1953
| Feb | First appearance of Carl Brandon |
| Whitsun | Coroncon (Eastercon) |
| May | 7th Fandom "organized" at HECon |
| May 19 | Great WSFA Farewell Party |
| July | First issue of Geis's Psychotic |
| 5-7 Sept (Labor Day) | Philcon II (Worldcon) |
| 7 Sept | First Hugo Awards |
| Toronto Derelicts appear | |
| Introduction of Crottled Greeps to fandom | |
| Slant ceases publication |
Births and Deaths:
"Orange Mike" Lowrey - Andi Shechter - Andrew Barton - Barry Smotroff - Byron Preiss - Carter Scholz - Christopher Fowler - Chuck Miller - Cynthia McQuillin - Dave Langford - David Lee Anderson - Don Maitz - Eric Ferguson - Garth Danielson - Gary Lippincott - Ian Covell - J. Neil Schulman - James Williams - Janny Wurts - Jennifer Roberson - Joel Zakem - John L. Coker III - Lisa Goldstein - Matthew B. Tepper - Mike Glyer - NAPA - Neil Kaden - Pat Cadigan - Patricia C. Wrede - Phyllis Weinberg - Randy Reichardt - Richard Christian Matheson - Rick Berry - Ro Nagey - Robert Charles Wilson - Robin Wood - S. M. Stirling - Stephen Jones - Susan Smith-Clarke - Tony "Blindpew" Smith - Vicky Wyman - Walter Jon Williams - Wayne G. Hammond - Will Murray - Zanny Dillson
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
BEACon - Lifecon - Medcon - Riverina Conference - Wiscon
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
7th Fandom Newsletter - Affinity - Alpha - Andromeda - Anglo Science Fiction Fandom - Astroneer - Aw - Beyond Fantasy Fiction - Camber - Consomme - Definitely - Egad! - Ellison Wonderland - Expose - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fahrenheit - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fan To See - Fantasias - Fantastic Adventures - Fantastic Universe Science Fiction - Fantasy Art Society Newsletter - Fanvariety - Filler - Forerunner - Future Science Fiction (Australia) - Futurian Society News - Galleon of Dream, Poems of Fantasy and Wonder - Grue - Haemogoblin - Harlequinade - Hoo and Haw - Indian Lake....There I Went - Io - Irusaben - It's Tycho's Floor in '54 - Journal of Science Fiction - Mystic Magazine - Nite Cry - Operation Fantast Handbook - Orbit - Orbit Science Fiction - Orion - Pendulum - Perhaps - Peri - Philcon Reporter - Quandry - S. T. F. Trends - Saturday Morning Gazette - Schizo - Science Fiction News - Science Fiction Newsletter - Science Fiction Review - Science Stories - Science-Fiction Plus - Sevagram - Slant - Sol - Space Science Fiction - Starlight - Stellar - The Zed - Torquasian Times - Universe Science Fiction - Vanations - Vega - Vulcan - Wastebasket - Wastebacket - Weird Science - Wonders - Yandro - Zenith
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
1953 #1 Fan Personality Hugo - 1953 Best Cover Artist Hugo - 1953 Best Interior Illustrator Hugo - 1953 Best New SF Author or Artist Hugo - 1953 Best Professional Magazine Hugo - 1953 Excellence in Fact Articles Hugo - 1953 Hugos - Best Novel Hugo - Best Professional Artist Hugo - Best Professional Magazine Hugo - Hugo Award - Hugo Trophy - Jules Verne Award - Most Promising New Author Hugo
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fan History:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Andrew Barton - Andromeda - Anglo Science Fiction Fandom - Astroneer - Bradford Science Fiction Association - Camber - Christopher Fowler - Consomme - Coroncon - Dave Langford - Fantasy Art Society Newsletter - Haemogoblin - Ian Covell - Io - It's Tycho's Floor in '54 - Medcon - Operation Fantast Handbook - Orbit - Orion - Pat Cadigan - Peri - Ro Nagey - Slant - Stephen Jones - The Globe - Tony "Blindpew" Smith - White Horse - Wonders - Zenith
Canada:
Europe:
New Zealand:
US:
"Orange Mike" Lowrey - 1953 Open ESFA - 7APA - 7th Fandom - 7th Fandom Newsletter - Affinity - Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53 - Andi Shechter - Aw - Barry Smotroff - Beyond Fantasy Fiction - Byron Preiss - Carter Scholz - Chuck Miller - Cleveland in 1953 - Cynthia McQuillin - David Lee Anderson - Definitely - Detroit in '53 - Don Maitz - Egad! - Ellison Wonderland - Eric Ferguson - Expose - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fahrenheit - Famous Fantastic Mysteries - Fan To See - Fantasias - Fantastic Adventures - Fantastic Universe Science Fiction - Fanvariety - Fanvet Convention 4 - Filler - Galleon of Dream, Poems of Fantasy and Wonder - Garth Danielson - Gary Lippincott - Grue - Harlequinade - Hoo and Haw - Indian Lake....There I Went - Indianapolis in '53 - Irusaben - J. Neil Schulman - James Williams - Janny Wurts - Jennifer Roberson - Joel Zakem - John L. Coker III - Journal of Science Fiction - Juanita Coulson's Reminiscence of Fandom in 1953 - Jules Verne Award - Lifecon - Lisa Goldstein - Matthew B. Tepper - Midwestcon 4 - Mike Glyer - Mystic Magazine - NAPA - Neil Kaden - Niagara Falls in '53 - Nite Cry - Oklacon - Orbit Science Fiction - Patricia C. Wrede - Pendulum - Philcon II - Milt Rothman's Philcon II Reminiscence - Philcon Reporter - Philly in '53 - Phyllis Weinberg - Project: East Meets West - Quandry - Queens SFL in '53 - Richard Christian Matheson - Rick Berry - Ro Nagey - Robert Silverberg Comments on Juanita Coulson's 1953 Article - Robin Wood - S. T. F. Trends - San Francisco in '53 - Saturday Morning Gazette - Schizo - Science Fiction Newsletter - Science Fiction Review - Science Stories - Science-Fiction Plus - Sevagram - Sol - Space Science Fiction - Star Science Fiction - Starlight - Stellar - The Zed - Torquasian Times - Universe Science Fiction - Vega - Vicky Wyman - Vulcan - Walter Jon Williams - Wastebasket - Wayne G. Hammond - Weird Science - Westercon 6 - Will Murray - Wiscon - Yandro - Zanny Dillson
Rest of the World:
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