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| − | early ||[[Spectators]] founded | + | early ||[[Spectators]] [[club]] founded. |
| − | April ||First issue of ''[[Spacewarp]]'', the [[focal point]] [[fanzine]] for [[Fifth Fandom]] | + | April ||First issue of ''[[Spacewarp]]'', which would become the [[focal point]] [[fanzine]] for [[Fifth Fandom]]. |
| − | Summer||[[Ray Nelson]] invents the [[propeller beanie]] | + | Summer||[[Ray Nelson]] invents the [[propeller beanie]]. |
| − | August 26 ||[[Walt Willis]] meets [[James White]] and [[Irish Fandom]] is born | + | July || Last [[ish]] of ''[[VOM]]''. |
| − | August | + | August 26 ||[[Walt Willis]] meets [[James White]] and [[Irish Fandom]] is born. |
| − | + | rowspan=4|August 30–September 1 ||[[Philcon I]] ([[Worldcon]]). | |
| − | September ||[[Operation Fantast]] started | + | [[Nuclear Fizz]] introduced to [[fandom]]. |
| − | Fall ||[[WSFA]] founded | + | [[Claude Degler]] resurfaces with new [[alias]], [[Claude Degler#Claude Degler, Man of Mystery|John Paul Chrisman]], and new [[zine]], ''[[Weird Unsolved Mysteries]]''. |
| − | December 27 ||[[Minneapolis Fantasy Society]] restarted | + | [[Fourth Fandom]] ends. |
| − | ||[[London Circle]] formed | + | September ||[[Operation Fantast]] started. |
| − | ||[[ | + | Fall ||[[WSFA]] founded. |
| − | ||[[ | + | December 27 ||[[Minneapolis Fantasy Society]] restarted. |
| − | ||[[SAPS]] founded | + | ||[[London Circle]] formed. |
| − | + | || [[Derelicts]] founded. | |
| − | ||[[Portland Science-Fantasy Society]] founded | + | ||[[Hydra Club]] formed. |
| + | ||[[SAPS]] founded. | ||
| + | ||[[Portland Science-Fantasy Society]] founded. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 10 June 2023
| early | Spectators club founded. |
| April | First issue of Spacewarp, which would become the focal point fanzine for Fifth Fandom. |
| Summer | Ray Nelson invents the propeller beanie. |
| July | Last ish of VOM. |
| August 26 | Walt Willis meets James White and Irish Fandom is born. |
| August 30–September 1 | Philcon (Worldcon). |
| Nuclear Fizz introduced to fandom. | |
| Claude Degler resurfaces with new alias, John Paul Chrisman, and new zine, Weird Unsolved Mysteries. | |
| Fourth Fandom ends. | |
| September | Operation Fantast started. |
| Fall | WSFA founded. |
| December 27 | Minneapolis Fantasy Society restarted. |
| London Circle formed. | |
| Derelicts founded. | |
| Hydra Club formed. | |
| SAPS founded. | |
| Portland Science-Fantasy Society founded. |
Births and Deaths:
A. J. Barker - Adrienne Fein - Alain Le Bussy - Alan Lee - Allyn Cadogan - Ann Broomhead - Arthur Machen - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brandon Lamont - Brian Froud - Brian Herbert - Brian Tawn - Bruce Gillespie - Carl Lundgren - Carol Kennedy - Charlie Williams - Cherith Baldry - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Christopher Fowler - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - David Emerson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Dwain Kaiser - Edward James - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Eric Flint - Eric Lindsay - Frank Stodolka - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - Gary Brown - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Gil Lamont - Graham Hall - Harry Bell - Irv Koch - J. Grant Thiessen - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Jerry Jacks - Jim Landau - Joan Gordon - Joe Moudry - Joe Pilati - John Brosnan - John Kusske - John Varley - Karen Trego - Ken St. Andre - Laura Brodian Freas - Linda Bushyager - Linda Lounsbury - Lucius Shepard - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Maurice G. Hugi - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Dickinson - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Neil Rest - Octavia E. Butler - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Paul Skelton - Red Avery - Robert Vardeman - Ron Lindahn - Ron Miller - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Tamar Lindsay - Tanith Lee - Terry Dowling - Tim Kirk - Tom Armistead - Veronica Hollinger - William C. Francis - William Contento - Élisabeth Vonarburg
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
Ad Lib - Afriganza - Alta Advertiser - An Index of the Works of Various Fantasy Authors - And... - Arcturus - Astra's Tower - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Bembook - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - British Fantasy Library Handbook - Burblings - Caprice - Dream Quest - Eight Pages - Ember - FAPA Flypaper - Fan Spectator - Fandom Speaks - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy (UK) - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Review - Fantasy Review - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney, Jr. - Necromancer - One Fan's Outlook - Operation Fantast - Philcon Memory Book - Portland Science-Fantasy Society News Bulletin - Requiem - Slithy Toves - Snix - Space Trails - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceteer - Spacewarp - Sustaining Program - Synapse - The Alchemist - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Sydney Futurian - The Vortex - Tympany - Vampire - Variant - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fanhistory:
New fanspeak coined:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Alan Lee - Arthur Machen - Big Pond Fund - Bill Burns - Brian Froud - Brian Tawn - British Fantasy Library - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - British Fantasy Library Handbook - British Fantasy Library membership 1947-1949 - Cherith Baldry - Chris Achilleos - Chris Moore - Christopher Fowler - Cosmos Club - Edward James - Fantasy (UK) - Fantasy Review - Graham Hall - Harry Bell - John Brosnan - London Circle - M. P. Shiel - Marjorie Edwards - Maurice G. Hugi - Mike Dickinson - Milcross Book Service - Operation Fantast - Paul Skelton - Tanith Lee - Wheels of IF
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
A. J. Barker - Ad Lib - Adrienne Fein - Afriganza - Allyn Cadogan - Alta Advertiser - An Index of the Works of Various Fantasy Authors - And... - Ann Broomhead - Arcturus - Astra's Tower - Astronaut - Avon Fantasy Reader - Bembook - Big Pond Fund - Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer - Bill Burns - Bill Fawcett - Bob Lovell - Brad Strickland - Brandon Lamont - Brian Herbert - Burblings - Caprice - Carl Lundgren - Carol Kennedy - Charlie Williams - Cory Panshin - Dan Province - Dave Arneson - David Emerson - Don Markstein - Donald Eastlake - Dream Quest - Dwain Kaiser - Eight Pages - Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - Ember - Eric Flint - FAPA Flypaper - Fan Spectator - Fandom Speaks - Fanettes - Fanomena - Fantasy Aspects - Fantasy Book - Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. - Fantasy Review - Frank Stodolka - G. David Nordley - Gail Carlson Levine - Gardner Dozois - Gary Brown - George Alec Effinger - George Phillies - Gharlane of Eddore - Gil Lamont - Graham Hall - Half Length Articles - Harold W. Cheney, Jr. - Hydra Club - Irv Koch - James K. Morrow - Jeff Wanshel - Jerry Jacks - Jim Landau - Joan Gordon - Joe Moudry - Joe Pilati - John Kusske - John Varley - Karen Trego - Ken St. Andre - Laura Brodian Freas - Linda Bushyager - Linda Lounsbury - Lucius Shepard - Mel Gilden - Michael F. Flynn - Michael Gilbert - Michael Kaluta - Michael R. Collings - Mike Shepherd Moscoe - Mike Zaharakis - Necromancer - Neil Rest - Octavia E. Butler - Of Worlds Beyond - One Fan's Outlook - Pat Adkins - Paul Levinson - Philcon - Milt Rothman's Philcon I Reminiscence - Margaret Trebing's Philcon I Report - Philcon Memory Book - Phillycon 1947 - Portland Science-Fantasy Society - Portland Science-Fantasy Society News Bulletin - Prime Press - Quintessence of Foo Foo - Red Avery - Requiem - Robert Vardeman - Ron Lindahn - Ron Miller - SAPS - Samuel Edward Konkin III - Sergeant Saturn - Slithy Toves - Snix - Space Trails - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceteer - Spacewarp - Spectators - Spike MacPhee - Stan Burns - Stephen King - Stephen R. Donaldson - Steve Fahnestalk - Steve Perry - Susan Casper - Sustaining Program - Synapse - Tamar Lindsay - The Alchemist - The Fanscient - The Gorgon - The Scientifictionist - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Vortex - Tim Kirk - Tom Armistead - Tympany - Vampire - Variant - Voice of the Imagi-Nation - Washington Science Fiction Association - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Wild Hair - William C. Francis - William Contento - Willie Acquires an Italian Hand - Wolverine Insurgents
Rest of the World:
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
