May 6: Minn-StF Meeting, May 20: Minn-StF Meeting.
The new Minn-StF Board is David Dyer-Bennet, Dean Gahlon, Carol Kennedy, Scott Raun, and Martin Schafer.
CoA: Mike Pins, 3932 Blaisdell Ave S, Mpls, MN 55409
John Sladek died in Edina on Fri, Mar 10th.
Kashia Ferguson gave birth on Feb 23rd to a son, Tristen Fox LeBeau.
The e-mail lists natter@mnstf.org and events@mnstf.org were activated March 5th. Contact Dean Gahlon or Karen Cooper for additional details, or see the Minn-StF Website (www.mnstf.org).
Star Wars Exhibit at the Mpls Institute of Art through June. $10 Adult, $8 Seniors and Children 6-12, Free for children 5 and under. 12N-9PM Thursdays, 12N-5PM Saturdays & Sundays.
There is a new mailing list for Kara Dalkey fans. For info, email alipkin@emory.edu or see www.onelist.com/group/karadalkey.
1: Michael Mornard; 2: Jeffrey A. Ahlstrom; 3: Mike Dorn; 7: Bill Bader, Bruce Bethke; 9: Julie Johnson; 10: John M. Ford; 13: Dave Romm; 15: Sean Novack, 18: Shannon Leslie, Richard Tatge; 22: Steven Bond, Laurel Winter; 24: Oleg Volk, Rachael Lininger; 28: Peg Kerr Ihinger, Theresa Roden; 29: Martin Schafer
Margaret Howes, The Wrong World, April 2000 tp novel from FTL Publications
Laurel Winter sold a young adult novel, Growing Wings, to Houghton Mifflin
Gordon R. Dickson's Dorsai! and The Spirit of Dorsai will appear as a tp omnibus from Tor Orb (date not set)
Stardust by Neil Gaiman was Borders Books #9 bestselling hardcover for 1999, Barnes and Noble/B. Dalton bestseller list in March 2000 LOCUS has The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Gaiman and Amano as #10 hardcover; the Amazon.com list in same issue has it as #7 hardcover
Stoker Award preliminary ballot (long list) includes Neil Gaiman's "Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story" on the Short Fiction list (of 20) and Dark Detectives ed. Stephen Jones and published by local publisher Fedogan & Bremer on the Anthology list (of 16).
Lars Walker's The Year of the Warrior, published by Baen Books, was released in March.
Steven Brust, Five Hundred Years After, pb novel reprint from Tor, due November
Lois McMaster Bujold sold her most recent novel, The Curse of Chalion, to Avon/Eos, for a 2001 hc publication.
Lois McMaster Bujold, The Spirit Ring, pb novel reprint from Baen, due May; A Civil Campaign, pb novel reprint from Baen, due August; pb novel reprint from Simon & Schuster UK due June; Shards of Honor, hc novel reprint from NESFA Press, due April
Kara Dalkey, Ganpel, hc novel from Tor, due December
John M. Ford, The Last Hot Time, hc novel from Tor, due December
Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pb novel reprint from Hodder Headline (UK) was due January.
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (with art of Yoshitaka Amano), hc graphic novel reprint from SFBC, was due February
P.C. Hodgell, Dark Of The Gods, omnibus in hc and tp from Meisha Merlin, due June.
Kij Johnson, The Fox Woman, hc novel reprint from SFBC, due May
John Sladek, The Reproductive System, tp novel reprint from Orion/Gollancz (UK), due July
Caroline Stevermer, When the King Comes Home, hc novel from Tor, due November
Jack Zipes (editor), The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales, hc reference due March in the UK and April in the US
Local Publishers:
Fedogan & Bremer — Acolytes of Cthulhu, ed. Robert M. Price, hc anthology scheduled for March
Llewellyn Publications — Witches' Night Out by Silver Ravenwolf, tp young adult novel, scheduled for March
University of Minnesota Press — Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-Garde by Joan Hawkins, hc nonfiction scheduled for May
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
April 7-9: Contraption Why...2K?, Southfield, MI. Canceled citing difficulties with the hotel; et.al. they promise to be back next year in newer facilities. http://www.contraption.org
April 14-16: Name That Con 13: Moo Goo Gai Con, St Louis, MO. GOHs: Joe Haldeman, Robin Bailey, Lubov, Michael Henry, Mickey Zucker Reichert, http://www.stlf.org/ntc
April 21-23: Minicon 35, Mpls, MN. GOHs: Maureen F McHugh, Lenny Bailes, John Berkey, www.mnstf.org/minicon35
May 5-7: The Fans Paradise, Tulsa OK. Adam's Mark Hotel. Group rates available. FFI: klarrja@aol.com
May 5-7: Demicon XI, Des Moines IA. GOHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Susan Van Camp, Alois & Wendy Tschampl, Rusty Hevelin http://www.dmsfs.org/demicon
May 12-14: MARSCON 2000, Radisson South, Bloomington. Adults $35 through 4/17/00, $45 at the door. Children (6-12) $15 through 4/17/00, $25 at the door. Supporting $15 through 4/17/00, plus $20 at the door. GOHs: Mark Allen Shepherd, Lisa Getto, Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, Denise Boie, Donald R. Schmitt, Jack Borkowski, plus many more. FFI: MARSCON, P.O. Box 600458, St. Paul, MN 55106, marscon2k@hotmail.com, www.marscon.com, 612-724-0687.
May 26-28: ConQuest 31, Kansas City MO. GOHs: Walter Jon Williams, Darrell K Sweet, Brad Foster, Dick & Leah Zeldes Smith www.kcsiencefiction.org
June 16-18: DucKon IX, Chicago, IL. GOHs: Catherine Asaro, James Wappel, Barry B. Longyear, Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., Charles "DC" Nelson. http://www.duckon.org/
June 16-18: ConJuration, Columbia, MO. GOHs: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Erin McKee, Chris 'Klinger' Felknor, Keith Berdak. http://home1.gte.net/conjure
July 7-9: CONVERGENCE 2000, Downtown St. Paul Radisson. $25 until 12/31/99.FFI: CONVERGENCE 2000, P.O.Box 13208, Dinkytown Station, Minneapolis MN 55414, communications@convergence-con.org, www.convergence-con.org
July 21-23: Readercon 12. Burlington MA. GOHs: Suzy McKee Charnas, Michael Moorcock. Memorial GoH: Mervyn Peake. www.readercon.org/
July 28-30. Diversicon 8, Holiday Inn Express--Bandanda Square, 1010 W Bandana Blvd, St Paul. GoH's: Lois McMaster Bujold, Laurel Winter, Posthumous: Leigh Brackett. Also hosting the 2000 James Tiptree, Jr., Award Ceremonies. $30 Adult/$25 Child February 15-July 4, 2000; $40 Adult, $35 Child At-the-Door. Diversicon 8, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408. FFI: Andrew, 612-798-5880; www.SFMinnesota.com diversicon@SFMinnesota.com
July 28-30, ESE (European Smoffing Event) Darmstadt, Germany. Attending membership DM 35/GBP12/Eur 17.90. FFI: Fiona Anderson, 129 Colegrave Road, Stratford, London , E15 1EA, England, email fiona@intersec.demon.co.uk, UK or Euro Cheques payable to "European Conventions"
Sept 15-17. Arcana 30, Holiday Inn Express—Bandana Square, 1010 W Bandana Blvd, St Paul. Guest of Honor: David Drake. $20 through December 31, 1999; $25 January 1-August 1, 2000; $30 At-the-Door. Arcana, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408. FFI: Eric, 612-721-5959; www.inergy.com/JBROWER, eheideman@uswest.net
Board of Directors: David Dyer-Bennet, Dean Gahlon, Carol Kennedy, Scott Raun, and Martin Schafer. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month.
Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: 612-824-5559; web site at: http://www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Sunday at 5pm: 3236 Cedar Ave South; FFI: 612-721-6076. Cats.
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