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 |
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 - J. K. Rowling - James Lovegrove - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Jonathan Baker - 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 - Virginia Mill - Weston Ochse
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
100% Whole Wheat - Alien - Another One - Auslander - BSFA Bulletin - Blue Jaunte - Brumble - Con - Conrep from B'ham - 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 - Gamma - Gamma - 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 - Syracon Sentinel - Tangent - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - The Lovecraftsman - The Widget Factory - Tom Chants in the Dark - Tomorrowscope - Topaze - Trumpet - Wizard & Warrior - Xeron - Yawl B
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fan History:
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:
Asia:
Australia:
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 - Conrep from B'ham - 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 - Tomorrowscope - Xeron - Yawl B
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
100% Whole Wheat - 1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair - 1965 Open ESFA - APA-F - Auslander - Blue Jaunte - Bob Farnham - Boskone 1 - 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 - FANDemOnium - Filksong Manual - Focal Point - Gamma - Grand Fenwick Gazette - Horseshit - Jack Vance -- Science Fiction Stylist - John Klima - Johnnie Nolan - Jonathan Baker - Katya Reimann - Kevin J. Maroney - Kevin Standlee - Leo Morey - Lore - Lunacon 8 - Mathom - Merk-Mag - Midwestcon 16 - Mystery - 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 - Syracon Sentinel - Syracuse in '65 - The Gamesletter - The JDM Bibliophile - The Long Sword - The Lovecraftsman - The Proceedings: Discon - The Widget Factory - Toni Weisskopf - Topaze - Trumpet - Virgincon in '65 - Virginia Mill - Westercon 18 - Weston Ochse - Wizard & Warrior
Rest of the World:
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