ACROSS THE FANDOMENSION WITH 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 June 2026
News from previous months:
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 -
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 in 2026 -
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) -
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 -
How Copyright Actually Works - The Berne Convention (Wikipedia article) -
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].