Draft:Frontier (magazine)

Frontier was an Australian magazine covering the topics of science fiction and fantasy in popular culture, published between 1996 and 2002.

History
Launched in April 1996, the magazine covered topics in the genres of popular science fiction and fantasy within the media of films, television, video games, comics, and literature.

The magazine was published by K&J Publishing. Katharine Shade served as Editor and Jeremy Sadler served as Art Director/Sub-Editor for the duration of the magazine's publication. Both contributed articles and reviews.

Initially published bi-monthly, in February 1997 it was announced the magazine had shifted to quarterly publication.

In September 1997 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne, Australia the magazine won an Australian Science Fiction Media Award for "Best Fan Newsletter".

In 1998 at the Thylacon II convention in Hobart, Australia the magazine was nominated for a Ditmar Award as "Best Fanzine".

The magazine ceased paper publication following Issue 23 in December 2001. Issue 24 was released in March 2002 online as a PDF for free. The magazine then ceased publication. The magazine's offiicial website (frontiermagazine.net) closed at the same time.

In December 2023 all issues were released as images in albums on the magazine's Facebook page.

Contributors
• Adam Howard

• Adrian Ringin

• Adrienne Losin

• Alexander J. Ballingall

• Andrew Kruspe

• Andrew McGee

• Anne Forman-Todd

• Anthony Leong

• Antonia Z. Rodriguez

• Belinda Singe

• Bob Lauderdale

• Brian Smith

• Cameron Smith

• Chris Pirrotta

• Darren Maxwell

• Deryck O'Byrne

• Edward McArdle

• Gabrielle Merten

• Geoff Tilley

• George Ivanoff

• George Sclauzero

• Glen Fredericks

• Glen Morgan

• Grace Gabriel

• Graham Jones

• Grant Watson

• Greg Coker

• H. Gibbens

• Ian Boyle

• Ian Gunn

• Jan Wilson

• Janice Hill

• Jenny Wake

• John Cook

• John Crnjanin

• John Whear

• Joshua Bentley

• Karen Johnson

• Karen Miller

• Karen Scott

• Karen Stephens

• Kerri Valkova

• Les Zigomanis

• Leslie Sharples

• Malcolm R. Davis

• Margaret Grierson

• Marijan Juratovac

• Marion MacNally

• Mark Goddard

• Mark Juddery

• Mark Sorensen

• Matthew Ficcaglia

• Neil Hogan

• Neile A. Kirk

• Nicole Ellis

• Nicole Piehler

• Paula Ruzek

• Robert Jan

• Robert Licuria

• Russell Devlin

• Ryan Alexander

• Sarah Berry

• Sarah Lawson

• Silvester Iolo Lekoupa

• Steven Cateris

• TDC Armitage

• Tim Reddan

• Tracey Payne

• Trent Yarwood

• Wendy Wadsworth

Awards
1997


 * Winner: "Best Fan Newsletter" - Australian Science Fiction Media Awards - Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Melbourne

1998


 * Nominated: "Best Fanzine" - Ditmar Awards - Thylacon II, Hobart