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| − | If [[fandom]] can be said to have formed in any single place, it probably happened in New York City which was at the center of so many of the events of the Thirties.
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| − | The [[Scienceers]] (founded 1929) was the first New York fan club, or the first club ever for those who think the [[SCC]]/[[ISA]] should be discounted because of its science orientation. Perhaps the [[ISA]] was not strictly am [[SF]] club, but the [[NYBISA]]'s officers included such legendary figures as [[Will Sykora]], [[Don Wollheim]], and [[Fred Pohl]].
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| − | It's impossible to briefly summarize NY [[fan]] politics of the 30s. Read [[Sam Moskowitz]]'s ''[[The Immortal Storm]]'' and follow the links on this page to get more details. Basically, NY [[fan]] politics revolved around a trio of factors: (1) [[mundane]] politics, (2) [[fannish]] egos, and (3) youth. The major split was basically political between the left (the [[Michelists]], the [[Futurians]], the [[Wollheimists]]) and everyone else (the [[Queensies]], the [[Triumvirate]]). The lefties were kids (in the teens and early 20s) in love with the [[communist]] ideals of the day, while everyone else (also a bunch of kids) was an assortment of conservatives, moderates, and apoliticals. Read the articles under [[ILSF]], [[QSFL]], [[GNYSFL]], and [[Futurians]] for more details.
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| − | The major players in the battles were [[Don Wollheim]], [[John Michel]], [[Sam Moskowitz]] (who lived in [[Newark]], but was part of NY [[fan]] politics), [[James V. Taurasi]], and [[Will Sykora]]. Also involved were [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Fred Pohl]], [[Doc Lowndes]], [[Cyril Kornbluth]] and many others.
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| − | == [[Early Conventions]] ==
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| − | New York [[fans]] took part in one candidate for the title of [[first convention]], and certainly some of the most important [[early conventions]] were held there, the [[Second Eastern States Science Fiction Convention]], and, of course, the [[First Worldcon]] on July 4th, 1939.
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| − | == Early [[Clubs]] ==
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| − | New York's [[fannish]] history has been driven by its clubs. To start with, the [[Scienceers]] and the [[ISA]], the various [[SFL]]-related groups and the [[Futurians]]. After the [[war]], there were groups like the [[Fanvets]], [[NYUSFS]] ([[CUSFS]]), the [[Metrofen]], and most importantly the [[Lunarians]]. There were also vital invitational groups like the [[Fanoclasts]], and the [[Brooklyn Insurgents]].
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| − | == Later Conventions ==
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| − | While New York played a major role in early [[Worldcons]], hosting [[NyCon]], [[NyCon II]], and [[NyCon 3]], it has not had one since 1967 in spite of a variety of [[Worldcon bids]] since then: [[New York in 86]], [[New York in '89]], [[NY in '95]], [[Nieuw Amsterdam in 2004]] (though it did host the first [[SMOFcon]]). This is caused by the famous fractiousness of New York [[fandom]] combined with the very high cost of hotel space and labor in the city. Another consequence seems to be the general decline in organized [[fandom]] in the city since the 90s: The [[Lunarians]] are extinct (though there was an attempted resurrection in the [[Lunarians (2)|Lunarians 2]]).
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| − | The move of [[Lunacon]] (New York‘s longtime regional convention) out of New York City sparked resistance, including a counter-con, [[Empiricon]], starting in 1978.<ref>Personal communication, David Levine 2019-05-07 at the [[New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy Meetup Group]] and [[Lynn E. Cohen Koehler]] 2019-12-12 [[An Astounding 90 Years of Analog Science Fiction and Fact: The Fourth Annual City Tech Science Fiction Symposium]]</ref>
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| − | Lunacon succumbed in 2017 to the above-mentioned New York fannish [[politics]], and was succeeded by [[HELIOsphere]] and [[NASF3]].
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| − | The annual [[City Tech Science Fiction Symposium]], organized by Professor [[Jason W. Ellis]], began in 2016 with [[Amazing Stories: Inspiration, Learning, and Adventure in Science Fiction]]. The [[Asimov Centennial Meetup]] was held shortly after the one-hundredth birthday of [[Isaac Asimov]] (on the ninetieth anniversary of the first official meeting of [[The Scienceers]]), at the same location, but organized by a different City Tech professor and her husband.
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| − | == Current Links ==
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| − | === Conventions and Meetings ===
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| − | * [https://www.facebook.com/heliosphereny/ HELIOsphere - Facebook]
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| − | * [https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/sciencefictionatcitytech/annual-symposium/ Science Fiction at City Tech Annual Symposium]
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| − | * The New York City Sci-Fi/Fantasy Meetup Group: [https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/ https://www.meetup.com/scifi-22/] (the first Tuesday of each month)</li>
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| − | * NYC Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club Meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/fsfbookclub https://www.meetup.com/fsfbookclub]
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| − | * [https://hourwolf.com/nyrsf/index.htm The New York Review of Science Fiction readings] (usually the first Tuesday of each month)</li>
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| − | * [https://www.kgbfantasticfiction.org KGB Bar Fantastic Fiction reading series] (the third Wednesday of each month)
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| − | * [https://www.facebook.com/Lunacon-486383341396970/ Lunacon - Facebook]
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| − | * [https://genreevents.com/downstate-new-york/ Downstate New York Geek Events]
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| − | === Publications ===
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| − | * [https://www.analogsf.com/current-issue/upcoming-events/ <i>Analog Science Fiction and Fact</i>] Upcoming Events
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| − | * [https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/ <i>The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction</i>]
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| − | * [https://www.asimovs.com/current-issue/conventional-calendar/ <i>Asimov’s Science Fiction</i>] Conventional Calendar by [[Filthy Pierre]]
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| − | * [https://www.nyrsf.com/ <i>The New York Review of Science Fiction</i>]
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| − | * [https://hourwolf.com/toc.html <i>Hour of the Wolf</i>] (WBAI)
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| − | * [https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/sciencefictionatcitytech/librarycollection/ City Tech Science Fiction Collection]
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| − | === Stores with Events ===
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| − | * [https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming Books of Wonder - Events] (mostly for children)
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| − | * [https://www.forbiddenplanetnyc.com Forbidden Planet NYC] (mostly comics, film, and TV)
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| − | == References ==
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