Void (fanzine)

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Void was a major science fiction fanzine. It was started in the 1955 by Gregory Benford and his identical twin brother James (Jim) Benford, when they were living in Germany;{{cite web|author=Peter Nicholls|title=An introduction to Gregory Benford|url=http://www.gregorybenford.com/gregory-benford-intro/|work=Gregory Benford |accessdate=1 April 2020}} then later co-edited by Gregory Benford, Ted White, Terry Carr, and Peter Graham.{{cite book|author1=Mike Ashley|author2=Michael Ashley|title=The History of the Science-fiction Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2qkmF8HvP_gC&pg=PA71|accessdate=1 April 2020|year=2000|publisher=Liverpool University Press|isbn=978-1-84631-003-4|page=71}}Eney, Richard F.Fancyclopedia II, The Mirage Press, 1979, {{ISBN|978-0-88358-026-4}} It is described in one reference work thus: "Void was the fanzine with many heads. Its many editors covered all aspects of fanac — criticism, humor, history and commentary."Tymn, Marshall B. The Science Fiction Reference Book : A Comprehensive Handbook and Guide to the History, Literature, Scholarship, and Related Activities of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Fields. San Bernardino, Cal.:The Borgo Press, 1984, p. 110 The Benford brothers edited Void until 1958,{{cite news |author1=Chris Urie|title=Astounding Scientists and Alternate History: A Conversation with Gregory Benford |url=http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/benford_interview/|accessdate=1 April 2020|work=Clarkesworld|issue=129 |date=June 2017}} when Jim retired and Ted White became co-editor. Pete Graham and Terry Carr later joined the editorial team. The fanzine was published regularly until 1962, with a final issue appearing in 1969.{{cite web|url=https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOID/|title=VOID|work=FANAC.org|accessdate=26 March 2021}}