Vol. 67, no. 1 (Spring 2023)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| News Editor | Zoe O’Haillin-Berne |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
| Editorial Assistant | Christina Maffa |
Front cover art by Lorena Azpiri (cover art for Oz)
Interior front cover art by Leonid Vladimirsky (illustration from The Wizard of the Emerald City)
Interior back cover art by various artists (cover art for Hutchinson editions of Princess Ozma of Oz, The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, and Lucky Bucky in Oz)
Back cover art by Leonid Vladimirsky (illustration from The Wizard of the Emerald City)
Spring 2023 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
The Map to Magic Land: Aia Vladimirsky Remembers Her Father
In an exclusive English-language interview by Jane Albright and Sarah K. Crotzer, daughter of beloved Russian illustrator Leonid Vladimirsky discusses her father’s life, his passion for art, and the legacy of the “Magic Land” books for which his illustrations have become iconic. This is followed by a multi-page foundational attempt to provide a checklist of his illustrated books, postcards, filmstrips, toys, and games.
London, 1942
Following Wonder: A History of British Publishing in Five Oz Books
Dave Ward takes readers behind the scenes of the first Oz-related stage production in the United Kingdom, while Nick Campbell examines five key editions of the Oz books that help tell the fragmented and fascinating story of the Oz books in the UK.
Faith: Gabriel Chajnik’s Journey to Find a Lost Princess
Robert Lamont interviews Gabriel Chajnik, the creator and artistic director of the recent Lost Princess of Oz ballet, to talk about how the Oz books inspired him growing up in his native Argentina.
Walk the Road: An Interview with Óscar Arévalo
Sarah K. Crotzer interviews the creator of a brand-new Oz card game from Spain, with additional comments from the game’s artist, Lorena Azpiri. The interview is presented jointly in Spanish and an English translation.
How International Was the Early Oz Club?
Sarah K. Crotzer crunches the data provided in 1960s Bugles by Club secretary Fred M. Meyer to try and determine a detailed chart of the early international makeup of the Oz Club. The results may surprise you!
Reviews
Dobama Theatre’s The Land of Oz (theater; reviewer P. J. Scott-Blankenship)
Claus: The Musical (theater; reviewer Mickey-Jo Boucher)
The Wizard of Paws (theater; reviewer Jane Albright)
The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire (fiction; reviewer Alan Wise)
Can You Survive The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? A Choose Your Path Book by L. Frank Baum and Ryan Jacobson (fiction; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)
Oz and the Musical: Performing the American Fairy Tale by Ryan Bunch (non-fiction; reviewer Dina Schiff Massachi)
Oz (Spanish card game; reviewer Sarah K. Crotzer)