Einblatt! February 2009
Calendar
- Sat, Feb 7, 1:00-2:30PM. Lois McMaster Bujold signs The Sharing Knife: Horizon. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612- 824-6347
- Sat, Feb 14, 2PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Sheraton Bloomington at the Minn-StF Meeting.
- Sat, Feb 14, 2PM. Minn-StF Pool Party & 1st Board Nominations. Sheraton Bloomington, hosted by Linda Lounsbury & Seven. Food & non-alcoholic beverages provided, contributions encouraged, especially alcohol.
- Sat, Feb 21. Rivendell. David Emerson presents "Innocence as a Super-Power: Little Girls on the Hero's Journey," about Dorothy Gale (of Oz), Lucy Pevensie (of Narnia) and the little girl protagonist in Miyazaki's animated film, Spirited Away, part or all the last will be watched at the meeting. Southeast Community Library? FFI: 651-292-8887, d-lena@umn.edu
- Thurs, Feb 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
- Sat, Feb 28, 2PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting at the Minn-StF Meeting (see below).
- Sat, Feb 28, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & 2nd Board Nominations. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150.
- Sun, Mar 1, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings - Mar 7, Irene & Scott Raun's; PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE CORRECTION! Mar 21 Board Election. Minicon Meetings - Mar 15 & 29. Minn-StF Picnic - July 18.
Announcements:
The nominating period for the 2008 Hugo Awards has begun. All nomination ballots must be postmarked by February 28, 2009. FYI: http://anticipationsf.ca/English/Membership & http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Hugos
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Birthdays:
5: Faun Bonewits, Peer Dudda, 8: Kathy Grantham; 11: Page Appelbaum; 14: Blue Petal; 15: Erik Biever; 16: John Stanley; 20: Dan Goodman; 23: Peter Larsen; 25: Charles Piehl
Publishing News:
Ruth Berman, "Regular Riders" (poem) is in the February 2009 Asimov's
Preliminary Nebula ballot includes two works by former locals: Territory by Emma Bull (novel) and "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" by Kij Johnson
Local publisher: Into The Wildwood by Gilliam Summers, tp from Llewellyn/Flux, now out
Thunderbirds: Countdown to Action! by Joan Marie Verba is a Mom's Choice Awards Silver Recipient in the Young Adult - Fantasy, Myths, & Legends category
Neil Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery Medal for The Graveyard Book
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Conventions
February 6-8 SuperCon XVI, Rochester, MN. http://supercon.info/
Feb 19-22, 2009. Camp Capricon 29, Wheeling, IL. GoH: Sharon Shinn, Gary Lippincott, Christian McGuire. (Pre-reg deadline: Jan 31) http://www.capricon.org/
Mar 6-8 MarsCon, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Musetta Vander, Scott Rosema, Suzanne Hiza-Rosema, Jeanne Cavelos, Wally Pleasant. http://marscon.org/2009/index.php
Apr 10-12, 2009. Minicon 44. Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Stephan Martiniere, Seth Shostak. Atnd: $44, Student: $25, Kid: $20, Support: $15. (Pre-reg deadlines: Mar 15). http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/
Apr 24-26, 2009. Odyssey Con 9, Madison, WI. GoH: Emma Bull. $35 to 4/10, $45, ATD, more rates on web site. http://www.oddcon.com/about.php
May 1-3 DemiCon 20, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Joe Haldeman, Sara Butcher, Roger Tener. (Pre-reg deadline: Apr 1) http://www.demicon.org/current/
May 22-24 ConQuest 40, Kansas City, MO. GoH: John Scalzi, Oberon Zell, Jerry Gelb, Ed deGruy. http://www.conquestkc.org/
May 22-25 WisCon 33, Madison, WI. GoH: Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman. (Pre-registration deadline: April 30) http://www.wiscon.info/
June 12-14 DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoH: Jim Butcher, Loren Damewood, Seanan McGuire. (Pre-registration deadline: April 30) http://www.duckon.org/
Jun 19-21, 2009. Fourth Street Fantasy Con, Mpls, MN. GoH: Cory Doctorow. http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
Jul 2-5 CONvergence, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Dwayne McDuffie, Kelly McCullough, Pat Rothfuss, Brian Keene (Pre-registration deadline: May 15) http://www.convergence-con.org/
Jul 31-Aug 2 Diversicon 17, St. Paul, MN. GoH: Kay Kenyon (Pre-registration deadlines: March 15/July 14) http://www.diversicon.org/
Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/Worldcon 67, Montréal, QB, CA. GoH: Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David G. Hartwell, Tom Doherty, Ralph Bakshi. (Pre-reg deadline: July 31) http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home
Oct 9-11. Gaylaxicon 2009, St Louis Park, MN. GoHs: Margaret Weis, Andy Mangels, Lawrence Schimel, Terrance "Spider Baby" Griep. $70 to 8/11, $35 supporting. http://www.gaylaxicon2009.org
Oct 23-25 Icon 34, Cedar Rapids, IA. GoH: Jim C. Hines, Heather Bruton. http://www.iowa-icon.com/
Nov 13-15 WindyCon 36, Lombard, IL. GoH: Phil & Kaja Foglio. (Pre-registration deadline: Oct 24) http://www.windycon.org/
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun & Matt Strait. Email 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 or on the events mailing list 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 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 February 26th, 2009 sharp!