Amateur Science Stories was a short-lived (three issues) science fiction fanzine

Fanzine

A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...

 notable for publishing Arthur C. Clarke's

Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey, and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein,...

 first stories, including Travel by Wire!

Travel by Wire! (short story)

"Travel by Wire!" is Arthur C. Clarke's first published story. It was first published in December 1937 in the magazine Amateur Science Stories. It was subsequently published as part of a short story collection in The Best of Arthur C. Clarke 1937-1955...

, Retreat from Earth and How We Went to Mars

How We Went to Mars

"How We Went to Mars" is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke. It was first published in March 1938 in the third and final issue of the magazine Amateur Science Stories. This humorous story is about a group of British rocket scientists who travel to Mars aboard one of their rockets and their...

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It was edited by Douglas W.F. Mayer and published by The Science Fiction Association at Leeds, England, from October 1937 through March 1938. Other authors whose early work appeared in its pages include William F. Temple

William F. Temple

William Frederick Temple was a British science fiction writer. He was a member of the British Interplanetary Society and involved in science fiction fandom before writing. His best known work might be the novel which formed the basis for the film Four Sided Triangle, a novel which Groff Conklin...

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