1947

early	Spectators club founded.
April	First issue of Spacewarp, which would become the focal point fanzine for Fifth Fandom.
Summer	Ray Nelson invents the propeller beanie.
July	Last ish of VOM.
August 26	Walt Willis meets James White and Irish Fandom is born.
August 30–September 1	Philcon (Worldcon).
	Nuclear Fizz introduced to fandom.
	Claude Degler resurfaces with new alias, John Paul Chrisman, and new zine, Weird Unsolved Mysteries.
	Fourth Fandom ends.
September	Operation Fantast started.
Fall	WSFA founded.
December 27	Minneapolis Fantasy Society restarted.
	London Circle formed.
	Derelicts founded.
	Hydra Club formed.
	SAPS founded.
	Portland Science-Fantasy Society founded.

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Births and Deaths:

A. J. Barker - Adrienne Fein - Alain Le Bussy - Alan Lee - Allyn Cadogan - Ann Broomhead - Arthur Machen - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brandon Lamont - Brian Froud - Brian Herbert - Brian Tawn - Bruce Gillespie - Carl Lundgren - Carol Kennedy - Charlie Williams - Cherith Baldry - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Christopher Fowler - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - David Emerson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Dwain Kaiser - Edward James - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Eric Flint - Eric Lindsay - Frank Stodolka - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - Gary Brown - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Gil Lamont - Graham Hall - Harry Bell - Irv Koch - J. Grant Thiessen - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Jerry Jacks - Jim Landau - Joan Gordon - Joe Moudry - Joe Pilati - John Brosnan - John Kusske - John Varley - Karen Trego - Ken St. Andre - Laura Brodian Freas - Linda Bushyager - Linda Lounsbury - Lucius Shepard - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Maurice G. Hugi - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Dickinson - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Neil Rest - Octavia E. Butler - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Paul Skelton - Red Avery - Robert Vardeman - Ron Lindahn - Ron Miller - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Tamar Lindsay - Tanith Lee - Terry Dowling - Tim Kirk - Tom Armistead - Veronica Hollinger - William Contento - Élisabeth Vonarburg

Convention series started or ended:

Onesie Conventions

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

Ad Lib - Afriganza - Alta Advertiser - An Index of the Works of Various Fantasy Authors - And... - Arcturus - Astra's Tower - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Bembook - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - British Fantasy Library Handbook - Burblings - Caprice - Dream Quest - Eight Pages - Ember - FAPA Flypaper - Fan Spectator - Fandom Speaks - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy (UK) - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Review - Fantasy Review - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney, Jr. - Necromancer - One Fan's Outlook - Operation Fantast - Philcon Memory Book - Portland Science-Fantasy Society News Bulletin - Requiem - Slithy Toves - Snix - Space Trails - Spaceteer - Spacewarp - Sustaining Program - Synapse - The Alchemist - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Sydney Futurian - The Vortex - Tympany - Vampire - Variant - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand

Publishers founded or closed:

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. - Prime Press

Awards made, started or ended:

Stores opened or closed:

Milcross Book Service

Clubs founded or disbanded:

British Fantasy Library - British Fantasy Library membership 1947-1949 - Cosmos Club - Derelicts - Hydra Club - London Circle - Operation Fantast - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Spectators - Washington Science Fiction Association - Wolverine Insurgents

Fanhistory:

Graham-Ackerman Feud - Nuclear Fizz - Milt Rothman's Philcon I Reminiscence - Margaret Trebing's Philcon I Report - Propeller Beanie - Quintessence of Foo Foo - Roscoe - Sergeant Saturn

New fanspeak coined:

Flying Saucers - Nuclear Fizz - Propeller Beanie

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Bruce Gillespie - Eric Lindsay - John Brosnan - Terry Dowling - The Sydney Futurian

Britain:

Alan Lee - Arthur Machen - Big Pond Fund - Bill Burns - Brian Froud - Brian Tawn - British Fantasy Library - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - British Fantasy Library Handbook - British Fantasy Library membership 1947-1949 - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Christopher Fowler - Cosmos Club - Edward James - Fantasy (UK) - Fantasy Review - Graham Hall - Harry Bell - John Brosnan - London Circle - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Maurice G. Hugi - Mike Dickinson - Milcross Book Service - Operation Fantast - Paul Skelton - Tanith Lee - Wheels of IF

Canada:

Allyn Cadogan - Derelicts - J. Grant Thiessen - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Veronica Hollinger - Élisabeth Vonarburg

Europe:

Alain Le Bussy - Maurice G. Hugi

Ireland:

Wheels of IF

New Zealand:

US:

A. J. Barker - Ad Lib - Adrienne Fein - Afriganza - Allyn Cadogan - Alta Advertiser - An Index of the Works of Various Fantasy Authors - And... - Ann Broomhead - Arcturus - Astra's Tower - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Bembook - Big Pond Fund - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brandon Lamont - Brian Herbert - Burblings - Caprice - Carl Lundgren - Carol Kennedy - Charlie Williams - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - David Emerson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Dream Quest - Dwain Kaiser - Eight Pages - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Ember - Eric Flint - FAPA Flypaper - Fan Spectator - Fandom Speaks - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. - Fantasy Review - Frank Stodolka - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - Gary Brown - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Gil Lamont - Graham Hall - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney, Jr. - Hydra Club - Irv Koch - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Jerry Jacks - Jim Landau - Joan Gordon - Joe Moudry - Joe Pilati - John Kusske - John Varley - Karen Trego - Ken St. Andre - Laura Brodian Freas - Linda Bushyager - Linda Lounsbury - Lucius Shepard - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Necromancer - Neil Rest - Octavia E. Butler - Of Worlds Beyond - One Fan's Outlook - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Philcon - Milt Rothman's Philcon I Reminiscence - Margaret Trebing's Philcon I Report - Philcon Memory Book - Phillycon 1947 - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Portland Science-Fantasy Society News Bulletin - Prime Press - Quintessence of Foo Foo - Red Avery - Requiem - Robert Vardeman - Ron Lindahn - Ron Miller - SAPS - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Slithy Toves - Snix - Space Trails - Spaceteer - Spacewarp - Spectators - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Sustaining Program - Synapse - Tamar Lindsay - The Alchemist - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Vortex - Tim Kirk - Tom Armistead - Tympany - Vampire - Variant - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Washington Science Fiction Association - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - William Contento - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand - Wolverine Insurgents

Rest of the World: