''Amateur Science Stories'' was a short-lived (three issues)

science fiction fanzine A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" was ...

notable for publishing Arthur C. Clarke's first stories, including " Travel by Wire!", "Retreat from Earth" and "

How We Went to Mars "How We Went to Mars" is a humorous short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was first published in March 1938, in the third and final issue of '' Amateur Science Stories'' maganize. It follows a group of British rocket scientists wh ...

". The latter story won the 1939 Retro Hugo, awarded at the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention in 2014. It was edited by Douglas W. F. Mayer and published by The Science Fiction Association at Leeds, England, from October 1937 through March 1938. Other authors whose early work appeared in its pages include

William F. Temple William Frederick Temple (9 March 1914 – 15 July 1989) was a British science fiction writer, best known for authoring the novel-turned-film '' Four Sided Triangle''. Early life and career Temple was born in Woolwich in 1914.Mike Ashley, "Intr ...

and Eric C. Williams.

References

* Locus Magazine Inde

* "Galactic Central" Magazine Inde

Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1937 Magazines disestablished in 1938 {{fiction-mag-stub