1965

February	Tolkien Society of America founded
Easter	Brumcon II
April 2	Don Ford dies
April 23	First Eastercon (the one in New York) held
May 6	House Cooling Party held as the last Irish Fandom meeting at Oblique House
August 7	First Rebel Award given out
August 20-24	Loncon II (Worldcon) held
August 31	E. E. Smith dies
September 10-12	First (modern) Boskone held
November	Stobcler founded
	George Scithers publishes the Con-Committee Chairman's Guide on how he ran Discon
	Terry Carr TAFF trip

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Births and Deaths:

Adam Roberts - Alison Scott - Ben Jeapes - Bob Farnham - Brom - Carl F. Hostetter - Cat Sparks - Clemence Dane - Dan Abnett - Daryl Gregory - Don Ford - E. E. Knight - E. E. Smith - Ellen Kushner - J. K. Rowling - James Lovegrove - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Juliet E. McKenna - Katya Reimann - Kevin J. Maroney - Kevin Standlee - Leo Morey - Liz Williams - Michael Marshall Smith - Patricia Briggs - Richard Chizmar - Richard Morgan - S. Fowler Wright - Samuel Conway - Sean Stewart - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Shirley Jackson - Simon Ings - Sir Winston Churchill - Stephen Youll - Toni Weisskopf - Weston Ochse

Convention series started or ended:

Detroit Triple Fan Fair - Eastercon - Nebula Awards Banquet

Onetime conventions:

1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair

Bids:

London in '65 - Syracuse in '65 - VirginVention - Virgincon in '65

Publications started or ended:

100% Whole Wheat - Alien - Another One - BSFA Bulletin - Blue Jaunte - Brumble - Con - Crabapple - Cyclops Eye - Dakini - Desperation Rides Again - Diablerie - Die Staatengescichte Wissenschaft, Und Ich - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - FANDemOnium - Filksong Manual - Focal Point - Fusion - Garbistan - Grand Fenwick Gazette - Horseshit - Jack Vance -- Science Fiction Stylist - Lore - Mathom - Meadows of Fantasy - Mein Ompf - Merk-Mag - Mystery - Nyarlathotep - Oparian - Oz - Padlock - Point of View - Pooka - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Satura - Science Fiction Horizons - Sf Horizons - Shambles - Sibelius - Tangent - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - Topaze - Trumpet - Xeron - Yawl B

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1965 Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo - 1965 Best Fanzine Hugo - 1965 Best Novel Hugo - 1965 Best Professional Artist Hugo - 1965 Best Professional Magazine Hugo - 1965 Best SF Book Publisher Hugo - 1965 Best Short Fiction Hugo - 1965 Hugos - Best SF Book Publisher Hugo - Rebel Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Boston Science Fiction Society - Bristol and District SF Club - Ozark Science Fiction Association - SFWA

Fan History:

Boskone 1 Convention Report - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - Fred Pohl's Loncon II Reminiscence

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Cat Sparks - Satura

Britain:

Adam Roberts - Alien - Alison Scott - BSFA Bulletin - Ben Jeapes - Breathworld - Bristol and District SF Club - Brumble - Brumcon II - Castle of Terrors - Clemence Dane - Colin Freeman Fund - Con - Crabapple - Cyclops Eye - Dan Abnett - Fusion - Garbistan - J. K. Rowling - James Lovegrove - Juliet E. McKenna - Liz Williams - Loncon II - Fred Pohl's Loncon II Reminiscence - London in '65 - Meadows of Fantasy - Mein Ompf - Michael Marshall Smith - Oblique House - Oz - Point of View - Richard Morgan - S. Fowler Wright - SF Horizons - Sf Horizons - Simon Ings - Sir Winston Churchill - Stephen Youll - Tangent - The Fanzine Foundation - Xeron - Yawl B

Canada:

Sean Stewart

Europe:

Another One - Stockon 5

Ireland:

Oblique House

New Zealand:

US:

100% Whole Wheat - 1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair - 1965 Open ESFA - APA-F - Blue Jaunte - Bob Farnham - Boskone 1 - Boskone 1 Convention Report - Boston Science Fiction Society - Brom - Carl F. Hostetter - Dakini - Daryl Gregory - DeepSouthCon 3 - Desperation Rides Again - Detroit Triple Fan Fair - Diablerie - Die Staatengescichte Wissenschaft, Und Ich - Disclave 4 - Disclave 9 - Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations - Discon 1 Guide: Insurance and Other Precautions - Discon 1 Guide: Introduction - Discon 1 Guide: Last Session - Discon 1 Guide: Money & The Proceedings - Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break - Discon 1 Guide: Summary - Discon 1 Guide: Sunday Evening - Discon 1 Guide: The Banquet - Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball - Discon 1 Guide: The First Day - Discon 1 Guide: Two More Facets - Discon 1 Guide: WSFS - Don Ford - Dune - E. E. Knight - E. E. Smith - Eastercon - Ellen Kushner - FANDemOnium - Filksong Manual - Focal Point - Grand Fenwick Gazette - Horseshit - Jack Vance -- Science Fiction Stylist - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Katya Reimann - Kevin J. Maroney - Kevin Standlee - Leo Morey - Lore - Lunacon 8 - Mathom - Merk-Mag - Midwestcon 16 - Mystery - Nebula Awards Banquet - Nyarlathotep - Oparian - Ozark Science Fiction Association - Padlock - Patricia Briggs - Philcon 1965 - Pooka - Rebel Award - Replies, Responses, Reactions - Richard Chizmar - SFWA - Samuel Conway - Science Fiction Horizons - Science Fiction Title Changes - Shambles - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Shirley Jackson - Sibelius - Stobcler - Syracuse in '65 - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - The Proceedings: Discon - Toni Weisskopf - Topaze - Trumpet - Virgincon in '65 - Westercon 18 - Weston Ochse

Rest of the World: