Detroit

This page covers Greater Detroit including the city itself, but also the surrounding suburbs. It additionally includes Ann Arbor (which see for its own article) and Detroit-associated events as far as Lansing.

During the 1950s through the 70s, at least, Detroit was a fannish powerhouse. In more recent years, the center of fannish activity has moved outwards to the nearby college town of Ann Arbor.

The list below includes conventions held in Greater Detroit, clubs, and notable life events for prominent Detroit-related fans.

A Detroit Timeline
Year	Events
1943	Detroit Science Fictioneers formed
1944	SI/ASFA founded in Detroit Detroit Hyperborean Society club formed
1946	Ray Nelson invents the Propeller Beanie Andy Porter born
1948	Michigan Science-Fiction Society formed Detroit Hyperborean Society club ends
1947	Carl Lundgren born
1948	Larry Tucker born
1949	The Blowup Roger Sims Discovers fandom
1950	Martin Alger coins Real Soon Now Randy Bathurst born
1952	Detroit in '53 Worldcon bid fizzles
1954	Detroit in 1955 Worldcon bid fails
mid-50s	Beerfandom founded by Art Rapp
1958	Detroit in '59 Worldcon bid wins at Solacon beating Big 'D' in '59 and Chicago-- 1959
1959	Detention (Worldcon) held TAFF winner John Berry visits
late 50s	Misfits has become a blowing league
1960-65	The Fanzine Foundation operated by Alan J. Lewis
mid-60s	Wayne Third Foundation founded
1964	Cleveland in '66 bid begins as an inchoate thing including Detroit
1965	1965 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held
1966	Tricon (Worldcon) held in Cleveland with Detroit as co-host
1968	1968 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held fl Neo-Numenor
1969	1969 Detroit Triple Fan Fair held
1970	Dum-Dum Banquet held in Detroit
1970s	Oak Park High School Science Fiction Club active
1973	Stilyagi Air Corps founded in Ann Arbor Leah Zeldes Smith finds fandom
1974	A^2 Relax Icon held
mid-70s	Sid Altus becomes active
1975	ConFusion 13 held
mid-late 70s	MISHAP exists
1976	Detroit in '79 hoax Westercon bid EMUSFS formed ConFusion 12 held Martin Alger dies AutoClave 1 held ConClave I held
1977	Conclave II held ConFusion 14 held AutoClave 2 held Contagion II held Great Combined Milford and Clarion Decennial Jubilee, Colloquim and Beer Bash held in East Lansing
1978	Phantasia Press founded EMUSFS ends Conclave 3 held ConFusion Pi held AutoClave 3 held
late 70s	Wayne Third Foundation ends Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association created by the Stilyagi Air Corps
1979	Mass ConFusion held ConClave IV held
1980	Detroit in '82 Worldcon bid loses to Chicago in 1982 ConFusion 6 and/or 7 held FilkCon II (in Toledo) organized by Ann Arbor fans ConClave V held
1981	Nine Billion Names of ConFusion held ConClave VI held
1982	Confusion 11 held ConClave VII held
1983	Detroit in '85 Nasfic bid loses to Austin in '85 at Constellation ConFusion 101 held ConClave VIII held
1984	Conclave IX held Genuine Confusion held
1985	Leah Zeldes Smith moves to Chicago Conclave X held Decadent ConFusion held
1986	Perpetual ConFusion held ConClave XI held
1987	Stark Raving ConFusion held ConClave XII held
1988	Ambulatory ConFusion held ConClave XIII held
1989	Phantasia Press shuts down Conclave XIV held ConFusion 102 held
1990	Conclave 15 held State of ConFusion held
1991	Conclave 16 held Immaculate ConFusion held
1992	Conclave 17 held Hardwired ConFusion held
1993	Conclave 18 held Transcendental ConFusion held
1994	ConFusion XX held ConClave XIX held Ditto 7 held in Ann Arbor
1995	Conclave XX held ConFusion 10101 held
1996	Conclave XXI held Deviant ConFusion held
1997	Conclave XXII held ConFusion-17 held
1998	Conclave XXIII held ConFusion of the Winnebagos held
1999	Conclave XXIX held Vintage ConFusion held
2000	Nancy Tucker Shaw dies Conclave XXX held ConFusion 19100 held
2001	Conclave XXVI held Mystery God ConFusion held
2002	Conclave XXVII held Astronomical ConFusion held
2003	Conclave XXVIII held ConFusion and Her Friends held Midwest Construction held in Ann Arbor
2004	Conclave XXIX held ConFusion XXX held Mythcon XXXV held in Ann Arbor
2005	Howard DeVore dies 31 Flavors of ConFusion held
2006	Synthetic ConFusion held
2007	Moonbase ConFusion held ConClave 32 held
2008	High Voltage ConFusion held
2009	Cryptic ConFusion held Randy Bathurst dies
2010	I See By My ConFusion held
2011	This ConFusion Is Not Yet Rated held Rusty Hevelin dies
2012	Ben Singer dies Epic Confusion held SFRA Conference held in Detroit
2013	Detroit in 2014 Nasfic bid wins at LSC3 beating Phoenix in 2014 Larry Tucker dies Immortal ConFusion held Mythcon 44 held in East Lansing
2014	Detcon1 (Nasfic) held Legendary ConFusion held
2015	ConClave 39 held Back to the ConFusion held
2016	Fred Prophet dies Conclave 40 held Life, the Universe, and ConFusion held
2017	The Continuum held