Science Fiction Forum

This article is about the magazine. For SUNY student club, see The Science Fiction Forum.

Science Fiction Forum was a critical journal of science fiction. It was created by Damon Knight and James Blish in 1957. Lester del Rey was also an editor.

The publication was created to continue discussions that began at the first Milford Writer's Conference in 1956.[1] A famous essay by Damon Knight on the symbolism in James Blish's short story "Common Time" was published in a 1957 issue, and later reprinted in Knight's In Search of Wonder.[2]

The magazine helped lead to the creation of the Science Fiction Writers of America.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b Latham, Rob (2009). "Fiction, 1950-1963". In Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction. Routledge. pp. 80–89. ISBN 9781135228361.
  2. ^ James Gunn (2003). The Road to Science Fiction. Volume 4. From Here to Forever. Scarecrow Press. p. 21.
  3. ^ SF Timeline 1950-1960