Science Fiction League

The Science Fiction League was one of the earliest associations formed by science fiction fans.[1] It was created by Hugo Gernsback in February 1934 in the pages of Wonder Stories, an early science fiction pulp magazine; Gernsback intended for the magazine to promote fandom, much as his earlier "Radio League" had promoted interest in his radio and electrical hobby magazines.[1][2] It was successful, and chapters were formed in the US, UK and Australia.[1][3] Although the League was popular, with membership soon reaching about 1,000, it did not last long; in 1943 Sam Merwin, the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories (the magazine had changed its name in 1936) dropped the organization when he took over the editorship.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberts, Peter (20 December 2011). "Science Fiction League". Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Gollancz. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Ashley, Mike (2000). The Time Machines. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-85323-865-0.
  3. ↑ "A "Scientific Fiction" Club". The Yorkshire Evening Post. 28 August 1936. Retrieved 20 August 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Ashley, Mike (2000). The Time Machines. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 188. ISBN 0-85323-865-0.