1980s

When we aren't sure of a date, use this broad term, and hope to pin it down better later.

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Births and Deaths:

George W. Price

Convention series started or ended:

Onetime conventions:

Bids:

Publications started or ended:

ASFO - Abbey Habit - Ad Nauseam - Drinking Water in a Menacing Manner - Eldritch Science - Empty Hands - Fantasy Artist - Flay Swelter and Groan - Frefanac! - Fubar - Hard Rain - Jetmail - No Sex - Serious Science - Seven Kinds of Madness - Six Variations on a Monkish Theme - Texas Fandom - The Amazing Sentient House - The Emperor Norton Science Fiction Hour - Uncle Dick's - Yggdrasil - Yr Llygotwr Llwyd - Zetetic

Publishers founded or closed:

Firebird Arts and Music

Awards made, started or ended:

Southpaw Award

Stores opened or closed:

Compleat Enchanter - F. and S. F. Book Co. - Flights of Fantasy

Clubs founded or disbanded:

ASFO - Arnor - Astral - Brighton Burrow - Bywater Smial - Chester and District SF Group - Coral Springs Science Fiction League Social Drinking Society - Crickhollow - Dwarf Postal Smial - Evansville SF Association - FACT - Forlond - Friends in Space - George W. Price - Harrow College SF Society - Hyarrostar - ISFA - Interfan - Ithilien - Keele University SF Society - Melbourne University Science Fiction Association - Mercian Science Fiction Triangle - Minas Celeb - Norwich Tolkien Society - Psi Phi - Riddermark of the Shire - Rivendell - Romenna - Royal Holloway Science Fiction and Fantasy Society - Sacramento Fandom - Solihull SF Group - South Melbourne Organisation of Fantasy Fen - Southfarthing Fellowship - Swordsmen and Sorcerers Guild of America - Thursday - University of British Columbia Science Fiction Society - Warrington Group - Wayne Third Foundation

Fanhistory:

Everything I Learned About Buying and Renovating Buildings I Learned from Monty Wells

New fanspeak coined:

Drobe - Fanboy - Friends Don't Let Friends Run Worldcons - Furry Fandom - Parasite - Slash Fiction

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Melbourne University Science Fiction Association - QVC - Serious Science - South Melbourne Organisation of Fantasy Fen - Yggdrasil

Britain:

Abbey Habit - Ad Nauseam - Arnor - Astral - Brighton Burrow - Bywater Smial - COFF - Chester and District SF Group - Crickhollow - Drinking Water in a Menacing Manner - Dwarf Postal Smial - Empty Hands - Flay Swelter and Groan - Forlond - Friends in Space - Fubar - Hard Rain - Harrow College SF Society - Hyarrostar - Ithilien - Jetmail - Keele University SF Society - Mercian Science Fiction Triangle - Minas Celeb - Norwich Tolkien Society - Riddermark of the Shire - Rivendell - Royal Holloway Science Fiction and Fantasy Society - Serious Science - Seven Kinds of Madness - Six Variations on a Monkish Theme - Solihull SF Group - Southfarthing Fellowship - The Amazing Sentient House - Warrington Group - Yr Llygotwr Llwyd - Zetetic

Canada:

University of British Columbia Science Fiction Society

Europe:

Ireland:

ISFA - The Amazing Sentient House

New Zealand:

US:

APA 5 - ARFF - ASFO - ApaCorps - C/RAPA - C/RAPA Jr. - Compleat Enchanter - Coral Springs Science Fiction League Social Drinking Society - D'APA - Eldritch Science - Evansville SF Association - Everything I Learned About Buying and Renovating Buildings I Learned from Monty Wells - F. and S. F. Book Co. - FACT - Fantasy Artist - Firebird Arts and Music - Flights of Fantasy - Frefanac! - George W. Price - HIP'APA - Indy 500 - Interfan - MiSHAP - NYAPA - Neo-Apa - No Sex - Psi Phi - Romenna - Sacramento Fandom - Southpaw Award - Swordsmen and Sorcerers Guild of America - Texas Fandom - The Emperor Norton Science Fiction Hour - The Monkey House - Thursday - Uncle Dick's - Wayne Third Foundation - Wild Mercy - Windyapa

Rest of the World: