Aust Sf Bullsheet 169(long)
Marc Ortlieb
A pistareen 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
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ISSN 1445-4319 (for print version)
ISSN 1445-4327 (for online version)
REDSINE
Garry Nurrish reports that Redsine is returning to a
print format. "From January 2002, Redsine will be coming out as
5"x8" high quality trade paperback with a glossy colour cover.
Cosmos Books have committed themselves to bringing out the
magazine quarterly for at least the next two years. As a result
Redsine will have access to a distribution network that covers
the UK, the US and Australia. The webzine's final issue will be
issue 6, online June 1st. A further announcement will be made
early next month, which will include prices, subscription
information and more details concerning the magazine."
Redsine is currently looking for dark fantasy stories up to 5,000
words. Contact Garry at ga...@redsine.com for further submission
details.
HUMAN STOCK
Vaughan Whitlock reports that his sf novel Human Stock
will be released by Sid Harta Publishers in June/July. "A story
set in the year 2030, when cloning is the preferred means of
human reproduction for a women-dominated community surviving World
War 3." More details http://www.sidharta.com.au
IN PRINT
The Slow Glass Books Catalogue 148 lists the following Australian
new releases: Damien Broderick (ed) Earth is But a Star; Cecilia
Dart-Thornton The Ill-Made Mute; Kate Forsyth The Skull of the
World; Robert Hood Shadow Dance; Louise Katz The Other Face of
Janus; Sophie Masson The Firebird & Janeen Webb The Sinbad
Chronicles: Sailing to Atlantis.. Jonathan Strahan notes the June
release of Doctor Who: The Year of the Intelligent Tigers Kate
Orman (BBC Books)
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Damien Broderick notes that he too has graced the Teev
recently. "The new ABC TV Thurs 8:80 pm pop sci show Aftershock,
hosted by Richard Fidler, not only deals with gosh-shock-horror
ideas about the future, but so far has included two Aussie sf
writers in the panel (Sean Williams the first ep, me the second),
possibly with more to come. Russell Blackford was originally
invited to take part in the cloning ep but pressure of work
prevented his participation."
Yvonne Rousseau sends a copy of the Adelaide Advertiser
featuring the complete article on Roman Orszanski's house of
straw, along with a photo of Roman and Dylan.
AUREALIS AWARDS JUDGES 2001
Rowena Cory Lindquist reports on the judges for the 2001 Aurealis
Awards " The decisions in each Division will be made by an
independent panel of three or four judges. Each Division will have
a different panel and the panel will decide both the novel and
short story
SCIENCE FICTION Peter McNamara Dianne DeBellis, Marian Foster,
and Stephen Higgins.
FANTASY Peter McNamara, Helen Patrice, Ben Payne, and Rob
Stephenson.
HORROR Rowena Cory Lindquist, Sylvia Kelso, and Sophie Masson.
YOUNG ADULT Sophie Masson, Richard Harland, Marianne Jablon, and
Denise Lines.
CHILDRENS' Keith Stevenson, Marianne de Peirres, Linsay Knight.
If you know of a work which fits the eligibility criteria,
you can contact the Convenors via the Website. Please note that
all works need to be sent directly to the judges at the time of
publication, and one copy should be sent to Chimaera Publications,
PO Box 2164, Mt Waverley Vic 3149.
Please follow the guidelines on the Website, where the
judges addresses appear. Visit the new temporary site for Aurealis
online at www.sf.org.au/aurealis
Contact for media enquiries: Rowena Cory Lindquist
co...@powerup.com.au 07 3893 2959
FAN FUNDS
Paul Ewins reports that, due to time commitments, he was unable to
take his FFANZ trip, originally postponed until this year. He adds
"The current plan is to call for nominations RSN for NZ -> AUS for
2002 and then run AUS -> NZ in 2003. Linette has been fairly
inactive too (mostly due to illness I believe) so not much has
happened. On the bright side, as I didn't go anywhere the bank
balance is still very healthy."
CONVENTION NEWS
CostumeCon, the 2001 World Costuming Convention to be held
in Melbourne next year has changed its venue to LaTrobe
University. Their latest newsletter gives details of accommodation
arrangements and updates programming.
ConVergence is now accepting bookings for dealers' room.
"The Dealers' Room is a large secure area located on the upper
level of the convention venue. If you are a club or fan group,
space will be provided to you at no cost subject to availability.
Applications and the reservation of tables for ConVergence 2002
Dealers' Room are now available.".ConVergence also has a general
discussion group "To subscribe to the Yahoo email group for
discussion about ConVergence 2002, simply send a subscribing email
to convergence-i...@yahoogroups.com or go to the
ConVergence website and click on the subscription icon either in
the "What's New" section or the "Join Here" page."
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
ARMAGEDDON INVITATIONAL
May 26 NZI convention centre Aotea centre2001 Auckland. Special
guests James Marsters, Emma Caulfield and Brian Thompson $60.00
www.pulpexpo.com
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE-FICTION
June 3 Lidcombe Catholic Club, 24 John st Lidcombe 10am till
approx 6pm Cost Members $60, Non Members $75 Emma Caulfield and
Brian Thompson book...@fsf.com.au or http://www.fsf.com.au
STAR TREK CONVENTION
June 4 1.00pm to 6.00pm Burswood Hotel Perth GoH Robert Picardo
http://www.startrek.com.au/
MULTIVERSE 4
June 8th - 11th 2001 Melbourne Edmund Barton Centre, South Road
Moorabbin GsoH Anthony Daniels,Virginia Hey, Brian Thompson and
John Cook Rates after 15/05/01 $150/$175. (The cheaper rates are
for members of clubs affiliated with Multiverse.)
multi...@multiverse.org.au http://www.multiverse.org.au/
BOBW XII EARTH:FINAL CONFLICT
July 20-22 2001 The Southern Cross Hotel, corner Goulburn &
Elizabeth Streets Sydney Guests: Leni Parker, Anita La Silva
Richard Chevolleau Eugene Roddenberry Jr. Convention Day 1 $99.00
Convention Day 2 $99.00 More Information: http://www.bobw.com.au
Email: a...@nlc.net.au (02) 9453 0290
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
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
CONQUEST
September 21-23 Quest Hotel Brisbane GoH Richard Biggs $200 GPO
Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001 wr...@bigpond.net.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
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
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 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$320 on July 10 (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
In tribute to Douglas Adams, who died, aged 49, on May 11, the
MSFC held a Hitch Hiker's Night in place of their scheduled 2001
Night on May 18. Towel Day has been scheduled for May 25, the idea
being to carry a towel to commemorate Douglas Adams. I guess it is
appropriately silly.
Neil Hogan sent the following NSW Dr Who updates Tavern (A booze
up for Doctor Who fans) Meets 1st Friday every month at the Off
Broadway Hotel in Ultimo. contact: ne...@sylvestermccoy.com
website: http://dwtavern.50megs.com SDWSFFC No longer operational
Newcastle Doctor Who Science Fiction Club No longer operational.
SCOT (Supreme Council of Timelords) Please send all correspondence
to the Doctor Who Club of Australia"
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD June 20 ACT Writers' Centre
Gorman House, Braddon ACT. les.pe...@detya.gov.au
http://csfg.cumulo-nimbus.com
New South Wales
ALTERNATE REALITIES May 27 11:00am to 7:00pm Granville RSL Club
SKYFORCE SYDNEY May 27 12pm to 5pm 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)
SYDNEY FUTURIANS June 15 7pm University of Technology, Sydney Room
1615 http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/futurians.html
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP June 16 Contact Bradley
Row bra...@netspace.net.au
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION June 17 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
QUEENSLAND
CONQUEST June 3 10:00am - 4:00pm Brisbane City Council GPO Box
1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
South Australia
SFSA June 16 3pm-10pm Adelaide High. Steven Cooke
(don...@chariot.net.au) or P.O. Box 3227 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA
5000
VICTORIA
MSFC May 25 What's cool about DVDs presentation June 1 Food Night
- Soup and Ethel Collation, June 8 Multiverse no planned
activities 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 May 25, June 1, June 8 ANZAPA Collection
6:00-7.30pm. Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria
Melbourne
JACK DANN AT BORDERS May 26 4:00pm Borders Book Shop
ENTERPRISE May 26 Shopping Tour on RISA 1:00 to 5:00pm Hoyts
Cinema 140 Bourke St P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne
3005 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/ ente...@vicnet.net.au
AUSTREK June 2 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
SKYFORCE June 2 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
NOVA MOB June 6 Andrew McCrae talks on Jeff Noon 13 Frederick St
Brunswick
MULTIVERSE PEARL HARBOR SCREENING June 6: 7:30pm Hoyts Cinemas
Chadstone, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Dandenong Road Chadstone)
$10.50 per adult, $8.50 per child. tic...@multiverse.org.au
SLOW GLASS BOOKS KATE FORSYTH SIGNING June 15 5:00pm onward 305
Swanston St Melbourne 3000
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB July 28 1:00pm Bowling Day Chadstone
AMF P.O. Box 437 Sunshine Vic 3020 chr...@bigpond.com or
mys...@netstra.com.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/
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/
W.A.
DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY June 15-17, 19- 23 and
26-30 8.00pm The Rechabites Hall 224 William Street Northbridge
WA$18 Full / $15 Concession Booking Through BOCS - 08 9484 1133.
THE GAMERS GUILD YALP (yet another lan party). July 15 Midnight to
6:00pm 122 Shepperton Rd.St. Joachims Hall $2.50 for members,
$5.00 for non.If you want to attend, email me with a subject of
"GooGoL Registration", with your details :
http://www.gamersguild.org.au g...@gamersguild.org.aun
ELECTRONIC STUFF
Some more of Charlotte Proctor's post-Aussiecon Two photos
have surfaced at http://fanac.org/Fan_ Photo_Album/a06-p00.html If
you wish to see the Ortlieb mansion as it was sixteen years ago,
take a peek!
Karen Herkes and Carol Bott note "The ACT Region SF
Information site is now largely complete, but as a historical
record will continue to be a "work in progress". Amendments and
suggestions would be very welcome - http://act-sf.8m.com/ Thank
you to all contributors."
FANZINES
MENTOR, THE 95 34pp Ron Clarke P.O. Box 746 Bankstown NSW 1885
Australia
SLOW GLASS BOOKS CATALOGUE 148 28pp Cheryl Louch Slow Glass Books
GPO Box 2708X Melbourne Vic 3001 Australia
http://www.slowglass.com.au
VANAMONDE 393-397 2pp each John Hertz 236 S. Coronado St No 409
Los Angeles CA 90057 USA
ETHEL THE AARDVARK 96 20pp Sean-Paul Smith P.O. Box 212 World
Trade Centre Melbourne Vic 3005 AUSTRALIA MSFC_...@eGroups.com
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc/
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
PAPER SNARL THE 22 Paul Barnett Paper...@aol.com
http://www.papertiger.co.uk
COMM CENTRE THE May 8 & May 16 Multiverse PO Box 355 World Trade
Centre Melbourne Vic 3005 Australia multi...@multiverse.org.au
http://www.multiverse.org.au/
COSTUMECON E-MAIL NEWSLETTER 2 Chris Ballis PO Box 322 Bentleigh,
Vic 3204 Australia stil...@netspace.net.au
www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
CoAs
Kim Huett. notes "I've had to give up PO Box 679 Woden ACT
2606 after sixteen years of continual rental. My postal address
now becomes 29/63 Pearson Street Holder ACT 2611"
Deadlines
Bullsheet #170 June 5 2001.
ANZAPA 201 June 8 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the
next Australian WorldCon Bid.
2001 PRIX AURORA AWARDS (CANADA)
The awards were presented Saturday, May 5, 2001, at V-Con 25, in
Vancouver, British Columbia.
Best Long-Form Work in English: "The Snow Queen", Eileen Kernaghan
Meilleur livre en francais: "Demain, les etoiles", Jean-Louis
Trudel
Best Short-Form Work in English: "Surrendering the Blade", Marcie
Tentchoff
Meilleure nouvelle en francais: "La Danse des esprits", Douglas
Smith [traducteur: Benoit Domis]
Best Work in English (Other): Science Fiction: The Play
Meilleur ouvrage en francais (Autre): Solaris
Artistic Achievement / Accomplissement artistique: Jean-Pierre
Normand
Fan Achievement / Accomplissement fanique (Fanzine): Voyageur
Fan Achievement / Accomplissement fanique
(Organizational/Organisation): R. Graeme Cameron
Fan Achievement / Accomplissement fanique (Other/autre): Donna
McMahon
Complete details are available at: www.sentex.net/~dmullin/aurora
ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD
Marcus L. Rowland notes " the Arthur C. Clarke award for
the best science fiction novel of 2000, and a cheque for 2001
pounds, was awarded to China Mieville's Perdido Street Station.
The ceremony was attended by all of the nominees, and followed an
afternoon of author readings and discussions at the museum
organised by the only two-time winner of the award, Pat Cadigan."
Marc Ortlieb
mort...@vicnet.net.au (Marc Ortlieb) wrote:
> CONVENTION NEWS
>
> CostumeCon, the 2001 World Costuming Convention to be held
> in Melbourne next year has changed its venue to LaTrobe
> University. Their latest newsletter gives details of accommodation
> arrangements and updates programming.
>
Oops!!! Make that the 2002 World Costuming convention. (Thanks Clive!)