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**[[Which Was the First SF Convention?]] | **[[Which Was the First SF Convention?]] | ||
*[[1937 Leeds Convention|First UK convention]], 1937. | *[[1937 Leeds Convention|First UK convention]], 1937. | ||
| − | *[[First Worldcon]], 1939. *[[Torcon|First Worldcon outside the U.S.]], 1948. | + | *[[First Worldcon]], 1939. |
| + | *[[Torcon|First Worldcon outside the U.S.]], 1948. | ||
*[[IguanaCon II|First Worldcon in a convention center]], 1978. | *[[IguanaCon II|First Worldcon in a convention center]], 1978. | ||
*[[First New England SF Conference]], 1945. | *[[First New England SF Conference]], 1945. | ||
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*[[Warren Fitzgerald|First African American in fandom?]] | *[[Warren Fitzgerald|First African American in fandom?]] | ||
*[[Russ Woodman|First hoax Black fan]]. | *[[Russ Woodman|First hoax Black fan]]. | ||
| − | + | * [[Allen Glasser|First faned]]. | |
| + | * [[Trudy Kuslan|First female faned]]. | ||
| + | *[[John Michel|First conrunner]]. | ||
| + | *[[Doris Currier|First female con chair]] ([[Boskone V]], 1945). | ||
| + | *[[Sam Moskowitz |First Worldcon chair]]. | ||
*[[Julian May|First woman to chair a Worldcon]]. | *[[Julian May|First woman to chair a Worldcon]]. | ||
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*[[Elinor Busby|First woman to win a Hugo]]. | *[[Elinor Busby|First woman to win a Hugo]]. | ||
*[[Pat Mueller|First woman faned to win a Hugo solo]]. | *[[Pat Mueller|First woman faned to win a Hugo solo]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 18 March 2024
Contents
Events[edit]
Conventions[edit]
- First SF convention, 1936.
- Other first convention, 1937.
- First UK convention, 1937.
- First Worldcon, 1939.
- First Worldcon outside the U.S., 1948.
- First Worldcon in a convention center, 1978.
- First New England SF Conference, 1945.
- Actual first New England SF con, 1941.
- First Australian Science Fiction Convention, 1952.
- First NASFiC, 1975.
- First NASFiC outside continental U.S., 2017.
- First NASFiC in Canada, 2023.
- First Westercon, 1948.
- First relaxacon, 1950.
- First fanzine convention, 1976.
- First fanhistory convention, 1994.
Other Events[edit]
- First feud, 1930.
- First Staple War, 1934.
- First Exclusion Act, 1939.
- First Hugo Awards, 1954.
- First Interregnum.
- First Transition.
- First Contact.
Organizations[edit]
Clubs[edit]
- First Club, 1929.
- First chapter of the Science Fiction League, 1935.
- First state organization, 1936.
- First fan fund, 1947–49.
Publications[edit]
Fanzines[edit]
- First work of fanhistory.
- First fanzine.
- First fanzine by an individual.
- First fanzine pubbed outside the U.S.
- First UK fanzine.
- First Canadian fanzine.
- First newszine.
- First fanzine published in Western Australia.
- First European fanzine.
- First German fanzine by an individual.
- First fanzine to feature multicolor mimeography.
- First fan apa.
- First weekly fan apa.
- First Draft.
Other Publications[edit]
People[edit]
- First African American in fandom?
- First hoax Black fan.
- First faned.
- First female faned.
- First conrunner.
- First female con chair (Boskone V, 1945).
- First Worldcon chair.
- First woman to chair a Worldcon.
- First woman to win a Hugo.
- First woman faned to win a Hugo solo.
- First woman to be a Worldcon Fan GoH.
- First woman to be a Worldcon Fan GoH solo.
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