Kevin Smith was an active British science fiction fan

Science fiction fandom

Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...

 from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, producing such science fiction fanzines as Drilkjis (with Dave Langford) and Dot, writing for fanzines (Nabu, Space Junk, and others), chairing British science fiction conventions, editing a 1979 anthology of British fanwriting titled Mood 70 for Seacon '79, the 37th World Science Fiction Convention

37th World Science Fiction Convention

The 37th World Science Fiction Convention was Seacon '79, which was held in Brighton, UK, 23–26 August 1979 at the Metropole Hotel...

, and serving from 1980 to 1982 as editor of Vector

Vector (journal)

Vector is the critical magazine of the British Science Fiction Association . It is free to members of the BSFA and can be purchased at genre conventions and BSFA events. The first issue was published in 1958 under the founding editorship of E. C...

, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association

British Science Fiction Association

The British Science Fiction Association was founded in 1958 by a group of British science fiction fans, authors, publishers and booksellers, in order to encourage science fiction in every form. It is an open membership organisation costing £26 per year for UK residents and £18 for the unwaged. The...

. He won the TransAtlantic Fan Fund

TransAtlantic Fan Fund

The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund, often known as TAFF, was created in 1953 for the purpose of providing funds to bring well-known and popular members of science fiction fandom familiar to fans on both sides of the ocean, across the Atlantic.-History:...

in 1982.