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 15-16 (Whitsun) | Whitcon, the first Eastercon, held |
July 3 | Torcon (Worldcon) |
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 |
Births and Deaths:
Andrzej Sapkowski - Ann Chancellor - Bernie Wrightson - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Brian Stableford - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Curt Stubbs - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - David Gemmell - Denys Howard - Don Cook - Francis Stevens - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Hans Wesso - Howard Rosenblum - James Robinson - Jeanne Robinson - Jim Burns - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John De Lancie - John Harris - Jonathan Green - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Leigh Edmonds - Len Wein - Lynn Abbey - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Mat Irvine - Mike Ashley - Mike Farinelli - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Holdstock - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Rodney Leighton - Sally A. Syrjala - Sean McMullen - Seth McEvoy - Spider Robinson - Steve White - Steven Utley - Susan Wood - Suzanne Tompkins - Ted Tom - Terry A. Garey - Terry Pratchett - Thomas T. Thomas - Tullio Proni - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - William Gibson
Convention series started or ended:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Alembic - Astronaut - Brillig - Fanomena - Fate Magazine - IF! - Loki - Macabre - Maine-iac - Masque - Mutant - Neophyte - Nonce - Oracle - Peon - Prism - Science Fantasy News - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Sky Hook - Slant - Southern Fandom - Stefnews - The Fantasy Collector - Timewarp - Triton - Yellum
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Fan History:
Miscellaneous:
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US:
1948 Fantasy Annual - 1948 Open ESFA - Activity Party - Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Ann Chancellor - Astronaut - Beercon - Bernie Wrightson - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Brillig - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Cream o' the Crop Club - Curt Stubbs - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - DeCon - Denys Howard - Don Cook - Fanomena - Fantasy Artisans - Fate Magazine - Francis Stevens - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Hans Wesso - IF! - James Robinson - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John De Lancie - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Len Wein - Lensman saga - Loki - Lynn Abbey - Maine-iac - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Masque - Mike Farinelli - Milwaukee in 1948 - Mutant - N. Y. Conclave - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - Neophyte - Nonce - Oracle - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - Peon - Phillycon 1948 - Prism - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Sally A. Syrjala - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Seth McEvoy - Sky Hook - Southern Fandom - Stefnews - Steve White - Steven Utley - Suzanne Tompkins - Ted Tom - Terry A. Garey - The Checklist of Fantastic Literature - The Fantasy Collector - The Stranger Club by Art Widner - Thomas T. Thomas - Timewarp - Triton - Tullio Proni - Vampire Society - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - Westercon - Westercon 1 - William Gibson - Yellum
Rest of the World:
1947 | 1948 | 1949 |