Vector (journal)

{{Short description|Critical magazine of the British Science Fiction Association}}

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| editor = Phoenix Alexander

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| editor2 = Polina Levontin

| editor3 = Jo L. Walton

| previous_editor = Anna McFarlane, Glyn Morgan, Shana Worthen, Niall Harrison, Geneva Melzack, Andrew M. Butler, Tony Cullen, Gary Dalkin, Maureen Kincaid Speller, Catie Cary, Kev McVeigh, Boyd Parkinson, David Barrett, Paul Kincaid, Geoff Rippington, Alan Dorey, Kevin Smith, Alan Dorey, Eve Harvey, Joseph Nicholas, Mike Dickinson, Dave Wingrove, Christopher Fowler, Malcolm Edwards, Bob Parkinson, Michael Kenward, Tony Sudberry, Vic Hallett, Phil Muldowney, Doreen Parker, Ken Slater, Steve Oakley, Roger Peyton, Jim Groves, Ella Parker, Archie Mercer, Roberta Gray, Michael Moorcock, Terry Jeeves, E.C. Tubb

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| category = Science fiction

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| format = A4

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| firstdate = Summer 1958

| company = British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)

| country = United Kingdom

| based = London

| language = English

| website = {{URL|https://vector-bsfa.com/}}

| issn = 0505-0448

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Vector is the critical journal{{Cite web |title=Issue Grid: Vector |url=https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/seriesgrid.cgi?27067 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=isfdb.org}} (sometimes called a fanzine{{cite book |author=Brian M. Stableford |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzmIPZg5xicC&pg=PA448 |title=Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-8108-4938-9 |page=448 |access-date=15 March 2016}}) of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), established in 1958.{{Cite web |date=19 February 2024 |title=SFE: Vector |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vector |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction}}

History

The first issue of Vector was published in 1958 under the editorship of E. C. Tubb.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vector |title=Vector |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |publisher=Gollancz |edition=3rd |access-date=28 August 2021 |first1=Peter |last1=Nicholls | author1-link=Peter Nicholls (writer) |first2=Peter |last2=Roberts |first3=David |last3=Langford |author3-link=David Langford | editor1-first=John |editor1-last=Clute |editor1-link=John Clute |display-editors=etal}} The publication was established as an irregular newsletter for members of the BSFA, founded in the same year, but "almost at once it began to produce reviews and essays, polemics and musings, about the nature and state of science fiction."Paul Kincaid and Maureen Kincaid Speller, 'Introduction,' Best of Vector vol. I, BSFA 2015.

The publication has changed format and periodicity many times over the years.{{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/seriesgrid.cgi?27067|title=Vector index at ISFDB}} Since 2018 it has been edited by Polina Levontin and Jo Lindsay Walton, with Phoenix Alexander joining as editor-in-chief in 2024. It currently focuses on articles and interviews, and is published "two to three times per year."{{cite web|url=https://vector-bsfa.com/|title=Vector|publisher=British Science Fiction Association}}

References

External links

[http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/torque-control/ Official website]
[https://vector-bsfa.com/category/vector-complete-issues/ Back issues]
[http://www.bsfa.co.uk British Science Fiction Association]
[https://fanac.org/fanzines/Vector/ Archive of scanned issues]
[http://michaelcross.me.uk/bsfaindx/topbsfa.htm Index of Vector articles]
[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/seriesgrid.cgi?27067 Vector index at ISFDB]

Category:1958 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Science fiction magazines published in the United Kingdom

Category:Magazines established in 1958

Category:Science fiction and fantasy journals