**SPECIAL "On Your MARCH, Get Set, Go" 1996 Issue of EINBLATT** MARCH 2 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm on, at home of Richard Tatge and Sharon Kahn / 4002 Pillsbury Avenue S. (Mpls). This is the Annual Board Elections Meeting. "Many children and many gerbils" (and perhaps many fan politicians). Limited smoking (porch). FFI: 827-3228. 2 (Sat): Sneaking Suspicion plays from 9 pm on at the New Riverside Cafe / 329 Cedar Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: 333-4814 (New Riv) or any of the four Sneaking Suspicion folk. 3 (Sun): Second Foundation. 2 pm at Cityview Community CoOp / 1807 Elliot Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: The Works of Michael Swanwick. FFI: 872-6926 or 825-9353. 4 (Mon): Michael Dibdin signs from 4:30 to 6 pm at Uncle Edgar's / 2864 Chicago Ave. S. (Mpls). FFI: 824-9984. 9 (Sat): John Dunning signs from noon to 2 pm at Uncle Edgar's / address & phone above. 10 (Sun): Minicon 31 meeting. 2 pm, at the Radisson South. FFI: Tom at 798-5011, Kay at 926-7975, Glenn at 920-2037 (e.g., the Exec) or other Concom members. 15 (Fri): Gaylaxians meeting. 7 pm at home of Penny Ebbits / 5153 27th Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: Minicon panel. FFI: 729-9015. 16 (Sat): MinnSTF meeting. 2:30 pm; place TBA. Call Lydia (827-6521) to volunteer for this or other near-future locations, or call Hotline (824-5559) for update on TBA. 16 (Sat): Minneapa 324 collation. 3 pm at Minn-STF meeting. Copy count 30. 827-1775. 16 (Sat): WorldBuilding Society meeting. 1 pm, at Boomer's / 312 Central Ave. SE (Mpls). Topic: Prediction. "Look for the people with the books." FFI: Dan Goodman at 871-5461, or dsg@maroon.tc.umn.edu 18 (Mon): Arcana meeting. 7:30 pm. at O'Gara's Bar / 164 N. Snelling Ave. (St. Paul). Topic: 1997 GoH. FFI: Kathy Youker at 484-2575. 23 (Sat): Juan, Elise, and Bob move, starting at 10 am sharp, from 992 N. Chatsworth St. (St. Paul) to 3641 Bloomington Ave. S. (Mpls). Food, drink, etc. provided (at home of Lynn and Victor nearby: 3645 Bloomington). Help solicited. FFI: 487-1033. 23 (Sat): Stipple-Apa 133 collation. 2 pm, at place TBA. Copy count 25. FFI: 699-7676. 23 (Sat): Diversicon meeting. 4 pm, at Leaning Tower of Pizza / 24th St. & Lyndale Ave. S. (Mpls). Topic: D5 dates and rates. FFI: Joe at 798-5880 or Eric at 825-9353. 24 (Sun): Minicon meeting. 2 pm at the Radisson South. FFI: as above, under 10th. 26 (Tue): Deadline to get info in April Einblatt is 7:00:00 pm sharp; though a few days ago blunt is *much* preferred. Last-minuting, if you must, to Denny at 824-5157. ****************************************************************************************** Apcoming UPRIL events: 5/7--Minicon; 20--MinnSTF, WorldBuilding ****************************************************************************************** Changes of Address: Terraboard phone number is 825-0926. Preferred URL for Einblatt Archives is now: http://www.mnstf.org./mnstf/einblatt Giovanna Fregni's studio is now at: 2402 University Ave.-#504 / St Paul MN 55114 Laurel Krahn / PO Box 788 / N. Sioux City SD 57049-0788 // lakrahn@imho.net Betsy Lundsten / 9000 Nicollet Ave.-#105 / Bloomington MN 55420 // 885-9690 March Birthdays: 3: Peter Toluzzi; 5: Phillip C. Jennings; 8: Joella Bonser, Steve Cox; 9: David Emerson; 10: Margie Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Kate Worley; 18: Bruce Krafft; 19: Karen Cooper; 24: Pat Beckfield, Ken Hardwick; 26: Jason Hollister; 27: Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges Last month's Rivendell meeting was cancelled; its topic will be moved to this month's meeting--whose place and date are not yet known: Hotline or Dave at 292-8887 FFI. National Film Registry tour showings (fresh prints) of DR STRANGELOVE on 4 March & 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY on 6 March, each at 7 pm at Walker Art Center. FFI: 375-7622. Tolkien Conference 2 May at Mankato State: info next time, or: czer@vax1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU Paula Biever has reprinted her crafts fanzine REMNANTS #1 on the Web, is completing #2 (to appear on Web as well as in paper; handknitted covers for contributors); and seeks material for #3: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/m078/bieve001 or 641-0130 FFI. Peg Ihinger is teaching a course on writing sf and fantasy for publication Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 from 27 March to 15 May in the "Complete Scholar" program at the U of MN (Spring quarter class CSch0415): she notes this class started her career in 1982. Barry Watson is now MinnSTF VP for Data Processing, handling the One True Mailing List which (among other things) provides Einblatt mailing labels. Changes of address & corrections should ideally go both to me AND to him (1796 St. Clair Ave.-#5 / St Paul MN 55105-1742; e-mail: abiogene@winternet.com or bwatson@fs.com) as a doublecheck. If you want your COA *announced* in Einblatt, please let me know that specifically. Thanks to Tom Keeley for his VP work over the last year plus, and apologies for late mailing of last month's Einblatt due to some glitches in the changing of the guard. ****************************************************************************************** Much-loved sf writer and fan Bob Shaw, a local Fallcon Guest of Honor some years ago, died February 11th in England. Sympathies to his family and his many friends worldwide. CONVENTIONS--LOCAL AND/OR WITH LOCALS AS GUESTS (mostly--LOCUS or me for more details): Con of the North (March 8-10). Gaming. Landmark Center, St. Paul. FFI: Box 18096 / Mpls MN 55418. Rhinocon 3 (March 8-10). GoH: Steven Brust. London, Ontario CAN. FFI: (519) 293-3876. ConamaZoo 4 (March 15-17). GoH include Pamela Dean. Battle Creek MI. $25. FFI: (708) 328-8765. Minicon 31 (April 5-7). GoH: Suzette Haden Elgin, David Ossman, Joe Siclari, Edie Stern. Radisson South (full), Sofitel (full), Holiday Inn (full?) (Bloomington). $60 at the door. FFI: Box 8297 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408. FFI: 333-7533, or request@minicon31.mnstf.org DemiCon 7 (May 3-5). GoH: Algis Budrys, Keith Berdak, Otto and Ruth Sheller, Rusty Hevelin. Howard Johnson Des Moines. $20 to April 1. FFI: Box 7572 / Des Moines IA 50322 or (515) 224-7654. Mage Con North 2 (May 3-5). GoH: Margaret Weis. Best Western Ramkota Inn, Sioux Falls. $15 to Mage Con 2 / Box 84828 / Sioux Falls SD 57118; or (I think...) magecon@aol.com KeyCon 13 (May 17-19). GoH: Larry Niven, Tanya Huff, Sunshine Katz, Dave Hayward. Winnipeg. FFI: WinSFA / Box 3178 / Winnipeg MB R3C 4E6 Canada. (Advertised WWW address doesn't work...) Conquest 27 (May 24-26). GoH: Allen Steele, Lubov, Myrna Logan, Lee Killough, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, Ken Keller. FFI: Box 36212 / Kansas City MO 64171; (816) 942-5463; or K-Stokes3@genie.geis.com WisCon 20 (May 24-27). GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin plus many GoHs from past WisCons, including Lois McMaster Bujold. Concourse Hotel, Madison. $35 until 9 May to: SF3 / PO Box 1624 / Madison WI 53701-1624. FFI: (608) 233-8850; or wiscon.concom@cs.wisc.edu SFRA 1996 (June 21-23). GoH: Pamela Sargent & George Zebrowski; also Eleanor Arnason, Lois McMaster Bujold, Earl Joseph, & Joan Slonczewski. Holiday Inn Campus, Eau Claire. Theme: The Science Fiction Writer/Editor/Critic. $105 to 1 June to: SFRA 1996 / College of Arts and Sciences Outreach / U of Wisconsin--Eau Claire / Eau Claire WI 54702; or e-mail to: sneenl@uwec.edu Diversicon 4 (August 9-11). NOTE DATE CHANGE. GoH: Maureen McHugh. $25 adult/$20 child to July 4. FFI: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Minneapolis MN 55408-8036, or call 798-5880, or e-mail (Compuserve) at 75257,2607 MadMedia 3D (Sept. 13-15). Ramada Inn, Madison. $25 ($15 child) to PO Box 9873 / Madison WI 53715. Arcana (Oct. 4-6). GoH: David J. Skal; Fedogan & Bremer. Holiday Inn Express, Bandana Square (St. Paul). $20 to 1 Sept. ($30 at door) to: Box 8036 / Lake Street Station / Mpls MN 55408-8036. Archon 20 (Oct. 4-6). GoH: Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Julius Schwartz, Forrest J Ackerman. Collinsville IL. $17 to 31 March. FFI: Box 483 / Chesterfield MO 63006 or (314) 326-3026. Bouchercon 27 (Oct. 9-13). World Mystery Con, at Radisson Hotel (St. Paul). GoH: Mary Higgins Clark, Jeremiah Healy, Ellen Nehr. $90 to 9 July. FFI: 871-1227. ReinCONation 6 (Oct. 18-20). GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson. Location, etc. TBA. Watch this space. World Fantasy Con '96 (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). GoH: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley. Schaumberg IL. $90 to 1 Sept. to: WFC 1996 / Box 473 / Oak Forest IL 60452. SALES, PUBLICATIONS, REPRINTS, HONORS BY MINN-STF MEMBERS AND/OR LOCAL SF WRITERS: omnibus: Patricia C. Wrede, THE ENCHANTED FOREST CHRONICLES, February SF Book Club hardcover novel sale: Peg Kerr, EMERALD HOUSE RISING, sold to Warner pb for spring 1997 publication, along with a second novel not yet titled or scheduled novel translation: Lois McMaster Bujold, ETHAN VON ATHOS, published in German pb by Heyne, 1995 collection: Clifford D. Simak, THE BEST OF CLIFFORD D. SIMAK, March hc from Tachyon Publications short story: Eleanor Arnason, "A Dog's Story," in May 1996 issue of ASIMOV'S Laurel Winter, "Blood Harp," in May 1996 issue of MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SF nonfiction reprint: Lawrence Sutin (ed.), THE SHIFTING REALITIES OF PHILIP K. DICK, Feb. Vintage tp HEADCRASH by Bruce Bethke was #9 on the January LOCUS paperback bestseller list. OTHER by Gordon R. Dickson was #6 on the Febuary Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton pb bestseller list and a runner-up to the February LOCUS pb Top Ten bestseller list. THE RAVEN RING by Patricia Wrede was #8 on the February LOCUS pb bestseller list. Nominess in Fantasy & SF category for the Minnesota Book Awards are Bruce Bethke for HEADCRASH; David Prill for THE UNNATURAL; and L.A. Taylor for CAT'S PAW. Eleanor Arnason's "The Lovers" is on the 1995 Nebula Awards Preliminary Ballot. ONGOING INFORMATION: Minn-STF Hotline: Provides latest information and accepts messages: (612) 824-5559. Minicon Voice Mail at (612) 333-7533; see also Minicon Web site at: http://www.ddb.com/minicon31/ Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 827-3228. Shockwave (and) Sound Affects. Local sf radio shows. Saturdays at 6-6:30/6:30-7 on KFAI-FM (90.3). EINBLATT also posted on Usenet groups alt.fandom.misc ((and)) rec.arts.sf.fandom ((and)) mn.general EINBLATT from July 95 to date also archived at this Web address: http://www.mnstf.org/mnstf/einblatt Local sf/fantasy computer bulletin boards include: Fire Opal 822-4812 Sysop: Scott Raun Terraboard 825-0926 Sysop: David Dyer-Bennet Mostly Harmless 943-1506 Sysop: TomKat Keeley EINBLATT is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the local sf community. Send same to Denny Lien / 3149 Park Ave. S. / Minneapolis MN 55407; or call me at (612) 824-5157 or 624-0503 (work). E-mail can now go to: einblatt@mnstf.org ((or)) to me at: d-lien@maroon.tc.umn.edu /// Next deadline is 7:00 pm SHARP on Tuesday, March 26, 1996.