well as artwork by Dallas Goffin, Madeleine Finnegan, Chico Kidd, Gerald Gaubert and others. It received the British Fantasy Society Award for "best small press" [2] in both 1992 and 1993. The magazine ceased publication in June 2000. [2]

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References

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