Einblatt! March 2012
Calendar
- Sat, Mar 3, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & 2nd Board Nominations. Blaisdell Polytechnic, 3721 Blaisdell Ave S, Mpls. Front rooms cat free, but not guaranteed cat dander free, smoking outside only. FFI: Lydia Nickerson, 612-827-6521.
- Sun, Mar 4, 4PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Emily Stewart & Aaron Vander Giessen's, 2829 Alabama Ave S, St. Louis Park.
- Sun, Mar 11, 1-2PM. Will Alexander signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347
- Sun, Mar 11, 3:30PM. Retrofits Critique Meetup. Lunds, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec
- Tues, Mar 13, 7PM. ESP Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup. Topic: Constructing Dynamic Beginnings. Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, St Paul FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec
- Wed, Mar 14, 6:30-7:30PM. Catherine Lundoff reads. Speculations Reading Series. Dreamhaven Books. 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI: Eric Heideman, eheideman@dhzone.com
- Sat, Mar 17, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & Board Elections. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228.
- Sun, Mar 18, 12N. Everything Ebook: A Writer's Primer. Lunds Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec
- Sun, Mar 18, 2-5PM. Volunteer Fair. GPS hosted for many groups. Rm 135, 1121 Jackson St NE. FFI: volunteers@geekpartnership.org, 612-424-2477
- Sun, Mar 18, 4PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Joel Phillips', 6323 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park.
- Thurs, Mar 29, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Apr 7: cancelled in favor of Minicon; Apr 21: TBA
Announcements:
Uncle Hugo's & Uncle Edgar's Anniversary Sale - Friday, March 2nd - Sunday, March 11th.
GPS Team Trivia: sometime in April
Minn-StF Picnic, July 14th.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Linda Lounsbury, Josh More & Bonnie Somdahl, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Clay Harris, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Irene & Scott Raun, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Kevin Austin & Laurel Krahn, Linda Lounsbury, Bill Christ, Beth Friedman, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Lydia Nickerson, David & Pamela Dyer-Bennet.
Birthdays:
9: David Emerson; 10: Margie Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Megan Totusek; 19: Karen Cooper; 21: Teresa Nielsen Hayden; 27: Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges; 28: Davey Snyder, 31: Seven Anderson
Publishing News
Two of the Nebula "Best Novella" nominations are by former locals: "The Ice Owl" by Carolyn Ives Gilman and "The Man Who Bridged the Mist" by Kij Johnson
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Conventions
Mar 9-11. Marscon 2012. FFI: http://marscon.org/2012/
Apr 6-8. Minicon 47. GoHs: Ted Chiang, Christopher J. Garcia, Frank Wu, Biranna Spacekat Wu. Pre-reg by 3/15: Adult $45, Student $30, Kid $20, Supporting $15. FFI: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon47/
Apr 13-15. Constellation, Lincoln, NE. GoH: Elizabeth Bear, W.J. Hodgson, Ron Vick. (Pre-reg Deadline 3/1) http://constellationne.net/
Apr 20-22. Odyssey Con, Madison, WI GoH: Larry Niven, Steven Barnes, Kenneth Hite. (Pre-reg Deadline 4/7) http://www.oddcon.com/
May 4-6. DemiCon, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Patricia Briggs, Allen Williams, Ange & Brian Anderson (Pre-reg Deadline 4/1. http://www.demicon.org/
May 25-27. ConQuesT, Kansas City, MO. GoH: Steve Miller & Sharon Lee, Gardner Dozois, Ursula Vernon, Tim Miller. (Pre-registration Deadline 2/28) http://www.conquestkc.org/
May 25-28. WisCon, Madison, WI. GoH: Andrea Hairston, Debbie Notkin. http://www.wiscon.info/
Jun 1-3. DucKon, St. Charles, IL. GoH: Robert J. Sawyer, Bedlam Bards, Ann & Dr. Bob Passovoy. www.duckon.org/
Jun 22-24. 4th Street Fantasy Convention. St. Louis Park, MN FFI: www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2012/
Jul 5-8. Convergence 2012. FFI: www.convergence-con.org/
Aug 3-5. Diversicon 20. Twin Cities Hotel TBA. FFI: http://www.diversicon.org
Aug 30-Sept 3. Chicon7. Chicago, IL. FFI: http://www.chicon.org/
Aug 31-Sept 2. Brit Con MN. Bloomington, MN. http://www.britconmn.org
Oct 5-7. Gaylaxicon 2012. St. Louis Park, MN. FFI: http://www.gaylaxicon2012.org/
Oct 19-21. Conjecture. Bloomington, MN. http://www.mnstf.org/conjecture/
Nov 9-11. WindyCon, Lombard, IL. GoH: Seanan McGuire, Amy McNally. http://www.windycon.org/
Nov 9-11. OmegaCon, Siren, WI. http://www.omegacon.org/
Mar 29-31, 2013. Minicon 48, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Julie Czernada. http://www.mnstf.org/minicon48/
Aug 29-Sept 2, 2013. LoneStarCon3. San Antonio, TX. FFI: http://www.lonestarcon3.org/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Eric Forste, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun, and Emily Stewart. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, check there for the next board meeting.
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
PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in five countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. 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 March 29th, 2012.