Einblatt!
November 2007
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Calendar
Fri, Nov 2, 2PM. Kevin J. Anderson reads & signs The Last Days of
Krypton. University of Minnesota Bookstore, Coffman Memorial Union, 300
Washington Ave SE, Mpls. FFI: Kari Erpenbach, 612-625-6564, kari@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nov 2, 6:30-8:00PM. Disapproving Rabbits event with Sharon
Stiteler and the Minnesota House Rabbit Society. Dreamhaven Books, 912
W Lake St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161
Sat, Nov 3, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting & Halloween Party. Dreampark, Sharon
Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI:
612-827-3228
Sun, Nov 4, 10AM. Minicon Storage Locker Clean-up. FFI: Matt,
651-644-1812
Sun, Nov 4, 2PM. Minicon Open Meeting. Matt+Kelly Strait's, 1631 Selby
Ave #1, St. Paul. FFI: 651-644-1812
Tues, Nov 6, 7PM. MISFITS Geeks Read - Watchman, by Alan Moore. FFI:
www.misfit.org/geeksread/
Fri, Nov 9, 7PM. MISFITS Read the Book, See the Movie. Bourne Identity.
FFI: misfit.org/bookmovie/
Sat, Nov 17, 11AM. Rivendell discusses Neil Gaiman's Stardust at the
Fantasy Matters Conference. FFI: www.fantasymatters.org/index2.html
Sat, Nov 17, 1PM. Convergence 2008 Programming Brainstorming. Sheraton
Bloomington. FFI: programming@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nov 17, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Matt+Kelly Strait's, 1631 Selby Ave
#1, St. Paul. FFI: 651-644-1812
Sat, Nov 17, 4PM. MISFITS Casino Royale Spy Night. Cinema Rex at 4PM,
Casino opens at 8:30. Sheraton Bloomington. FFI: www.misfit.org
Sun, Nov 18, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle, Terry Garey 's, 3149 Park Ave
S, Mpls. Cats, no guns. FFI: 612-824-5157
Mon, Nov 18, 6:30PM. Sandra Rector & P.M.F. Johnson read. Part of the
Speculations Readings Series, a co-production of SF Minnesota and
Intermedia Arts. FFI: eheideman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
612-721-5959.
Thurs, Nov 22, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline (yes, the deadline really is
Thanksgiving Day - I'll be printing the December Einblatt on the 23rd!)
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Dec 1, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz's; Dec 15, Irene &
Scott Raun's.
Minicon Meeting: Dec 9, Carol Kennedy's
Announcements:
Competition to design the Hugo base for Denvention3 -
http://www.denvention.org/hugodesigncompetition.php
Birthdays:
1: Jane Freitag; 2: Don Fitch; 4: Kara Dalkey; 6: Jack Targonski; 7:
Gerri Balter, Ed Eastman, Glen Hausfeld; 8: Myrna Sue Logan; 11: Marty
Helgesen; 12: Linda Moss-Levin; 15: Rob Ihinger; 16: Ken Konkol; 17:
Grace Riger; 19: Shahn David Dickson; 22: Diana Therese, Phil Vincent;
23: Steven Brust; 24: Alice Ableman; 25: Chris Grams
Publishing News:
Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things won the current British Fantasy Award for
Best Collection.
Released 2007 Hugo voting records indicate that Neil Gaiman's "How to
Talk to Girls at Parties" was runner-up for Best Short Story and that
Scott Lynch finished third in the John W. Campbell Award for best new
writer.
Locus hc bestsellers list in October issue include Bujold's The Sharing
Knife Vol.2: Legacy as #4 hc, with two titles by former locals in #3
and 5 slots (Territory by Emma Bull and The Gospel of the Knife by Will
Shetterly). The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch was #6 pb and his
Red Seas Under Red Skies was #8 hc on the Borders/Walden list in the
same issue.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods was #9 pb on the Borders/Walden list, and
his Stardust #2 on the Barnes and Noble/B. Dalton pb list.
Additionally, the tp edition of Stardust was #1 tp on both of those
lists and #4 on the Locus tp list, and the reissue of Good Omens
(coauthored with Pratchett) was #4 tp on B&N/B.Dalton.
P.C. Hodgell's Jamethiel book rights have been resold to Baen.
"Honorable Mentions" in Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007 (ed Datlow
et al) include "Cousins" by Pamela Dean and "How to Talk to Girls at
Parties" by Neil Gaiman, plus "What Used to Be Good Still Is" by
ex-local Emma Bull and six stories appearing in local publications:
from Tales of the Unanticipated 27, "Missing Piece" by Martha A. Hood,
"Katabasis: Seraphic Trains" by Sarah Monette, and "The Ogre's Wife" by
Patricia Russo; and from Rabid Transit: Long Voyages, Great Lies,
"Release the Bats" by Geoffrey H. Goodwin, "The Ghost Line" by Meghan
McCarron, and "Mountain, Man" by Heather Shaw.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback
nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Nov 2-4. ICON 32, Coralville, IA. GoH: Ralph J. Ryan.
http://www.iowa-icon.com/
Nov 9-11. WindyCon 34, Rosemont, IL GoH: Tanya Huff, Jody Lee, Toni
Weisskopf, George Price. http://www.windycon.org/
Nov 16-18. Fantasy Matters Conference, U of MN. www.fantasymatters.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, Nate Bucklin (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/
Apr 11-13, 2008. Apple Con. Holiday Inn, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Stephen
Leigh. Attend $30, Support $20, Child $10. FFI: www.minneapplecon.com/
Jul 3-6, 2008. CONvergence 2008. GoHs: many. Attend $40 to Dec 31, $50
to May 15, $65 ATD, Support $30 to May 15, Convert $20, Child $25 to
May 15, $30 ATD. FFI: http://www.convergence-con.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@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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