John Bangsund

John Bangsund (born 1939) was a prominent Australian science fiction fan in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was a major force, with Andrew I. Porter behind Australia winning the right to host the 1975 Aussiecon, and he was Toastmaster at the Hugo Award ceremony at that convention.

He was an influential and founding member of ANZAPA - the Australian and New Zealand Amateur Press Association; and long-time editor of the newsletter for The Victorian Society of Editors in Australia (of which he is an honorary life member [1]). His fanzine, Australian SF Review, did much to help revive sf fandom in Australia during the 1960s.[2]

He was co-chair of the 9th Australian S.F. Convention (1970), and Fan Guest of Honor at Ozcon (1974 Australian National SF Convention).[3]

John Bangsund was the instigator of the term Muphry's law,[4] which states that "if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written".

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  1. ↑ Society of Editors Newsletter March 2007
  2. ↑ 2001 Chandler Award appreciation
  3. ↑ Natcon list
  4. ↑ Threepenny Planet
  5. ↑ National Library of Australia catalog
  6. ↑ ASFR listing
  7. ↑ 1967 Hugos
  8. ↑ 1968 Hugos
  9. ↑ 1969 Ditmars
  10. ↑ 1972 Ditmars
  11. ↑ 1975 Hugos
  12. 1 2 1979 Ditmars
  13. ↑ Chandler Award Winners
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