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Einblatt! June 2012

Calendar

Advance Warning

Minn-StF Meetings: Picnic, July 14th; Meeting @ the Waterbury, July 21st.

Announcements:

Carole Vandal needs volunteers to host the July 21st Meeting at the Waterbury.

Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Becca & Graham Leathers, Irene & Scott Raun, Emily Stewart & Aaron Vander Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, David & Pamela Dyer-Bennet, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Linda Lounsbury, Josh More & Bonnie Somdahl, Clay Harris, Jonathan Adams & Carol Kennedy, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Kevin Austin & Laurel Krahn, Bill Christ, Beth Friedman.

Birthdays:

5: Erik Elmshauser; 8: Rebecca Strait, 11: David Lenander; 12: Joyce Scrivner; 13: Sybil Smith; 16: Roscoe Bendtsen; 25: Rick Gellman, Eric Heideman; 26: Erin McKee; 28: Deborah Halpern; 30: Erin Lorenz

Publishing News

Ruth Berman's Bradamant's Quest is the Midwest Independent Publishers Award winner for best 2011 book in the category of Fiction: Fantasy/SF/Horror

Nebula Award for best novella went to “The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by former local Kij Johnson. It was nominated for a Sturgeon (sf/f short story) award, but withdrawn by the author, Kij Johnson, as she was one of the award judges

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation went to the Doctor Who story "The Doctor's Wife," written by Neil Gaiman

Lady Poetesses From Hell (poetry anthology) now out in tp from Bag Person Press (Minneapolis); most of the contributors are local or ex-local, and the performance group is a regular at Minicon; price is $10 (plus $2.50 postage) made out to and sent c/o Terry A. Garey / 3149 Park Ave / Mpls MN 55407-1524

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Conventions

Jun 1-3. DucKon, St. Charles, IL. GoH: Robert J. Sawyer, Bedlam Bards, Ann & Dr. Bob Passovoy. www.duckon.org/

Jun 22-24. 4th Street Fantasy Convention. St. Louis Park, MN FFI: www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2012/

Jul 5-8. Convergence 2012. GoHs: Sophie Aldred, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Lyda Morehouse, Sharyn November, Tamora Pierce, Ruth Thompson. FFI: www.convergence-con.org/

Aug 3-5. Diversicon 20. Twin Cities Hotel St Paul. Best Western Bandana Square. FFI: http://www.diversicon.org

Aug 30-Sept 3. Chicon7. Chicago, IL. FFI: http://www.chicon.org/

Aug 31-Sept 2. Brit Con MN. Bloomington, MN. http://www.britconmn.org

Oct 5-7. Gaylaxicon 2012. St. Louis Park, MN. FFI: http://www.gaylaxicon2012.org/

Oct 19-21. Conjecture. Bloomington, MN. http://www.mnstf.org/conjecture/

Oct 19-21. Anime Fusion. Bloomington, MN. FFI: www.animefusion.net/home/

Nov 9-11. WindyCon, Lombard, IL. GoH: Seanan McGuire, Amy McNally. http://www.windycon.org/

Nov 9-11. OmegaCon, Siren, WI. http://www.omegacon.org/

Mar 29-31, 2013. Minicon 48, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Julie Czernada, Richard Tatge. http://www.mnstf.org/minicon48/

Aug 29-Sept 2, 2013. LoneStarCon3. San Antonio, TX. FFI: http://www.lonestarcon3.org/

Ongoing Information

Board of Directors: Beth Friedman, Dean Gahlon, Hershey Lima, Scott Raun, and Emily Stewart . 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 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.org

PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest publication with members in five countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226

Einblatt is posted on Usenet groups rec.arts.sf.fandom and rec.arts.sf.announce // 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 Jun 28th, 2012.