Granfalloon was a science fiction fanzine

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 published by Linda Bushyager. It was nominated for the Hugo Award

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 for Best Fanzine

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 in 1972, losing to Locus

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; and 1973 (losing to Energumen

Energumen (magazine)

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The first issue was published in the year 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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. Suzanne Tompkins was co-editor for the first six issues. Twenty issues of Granfalloon were released, the last one in July 1976.

Contributors included Piers Anthony

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, Alicia Austin

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, Bill Bowers

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, Ron Bushyager, Grant Canfield, Don D'Ammassa, Steve Fabian, Alexis Gilliland, Mike Glicksohn

Mike Glicksohn

Michael David Glicksohn, better known as Mike Glicksohn was a Canadian high school math teacher and the co-editor of the science fiction fanzine Energumen with his then-wife Susan Wood...

, Terry Jeeves, Arnie Katz, Tim Kirk

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, Damon Knight

Damon Knight

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, Frank Lunney, Sandra Miesel

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, Ron Miller

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, Andrew J. Offutt

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, Andy Porter, Bill Rotsler, Robert Silverberg

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, Darrell Schweitzer

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, Mae Strelkov, Bob Tucker

Wilson Tucker

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, Harry Warner, Jr.

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, Ted White

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, Susan Wood

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 and Roger Zelazny

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Suzanne Tompkins went on to publish the fanzine The Spanish Inquisition (magazine) in the 1970s.

Bushyager also published the fanzine Kardass in the 1970s.