Einblatt! Twin Cities sf-related news and events, December 2008
Dan Goodman
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Calendar
* Sat, Dec 6, 2PM. Minicon Meeting at/before the Minn-StF Meeting. (See
below)
* Sat, Dec 6, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, 3928 11th
Ave S, Mpls. No smoking indoors, dogs. FFI: 612-822-0451,
sr...@fireopal.org, realityc...@fireopal.org
* Tues, Dec 9, 7PM. ESP MN Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup. Topic:
How to avoid the "Info Dump". Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave Saint Paul.
FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Fri, Dec 12, 6:30-8:30PM. Lois McMaster Bujold reads. DreamHaven
Books, 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161
* Sun, Dec 14, 12N. MN Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup. Topic:
Insanity and Your Characters - Mess with their Heads! Guest Speaker:
Rebecca Chesin Lunds Market (Uptown) Community Room, 1450 W Lake St,
Mpls. FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Sat, Dec 20, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz', 4323
France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150
* Sun, Dec 21, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz', 4323 France
Ave, Mpls. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150
* Thurs, Dec 25, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline
* Wed, Dec 31, 4PM. Minn-StF New Year's Eve. Jonathan Adams & Carol
Kennedy's, 3328 Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Chili at 6, contributions welcome -
food or alcohol suggested. Cats. FFI: 612-823-2784,
adamsk...@comcast.net
* Wed, Dec 31, 7:30PM. Borderlands Reunion House Concert to benefit the
Southern Harriet Adopt a Russian Project, followed by a music circle
and New Years Party. Ann Viviano & John Thompson's, 1st Floor, 4516
Colfax Ave S, Mpls. RSVP to jtho...@otslawyers.com
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings - Jan 3: probably cancelled; Jan 17; Feb 14: Pool
Party & 1st Board Nominations; Feb 28: 2nd Board Nominations; Mar 28
Board Election.
Announcements:
This issue is the last free Dead Tree version of Einblatt. If you want
to continue to receive a Dead Tree version, it will be available by
subscription at $10/year. You may pay by check mailed to the Minn-StF
PO Box, check or cash hand-delivered to Your Faithful Einblatt Editor,
Scott Raun or PayPal to webm...@minicon.org. The various electronic
versions will continue to be free. Note: the PDF version is configured
to print nicely on 8.5x11 paper.
If you received the December Dead Tree Einblatt, it included a new Dead
Tree Minn-StF Directory. If you are not included and want to be in the
next version, please fill out the form at
http://www.mnstf.org/einblatt/ directory_form.pdf. Note: additions will
only be accepted using this form, other submissions will be accepted
only for corrections or deletions. Scott Raun is currently accepting
additions, corrections, etc.
Birthdays:
2: Martin McClure; 3: Lynn Anderson; 4: Jerry Corwin, Felicia Herman,
Anne Gay; 9: Larry Sanderson; 10: Laura Krentz; 11: Reen Brust, Ken
Fletcher, David Wilford; 12: Joan Marie Verba; 13: Emma Bull; 15: Scott
Raun; 23: Dean Gahlon; 24: Karen Johnson; 25: Eric Forste; 31: Jan
Appelbaum, Erik Emery
Publishing News:
Michael Merriam's short story "All the Leaves your Bed" appears in the
November issues of the Australian YA magazine Shiny. He also sold his
short story "At the Edge of Twilight, Melissa Remembers Flight" to The
Morrigan for their debut issue.
Ruth Berman has a short-short story, "Dreaming a Cartoon," in Dreams
and Nightmares #81, September 2008.
Terry A. Garey was interviewed about home winemaking ("Pro vs. Amateur
Winemaking") in issue 2 of a new online wine magazine, Spezzatino
(www.spezzatino.com). Her Joy of Home Winemaking book was also just
cited in an article in v.15 of Human Ecology Review.
Local publisher Llewellyn has published The Pagan Anthology of Short
Fiction (tp, 2008); most or all of the stories are of sf/f interest.
Neil Gaiman, "The Witch's Headstone," reprinted in Best Science Fiction
and Fantasy of the Year: vol. 2 (NightShade tp, 2008, ed. Jonathan
Strahan)
Ex-local Steven Brust's Jhegaala was #5 hc on the November Locus
Bestsellers list.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Fragile Things were #2 and #3 tp
bestsellers for Barnes and Noble/B. Dalton listed in November Locus.
Action Alert! by Joan Marie Verba, the latest novel in the Thunderbirds
series, is now available from FTL Publications. FFI:
http://www.ftlpublications.com
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback
nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
Feb 19-22, 2009. Camp Capricon 29, Wheeling, IL. GoH: Sharon Shinn,
Gary Lippincott, Christian McGuire. (Pre-reg deadlines: Dec 31, Jan 31)
http://www.capricon.org/
Apr 10-12, 2009. Minicon 44. Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Karl Schroeder,
Stephan Martiniere, Seth Shostak. Atnd: $44, Student: $25, Kid: $20,
Support: $15. (Pre-reg deadlines: Nov 15, Mar 15).
http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/
Apr 24-26, 2009. Odyssey Con 9, Madison, WI. GoH: Emma Bull. $35 to
4/10, $45, ATD, more rates on web site. http://www.oddcon.com/about.php
Jun 19-21, 2009. Fourth Street Fantasy Con, Mpls, MN. GoH: Cory
Doctorow. http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/Worldcon 67, Montréal, QB, CA. GoH: Neil
Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David G. Hartwell, Tom
Doherty, Ralph Bakshi. (Pre-reg deadline: July 31)
http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun
& Matt Strait. 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 or on the
events mailing list 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
Artists and Writers: Get your art and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa,
small-and-cozy general-interest publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy
651-771-7226
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This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun with the assistance of Denny
Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Austin(conventions).
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Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to
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