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Calendar
* Sat, May 1. Free Comic Day.
* Sat, May 1, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Katie & Ralph Krantz', 1362
Snelling Ave N, St. Paul. Baby. Parking on Midway Parkway, W Fair Pl, N
Asbury St, Frankson Ave - there will be signs directing to the house.
651-283-3919
* Sun, May 2, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Circle. Irene Raun's, 3928 11th Ave
S, Mpls. Dogs. realityc...@fireopal.org, 612-822-0451
* Fri, May 5, 7:30PM. Minn-StF Board Meeting. Scott Raun's, 3928 11th
Ave S, Mpls. Dogs. any board member
* Tues, May 11, 7PM. ESP MN Speculative Fiction Writers. Topic: Naming
Your Characters. Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, St. Paul.
http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Sat, May 15, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting. Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Richard
Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. 612-827-3228.
* Mon, May 17, 6:30PM-?. Geek Partnership Society Open Forum.
Davanni's, 5124 Gus Young Lane, Edina.
* Tues, May 18. Thunderbirds Virtual (Re)Launch Party.
FFI: http://www.ftlpublications.com
* Thurs, May 20, 7PM. Retrofit Writers Group. Lunds Community Room,
1450 W Lake St, Mpls. http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Fri, May 21, 6:30-7:30PM. SF MN's Speculations Reading Series
presents Dana M. Baird. Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E. 38th St, Mpls. Eric
Heideman, ehei...@dhzone.com, 612-721-5959
* Sun, May 23, 12N.MNspec Meetup. Topic: Q&A with an Editor. Lunds
Community Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Sun, May 23, 2PM. MSP Critique Group. Lunds Community Room, 1450 W
Lake St, Mpls. http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/
* Thurs, May 27, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Deadline.
Advance Warning
Minn-StF Meetings: Jun 5, Matt+Kelly Strait's; Jun 26, David Wilford &
Erin McKee's
Announcements:
12th Annual MISFITS Writing Contest -
misfit.org/writingcontest/rules.htm
Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Beth Friedman, Matt+Kelly Strait, Irene
& Scott Raun, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Linda Lounsbury, Seven
Anderson & Dorf, Dean Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Erin McKee & David
Wilford, Blaisdell Polytechnic.
Subscription expiration dates for the Dead Tree Edition are printed
above your name.
Birthdays:
1: Joel Rosenberg; 3: David Cargo; 8: Todd McInroy; 11: Michael Pins;
12: Carol Anndy Farwell; 13: Carol Kennedy; 15: Jo Ann Johnson; 24:
Lydia Nickerson; 28: Elizabeth Bendtsen; 30: Tony Brust, Gregg
Parmentier
Publishing News
2010 Locus Award short story nominees include "An Invocation of
Incuriosity" by Neil Gaiman and "Spar" by Kij Johnson.
"The Real Martian Chronicles," a previously unknown John Sladek short
story, appears in the May/June 2010 Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction.
Odd and the Frost Giants, written and read by Neil Gaiman, is a
finalist for the Audic Award for best audiobook with narration by the
author.
Thunderbirds: Deadly Danger by Joan Marie Verba won International
Association of Media Tie-In Writers Award in "Best Young Adult
(Original & Adapted)" category.
Iorich by ex-local Steven Brust was #2 hardcover on the April Locus
bestsellers list. Several Neil Gaiman tps appeared on the Barnes and
Noble/B. Dalton and the Borders/Walden lists in the same issue:
American Gods (#1 BN, #3 BW); Neverwhere (#2 both); and Good Omens
(with TPratchett; #1 BW).
Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants is a finalist in the "Middle
Reader" category for an Indies Choice Award from the American
Booksellers Association.
pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback
nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue
Conventions
May 14-16 DemiCon 21, Des Moines, IA. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Don Maitz,
Gregg Parmentier. http://www.demicon.org/21/index.html
May 28-30 ConQuest 41, Kansas City, MO. GoH: Michael Swanwick, Toni
Weisskopf, Peri Charlifu, Geri Sullivan. http://www.conquestkc.org/
May 27-31 WisCon 34, Madison, WI. GoH: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nnedi
Okorafor. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) http://www.wiscon.info/
Jun 18-20 DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoHs: Sharon Lee & Steve Miller,
Scott Raun, Talis Kimberly. http://www.duckon.org/
Jun 25-27 Fourth Street Fantasy Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
July 1-4 CONvergence, Bloomington, MN. GoHs: L. A. Banks, Jeremy
Bulloch, Paul Cornell, Bridget Landry, Chuck McCann, Wally Wingert.
(Pre-reg deadline: May 15) http://convergence-con.org/
Nov 5-7 Icon 35, Cedar Rapids, IA. http://www.iowa-icon.com/
Nov 19-21 SFContario. Toronto, ON, Canada. GoHs: Michael Swanwick,
Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Geri Sullivan, Karen Linsay.
http://www.sfcontario.ca/
Aug 17-21, 2011. Renovation (69th WorldCon). Reno, NV. GoHs: Tim
Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo. www.renovationsf.org
Ongoing Information
Board of Directors: Seven (Jennifer) Anderson, Dean Gahlon, Betsy
Lundsten, 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 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.
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. 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. 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).
Einblatt is a monthly publication of the Minnesota Science Fiction
Society, devoted to news of the local SF community. E-mail same to
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most preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline:
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