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Malcolm Ashworth became active in [[fandom]] in the 50s.  He was a member of the [[Leeds Group]] and the [[Bradford Science Fiction Association]].  
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'''Malcolm Ashworth''' became active in [[fandom]] in the 50s.  He was a member of the [[Leeds Group]] and the [[Bradford Science Fiction Association]].  
  
 
He published the [[fanzines]] ''[[BEM]]'' (1954-1959) (with [[Tom White]]), ''[[Fringe]]'', and ''[[Rot]]'' (1955-1963), revived briefly in 1984.  He also wrote for other [[fanzines]], including ''[[Hyphen]]'' and ''[[Cry]]''.  He attended many [[British]] [[conventions]] during the 50s.
 
He published the [[fanzines]] ''[[BEM]]'' (1954-1959) (with [[Tom White]]), ''[[Fringe]]'', and ''[[Rot]]'' (1955-1963), revived briefly in 1984.  He also wrote for other [[fanzines]], including ''[[Hyphen]]'' and ''[[Cry]]''.  He attended many [[British]] [[conventions]] during the 50s.
  
In the 1950s he had a story accepted for publication in a woman's [[pulp]] magazine.
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In the 1950s, he had a story accepted for publication in a woman's [[pulp]] magazine.
  
 
He was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of beers, and was a member of both [[OMPA]] (a founding member) and [[FAPA]].  
 
He was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of beers, and was a member of both [[OMPA]] (a founding member) and [[FAPA]].  
  
His wife [[Hazel Ashworth|Hazel]] was herself a major 1980s [[fanzine]] publisher with her [[fanzine]] ''[[Lip]]''.
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His first wife, [[Sheila Ashworth|Sheila]], wrote for fanzines in the 1950s and ’60s, and his second, [[Hazel Ashworth|Hazel]], was a major 1980s [[fanzine]] publisher with her [[fanzine]] ''[[Lip]]''.
  
 
Ashworth lost the 1960 [[TAFF]] race to [[Eric Bentcliffe]], though he doesn't seem to have been trying very hard because he published ''[[A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe]]'' in ''support'' of his opponent!
 
Ashworth lost the 1960 [[TAFF]] race to [[Eric Bentcliffe]], though he doesn't seem to have been trying very hard because he published ''[[A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe]]'' in ''support'' of his opponent!
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{{fanzines}}
 
{{fanzines}}
* ''[[Amor (Ashworth)|Amor]]''
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* ''[[Amor (Ashworth)|Amor]]'' [1955]
* ''[[Ascent of Next to Nothing]]'' (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Ascent of Next to Nothing]]'' [1960] (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[BEM (Ashworth)|BEM]]'' (1954-1959) (with [[Tom White]])
 
* ''[[BEM (Ashworth)|BEM]]'' (1954-1959) (with [[Tom White]])
* ''[[Dupe]]'' (for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Dupe]]'' [1954-59] (for [[OMPA]])
* ''[[Fringe]]'' (included in [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Fringe]]'' [1958-63] (included in [[FAPA]])
* ''[[I Dreamt I Crept in Marble Crypts]]'' (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[I Dreamt I Crept in Marble Crypts]]'' [1955] (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
* ''[[The Hasty Stopgap]]'' (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[The Hasty Stopgap]]'' [1957] (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
* ''[[The Last Fans in Town]]'' (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[The Last Fans in Town]]'' [1955] (one-shot for [[FAPA]])
* ''[[My First Real Convention]]'' (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[My First Real Convention]]'' [1954] (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
 
* ''[[Rot]]'' (1955-1963, revived briefly in 1984)
 
* ''[[Rot]]'' (1955-1963, revived briefly in 1984)
* ''[[Running Jumping and Standing Still Fanzine]]'' (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
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* ''[[Running, Jumping, and Standing Still Fanzine]]'' [1961] (one-shot for [[OMPA]])
* ''[[Yrautibo]]'' (one-shot for [[OMPA]] and [[FAPA]])
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* ''[[Yrautibo]]'' [1956] (one-shot for [[OMPA]] and [[FAPA]])
  
 
{{person | born=1933 | died=2002}}
 
{{person | born=1933 | died=2002}}
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:fan]]
 
[[Category:UK]]
 
[[Category:UK]]

Revision as of 09:59, 17 September 2021

(1933 – November 23, 2002)

Malcolm Ashworth became active in fandom in the 50s. He was a member of the Leeds Group and the Bradford Science Fiction Association.

He published the fanzines BEM (1954-1959) (with Tom White), Fringe, and Rot (1955-1963), revived briefly in 1984. He also wrote for other fanzines, including Hyphen and Cry. He attended many British conventions during the 50s.

In the 1950s, he had a story accepted for publication in a woman's pulp magazine.

He was known for his encyclopedic knowledge of beers, and was a member of both OMPA (a founding member) and FAPA.

His first wife, Sheila, wrote for fanzines in the 1950s and ’60s, and his second, Hazel, was a major 1980s fanzine publisher with her fanzine Lip.

Ashworth lost the 1960 TAFF race to Eric Bentcliffe, though he doesn't seem to have been trying very hard because he published A Few Words About Bilbo Bentcliffe in support of his opponent!

His photo appears on page 153 of Harry Warner's A Wealth of Fable.

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