ACROSS THE FANDOMENSION WITH GARTH SPENCER

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Garth Spencer

ACROSS THE FANDOMENSION WITH GARTH SPENCER

Garth Spencer

Please note: everything written below is subject to the readers' comments and corrections. If you spot any errors or omissions, please write to me at mailto:[email protected].

The objects of this website are to provide information to Canadian fans about Canadian fan activities, and to Pacific Northwest fans about Pacific Northwest fan activities. I also want to provide further information about fandom and science fiction publishing in other countries. In future months I hope to include links to more comprehensive information abroad.

Clearly a lot of the content in this website caters to print-oriented, fanzine-publishing fans, and barely acknowledges other fandoms. That bias is on me, and I will have to correct my bias as I continue to make semi-monthly corrections and improvements. - GS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECENT SF NEWS

for October 2026

News from previous months:

for September 2026

for August 2026

SFFH Magazine Markets and Their Next Reading Periods (Part B)

SFFH Magazine Markets and Their Next Reading Periods (Part A)

for July 2026

for June 2026

for May 2026

FOR FANS:

Clubs in Canada - Book Clubs - SF and SF-Adjacent Clubs in the United States - Fanpublishing - Fanzines Current in 2026 - Amateur Publishing Associations - see The Blue Moon Special 2024 * Now being updated! * - Fanart - For an informed overview of fanartist styles up to the mid-1980s, read The Great White Zine - Fanzine Archives - Here is a list of fanzine archives, and repositories for other fannish memorabilia. Fannish Estate Planning - see https://fanlore.org/wiki/Fannish_Estate_Planning - Notes on Fanhistory - Zines Outside Fandom - Conventions and What They Entail - Canadian Conventions 2026-2027 - U.S. Conventions in 2026 - Fan Funds - Congoing (things that you wish you knew before going to your first convention) - Conrunning (things to know before you run your first convention) - Organizing a Fanzine Lounge (things to know about fanzine lounges at conventions) - Fan Awards Fan Awards - New Media - SF Blogs (diary entries that people publish on the Internet) - SF Podcasts - Social Media (to be posted) -

FOR WRITERS:

Writers' Associations Short Story Format - Book-Length Format - Den Valdron on Copyright and Public Domain - SF & Fantasy Magazine Markets in Canada - SF & Fantasy Magazine Markets in the U.S. and overseas - SF & Fantasy Book Publishers in Canada - SF and Fantasy Book Publisher Markets in the US and abroad - SF, Fantasy and Horror Awards

Other Reference Information

Interesting Websites - to be updated

Please note again: everything written above is subject to your comments and corrections. If you spot any errors or omissions, please write to me at [email protected].