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IntroductionGuy has always been an easy focus for collectors because collecting him never ends. When you think that you've found everything he's published, a whole new area of his work opens up and you realise that you have a long way to go. Perhaps this is why Andrew Hurst of Dartford started his own Guy N. Smith fanzine, which he described in the first issue's editorial as 'a fanzine for the fans by the fans'. Andy published five issues, starting in 1993, which used a large format but not quite so tall as A4, which is what it became when he passed the torch on to Sandra Sharp who Guy appointed as editor of what was now his fan club magazine. I was proud to handle the layout from #16 to #20, during her tenure. Daniel Windley took over as editor with issue #23, which saw a change to A4 folded size. The final editorial shift was to Ceri Steadman, who took over as of issue #35, at which point it changed from being a black and white photocopied affair to being printed in colour. She remained in place until what has been the final issue thus far, #41. All that leaves just one further bibliographical note, which is that there's one extra issue that was never numbered. It's Summer 2009 and it sits in between issues #34 (2008) and #35 (2010). Here are the issues that marked an editorial change: #1 (Andrew Hurst), #6 (Sandra Sharp), #23 (Daniel Windley) and #35 (Ceri Steadman).
The fanzine included a wide variety of material. In the Andy Hurst days, it focused on Guy's writing, even if it was in such ingenious ways as through an 'interview' with Cliff Davenport. However, there was material by Guy from the very beginning, as that first issue included an original short story, Shooting on the Moss, and the second began a serialisation of his German werewolf novel, Night of the Werewolf, its first publication in the English language. Once it became a fan club magazine, the focus shifted to Guy and his interests, though there had been elements of this earlier, such as in The Old Bride's Column, written by Guy's wife, Jean. A number of further columns were gradually introduced, including one from Wayne Donahue, after one of Guy's books saved his life, and another that outlined the latest happenings on Loch Ness. Fan fiction became a strong focus too and I was honoured that a few of my short stories were published in Graveyard Rendezvous. As a life member of the fan club (a bargain at the price), I was entitled to a copy of each issue, but I seem to be missing a few. In the meantime, I've included covers below for everything I have and Shane Agnew has kindly provided most of my gaps. Thanks, Shane! For other work, return to Short Stories or Broken Backlist. ContentsHere are Guy's short story contributions to Graveyard Rendezvous over the years. It also serialised both Night of the Werewolf (issues 2-13) and Blackout (issues 24-31) before those novels were published in book form in English.
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Last update: 4th June, 2019
