1954

February	The Enchanted Duplicator published.
Whitsun	Supermancon (Eastercon).
May 21	Midwestcon Incident.
June 19	OMPA formed.
July	First Swedish fanzine, Cosmos Bulletin published.
August 29	The Cult founded.
September 4–6 (Labor Day)	SFCon (Worldcon).
November	Widowers introduced.

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Births and Deaths:

A. Hyatt Verrill - Alan Brennert - Allan Beatty - Andy England - Anne Charnock - Astrid Bear - Betsy Mitchell - Bill Higgins - Bruce Sterling - Bruce Townley - C. Kay Hinchliffe - Carol Kabakjian - Colin Greenland - Craig Miller - Darrah Chavey - David Dyer-Bennet - David Wingrove - Dick Clarkson - Ed Zed - Edwin Baird - Elayne Pelz - Elessar Tetramariner - Ellen Greene - Ellen Klages - Emma Bull - Eva Hauser - Frank Johnson - Freff - Gary L. Plumlee - Gavin Claypool - Geoff Thorpe - Geri Sullivan - Graham Joyce - Gregory Maguire - Guy Gavriel Kay - Iain M. Banks - Ian Sorensen - J. Michael Straczynski - Jacob Edwards - James Cameron - James Van Pelt - Joe Maraglino - Joel Rosenberg - John Maizels - John Purcell - Jon Scieszka - Judith Hanna - Judy Voros - Karen G. Anderson - Kees van Toorn - Ken MacLeod - Kurt Erichsen - Lawrence Watt Evans - Lesley Hatch - Linda Blanchard - Linda Michaels - Lucy Synk - Maureen Garrett - Maya Bohnhoff - Melanie Rawn - Mike Chinn - Mike Couch - Morris M. Keesan - Nick Pollotta - P. N. Elrod - Paul Di Filippo - Rich Tucholka - Richard Paul Russo - Rob Hansen - Robert M. Price - Ron Lane - S. N. Lewitt - Sally Kobee - Sarah Prince - Shawna McCarthy - Stephen Gallagher - Stieg Larsson - Stu Shiffman - Tamora Pierce - Tim Merrigan - Tony Cvetko - Victor Koman - Victor Milán - Wendy Froud

Convention series started or ended:

Metrocon

Onetime conventions:

Border Cities Con - X-Con

Bids:

Buffalo in 1955 - Cleveland in '54 - London in '54 - San Francisco in '54

Publications started or ended:

ABstract - Aaah! - Archive - BEM - Bibbilty - Bleen - Bran Tub - Brennschluss - Bronc! - Burp - Caprice - Cataclysm - Chips - Collector - Con-Science - Confusion - Convention 1955 - Copies of Certain Letters... - Cosmos News - Crudbin Quarterly - Day*Star - Destiny - Deviant - Diaspar - Dizzy - Dodo - Dupe - Dyad - Dynamic Science Fiction - Dysteleology - Esprit - Eye - FANDemOnium - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fan Maggot - Fanit - Fantast Sidetrack - Fantasta - Femizine - Fission - Galactic Star - Galanty - Galaxy - Gambit - Golgotha - Hi-De-Hi! - Hiccup 3000 A.D. - How! - Häpna! - Ib Tenebo - Imaginative Tales - In Re Yours - Incantations - Itta - Jack Speer — Elder God - La Banshee - Launching Site - Meander - Medi-Eval - Mediocre - Morph - My Feathered Friends - My First Real Convention - Needle - New Frontiers - New Futurian - Noise Level - Now & Then - Off Trails - Omnibus - Operation Armageddon - Operation Fantast Newsletter - Orbit Science Fiction - Perhaps - Peri - Phlotsam - Platform - Plonge - Ploy - Potrzebie - Rune - Satellite - The Saturday Evening Ghost - Saucer Summary - Schnerdlites - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Digest - Science Fiction Review - Science Stories - Science-Fiction Fan Club Questionaire - Scintillation - Scottishe - Sidereal - Snooze - Space Legion - Starlight - Steam - SuperMancon Combozine - Tailgate - The Agthing - The Enchanted Duplicator - The Medway Journal - The No Holds Barred Guide - Through Darkest Ireland - Titot - Torrents - Triode - Twin Set - Ugh! - Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine - Vignette - WAWCRHBSJWCATWCMWPMSSACW - Woz - Xenern Index Letter - Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers' - Zenith - Ziz - Zymic - À Bas

Publishers founded or closed:

UPD

Awards made, started or ended:

Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo - Sheep Dip Award

Stores opened or closed:

Clubs founded or disbanded:

British Teenage Fantasy and Science Fiction Society - Club Cosmos - Legion of P. U. - Manchester Circle - NAPA - Nor'west Science Fantasy Club - North East Science Fiction Society - Romiley Fan Veterans & Scottish Dancing Society - Stardusters - The Cymrades - Torquay Happy Fan and Lampshade Makers' Society - West Country Science Fiction Group

Fanhistory:

A History of Fandom in 100 Documents - First Word on Page 28 - Haircream - Jacob Edwards - Mad Dog - Midwestcon 5 - Operation Armageddon - Phthalo - Sam Moskowitz' SFCon Reminiscence - Tower to the Moon - West Cupcake - Widowers

New fanspeak coined:

Alternate History - Asinine Teenagers - Canyon of Criticism - Circle of Lassitude - Desert of Indifference - First Word on Page 28 - Jungle of Inexperience - Kolektinbug - Mathom - Mountains of Inertia - Shield of Umor - Spirit of Fandom - Sycofan - West Cupcake - Widowers

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

John Maizels - Judith Hanna - Perhaps - Science Fiction Review - Third Australian Science Fiction Convention

Britain:

Aaah! - Andy England - Anne Charnock - Archive - BEM - Bran Tub - Brennschluss - British Teenage Fantasy and Science Fiction Society - Burp - Colin Greenland - Con-Science - Convention 1955 - Copies of Certain Letters... - Crudbin Quarterly - David Wingrove - Dizzy - Dupe - Dysteleology - Elessar Tetramariner - Esprit - Eye - Fanit - Fantast Sidetrack - Femizine - Fission - Galactic Star - Galanty - Geoff Thorpe - Golgotha - Graham Joyce - Hi-De-Hi! - How! - Iain M. Banks - Ian Sorensen - Ib Tenebo - In Re Yours - Incantations - Judith Hanna - Ken MacLeod - Launching Site - Lesley Hatch - London in '54 - Manchester Circle - Meander - Medi-Eval - Mediocre - Mike Chinn - Morph - My Feathered Friends - My First Real Convention - Needle - New Futurian - Noise Level - Nor'west Science Fantasy Club - North East Science Fiction Society - Now & Then - OMPA - Off Trails - Omnibus - Operation Armageddon - Operation Fantast Newsletter - Peri - Platform - Plonge - Ploy - Rob Hansen - Romiley Fan Veterans & Scottish Dancing Society - Ron Lane - Rune - Satellite - Saucer Summary - Schnerdlites - Science-Fiction Fan Club Questionaire - Sidereal - Snooze - Steam - Stephen Gallagher - SuperMancon Combozine - Supermancon - The Cymrades - The Enchanted Duplicator - The Medway Journal - Through Darkest Ireland - Torquay Happy Fan and Lampshade Makers' Society - Triode - Twin Set - Ugh! - Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine - Vignette - WAWCRHBSJWCATWCMWPMSSACW - West Country Science Fiction Group - Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers' - Zenith - Ziz - Zymic

Canada:

Elessar Tetramariner - Guy Gavriel Kay - James Cameron - Rotation plan - À Bas

Europe:

Club Cosmos - Cosmos News - Crudbin Quarterly - Eva Hauser - Häpna! - Itta - Kees van Toorn - Stieg Larsson - Titot

Ireland:

The Enchanted Duplicator - Woz

New Zealand:

US:

1954 Open ESFA - 7APA - A. Hyatt Verrill - ABstract - Alan Brennert - Allan Beatty - Astrid Bear - Betsy Mitchell - Bibbilty - Bill Higgins - Bleen - Border Cities Con - Bronc! - Bruce Sterling - Bruce Townley - Buffalo in 1955 - C. Kay Hinchliffe - Caprice - Carol Kabakjian - Cataclysm - Chips - Cleveland in '54 - Collector - Confusion - Craig Miller - Darrah Chavey - David Dyer-Bennet - Day*Star - Destiny - Deviant - Diaspar - Dick Clarkson - Dodo - Dyad - Dynamic Science Fiction - Ed Zed - Edwin Baird - Elayne Pelz - Elessar Tetramariner - Ellen Greene - Ellen Klages - Emma Bull - FANDemOnium - FANtastic Story Magazine - Fan Maggot - Fantasta - Fanvet Convention 5 - Frank Johnson - Freff - Galaxy - Gambit - Gary L. Plumlee - Gavin Claypool - Geri Sullivan - Gregory Maguire - Hiccup 3000 A.D. - Imaginative Tales - J. Michael Straczynski - Jack Speer — Elder God - Jacob Edwards - James Van Pelt - Joe Maraglino - Joel Rosenberg - John Purcell - Jon Scieszka - Judy Voros - Karen G. Anderson - Kurt Erichsen - La Banshee - Lawrence Watt Evans - Legion of P. U. - Linda Blanchard - Linda Michaels - Lucy Synk - Maureen Garrett - Maya Bohnhoff - Melanie Rawn - Metrocon - Metrocon I - Midwestcon 5 - Mike Couch - Morris M. Keesan - NAPA - New Frontiers - Nick Pollotta - Oklacon II - Orbit Science Fiction - P. N. Elrod - Paul Di Filippo - Phlotsam - Potrzebie - Rich Tucholka - Richard Paul Russo - Robert M. Price - Rotation plan - S. N. Lewitt - SFCon - Sam Moskowitz' SFCon Reminiscence - Sally Kobee - San Francisco in '54 - Sarah Prince - The Saturday Evening Ghost - Science Fiction Advertiser - Science Fiction Digest - Science Stories - Scintillation - Scottishe - Shawna McCarthy - Sheep Dip Award - Space Legion - Stardusters - Starlight - Stu Shiffman - Sycofan - Tailgate - Tamora Pierce - The Agthing - The Cult - The Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy - The No Holds Barred Guide - Tim Merrigan - Tony Cvetko - Torrents - Tower to the Moon - UPD - Victor Koman - Victor Milán - Wendy Froud - West Cupcake - X-Con - Xenern Index Letter

Rest of the World: