Thrust was published from 1973-1991. It started off as a Fanzine by Doug Fratz Steven L. Goldstein at the University of Maryland until 1976. In 1978, Thrust became a trade magazine.

Thrust was a magazine for science fiction fans, offering commentray and criticism of work published within the genre. Nominated for a Hugo Award

Hugo Award

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 for Best Fanzine

Hugo Award for Best Fanzine

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 in 1980, it received four other nominations for best semi-prozine in the following years(1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991).'. As a trade magazine, expanded rapidly, moving to offset covers. Ultimately the circulation rose to 1,700. Columnists at various times included Ted White

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, Charles Sheffield

Charles Sheffield

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, Lou Stathis

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, John Shirley

John Shirley

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 , Michael Bishop

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 , David Bischoff

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 , Chris Lampton , Darrell Schweitzer

Darrell Schweitzer

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 and Jeffrey Elliot. Dan Steffan

Dan Steffan

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provided art direction for the magazine.