| SFF's occasionally turbulent relationship to work and working people is put in the spotlight in the latest issue of Journey Planet. The celebrated fanzine released its 84th issue on Friday, September 13, with co-editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk bringing together an all-star list of contributors for an examination of the various ways in which employment relationships are depicted (or misrepresented) in the genre. Best-known for their Hugo-finalist fanzine Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, Rokne and Wakaruk have been delving into labour rights issues in SFF since 2019. "The best part of working on a project like this is being able to collaborate with talented writers focused on a subject that we're passionate about," Rokne said. "Science fiction became a defined genre at the end of the industrial revolution, when rapid technological and societal change was creating new types of work and new types of workers. From its inception, the genre was connected to work and to working people, making this a fecund area for intellectual exploration." The issue includes contributions from Brian Collins, Rich Horton, Octavia Cade, Will McMahon, A.L. Yakimchuk, Kira Braham, Bob Barnetson, Joachim Boaz, Camestros Felapton, James Bacon, Mark McCutcheon, Brett Sheehan, David McDonald, Kris Vyas-Myall, Gautam Bhatia, Farah Mendlesohn, and Jim O’Brien, as well as art by Autun Purser and Collin MacNeil. This stunning list of contributors may also have set a record for the most footnotes ever included in a single issue of a fanzine. Introduction by Olav Rokne & Amanda Wakaruk Alientation and Automation by Brian Collins Pohl Position by Rich Horton Unpaid Green by Octavia Cade Learning to Write Science Fiction from John Steinbeck by Will McMahon Fit for Purpose (Fiction) by A.L. Yakimchuk Making Work Sexy With William Morris by Kira Braham Rule of Acquisition 211 by Bob Barnetson We Must Start Over And Find Some New Way of Life by Joachim Boaz A Nightmare of Shopkeepers by Camestros Felapton Workers of 2000AD UNITE! by James Bacon Jumping the Shark on the Moon by Mark McCutcheon The Translator (Fiction) by Brett Sheehan They Who Build Beneath the Stars by David McDonald Fighting the Suits by Kris Vyas-Myall Gesturing Towards the Labour Question by Gautam Bhatia Kritzer and a Theory of Labour by Farah Mendlesohn Unions in SFF Recommendations by Olav Rokne ‘Commie nutters turn Tintin into picket yob!’ by Jim O’Brien ENDitorial by James Bacon |  
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Chris chats with Sarah Gulde, 2024 TAFF delegate and Hugo nominee! They look at her time in fandom, at the issues of Journey Planet she co-edited (Star Trek, Collecting, smol) and much much more!
 Journey Planet is pleased to announce the release of Issue #80, a one page fanzine edited by Sara Felix, James Bacon, and Chris Garcia focused on the creation of the Glasgow 2024 April Fools Hugo. The one off Hugo was designed by Sara Felix and the sculpt was a joint effort between Sara and Vincent Villafranca. Sara and Vincent also designed the Worldcon 76 base together back in 2018. The JP walks through the basics of where the idea came from and follows through the process. After reading an article that appeared in the souvenir book for Noreascon 4 written by Peter Weston Sara thought a tartan rocket was possible with the design and approval of Landing Zone Glasgow which Sara designed for the convention previously. Sara says, “This design is dedicated in loving memory to Deb Geisler. If it wasn’t Deb sending me a link to the article that Peter wrote I would never had the idea in the first place. She was amazing and always a source of inspiration for me.” The link to the Journey Planet can be found here. Directions for folding the fanzine can be found here: https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/05/how-to-make-a-zine/
 We're on the ballot again! We've had a great year and it's incredible to be back on the ballot!
If you wanna get a look at the incredible issues we did in 2023, start here! Issue 70 -Chinese Science Fiction & Space Part 2! Issue 71 - The Hugo Award Issue 72 - Operation Motorman Journey Planet 73 - Hugo Nominee Gifts Journey Planet 74 - Vincent Issue 75 - Fantastical Musical Instruments & More! Issue 75a - smol Issue 76 - The American War in Vietnam Journey Planet 77 - Watchmen Journey Planet 78 - Jack the Ripper in Fiction
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