Canadian Fandom
Canadian fandom is a Science Fiction fanzine by Joseph 'Beak' Taylor.
Canadian Fandom was published by Taylor in the 1940's in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was one of the earliest SF fanzines published in Canada. it was originally called Eightball, but its name was changed by the editor after the fourth issue.
A typical issue of Canadian fandom included fiction, poetry, collector's ads, and serious articles on Science fiction. Nils Helmer Frome, editor of the the earliest known SF fanzine in Canada, Supramundane Stories, was also a contributor to Canadian Fandom as was Leslie Croutch, editor of Light, another SF fanzine that began publishing in the 1940's.
Taylor also sponsored fandom meetings in Toronto, which Crouch also attended. In the late 1940's, these fans became organized into a group to help prepare for the first Canadian Worldcon, a conference of Science Fiction fans hosted by a different city each year. This group called themselves The Derelicts and were known for a liking for Beat poetry, jazz, black leather jackets and fast cars, aside from all being fanzine editors, writers and artists. After Worldcon, Taylor handed over editorship of Canadian Fandom to fellow committee member Ed McKeouwn in 1949. McKeown published two more issues of the fanzine before it finally folded.
