1956
| Easter | Cytricon II |
| May | First Feghoot published in F&SF |
| Aug 31 -- Sept 3 (Labor Day) | Nycon II (Worldcon) |
| Nov 18 | First meeting of the Lunarians |
| Advent:Publishers started | |
| Damon Knight's In Search of Wonder published by Advent:Publishers | |
| Lee Hoffman TAFF trip |
Births and Deaths:
A. A. Milne - Al von Ruff - Alexander J. L. Bouchard - Alexander Samalman - Amitav Ghosh - Bill Johnson - Bill Laubenheimer - Bill Roper - Bill Willingham - Bob Olsen - Caitlin Bestler - Carol Anndy - Cindy Manship - Dave Holmes - David Manship - David Mattingly - Diana Pavlac Glyer - Earl Cooley III - Ed Hutnik - Elton Elliott - eluki bes shahar - F. Orlin Tremaine - Fletcher Pratt - Freda Warrington - Harold Hersey - Howard Wandrei - Ian MacLeod - J. K. Potter - Jack Womack - Jefferson Swycaffer - Jennell Jaquays - Joan Slonczewski - John G. Hemry - Jordin Kare - K. T. FitzSimmons - KIM Campbell - Karen Meschke - Karina Girsdansky - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel - Katie Waitman - Lee Billings - Leslie David - Lindy Laurent - Lise Eisenberg - Lyndon Baugh - Mark Bernstein - Mary Gentle - Michael Peralta - Mike Rogers - Nick Lowe - Otto Willi Gail - Paula Helm Murray - Peter David - Peter Morwood - Phil Foglio - Philip R. Friedman - Professor A. M. Low - Rebecca M. Meluch - Rebecca Moesta - Richard Calder - Rick Foss - Robert Neagle - Robert Reed - Roger Weddall - Sam Scheiner - Sheila Williams - Sheldon Teitelbaum - Steve Johnson - Storm Constantine - Sylvain St-Pierre - Tara Barber - Teresa Nielsen Hayden - Todd McCaffrey - Wolf Foss - Zetta Dillie
Convention series started or ended:
Onetime conventions:
Bids:
Publications started or ended:
ABstract - Antipodes - Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet - Arcturus - Bacchanalia - Bilfescyning - Biped - Blue Moon - Blunt - British SF Book Index - Burroughsania - Catalyst - Confab - Contact - Cosmos Bulletin - Curtain Call - Cytricon II combozine - Directory of Science Fiction Fandom - Double Whammy - Duplicating without Tears! - Embryo - Erbania - Fang - Fanhistory - Fanjan - Fanjan Publications - Fantum - Femzine - Funtust - Gallery - Ground Zero - Guf - Harrogate Crudbin Quarterly - Imbroglio - Innuendo - Inscrewtibobble - Jazz Fan - Keine-Wurst - Last and First Fen - Late Extra - Mana - Meuh - Mood - Mystic Magazine - Natter - Nite Cry - Omnibus - Onshe - Orbit - Retribution - Sata Illustrated - Satellite Science Fiction - Schnerdlites - Schnerdlites Hole-Boring Supplement - Science Fiction Parade - Sidereal - Skerry - Space Reporter - The Happy Traveller - The History of Irish Fandom - They're Off - This Goon for Hire - This Sceptred Isle - Thump - Tiot - Transuranic - Twig - Ugh! - Ugly Bird - Vagary - Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine - Veritas - Vintkat - Wappoted - Yrautibo
Publishers founded or closed:
Awards made, started or ended:
Stores opened or closed:
Clubs founded or disbanded:
Fanhistory:
New fanspeak coined:
Miscellaneous:
Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
A. A. Milne - Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet - Arcturus - Bilfescyning - Biped - Blue Moon - Blunt - British SF Book Index - Burroughsania - Catalyst - Cheltenham Circle - Contact - Curtain Call - Cytricon II - Cytricon II combozine - Dave Holmes - Directory of Science Fiction Fandom - Duplicating without Tears! - Embryo - Erbania - Fanjan Publications - Freda Warrington - Funtust - Guf - Harrogate Crudbin Quarterly - I Remember Me - Ian MacLeod - Imbroglio - Inscrewtibobble - Jazz Fan - KIM Campbell - Keine-Wurst - Kettering Astronautics Society - Last and First Fen - Late Extra - London in '56 - Mary Gentle - May We Have the Pleasure - Milcross Book Service - Milford - Mood - Natter - Nick Lowe - Omnibus - Onshe - Orbit - Professor A. M. Low - Retribution - Richard Calder - Schnerdlites - Schnerdlites Hole-Boring Supplement - Sidereal - Storm Constantine - The Happy Traveller - The History of Irish Fandom - They're Off - This Goon for Hire - This Sceptred Isle - Ugh! - Vagary - Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine - Veritas - Wappoted - Yrautibo
Canada:
Europe:
Antwerpse Letterkundige En Wettenschappelijke Gazet - Contact - Cosmos Bulletin - Fanjan - Fantum - Luncon - Meuh - Nova - Otto Willi Gail - Space Reporter - Tiot - Vintkat - WetzCon - WetzCon I - Wetzcon
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
1956 Open ESFA - ABstract - Al von Ruff - Alexander J. L. Bouchard - Alexander Samalman - Amitav Ghosh - Balcony Insurgents - Bill Johnson - Bill Laubenheimer - Bill Roper - Bill Willingham - Bob Olsen - Caitlin Bestler - Carol Anndy - Cindy Manship - Confab - Contact - David Manship - David Mattingly - Diana Pavlac Glyer - Double Whammy - Earl Cooley III - Eastercon - Ed Hutnik - Elton Elliott - eluki bes shahar - Erbania - F. Orlin Tremaine - Fang - Fanhistory - Fapacon - Femzine - Fletcher Pratt - Gallery - Ground Zero - Harold Hersey - Howard Wandrei - In Search of Wonder - Innuendo - J. K. Potter - Jack Womack - Jefferson Swycaffer - Jennell Jaquays - Joan Slonczewski - John G. Hemry - Jordin Kare - K. T. FitzSimmons - KISMET - Karen Meschke - Karina Girsdansky - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel - Katie Waitman - Last and First Fen - Lee Billings - Leslie David - Lindy Laurent - Lise Eisenberg - Lunarians - Lyndon Baugh - Mag Net - Mana - Mark Bernstein - Michael Peralta - Midwestcon 7 - Mike Rogers - Milford - Mystic Magazine - New York in 1956 - Nite Cry - Nullcon - NyCon II - Dave Kyle's NyCon II Reminiscence - Paula Helm Murray - Peter David - Phil Foglio - Philcon 1956 - Philip R. Friedman - Rebecca M. Meluch - Rebecca Moesta - Relaxacon - Rick Foss - Riverside Dive - Robert Neagle - Robert Reed - SECon - SECon II - Sam Scheiner - Sata Illustrated - Satellite Science Fiction - Science Fiction Parade - Sheila Williams - Sheldon Teitelbaum - Skerry - Steve Johnson - Tara Barber - Tendril Towers - Teresa Nielsen Hayden - The Science & Fiction Critics Club - Thump - Todd McCaffrey - Transuranic - Twig - Ugly Bird - Westercon 9 - Wolf Foss - Zetta Dillie
Rest of the World:
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