Aust SF Bullsheet 174(long)
Marc Ortlieb
An aproceleusmatic 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.
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choice. Free copy from aus.sf on Internet or at
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/bullsheet.htm
ISSN 1445-4319 (for print version)
ISSN 1445-4327 (for online version)
MELBOURNE WRITERS' FESTIVAL
The Festival, running from August 24 to September 2, includes
the following genre authors in its Guest List: Gary Crew, Jack Dann,
Sonya Harnett, Margo Lanagan, Shane Maloney, Garth Nix and Gillian
Rubinstein
AUREALIS
Aurealis has announced a new editor, but no clear statement as
to whether or not the magazine has actually been sold. Keith Stevenson
will take over the running of the magazine after double issue #27/28 in
October. From 2002, publication will be biannual in April and October.
The editors are reading for issues #29 and #30. Chimaera Publications
will also continue to run the Aurealis Awards and plan to increase
their Internet presence. Phone enquiries and phone subscriptions: 03
9504 1516= Faxes: 03 9504 1517. Email: keith.s...@optusnet.com.au
Website http://www.sf.org.au/aurealis Postal address PO Box 2164 Mt
Waverley Vic 3149 Australia. Subscriptions$38.50/4 ; $20.30/2;
$12.50/1. Aurealis is looking for contributors to a multi-media column
and for people willing to send news for their e-news section. Email
Keith with personal details and a short review/ critique show casing
your style.
IN PRINT
Edwina Harvey notes the publication of her short story "She
Just Dropped In" in Vile Temptress, Issue 1.
NEW ARRIVALS
Carmel Joy and Alan Edwin Brain announce the birth of their son
Andrew Edward Brain at 1202 Australian Eastern Standard Time, Sunday
17th July. 4 weeks premature. 3.67 Kg ( 8.1 Lbs) Height 55cm (21").
Mother and baby both doing fine.
In the meantime, The Herald Sun 26/7/2001 notes the birth of Teal'c
Abraham G'Kar to a Knox couple. Anyone we know?
IN ELECTRONS
Ion Newcombe notes "By the time you read this message,
AntipodeanSF issue 41 will be available for viewing on the web at
(www.antisf.com). This month we have seven original stories, all
contributed by writers from the Antipodes. "The Discarded" Geoffrey
Maloney; "Multitudes" Rob Bleckly; "Impact Crescendo Peanut Butter
Quackie" Peter Cook; "Losers" Richard Pitchforth;
"Lawnmowersakiwoodcuttingmopenstein" Ben Payne; "I'm Not Levelling
Accusations" Tony Horne; "Invasion" Paul Ryan."http://www.antisf.com
FANZINE LIBRARY QUERY
Irwin Hirsh notes "In Etherline 31 (published in about mid
1954) is this item: 'Leon Stone, 28 Gordon St., Gordon, NSW wants for
Australian Library Amateur Journalism's fanzines section (over 700
fanzines) Walt Willis' Slant, nos 1 to 6. Offered in exchange for each
issue is one American prozine - Galaxy, Startling, Fantastic, Thrilling
Wonder, Amazing (1947-53).' Anyone know anything about this library?
Anyone know what happened to its collection?"
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
David L. Russell sends an article on Sara Douglass from The
Herald Sun Weekend 21/7/2001. It mentions her three week tour of the
U.S. and her forthcoming historical tetrology. Cecelia Dart-Thornton
gets another piece in The Age 23/7/2001. Lucy Sussex gets to review
Stephen Jay Goulds's The Lying Stones of Marrakech in her regular
reviewing gig in The Sunday Age(22/7/2001) while Jack Dann features in
the Influences column the following week.
PERIPATETIC FANS
Jean Weber writes from the remote town of Innaminka, South
Australia, that she and Eric Lindsay are working on their GUFF report,
despite being in the wilds of outback Australia without any convenient
way to upload new stuff to their website. However, they did raise some
money for GUFF by auctioning a book, and are looking forward to hearing
from more people who want books from the list on their GUFF site,
http://www.ericlindsay.com/guff/
Jean reports that the nights are cold but the days beautiful, and the
dirt roads are in much better condition that they expected. They have
been visiting all the pubs they can find in remote areas and are taking
lots of photos. She is hoping to get an issue of their Avalook travel
newsletter out soon, despite the Internet access problem. Look for it
at http://www.avalook.com.au/
CONVENTION NEWS
Mathew Frank notes "The July BOBW convention's guests seem to
have been migrated to the Buffy convention later in the year (BOBW13)
with Anthony Steward Head (Giles)." Edwina Harvey writes "Write (C)on
guest speakers include Simon Brown (author of Privateer, Winter and
Inheritance), Marilyn Pride (writer, illustrator and artist) and Lewis
Morley (special effects artist and self publisher) other commitments
permitting. Write (C)on now also has a web site at:
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/Writecon.html."
Conscript notes that, since there was no 2002 Conquest Committee
elected, the 2001 Conquest may be the last one.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
MANIFEST 2001
August 11-12 2001 Old Arts Building Melbourne University 10:00am to
9:00pm each day Contact mani...@metva.com.au P.O. Box 14191 Melbourne
8001
FREECON
August 25 Bankstown Municipal Library, Sydney. Contact Garry Dalrymple
gary-peter...@tafensw.edu.au
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/Frcn2202.html
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 $170 Supporting $US40
Millennium Philcon Post Office Box 310 Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-0310
U.S.A. phil...@unix3.netaxs.com http://www.milphil.org
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
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 2001 Stargate SG-1 Convention Tony
Amendola.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
FREECON
November 10 North Sydney 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 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 Proposed venue: Barker Lodge Motel, Barker St, Kensington
(N.S.W.) Membership: $20 e.ha...@unsw.edu.au 12 Flinders St,
Matraville, NSW. 2036
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/
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
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."
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
The Spaced Out contact phone number has changed to (03) 9569
2063.
Julian Warner reports on the Nova Mob "due to foreshadowed
ceiling renovations, the next Nova Mob meeting will be moved to the
house of Andrew McCrae and Sarah Marland. We will be meeting on Weds 1
August at 8.00pm at: 145 Blyth St, East Brunswick. The house is about
100m from the corner of Blyth and Lygon Sts. Catch the No.1 or No.22
tram to get to the Blyth/Lygon corner - look for the Caltex petrol
station. Those who are driving may wish to bring a folding chair or two
just in case we are short of seating.
Next week's speaker is still Andy Butler as programmed. We were going
to have Garth Nix along as well but he is now unavailable. Further
months: September - Pam McIntyre on Harry Potter; October - Ian Mond on
Stephen King and why he wants to have his babies (with parsley);
November - Roselyn Gross on Diana Wynn-Jones; December - the Nova Mob
lunch / dinner / high tea?
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD August 15 ACT Writers' Centre Gorman
House, Braddon ACT. les.pe...@detya.gov.au
http://csfg.cumulo-nimbus.com
NEW SOUTH WALES
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION August 12 10:30am to 7:00pm Lidcombe
Catholic Club, 24 John St Lidcombe P.O Box 797 Fairfield NSW 1860
membe...@fsf.com.au http://www.fsf.com.au
SYDNEY FUTURIANS August 17 7pm University of Technology, Sydney Room
1615 http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/futurians.html
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP August 18 Contact Bradley
Row bra...@netspace.net.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 August 5 Brisbane City Council GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
CONQUEST August 11 Planetarium Day GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SFSA August 18 3pm-10pm Adelaide High. Steven Cooke
(don...@chariot.net.au) or P.O. Box 3227 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000
VICTORIA
MSFC August 3 Food Night Jaffles and Ethel Collation August 10 August
17 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 August 3 August 10 ANZAPA collected, August 17 ANZAPA
distributed 6:00-7.30pm. Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria
Melbourne
AUSTREK August 4 2001 Annual Austrek Art Show 2 pm 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
MULTIVERSE August 6 7:00pm Preview Planet of the Apes Hoyts Cinema 140
Bourke St tic...@multiverse.org.au
THE AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS' GUILD August 11 Annual Australian Costumers'
Guild Ball The Centre, Ivanhoe PO Box 322 Bentleigh Vic 3204
stil...@netspace.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
SKYFORCE August 11 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
F.O.M.E. MASQUERADE BALL August 18 The Moorabbin Masonic Hall For more
details http://sites.theplunge.com/fomeball2001"
DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA August 18 Dark Zone meeting Box Hill GPO
Box 4782UU Melbourne VIC 3001 as...@optusnet.com.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dwcv
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB September 1 10:00am ScienceworksP.O. Box
437 Sunshine Vic 3020 chr...@bigpond.com or mys...@netstra.com.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/
NOVA MOB September 5 Pam McIntyre on Harry Potter 13 Frederick St
Brunswick
ENTERPRISE September 22 1:00-5:00pm What does it mean to be a Star
Trek Fan? Ella Latham Theatre Royal Children's HospitalP.O. Box 466
World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/
ente...@vicnet.net.au
W.A.
SWANCON 2002 PROGRAMMING MEETING August 19 1:00 The Captain Stirling,
Nedlands http://www.swancon.com
ELECTRONIC STUFF
Defunct SF WebSites
Julian Buczek http://members.xoom.com/buczek/
FANZINES
FORCE THE 40 32pp Peter Roberts P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070
Australia starw...@starwalking.net http://www.starwalking.net
FILE 770 138 30pp Mike Glyer 705 Valley View Ave Monrovia CA 91016
USAM...@compuserve.com
COMMUNICATOR THE 45 28pp Derek Screen P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre
Melbourne Vic 3005 Australia ente...@vicnet.net.au
SCIENCE FICTION 43 68pp Van Ikin Department of English University of WA
Nedlands W.A. 6009 Australia
CONSCRIPT August 2001 6pp Conquest GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
Australia http://conquest2000.tsx.org
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
EMERALD CITY 71 Cheryl Morgan che...@emcit.com http://www.emcit.com
COMM CENTRE THE July 17 2001 Multiverse PO Box 355 World Trade Centre
Melbourne Vic 3005 Australia multi...@multiverse.org.au
http://www.multiverse.org.au/
Deadlines
Bullsheet #175 August 13 2001.
ANZAPA 202 August 10 2001
NAFF nominations October 1 2001
GUFF nominations September 30 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the next
Australian WorldCon Bid.
LETTERATURE
Chris Nelson notes with reference to Albacon offering free
memberships to non-North American fans: "What a good idea. I think all
US cons should do this. Eric & Jean would save a fortune!"
Lloyd Penney noted that he saw a couple of the guests for the
cancelled July BOBW Convention at Toronto Trek 15 on the weekend for
which BOBW was originally scheduled.
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