1937

January 3	First British convention held in Leeds.
January	The Science Fiction Association, the UK's first national fan organization founded.
February 21	Second Eastern convention held in New York.
March 15	H. P. Lovecraft dies.
May 6	German zeppelin Hindenburg crashes in New Jersey.
August	First Mailing of FAPA.
September 21	The Hobbit published.
October 30	Third Eastern Convention. Michelist speech "Mutation or Death!" delivered.
October 30	End of First Interregnum and start of Second Fandom (Numerical Fandoms).
late	Founding of the QSFL.
December 9	First London Circle pub meeting (Ton).
December	John W. Campbell, Jr., becomes editor of Astounding.
	Claude Degler released from Indiana Hospital for the Insane.
	Minneapolis Fantasy Society started.

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Births and Deaths:

Arthur Hermann - Barrington J. Bayley - Bhob Stewart - Bill Mallardi - Bill Wright - Brian Lumley - Bryn Fortey - Charles Wells - Charlie Brown - D. J. Rowe - Dan Adkins - Dan Curran - Dave Ish - Earl Thompson - Edward L. Ferman - Elizabeth Anne Hull - Ellis Parker Butler - Fran Skene - Gail Knuth - George Barr - Gerard Klein - Grace Lundry - H. P. Lovecraft - Helen Eling - J. B. Post - Jael - Jerry DeMuth - Joanna Russ - John Sladek - Joyce McDaniel - Lars Bourne - Lars Erik Helin - Lee Harding - Marshall B. Tymn - Norman C. Metcalf - Pat Lupoff - Pat Sims - Paul Day - Peter J. Vorzimer - Richard C. Meredith - Robert H. Boyer - Robin Johnson - Roger Zelazny - Ross Chamberlain - Sidney Coleman - Suzanne Vick - Terry Carr

Convention series started or ended:

Onetime conventions:

1937 Leeds Convention

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

Amateur Science Stories - Arcturus - Bulletin of the Nuneaton Science Fiction League - Cosmic Tales - Cosmos - Fantascience Digest - Fantasmagoria - Fantasy Mirror - Helios - Imagination! - Leaves - Light - Mystery Adventures - PSFS News - Phantasy Press - Phantasy World - Robot - Science Fantasy Correspondent - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Bard - Science Fiction Digest - Science Fiction Gazette - Science Fiction News Letter - Scientifiction: The British Fantasy Review - Spacehounds - Tales of Wonder - The Atom - The FAPA Fan - The Fantasy Amateur - The Fantasy World - The Fourteen Leaflet - The Rebel - The Science-Fiction Bugle - Third Science Fiction Convention Booklet - Tomorrow - Unique Tales - Voice of the Imagi-Nation

Publishers founded or closed:

Awards made, started or ended:

Caldecott Medal

Stores opened or closed:

Science-Fiction Service

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Eastbay Club - MFS - QSFL - SFA - Science Fiction Association membership 1937-1939 - Second Fandom

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - Conventions in the UK before 1948 - Ego-Coop - FAPA - Mutation or Death! - Second Fandom - Shaggoth 6

New fanspeak coined:

Spacehounds

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Bill Wright - Lee Harding - Paul Day - Robin Johnson - Spacehounds

Britain:

1937 Leeds Convention - Amateur Science Stories - Barrington J. Bayley - Brian Lumley - Bryn Fortey - Bulletin of the Nuneaton Science Fiction League - Cosmos - D. J. Rowe - Helen Eling - John Sladek - Robin Johnson - SFA - Science Fiction Association membership 1937-1939 - Science Fiction Gazette - Science-Fiction Service - Scientifiction: The British Fantasy Review - Second Fandom - Tales of Wonder - Tomorrow

Canada:

Fran Skene - Light

Europe:

Gerard Klein - Lars Erik Helin

Ireland:

New Zealand:

US:

Arcturus - Arthur Hermann - Bhob Stewart - Bill Mallardi - Caldecott Medal - Charles Wells - Charlie Brown - Cosmic Tales - Dan Adkins - Dan Curran - Dave Ish - Earl Thompson - Eastbay Club - Edward L. Ferman - Ego-Coop - Elizabeth Anne Hull - Ellis Parker Butler - Fantascience Digest - Fantasmagoria - Fantasy Mirror - Gail Knuth - George Barr - Grace Lundry - H. P. Lovecraft - Helios - Imagination! - J. B. Post - Jael - Jerry DeMuth - Joanna Russ - John Sladek - Joyce McDaniel - Lars Bourne - Leaves - MFS - Marshall B. Tymn - Mutation or Death! - Mystery Adventures - Norman C. Metcalf - PSFS News - Pat Lupoff - Pat Sims - Peter J. Vorzimer - Phantasy Press - Phantasy World - QSFL - Richard C. Meredith - Robert H. Boyer - Robot - Roger Zelazny - Ross Chamberlain - Science Fantasy Correspondent - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Bard - Science Fiction Digest - Science Fiction News Letter - Second Fandom - Sidney Coleman - Suzanne Vick - Terry Carr - The Atom - The FAPA Fan - The Fantasy Amateur - The Fantasy World - The Fourteen Leaflet - The Rebel - The Science-Fiction Bugle - Third Eastern Science Fiction Convention - Third Science Fiction Convention Booklet - Unique Tales - Voice of the Imagi-Nation

Rest of the World: