1960

Easter	London.
August 13	FDA approves first birth-control pills.
September 3–5 (Labor Day)	Pittcon (Worldcon).
November or December	Fanoclasts formed
	Astounding renamed Analog. Science Fiction is officially over.
	Eric Bentcliffe TAFF trip.
	Science Fiction Club of London formed.

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Births and Deaths:

Aaron Allston - Adam-Troy Castro - Amy Ranger - Bob Eggleton - Brad Parks - Charles Dye - Charles E. Gannon - Chris Baker - Chuck Shimada - Colin Harvey - D. D. Sharp - Dafydd ab Hugh - Dave Hutchinson - Elizabeth Willey - Eric Brown - Florence Magarian - Holly Lisle - Ian McDonald - Jane Johnson - Jim Hershberg - Jim Huang - John Russell Fearn - John Taine - K. Martin Carlson - Karl Lembke - Kathe Koja - Kij Johnson - Kim Marks-Brown - Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Larry Hodges - Lawrence Sterne Stevens - Lex Nakashima - Linda Nagata - Lori Wolf - Melissa Scott - Michael Mason - Michelle Paver - Nalo Hopkinson - Naveed Khan - Neil Gaiman - Nicholas A. DiChario - Nicola Griffith - Norma Hemming - Pete Young - Peter F. Hamilton - Randy Asplund - Randy Farran - Robert J. Sawyer - Selina Rosen - Steve Green - Steve Gutterman - Susan Ellison - Susan Kahn - William Tienken

Convention series started or ended:

Sodacon

Onetime conventions:

Kettering Minicon

Bids:

Chicago in '60 - DC in 1960 - Mordor in '64 - Philadelphia in 1960 - Pittsburgh in '60

Publications started or ended:

A Fanzine for Karen Anderson - A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe - A L'Abandon - A Sherlockian Christmas Carroll - Ad Astra - Amble - An Egoboo a Day from All Over - Aporrheta - Ascent of Next to Nothing - AtoZ - BSFA Newsletter - Bastion - Blunt - Bronc! - Burgess's Lights - Cast Your Vote for a Coffee Drinker - Convention Annual - Conversation - Cyrille - dubious - Dynatron - ERB-dom - Eldritch Dream Quest - Etwas - Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary - Eye Tracks - Fadeaway - Fanfaronade - Fans & Ethics - Fantastic Universe Science Fiction - Fanzine Review - Fapulous - Femizine - Fix - Foop - Future Science Fiction - Gardyloo - Glamdring - Griffin - Ground Zero - Habakkuk - Haverings - Hobo - Hocus - Hungry - I Palantir - Ice Age - Idle Hands - K. Martin Carlson - Karellen - Keeping Posted - Kipple - Klein Bottle - Knight's in Old Berkeley - Ktp - LASFS Newsletter - Lesser Flea - MI - Melange - Mirage - Mobius Strip - Nazgul's Bane - No Place - Ole! Chavela - Panac - Parsection - Pilikia - Polestar Chapbooks - Polhode - Que Pasado - Quotebook - Rache - Random - Requiem for a Fake Fan - Resin - Roscoe Will Save - SAM - SF Forum - STF and FSY Songbook - SaFari Annual - Salvo - Satan's Child - Sathanas - Scatalog - Science Fantasy News - Science Fiction Age - Science Fiction Club of London Club Combozine - Science-Fiction Age - Scribble - Sercon's Bane - Serenade - Sez Who? - Some Notes on Xi Bootis - Space Diversions - Spinnaker Reach - Stymie - TAFF Baedeker - TAFF Tales - Tesseract - The Elizabeth St. Bugle - The Purple Pastures - The ScoLar - The Southern Fan - Three Chambered Heart - Tightbeam - Twig - Twilight Zine - Ul - Vert - Viper - Vorpal Glass - Waftage - William E Newmann S.F. Reader - X-trap - YSFRG Newsletter

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

1960 Hugos - Best Short Fiction Hugo - George Nims Raybin Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Burroughs Bibliophiles - Irlam SFA - Medway Science and Fantasy Club - NotFans - Science Fiction Club of London - The Fellowship of the Ring - Young Science Fiction Reading Group

Fanhistory:

1960 WSFS Minutes - A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Lensman saga - Sam Moskowitz' Pittcon Reminiscence - Project Art Show - The Fanzine Foundation

New fanspeak coined:

He was an Old Fan, and Tired - Sodacon

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Pete Young

Australia:

Norma Hemming

Britain:

A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe - Amble - Aporrheta - Ascent of Next to Nothing - AtoZ - BSFA Newsletter - Bastion - Blunt - Burgess's Lights - Cast Your Vote for a Coffee Drinker - Chris Baker - Colin Harvey - Dave Hutchinson - Eldritch Dream Quest - Eric Brown - Ex-Inchmery Fan Diary - Eye Tracks - Fans & Ethics - Femizine - Fix - Foop - Haverings - He was an Old Fan, and Tired - Hobo - Hungry - Ian McDonald - Inchmery Fandom - Irlam SFA - Jane Johnson - John Russell Fearn - Keeping Posted - Kettering Minicon - Lesser Flea - London - MI - Medway Science and Fantasy Club - Michelle Paver - Mobius Strip - Naveed Khan - Nazgul's Bane - Neil Gaiman - Nicola Griffith - NotFans - Panac - Pete Young - Peter F. Hamilton - Random - Salvo - Satan's Child - Science Fantasy News - Science Fiction Club of London - Science Fiction Club of London Club Combozine - Scribble - Space Diversions - Steve Green - Susan Ellison - TAFF Tales - The Elizabeth St. Bugle - The Fellowship of the Ring - Vert - YSFRG Newsletter - Young Science Fiction Reading Group

Canada:

A L'Abandon - Nalo Hopkinson - Que Pasado - Robert J. Sawyer

Europe:

Karellen - SF Forum - X-trap

Ireland:

New Zealand:

Neil Gaiman

US:

1959 Eastern Science Fiction Conference - 1960 WSFS Minutes - A Fanzine for Karen Anderson - A Sherlockian Christmas Carroll - Aaron Allston - Ad Astra - Adam-Troy Castro - Amy Ranger - An Egoboo a Day from All Over - Bob Eggleton - Boycon - Brad Parks - Bronc! - Burroughs Bibliophiles - Charles Dye - Charles E. Gannon - Chicago in '60 - Chuck Shimada - Convention Annual - Conversation - Cyrille - D. D. Sharp - DC in 1960 - Dafydd ab Hugh - Disclave 6 - dubious - Dynatron - ERB-dom - Etwas - Fadeaway - Fanfaronade - Fantastic Universe Science Fiction - Fanzine Review - Fapulous - Florence Magarian - Future Science Fiction - Gardyloo - George Nims Raybin Award - Glamdring - Griffin - Ground Zero - Habakkuk - Hocus - Holly Lisle - I Palantir - Ice Age - Idle Hands - Jim Hershberg - Jim Huang - John Taine - K. Martin Carlson - Karl Lembke - Kathe Koja - Kij Johnson - Kim Marks-Brown - Kipple - Klein Bottle - Knight's in Old Berkeley - Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Ktp - LASFS Newsletter - Larry Hodges - Lawrence Sterne Stevens - Lensman saga - Lex Nakashima - Linda Nagata - Lori Wolf - Lunacon 4 - Melange - Melissa Scott - Michael Mason - Midwestcon 11 - Mirage - Myriad - Neil Gaiman - Nicholas A. DiChario - Nicola Griffith - No Place - Ole! Chavela - Parsection - Philadelphia in 1960 - Philcon 1960 - Pilikia - Pittcon - Sam Moskowitz' Pittcon Reminiscence - Pittsburgh in '60 - Polestar Chapbooks - Polhode - Quotebook - Rache - Randy Asplund - Randy Farran - Requiem for a Fake Fan - Resin - Roscoe Will Save - SAM - STF and FSY Songbook - SaFari Annual - Sathanas - Scatalog - Science Fiction Age - Science-Fiction Age - Selina Rosen - Sercon's Bane - Serenade - Sez Who? - Shadow-FAPA - Sodacon - Some Notes on Xi Bootis - Spinnaker Reach - Steve Gutterman - Stymie - Susan Ellison - Susan Kahn - TAFF Baedeker - Tesseract - The Fanzine Foundation - The Fellowship of the Ring - The Galactic Gaieties - The Golden Halls of Mirth - The Musquite Kid Rides Again - The Purple Pastures - The ScoLar - The Southern Fan - Three Chambered Heart - Tightbeam - Twig - Twilight Zine - Ul - Viper - Vorpal Glass - Waftage - William E Newmann S.F. Reader - William Tienken - Zeepsday

Rest of the World: