Aust SF Bullsheet 176 (long)
Marc Ortlieb
A protomorphic 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 to be paid to the fan fund of
your 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)
An apology to the recepients of the paper issue of the Bullsheet.
This issue will be late, due to a combination of my involvement in
the school production, and the post-production lurgi.
SFWOE
Rob Riel notes, regarding the International Science Fiction Writers
of Earth Competition. " It'll the the event's 21st birthday this
year, and as always I'm keen to see Australia well represented.
The competition is open only to *unpublished* writers, defined as
those who have never received *money* for a *published* piece of
*prose fiction* -- articles & poetry don't count. Details are
available on the SFWoE Website, though entrants should be careful
to download the forms for Australasian residents, as it's much
cheaper. This year Picaro Press is helping to sponsor the
competition by adjusting the entry fee to compensate for the sad
state of the Australian dollar, and providing an Australian address
to avoid overseas postage costs. The top ten list is generally
published in _Locus_, _SF Chronicle_, and other genre magazines.
The winner will be offered publication either in _Altair_ (if it
survives) or on the SFWoE Website, though this is voluntary --
entrants are welcome to sell their stories any way they can *after*
submitting. The competition judge will probably be Edward Bryant,
and results will be available at the end of January 2002. Any
questions or comments should be directed to Picaro Press at
ja...@hunterlink.net.au.
IN ELECTRONS
Ion Newcombe notes "Issue 42 of AntipodeanSF will be
available on the web. Due to circumstances beyond our control,
AntipodeanSF has changed its domain name, and now lives at :
http://antipodean-sf.com or http://purl.nla.gov.au/NET/antisf/ "
Fiction in this issue is "Girl in a Black Dress" Trent Jamieson;
"Jessica" Nathan Burrage; "A Heaven on Earth" Stephen Thompson;
"Divinities" Lyn Triffitt; Isn't Utopia Wonderful?" Philip
Fairbanks; "Vidic" Grant Watson and "Lost"Shane Brown
IN PRINT
Alan Stewart notes " Sean McMullen had a short story "In
Love's Name" published in Babbling On (issue #22, July/August
2001)"
ON STAGE
Penny Young of Thingamagiga Productions reports on "...our
new stage production of H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine" which is
currently running at Cat and Fiddle Theatre at the Cat and Fiddle
Hotel, 456 Darling St, Balmain. The show is a faithful adaptation
of the novella, stars Mark Lee (Gallipoli), and runs Wed - Sat 8pm
and Sun 5pm until September 8th. Tickets are $20, or $15 for groups
of 10 or more. Bookings can be made by phoning the hotel on 9810
7931."
ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE.
""Andromeda" is a new Speculative Fiction magazine, to be published
bimonthly and widely distributed. We are looking for stories (to
10,000 words), poetry, line drawings and even non-fiction articles.
We will accept SF, Fantasy and Horror pieces, with a preference for
"fun" rather than grim-and-gritty. The first issue is scheduled for
launch 7th June 2002 at the Convergence SF Convention Payment: Up
to 3c/Word(Australian), with a $20 minimum per piece. (POP)E-mail
to
submi...@andromedaspaceways.com as an attached RTF. or Mail:
Andromeda Spaceways Submissions PO Box 98 Latham ACT 2615 Australia
Manuscripts will only be returned if SASE included. (refer to:
http://www.shunn.net/writing/coach/format.html for preferred
submission format.) Please make sure you include full contact
details, including postal address, e-mail, and phone number.
Artwork: ASIM will also be looking for B&W internal illustrations.
If you are interested in supplying artwork, please contact our Art
Director at: artdi...@andromedaspaceways.com Samples of your
work can be sent as screen resolution scanned images (no more than
300kb per image, please), links to online galleries, or mailed to
the above address."
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Kim Huett writes "as I left work this morning I was
surprised to hear part of an email from regular correspondent
Michael O'Brien being read out on the David Kilby & Chris Uhlmann
breakfast show. Since it was amusing errors made in messages left
on church bulletin boards I assume this to be the work of the
fannish Michael O'Brien." Kim also sent a copy of the Canberra
Sunday Times 12/8/2001, noting an article in which Australian,
Chinese and German robots did well in the world soccer robot cup.
ESSAYING IT
Chris Lawson notes "Web activist Reason has republished online an
essay I presented at Worldcon about life-extension technology
called "The Tithonus Option is Not an Option". Also on this site is
Damien Broderick's "The Last Mortal Generation", which inspired my
essay. Check out:
http://www.longevitymeme.org/ and head for the Articles page."
PERIPATETIC FANS
Damien Warman notes "FYI Juliette and I are now at 400 West 35th St
#106 Austin TX 78751 US and Jeff Harris is (at least for the rest
of the year) the contact person/"organiser" for Critical Mass.
Jeff's email address is jlha...@senet.com.au"
Mark Loney is also moving, but not as far "Vanessa and I have
finally made the plunge into home ownership and bought 'Hotel
Loney', a three storey townhouse in the newish suburb of
Palmerston. While Palmerston is a northern suburb of Canberra, it
is nowhere near the truly northern suburb of Palmerston in Darwin
in the Northern Territory (where Telstra first attempted to install
our telephone). Our address is now 44 Haystack Crescent, Palmerston
ACT 2913. The PO Box in Campbell will be quietly retired over the
next few months so all mail should go to our house."
CONVERGENCE RAFFLE
Rose Mitchell notes "ConVergence 2002 is holding a Raffle. For a
mere $1 a ticket you could win one of the following prizes: Full
membership to ConVergence 2002; Selection of trade paperback and
paperback books valued at over $100; 3 autographed photos valued at
over $100. ConVergence 2002 representatives will be selling raffle
tickets at SF&F events around Australia up to December and you can
also buy raffle tickets online. You can find a list of who these
people are, including our local agents, from our website.
www.vicnet.net.au/~converge "
CONVENTION NEWS
Note the cancellation of the September 30th one-day
Multiverse Event. Con Jose has sent out its PR 2 along with ConJose
Offline a sort of Clayton's PR. There seems to be a little
uncertainty over the dates for Conning Tour.
CON REPORTS
Reports from Claire McKenna, Zara Baxter, Ted Scribner &
Garry Dalrymple suggest that the traditional Good Time was had by
all at the Bankstown FreeCon. The Con evidently scored a mention in
the Sydney Morning Herald. Sounds like Sydney is where it's really
happening. (Now, if someone over there wants to take over the
running of a fortnightly newszine...)
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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 $180 until August
19. $200 at the door. 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
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
AmendolaAlexis 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 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."
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
EVENT NEWS
John Bortolin reports on an sf movie marathon he is running at
Greater Union Mosman 9 Spit Road Mosman on Sun 7th October. " In
one screen I will be having a double feature of Star Trek
Generations and First Contact. screening will start about 11.30pm
(details to be finalised price etc). In the other screen will be
Austin Powers and The Spy Who Shagged Me."
CLUB NEWS
A.C.T.
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD September 19 ACT Writers'
Centre Gorman House, Braddon ACT. les.pe...@detya.gov.au
http://csfg.cumulo- nimbus.com
NEW SOUTH WALES
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION September 9 Marjean Holden, Dr Sarah
Chambers from Crusade will be present. 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
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 October 7. Greater Union Mosman 9 Spit Road
Mosman johnbo...@iprimus.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 September 2 Brisbane City Council 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 August 31 Religion in SF September 7 Food Night American,
September 14 Author Night Scott Westerfeld 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 31 September 7 September 14 6:00-7.30pm.
Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
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
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
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
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/
COAS
Catriona Sparks notes "Agog! Fantastic Fiction has a new postal
address: PO Box U302 University of Wollongong NSW 2500" Spaced Out
has changed its email address to spaced...@start.com.au
ANZAPA has a new e-mail address anz...@kaleidio.com.au
FANZINES
SOUTHERN FANDOM CONFEDERATION BULLETIN Vol 7 No 10 28pp Julie Wall
470 Ridge Rd Birmingham AL 35206 USA jlw...@usit.net
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
CONSCRIPT September 2001 Conquest GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
Australia http://conquest2000.tsx.org
EMERALD CITY 72 Cheryl Morgan...@emcit.com
http://www.emcit.com
PAPER SNARL THE 25 Paul Barnett Paper...@aol.com
http://www.papertiger.co.uk
SITENEWS August 28 2001 Jeremy Byrne site...@eidolon.net
http://eidolon.net
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #177 September 11 2001.
NAFF nominations October 1 2001
GUFF nominations September 30 2001
Borderlands Competition October 12 2001
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the
next Australian WorldCon Bid.
OTHER STUFF
Astronomer and science fiction writer Fred Hoyle died on
August 20. His death was noted in, among other places, the
Melbourne Herald Sun. There was an obituary in The Age 28/8/2001
LETTERATURE
Judith Hanna writes "...severe recent shortage of visiting Ozzies
has deprived us of opportunities for exploring the Sights of London
under excuse of showing visitors around. Do we blame the exchange
rate? Or are all the people we know getting all moss-grown and
settled, just like us?"
Re the WFA nominations for Terry Dowling and Shaun Tan, Lucy Sussex
notes "...the other two Aussie nominations for the WFA were for
She's Fantastical, in the anthology section, and a story from it,
'Angel thing' by Petrina Smith, in the short story section. They
lost out to Gwyneth Jones and The Penguin Book Of Modern Fantasy by
Women (in which I had a story), but as far as I know they were the
first to get shortlisted."
Cheryl Morgan reports "I am spending rather too much time on the
bulletin board at Tad Williams' Shadowmarch web site
(http://www.shadowmarch.com). Today the talk turned to dangerous
animals, and some of the Aussie members and I explained the
mysteries of drop bears to the assembled multitude. After a few
seconds thought, Tad improvised the following poem, which I felt I
ought to share with you. It was written on the spur of the moment
and any failings in scansion are a result of haste. (to the tune of
"Inchworm")
Drop Bear, Drop Bear,
Lurking in the eucalypts,
Could it be so? -- some fool seppo
Has wandered underneath
Drop Bear, Drop Bear
Plunging through the canopy
Down toward that yank, you humbly thank
The Drop Bear God for teeth
UN-PAID ADVERTS
Adrienne Losin notes that she has art for sale on display
at La Taverna Pizza in East Brunswick
Tantoblin
> Reports from Claire McKenna, Zara Baxter, Ted Scribner &
>Garry Dalrymple suggest that the traditional Good Time was had by
>all at the Bankstown FreeCon. The Con evidently scored a mention in
>the Sydney Morning Herald. Sounds like Sydney is where it's really
>happening. (Now, if someone over there wants to take over the
>running of a fortnightly newszine...)
There was also a mention & pictures in the StGeorge & Sutherland Shire
Leader (local paper). I was almost tempted to come & have a look with
all that promotion...
Tantoblin