Aust SF Bullsheet 172 (long)
Marc Ortlieb
A pretermitable 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).
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ISSN 1445-4319 (for print version)
ISSN 1445-4327 (for online version)
IN PRINT
Jonathan Strahan notes "Cosmos Books, an imprint of Wildside Press,
has published Paul Collins new short story collection Stalking
Midnight. It was published in April in tpb, and is different from The
Government In Exile (though a couple stories overlap). Stalking
Midnight by Paul Collins Wildside Press/Cosmos Books Trade Paperback
- 160 pages (April 2001) ISBN 1-58715-333-5 $15.99 US / $20.99 CAN /
12.99 UK. "Voyager"; "The Getaway Star"; "The Government in Exile"; "
Cool Running"; "The Nightmare Man"; "At the Focus"; "Cybercide";
"Supremacist"; "Sleight of Hand"; "The Gifted"; "Tangerine Dreams";
"Carrier"; "The Willcroft Inheritance"; "Wired Dreaming"; "The
Nabakov Affair"; "Whispers"; "The Lady and the Demon"
IN ELECTRONS
Monissa Whiteley notes that Elysian Fiction
http://www.elysianfiction.com has one of her stories and one by
Robert Stephenson. "The debut issue has some good fantasy stories -
just the tonic for this reader who'd become jaded with what is
usually passed off of fantasy in the so called science fiction &
fantasy publications."
Ion Newcombe notes that AntipodeanSF 40 is available on the net. "At
the site you'll find the fully featured version of AntipodeanSF,
along with optional text-based HTML, and two palm computing device
formats that can be downloaded. AntipodeanSF includes our first ever
audio fiction as read by the author" Australian stories are: "The
Visitor" Garry Dean; "Pharlap Revisited" Edwina Harvey; "The Quiet
Mystery" Craig Parravicini: "Third Birthday" Edgar Crook; "Christmas
Presence" Brent Lillie. http://www.antisf.com
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Damien Broderick reviews Ubiquity: The Science of History in
The Weekend Australian Review 23-24/6/2001, closely followed by Mike
Shuttleworth reviewing Damien's anthology Earth is But a Star in
CoverNotes The Sunday Age 24/6/2001. Lucy Sussex gets to review China
Mieville's Perdito Street Station in the same column. Just across the
page, Sara Douglass in featured in the Influences Column. Terry
Dowling has several SF reviews in The Weekend Australian review
30/6-1/7/2001, including a review of Jack Dann's Jubilee and Damien
Broderick's Earth is But a Star . David Russell forwarded a copy of a
two page article on Cecilia Dart-Thornton from The New Idea June 23rd
2001. The article states that her publishing deal is worth close to a
million dollars. A photo of Karen Pender-Gunn and her soft toy
version of a green Cyclops alien appear in Fortean Times May 2001.
Lucy Sussex reviews Robert Hood's Shades 1: Shadow Dance in
CoverNotes The Sunday Age 1/7/2001.
EIDOLON SITENEWS STUFF
The latest Eidolon Sitenews notes, among other things:
Hoa Pham, author of Vixen (Hodder Headline), has been honoured by The
Sydney Morning Herald as one as one of three Young Novelists of the
Year.
Altair Australia Literary Agency reports their recent sale of Tony
Shillitoe's new Fantasy series Ashuak Chronicles to HarperCollins'
Voyager Australia. Blood, Book 1 of the series, has been tentatively
scheduled for a March 2002 release.
AUSTRALIAN GENRE BOOK DESIGN AWARD PRESENTED
Jonathan Strahan notes "The eighteenth annual Australian
Publisher's Association Design Awards were presented at the Darling
Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney on Wednesday 20 June 2001, as part
of the 2001 APA Australian Book Fair. For the first time the awards
included a category for the design of fantasy and science fiction
books. The winner for Best Designed Fantasy & Science Fiction Book
was Richard Harland's Ferren and the Angel. The other nominated books
were Hoa Pham's Vixen, and Sophie Masson's The Green Prince. The
award, sponsored by Galaxy Bookshop, was $A1,000, which was presented
to the book's designer."
CONTEST
Simon Haynes writes "I'm posting this for a fellow
sandgroper, and an SF author like myself. Neil's running a simple
contest on his web page, and the winner gets a copy of his latest
novel. So far he's only had a few entries, so the chances of winning
aren't as bad as, say, being the second tourist to visit the
international space station. The URL is
http://www.wn.com.au/clubclad/erebus/contest.htm"
FAN FUNDS
Eric Lindsay reports "Well, thanks to Jean having some time
on her hands while helping out at her mother's place, she managed to
add some of the photos from the digital camera to our GUFF trip
report web site. She has also done a few cleanups of the text,
although obviously a lot more needs to be done to fix all the errors
I introduced in my first draft. http://psiphi.server101.com/guff.
Still, I'm pretty happy about being able to get something available
about GUFF so close in time to our return (Jean won't even be back
for another week). This is particularly so now that we are moving
GUFF to an annual event. Paul Kincaid is even now looking for
British or European fans to stand as candidates to attend the
National Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne, Australia in June
2002, and probably also the New Zealand National Convention the
previous week"
Jean notes that the GUFF site is now at
http://www.ericlindsay.com/guff/
Janice Gelb announces "The North American DUFF administration duties
have now been officially handed over to Patrick Molloy & Naomi
Fisher. The DUFF web site http://home.pacbell.net/jgelb/duff2k.html
has been updated and includes contact information for the new
administrators for checks, donations, etc., plus a financial report
as of February 28.I am pleased to hand over the reins to the new
administration and am sure they will do a wonderful job."
IS THERE LIFE FROM MARS?
Catriona Sparks notes that The Australian Museum Society and
the Australian Centre for Astrobiology are running a lecture "Did
Life Come From Mars?"by Professor Paul Davies July 11, 6.30pm
Macquarie Theatre, Macquarie University Museum Society Members: $11,
non-members: $16.50 (inc GST)Bookings: (02) 9320 6225 or
ta...@austmus.gov.au
ANTIFAN FILMS
Mark Loney notes "I am in now in proud possession of $500 worth of
video copies of the AntiFan movies and will get them in the mail over
the next week or so."
CONVENTION NEWS
Borderlands now has a web site
http://borderlands.murdoch.edu.au/
The latest Costume Con Bulletin contains details on the venue
and programming.
Convergence announces that the Membership price rise has been
delayed until 31st October. Full memberships are $A130. Check the
ConVergence website www.vicnet.net.au/~converge/fjoin.htm for further
details. Hotel rooms are going fast, especially at the Hotel Y, the
convention hotel. The convention has negotiated room rates as low as
$121 per night for a Deluxe room. Convention accommodation is also
available at the Hotel Ibis. Details on how to book hotel rooms can
be found on the Convergence website
Edwin Scribner reports on a planned Relaxacon "If it occurs
at all this year it will be over the weekend of 3-4 November.Almost
certainly at Batemans Bay."
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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
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 & 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
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/
WRITE (C)ON
January 18-20 2002. Guest speakers: tba 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 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
Jennie Rosenbaum notes "Just looking at the calendar and
noticed that the FOME Masquerade ball is listed on the 25th of
August. this year it is on the 18th of August at the Moorabbin
Masonic Hall. full details are at the FOME page or at the official
masquerade ball page at http://sites.theplunge.com/fomeball2001"
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD July 18 ACT Writers' Centre Gorman
House, Braddon ACT. les.pe...@detya.gov.au
http://csfg.cumulo-nimbus.com
NEW SOUTH WALES
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION July 8 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 July 20 7pm University of Technology, Sydney Room
1615 http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/futurians.html
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP July 21 Contact Bradley
Row bra...@netspace.net.au Skyforce Sydney July 29 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
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SFSA July 21 3pm-10pm Adelaide High. Steven Cooke
(don...@chariot.net.au) or P.O. Box 3227 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA
5000
VICTORIA
MSFC July 6 Food Night Casserole and Collectors' Fair #7 July 13
Dracula Panel hosted by Charles Taylor July 20 Author Night Kerry
Greenwood? Discussion?? 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 July 6 July 13 July 20 6:00-7.30pm. Informal
eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
MULTIVERSE July 23 6:30pm Preview Final Fantasy Hoyts Cinema 140
Bourke St tic...@multiverse.org.au
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/
ENTERPRISE July 28 1:00pm Bowling Day Chadstone AMF P.O. Box 466
World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/ ente...@vicnet.net.au
NOVA MOB August 1 Andy Butler, visiting from UK. "Notes Towards a
Language for Analysing Science Fiction" Possibly Garth Nix as well.
13 Frederick St Brunswick
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
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"
W.A.
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
SWANCON 2002 FINAL FANTASY FILM NIGHT July 19 6:30pm or 7:30pm Grand
Cinemas, Warwick http://www.swancon.com
ELECTRONIC STUFF
John Foyster notes "The July 2001 eFNAC is now up on the
usual site. I have done a couple of eFNAC supplements, which relate
to current club memberships in Australian fan clubs, and are mug
shots of attendees at the June 2001 meetings of The Nova Mob and the
Race Mathews/Dick Jenssen Friday night movies group." Contact John on
foy...@senet.com.au for subscription details.
NEW
Robert Hood
http://www.roberthood.net
MOVED
Known Space Website
www.larryniven.org
Richard Spurling
http://richardspurling.anne-t.com
FANZINE NEWS
Murray MacLachlan notes "Official Editorship of New Zealand's
Aotearapa has shifted to Dan McCarthy, who becomes the first former
OE to take up the mantle again. He is considering recycling his
editorials, especially the statements about getting it out on time.
Membership is restricted to 25 people, currently it is at 22, mainly
New Zealanders with two Australians, one Canadian, and one US
citizen. Aotearapa is mailed out once every two months and has been
running since 1979. Minac is 2 pages every 2 months/6 pages per 6
months. A sample of Moa Bone Stew, the Official Organ, is posted on
the web at http://apa.sf.org.nz/. Enquiries about Aotearapa should
be directed to Dan McCarthy, 8 Kings Ave, St Clair, New Zealand, or
danm...@deepsouth.co.nz
FANZINES
ANSIBABBLE #666 2pp Kim Huett 29/63 Pearson St Holder ACT 2611
Australia
CONSCRIPT July 2001 6pp Conquest GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
Australia http://conquest2000.tsx.org
VANAMONDE 403 - 407 2pp ea John Hertz 236 S. Coronado St No 409 Los
Angeles CA 90057 USA
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
COMM CENTRE THE June 25 2001 Multiverse PO Box 355 World Trade Centre
Melbourne Vic 3005 Australia multi...@multiverse.org.au
http://www.multiverse.org.au/
COSTUMECON E-MAIL NEWSLETTER 3 Chris Ballis PO Box 322 Bentleigh Vic
3204 Australia stil...@netspace.net.au www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
EMERALD CITY 70 Cheryl Morgan che...@emcit.com http://www.emcit.com
PAPER SNARL THE 23 Paul Barnett Paper...@aol.com
http://www.papertiger.co.uk
SITENEWS June 26 2001 Jeremy Byrne site...@eidolon.net
http://eidolon.net
CoAs
Sally Beasley sbbe...@bigpond.com
Dave Luckett davel...@bigpond.com.
Fables and Reflections is changing email addresses. Instead
of li...@one.net.au from the 19th June 2001 onwards you can reach
Fables and Reflections for queries or story submissions at
li...@iinet.net.au
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #173 July 17 2001.
ANZAPA 202 August 10 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the
next Australian WorldCon Bid.
OTHER STUFF
In addition to the information on the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery
award in the previous Bullsheet, Rosana Hart adds "Your readers might
also like to know about the bimonthly ezine I publish on my father,
Cordwainer Smith. Back issues can be read at
www.cordwainer-smith.com/ezine.htm and subscription requests can go
to subs...@cordwainer-smith.com."