The Cincinnati Fantasy Group, of Ohio, an influential fan club.
Founded by Charles R. Tanner, Ross Rocklynne and Dale Tarr in December 1935, the CFG is the third-oldest continuously running sf club. Don Ford, Roy Lavender, Lou Tabakow and Stan Skirvin were notable early members.
The CFG put on the CinVention in 1949, and are sponsors of the annual MidWestCon, one of the longest-running cons extant, and the first relaxacon. The club is also the source of the ubiquitous fan-party seating practice, the CFG Rules.
The group is informal and meets casually in members' homes.
The CFG's web site is http://www.cfg.org. The website has an interesting article on the founding of CFG which provides several (somewhat conflicting) stories.
| from Fancyclopedia 2 ca. 1959 |
| The Cincinnati Fantasy Group, of Ohio; Don Ford, Roy Lavender, Lou Tabakow, and Stan Skirvin are notable members. They put on the CinVention in 1949, and are sponsors of the annual MidWestCon. from Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement ca. 1960: The Cincinnati Fantasy Group does not sponsor the MidWestCons; the individual members do. |
Correction: This is no longer true. CFG is now the actual sponsor of Midwestcon.
