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ASFFQ : 1984

The 1984 production is generally distinguished by the quality of its short stories, which eclipse the novels, with one exception, Marie Jose Thériault's Les Demoiselles de Numidie. The ten best short stories are strong and diverse enough that they would make an excellent anthology.
A total of 61 writers published at least one original story, which clearly illustrates the progress of SF and fantasy literature in Quebec these last few years. In 1983, there were 44 authors.
The output divides up as follows: 14 novels (including one reissue) and 121 short stories (73 published in 11 anthologies or collections, 48 in magazines).
A slight predominance of science fiction over fantasy can be noted, especially with respect to the quality of the texts. There are 7 SF novels and 62 short stories, whereas fantasy, with which fantastic literature has been included for practical reasons, is represented by seven novels and 59 short stories.
In conclusion, it should be pointed out that the majority of short stories in periodicals (77%) were published by specialized magazines, while the novels and collections were published by various publishers with no SF or F collections, except for Élisabeth Vonarburg's collection, Janus. Surprisingly, Le Préambule, the only Quebec publisher that had a special collection for each genre, published nothing in SF or F in 1984.

Claude Janelle

Original Production	Science Fiction	Fantasy & Horror	Total
Novels	7	6	13
Short stories in...	53	56	109
a) collections & anthologies	26	36	62
b) specialized magazines	20	16	36
c) non-specialized magazines	7	4	11

Reissues and/or translations	Science Fiction	Fantasy & Horror	Total
Novels	0	1	1
Short stories in...	9	3	12
a) collections & anthologies	9	2	11
b) specialized magazines	0	1	1
c) non-specialized magazines	0	0	0

Combined production	Science Fiction	Fantasy & Horror	Total
Novels	7	7	14
Short stories in...	62	59	121
a) collections & anthologies	35	38	73
b) specialized magazines	20	17	37
c) non-specialized magazines	7	4	11