Liverpool Group
(Did you mean the Long Island Science Fiction Society?)
Formerly the Liverpool Science Fiction Society (LāSFāS), the Liverpool Group (LiG) was a semi-stf club in England. Fl. 1951-63.
Prominent members included Norman and Ina Shorrock, John Roles, Eddie Jones, Ramsey Campbell, Stan Nuttall and Marge Nuttall, and Norman Weedall.
It published the clubzines Bastion and Space Diversions and its MaD Productions produced the taperas The March of Slime (coining blog), Last and First Fen and others.
Eric Bentcliffe wrote a tribute to the club in Waldo 1, noting:
Towards the end of 1951 a Liverpool fan by the name of Jeff Espley had the idea of asking the Milcross Book Service (which at that time was being run by old time fen Frank Milnes and Les Johnstone) for the addresses of other s-f readers in the city. On Monday the 12th of November, 1951, LaSFaS held its first meeting. Present were John Roles, Norman Shorrock, Lew Conway, Trevor Donnan, and probably Frank Milnes, Les Johnstone, and Norman Weedall. Other early members were Jim Nooney, Tom Owens, Stan Nuttall, and Dave Gardner. Plus Ina Shorrock, Norman's wife.
The club met in the Space Dive, “a miniscule cellar rented for the use of club members and ... decorated with s-f magazine ‘covers,; and several model rockets.”
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| LiSFS The Liverpool Science Fiction Society, of England. Prime spirit Dave Newman till he went gafia; other notable members include John Roles and Norman Shorrock. They brought the art-form of the tapera to its greatest height, and have recognized fannish eminence by award of the designation of Ex-Chairman (ECLSFS). They are not noted as fanzine publishers, but rather go in for local social activities such as formed the basis of their famous symposium on Sex and Sadism and for the productions noted under Movies.
from Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement ca. 1960: My spelling here was incorrect; they actually prefer LāSFāS, with the null a's to distinguish the group from the Los Angeles outfit. |
| Club | 1951—1963 |
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