Einblatt! September 2017
Calendar
- Thurs, Aug 31, 7:00-8:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Aaron vander Giessen's, 2829 Alabama Ave S, St Louis Park. FFI: Any Board member.
- Sat, Sept 2, 4PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Carol Kennedy and Jonathan Adams', 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Cats, Service animals OK. There will be picnic food about 6PM. Cats. FFI: Carol, 612-834-0095
- Fri, Sept 8, 7PM. GPS Read the Book / See the Movie. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. FFI: bookmovie@geekpartnership.org
- Sat, Sept 9, 7PM Geeks Read. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente. FFI: geeksread@geekpartnership.org
- Tues, Sept 12, 7-9PM. North Country Gaylaxians discusses Unicorn Mountain, by Michael Bishop. Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake St. FFI: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorthCountryGaylaxians/
- Tues, Sept 12, 7-9PM. ESP Speculative Fiction Meetup. Topic: How to develop/write characters. Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, St Paul. FFI: https://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/242449669/
- Sat, Sept 16, #. Minn-StF Meeting. Dreampark, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. Smoking in back yard, kids welcome, no pets, gaming likely. FFI: 612-827-3228
- Sun, Sept 17, 12N-2PM. MinnSpec Two-page Workshop. Uptown Heating & Cooling 3554 Bryant Ave S, Mpls. FFI: https://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/239676014/
- Sun, Sept 17, 2PM. MSP Critique Group. Uptown Heating & Cooling 3554 Bryant Ave S, Mpls. FFI: https://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/239676042/
- Sun, Sept 17, 2-5PM. LSC&TS. Terry Garey's, 3149 Park Ave S, Mpls. Cats, no smoking, no guns, no kids without prior arrangement. FFI: t-gare@umn.edu
- Mon, Sept 18, 6:30-9:30PM. GPS Arts Initiative Figure Drawing Salon. GPS Event Horizon Classroom (106A), 1121 Jackson St NE, Mpls. FFI: arts@geekpartnership.org
- Thurs, Sept 21, 7PM. Self-Publishers Unite! Editing Edition. Topic: The JOYS of editing. Davanni's, 1905 Perimeter Dr, Roseville. FFI: https://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/242716117/
- Sat, Sept 23, 1PM. Minicon 53 Open Meeting. Hosmer Library, 347 E 36th St, Mpls.
- Thurs, Sept 28, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Oct 7: Cancelled in favor of Decongestant, Oct 21: moved to Oct 28, Minn-StF Halloween, Dreampark
Announcements:
Minn-StF is an available charity for Amazon Smile. Search for "The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc.".
Minicon 53 will be chaired by Kevin Austin and Emily Stewart.
Minn-StF has resurrected the Quartermaster position, and trying to generate a list of everything we own. Joel Phillips has accepted the position. If you have any items owned by Minn-StF in your possession, please let Joel know at the e-mail address quartermaster@mnstf.org.
The Minn-StF President is Ann Totusek. She can be reached at president@mnstf.org.
# - Minn-StF Meetings start at 2pm, but there are rarely a lot of people showing up before 4pm. The business meeting will typically be between 5-6pm.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Aaron Vander Giessen & Emily Stewart, Ann Totusek, Blaisdell Polytechnic, Erin McKee & David Wilford, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Mark Richards, Joel Phillips and Christine, Clay & Hershey Harris, Irene & Scott Raun, David Cargo, Robin Severson, Rachel Kronick, Bill Christ.
Birthdays:
4: Kevin Austin; 5: Sharon Kahn; 12: Jean Mornard; 17: Kathy Routliffe; 19: Laramie Sasseville; 20: David Schroth; 21: David Dyer-Bennet; 23: Matthew B. Tepper; 25: T.J. Neumiller; 26: Denny Lien, Mark Richards; 27: Jeanne Mealy; 29: Eileen Lufkin; 30: Jon Singer
Publishing News
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold won the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Series.
Eleanor Arnason, A Woman of the Iron People, reprinted as eBook from The Portalist
Ruth Berman, "The Invisible Man: An Emblamatic Poem" in the Summer Star*Line
Carolyn Ives Gilman, "Frost Painting," reprinted in Forever Magazine #27, April 2017
Naomi Kritzer, "Paradox," in Uncanny Magazine #16, May/June 2017
Marissa Lingen, "An Unearned Death," in the May/June 2017 Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Benjamin Percy, The Dark Web, current hc from Houghton Mifflin
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Oct 6-8. Decongestant 2, Bloomington, MN. Registration: Adults, $50, 13-20, $10. FFI: http://mnstf.org/decongestant2/
Oct 20-22. Anime Fusion. DoubleTree Park Place, St. Louis Park, MN. FFI: https://www.animefusion.net/
Mar 30 - Apr 1, 2018. Minicon 53. DoubleTree Park Place, St Louis Park, MN. GoHs: Rachel Swirsky, Lyda Morehouse, Registration: Adult $45, Student, $20, Kid, $10, Supporting $15 through 9 Mar 2018. FFI: http://mnstf.org/minicon53/
May 11-13, 2018. CONsole Room 2018. Hilton MSP Airport/Mall of America, Bloomington, MN. FFI: http://console-room.com/
Jun 22-24, 2018. 4th Street Fantasy 2018. St Louis Park, MN. Doubletree by Hilton. http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2018/
Aug 15-19, 2018. Dublin 2019 (WorldCon), Dublin, Ireland. FFI: http://dublin2019.com/ (I think).
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Aaron Vande Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, Scott Raun, Matt Strait & Hershey Harris - 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 Sunday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.org
PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in three countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226
Einblatt from July 95 to date is on the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing-list - sign up at the website (here). The Dead-tree Einblatt is available by subscription. Cost is $10, payable by check mailed to the Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as of December 2009, Scott Raun), or PayPal to webmaster@minicon.org.
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 September 28th, 2017.