Aust SF Bullsheet 160 (long)
Marc Ortlieb
A Pantagruelian newszine 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).
Postal subscriptions $6-00 for ten.(Cheques made out to Marc Ortlieb
please. Stamps accepted). Available for items of gossip. E-mailed
direct, a once off $10 fee. Free copy from aus.sf on Internet or at
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/bullsheet.htm
ANTIFAN MOVIES
Mark Loney has been investigating ways of preserving the Antifan
Movies, made to promote the 1975 and 1983 Australian Worldcon bids.
The films themselves are starting to decay and Mark has people at
SoundScreen Australia (SSA - aka the National Film and Sound
Archive), looking at them with a view to preserving them. There may
be a need to raise some funds to rescue the films. More information
as it comes to hand.
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Jane Tisell has a letter about Lexx in The Age Green Guide 11/1/2001
ON THE AIR
The producers of Smeg Radio provided the following "Smeg Radio!
Sydney's only SF, fantasy and cult TV radio program recently was
awarded a Community Broadcasting Association of Australia award for
best spoken word program in Australia.
We have been on-air in Sydney for nearly five years bringing you the
best and latest news and interviews from the SF and fantasy world.
This year coming up we have interviews with: George RR Martin,
Robert Silverberg and Tess Williams (we hope!).
Smeg Radio! 2RRR 88.5fm Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8pm"
This announcement led to a discussion of the term smeg on aus.sf.
For the benefit of those uninitiated, it is an abbreviation for
smegma, which is, according to my dictionary, "The sebaceous (fatty)
substance secreted under the foreskin." Aren't you glad you asked?
PERISTALTIC FANS
Chris Lawson notes "After a week of a viral gastroenteritis going
through the family just before Christmas, I had a perforated
appendicitis on New Year's Eve necessitating an emergency operation
and four days in hospital. I'm OK. Still sore as hell, but at least
I can get out of a chair now without thinking some demon is
skewering my innards with a serrated blade. I expect to lose two
weeks' work, but after that should make a decent recovery." Like a
true science fiction fan, Chris noted that the enforced sedentary
life meant that he managed to catch up on some reading.
NON-PERIPATETIC FANS
David Russell writes to explain that, for a complex assortment of
reasons, Les Robertson is still in prison.
FAN FUNDS
Cathy Cupitt notes " I have copies of Janice Gelb's DUFF trip report
available for A$6.50 if you are interested in finding out what she
thought of Oz - sounds like she had a bloody good time :)" Cathy
Cupitt P.O. Box 915 Nedlands W. A 6909.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
ARCANACON 2001
January 25-28 Role-Playing Convention Collingwood Education Centre,
Collingwood Victoria $5 registration plus a pay by the game rate
that peaks at $45 for the whole weekend. P.O. Box 125 Parkville Vic
3052 http://arcanacon.vurt.net/ arca...@vurt.net
BOBW 11
2-4 February 2001 (STARGATE SG1) Guests: Teryl Rothery Christopher
Judge Don S. Davis http://www.bobw.com.au (02) 9453 0290.The
Southern Cross, corner Elizabeth & Goulburn streets Sydney.
ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO
10-11 February 2001 Auckland New Zealand Special guests include
Kevin Smith, Virginia Hey, Teryl Rothery, Colin Baker, Walter &
Louise Simonson, Diana Schutz, Brian Michael Bendis . Entry only
$NZ10 http://www.pulpexpo.com
WHOVENTION 2001
16-18 February 2001 Rydges North Sydney 54 McLaren St North Sydney
Guest: Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Katy Manning Fan GoH Louis
Scholten January 16 to February 9 DWCA Members: Adult $120 Child
under 16 $110 January 16 to February 9 Non-DWCA Members: Adult $130
Child under 16 $120At door: $140, Single Day Rate: Adult $80,
Children under 16 $10 discount. PO Box 4 Epping NSW 2121
http://www.dwca.org.au/whovention/ whove...@dwca.org.au
STUDIO HOLLYWOOD CONVENTION
February 24 2001 10am to 5pm Lidcombe Catholic Workers Club, John
Street Lidcombe NSW GsoH Lani Tupu & Claudia Black - Farscape and
Mark Allen - DS9 $66. After Party: same venue 6pm - midnight $39
tel: 02 9344 3509 fax: 02 9349 6587 email: tp...@bigpond.com
HIGHLANDER DOWNUNDER 4
April 6-8 2001 Mercure Hotel, Brisbane Confirmed Guests: Peter
Wingfield, Elizabeth Gracen (ocp) Other Guests tba $175
so...@hldu.com http://www.hldu.org PO Box 198, Brisbane Albert St
Qld 4002
SWANCON 2001 THE MASQUERADE
40th Australian National Science Fiction Convention April 12-16
2001. GsoH Robert Silverberg, Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis
Morley, Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum and Sue Ackerman The Rydges Hotel
Perth. P.O. Box 162 Nedlands W.A. 6909.Attending $80; $100 at the
door. Supporting $20 http://www.sf.org.au/swancon2001 P.O. Box 162
Nedlands W.A. 6909 swancon200...@egroups.com
ODYSSEY CON
Easter 2001 (13th-16th April) Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland
Literary GsoH Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Lyn McConchie Fan GoH
Brian Howell. $NZ70 until 12th April 2001, $NZ80 at the door P.O.
Box 74-013 Market Rd, Auckland New Zealand
enqu...@odysseycon.sf.org.nz http://www.odysseycon.sf.org.nz
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION
May 20, 2001 GoH James Marsters (Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
ocp Lidcombe Catholic Club Sydney.FSF Members $50 Non-members $70.
email book...@fsf.com.au or http://www.fsf.com.au
ARMAGEDDON INVITATIONAL
May 26 NZI convention centre Aotea centre2001 Auckland. Special
guests James Marsters and Brian Thompson $60.00 www.pulpexpo.com
STUDIO HOLLYWOOD
June 2 2001 Guests Emma Caulfield & Brian Thompson Sydney (venue to
be advised) tp...@bigpond.com $75.00
MULTIVERSE 4
June 8th - 11th 2001 Melbourne - venue to be advised GsoH Virginia
Hey and John Cook mult...@vicnet.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
THE MILLENNIUM PHILCON
The 59th World Science Fiction Convention August 30 to September 3,
2001 The Pennsylvania Convention Center & Philadelphia Marriott
Hotel GsoH Greg Bear, Stephen Youll, Gardner Dozois, George Scithers
Toastmaster: Esther Friesner. Attending $145 Supporting $US40
Millennium Philcon Post Office Box 310 Huntingdon Valley, PA
19006-0310 U.S.A. phil...@unix3.netaxs.com
http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001
COSTUME CON 20
February 15-18 2002 Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre $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/
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 June 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.
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 rate
goes up to A$205 (Supporting A$60). Australian agent: Terry Frost,
4/8 Walker St, West Brunswick, VIC 3055. Cheques payable to "60th
World Science Fiction Convention."
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
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
Star Walking Inc., will present the 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' 20th
Anniversary Banquet. As part of the Multiverse 4 Convention. Date:
Saturday June 9th 2001. Attendees are asked to attend in costume.
More details to follow. Star Walking Inc.will also run The Second
Star Wars Fan Film Festival later this year.
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD February 21 ACT Writers Centre,
Gorman House, Braddon ACT. les.pe...@detya.gov.au
NEW SOUTH WALES
SYDNEY FUTURIANS January 19 7pm University of Technology, Sydney
Room 1615 http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/futurians.html
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP February 10 2001
Contact Bradley Row bra...@netspace.net.au
QUEENSLAND
HIGHLANDER DOWNUNDER March 19 10am-4pm Metro Arts Centre, Edward St
Brisbane. PO Box 198, Brisbane Albert St QLD 4002
http://www.hldu.org so...@hldu.org
VICTORIA
MSFC January 19 Coffee, Cake & Conversation , January 26 Aust.SF
panel and discussion February 2 Middle Eastern Food Night and
Collector's Fair #3 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/ MS...@eGroups.com
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB January 19, January 26 ,February 2 6:00-7.30pm.
Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION January 21 2001 2:00 pm A.G.M.
For more details, contact Cath Ortlieb (03) 9803-9480 or
mort...@vicnet.net.au
MULTIVERSE GROUP SCREENING OF BEDAZZLED January 25 Approx 7:00pm
Hoyts Cinema Centre, 140 Bourke Street Melbourne. $10.50 per adult,
$8.50 per child. tic...@multiverse.org.au
ENTERPRISE January 27 2001 Beach Day P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre
Melbourne 3005 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/
ente...@vicnet.net.au Phone: (03) 9515 3226 (7pm to 10pm only)
SKYFORCE February 10 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
W.A.
SWANCON 2001 QUIZ DAY Febuary(sic) 11 2001 2:00pm Sandringham Hotel
Belmont WA $7:00 Contact Swancon 2001.
ELECTRONIC STUFF
Moved
Oz B5 Web Directory
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/usrpages/collect/b5.htm
Cheryl Morgan reports that Emerald City has moved "It is still at
the same address (http://www.emcit.com/), but it is on a different
web server. Hopefully you will be able to access it OK, but you may
need to clear the cache on your web browser before you can access
it. In addition, I have a new email address: che...@emcit.com"
FANZINES NEWS
Donald Franson's Trash Barrel Nov 2000 notes that Michael Hailstone
is still producing Busswarble
FANZINES
THYME 130 18pp Alan Stewart P.O. Box 222 World Trade Centre
Melbourne Vic 8005 Australia fia...@netspace.net.au
AUSTRALIAN SF NEWS 90 13pp Alan Stewart & Merv Binns P.O. Box 222
World Trade Centre Vic 8005 P.O. Box 315 Carnegie Vic 3163 Australia
fia...@netspace.net.au
TRASH BARREL Nov 2000 4pp Donald Franson 6543 Babcock Ave North
Hollywood CA 91606-2308 USA
IDEA 12 76pp Geri Sullivan 344 Blaisdell Ave S. Minneapolis MN
55408-4315 USA id...@toad-hall.com
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
ANSIBLE 162 Dave Langford 94 London Road Reading Berkshire RG1 5AU
U.K. ans...@cix.co.uk http://www.ansible.co.uk/
THE COMM CENTRE Jan 15 2001 Multiverse PO Box 355 World Trade
Centre Melbourne Vic 3005 Australia mult...@vicnet.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
THE PAPER SNARL 18 Paper...@aol.com http://www.papertiger.co.uk
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #161 January 30 2001.
DUFF 2001 January 20 2001
ANZAPA 199 February 9 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the
next Australian WorldCon Bid. It has no preference in the current
DUFF Race but recommends that you donate money anyway.
INITIAL AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR NOVEL LIST FOR
2000
This is the start of the list. It doesn't include predominantly
young adult works. Additions and corrections gratefully accepted.
_Kingdoms of the Seventh Pool_ Kirsty Anderson (Holy Angels)
_Inheritance_ Simon Brown (Harper Collins)
_Cyberskin_ Paul Collins (Hybrid)
_Dark Legacy_ Cory Daniels (Random House)
_Time of the Wolf_ Julie D'Arcy (Imajjin Books)
_The Nameless Day_ Sara Douglass (Harper Collins)
_Blackwater Days_ Terry Dowling (Eidolon Books)
_Medalon_ Jennifer Fallon (Harper Collins)
_The Forbidden Land_ Kate Forsyth (Arrow Books)
_City in the Sky_ Nick Grant (Jacobyte Books)
_Chronicle of Ages_ Traci Harding (Harper Collins)
_Black Eagle Rising_ Kate Jacoby (Gollancz)
_Deja Vu_ John Larkin (Random House)
_Descent into the Depths of the Earth_ Paul Kidd (Wizards of the
Coast)
_Gravity's Force_ Ebony McKenna (http://www.Red-e2.com)
_The Miocene Arrow_ Sean McMullen (Tor)
_Son of the Shadows_ Juliet Marillier (Macmillan)
_Vixen_ Hoa Pham (Sceptre)
_The Dying Light_ Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Harper Collins)
_Sea as Mirror_ Tess Williams (Harper Collins)
_The Protector_ Stewart Wochen (Philip S Weeks)
INITIAL AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR YOUNG ADULT
NOVEL LIST FOR 2000
This is the start of the list. Additions and corrections gratefully
accepted.
_Incognito_ Claire Carmichael (Random House)
_Old Magic_ Marianne Curley (Bloomsbury)
_The Rescue of Princess Athena_ Kathryn England (Lothian)
_The Witch in the Lake_ Anna Fienberg (Allen & Unwin)
_Ferren and the Angel_ Richard Harland (Penguin)
_Omega_ Christine Harris (Random House)
_Beyond the Shaking Time_ Simon Higgins (Hodder Stoughton)
_White Time_ Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin) (Collection)
_The Green Prince_ Sophie Masson (Headline)
_Aenir_ Garth Nix (Scholastic)
_The Castle_ Garth Nix (Scholastic)
_The Seventh Tower_ Garth Nix (Scholastic)
_Blackout_ Michael Pryor (Hodder & Stoughton)
_City of the Rats_ Emily Rodda (Scholastic)
_The Forests of Silence_ Emily Rodda (Scholastic)
_The Lake of Tears_ Emily Rodda (Scholastic)
_The Maze of the Beast_ Emily Rodda (Scholastic)
_The Shifting Sands_ Emily Rodda (Scholastic)
_Future Eden_ Colin Thompson (Simon & Schuster)
_X-Changes: Stories for a New Century_ (Allen & Unwin) (Anthology)
I'll run the short story and anthology listings in the next
Bullsheet. These lists are on the web at
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/austsf00.htm