Einblatt! June 2007

Calendar

• Sat, Jun 2, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. The grill will be on. Edina Art Fair is that weekend - you probably want to approach from the north. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150
• Sun, Jun 3, 12N-5PM(ish). MISFITS in Gaming. Shinders in Roseville. FFI: http://misfit.org/gaming/
• Sun, Jun 3, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. On the patio if weather permits. Cat, no smoking. FFI: 612-824-6336
• Tues, Jun 5, 7PM. MISFITS Geeks Read Storm Front by Jim Butcher. FFI: http://misfit.org/geeksread/
• Fri, Jun 8, 7PM. MISFITS Read the Book, See the Movie: The Silence of the Lambs. FFI: http://misfit.org/bookmovie/
• Sat, Jun 16, 1:00-3:00PM. MaryJanice Davidson signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S. FFI: 612-824-6347
• Sat, Jun 16, 12N. Twin Cities Speculative Fiction Writers Network. Lunds Market (Uptown), 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/2/
• Sat, Jun 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outdoors. FFI: 612-822-0451, sraun@fireopal.org, realitychallenged@fireopal.org
• Mon, Jun 18, 6:30PM. Haddayr Copley-Woods & David J. Schwartz read & sign. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161, dream@dreamhavenbooks.com
• Sat, Jun 23, 11:30AM. Equality Now & MN Firefly show Serenity at the Riverview as a fund-raiser. $10 & Up. FFI: csts.mnfirefly.com/
• Sat, Jun 23, 2-4PM. Stipple-Apa Collation. Open to current and potential members who appreciate the satisfaction of the slow-food approach to communication. Penn-Lake Library, 8800 Penn Avenue S., Bloomington, 952-847-5800. Feel free to stop in and see what it's all about! FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226
• Sun, Jun 24, 3PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Matt and Kelly Strait's, 1004 1/2 Lowry Ave NE, Mpls. No smoking, no guns. FFI: 612-788-0168
• Tues, Jun 26, 6:00-8:00PM. Lois McMaster Bujold signs The Sharing Knife: Legacy. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S. FFI: 612-824-6347
• Thurs, Jun 29, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meeting - July 7. Minn-StF Picnic - July 21.

Announcements:

Sometime sf writer Gerald Perkins, who was born in St. Cloud and had a degree from St. Cloud State but later lived mostly on the west coast, died on March 30th.

Fantasy Matters Conference Call for Papers - due 15 June. Conference Nov 16-18. www.fantasymatters.org

Birthdays:

4: Timothy Julin, Jeri Pope; 5: Erik Elmshauser; 6: Jeff Peasley; 11: David Lenander; 12: Joyce Scrivner; 13: Brian Leslie, Sybil Smith; 14: Patricia Ward; 16: David Stever, Roscoe Bendtsen; 19: Lori Chu; 20: Val Lies; 23: Donna Lang; 25: Rick Gellman, Eric Heideman; 26: Erin McKee; 28: Deborah Halpern; 29: Monica Jennie, Steve Perry; 30: Erin Lorenz

Publishing News:

Neil Gaiman wrote the introduction for Elleen Klages' story collection Portable Childhoods (Tachyon tp). His Anansi Boys was #10 ob on the May 2007 Locus bestsellers list.

Sinclair Lewis's 1935 dystopian novel It Can't Happen Here is again a "Hall of Fame" finalist for the Prometheus Awards (from the Libertarian Futurist Society).

Scott Lynch's The Lies Of Loch Lamora is a finalist for the Compton Crook Award for best first novel published in 2006.

David Prill, "Vivisepulture," is in Logorrhea, ed. John Kline (Bantam, 2007).

Laurel Winter was a member of the most recent Tiptree Awards jury.

Patricia Wrede sold a trilogy ("Frontier Magic") to Scholastic Books.

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Conventions

Jun 8-10. DucKon 16, Naperville, IL. GoH: Alan Dean Foster, Jim Plaxco, Moifa, Michael "Moonwolf" Longcor, Greg Ketter. http://www.duckon.org/

July 6-8. CONvergence, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold, Brian Keene, Emily M. Hagins, Bernie Wrightson, John Kovalic. (Pre-reg deadline: May 15) http://www.convergence-con.org/

Jul 6-8. Heinlein Centennial, Kansas City, MO. www.heinleincentennial.com/

Aug 3-5. Diversicon, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Andrea Hairston, Christopher Jones, Melissa S. Kaercher. (Pre-reg deadline: Jul 14) http://www.diversicon.org/

Oct 12-14. Arcana, St. Paul, MN. GoH: George Clayton Johnson. http://pages.prodigy.net/rekal

Oct 19-21. Convivial 2, Bloomington, MN. (Pre-reg deadline: Sept 16) http://www.mnstf.org/convivial/

Nov 2-4. ICON 32, Coralville, IA. GoH: Ralph J. Ryan. (Pre-reg deadline: Oct 13). http://www.iowa-icon.com/

Nov 9-11. WindyCon 34, Rosemont, IL GoH: Tanya Huff, Jody Lee, Toni Weisskopf, George Price. (Pre-reg deadline: Oct 12) http://www.windycon.org/

February 1-3, 2008 SuperCon XV, Rochester, MN. (Pre-reg deadline: Dec 31) http://www.supercon.info/

February 14-17, 2008 Capricon XXVIII, Arlington Heights, IL. GoH: Mike Resnik, Don Maitz, Steve Jackson, John Baur, Mark Summers. (Pre-reg deadline: Dec 31) http://www.capricon.org/

February 29 - March 2, 2008 MarsCon 10, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Eric Avari, Naomi Kritzer, Hot Waffles (Pre-reg deadlines: Oct 31/ Jan 31) http://marscon.org/10/

March 21-23, 2008 Minicon 43, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Alastair Reynolds, Wayne Barlowe (Pre-reg deadlines: Nov 15/ Feb 14) http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/

March 21-24, 2008 Orbital 2008/59th Eastercon, Heathrow, London, UK. GoH: Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Miéville, Charles Stross, Rog Peyton. http://www.orbital2008.org/

Aug 6-10, 2008. Denvention 3, 66th World Con. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy. FFI: http://www.denvention3.org/

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Sharon Kahn, Laurel Krahn and Rachel Kronick. Email board@mnstf.org. Mn-STF meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meetings are typically the 1st Friday 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. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159, rab@freemars.com

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 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 June 29^th, 2007 sharp!