1951

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February Australian Science Fiction Society announced in first issue of Woomera
March 25 First International Fantasy Award given out
April Mari Wolf began her “Fandora's Box” column
May 10–14 Festivention
July ASFO started
Mid Little Monsters of America formed
September 1–3 Nolacon (Worldcon)
Room 770 party held
Lee Hoffman unmasked as a girl!
Klaatu borada nikto” and “Keep watching the skies!” become catchphrases.



Births and Deaths:

A. A. AttanasioAbigail FrostAlgernon BlackwoodAnna VargoAvedon CarolBarbara HamblyBeth MeachamBetsy WollheimBill SchellyBrian AtteberyC. J. HendersonCarl FreedmanCharlaine HarrisCharles VessCharles de LintChristopher EvansChristopher HinzDave LuckettDave TompkinsDavid BischoffDavid CargoDavid GriggDavid MarusekDean MorrisseyDeborah Turner HarrisDelia ShermanDena BrownDon KellerDonya WhiteEllen VartanoffEric VinicoffEsther FriesnerEve HarveyFrank RichardsGary McGathGary WestfahlGeoff RymanGeraldine HarrisGerry AdairGreg BearGreg EideGreg PickersgillGuy SnyderJames Patrick KellyJane DennisJane HawkinsJaneen WebbJanis IanJeanne GomollJeff SchallesJim GlassJim YoungJoe LansdaleJohn AndrewsJohn CaspellJohn SteakleyJon Courtenay GrimwoodK. D. WentworthKathy MarLanny WaitsmanLeigh KennedyLester BoutillierLola Ann Andrew CenterLynn HarrisMargaret BastaMark EvansMark HarrisonMary PeekMichael A. BanksMichael Scott RohanMichael ShortMike RaubMoshe FederNick SmithOrson Scott CardP. C. HodgellPer InsulanderPeter Andrew JonesPriscilla OlsonR. Graeme CameronR. H. BarlowRick SternbachRobert OsbandRobert SacksRobert Whitaker SirignanoRosemary PardoeRoss PavlacRuss WoodmanRuth SandersonSherwood SmithSimon HawkeStepan ChapmanStephen BriggsStephen LeighSteve NorrisTatiana KellerThe TurdTimothy LaneTimothy ZahnUlf WestblomVal Lakey LindahnW. H. PugmireWendy PiniWilliam H. Patterson

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1951 Open ESFAA Tale of the 'EvansA. A. AttanasioAberrationsAl la BaboomAll Our YesterdaysAlpha and OmegaAnna VargoAoniaApproach to InfinityAvon Science Fiction ReaderBacktrackBarbara HamblyBeatley'sBend SinisterBeth MeachamBetsy WollheimBewareBill SchellyBizarreBrian AtteberyC. J. HendersonCarl FreedmanChallengeCharlaine HarrisCharles VessChristopher HinzClean up Fandom CrusadeConfusionCosmagDavid BischoffDavid CargoDavid MarusekDean MorrisseyDelia ShermanDena BrownDisclave 2Don KellerDonya WhiteDripConEllen VartanoffEric VinicoffEsther FriesnerFantasiaFantasiasFantastic NovelsFantasy ArtisansFantasy BookFantasy JackassFanvet ConventionFanvet Convention 1Frank RichardsFuturistGary McGathGary WestfahlGerry AdairGreg BearGreg EideGuy SnyderItJames Patrick KellyJane DennisJane HawkinsJanis IanJeanne GomollJeff SchallesJim GlassJim YoungJoe LansdaleJohn AndrewsJohn SteakleyK. D. WentworthKathy MarLanny WaitsmanLester BoutillierLittle Monsters of AmericaLola Ann Andrew CenterLynn HarrisMYOBMadMargaret BastaMark EvansMichael A. BanksMichael ShortMidwestcon 2Mike RaubMoshe FederNew Orleans in 1950New Orleans in 1951Nick SmithNolaconSam Moskowitz' Nolacon I ReminiscenceOrson Scott CardP. C. HodgellPhotonPrime PressPriscilla OlsonProject Fan ClubR. H. BarlowRenaissanceRick SternbachRobert OsbandRobert SacksRobert Whitaker SirignanoRoom 770Ross PavlacRuss WoodmanRuth SandersonSF InternationalSTEFCARDScience Fiction DigestScience-Fiction Five-YearlyShadowlandSherwood SmithSimon HawkeSolStandard TwinsStef HeadliNewsStepan ChapmanStephen LeighSteve NorrisStfanewsSuper Science StoriesTactiumTatiana KellerThe Chattahoochee, Okefenokee, & Ogeechee Occasional GazetteThe CommitteemanThe FanscientThe Harp That Once or TwiceThe Journal of Science FictionThe TalismanThe TurdTimothy LaneTimothy ZahnTorquasian TimesUlf WestblomVal Lakey LindahnW. H. PugmireWendy PiniWestercon 4Wild HairWilliam H. PattersonWillishWorlds ApartWorlds Beyond

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