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        • CFFA (Canadian Fanzine Fanac Awards)
          • FANED AWARDS CURRENT STATUS
          • THE FANACTICAL FANACTIVIST (#1-11) — CFFA Newsletter
        • CSFFA (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association) AURORA AWARDS
          • AURORA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES 1980-2013
          • AURORAN LIGHTS (#1-13) — CSFFA Newsletter
          • CSFFA HISTORY
        • ELRON AWARDS
          • ELRON AWARDS 1971 — 1979
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  • Canfancyclopedia
    • CANADIAN FANCYCLOPEDIA — FANSPEAK, LEGENDS, AND LORE — ( A to Z )
      • CANFANCYCLOPEDIA ( A to E )
        • ( A ) — from A to AWARDS
        • ( B ) — from BACOVER to BYDCOMZ!
        • ( C ) from CAFP to THE CYGNUS SCIENCE SOCIETY
        • ( D ) — from DABBLERS to DWF MERIT AWARDS
        • ( E ) — from EDITOR to ESPERANTO
      • CANFANCYCLOPEDIA ( F to J )
        • ( F ) — from FALCON to FUTURE FANTASY FRENCH
        • ( G ) — From GANGLION OF FOUR to GUELPH SCIENCE/FANTASY GUILD
        • ( H ) — from HALCON SF & FANTASY SOCIETY to HYDRA NORTH
        • ( I ) — from IAOPUMUMSTFPUSA to “IT’S A PROUD AND LONELY THING TO BE A FAN.”
        • ( J ) — from JOE FANN to JUSTIFICATION
      • CANFANCYCLOPEDIA ( K to O )
        • ( K ) — from KHAMSIN to KTP
        • ( L ) — from LACKTIVITY to LOYAL AND BENEVOLENT ORDER OF WOLLHEIM STOOGES
        • ( M ) — from MAD COMICS to MOTA
        • ( N ) — from NEOTRIC to NYDAHL’S DISEASE
        • ( O ) — from OBLIQUE HOUSE to OZARK LOVE CAMP
      • CANFANCYCLOPEDIA ( P to T )
        • ( P ) — from PAN-GALACTIC GARGLE BLASTER to PSFiC
        • ( Q ) – from QUOTE-CARDS to QUOTE-COVERS
        • ( R ) — from RAY GUN to ROSCOE
        • ( S ) — from SCIENCEERS to SURREY FAN CONTINGENT
        • ( T ) — from TAPERA to TWILTONE
      • CANFANCYCLOPEDIA ( U to Z )
        • ( U ) — from ‘U’ to THE USUAL
        • ( V ) — from VANCOUVER AREA FLYING SAUCER CLUB to VOMBI
        • ( W ) from WARDROBE to THE WORLD FEDERATION OF CANADIAN FANS
        • ( X ) — from X-ACT
        • ( Y ) — from YOBBER
        • ( Z ) — from Z to LE ZOMBIE
    • FAMOUS CANADIAN FANEDS
      • GARTH SPENCER
      • LESLIE A. CROUTCH
      • MIKE GLICKSON
      • NORMAN G. BROWNE
    • HISTORY ESSAYS
      • by GARTH SPENCER
      • by R. GRAEME CAMERON
      • by TARAL WAYNE
    • TRIP REPORTS (Click this button to see misc. reports.)
  • Clubs
    • SF CLUBS — ( A to Z ) Province by Province
      • ALBERTA CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
      • BRITISH COLUMBIA CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
        • BCSFA
          • BCSFA EVENTS UPCOMING
          • BCSFA Press
          • BCSFAzines YOU CAN READ
            • (A) — BCSFAzines edited by Mike Bailey (#1-#24) 1973-1975
            • (B) — BCSFAzines edited by Fran Skene (#25-37) 1975-1976
            • (N) BCSFAzines (#193-269) 1989-1995 edited by R. GRAEME CAMERON.
            • (O) BCSFAZINES (#270-330) November 1995 – November 2000 edited by JOHN C.H. WONG
            • (P) BCSFAZINES (#331-429) 2000-2009 edited by GARTH SPENCER
            • (Q) BCSFAzines edited by Felicity Walker (#430 to 508 & counting)
          • HISTORY ESSAYS
          • UBC SFFEN
            • UBC SFFEN DOCUMENTS
        • SFAV — SF ASSOC OF VICTORIA
          • SFAV HISTORY
          • SFAVZINES
      • MANITOBA CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
      • NEW BRUNSWICK CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
      • NOVA SCOTIA CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
      • ONTARIO CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
      • QUEBEC CLUBS (Click on button to see misc. clubs.)
        • MonSFFA (Montreal Science Fiction and Fantasy Association)
          • IMPULSE (Most frequent MonSFFA Newsletter)
          • WARP (MonSFFA Newsletter)
  • Conventions
    • SF CONVENTIONS (A to Z) Province by province
      • ALBERTA CONS
      • BRITISH COLUMBIA CONS
        • VCON (Canada’s oldest continuing SF Convention)
          • UPCOMING VCON 41 CURRENT STATUS
          • VCON — ( 01 to 05 ) 1971 — 1976
            • VCON 1 (1971)
              • VCON 1 (1971) ASSORTED DOCUMENTS
              • VCON 1 PHOTOS
              • VCON 1 PROGRAM BOOK (1971)
            • VCON 2 (1972)
              • VCON 2 PROGRAM BOOK (1972)
            • VCON 3 (1974)
              • VCON 3 PROGRAM BOOK (1974)
            • VCON 4 (1975)
            • VCON 5 (1976)
          • VCON — ( 06 to 10 ) 1977 — 1982
            • a WESTERCON 30 (1977)
            • VCON 06 (1978)
            • VCON 07 (1979)
            • VCON 08 (1980)
            • VCON 09 (1981)
            • VCON 10 (1982)
          • VCON — ( 11 to 15 ) — 1983 to 1987
            • VCON 11 (1983)
            • VCON 12 (1984)
            • VCON 13 (1985)
            • VCON 14 (1986)
            • VCON 15 (1987)
      • MANITOBA CONS
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      • QUEBEC CONS
      • SASKATCHEWAN CONS
    • SF CONVENTIONS Year-by-Year 1948 — 2008
  • CUFF
    • CUFF HISTORY
    • CUFF TRIP REPORTS
    • CURRENT CUFF CAMPAIGN
    • LIST OF CUFF WINNERS
    • OTHER FAN FUNDS (NON-CANADIAN)
      • DUFF
      • TAFF
  • FAQ
    • AN OFFER: WHY NOT PUBLISH A ZINE?
      • HERE’S HOW TO DO IT…
    • HOSTING YOUR ZINE
      • Question: I AM A PROLIFIC FAN FICTION AUTHOR. DOES YOUR OFFER TO HOST NEW ZINES INCLUDE ME?
        • Offer? — ANSWER (Click to see)
      • Question: I’M A NON-CANADIAN FAN ABOUT TO PUBLISH MY FIRST ZINE. AM I INCLUDED IN THE GRAEME’S OFFER TO HOST NEW ZINES?
        • First Zine? — ANSWER (Click to see)
    • PURPOSE OF SITE
      • Question: I HEAR YOU SENT AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL CANADIAN FEN. WHAT’D IT SAY?
        • Open Letter? — ANSWER (Click to see)
      • Question: WHAT THE HECK IS THE DANG PURPOSE OF THIS MESS?
        • Purpose? — ANSWER (Click to see)
      • Question: WHERE IN GHU’S NAME DOES THE GRAEME GET ALL HIS INFO?
        • Sources? — ANSWER (Click to see)
    • SITE WEBMASTER
      • Question: IS THE MANIAC RUNNING THIS SITE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS WEIRDO CONTENT?
        • ANSWER (Click to see)
      • Question: WHAT’S UP WITH THE CRUMMY ART ATOP EACH PAGE?
        • ANSWER: ( Click to see )
      • Question: WHO IS OUR TWIT OF A HOST? IS HE A FAKE FAN?
        • ANSWER: (Click to see )
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  • Orgs
    • SF Orgs — ( A to Z ) Province by Province
      • ALBERTA Orgs
      • BRITISH COLUMBIA Orgs
        • WCSFA (West Coast Science Fiction Association)
          • CONTENTS OF WCSFA ARCHIVE
            • AMERICAN ZINES IN WCSFA ARCHIVE
            • AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND ZINES IN WCSFA ARCHIVE
            • CANADIAN ZINES IN WCSFA ARCHIVE
            • EUROPEAN ZINES IN WCSFA ARCHIVE
            • UNITED KINGDOM ZINES IN WCSFA ARCHIVE
          • HISTORY OF WCSFA ARCHIVE
          • WCSFA NEWSLETTERS
      • ONTARIO Orgs
        • CSFA — CANADIAN SF ASSOCIATION
          • 1952 CANADIAN FAN DIRECTORY PUBLISHED BY CSFA
          • CSFA 1948 CONSTITUTION
          • CSFA HISTORY (1953) — by Jack Bowie-Reed
      • QUEBEC orgs
  • Zines
    • APAZINES ( A — Z )
      • ( A ) — from AARTVORK to AUBGERGINE
      • ( B ) — from BACK HOME AGAIN to BLOWN IN FRANCE
    • FANZINES ( A — Z )
      • FANZINES A — E
        • ( A ) — from A’BAS to AZTEC BLUE
        • ( B ) — from THE BACKWOODS BLUES 1 & ONLY to LE BULLETIN
        • ( C ) — from CADRE to THE CSFA NEWSLETTER
        • ( D ) — from THE DAILEY DAILEY to DUO DEC
        • ( E ) — from EACH TIME to EXTRAPOLATOR
      • FANZINES F — J
        • ( F ) — from FACES to FTA/PHOENIX
        • ( G ) from GALLIFREY GAZETTE to GUESTS & GHOSTS
        • ( H ) — from THE HAT GOES HOME to HYPERSPACE
        • ( I ) — from IF TODAY IS TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE KWANGCHOW to IZZARD
        • ( J ) — from J’ACCUSE to JUST ME
      • FANZINES K — O
        • ( K ) from KAPAI ONI to KROME
        • ( L ) from LAGNIAPPE to LUNA & BEYOND
        • ( M ) — from MACABRE to MY THEORY WHICH IS MINE AND BELONGS TO ME
        • ( N ) — from NEOGENESIS to NUCLEAR BUNNIES
        • ( O ) — from ODDS ‘N ENDS to OTUS
      • FANZINES P — T
        • ( P ) from PANDORE to THE PURPLE ANNEX
        • ( Q ) — from QUEEBSHOT toQUETZALCOATL
        • ( R ) — from RED SHIFT to ROTHNIUM
        • ( S ) — from SACRED TRUST to SYNAPSE
        • ( T ) — from TAL-SHAYA to A TRIP REPORT FOUND IN A PLAIN MANILA ENVELOPE
      • FANZINES U — Z
        • ( U ) — from UBC SF FEN NEWSLETTER to UP THE TUBES
        • ( V ) — from VANATIONS to VULCAN MAIL
        • ( W ) — from WAT’S NEW to THE WYVERN’S TALE
        • ( X ) from XENIUM to XYZ
        • ( Y ) — from YEECH! to YOU CAN’T GET TO…
        • ( Z ) — from THE ZERO-G LAVATORY to ZX
    • FANZINES ON SITE INDEX (click this button to see)
    • FANZINES YOU CAN READ
      • ALBERTA ZINES (Click this button to see misc. zines)
        • GANG OF FOUR ZINES
        • OPUNTIA by Dale Speirs
        • ROBERT RUNTE ZINES
      • BRITISH COLUMBIA ZINES (Click this button to see misc. zines.)
        • ALLYN CADOGAN ZINES
        • ANDREW C. MURDOCH ZINES
        • E. B. KLASSEN ZINES
        • FELICITY WALKER ZINES
        • GRAEME CAMERON ZINES
          • OBIR Magazine
          • THE PLEASURE OF RUINS
        • J. HERBERT and K. JOHANSON Zines
        • SUSAN WOOD ZINES
      • HISTORIC ZINES
        • À BAS (#0) 1954 — edited by Boyd Raeburn
        • CANADIAN FANDOM (#18-20) 1953
        • CENSORED (#2) October 1941 (#3) March 1942 (#4) June 1942 (#5) Fall 1948 — Fred Hurter Jr.
        • LIGHT (#49, 51, 57) 1952-54 — Leslie A. Croutch
        • MACABRE (#1-2) 1948 — Jack Doherty & Don Hutchinson
        • MOHDZEE (#1) 1948 — edited by Fred Hurter Jr.
        • SUPRAMUNDANE STORIES (#1-2) 1937-1938 — Nils Helmer Frome
        • THE VOICE (#3) Spring 1948 — Leslie A. Croutch
        • VANATIONS (#1-6) 1952-1953 — Norman G. Browne
      • MANITOBA ZINES (Click this button to see misc. zines.)
        • MICHAEL S. HALL ZINES
        • RANDY REICHARDT ZINES
        • STEVE GEORGE ZINES
      • MISC. ONE-SHOT & SINGLE SAMPLE ZINES
      • NOVA SCOTIA ZINES
        • RODNEY LEIGHTON ZINES
      • ONTARIO ZINES (Click on button to see misc. Zines)
        • Catherine Crockett Zines
        • JEFFERY BOMAN ZINES
        • MIKE GLICKSON ZINES
        • NEIL WILLIAMS ZINES
        • OTTAWA SF STATEMENT (Newsletter of Ottawa SF Society)
        • TARAL WAYNE ZINES
      • QUEBEC ZINES
        • BENOIT GIRARD ZINES
        • ECDYSIS
        • REQUIEM
      • SASKATCHEWAN ZINES (Click on button to see misc. zines.)

CSFA HISTORY (1953) — by Jack Bowie-Reed

CANADIAN SF ASSOCIATION, A HISTORY (1953) — by Jack Bowie-Reed

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