Einblatt! December 2004

Calendar

• Thurs, Dec 2, 2PM. Dan G of Clutterers Anonymous will be on public access TV in the Northwest Cable area show "Seniors on Screen".
• Sat, Dec 4, 1PM. Rivendell Society's annual "Readings from Rivendell". Southeast Community Library, Dinkytown, 1222 4th Ave SE. FFI: David Lenander, 651-292-8887, d-lena@umn.edu, david_lenander@mac.com
• Sat, Dec 4, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, 4323 France Ave S, Mpls. Cats, piano rolls, no smoking indoors, no guns. FFI: 612-929-2150
• Sat, Dec 4, 7:30PM. Riverfolk opens for James Keelaghan. St. Paul Student Center Theatre, $18 advance/$20 at door/$10 student. FFI: http://www.newfolk.org/
• Sun, Dec 5, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave S, Mpls. Cats, no smoking indoors, no guns please. FFI: 612-929-2150
• Sun, Dec 5, 2-4PM. Second Foundation's Annual "Persons Read Favorite Stories by Writers Other Than Themselves" meeting. David Christenson's, 3728 Longfellow Ave S, Mpls. FFI:612-722-9764.
• Mon, Dec 6, 7:30-9:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Dreampark. FFI: Any Board Member
• Tues, Dec 7, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians discussion of (tentatively) Nalo Hopkinson's The Salt Roads. Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Andrew Bertke, 612-387-8265, drewan@drewan.net
• Sat, Dec 11, 1-2PM, South Minneapolis meeting of Clutterers Anonymous. Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis. FFI on this and/or two other CLA meetings in the Twin Cities: 612-821-3934 or dsgood@iphouse.com
• Tues, Dec 14: Speculations Reading Series: Lois McMaster Bujold. 6:30-8 pm, Dreamhaven Books. FFI: Eric Heideman, 612-721-5959; eheideman@qwest.net
• Sat, Dec 18, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting, Kevin G. Austin & Laurel Krahn's, 4316 Bryant Ave S, Mpls. Cats, No smoking, not child-proofed. FFI: 612-822-0205, kaustin@tiny.net
• Sat, Dec 18, 8:00PM-10:30PM, Riverfolk performs at the Riverview Cafe (42nd Ave at 38th St-S, Mpls). No cover, no smoking
• Thurs, Dec 23, 11:59PM. Einblatt Deadline!
• Sat, Dec 31, 5PM. Minn-StF New Year's Eve, Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228

Advance Warning

Jan 15: Minn-StF Meeting

Birthdays:

2: Martin McClure, Rose Ellen Kuhfeld; 3: Lynn Anderson; 4: Marti Bancroft, Jerry Corwin, Felicia Herman, Anne Gay; 5: Tom Grewe; 9: Larry Sanderson; 10: Laura Krentz; 11: Reen Brust, Ken Fletcher, Ruth Odren, David Wilford; 12: Joan Marie Verba; 13: Emma Bull; 15: Garth Danielson, Scott Raun, Angie Zuber; 22: Jane Strauss; 23: Dean Gahlon; 24: Karen Johnson; 25: Eric Forste; 31: Jan Appelbaum, Erik Baker

Announcements:

CoEA: Laura Jean is now at MissLauraJean@att.net.

Publishing News

MaryJanice Davidson, "Dead Girls Don't Dance," in Carvings (ed. anon), 2004 Jove pb

Local Publisher: Velocity Press (St. Paul) has published another anthology of work from the Ratbastards writing group: Rabid Transit: Petting Zoo (tp, 2004).

Neil Gaiman/local publisher: a cd, Speaking In Tongues, and a chapbook reprint of his short story "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar" have both just been published by DreamHaven.

The Book Of Ballads (graphic fiction illustrated by Charles Vess), a 2004 Green Man hc, includes "The False Knight on the Road" by Neil Gaiman and a reprint (from Firebirds) of "The Black Fox" by Emma Bull.

The Faery Reel (ed Datlow and Windling; Viking hc) includes new short stories "The Faery Reel" by Neil Gaiman and "De La Tierra" by Emma Bull.

Kara Dalkey's "The Lady of the Ice Garden" is reprinted in Tiptree Award Anthology 1 (ed. Karen Joy Fowler et al; a 2004 Tachyon press tp).

Joel Rosenberg provides an introduction to Legions Of Space, a Keith Laumer collection (Baen pb, 2004).

Black Coat Press has published two movie scripts by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly: War For The Oaks: The Screenplay and Nightspeeder: The Screenplay (tp, 2004). http://www.blackcoatpress.com/scriptlibrary.htm

Neil Gaiman won an Israeli Gefen Award for Best Fantasy Book for his collection Smoke And Mirrors (source: Locus).

Neil Gaiman, Patricia Wrede, and Lois McMaster Bujold were among eight authors speaking at the SF and Fantasy pavilion at the National Book Awards in October in Washington DC; see the November Locus for descriptions of their talks.

Mary Jane Davidson's Undead And Unemployed was #10 paperback on the Locus Bestsellers list (November issue).

pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue

Conventions

Dec 3-5, SMOFcon 22, Washington, DC. http://www.seahunt.org/smofcon22/

Mar 25-27, 2005, Minicon 40, Mpls, MN. GoHs: Terry Pratchett, Jim Young. http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/

Apr 8-10, 2005. Odysseycon V, Madison, WI. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Nick Atoms. http://www.venture-1.com/~oddcon/

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Joe Agee, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn and Scott Raun. Email board@mnstf.org - which also includes Polly Peterson, the Recording Secretary. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1^st and 3^rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 4^th 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 December 23^rd, 2004 sharp!