Einblatt!
March 2008
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Calendar
* Sat, Mar 1, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th
Ave S, Mpls. Smoking outside, dogs. FFI: 612-822-0451,
realitychallenged@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
sraun@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sat, Mar 8, 1-2PM. David W. Wixon signs Antagonist, a Childe cycle
novel. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347,
www.UncleHugo.com
* Sat, Mar 8, 2PM. Patrick Rothfuss conducts a writing workshop
"Alternate Worlds". Hamline Midway Branch Library, 1558 W Minnehaha
Ave, St. Paul
* Sun, Mar 9, 2PM. Patrick Rothfuss reads from "The Name of the Wind".
St. Paul Public Central Library, 90 W 4th St.
* Sun, Mar 9, 2PM. Minicon Open Meeting. All welcome. Carol Kennedy's,
3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 651-644-1812
* Fri, Mar 14, 7PM. MISFITS Read the Book, See the Movie. The Abyss.
FFI: misfit.org/bookmovie/
* Sat, Mar 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Linda Lounsbury's, 4125 Dupont
Ave S, Mpls. Cat, smoking outside. FFI: 612-824-6336
* Sun, Mar 16, 2PM. Minicon Open Meeting. All welcome. Carol Kennedy's,
3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 651-644-1812
* Sun, Mar 23, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Dean & Laura's room @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
the
Sheraton for Minicon. Irene will host during Closing Ceremonies.
* Mon, Mar 24, 6:30PM. Alastair Reynolds signs at DreamHaven. FFI: see
the ad
* Thurs, Mar 27, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
* Sat, Mar 29, 3PM. Minicon 43 post-mortem followed by devonian ductina
party. Matt+Kelly Strait's, 1631 Selby Ave #1. FFI: 651-644-1812.
* Sun, Mar 30, 1-2PM. Kim Harrison signs The Outlaw Demon Wails. Uncle
Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, www.UncleHugo.com
Advance Warning
Apr 5: Minn-StF Meeting, Apr 19: Minn-StF Meeting at Carol Kennedy &
Jonathan Adams'
Announcements
The new Board is Kevin Austin, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun &
Matt Strait.
Birthdays:
2: Linda Paul; 3: Peter Toluzzi, Keith Rockhold; 5: Phillip C.
Jennings; 8: Joella Bonser, Steve Cox; 9: David Emerson; 10: Margie
Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Megan Totusek; 18: Bruce Krafft; 19:
Karen Cooper; 21: Teresa Nielsen Hayden; 24: Ken Hardwick, Pat
Beckfield; 26: Jason Hollister; 27: Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges; 28:
Davey Snyder
Publishing News:
Ruth Berman has a poem, "Snow Angels," in the March 2008 Asimov's
Neil Gaiman's story "Forbidden Brides..." has been reprinted in Exotic
Gothic (Ash-Tree Press hc, 2008, ed. Daniel Olson)
Former local Kij Johnson's "The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among
the Dogs of North Park After the Change" is a Nebula Award short story
nominee.
Locus's "2007 Recommended Reading List" includes "Clockwise" by Barth]
Anderson (short story); "The Witch's Headstone" by Neil Gaiman
(novelette); and two works by ex-locals: Territory by Emma Bull
(fantasy novel) and the Kij Johnson novelette cited above.
Dead Sexy by "Tate Hallaway" (Lyda Morehouse) has been reprinted in pb
in the UK by Headline Review.
Locus Bestsellers list (February issue) includes Fragile Things by Neil
Gaiman (#2 tp) and Dzur by ex-local Steven Brust (#8 pb). Fragile
Things is also #4 tp on the Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton list in the same
issue, and the Gaiman/Pratchett Good Omens is #8 pb on the
Borders/Walden list. Fragile Things also made the NY Times Book Review
bestseller list on 11 November at #32.
pb=3Dmass market paperback. hc=3Dhardcover. tp=3Dtrade paperback
nf=3Dnonfiction. coll=3Dcollection. anth=3Danthology. r=3Dreissue
Conventions
February 29 - March 2, 2008 MarsCon 10, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Eric
Avari, Naomi Kritzer, Hot Waffles. http://marscon.org/ten/
March 21-23, 2008 Minicon 43, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Alastair Reynolds,
Wayne Barlowe, Nate Bucklin, Shawna McCarthy.
http://www.mnstf.org/minicon43/
March 21-24, 2008 Orbital 2008/59th Eastercon, Heathrow, London, UK.
GoH: Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Mi=E9ville, Charles Stross, Rog
Peyton. http://www.orbital2008.org/
April 4-8..Odyssey Con, Madison, WI. GoH: Kage Baker, George R. R.
Martin, Richard S. Russell. www.oddcon.com/
Apr 11-13, 2008. Apple Con. Holiday Inn, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Stephen
Leigh. Attend $40 (Pre-reg deadline: Feb 14), Support $20, Child $10.
FFI: www.minneapplecon.com/
May 2-4. DemiCon 19, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Steven Barnes, Mitchell
Davidson Bentley, Joe & Inger Myers. http://www.demicon.org/19/main.html
May 16-19. KeyCon 2008/25th & CANvention 28th, Winnipeg, Manitoba. GoH:
Eric Flint, Jane Yolen, David Mattingly, Other guests Jennifer Clarke
Wilkes & the great Luke Ski. Attend $55 to April 30th, Child $35
www.keycon.org
May 23-25. ConQuest 39, Kansas City, MO. GoH: Joe R. Lansdale, The
Klingers. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30)
http://www.ksciencefiction.org/conquest/conquest.htm
May 23-26. WisCon 32, Madison, WI. GoH: Maureen McHugh, L. Timmel
Duchamp. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) http://www.wiscon.info/
June 13-15. DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoH: Elizabeth Bear, Peri Charlifu,
Dr. Samual Conway (Uncle Kage), Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff, Dave McCarty.
(Pre-reg deadline: May 1) http://www.duckon.org/
Jul 3-6, 2008. CONvergence 2008. GoHs: many. Attend $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 1-3. Diversicon 16, Mpls. GoH: Anne Frasier (Pre-reg deadline: July
14) http://www.diversicon.org/
Aug 6-10, 2008. Denvention 3, 66th World Con. GoHs: Lois McMaster
Bujold, Rick Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy, Kathy Mar. FFI:
http://www.denvention3.org/
Oct 1-Nov 2. Icon 33, Coralville, IA. GoH: Tanya Huff, Richard
Klemensen. http://www.iowa-icon.com/
Nov 14-16. WindyCon 35, Lombard, IL. GoH: John Ringo, David Mattingly,
Ryan Yantis, Kim Williams. (Pre-reg deadline: October 24)
http://www.windycon.org/
Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/Worldcon 67, Montr=E9al, QB, CA. GoH: Neil
Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David G. Hartwell, Tom
Doherty. (Pre-reg deadline: July 31)
http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun
& Matt Strait. Email board@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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@[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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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny
Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(conventions).
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or send to Scott Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S.,
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