Category: Fans & People

A guide to Redd Boggs, the fanzine editor and fan writer behind Sky Hook, Discord, and Spirochete, with context on his role in fan criticism.

A refined profile of Johan Anglemark as a Swedish fan figure connected to international fandom, fan communication, translation, and community memory.

A polished profile of Ken Keller, chair of MidAmeriCon, the 1976 Kansas City Worldcon, and a key figure in Kansas City fan organization.

A refined profile of Carl Swanson and the early fan commerce that helped readers find magazines, books, and one another.

A polished profile of Bob Madle as a First Fan, collector, convention participant, and long-term witness to science fiction fandom.

A cleaner profile of Dick Wilson as a bridge between fan writing, professional science fiction, and historical preservation.

A professional profile of Mike Glyer and File 770 as a long-running record of fan news, awards, controversies, obituaries, and community memory.

Editorial overview Pierre Pettinger: Convention Leadership and Costume Culture is part of the larger record of science fiction fandom: the clubs, publications, conventions, arguments, jokes, archives, and volunteer work that…

Editorial overview Juanita Coulson: Fan Writer, Filker, and Community Figure is part of the larger record of science fiction fandom: the clubs, publications, conventions, arguments, jokes, archives, and volunteer work…

Editorial overview David A. Kyle: First Fandom and Science Fiction Community Leadership is part of the larger record of science fiction fandom: the clubs, publications, conventions, arguments, jokes, archives, and…