EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE
Securities & Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 5 th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549


October 25, 2016

Re: Zazove Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. ("Registrant"), SEC File
No. 811-09189

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is being written on behalf of Registrant in response to comments
received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
a phone call on October 5, 2016 with regard to Form N-CSR for the year ended
December 31, 2015.

In connection with the Commission's comments, Registrant acknowledges the
following:

Registrant is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure
in the filings;staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments in the filings reviewed by the staff do not foreclose the Commission
from taking any action with respect to the filing; and Registrant may not
assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the
Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United
States.

Form N-CSR
On August 26, 2016, Registrant filed its Semi Annual Report on Form N-CSR
for the six months ended June 30, 2016.  The Commission noted that the
Semi-Annual Report should be filed on Form N-CSRS.  Registrant will utilize
Form N-CSRS for the Semi-Annual Report on a going forward basis beginning
with the Semi-Annual Report for the period ending June 30, 2017.


On February 26, 2016, Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form N-CSR
for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Commission noted the following
items with regard to the Annual Report:

1.  Audit Opinion Signature to Include City and State
The Annaul Report did not include the City and State of the Independent
Accounting firm that issued the audit opinion.  Registrant will request
that its Independent Accounting firm include the city and state with its
signature on the audit opinion on a going forward basis beginning with
the Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 2016.

2.  Separate Line Item for Investment Advisory Fees Payable
The Statement of Assets and Liabilities included with the Annual Report
did not include a separate line itme for investment adivisory fees payable.
The Commission requested a confirmation that there was not any amounts
owing for investment advisory fees that may have been included with another
liability item on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Registrant
confirms that no amounts were owing for investment advisory fees as of
December 31, 2015.  Any amounts owing to for Investment Adivsory Fees
will be disclosed as a separate liability item on Registrant's financial
statements.

3.  Option Strike Price
The Commission requested that any options and warrants included on the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities include the applicalbe strike price
for the instrument. Registrant will include the strike price for such
instruments on a going forward basis beginning with Registrant's
September 30, 2016 Form N-Q.

4.  Derivative Disclosure
The footnotes to Registrant's Annual Report for the year ended December
31, 2015 include discslosures required per FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives
and Hedging.  While the Topic 815 discslosures included in the footnotes
include information with regard to quantity, valuation and realized and
unrealized gain and loss, the disclosure did not include information with
regard to trading volume. The Commission requested the Topic 815 discslosure
include information with regard to trading volume. Registrant will include
information with regard to trading volume in its Topic 815 disclosure on a
going forward basis beginning with Registrant's September 30, 2016 Form N-Q.


Please contact the undersigned with any questions at (847)239-7100.

Sincerely,

Steven M. Kleiman
Secretary and Treasurer