1948
| March | The house in LA which was occupied by the members of the original Battle Creek slan shack is torn down |
| early | CSFA formed |
| May 15-16 (Whitsun) | Whitcon, the first Eastercon, held |
| July 3 | Torcon (Worldcon) |
| September 5, Labor Day | First Westercon held in Los Angeles |
| October | Outlander Society founded |
| November | Slant by Walt Willis begins publication |
| Little Men formed (probably, though it may have been 1949) | |
| Toronto Science Fiction Society founded | |
| The Checklist of Fantastic Literature by Everett F. Bleiler published | |
| South Gate in '58 bid started by Rick Sneary | |
| Ottawa Science Fiction Society founded |
Births and Deaths:
Andrzej Sapkowski - Ann Chancellor - Barry R. Hunter - Bernie Wrightson - Beverly Kanter - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Bonnie Goodknight - Brian Stableford - Bruce Evry - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Curt Stubbs - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - David Gemmell - Denys Howard - Dick Plotz - Don Cook - Erwin S. Strauss - Francis Stevens - Genie DiModica - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Hank Luttrell - Hans Wesso - Howard Rosenblum - James Robinson - Jeanne Robinson - Jennifer Bankier - Jerry Lapidus - Jim Burns - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John Ayotte - John De Lancie - John Harris - Jonathan Green - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Leigh Edmonds - Len Wein - Lew Wolkoff - Lynn Abbey - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Mat Irvine - Michelle Zellich - Mike Ashley - Mike Farinelli - Mike Meara - Mog Decarnin - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - New American Library - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patrice Milton Green - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - R-Laurraine Tutihasi - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Holdstock - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Rodney Leighton - Ron Salomon - Sally A. Syrjala - Sandi Lopez - Sandy Cohen - Sean McMullen - Seth McEvoy - Sheila D'Ammassa - Spider Robinson - Steve White - Steven Utley - Susan Wood - Ted Tom - Teny Zuber - Teresa Minambres - Terry A. Garey - Terry Pratchett - Thomas T. Thomas - Tim Sullivan - Tim Underwood - Tullio Proni - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - William Gibson
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
1948 Fantasy Annual - Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Alembic - Amtorian - Astronaut - Bedfast - Brillig - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - Damballa - Dawn - Disturbing Element - Ego Beast - Fanomena - Fanspeak - Fantasy Artisan - Fantasy Book Club Bulletin - First Person Singular - Grulzak - IF! - Lethe - Loki - Macabre - Maine-iac - Masque - Merger - Necromancer - Neophyte - Nonce - Oracle - Peon - Phanteur Estivator - Prism - STF maglet - Science Fantasy News - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Sky Hook - Slant - Snix - Southern Fandom - Spaceteer - Spatium - Stan's News-sheet - Stefnews - The Arkham Sampler - The Fantasy Collector - Three Eye - Timewarp - Torque - Triton - Tympany - Yellum
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fanhistory:
New fanspeak coined:
BNF - Fanspeak - Grulzak - Slan Shack
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Alembic - Brian Stableford - British Fantasy Library Catalogue - David Gemmell - Eastercon - Fantasy Book Centre - Howard Rosenblum - Jim Burns - John Harris - Jonathan Green - Mat Irvine - Mike Ashley - Mike Meara - Mog Decarnin - Robert Holdstock - SFS - Science Fantasy News - Slant - Terry Pratchett - Whitcon
Canada:
Europe:
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
1948 Fantasy Annual - 1948 Open ESFA - Activity Party - Adzine - Ah! Sweet Idiocy! - Amtorian - Ann Chancellor - Astronaut - Barry R. Hunter - Bedfast - Beercon - Bernie Wrightson - Beverly Kanter - Bill Trojan - Bob Sabella - Bonnie Goodknight - Brillig - Bruce Evry - Charles A. Spano, Jr. - Cliff Amos - Cream o' the Crop Club - Curt Stubbs - Damballa - Dan Simmons - Darlene Coltrain - Dawn - DeCon - Denys Howard - Detroit Hyperborean Society - Dick Plotz - Disturbing Element - Don Cook - Ego Beast - Erwin S. Strauss - Fanomena - Fantasy Artisan - Fantasy Artisans - Fantasy Book Club Bulletin - First Person Singular - Francis Stevens - Genie DiModica - George "Lan" Laskowski - George Inzer - George R. R. Martin - Grulzak - Hank Luttrell - Hans Wesso - IF! - James Robinson - Jerry Lapidus - Jim Frenkel - Joan D. Vinge - Joe Staton - John Ayotte - John De Lancie - Kathleen Meyer - Larry Elmore - Larry Tucker - Len Wein - Lensman saga - Lethe - Lew Wolkoff - Loki - Lynn Abbey - Maine-iac - Margaret Weis - Marta Randall - Masque - Merger - Michelle Zellich - Mike Farinelli - Milwaukee in 1948 - Minneapolis Thing - Misfits - Mog Decarnin - N. Y. Conclave - Nancy Kress - Nancy Springer - Necromancer - Neophyte - New American Library - Nonce - Oracle - Pamela Sargent - Pat LoBrutto - Patrice Milton Green - Patricia McKillip - Patrick H. Adkins - Paul Williams - Peggy Ranson - Peon - Phanteur Estivator - Phillycon 1948 - Pogo - Prism - R-Laurraine Tutihasi - Rebecca Ore - Rick Shelley - Rick Wilber - Robert Jordan - Robert Reginald - Ron Salomon - SF International - STF maglet - Sally A. Syrjala - Sandi Lopez - Sandy Cohen - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science, Fantasy, and Science Fiction - Scientifantasy - Seth McEvoy - Sheila D'Ammassa - Sky Hook - Snix - Southern Fandom - Spaceteer - Spatium - Stan's News-sheet - Stefnews - Steve White - Steven Utley - Ted Tom - Teny Zuber - Teresa Minambres - Terry A. Garey - The Arkham Sampler - The Checklist of Fantastic Literature - The Fantasy Collector - The Stranger Club by Art Widner - Thomas T. Thomas - Three Eye - Tim Sullivan - Tim Underwood - Timewarp - Triton - Tullio Proni - Tympany - Vampire Society - Vonda N. McIntyre - W. Paul Cook - Westercon - Westercon 1 - William Gibson - Yellum
Rest of the World:
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
