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 14	State of Israel founded.
May 15–16 (Whitsun)	Whitcon, the first Eastercon, held.
July 3-5	Torcon (Worldcon, the first outside the U.S.) in Toronto.
	George Young wears propeller beanie.
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.
	Francis Towner Laney publishes Ah! Sweet Idiocy!

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Births and Deaths:

Andrzej Sapkowski - Ann Chancellor - Barry R. Hunter - Bernie Wrightson - Beverly Kanter - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Bonnie Goodknight - Brian Stableford - Bruce Evry - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Curt Stubbs - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - David Gemmell - Denys Howard - Dick Plotz - Don Cook - Erwin S. Strauss - Francis Stevens - Genie DiModica - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Hank Luttrell - Hans Wesso - Howard Rosenblum - James Robinson - Jeanne Robinson - Jennifer Bankier - Jerry Lapidus - Jim Burns - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John Ayotte - John De Lancie - John Harris - Jonathan Green - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Leigh Edmonds - Len Wein - Lew Wolkoff - Lynn Abbey - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Mat Irvine - Michelle Zellich - Mike Ashley - Mike Farinelli - Mike Meara - Mog Decarnin - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - New American Library - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patrice Milton Green - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - R-Laurraine Tutihasi - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Holdstock - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Rodney Leighton - Ron Salomon - Sally A. Syrjala - Sandi Lopez - Sandy Cohen - Sean McMullen - Seth McEvoy - Sheila D'Ammassa - Spider Robinson - Steve White - Steven Utley - Susan Wood - Ted Tom - Teny Zuber - Teresa Minambres - Terry A. Garey - Terry Pratchett - Thomas T. Thomas - Tim Underwood - Tullio Proni - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - William Gibson

Convention series started or ended:

Eastercon - N. Y. Conclave - Westercon

Onetime conventions:

Beercon - DeCon - Minneapolis Thing

Bids:

Milwaukee in 1948 - Toronto in 1948

Publications started or ended:

1948 Fantasy Annual - Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Alembic - Amtorian - Astronaut - Bedfast - Brillig - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - Damballa - Dawn - Disturbing Element - Ego Beast - Fanomena - Fanspeak - Fantasy Artisan - Fantasy Book Club Bulletin - First Person Singular - Grulzak - IF! - Lethe - Loki - Macabre - Maine-iac - Masque - Merger - Necromancer - Neophyte - Nonce - Oracle - Peon - Phanteur Estivator - Prism - STF maglet - Science Fantasy News - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Sky Hook - Slant - Snix - Southern Fandom - Spaceteer - Spatium - Stan's News-sheet - Stefnews - The Arkham Sampler - The Fantasy Collector - Three Eye - Timewarp - Torque - Triton - Tympany - Yellum

Publishers founded or closed:

New American Library

Awards made, started or ended:

Stores opened or closed:

Fantasy Book Centre

Clubs founded or disbanded:

CSFA - Cream o' the Crop Club - Detroit Hyperborean Society - Fantasy Artisans - ISFCC - Misfits - Ottawa Science Fiction Society - SF International - SFS - Vampire Society

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Activity Party - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Lensman saga - Slan Shack - The Stranger Club by Art Widner - Lloyd Eshbach's Torcon I Reminiscence

New fanspeak coined:

BNF - Fanspeak - Grulzak - Slan Shack

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Leigh Edmonds - Sean McMullen

Britain:

Alembic - Brian Stableford - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - David Gemmell - Eastercon - Fantasy Book Centre - Howard Rosenblum - Jim Burns - John Harris - Jonathan Green - Mat Irvine - Mike Ashley - Mike Meara - Mog Decarnin - Robert Holdstock - SFS - Science Fantasy News - Slant - Terry Pratchett - Whitcon

Canada:

CSFA - Jeanne Robinson - Jennifer Bankier - Macabre - Ottawa Science Fiction Society - Rodney Leighton - Spider Robinson - Susan Wood - Torcon - Lloyd Eshbach's Torcon I Reminiscence - Toronto in 1948 - Torque

Europe:

Andrzej Sapkowski - SF International

Ireland:

Slant

New Zealand:

US:

1948 Fantasy Annual - 1948 Open ESFA - Activity Party - Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Amtorian - Ann Chancellor - Astronaut - Barry R. Hunter - Bedfast - Beercon - Bernie Wrightson - Beverly Kanter - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Bonnie Goodknight - Brillig - Bruce Evry - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Cream o' the Crop Club - Curt Stubbs - Damballa - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - Dawn - DeCon - Denys Howard - Detroit Hyperborean Society - Dick Plotz - Disturbing Element - Don Cook - Ego Beast - Erwin S. Strauss - Fanomena - Fantasy Artisan - Fantasy Artisans - Fantasy Book Club Bulletin - First Person Singular - Francis Stevens - Genie DiModica - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Grulzak - Hank Luttrell - Hans Wesso - IF! - James Robinson - Jerry Lapidus - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John Ayotte - John De Lancie - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Len Wein - Lensman saga - Lethe - Lew Wolkoff - Loki - Lynn Abbey - Maine-iac - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Masque - Merger - Michelle Zellich - Mike Farinelli - Milwaukee in 1948 - Minneapolis Thing - Misfits - Mog Decarnin - N. Y. Conclave - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - Necromancer - Neophyte - New American Library - Nonce - Oracle - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patrice Milton Green - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - Peon - Phanteur Estivator - Phillycon 1948 - Pogo - Prism - R-Laurraine Tutihasi - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Ron Salomon - SF International - STF maglet - Sally A. Syrjala - Sandi Lopez - Sandy Cohen - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Seth McEvoy - Sheila D'Ammassa - Sky Hook - Snix - Southern Fandom - Spaceteer - Spatium - Stan's News-sheet - Stefnews - Steve White - Steven Utley - Ted Tom - Teny Zuber - Teresa Minambres - Terry A. Garey - The Arkham Sampler - The Checklist of Fantastic Literature - The Fantasy Collector - The Stranger Club by Art Widner - Thomas T. Thomas - Three Eye - Tim Underwood - Timewarp - Triton - Tullio Proni - Tympany - Vampire Society - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - Westercon - Westercon 1 - William Gibson - Yellum

Rest of the World: