Einblatt! December 2007
Calendar
- Sat, Dec 1, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. The grill will be on. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150
- Sun, Dec 2, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150
- Sun, Dec 2, 2-4PM. Second Foundation's Annual "People read favorite stories by other people". David Christianson's, 3615 35th Ave S, Mpls.
- Tues, Dec 4, 7PM. MISFITS Geeks Read - Dragonsdawn, by Anne McCaffrey. FFI: www.misfit.org/geeksread/
- Sat, Dec 8. Rivendell's annual "Readings from Rivendell". FFI: http://www.umn.edu/~d-lena/RIVENDELL.html
- Sun, Dec 9, 2PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Carol Kennedy's, 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 651-644-1812
- Fri, Dec 14, 7PM. MISFITS Read the Book, See the Movie. Rebecca. FFI: misfit.org/bookmovie/
- Sat, Dec 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451, sraun@fireopal.org, realitychallenged@fireopal.org
- Mon, Dec 17, 6:30PM. Lois McMaster Bujold will be reading, answering questions and signing books. Dreamhaven, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: Eric, 612-721-5959, eheideman@dhzone.com
- Thurs, Dec 20, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
- Mon, Dec 31. Minn-StF New Year's Eve. Watch the web-site. The January Einblatt should be out in time to have details.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings - Jan 5 & 19.
Birthdays:
December: 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 Emery
Publishing News:
Barth Anderson, "The Furious Host," story in Weird Tales #346
Lisa Freitag, "For Locus," Locus for November 2007 (report on experiences as official Locus photographer at the Japanese WorldCon)
Territory by ex-local Emma Bull is #8 bestselling hc on the November Locus list. Stardust by Neil Gaiman is #3 and The Lies Of Locke Lamora is #5 on the pb list. Stardust is also #1 on the Locus trade pb list. Additionally, it's #2 on the tp Borders/Waldenbooks list and #3 on the Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton tp list in the same issue, and Gaiman's co-authored Good Omens is #2 on the latter, while the mass-market edition of Good Omens is #4 on the Borders/Walden pb list.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
February 1-3, 2008 SuperCon XV, Rochester, MN. (Pre-reg deadline: Dec 31) http://www.supercon.info/
February 14-17, 2008 Capricon XXVIII, Arlington Heights, IL. GoH: Mike Resnik, Don Maitz, Steve Jackson, John Baur, Mark Summers. (Pre-reg deadline: Dec 31) http://www.capricon.org/
February 29 - March 2, 2008 MarsCon 10, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Eric Avari, Naomi Kritzer, Hot Waffles (Pre-reg deadline: Jan 31) http://marscon.org/ten/
March 21-23, 2008 Minicon 43, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Alastair Reynolds, Wayne Barlowe, Nate Bucklin (Pre-reg deadline: Feb 14) http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/
March 21-24, 2008 Orbital 2008/59th Eastercon, Heathrow, London, UK. GoH: Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Miéville, Charles Stross, Rog Peyton. http://www.orbital2008.org/
Apr 11-13, 2008. Apple Con. Holiday Inn, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Stephen Leigh. Attend ?, Support $20, Child $10. FFI: www.minneapplecon.com/
Jul 3-6, 2008. CONvergence 2008. GoHs: many. Attend $40 to Dec 31, $50 to May 15, $65 ATD, Support $30 to May 15, Convert $20, Child $25 to May 15, $30 ATD. FFI: http://www.convergence-con.org/
Aug 6-10, 2008. Denvention 3, 66th World Con. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy, Kathy Mar. FFI: http://www.denvention3.org/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn, Laurel Krahn and Rachel Kronick. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 1st Friday 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. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.com
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 Kevin Austin(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 20th, 2007 sharp!
