1963

January 2	Julius Unger dies.
January 5	Baltimore Science Fiction Society founded.
Easter	Bullcon, first Doc Weir Award given out.
June 23	Frank R. Paul dies.
July	First DeepSouthCon.
Labor Day	Discon (Worldcon).
October	First issue of Peter Weston's Zenith.
November 22	U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated.
November 29	Ray Van Houten dies.
	The Great Breen Boondoggle published.
	Wally Weber TAFF trip.
	Cambridge University SF Society forms.
	Cheltenham Circle dissolves.

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Births and Deaths:

Aldous Huxley - Andy Lane - Bob Richardson - Bruce Schneier - Burton Crane - C. S. Lewis - Cat Rambo - Catherine Butler - Christa Sinclair - Cixin Liu - Daphne Eftychia Arthur - Dave Foley - Dave Mckean - David B. Coe - Debbie Baker - Dorcas Bagby - Frank R. Paul - G. W. Thomas - Garth Nix - Glenn Glazer - J. Gregory Keyes - Joel Lane - John Pomeranz - John Ringo - Judi Castro - Julius Unger - Laurell K. Hamilton - Margaret Trebing - Mark Clifton - Martin Smith - Matt Leger - Michael Chabon - Michelle Sagara - Nicholas Royle - Oscar J. Friend - Ray Van Houten - Robert Pasternak - Thomas S. Gardner - Trinlay Khadro - Victor J. Raymond - Wen Spencer

Convention series started or ended:

DeepSouthCon - Wilcon

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

DC in 1963

Publications started or ended:

Ad Astra - Algol - Alien - Amazing, Thrilling, Sexy, Astounding, Analog, and Dry Dull Boring Scientific Fact Neffer Stories - Anglofanac - Bixeltype - Chaos - Comics, Cinema, and Collecting - Compact - Curiosity Shoppe - Dafoe - Dark Star - Detroit Iron - Discon 1 Report - Eldritch Dream Quest - En-Clave - Enfocado - FANAC - Fantasy Fiction Field - Fantasy News - Farrago - Frap - Fringe - Gamma - Gardyloo - Gem Tones - Goojie Publications - Gormless - Grist - Grunt - Gyre - Haunted - Honneur Soit Qui Mal Y Pense - Huckleberry Finnzine - Idiotic Genius - In Part Scal'd - Jargon - Jelerang - Lefnui - Light - Maelstrom - Magazine of Horror - Mein Ompf - Minac - Nights of Snog - Northlight - Our Fan in Chicago - Outpost - Outre - Phlotsam - Plain Psycho - Point of View - Quark - RADIOHERO - Science Fiction Review - Science Fiction Yearbook - Scribble - Shadowfax - Smoke - Speculation - Squeak - TAFF Progress Report - Tension, Apprehension & Dissension - Tensor - The Alexandria Trio - The Golden Harp - The Great Breen Boondoggle - The Invader - The Lindsay Report - The Lovecraftsman - The Original Science Fiction Stories - The Reader's Guide to Barsoom and Amtor - The Scarr - The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund - Toxicon - Vorpal Glass - Watling Street - Westercon or Bust! - Within - Worlds of Tomorrow - Xero - Yonder

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1963 Hugos - Doc Weir Award - Fan Awards Poll - First Fandom Hall of Fame - Swedish Academy of Science Fiction Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Baltimore SF Forum - Baltimore Science Fiction Society - Cambridge University SF Society - Cheltenham Circle - Liverpool Group - MSU Fantasy & Science Fiction Society - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan - University of Chicago Science Fiction Club

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Convention Annual No. 3 - Dave Kyle's Discon I Reminiscence - Dorcas Bagby - Exclusion Act

New fanspeak coined:

Duprass - Exclusion Act - Granfalloon - Karass

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Cixin Liu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

Australia:

Garth Nix

Britain:

Aldous Huxley - Alien - Andy Lane - Anglofanac - Bob Richardson - Bullcon - C. S. Lewis - Cambridge University SF Society - Catherine Butler - Chaos - Cheltenham Circle - Compact - Dave Mckean - Doc Weir Award - Doctor Who - Eldritch Dream Quest - Enfocado - Fringe - Gormless - Idiotic Genius - Joel Lane - Liverpool Group - Martin Smith - Mein Ompf - Nicholas Royle - Northlight - Outpost - Plain Psycho - Point of View - Quark - Scribble - Smoke - Speculation - Squeak - Tension, Apprehension & Dissension - Tensor - The Lindsay Report - The Scarr - Worlds of Tomorrow

Canada:

G. W. Thomas - Light - Michelle Sagara - Robert Pasternak

Europe:

FANAC - Gandal - Nights of Snog - Swedish Academy of Science Fiction Award

Ireland:

C. S. Lewis

New Zealand:

US:

1963 Open ESFA - Ad Astra - Algol - Amazing, Thrilling, Sexy, Astounding, Analog, and Dry Dull Boring Scientific Fact Neffer Stories - Baltimore SF Forum - Baltimore Science Fiction Society - Bixeltype - Bruce Schneier - Burton Crane - Cat Rambo - Christa Sinclair - Comics, Cinema, and Collecting - Convention Annual No. 3 - Curiosity Shoppe - DC in 1963 - Dafoe - Daphne Eftychia Arthur - Dark Star - Dave Foley - David B. Coe - Debbie Baker - DeepSouthCon - DeepSouthCon 1 - Detroit Iron - Discon - Discon 1 Report - Dave Kyle's Discon I Reminiscence - Dorcas Bagby - En-Clave - Exclusion Act - Fan Awards Poll - Fantasy Fiction Field - Fantasy News - Farrago - First Fandom Hall of Fame - Frank R. Paul - Frap - Gamma - Gardyloo - Gem Tones - Glenn Glazer - Goojie Publications - Grist - Grunt - Gyre - Haunted - Honneur Soit Qui Mal Y Pense - Huckleberry Finnzine - In Part Scal'd - J. Gregory Keyes - Jargon - Jelerang - John Pomeranz - John Ringo - Judi Castro - Julius Unger - Laurell K. Hamilton - Lefnui - Lunacon 7 - MSU Fantasy & Science Fiction Society - Maelstrom - Magazine of Horror - Margaret Trebing - Mark Clifton - Matt Leger - Michael Chabon - Minac - Oscar J. Friend - Our Fan in Chicago - Outre - Philcon 1963 - Phlotsam - Quark - RADIOHERO - Ray Van Houten - Science Fiction Review - Science Fiction Yearbook - Shadowfax - TAFF Progress Report - The Alexandria Trio - The Golden Harp - The Great Breen Boondoggle - The Invader - The Labyrinth - The Lovecraftsman - The Original Science Fiction Stories - The Proceedings Chicon III - The Reader's Guide to Barsoom and Amtor - The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund - Thomas S. Gardner - Toxicon - Trinlay Khadro - University of Chicago Science Fiction Club - Victor J. Raymond - Vorpal Glass - Watling Street - Wen Spencer - Westercon 16 - Westercon or Bust! - Wilcon - Within - Worlds of Tomorrow - Xero - Yonder

Rest of the World: