1948
| March | The house in LA which was occupied by the members of the original Battle Creek Slan Shack is torn down |
| early | CSFA formed |
| May 15-16 (Whitsun) | Whitcon, the first Eastercon, held |
| July 3 | Torcon (Worldcon) |
| September 5, Labor Day | First Westercon held in Los Angeles |
| October | Outlander Society founded |
| November | Slant by Walt Willis begins publication |
| Little Men formed (probably, though it may have been 1949) | |
| Toronto Science Fiction Society founded | |
| The Checklist of Fantastic Literature by Everett F. Bleiler published | |
| South Gate in '58 bid started by Rick Sneary | |
| Ottawa Science Fiction Society founded |
Pages linking here
- People 5
- People wi wz
- People 1
- Alphanumeric 1
- People si ss
- People bl bq
- 1947
- 1948 Site Selection Results
- 1949
- Activity Party
- Alpaugh Is Ghod
- BFS/BFL
- Broad Mental Horizons
- CSFA
- Eastercon
- Famous Fantastic Mysteries
- Fandom
- Fanspeak
- Fantasy Artisan
- Fantasy Artisans
- Fantasy Book Centre
- Francis Stevens
- Gnome Press
- Hans Wesso
- Harry Dockweiler
- Little Men
- Lloyd A. Eshbach's Torcon Rememberance
- Macabre
- Masque
- Milwaukee in 1948
- Misfits
- NFFF Press
- N. Y. Conclave
- Opinion
- Ottawa Science Fiction Society
- Outlander Society
- Peon
- Philcon I
- Predicted Issue of ASF
- Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
- Science Fantasy News
- Scientifantasy
- SF International
- Silly Story
- Sky Hook
- Slant
- Socialism
- SOIPDALGEIF
- The Volume Index of Fantasy Magazines
- Torcon
- Torcon I
- Universe
- UQP
- Vampire Society
- Westercon
- Westercon 1
- Whitcon
- W. Paul Cook
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