Einblatt! December 2012

Calendar

• Sat, Dec 1, 1:00-2:00PM. Kelly Barnhill and Kelly McCullough autographing at Uncle Hugo's. 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347 unclehugo@aol.com
• Sat, Dec 1, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Blaisdell Polytechnic. Blaisdell Polytechnic, 3721 Blaisdell Ave S, Mpls. Front rooms cat free, but not guaranteed cat dander free, new kittens in the media room, smoking outside only. FFI: Lydia Nickerson, 612-827-6521.
• Wed, Dec 5, 6:30-7:30PM. Speculations Reading Series. Lois McMaster Bujold reads. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI: 612-721-5959, eheideman@dhzone.com
• Thurs, Dec 13, 10PM. MN Tolkien Society is convening a Line Party for the opening of The Hobbit at the Southdale theater. FFI: Mikeal W. Smith via TheOneRing.net
• Sat, Dec 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & Scott's Birthday Party. There will be cake. And maybe pie. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451, sraun@fireopal.org, realitychallenged@fireopal.org
• Sat, Dec 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting at the Minn-StF Meeting. FFI: any board member.
• Thurs, Dec 20, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
• Mon, Dec 31, 6PM. Minn-StF New Year's Eve. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228.

Advance Warning

Minn-Stf Meetings: Minn-StF Meetings: Jan 5: maybe?; Jan 19: TBD

Announcements:

LoneStarCon3 is selling Attending Memberships for $170 through 12M on December 2nd.

Uncle Edgar's & Uncle Hugo's. Anniversary Sale - Fri, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 9. 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, unclehugo@aol.com

Uncle Edgar's & Uncle Hugo's. Inventory Reduction Sale - Wed, Dec 26 - Mon, Dec 31. 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, unclehugo@aol.com

Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Beth Friedman, Irene & Scott Raun, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Linda Lounsbury, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Bill Christ, Carole Vandal, Hershey Lima, & Patricia Zetelumen. Corwin & Dee Brust, Becca & Graham Leathers, Emily Stewart & Aaron Vander Giessen, Lydia Nickerson, David & Pamela Dyer-Bennet, Josh More & Bonnie Somdahl, Clay Harris.

Birthdays:

2: Martin McClure; 3: Lynn Anderson; 4: Jerry Corwin, Felicia Herman, Anne Gay; 9: Larry Sanderson; 10: Laura Krentz; 11: Ken Fletcher, David Wilford; 12: Joan Marie Verba; 13: Emma Bull; 15: Scott Raun; 23: Dean Gahlon; 24: Karen Johnson; 25: Eric Forste; 31: Jan Appelbaum, Erik Emery

Publishing News

Eleanor Arnason, article "Me and Science Fiction" online at 19 Nov. Strange Horizons: http://tinyurl.com/ckrulvx

Neil Gaiman, poem "Witch Work" in Under My Hat (Random hc, ed. Jonathan Strahan)

Former local Kij Johnson: story "Mantis Wives" in the August Clarkesworld; reprint of "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" in Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top (Prime tp, ed. Ekaterina Sedia)

Neil Gaiman, "Shoggoth's Old Peculiar," reprinted in The Book of Cthulhu II (ed. Ross Lokhart; Night Shade tp)

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett was #4 audiobook bestseller as listed in the November Locus

Eleanor Arnason, "Ace 167" in Lightspeed - http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ace-167/

William Alexander's Goblin Secrets won the 2012 National Book Award in the "Young People's Literature" category

pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue

Conventions

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

May 24-26, 2013. Brit Con MN. Double Tree Park Place. St. Louis Park, MN. http://www.britconmn.org

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

Aug 14-18, 2014. Loncon 3. London, England. FFI: http://www.loncon3.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 six countries. Local collations are every six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226

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 Dec 20^th, 2012.