1952

March	IF magazine launched
March 22	First Australian Science Fiction Convention (i.e., first Australian Natcon) held in Sydney
April 1	InVention (hoax convention)
April 1	North Shore Futurian Society officially formed
Whitsun	London SF Con (Eastercon)
May	First issue of Hyphen by Walt Willis and Chuck Harris
May 9	First official meeting of the Melbourne Science Fiction Group, now known as the Melbourne Science Fiction Club
June	Planet Stories ceases publication
August 28	First meeting of the Medway Science and Fantasy Club
August	Nebula started
August 30 - September 1	Chicon II AKA TASFIC (Worldcon)
August 30 - September 1	Walt Willis at Chicon II courtesy of the WAW With the Crew in '52 fan fund.
	Ghoodminton invented
	Bob Tucker proposes the Tucker Hotel
	Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1926-1950 published by Donald B. Day

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Births and Deaths:

Andy Sawyer - Anne Gay - Arthur Metzger - Ballantine Books - Barbara Delaplace - Barry Lyn-Waitsman - Ben Yalow - Ben Zuhl - Bill Mills - Brad Linaweaver - Bruce Farr - Bruce Jensen - Bryan Talbot - Carrie Richerson - Cathy Ball - Charlie Williams - Clive Barker - Craig Newmark - Cy Chauvin - D. Douglas Fratz - Dan Deckert - Dan Hoey - Dana Stabenow - Darrell Schweitzer - David C. Smith - David Heath - David J. Skal - David Palter - David V. Barrett - David Weber - David Zindell - Deb Wunder - Debra Doyle - Dennis Palmer - Diana Gabaldon - Diane Duane - Donna Barr - Doug Beekman - Douglas Adams - Dwight Decker - Earle K. Bergey - Ed Finkelstein - Edie Stern - Eleanor Lerman - Frank Harwood - Frank Lunney - Gail Hormats - Gary Cohn - Gary Lovisi - Gary Mattingly - Gary Tesser - Gene Reed - George Brickner - George Senda - Guy Consolmagno - Gwyneth Jones - Hope Leibowitz - Ian Maule - J. M. Walsh - Jack Parsons - Jamie Hanrahan - Jane Fancher - Jane Rogers - Jean Berman - Jeff Duntemann - Jeffrey N. Appelbaum - Jill Eastlake - Jim Huttner - Jim Shull - John Kovalic - John Piggott - John Rieder - Kage Baker - Kathleen Ann Goonan - Ken Macklin - Ken Slater - Kim Poor - Kim Stanley Robinson - Lee Darrow - Liese van Santen - Lisa Tuttle - Lorna Toolis - Louise Cooper - Mad - Mara Brener - Marc Ortlieb - Mark Rogers - Martin Hoare - Mary Kay Kare - Mary Rosenblum - Megan Lindholm - Michael Dobson - N. C. Christopher Couch - Nicki Lynch - Norm Hollyn - Paul S. Ritz - Phil Stephensen-Payne - Pip Maddern - Rich McAllister - Richard Grant - Rilla Heslin - Robert McCammon - Robin McKinley - Robin Wayne Bailey - Samanda b Jeude - Scott Dennis - Seth Goldberg - Sharon Lee - Shelby Bush - Somtow Sucharitkul - Stephen D. Korshak - Stephen Laws - Steve Vance - Steven Barnes - Steven Vincent Johnson - Susan Palermo - Susan R. Matthews - Terry Austin - Tim Powers - Tim White - Todd Voros - Tom Canty - Tom Deitz - Tom Jones - Willie Siros - Yoshitaka Amano

Convention series started or ended:

Australian Natcon - Buffalocon - Mancon

Onetime conventions:

InVention - XCon

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

'Our 'Zine - A Cross-Section of Art in Science-Fantasy - AJ-73-16 - Across the River and Into the Trees - As FAPA Goes...? - Asmodeus - Asprin For The Adjutant - Astroneer - Avon Fantasy Reader - Avon Science Fiction Reader - Bait Box - Beyond - Bob Shaw Appreciation Magazine - Brevizine - Centaurus - Chaos - Checklist of British SF And Fantasy Magazines - Confusion - Cosmag - Delphi/Gorgonzola - Djinn - Duo - Dynamic Science Fiction - Fan Press - Fan-Tods - Fanorama - Fantastic Worlds - Fantasy Art Society Leaflet - Fantasy Art Society Newsletter - Fantasy Classification System - Fantasy Jackass - Femzine - Fen Crittur Comical Books - Forerunner - GAFMOI! - Ghuvna - How Low Can a Fan Get? - Hurkle - Hyphen - IF - Ice - Ignatz - Initiative Incorporated - Inside and Science Fiction Advertiser - InVention - MSFS Disbanded - Mad - Matter of No Moment - NFFF As It Could Be? - Nandu - Nebula - Nebula Science Fiction - Nonsense - Pendulum - Periscope - Planet Stories - Post War - Progress - Review - SF - Science Fiction Adventures - Science Fiction Digest - Science Fiction Weekly - Slip Sheet - Sounding Off - Space Diversions - Space Magazine - Space Science Fiction - Space Times - Stellar - Stfanews - Stopgap - Straight Up - The (Unspeakable) Thing - The Barsoomian - The Fan-Vet - The Harp Stateside - The In Tray - The Medway Journal - The Tucker Hotel - Thrills Incorporated - Urania - Vanations - Vector - Vega - Void - Voyage of the SF52 - Vulcan - Warhoon - Xenern - Ye Cats

Publishers founded or closed:

Ballantine Books

Awards made, started or ended:

Analog Reader's Award - Mancon Awards

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Alien Science-Fantasy Club - Auckland Science Fiction Club - BSAW - BSFA - Birmingham Science Fiction Circle - Brisbane Science Fiction Group - Coventry - Fannettes - Fanvariety Enterprises - Galilean Science Fiction Society - International Scientific Council - Kettering Astronautics Society - Lakeland S.F. Organisation - Little Monsters of America - Medway Science and Fantasy Club - Melbourne Science Fiction Club - New Lands SF Club - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - The Cymrades - The Starmen - Universal Musketeers - West Country Science Fiction Group

Fanhistory:

Lloyd Eshbach's Chicon II Reminiscence - Coventry - Honorary Swamp Critter - Immortal Teacup - Merger Plan - The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't - The Moon - Tucker Hotel - West Cupcake

New fanspeak coined:

Bleshings - West Cupcake

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Somtow Sucharitkul - The (Unspeakable) Thing - Yoshitaka Amano

Australia:

Australian Natcon - Brisbane Science Fiction Group - First Australian Science Fiction Convention - Forerunner - J. M. Walsh - Marc Ortlieb - Melbourne Science Fiction Club - Pip Maddern - Stopgap - Thrills Incorporated

Britain:

'Our 'Zine - Andy Sawyer - Anne Gay - Asprin For The Adjutant - Astroneer - BSFA - Beyond - Birmingham Science Fiction Circle - Bob Shaw Appreciation Magazine - Bryan Talbot - Centaurus - Checklist of British SF And Fantasy Magazines - Clive Barker - David V. Barrett - Delphi/Gorgonzola - Douglas Adams - Fan Press - Fanorama - Fantasy Art Society Leaflet - Fantasy Art Society Newsletter - Fen Crittur Comical Books - GAFMOI! - Galilean Science Fiction Society - Gwyneth Jones - Hyphen - Ian Maule - Initiative Incorporated - J. M. Walsh - Jane Rogers - John Kovalic - John Piggott - Ken Slater - Kettering Astronautics Society - Lakeland S.F. Organisation - Liese van Santen - London SF Con - Louise Cooper - Mancon - Mancon - Mancon Awards - Martin Hoare - Matter of No Moment - Medway Science and Fantasy Club - Nebula - Nebula Science Fiction - New Lands SF Club - Periscope - Phil Stephensen-Payne - Post War - Progress - Robin McKinley - Space Diversions - Space Times - Stellar - Stephen Laws - Straight Up - TAFF - The Cymrades - The Harp Stateside - The In Tray - The Medway Journal - The Tucker Hotel - Tim White - Tom Jones - Void - WAW With the Crew in '52 - West Country Science Fiction Group

Canada:

Barbara Delaplace - David Palter - Hope Leibowitz - Ken Macklin - Lorna Toolis - TAFF - Vanations

Europe:

TAFF - Urania

Ireland:

Bob Shaw Appreciation Magazine - Diane Duane - Fen Crittur Comical Books - Hyphen - Immortal Teacup - TAFF - The Harp Stateside

New Zealand:

Auckland Science Fiction Club

US:

1952 Open ESFA - A Cross-Section of Art in Science-Fantasy - AJ-73-16 - Across the River and Into the Trees - Alien Science-Fantasy Club - Analog Reader's Award - Arthur Metzger - As FAPA Goes...? - Asmodeus - Avon Fantasy Reader - Avon Science Fiction Reader - Bait Box - Ballantine Books - Barbara Delaplace - Barry Lyn-Waitsman - Ben Yalow - Ben Zuhl - Bill Mills - Brad Linaweaver - Brevizine - Bruce Farr - Bruce Jensen - Buffalocon - Carrie Richerson - Cathy Ball - Chaos - Charlie Williams - Chicon II - Lloyd Eshbach's Chicon II Reminiscence - Confusion - Cosmag - Coventry - Craig Newmark - Cy Chauvin - D. Douglas Fratz - Dan Deckert - Dan Hoey - Dana Stabenow - Darrell Schweitzer - David C. Smith - David Heath - David J. Skal - David Weber - David Zindell - Deb Wunder - Debra Doyle - Dennis Palmer - Diana Gabaldon - Diane Duane - Disclave 3 - Djinn - Donna Barr - Doug Beekman - Duo - Dwight Decker - Dynamic Science Fiction - Earle K. Bergey - Ed Finkelstein - Edie Stern - Eleanor Lerman - Fan-Tods - Fanorama - Fantastic Worlds - Fantasy Classification System - Fantasy Jackass - Fanvariety Enterprises - Fanvet Convention 2 - Femzine - Frank Harwood - Frank Lunney - Gail Hormats - Gary Cohn - Gary Lovisi - Gary Mattingly - Gary Tesser - Gene Reed - George Brickner - George Senda - Ghuvna - Guy Consolmagno - Hope Leibowitz - How Low Can a Fan Get? - Hurkle - IF - Ice - Ignatz - Index to the Science Fiction Magazines 1926-1950 - Inside and Science Fiction Advertiser - International Scientific Council - InVention - Jack Parsons - Jamie Hanrahan - Jane Fancher - Jean Berman - Jeff Duntemann - Jeffrey N. Appelbaum - Jill Eastlake - Jim Huttner - Jim Shull - John Rieder - Kage Baker - Kathleen Ann Goonan - Kim Poor - Kim Stanley Robinson - Lee Darrow - Lisa Tuttle - Little Monsters of America - MSFS Disbanded - Mad - Mad - Mara Brener - Mark Rogers - Mary Kay Kare - Mary Rosenblum - Megan Lindholm - Michael Dobson - Midwestcon 3 - N. C. Christopher Couch - NFFF As It Could Be? - Nandu - Nicki Lynch - Nonsense - Norm Hollyn - Paul S. Ritz - Pendulum - Philcon 1952 - Planet Stories - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Proxyclave - Review - Rich McAllister - Richard Grant - Rilla Heslin - Robert McCammon - Robin Wayne Bailey - SF - Samanda b Jeude - Science Fiction Adventures - Science Fiction Digest - Science Fiction Weekly - Scott Dennis - Seth Goldberg - Sharon Lee - Shelby Bush - Slip Sheet - Somtow Sucharitkul - Sou-Westercon - Sounding Off - Space Magazine - Space Science Fiction - Stephen D. Korshak - Steve Vance - Steven Barnes - Steven Vincent Johnson - Stfanews - Susan Palermo - Susan R. Matthews - TAFF - TASFIC Program - Terry Austin - The (Unspeakable) Thing - The Barsoomian - The Fan-Vet - The Harp Stateside - The Starmen - Tim Powers - Todd Voros - Tom Canty - Tom Deitz - Tucker Hotel - Twayne Triplet - Universal Musketeers - Vector - Vega - Voyage of the SF52 - Vulcan - WAW With the Crew in '52 - Warhoon - West Cupcake - Willie Siros - XCon - Xenern - Ye Cats

Rest of the World: