THE STARSHIP LOCAL -- JANUARY 2022

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THE STARSHIP LOCAL

A NEWSLETTER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION OF BERGEN COUNTY

..........136 MANHATTAN AVENUE * WALDWICK, NEW JERSEY 07463

...........................PHONE: (201) 447 - 3652

....................JANUARY MEETING PREVIEW:

........BACK TO ZOOM BECAUSE OF COVID OMICRON

.............7:30 PM: Mary Fan, SF / Fantasy Author

...........9:35 PM: Virtual Diner Run Video Conference

The Omicron Variant is ablaze and all club events have been moved online. The Saturday, January 8, 2022 Science Fiction Association of Bergen County meeting will be held through Zoom Video Conference at 7:30 PM. Our speaker is SF / Fantasy writer Mary Fan.

Mary Fan, Science Fiction / Fantasy Author

Mary Fan is the author of nine Young Adult fantasy and science fiction novels and one short story collectionn from a variety of small presses. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. She is also the co-editor of the Brave New Girls Anthologies. Ms Fan has lived in Hong Kong and China and enjoys song writing, opera singing, and kickboxing. Our speaker resides in Jersey City in financial marketing

..........Speaker Website: <https://www.maryfan.com/>.

Post Meeting Event: Virtual Diner Run

Miss hanging out after the meeting, sipping coffee, and chatting with folks? Join us at our 9:35 PM Virtual Diner Run! Heat up a cup of coffee, a slice of pizza, and participate in an unstructured chat via a separate zoom conference.

ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION:

Meetings of the Association are normally held on the second Saturday of the month and feature talks, slide shows, and other presentations by experts in science fiction, fantasy, and related fields. The Association sponsors online Google and FaceBook discussion groups and a number of in-person and online activities devoted to various aspects of science fiction and similar matters, including events focused on books, movies, television, science, and similar areas of interest. We also produce a monthly newsletter listing talks, conventions, discussion groups, and other activities pertaining to science fiction and kindred genres. We invite you to contact us through our website:

....................https://sites.google.com/view/sfabcorg.

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.........................................Philip J De Parto

THE STARSHIP LOCAL is the monthly meeting notice of the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County. Its purpose is to communicate basic information about the activities of the organization to devotees of fantasy, horror and science fiction. All Material by Philip J De Parto unless otherwise acknowledged.

We also publish a more extensive newsletter, THE STARSHIP EXPRESS, for the members of our organization. If you are not a member and would like to receive the EXPRESS, mail a check for $ 25.00 made payable to Philip J De Parto, 136 Manhattan Avenue, Waldwick, New Jersey 07463.

JANUARY EVENTS AT A GLANCE

01/02/22..........Sunday

..........Writers' Sunday Zoom

..........Two Story Critique

..........Zoom Video Conference, 4:00 PM