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Science fiction fandom started through the letter column of Hugo Gernsback's magazines. Not only did fans write comments about the stories -- they sent their addresses, and Gernsback published them. Soon, fans were writing letters directly to each other, and meeting in person when they lived close together, or when one of them could manage a trip (travel was harder in the 1930s than it is today). |
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Science fiction fandom started through the letter column of Hugo Gernsback's magazines. Not only did fans write comments about the stories -- they sent their addresses, and Gernsback published them. Soon, fans were writing letters directly to each other, and meeting in person when they lived close together, or when one of them could manage a trip (travel was harder in the 1930s than it is today). |
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Another major activity is writing for fanzines (see also other article science fiction fanzines). These amateur publications may or may not discuss science fiction, and are often traded rather than sold. |
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Another major activity is writing for fanzines (see also other article science fiction fanzines). These amateur publications may or may not discuss science fiction, and are often traded rather than sold. |
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See also: International fandom * Sverifandom (Sweden) |
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See also: * First Fandom * The Futurians * International fandom ** Sverifandom (Sweden) |
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