Einblatt! February 2005
Calendar
- Tues, Feb 1, 7PM. North Country Gaylaxians book discussion. Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Andrew Bertke, 612-387-8265, drewan@drewan.net
- Sat, Feb 5. Minn-StF Meeting postponed to the 12th. (The President, Vice-President, and Membership Secretary will all be at SuperCon.)
- Sat, Feb 5, 1PM. Minicon 40 Meeting. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls.
- Mon, Feb 7, 7:30-9:00PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Dreampark. FFI: Any Board Member
- Tue, Feb 8, 7PM, Twin Cities Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup -- An informal gathering of SF Writers to gossip, talk shop and discuss how to improve our writing. Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Ave, Mpls. FFI: Go to http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/2/
- Sat, Feb 12, 11AM. Minicon Storage Locker clean-out and inventory. Department heads are requested to be present to help decide what to bring to Minicon, what to save and what to throw away. E-Z Mini Storage, 4325 Hiawatha Ave, Mpls.
- Sat, Feb 12, 1PM. Clutterers Anonymous Meeting. Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: dsgood@iphouse.com, 612-821-3934.
- Sat, Feb 12, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting - 1st Board Nominations. Laramie Sasseville's, 3236 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. Cats, smoking on front porch, extra chairs welcome. FFI: 612-721-6076, lksasseville@earthlink.net
- Sat, Feb 19, 2PM. Minn-StF Pool Party - 2nd Board Nominations. Will include Minicon hotel walk-through at 4PM for all interested parties. Sheraton Bloomington.
- Tues, Feb 22, 6:30-8:00PM. Speculations Reading Series: January 25, Terry A. Garey. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: Eric Heideman, 612-721-5959, eheideman@qwest.net
- Thurs, Feb 24, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Mar 12: Minn-StF Meeting & Board Elections, Dreampark. Mar 19: Minn-StF Meeting. Mar 25-27: Minicon
Birthdays:
2: Don Fitch; 4: Shandra Duval; 5: Faun Bonewits, Peer Dudda, Miranda Novack; 6: Elizabeth Cooper; 8: Mark Abbott, Kathy Grantham; 10: Bill Colsher; 11: Page Appelbaum; 14: Blue Petal; 15: Erik Biever; 16: John Stanley; 18: Linda Novack, Mary Boyom; 20: Dan Goodman; 23: Bev Elmshauser, Peter Larsen; 25: Charles Piehl, Steve St. Onge; 28: Steven Bush
Publishing News
Ruth Berman has a poem, "Seating Chart" in The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, vol. 6 #4, Autumn 2004.
Lyda Morehouse's Apocalypse Array is one of seven finalists for the Philip K. Dick Award for year's best sf pb original; winner to be announced 25 March
Nominees on the 2004 Nebula Preliminary Ballot includes Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (novel)
Adam Stemple, "The Three Truths," in Paradox #6 (Winter 2004/2005)
MaryJanice Davidson's "Dead Girls Don't Dance" from the Jove pb anthology Cravings (not Carvings, as we had it) is a finalist for the 2004 Sapphire Award (speculative romance fiction) in the Best Short Fiction category.
Neil Gaiman, "Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire," in Gothic: Ten Original Dark Tales, ed. Deborah Noyes (Candlewick Press tp, 2004)
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Mar 25-27, 2005, Minicon 40, Mpls, MN. GoHs: Terry Pratchett, Jim Young. http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/
Apr 8-10, 2005. Odysseycon V, Madison, WI. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Nick Atoms. http://www.venture-1.com/~oddcon/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Joe Agee, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn and Scott Raun. Email board@mnstf.org - which also includes Polly Peterson, the Recording Secretary. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 4th Wednesday 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: 3236 Cedar Ave South; FFI: 612-721-6076. Cats.
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 Mike Pins (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 February 24th, 2005 sharp!
