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Billy Joe Plott is a [[fan]] living in Alabama who was active in the late 50s and early 60s, was one of the founders of [[SFPA]], [[gafiated]] and returned to [[fandom]] in 2012.  He also was a member of the [[ISFCC]], [[N3F]], [[SFA]] (of which he was secretary), and [[SFG]].   
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'''Billy Joe Plott''', a [[fan]] living in [[Alabama]], was first active in the late ’50s and early ’60s. He was one of the founders of [[SFPA]] (of which he served as [[OE]]), [[gafiated]] and returned to [[fandom]] in 2012.  He also was a member of the [[ISFCC]], [[N3F]], [[ALA-APA]], [[SFA]] (of which he was [[secretary]]), and [[SFG]].  His [[publishing house]] was '''Banshee Press'''.
  
He has published ''[[Greetings Earthling]]'', ''[[Maelstrom]]'' and the [[apazine]] ''[[Sporadic]]'' (for [[SFPA]]),  and has published ''[[Remembering Al Andrews]]'' and ''[[Letters from Lloyd Biggle]]'' under the [[Banshee Press]] imprint.
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Perhaps inadvertently, he spread the [[Dave Locke]] death [[hoax]] in 1963.  
  
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* ''[[Greetings Earthling]]''
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* ''[[The J. T. Oliver Photo Collection]]''
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*  ''[[Letters from Lloyd Biggle]]''
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* ''[[Maelstrom]]''
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* ''[[Remembering Al Andrews]]''
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* ''[[Sporadic]]'' (for [[SFPA]] and [[ALA-APA]])
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* 2019 — [[Concave 40]]
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* 2022 — [[DeepSouthCon 60]]
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 23 January 2024

Bill Plott. From Guy Lillian's Challenger.

(1942 –)

Billy Joe Plott, a fan living in Alabama, was first active in the late ’50s and early ’60s. He was one of the founders of SFPA (of which he served as OE), gafiated and returned to fandom in 2012. He also was a member of the ISFCC, N3F, ALA-APA, SFA (of which he was secretary), and SFG. His publishing house was Banshee Press.

Perhaps inadvertently, he spread the Dave Locke death hoax in 1963.

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