Einblatt! November 2003
Calendar
- Sat, Nov 1, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dream Park. Halloween!
- Sat, Nov 8, 8:00-10:30PM. Riverfolk will perform at the Riverview Cafe (38th St & 42nd Ave S). Riverfolk is made up of Chas Somdahl, Becca, Andy Anda, Sally Heinz and Roday Tate. No cover charge.
- Sat, Nov 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, 4323 France Ave S, Mpls. Turkey to be served at around 6PM. Call to volunteer to bring something for the meal. Cats, piano rolls, no smoking indoors, no guns please. FFI: 612-929-2150
- Sun, Nov 16. 2PM. Minicon 39 Meeting. Larry Sanderson's, 519 W 27th St, Mpls. No smoking, no guns. FFI: 612-872-8468
- Sun, Nov 16, 2PM. Ladies Sewing Circle & Terrorist Society. Laura Krentz, 4323 France Ave S, Mpls. Cats, no smoking indoors, no guns please. FFI: 612-929-2150
- Wed, Nov 26, 7:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, limited smoking. FFI: Any board member.
- Thurs, Nov 27, 11:59PM. Einblatt Deadline!
Advance Warning
Minn-StF: Dec 6 @ Erin McKee's & David Wilford's; Dec 20 @ Doug Wickstrom's; Dec 31 New Year's Eve @ Laura Jean Fish's & David Schroth's
Birthdays:
1: Jane Freitag; 2: Don Fitch; 4: Kara Dalkey; 6: Jack Targonski; 7: Gerri Balter, Ed Eastman, Glen Hausfeld; 8: Myrna Sue Logan; 11: Marty Helgesen; 12: Linda Moss-Levin; 15: Rob Ihinger; 16: Ken Konkol; 17: Grace Riger; 19: Shahn David Dickson; 22: Diana Therese, Phil Vincent; 23: Steven Brust; 24: Alice Ableman; 25: Chris Grams
Announcements:
CoEA: Claudette Hegel, chegel@comcast.com
Publishing News
Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Lois McMaster Bujold's Diplomatic Immunity tied for #7 on LOCUS BESTSELLERS: PAPERBACKS list (October).
Steven Brust's The Lord Of Castle Black was #8 hardcover from BookSense.com, as reported in same issue.
Katya Reimann will finish the late Cherry Wilder's The Wanderer for publication by Tor. (source: LOCUS)
Naomi Kritzer delivered Freedom's Gate to Bantam Spectra (source: LOCUS)
The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean has been resold to HarperCollins Children's Books (source: LOCUS)
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Oct 31-Nov 2, ValleyCon 28, Moorhead, MN. GOHs: Fastner & Larson. http://www.valleycon.com
Nov 7-9, Windycon XXX , Schaumburg, IL. GOHs: Gregory Benford, Vincent Di Fate, Tom Doherty, Mark & Lynne Aronson, John G. Cramer, Phyllis Eisenstein. http://www.windycon.org
Nov 7-9, Contraception 15 (adults-only relaxicon), Kansas City, MO. GOHs: Brian A. Hopkins, Monte Moore, Joyce Downing, Karla Weaver. http://www.sff.net/people/sfreader/contraception.htm
Dec 5-7, SMOFcon 21, Rosemont, IL. www.midfan.org/Smofcon.html
Apr 9-11, 2004. Minicon 39. GoHs: Walter Jon Williams, Sharyn November, Deb Geisler. $35 to 10/31, $45 to 3/8, $70 ATD. Child $15, Supporting $15. FFI: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/minicon39/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Laura Jean Fish, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun, and Larry Sanderson. Email board@mnstf.org - which also includes Polly Peterson, the Recording Secretary. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at: 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 Saturday at 5pm: 3236 Cedar Ave South; FFI: 612-721-6076. Cats.
Artists and Writers: Get your art and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, small-and-cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy 651-771-7226
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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny Lien (publishing news) and Mike Pins (conventions).
Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to einblatt@mnstf.org, or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822-0451. Email submissions most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM November 27th, 2003 sharp!