Science-Fiction Association

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Name: Science-Fiction Association
Dates: 1937-1939
Founder(s):
Leadership:
Country based in: United Kingdom
Focus: Science Fiction
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The Science-Fiction Association was a British organization established with the 1937 Leeds Convention. It lasted until 1939, when it was suspended due to the outbreak of World War II and never reestablished.

A 1939 ad listed some prominent members, including American fans: John Russell Fearn, Forrest J Ackerman, Festus Pragnell, William F. Temple, Oliver Saari, Gerald Evans, Olaf Stapledon, John W. Campbell, Russell T. Hodgkins, Ted Carnell, Walter H. Gillings and Professor A. M. Low.[1]

Zines

  • The Satellite (Liverpool branch; 1938-40)
  • Science Fiction Gazette (1937-39)
  • Tomorrow (1937-38)

References

  1. ^ The Science Fiction Fan Vol. 2 #8 pg. 20. March 1939 (mislabeled 1938 in metatext).