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(1918 – January 29, 2001)
  
Sidney Leonard Birchby was born around 1918 in England.
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'''Sidney 'Sid' Leonard Birchby''' was a [[UK]] fan from [[London]] active from the 1930s into the 2000s. He was a member of the [[Science Fiction Association]] (SFA) and was a founder member of the [[British Science Fiction Association]] (BSFA).
  
He was an avid science fiction fan and in 1937, when not yet 20, he joined the [[Science Fiction Association]], one of the first SF fan groups in the world. He attended [[Bombcon]] in 1941 and remained an active (and anthologized) [[fan writer]] until at least the mid-60s.
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Birchby had published letters in ''[[Astounding]]'' as early as 1935. He joined the SFA in 1937 and attended the informal meetings of London SFA members in Lyons Teashop and later in [[The Flat]]. During the [[Second World War]] he contributed a number of 'London Letters' to ''[[Futurian War Digest]]''. He also attended the '[[Bombcon]]' in 1941. He remained an occasionally active (and anthologized) [[fan writer]] until his death, with published letters appearing in ''[[Trap Door]]'' in the early years of the current century.
  
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His brother was [[John Birchby]].
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 4 July 2024

(1918 – January 29, 2001)

Sidney 'Sid' Leonard Birchby was a UK fan from London active from the 1930s into the 2000s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association (SFA) and was a founder member of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA).

Birchby had published letters in Astounding as early as 1935. He joined the SFA in 1937 and attended the informal meetings of London SFA members in Lyons Teashop and later in The Flat. During the Second World War he contributed a number of 'London Letters' to Futurian War Digest. He also attended the 'Bombcon' in 1941. He remained an occasionally active (and anthologized) fan writer until his death, with published letters appearing in Trap Door in the early years of the current century.

His brother was John Birchby.


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