Final Aust SF Bullsheet (177) Long
Marc Ortlieb
An ex-newszine once produced for the Australian National Science
Fiction Association by Marc Ortlieb, P.O. Box 215, Forest Hill,
Vict, 3131, AUSTRALIA (e-mail:mort...@vicnet.net.au).
ISSN 1445-4319 (for print version)
ISSN 1445-4327 (for online version)
NO BULLSHEET HONEST!
Welcome to my last issue of The Australian Science
Fiction Bullsheet. When I started this publication in January
1994, I promised myself that, when it stopped being fun, I'd
stop doing it. Sadly, recently the BS has become an obligation,
rather than a pleasure. If I may quote a limerick
"He said, with a yawn
Now the novelty's gawn
It's merely a pain in the arse."
The Bullsheet started life as a good two cent fanzine.
(That's what it cost me to print each sheet of the first twenty
four mimeographed issues.) It was an Internet fanzine from the
beginning too. I've enjoyed doing it, but I don't have Dave
Langford's staying power. It was nice to briefly overtake him in
number of issues produced. I'd like to thank all those people
who encouraged me over the span of the Bullsheet's existence,
particularly David L. Russell, Lucy Sussex, Yvonne Rousseau and
Alan Stewart, and my thanks as always to Justin Ackroyd, for
helping me to keep things in perspective. Sorry Justin, I never
did manage to put together an issue that was soft or absorbent,
and it never did tear at the perforations.
As for the title, it's up for grabs. If anyone feels
like taking it, go ahead. It's yours.
I will be maintaining my Australian SF Site on Vicnet,
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/ including the Calendar, fiction
listings, and the Clubs and Conventions listings, but there
won't be a fortnightly newsletter. So if you're doing anything
scientifictional in Australia, please keep me informed.
IN ELECTRONS
An e-mailed newspiece from Kate Orman reports on various
things relating to her and Jonathan Blum's writing projects.
"Jon has a two-part article in Doctor Who Magazine #308 and
#309, titled "Where Have All The Monsters Gone?" Kate's story
"Cactus Land" (Realms of Fantasy, August 2000) got an "honorable
mention" in The Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner
Dozois. Kate's script "Hidden Face" is now in post-production at
Timebase, a UK-based fan video group. A short piece by Kate
about lactose intolerance appeared in Argus issue 12 (July
2001), a small, free publication available in cafes around
Canberra and Sydney.
Russell Blackford notes "Reason has now published my
essay "Live Long! Live Free!" (largely based on a much longer
piece called "Life Extension and its Enemies", published in
Quadrant magazine a couple of years ago).Some of you might like
to check out the site. It's a pretty neat piece of web design:
http://www.longevitymeme.org/index.cfm
IN PRINT
The Slow Glass Books Catalogue 152 lists the following
Australian New Releases: Jill Dobson A Journey to Distant
Mountains (UQP); Dale Elvy First Hunter (Harper Collins);
Jennifer Fallon Harshini ((Harper Collins); Paul Kidd Queen of
the Demonweb Pits (Wizards of the Coast); Simon Haynes Hal
Spacejock (Bowman Publishing): Robert Hood Black Sun Rising
(Hodder & Stoughton); Catherine Jinks The Rapture(Pan); Caiseal
Mor The King of Sleep (Simon & Schuster); Sean Williams The
Stone Mage and the Sea ((Harper Collins).
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Mark Loney notes " John Baxter had an article in the
Panorama section of The Canberra Times 25/8. It was a lengthy
review of the latest French sex scandal book - by a French woman
prominent in the arts who has written a biography about her
fairly extraordinary sex life." Lucy Sussex reviews Justin
D'Ath's Echidna Mania in The Sunday Age 9/9/2001. Tantoblin
mentions, regarding media coverage of Freecon "There was also a
mention & pictures in the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
(local paper). I was almost tempted to come & have a look with
all that promotion..." Vanessa reports "The Canberra Sunday
Times 2/9/2001 has an article on Gayle Lovatt & Gaslight books
(amongst other things, major sponsor of CSF Con). Also reviews
of 4 SF books done by Colin Steele." "science fiction guru"
Damien Broderick gets an extended mention in the New Scientist's
Antipodes column 1/9/2001.
FFANZ CANDIDATE IS A CARD
Lucy Sussex reports "Little Ted, former teddy bear to
the Warner family children and FFANZ candidate, has a new role -
featured as part of a range of greeting cards developed by Dora
Levakis, a Melbourne artist."
CONVENTION NEWS
Ted Scribner notes, regarding Conning Tour: "I have had
131 hits on my Conning Tour page
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/ConTour.html but nary a
cheque for the deposit. If I haven't got at least 20 starters by
Tuesday 2 October I'll have to call it off. I haven't had any
queries either so, unless Vanessa has had some, then everyone
understands the position and has decided either not to go or to
wait for the last minute to pay. Well, the last minute is Friday
28 September."
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO
September 15-16 The Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington New
Zealand Guests include Richard Biggs, Marjean Holden, Gigi
Edgley, Wayne Pygram, Sean Schemmel, John Romita Jr, Richard
Arnold. entry only $10nzd www.pulpexpo.com
CONQUEST
September 21-23 Quest Hotel Brisbane GsoH Richard Hatch, Richard Biggs,
Richard Arnold & Marjean Holden $215 GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
wr...@bigpond.net.au
MULTIVERSE ONE DAY CONVENTION
September 30 2001 Cancelled
FORCE 3.75
October 13 9.30am to 6.30pm Star Walking Convention The Second
Star Walking Star wars fan film festival. University of
Melbourne, Charles Pearson Theatre, Education Resource Centre
$12 Star Walking members $15 Multiverse members $20 non-members
starw...@starwalking.net http://www.starwalking.net
BOBW 12
October 20--21 2001 Stargate SG-1 Convention Michael Shanks,
Tony Amendola Alexis Cruz Colin Cunningham.The Gazebo Hotel
Rushcutters Bay Sydney http://www.bobw.com.au a...@nlc.net.au PO
Box 215 Forestville NSW Australia 2087 ph (02) 9453 0290 Fax:
+61 2 9975 6043
CONNING TOUR: A RELAXACON.
November 2-5 2001. Topview Motel and Milton-Ulladulla Bowling
Club, Ulladulla NSW. $30 + $30 deposit for accommodation
payable by 28 September.Contact Vanessa saxif...@yahoo.com.au
or Ted kre...@optushome.com.au . Web Page:
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/ConTour.html. E. A.
Scribner 12 Richmount St Cronulla NSW 2230
FREECON
November 10 North Sydney Library Contact Garry Dalrymple
gary-peter...@tafensw.edu.au
BORDERLANDS: THE WORLD WITHIN
November 24-25 2001 Emerald Hotel, Mount Street, Perth GsoH
Chris Lawson, Jeremy Byrne and Tess Williams Memberships: $55,
$45 conc Contact sox...@central.murdoch.edu.au
http://borderlands.murdoch.edu.au/
BOBW 13
November 24 & 25, 2001 Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Earth: Final
Conflict Convention Anthony Stewart, Leni Parker, Anita La
Selva, Eugene Roddenberry Jr http://www.bobw.com.au
a...@nlc.net.au PO Box 215 Forestville NSW Australia 2087 ph (02)
9453 0290 Fax: +61 2 9975 6043
WRITE (C)ON
January 18-20 2002. Guest speakers:Simon Brown, Marilyn Pride
and Lewis Morley Venue: Barker Lodge Motel, Barker St,
Kensington (N.S.W.) Membership: $20 Edwina Harvey
e.ha...@unsw.edu.au 12 Flinders St, Matraville, NSW. 2036
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/Writecon.html
COSTUME CON 20
February 15-18 2002 Melbourne LaTrobe University $A130 Jan 1st
2001 - Dec 31st 2001 $160 Jan 1st 2002 - Feb 15th 2002 $A50
Daily Admission The Australian Costumers' Guild PO Box 322
Bentleigh Vic 3204 stil...@netspace.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
MUSEUM FREECON
March 16-17 2002 Sydney Garry Dalrymple
gary-peter...@tafensw.edu.au
SWANCON 2002
March 28 - April 1 2002 The Kings Perth Hotel Fan GoH John
McDouall others tba $80 until June 30 2001. $110 thereafter.
P.O. Box G429 Perth WA 6841 20...@sf.org.au
http://www.swancon.com
AUCKLAND ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO
April 12 -14 2002 Aotea Centre www.pulpexpo.com
CANBERRA SF CONVENTION
May 2002 Vanessa Jacobsen saxif...@yahoo.com.au
CON WITH THE WIND
2002 New Zealand NatCon May 31 to June 3 West Plaza Hotel
Wellington GsoH Joe and Gay Haldeman Dan Hennah Lucy Sussex
Yvonne Harrison Alan Robson CON With The Wind PO Box 11-559
Manners St Wellington Attending $80 Supporting $30 Wellington.
enqu...@con-with-the-wind.sf.org.nz
http://con-with-the-wind.sf.org.nz/
CONVERGENCE
41st Australian National Science Fiction Convention June 7 - 10
2002 GsoH Joe Haldeman, Sean Williams Lucy Sussex, Gay
Haldeman and Race Mathews Toastmaster Jack Dann Cato Conference
Centre Melbourne. Full Membership until October 31 2001 $130.
Student (13-16 years) $80. Child (5-12) $25. Supporting $25. GPO
Box 1212k Melbourne Vic 3001 Web:-
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~converge/ email:-
contact-c...@egroups.com.
RELAXA.CON
14-17 June 2002, Whitsunday Terraces Resort, Airlie Beach,
Queensland. Run by Eric Lindsay and Jean Weber. For more
information, see
http://www.ericlindsay.com/relaxa.con/
CON JOSE
The 60th World Science Fiction Convention August 29 to September
2, 2002 San Jos McEnery Convention Centre GsoH Vernor Vinge,
David Cherry, Bjo & John Trimble, Ferdinand Feghoot Toastmaster
Tad Williams. P.O. Box 61363 Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363 U.S.A.
Con...@sfsfc.org http://www.conjose.org/ Attending membership
A$320. (Supporting A$60). Australian agent: Terry Frost, 4/8
Walker St, West Brunswick, VIC 3055. Cheques payable to "60th
World Science Fiction Convention."
GOLDEN JUBILEE SYNCON:
Scheduled for October or November 2002.
EMOTICON 2003
New Zealand NatCon Easter Auckland.
enqu...@emoticon.sf.org.nz
TORCON III
The 61st World Science Fiction Convention August 28-September 1,
2003 Metro Toronto Convention Centre GsoH George R. R. Martin
Frank Kelly Freas Mike Glyer with Toastmaster: Spider Robinson
and GoHst of Honour:Robert Bloch the spirit of Toronto Worldcons
P.O. Box 3, Station A, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5W 1A2
Supporting Membership $US40; Attending Membership $US115. Email:
in...@torcon3.on.ca Website: http://www.torcon3.on.ca
CONTOUR 2004
May 31 to June 3 2004 Proposed as New Zealand's 25th National
Science Fiction Convention Rotorua, enqu...@contour.sf.org.nz
GoH = Guest of Honour
O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting
tba= to be announced.
EVENTS
There is an annual calendar available on the Vicnet SF web site
at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/2001cal.htm
CLUB NEWS
Darrell Pitt webw...@tpg.com.au notes "Just a reminder,
Sydney Science-Fiction and Fantasy Writers are still meeting on
the second Sunday of each month at. People who write
science-fiction, fantasy or horror are welcome to attend. My
number is 9476 8230 if anyone needs to contact me.
The informal Melbourne Friday Night Mob seems to have
become very much a hit or miss affair, especially now that Myers
Cafeteria has stopped selling meals of an evening. If you're
looking for fans on a Friday night, the MSFC is a safer bet. I
suspect that there will, for the time being, be people at Myers
on ANZAPA collection and distribution nights but I'm not sure.
Steven Cooke notes that SFSA is planning a quiz night
for the last week of October probably on the 27th
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD September19 ACT Writers'
Centre Gorman House, Braddon ACT.les....@detya.gov.au
http://csfg.cumulonimbus.com
NEW SOUTH WALES
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP September 15 Contact
Bradley Row bra...@netspace.net.au
SYDNEY FUTURIANS September 21 7pm University of Technology,
Sydney Room 1615
http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/futurians.html
SF MOVIE MARATHON September 30. (Note the changed date.) Greater
Union Mosman 9 Spit Road Mosman
johnbo...@iprimus.com.au
SYDNEY SCIENCE-FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS October 14 2-5 pm
Hornsby library. Contact Darrell Pitt 9476 8230
webw...@tpg.com.au
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION October 14 10:30am to 6:00pm Lidcombe
Catholic Club, 24 John St Lidcombe P.O Box 797 Fairfield NSW
1860 membe...@fsf.com.au
http://www.fsf.com.au
SKYFORCE SYDNEY October 21 Lidcombe Catholic Workmen's Club, 24
John Street, Lidcombe (Opposite Lidcombe Railway Station) P.O.
Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070 Phone 05 005 53347 (05 055 JEDIS)
QUEENSLAND
CONQUEST October 7 GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SFSA September 15 3pm-10pm Adelaide High. Steven Cooke
(don...@chariot.net.au) or P.O. Box 3227 Rundle Mall Adelaide
SA 5000
VICTORIA
MSFC September 14 Author Night Scott Westerfeld September 21
Annual Fan Olympics September 28 Costumer's Guild 8:00 pm St.
David's Uniting Church Hall, 74 Melville Road, West Brunswick
P.O. Box 212 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc/
M_S...@yahoogroups.com
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB ? 6:00-7.30pm. Informal eating and nattering.
Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA September 15: Sci Fi Melbourne Walk
GPO Box 4782UU Melbourne VIC 3001
as...@optusnet.com.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dwcv
MULTIVERSE September 20 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Hoyts Cinema
Chadstone Shopping Centre multi...@multiverse.org.au.
ENTERPRISE September 22 1:00-5:00pm What does it mean to be a
Star Trek Fan? Ella Latham Theatre Royal Children's Hospital
P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/
ente...@vicnet.net.au
NOVA MOB October 3 Ian Mond on Stephen King and why he wants to
have his babies (with parsley) 13 Frederick St Brunswick
AUSTREK October 6 2:00pm St Mark's Church Hall Cnr Canterbury &
Burke Rds, Camberwell GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~austrek/
aus...@vicnet.net.au
SKYFORCE October 13 1:00 to 5:00pm Charles Pearson Theatre
Education Resource Centre University of Melbourne P.O. Box 427
Northcote Vic 3070 starw...@starwalking.net
http://www.starwalking.net
THE AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS' GUILD November 3 Derby Day Picnic
(based on the 1887 painting "The Lawn at Flemington".) PO Box
322 Bentleigh Vic 3204 stil...@netspace.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB November 24 1:00pm Christmas Trip
to the Zocalo P.O. Box 437 Sunshine Vic 3020
chr...@bigpond.com or mys...@netstra.com.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/
FANZINES
BITE THE WAX TADPOLE #1 Kim Huett 29/63 Pearson St Holder ACT
2611 Australia 2pp
NOVA EXPRESS 21 Lawrence Person P.O. Box 27231 Austin TX
78755-2231 USA 42pp lawrenc...@jump.net
http://www.sflit.com/novaexpress/
SLOW GLASS BOOKS CATALOGUE 152 Cheryl Louch Slow Glass Books GPO
Box 2708X Melbourne Vic 3001 Australia 28pp
http://www.slowglass.com.au
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
ANSIBLE 170 Dave Langford 94 London Road Reading Berkshire RG1
5AU U.K. ans...@cix.co.uk http://www.ansible.co.uk/
DEADLINES
GUFF nominations September 30 2001
NAFF nominations October 1 2001
Borderlands Competition October 12 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the next
Australian WorldCon Bid.
WORLDCON STUFF
HUGO WINNERS
BEST NOVEL:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury;
Scholastic/Levine)
BEST NOVELLA
"The Ultimate Earth" by Jack Williamson (Analog Dec 2000)
BEST NOVELETTE
"Millennium Babies" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov's Jan
2000)
BEST SHORT STORY
"Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford (F&SF Jan 2000)
BEST RELATED BOOK
Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton by Bob Eggleton
and Nigel Suckling (Paper Tiger)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR
Gardner Dozois
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Bob Eggleton
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
BEST FANZINE
File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
BEST FAN WRITER
Dave Langford
BEST FAN ARTIST
Teddy Harvia
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD
Kristine Smith (2nd year of eligibility)
SITE SELECTION
Boston won the right to host the 2004 Worldcon Noreascon
Four will be held September 2-6 2004 with Guests of Honour
Terry Pratchett, William Tenn, Jack Speer and Peter Weston.
SnailMail address P.O. Box 1010 Frammingham MA
01701...@mcfi.org
SIDEWISE AWARD
The winners of this year's Sidewise Award for Alternate History
were announced at MilPhil on Friday, August 31.
BEST LONG FORM:
Mary Gentle, The Book of Ash (Gollancz, 2000; Avon 1999-2000)
BEST SHORT FORM:
Ted Chiang, "Seventy-Two Letters," Vanishing Acts, edited by
Ellen Datlow, Tor 2000.
Mathew Frank
I tried to email you but your email server seems to have Telstra BPA email
servers blacklisted as spam sources.
Would you believe that's the second time I've got his? The first was a few
months ago from the linux.org domain.
Mathew
Marc Ortlieb
Frank" <mfr...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
Hmmn. Nothing on Vicnet has prevented me from receiving spam so far. I've
had ten offers of millions of dollars from Nigeria and five offers of an
increased penis size in the last three days. I'm still not sure about the
breast enhancement offer.
If I find time, I'll ask Vicnet if Telstra is a registered Spam provider.
Alf Katz
there are many Gafiated and Fafiated fans like myself who have used it as a
kind of voyeuristic window on the ins and outs of fandom and the local
fannish scene from the security of their PC's.
I hope there's someone crazy enough and ugly enough to step into your shoes.
Unfortunately, I only meet one of these criteria.
Stay well.
--
Regards,
Alf Katz,
alf...@removethis.ieee.org
"Marc Ortlieb" <mort...@vicnet.net.au> wrote in message
news:mortlieb-ya023580...@news.vicnet.net.au...
Katharine S
clubs/events listing is correct.
And the fan goss is good too :)
Keep up the web page!
--
Katharine Shade
spamblock in action
"Alf Katz" <alf...@removethis.ieee.org> wrote in message
news:6mXo7.8270$Tv6....@news1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au...
Daniel
My question is "If you had the $10,000,000 would you really need the Penis
enlargement?"
--
Daniel
To get return e-mail address
remove nospam. from address line
Marc Ortlieb
Katz" <alf...@removethis.ieee.org> wrote:
> Well, thanks for your time and effort over the years Marc. I'm sure that
> there are many Gafiated and Fafiated fans like myself who have used it as a
> kind of voyeuristic window on the ins and outs of fandom and the local
> fannish scene from the security of their PC's.
>
> I hope there's someone crazy enough and ugly enough to step into your shoes.
> Unfortunately, I only meet one of these criteria.
>
> Stay well.
> --
> Regards,
> Alf Katz,
> alf...@removethis.ieee.org
Don't be so modest Alf! I'm sure, with a little effort, you could become as
ugly as me too:-)
Marc Ortlieb
<dx...@albury.nospam.net.au> wrote:
>
> My question is "If you had the $10,000,000 would you really need the Penis
> enlargement?"
> --
> Daniel
>
Probably not. For that sort of money I could buy myself a sports car....