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What is FNC?
13 years ago
The Furthest North Crew is an APA, a print fanzine made by its members for its members. Each issue is made of members' contributions, copied as many times as there are members, sent to a central editor, collated and mailed back. Everyone pays their share of the costs.
FNC has been around since July of 1992, though it started in earnest in March of that year at the Ad Astra science-fiction convention in Toronto by Paul "Growl" Groulx. Not everyone had net access, and images were still difficult to send through, so APAs and other small press fan magazines was a way for fandom to connect and develop social and professional contacts. Even today, some people prefer a tangible product to read; the longer time between deadlines (3 months) can also help prepare more in-depth critique and commentary, which are the lifeblood of an APA.
In 20 years and 80 issues, FNC has had go through its pages 80 members from 8 countries: 27 from Canada, 45 from the USA, 2 from the UK, 2 from Australia, and 1 each from Iceland, Sweden, Italy and the Philippines. It was started partly to help promote Canadian anthro creators, and has definitely achieved this goal, with the inclusion of Max Blackrabbit, Style Wager, Todd Sutherland, Henbé & Dr Bo and Wallaby among others. it has also featured some material from the likes of Mick Collins (of Gories/Dirtbombs fame), Mark Stanley, the late and very lamented Michael-Scot "McMoo" McMurry, "Wolf" Kidd, Micole, Freddy Andersson, Karno and Fred Patten, venerable anthro/SF/anime fount of knowledge and critical thought.
Admittedly it's not for everyone - it's a deadline, done on paper, and it costs money. Why does it even exist, in the face of FA and other electronic archives? As mentioned, some like the physical feel of something to read, and the joy of creating on physical media; also, unlike online archives, it doesn't go away - remember VCL, ArtSpots, FurNation, Yerf, Orlando, ArtVark... They come and go, but paper stays on your shelves, ready to be re-read at a moment's notice. No electricity needed! Also, comments can't be deleted, so people tend to be better behaved.
We have many spots open for new members! Our main webpage at fnc.furry.com has all the information on how to apply.
FNC has been around since July of 1992, though it started in earnest in March of that year at the Ad Astra science-fiction convention in Toronto by Paul "Growl" Groulx. Not everyone had net access, and images were still difficult to send through, so APAs and other small press fan magazines was a way for fandom to connect and develop social and professional contacts. Even today, some people prefer a tangible product to read; the longer time between deadlines (3 months) can also help prepare more in-depth critique and commentary, which are the lifeblood of an APA.
In 20 years and 80 issues, FNC has had go through its pages 80 members from 8 countries: 27 from Canada, 45 from the USA, 2 from the UK, 2 from Australia, and 1 each from Iceland, Sweden, Italy and the Philippines. It was started partly to help promote Canadian anthro creators, and has definitely achieved this goal, with the inclusion of Max Blackrabbit, Style Wager, Todd Sutherland, Henbé & Dr Bo and Wallaby among others. it has also featured some material from the likes of Mick Collins (of Gories/Dirtbombs fame), Mark Stanley, the late and very lamented Michael-Scot "McMoo" McMurry, "Wolf" Kidd, Micole, Freddy Andersson, Karno and Fred Patten, venerable anthro/SF/anime fount of knowledge and critical thought.
Admittedly it's not for everyone - it's a deadline, done on paper, and it costs money. Why does it even exist, in the face of FA and other electronic archives? As mentioned, some like the physical feel of something to read, and the joy of creating on physical media; also, unlike online archives, it doesn't go away - remember VCL, ArtSpots, FurNation, Yerf, Orlando, ArtVark... They come and go, but paper stays on your shelves, ready to be re-read at a moment's notice. No electricity needed! Also, comments can't be deleted, so people tend to be better behaved.
We have many spots open for new members! Our main webpage at fnc.furry.com has all the information on how to apply.
