Willis was known for his droll , humorous writing , especially in a column " The Harp That Once or Twice " that began in the US fanzine '' Quandry '' edited by Lee Hoffman in 1951 . This led to Willis 's fame in US science fiction fandom and to his attending the 1952 Worldcon in Chicago as a special guest , recipient of travel funds raised by fans , under the leadership of fan Shelby Vick , who called the fund-raising " the Willis Campaign , " with the slogan , " WAW with the crew in ' 52 ! " which led to the establishment of the annual TransAtlantic Fan Fund . Willis published the founding document for TAFF in " Hyphen 4 " ( October 1953 ) following a discussion with " the available leaders of British fandom " at that year 's Coroncon . This in turn inspired funds such as the Down Under Fan Fund between Australia and the United States and the Get Up and over Fan Fund ( GUFF ) between Britain and Australia . Willis 's humorous articles about his trip ( later collected in a single volume as '' The Harp Stateside '' ( 1957 ) ) established the tradition of fund-winners ( and other fan travelers ) writing trip reports , usually as separate chapters printed in different fanzines on both sides of the funded trip . The Willis Campaign was not the first attempt by fans to arrange such a visit , but its huge success in promoting international good will encouraged the regular fan funds and also various one-off individual travel funds
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