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Einblatt! November 2017

Calendar

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meetings: Dec 2, TBD; Dec 16, Irene & Scott Raun's

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: Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Irene & Scott Raun, Robin Severson, Bill Christ, 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, David Cargo, Rachel Kronick.

Birthdays:

1: Jane Freitag; 2: Don Fitch; 4: Kara Dalkey; 6: Jack Targonski; 11: Marty Helgesen; 15: Rob Ihinger; 23: Steven Brust

Publishing News

Correction: Kij Johnson, The River Bank (a sequel to Wind In The Willows) is now out as a Small Beer Press hc/eb

Minnesota and formerly-Minnesota authors:

Kij Johnson's The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe is a World Fantasy Award finalist in the "Best Long Fiction" category.

Marissa Lingen has a story, "Across Pack Ice, a Fire" in the 31 August 2017 issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and her 2015 Analog story "Blue Ribbon" is reprinted in the September issue of Lightspeed.

Dennis E. Staples has a story, "The Fourth Hill," in the Sept/Oct Asimov's.

Bryan Thao Worra is interviewed in the September issue of Mithila Review ("Secret Wars and Distant Stars," conducted by Brandy Lien Worrall; the issue also reprints two of his poems, "What Kills a Man" and "An Archaeology of Snow Forts."

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Conventions

Mar 2-4, 2018. MarsCon 2018. Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Airport/Mall of America, Bloomington, MN. $50 Adult, $25 Child through 1/31/18. FFI: https://marscon.org/2018/index.php

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 November 23rd, 2017.