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Science fiction fandom

Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or fandom of people interested in science fiction in contact with one another based upon that interest. SF fandom has a life of its own, but not much in the way of formal organization (although formal clubs such as the Futurians (1937–1945) and the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (1934–present) are…

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Science-fiction societies

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Science fiction fandom

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples146
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
Components1

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Science fiction fandom

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related to Further reading · 50
Science fiction fandom → All Our Yesterdays, Ansible Editions, Articulating, Atlanta, Avi Shankar Consumer Tribes, Bernard, Burlington, Butterworth-Heinemann, Consumer Research, Consumption, Cova, Damon Knight, Fandom, Frederik Pohl, Future Was, Georgia, Hansen, Harry Warner Jr, Henry, History
related to history · 36
Science fiction fandom → Ackerman, Almost, Around, Chicago, David Lasser, December, Forrest, Gernsback, Gernsback's, Harlem, Hugo Gernsback's, In, In January, In May, In New York City, Julius Schwartz, LASFS, Local, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Science Fantasy
related to Italy · 36
Science fiction fandom → Among, Carrara, Cielo, Cosmo, During, Eurocon, European, Futuria Fantasia, Futuro, Gian Luigi Staffilano, Gianfranco, In, Informal, Intercom, Italia Award, Italian, Italy, L'Aspidistra, Luigi Cozzi, Luigi Naviglio
related to Fanac · 8
Science fiction fandom → Breen, Fanac, It, John-Henri Holmberg, Ron Ellik, Swedish, Terry Carr, Walter
related to In fiction · 7
Science fiction fandom → As, Association's, Bob, New England Science Fiction, The, Tucker, Wilson

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fandom science fiction fans sf conventions science-fiction first convention new many society fan fanzines among called community history also started

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the Futuriansinstance ofalthough formal clubs0.80text
rec.arts.sf.fandominstance ofUsenet newsgroups0.80text
websitesinstance ofUsenet newsgroups0.80text
blogs have somewhat supplanted printed fanzines as an outlet for expression in fandominstance ofUsenet newsgroups0.80text
though many popular fanzines continue to be publishedinstance ofUsenet newsgroups0.80text
Oltre il Cieloinstance ofwhen magazines0.80text
Futuro started to publish readers' lettersinstance ofwhen magazines0.80text
promote correspondencesinstance ofwhen magazines0.80text
the setting-up of clubs in various citiesinstance ofwhen magazines0.80text
Science fiction fandomrelated to FanacFanac0.60section
Science fiction fandomrelated to FanacIt0.60section
Science fiction fandomrelated to FanacTerry Carr0.60section

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