Publication talk:TYBHS1981

I'm not dead sure this is the place to post this, but. . . According to the acknowledgements page and story intro in Year's Best Horror IX, Ramsey Campbell's "The Gap" was first published in Fantasy Readers Guide No. 2 in 1980. The title listing for "The Gap," and its listing in the contents of Alone with the Horrors, give its year as 1977.

My guess (not having seen a copy of Alone with the Horrors): the story was written in 1977, and this is what is reflected in the later book. But considering its inclusion in this Year's Best Horror, which covers 1980, it probably was first published in 1980.

Can this be reconciled in some way?

Solatium 08:03, 1 Mar 2007 (CST) "Be nice, I'm new."


 * Considering the fact that Contento gives 1980 as the year of first publication, I think it's safe to say that 1980 is most likely the right year. I'll make the change for now and if we ever finsd out what 1977 was in reference to (an abridged appearance? fanzine publication?), we can add it then. Ahasuerus 17:39, 1 Mar 2007 (CST)