Difference between revisions of "1949"
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| − | January 4 ||[[New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society]] holds first meeting | + | January 4 ||[[New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society]] holds first meeting. |
| − | Easter ||[[Loncon (Eastercon)]] | + | Easter ||[[Loncon (Eastercon)]] ([[Eastercon]]). |
| − | September 3-5 (Labor Day) ||[[Cinvention]] ([[Worldcon]]) | + | June 8 || [[George Orwell]]’s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' published. |
| − | September | + | September 3-5 (Labor Day) ||[[Cinvention]] ([[Worldcon]]). |
| − | Fall ||[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]] begins publication | + | September 9–11 ||[[Midwestcon 0]] held in [[Doc Barrett]]'s living room. |
| − | November 13 || The [[Blowup]] | + | Fall ||''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'' begins publication. |
| − | November ||[[Predicted Issue of ASF]] | + | November 13 || The [[Blowup]]. |
| − | ||[[MITSFS]] founded | + | November ||[[Predicted Issue of ASF]]. |
| − | ||[[Eugene Science-Fantasy Society]] founded | + | ||[[MITSFS]] founded. |
| + | ||[[Eugene Science-Fantasy Society]] founded. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 15 October 2022
| January 4 | New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society holds first meeting. |
| Easter | Loncon (Eastercon). |
| June 8 | George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four published. |
| September 3-5 (Labor Day) | Cinvention (Worldcon). |
| September 9–11 | Midwestcon 0 held in Doc Barrett's living room. |
| Fall | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction begins publication. |
| November 13 | The Blowup. |
| November | Predicted Issue of ASF. |
| MITSFS founded. | |
| Eugene Science-Fantasy Society founded. |
Births and Deaths:
Adrian Cole - Al Curry - Anthony Ward - Arthur Leo Zagat - Barbara Geraud - Barclay Shaw - Barry Newton - Barry Windsor-Smith - Bobbi Armbruster - Brian Earl Brown - C. Lee Healy - Camille Bacon-Smith - Charles Curley - Craig Shaw Gardner - Ctein - Dave Lally - David A. Cherry - David Shockley - Dirk Wylie - Don Dailey - Drew Sanders - Ellen Datlow - Fred A. Levy Haskell - Gary Mason - Gene Klein - Greg Shaw - Guy Lillian - Harry O. Morris - Harry Turtledove - Haruki Murakami - Jack Nimersheim - James Stanley Daugherty - James Van Hise - Jerry Weist - Jim Keith - Joe Siclari - John Hall - John Hertz - John-Henri Holmberg - Jon Singer - Jonathan Carroll - Kim Mohan - Lee Pelton - Leroy Kettle - Les Edwards - Lillian Stewart Carl - Lois McMaster Bujold - Malcolm Edwards - Martin Amis - Melanie Tem - Mike Farren - Mike Wood - Miss Science Fiction - Murray Porath - Nate Bucklin - Paul Barnett - Paul Campbell - Peter Crowther - R. A. MacAvoy - Reed Waller - Ric Bergman - Rich Lynch - Richard Hescox - Richard Labonté - Rick Hautala - Robert Rankin - Roger Gregory - Roger Wells - Ron Zukowski - Roz Kaveney - Scott Imes - Sharon Bohner - Sheila Gilbert - Sid Altus - Stan Nicholls - Stephen Hickman - Steve Johnson - Steve Moore - Steve Scherer - Susan Shwartz - Teddy Harvia - Timothy Bolgeo - Tom Barber - Tom Dupree - Victoria Poyser - Wiktor Bukato - William Stout
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - Alembic - Alien Culture - Bob Tucker Dies! - Booklist - British Fantasy Library (newsletter) - Chairman Sneary of B. D. Says - The Explorer - Fan-Scent - Fantasy-News - Fantopologist - Glom - Interim Newsletter - Leer - Mindwarp - Mutant - New Purposes - Nirvana - ODD - Other Worlds - Predicted Issue of ASF - Report! - Rhodomagnetic Digest - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Shivers - Southern Fandom - Space Magazine - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceship - Sparx - Spicy STF Stuff - The Arkham Sampler - The Cinvention Daily - The Final War - The Gorgon - The Lovecraft Collector - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - The Michifan - The Outlander - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Talisman - Triton - Universe - Wanigas - Wonder
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fanhistory:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Adrian Cole - Alembic - Barry Windsor-Smith - Booklist - British Fantasy Library (newsletter) - Dave Lally - Leroy Kettle - Les Edwards - Loncon - Malcolm Edwards - Martin Amis - Nirvana - Paul Barnett - Paul Campbell - Peter Crowther - Robert Rankin - Roz Kaveney - Stan Nicholls - Steve Moore - Wonder
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
1949 Open ESFA - A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - Al Curry - Alien Culture - Anthony Ward - Arthur Leo Zagat - Barbara Geraud - Barclay Shaw - Barry Newton - Bob Tucker Dies! - Bobbi Armbruster - Brian Earl Brown - C. Lee Healy - Camille Bacon-Smith - Chairman Sneary of B. D. Says - Charles Curley - Cincinnati in '49 - Cinvention - Lloyd Eshbach's Cinvention Reminiscence - Consuite - Craig Shaw Gardner - Ctein - DSFL - David A. Cherry - David Shockley - Dirk Wylie - Don Dailey - Drew Sanders - Ellen Datlow - Eugene Science-Fantasy Society - The Explorer - Fan-Dango Awards - Fan-Scent - Fanquet - Fantasy-News - Fantopologist - Fred A. Levy Haskell - From Off This World - Gene Klein - Glom - Greg Shaw - Guy Lillian - Harry O. Morris - Harry Turtledove - Jack Nimersheim - James Stanley Daugherty - James Van Hise - Jerry Weist - Jim Keith - Joe Siclari - John Hall - John Hertz - Jon Singer - Jonathan Carroll - Kim Mohan - Lee Pelton - Leer - Lillian Stewart Carl - Little Men - Lois McMaster Bujold - MITSFS - Melanie Tem - Midwestcon 0 - Mike Farren - Mike Wood - Mindwarp - Miss Science Fiction - Murray Porath - Mutant - My Best Science Fiction Story - N. Y. Conclave - Nate Bucklin - New Orleans Science-Fantasy Society - New Purposes - New York in '49 - Norwescon - ODD - Other Worlds - Predicted Issue of ASF - Pyramid Books - QSFL - R. A. MacAvoy - Reed Waller - Report! - Rhodomagnetic Digest - Ric Bergman - Rich Lynch - Richard Hescox - Rick Hautala - Roger Gregory - Roger Wells - Ron Zukowski - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Scott Imes - Sharon Bohner - Sheila Gilbert - Sid Altus - Southern Fandom - Space Magazine - Spacehound's Gazette - Spaceship - Sparx - Spicy STF Stuff - Stephen Hickman - Stephen's Book Service - Steve Johnson - Steve Scherer - Susan Shwartz - Teddy Harvia - The Arkham Sampler - The Cinvention Daily - The Conquest of Space - The Final War - The Gorgon - The Lovecraft Collector - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - The Michifan - The Outlander - The Shaver Mystery Magazine - The Talisman - Timothy Bolgeo - Tom Barber - Tom Dupree - Triton - Universal Musketeers - Universe - Vampire Society - Victoria Poyser - Wanigas - Westercon 2 - William Stout
Rest of the World:
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
