An organized Tolkien fandom organization called " The Fellowship of the Ring " came together at a 49-minute meeting during Pittcon , the 18th World Science Fiction Convention in Pittsburgh on September 4 , 1960 . Those people who provided accepted research papers to the group ’s fanzine , '' I Palantir '' , would become " members . " Non-members could purchase the magazine , of which Ted Johnstone was elected editor and Bruce Pelz publisher . Ken Cheslin , British agent of The Fellowship , wrote , " I would say that the Tolkien sic society meaning The Fellowship was n’t an offshoot … it consisted of fans who regarded JRR as , I think , a little something extra , a little area of interest in addition to the then fandom , not an alternative or a replacement , substitute , etc. " England ’s first Tolkien fanzine was '' Nazgul ’s Bane '' , produced by Cheslin . It was a " newszine " for those British members of The Fellowship . As Worldcon art shows started ( due to the efforts of Bjo Trimble ) , The Fellowship Ring provided prizes for Tolkien-inspired artwork
18th World Science Fiction Convention
18th World Science Fiction Convention
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