1947

early	Spectators founded
April	First issue of Spacewarp, the focal point fanzine for Fifth Fandom
August 26	Walt Willis meets James White and Irish Fandom is born
August 30 - September 1	Philcon I (Worldcon)
September 1	Fourth Fandom ends
September	Operation Fantast started
Fall	WSFA founded
December 27	Minneapolis Fantasy Society restarted
	London Circle formed
	Hydra Club formed
	Prime Press started
	SAPS founded
	Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. 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 - Arthur Machen - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brian Froud - Brian Herbert - Bruce Gillespie - Carl Lundgren - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Donato Giancola - Dwain Kaiser - Edward James - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Eric Flint - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Irv Koch - J. Grant Thiessen - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Joe Pilati - John Brosnan - John Varley - Ken St. Andre - Linda Bushyager - Lucius Shepard - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Dickinson - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Octavia E. Butler - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Robert Vardeman - Ron Miller - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Tanith Lee - Terry Dowling - Tim Kirk - Élisabeth Vonarburg

Convention series started or ended:

Onesie Conventions

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

Afriganza - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Dream Quest - Ember - FAPA Flypaper - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Review - Fantasy Review - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney - Operation Fantast - Requiem - Spacewarp - Sustaining Program - Synapse - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - The Sydney Futurian - Vampire - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand

Publishers founded or closed:

Pendulum Publications - Prime Press

Awards made, started or ended:

1947 Retro Hugos

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Derelicts - Hydra Club - London Circle - Operation Fantast - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Spectators - Washington Science Fiction Association

Fan History:

Milt Rothman's Philcon I Reminiscence - Margaret Trebing's Philcon I Report - Sergeant Saturn

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

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

Britain:

Alan Lee - Arthur Machen - Big Pond Fund - Bill Burns - Brian Froud - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Edward James - Fantasy Review - John Brosnan - London Circle - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Mike Dickinson - Operation Fantast - Pendulum Publications - Tanith Lee

Canada:

Derelicts - J. Grant Thiessen - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Élisabeth Vonarburg

Europe:

Alain Le Bussy

Ireland:

Wheels of IF

New Zealand:

US:

A. J. Barker - Adrienne Fein - Afriganza - Allyn Cadogan - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Big Pond Fund - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brian Herbert - Carl Lundgren - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Donato Giancola - Dream Quest - Dwain Kaiser - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Ember - Eric Flint - FAPA Flypaper - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Review - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney - Hydra Club - Irv Koch - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Joe Pilati - John Varley - Ken St. Andre - Linda Bushyager - Lucius Shepard - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Octavia E. Butler - Of Worlds Beyond - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Philcon I - Milt Rothman's Philcon I Reminiscence - Margaret Trebing's Philcon I Report - Phillycon 1947 - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Prime Press - Requiem - Robert Vardeman - Ron Miller - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Spacewarp - Spectators - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Sustaining Program - Synapse - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - Tim Kirk - Vampire - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Washington Science Fiction Association - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand

Rest of the World: