Einblatt February 2011 Twin Cities area sf-related news and events
Dan Goodman
http://www.mnstf.org/einblatt/einblatt-current.pdf
Calendar
* Sat, Feb 5, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th
Ave S, Mpls. Dogs, smoking outside. FFI: 612-822-0451,
sr...@fireopal.org, realityc...@fireopal.org
* Sun, Feb 13, 12N. MnSpec: Readings by members. Lunds Community Room,
1450 W Lake, Mpls. [Changed to a presentation on making presentations,
after editor's deadline. dsgood]
* Sun, Feb 13, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Margo Bratton's, 4736
Pleasant Ave S, Mpls. Cats. FFI: 612-825-6549
* Sat, Feb 19, 2PM. Minn-StF Pool Party & First Board Nominations.
Sheraton Bloomington, 2nd Floor Cabana.
* Tues, Feb 22, 7PM. Geek Partnership Society Community Forum.
Waterbury, 1121 Jackson Street NE, Mpls. FFI:
http://www.geekpartnership.org/evt_calendar.htm
* Thurs, Feb 24, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
* Sat, Feb. 26, 2:00 - 4:00PM. Stipple-Apa Collation. Judie Cilcain &
David Cargo's, 1735 Rome Ave, St. Paul. 651-699-7676. Potential members
welcome. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651-771-7226
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meeting & 2nd Board Nominations, Mar 12, Beth Friedman's.
Minn-StF Voting Meeting, Mar 26, Dreampark
Announcements:
Charles Stross will be unable to attend Minicon 46 due to family
medical issues. John Scalzi has graciously agreed to fill in for him.
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Doug Wickstrom, Erin McKee & David
Wilford, Marian Turner, Irene & Scott Raun, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz,
Linda Lounsbury, Kat & Ralph Krantz, Hershey Lima & Rachel Kronick,
Bill Christ, Matt+Kelly Strait, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Beth
Friedman.
Subscription expiration dates for the Dead Tree Edition are printed
above your name.
Birthdays:
5: Faun Bonewits, Peer Dudda, 8: Kathy Grantham; 11: Page Appelbaum;
14: Blue Petal; 15: Erik Biever; 16: John Stanley; 20: Dan Goodman; 23:
Peter Larsen; 25: Charles Piehl
Publishing News
Holly Day of Minneapolis had a poem, "Rabbit," in the June 2010 issue
of Australian horror magazine Midnight Echo.
"The Whirlwind" by sometime-local Jim Young is in the Jan/Feb 2011
Magazine of F&SF
Neil Gaiman, "The Problem of Susan," reprinted in People Of The Book
(ed Peter Beagle; Prime tp 2010); "Murder Mysteries," reprinted in
Visitants (ed Stephen Jones; Ulysses Press tp, 2010); "The Thing About
Cassandra," in Songs Of Love And Death (ed. George R.R. Martin, Gallery
hc, 2010)
Kij Johnson, "Names for Water," Asimov's Oct/Nov 2011 [Might be the
wrong year. dsgood.]
Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold is #1 hc bestseller on the January
Locus list; it's also #3 on the Barnes and Noble/B.Dalton and #5 on the
Borders/Waldenbooks lists in the same issue
MaryJanice Davidson is a 2010 Romantic Times "Career Achievement Award"
nominee
Kij Johnson will be an instructor at this summer's Clarion workshop in
San Diego
Lyda Morehouse, "Jawbone of an Ass," in She Nailed A Stake Through His
Head (ed. Tim Lider, Dybbuk Press tp, 2010)
Susan Sizemore, "Dazed and Confused," in Fangs For The Mammaries (ed.
Esther Friesner, Baen pb, 2010)
The 2010 Locus "Recommended Readings" list includes these by locals and
ex-locals: Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction novels);
Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (art books); "Mammoths of
the Great Plains" by Eleanor Arnason (novellas); "The Truth is a Cave
in the Black Mountains" by Gaiman (novelettes); "The Thing About
Cassandra" by Gaiman and "Names for Water" by Kij Johnson (short
stories).
Local Press: Drollerie Press, www.Drollerie.com - Hellebore and Rue:
Tales of Queer Women and Magic, edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and
Catherine Lundoff.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback
nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Feb 18-20. Con of the North, St. Paul, MN. Gaming Con. FFI:
http://www.conofthenorth.org/
Mar 4-6. MarsCon 2011, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Alexis Cruz, Lois
McMaster Bujold, Joe & Megan Rheault, Bjo & John Trimble, Worm Quartet.
FFI: http://marscon.org/2011/index.php
Apr 22-24, 2011. Minicon 46. GoHs: John Scalzi, Chas Somdahl.
Registration: $40 Adult, $25 Student, $20 Child to Mar 31. FFI:
www.mnstf.org/minicon46/
May 27-29, 2011 - ConQuesT 42, Kansas City, MO. GoHs: Tamora Pierce,
Rachel Caine, Tadao Tomomatsu, Luke Ski, Erin McKee. Registration $30
Adult, $15 Child to Jan 1st. FFI: http://www.conquestkc.org/
Jun 30-Jul 3. Convergence 2011, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Lynne Thomas,
Catherynne Valente, Anthony Tollin, Brian Keene, Seanan McGuire, Greg
Weisman. FFI: www.convergence-con.org/
Jul 29-31, 2011. Diversicon 19, Twin Cities, MN. GoHs: David G.
Hartwell, John Calvin Rezmerski, Lyda Morehouse.Registration: $25
Adult, $15 Student (ages 12-21) to Mar 15; $30 Adult, $20 Student, $5
Supporting to Jul 14; $40 Adult, $30 Student, $25 Converting ATD. $5
Child (ages 5-11). FFI: http://www.diversicon.org/
Aug 17-21, 2011. Renovation (69th WorldCon). Reno, NV. GoHs: Tim
Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo. FFI: www.renovationsf.org
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Seven (Jennifer) Anderson, Eric Forste, Dean
Gahlon, Betsy Lundsten & Scott Raun. Email bo...@mnstf.org. Mn-STF
meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month, Board meeting
minutes are posted at http://www.mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/,
check there for the next board meeting.
Minn-STF web site at: www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site at:
www.mnstf.org/minicon/.
Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming almost every Friday evening. FFI:
Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228.
Filk Circle: open to all who like to participate in music with f/sf
lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651-646-2159,
r...@freemars.com
PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa is a healthy general-interest
publication with members in five countries. Local collations are every
six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy,
651-771-7226
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Dan Goodman
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