Star Trek Lives! is a 1975 book, co-written by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, and Joan Winston, which explored the relationship between the Star Trek television series and the fandom that emerged following the series' cancellation. It was published by Bantam Books. The book is among the earliest publications to discuss Star Trek convention culture, fan clubs, and fanzines. The ninth chapter contains an essay by Lichtenberg and Marshak on the fan fiction. Production Jacqueline Lichtenberg, a professionally published author whose Kraith fan fiction was regularly published by fanzines, explored the possibility of selling an article, or series of articles, to newspapers concerning the growing Star Trek fandom. She began research in late 1971. While building a directory of Star Trek fan clubs, their activities, and the growing number of fan published newsletters, and fanzines, she realized there was more potential for a reference book on the subject than a newspaper article. Science fiction fanzines had been published with some frequency prior to Star Trek; however, their format was focused on non-fiction articles and research, and letters from fans. Early Star Trek fanzines were similar, but many were also anthologizing fan fiction, some of which Lichtenberg believed was comparable to the television series. A query package was assembled by Lichtenberg, and shared with publishers. However, the query was rejected by all, including by Frederick Pohl at Bantam Books, who were publishing a series episode novelizations by James Blish, and who had also published Blish's original Star Trek novel, Spock Must Die! (1970). Only after James Blish had failed to deliver a new Star Trek novel, did Pohl agree to buy Lichtenberg's book without having seen a draft. Lichtenberg recruited fellow fan writer Sondra Marshak, and television producer Joan Winston, to help draft the book, and Gene Roddenberry agreed to contribute an introduction. Myrna Culbreath also contributed to some degree. Culbreath's analysis on the Spock character, "The Spock Premise," was cited in the acknowledgements. According to Lichtenberg, the book took several years to complete. The final draft, delivered to Pohl, had undergone significant changes from the original premise, so the authors were unable to agree on a title. Star Trek Lives!, and the subtitle "Personal Notes and Anecdotes," were chosen by Pohl. Plans to include a comprehensive directory of fan clubs, fanzines, and selections of curated fan fiction were withdrawn, due to length and potential cost. The publication of fan-written fiction evolved