BeABohema


BeABohema was a science fiction fanzine edited by Frank Lunney of Quakertown, Pennsylvania. It lasted for twenty issues from 1968 to December 1971, and was nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award for Hugo [Award for Best Fanzine|Best Fanzine], losing to Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review.
It was known for controversies over such topics as the relationship between the Science Fiction [Writers of America] and Amazing Stories publisher Ultimate Publishing; and New Wave science fiction.
Among the better-known contributors were Dean Koontz, Piers Anthony, Bill Rotsler, Ted White, Philip José Farmer, James Blish, David Gerrold, Sam Moskowitz, Jay Kinney, Terry Carr, David R. Bunch, and a then-obscure fan named "Gene Klein" who would later become famous as Gene Simmons of KISS.