1954

February	The Enchanted Duplicator published
Whitsun	Supermancon (Eastercon)
June 19	OMPA formed
July	First Swedish fanzine Cosmos Bulletin published
August 29	The Cult founded
Sept 4-6 (Labor Day)	SFCon (Worldcon)

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Births and Deaths:

A. Hyatt Verrill - Alan Brennert - Andy England - Anne Charnock - Astrid Bear - Bruce Sterling - Bruce Townley - C. Kay Hinchliffe - Carol Kabakjian - Colin Greenland - Craig Miller - David Newman - David Wingrove - Dick Clarkson - Elayne Pelz - Elessar Tetramariner - Ellen Klages - Emma Bull - Frank Johnson - Freff - Geoff Thorpe - Geri Sullivan - Graham Joyce - Guy Gavriel Kay - Iain M. Banks - J. Michael Straczynski - Jacob Edwards - James Cameron - James Van Pelt - Joel Rosenberg - John Maizels - John Purcell - Jon Scieszka - Kees van Toorn - Ken MacLeod - Lawrence Watt Evans - Lesley Hatch - Maya Bohnhoff - Melanie Rawn - Mike Chinn - Morris M. Keesan - Nick Pollotta - P. N. Elrod - Pamela J. Boal - Paul Di Filippo - Richard Paul Russo - Rob Hansen - Robert M. Price - Sally Kobee - Sarah Prince - Shawna McCarthy - Stephen Gallagher - Stu Shiffman - Tamora Pierce - Victor Milán - Wendy Froud

Convention series started or ended:

Metrocon

Onetime conventions:

NAPAcon - X-Con

Bids:

Buffalo in 1955 - Cleveland in '54 - London in '54 - San Francisco in '54

Publications started or ended:

Aaah! - Abstract - Archive - BEM - Bibbilty - Bran Tub - Brennschluss - Bronc! - Burp - Con-Science - Copies of Certain Letters... - Cosmos Bulletin - Day*Star - Destiny - Dizzy - Dupe - Dynamic Science Fiction - Dysteleology - Enchanted Duplicator - Espirit - Esprit - Eye - FANDemOnium - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fantast Sidetrack - Fission - Galanty - Gambit - Golgotha - How - How! - Ib Tenebo - Imaginative Tales - In Re Yours - Incantations - Itta - Jack Speer — Elder God - Medi-Eval - Mediocre - My First Real Convention - Needle - New Frontiers - New Futurian - Noise Level - Now & Then - Omnibus - Operation Armageddon - Operation Fantast Newsletter - Orbit Science Fiction - Perhaps - Peri - Platform - Plonge - Ploy - Potrzebie - Rune - Satellite - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Digest - Science Stories - Scintillation - Scottishe - Sidereal - Snooze - Starlight - Steam - The Medway Journal - The No Holds Barred Guide - Triode - Twin Set - Ugh! - Vargo Statten SF Magazine - WAWCRHBSJWCATWCMWPMSSACW - Woz - Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers' - Ziz - `A Bas

Publishers founded or closed:

UPD

Awards made, started or ended:

1954 Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Fanzine Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Novelette Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Novella Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Professional Artist Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Professional Editor Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Related Book Retro Hugo - 1954 Best Short Story Retro Hugo - 1954 Retro Hugos - 1967 Best Fan Artist Hugo - 2003 Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo - Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo - Retro Hugos - Sheep Dip Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Club Cosmos - Stardusters

Fan History:

Jacob Edwards - Mad Dog - Midwestcon 5 - Phthalo - Sam Moskowitz' SFCon Reminiscence - Widowers

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

John Maizels - Perhaps - Third Australian Science Fiction Convention

Britain:

Aaah! - Andy England - Anne Charnock - BEM - Bran Tub - Brennschluss - Burp - Colin Greenland - Con-Science - Copies of Certain Letters... - David Wingrove - Dizzy - Dupe - Dysteleology - Espirit - Esprit - Eye - Fantast Sidetrack - Fission - Galanty - Geoff Thorpe - Golgotha - Graham Joyce - How - How! - Iain M. Banks - Ib Tenebo - In Re Yours - Incantations - Ken MacLeod - Lesley Hatch - London in '54 - Medi-Eval - Mediocre - Mike Chinn - My First Real Convention - Needle - New Futurian - Noise Level - Now & Then - OMPA - Omnibus - Operation Armageddon - Operation Fantast Newsletter - Pamela J. Boal - Peri - Platform - Plonge - Ploy - Rob Hansen - Rune - Satellite - Sidereal - Snooze - Steam - Stephen Gallagher - Supermancon - The Medway Journal - Triode - Twin Set - Ugh! - Vargo Statten SF Magazine - WAWCRHBSJWCATWCMWPMSSACW - Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers' - Ziz

Canada:

Elessar Tetramariner - Guy Gavriel Kay - James Cameron - Rotation plan

Europe:

Club Cosmos - Cosmos Bulletin - Itta - Kees van Toorn

Ireland:

Enchanted Duplicator - Woz

New Zealand:

US:

1954 Open ESFA - 7APA - A. Hyatt Verrill - Abstract - Alan Brennert - Archive - Astrid Bear - Bibbilty - Bronc! - Bruce Sterling - Bruce Townley - Buffalo in 1955 - C. Kay Hinchliffe - Carol Kabakjian - Cleveland in '54 - Cosmos Bulletin - Craig Miller - David Newman - Day*Star - Destiny - Dick Clarkson - Dynamic Science Fiction - Elayne Pelz - Elessar Tetramariner - Ellen Klages - Emma Bull - FANDemOnium - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fanvet Convention 5 - Frank Johnson - Freff - Gambit - Geri Sullivan - Imaginative Tales - J. Michael Straczynski - Jack Speer — Elder God - Jacob Edwards - James Van Pelt - Joel Rosenberg - John Purcell - Jon Scieszka - Lawrence Watt Evans - Lord of the Rings - Maya Bohnhoff - Melanie Rawn - Metrocon - Metrocon I - Midwestcon 5 - Mission of Gravity - Morris M. Keesan - NAPAcon - New Frontiers - Nick Pollotta - OMPA - Oklacon II - Orbit Science Fiction - P. N. Elrod - Paul Di Filippo - Potrzebie - Richard Paul Russo - Robert M. Price - Rotation plan - SFCon - Sam Moskowitz' SFCon Reminiscence - Sally Kobee - San Francisco in '54 - Sarah Prince - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Digest - Science Stories - Scintillation - Scottishe - Shawna McCarthy - Sheep Dip Award - Stardusters - Starlight - Stu Shiffman - Tamora Pierce - The Cult - The Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy - The Lord of the Rings - The No Holds Barred Guide - UPD - Victor Milán - Wendy Froud - X-Con - `A Bas

Rest of the World: