- Dated "June-July 1983". ISSN 0307 3335 on page 2.
- 'BSFA-Fax News' is credited collectively, also to "Brum Group" and "Various".
- Pages 17-20 are missing from all copies of this issue (as explained on the back cover), which accounts for the page count of 24. Original pagination has been preserved for this record.
- Side-stapled, no cover price.
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Essay | Non Fiction | Editorial (Matrix 47) | Simon Polley |
| 5 | Essay | Non Fiction | BSFA-Fax News (Matrix 47) | Joseph Nicholas & Nik Morton & Simon Polley |
| 8 | Essay | Non Fiction | Life on Mars (Matrix 47) | Steve Green |
| 9 | Essay | Non Fiction | On Being Introduced to London Fandom | Ken Lake |
| 11 | Essay | Non Fiction | BSFA Clubs Directory 1983 | Steve Green |
| 21 | Essay | Non Fiction | Down Palace Walls (Matrix 47) | Martyn Taylor |
| 26 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 47) | Mike Lewis (I) |
| 26 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 47) | Paul Dembina |
| 26 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 47) | Nik Morton |
| 27 | Essay | Non Fiction | Letter (Matrix 47) | Neil Allan |
| Page | Type | Kind | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Non Fiction | Matrix - 1983 | Simon Polley | |
| Cover Art | Non Fiction | Matrix, #47 | D. West | |
| 3 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: "Dear Editor, as a publisher of SF ..." | Nik Morton |
| 5 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | BSFA-Fax News | John Kerr |
| 7 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Members' Noticeboard | John Kerr |
| 8 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Life on Mars | Shep Kirkbride |
| 26 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Letters | Shep Kirkbride |
| 27 | Interior Art | Non Fiction | Cartoon: no caption (Matrix 47) | Pete Lyon |