Fafia

(Did you mean the Peter Sullivan fanzine?)

Fafia (rhymes with raffia) is an initialism for Forced Away From It All, and means leaving fandom for reasons other than your own desire.

Common reasons for fafiation are lack of funds to participate, a demanding career, too much schoolwork, ill health, parental pressure or other demands of family life, particularly in "mixed marriages" — fans who marry mundanes often become fafiates.

Fans fafiated by marriage for extended periods include:

• Sid Altus
• Randy Bathurst
• Bill Bowers
• Blue Petal

See also Gafia.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959

A variant of gafia; "Forced Away From It All."

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