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| − | '''Con Turner''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] from Chester-le-Street in County Durham active in the 1950s through to at least the 1970s. He was a sometime editor of ''[[Gestalt (Burns)]]'', the [[clubzine]] of the [[North | + | '''Con Turner''' was a [[UK]] [[fan]] from Chester-le-Street in County Durham active in the 1950s through to at least the 1970s. He was a sometime editor of ''[[Gestalt (Burns)]]'', the [[clubzine]] of the [[North East Science Fiction Society]]. He was a member of the [[Cytricon I|Cytricon]] in 1955 and [[Loncon I|Loncon]], the 1957 [[Worldcon]]. |
He is only listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1955 and 1956<ref>The 1956 listing is for Con and Norma Turner suggesting his wife may also have been a fan.</ref> but he was still around to attend the [[Yarcon]] in 1966. He was also a member of [[Tynecon]] in 1974. That said, in ''[[Skyrack]]'' #92 (September 1966), [[Ron Bennett]] was wondering what had happened to him. | He is only listed in [[Ron Bennett]]'s ''[[Directory of Science Fiction Fandom]]'' for 1955 and 1956<ref>The 1956 listing is for Con and Norma Turner suggesting his wife may also have been a fan.</ref> but he was still around to attend the [[Yarcon]] in 1966. He was also a member of [[Tynecon]] in 1974. That said, in ''[[Skyrack]]'' #92 (September 1966), [[Ron Bennett]] was wondering what had happened to him. | ||
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Con Turner was a UK fan from Chester-le-Street in County Durham active in the 1950s through to at least the 1970s. He was a sometime editor of Gestalt, the clubzine of the North East Science Fiction Society. He was a member of the Cytricon in 1955 and Loncon, the 1957 Worldcon.
He is only listed in Ron Bennett's Directory of Science Fiction Fandom for 1955 and 1956[1] but he was still around to attend the Yarcon in 1966. He was also a member of Tynecon in 1974. That said, in Skyrack #92 (September 1966), Ron Bennett was wondering what had happened to him.
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- ↑ The 1956 listing is for Con and Norma Turner suggesting his wife may also have been a fan.
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