Dictionary

genzine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ziːn/

Etymology

Blend of general interest + zine.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association.
   • It's really easy to start a genzine. All you need are a couple of neos with lots of time and enthusiasm; a couple of older fen with experience and enthusiasm (not to mention enough fannish contacts to make up a mailing-list); and a certain amount of mood-enhancers and sheer lunacy to get you to the point at which the thing stops being a great idea for Real Soon Now, and starts being a reality. A lot of crudzines are born that way. 1977 Summer–Fall, Susan Wood, “Propellor Beanie”, in Algol, volume 14, number 3 (whole number #29), page 23:
   • A fanzine for general circulation in fandom is called a genzine (general interest fanzine) as opposed to one for an amateur press association (apa) which is called an apazine. 1979 January-February, Darrell Schweitzer, “Occasionally Mentioning Science Fiction”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 8, number 1 (whole number #29), page 33:

Forms

Antonyms

apazine

Hypernyms

fanzine