THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #25 – February 2nd 1995
A fast, grubby and frequent little science fiction newsletter produced for the
Australian National Science Fiction Association by Marc Ortlieb, P.O. Box 215,
Forest Hill, Vict, 3131, AUSTRALIA (e-mail: maor@ausom.oz.au).
Postal subscriptions $6-00 for ten issues the increase due to new format.(Cheques
made out to Marc Ortlieb please. Stamps accepted). Available for items of gossip.
E-mail copies free. Ask to be put on the mailing list, or grab it from aus.sf on
Internet or Psibaud (03) 804 3205.
VOERMANNS INTO GERMAN TRANSLATED HAS BEEN
Don Ashby reports that Paul Voermans has sold THE WEIRD COLONIAL BOY and AND
DISREGARDS THE REST to Heyne, a German publisher, for a five figure sum. Paul
figures that he should start writing the things in German to start off with.
Don encountered Australian author Keith Taylor, living in Avondale Heights.
Lucy Sussex reports that Dave Luckett has sold a total of four books to Omnibus,
either children's fiction or for remedial readers. In addition, her story "Quartet
in Death Minor" appeared in The Australian 5/1/95. ( The story came from The
Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories, but Lucy hasn't received her contributor's
copy yet. The anthology was reviewed in the Saturday Age 20/1/95) In yet another
comment, Lucy notes that Harper Collins Australia have started an sf line called
Prism. Bloodsongs #3, an Australian Horror magazine, is out and features material
by Robert Hood, Steven Paulson and Kirstyn McDermott.
MAIL-ORDER SF FOR SYDNEY
John Gaspar has opened Anubis Books P.O. Box A857 Sydney South 2000.
SMALL KICKS IN
Melbourne fan Karen Small was interviewed on A Current Affair 24/1/95. Nope,
nothing to do with sf, quizzes or MUSFA. Karen is an exponent of the country dance
style called boot scooting. Versatile mob fans
FFANZ CANDIDATE
Donna Heenan is the only candidate for FFANZ this year.
WHERE DO YOU FIND IT?
Apollo Zammit's The Australian Science Fiction Database, containing information
on clubs and fans in Australia, is available for $5-00 from Apollo P.O. Box 8235
Northlands Centre 3072. Ali Kayn, meanwhile, has published The Science Fiction Fan
Resource Book, containing articles about various aspects of fantasy, science
fiction and horror in Australia, plus club and fanzine listings. An impressive
tome with articles by such luminaries as Bruce Gillespie, Peter Nichols, Chris
Masters, Sue Bursztynski, Ian Gunn. Available for $15-00 plus $1-50 postage from
Ali Kayn, GPO Box 972G Melbourne 3001. With these two and Ian & Kerri 's
Australian Fan Diary, you too can be the complete fan.
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION
The Foundation held its AGM on January 22nd. Elected to office were Donna Heenan
(Pres), Richard Hryckiewicz, (Vice-Pres) Cath Ortlieb (Sec), Carey Handfield (Treas),
Jane Tisell (Membership) and LynC (Publicity). The Foundation is looking for
nominations for The Chandler Award, for outstanding achievement in Australian
Science Fiction. Previous winners were Van Ikin, Merv Binns and George Turner.
Send suggestions and information to P.O. Box 4024 University of Melbourne 3052.
CONVENTION UPDATES
Force One has changed its venue from the Melbourne Sheraton to the Town House.
CONVENTION RUMOURS
There have been rumours of various kerfuffles surrounding the cancellation of
Concinnity and the postponement of Voyager, with bogus phone calls to hotels,
people being pressured into showing financial accounts to others and other
assorted anonymous acts of bastardry. In the words of the late Susan Wood
"I like fandom; it's more fun than owning an ant farm."
DUDCON II
Ian Gunn reports that, bucking recent convention traditions, DudCon II went off
well. Committee Paul Ewins put together a handy convention bag including a knife,
fork, spoon paper plate, plastic cup, Flintstone bandaid, Dr Who novel (in case
the barbecue ran low on kindling) and a coathanger (in place of a condom,
one assumes). A good time was had by all. The dead-dog party lasted longer than
the convention. Paul showed two videos, but didn't take either out of its box.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
VOYAGER Star Trek February PO Box 474 Rosebud 3939 voyager@wusette.dialix.oz.au
SWANCON 95 W.A. regional April 13-17 Perth Sheraton Hotel. GsoH Pat Cadigan &
Ellen Datlow. Att $70. P.O. Box 318 Nedlands 6009 Ph/Fax 09 367 7236
skribe@iinet.com.au
CONQUEST '95. NZ Nat Con1995. April 14-17, Airport Quality Hotel, Auckland GsoH:
Roger Zelazny, Vonda McIntyre, Richard Taylor, Keith Smith P.O. Box 26-311
Auckland, NZ. E-Mail: ncates@chenov1.auckland.ac.nz
FORCE ONE (1st Star Wars NatCon) 15-17 April, Melbourne Town House, GsoH Steve
Sansweet, Hugh Fleming, Jon Berg. $110. PO Box 427 Northcote 3070. 03 416 8998
THYLACON 1995 Lit NatCon,June 9-12, Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Hobart. GsoH Kim
Stanley Robinson, Peter Nichols and Grant Stone.$75-00. Sup $20-00. Voting $5-00.
P.O. Box 397 Sandy Bay 7006 cnelson@mariner.amc.edu.au.
ARCON Aussiecon Reunion Convention- celebrating twenty years of Australian Science
Fiction. September 22-24 GsoH Robin Johnson & David Grigg Savoy Plaza Hotel
Melbourne. P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill, Vic 3131 Att $50-00.
CONTINUUM (Conquest 95) September 22-24 Lennon's Hotel GPO Box 1376 Brisbane
4001 (07) 273 6512
CONDIMENT '95 1995 Media Natcon October 14 Melbourne Town Hall
MUTAGEN 96 January 26-29 1996, Dr Who Att $90-00. GPO Box 910G Melbourne 3001.
FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGINATION/ CONFUSION 96/SWANCON 21 Lit/Media NatCon Easter 1996.
University of W.A.Supp $15.
CONSTELLATION NZ Natcon: Queens Birthday Weekend 1996 The Christchurch City
Travelodge, NZ GsoH Michael Moorcock, James Dignan $50.00 during 1994/5
P.O. Box 29-119, Fendalton, Christchurch NZ. Email: c. brandenburg@lincoln.ac.nz
GoH = Guest of Honour
O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting
OTHER EVENTS
N.S.W.
GARGOYLE CLUB First Friday of month 7.00pm, Royal Exhibition Hotel Surrey Hills
FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF SYDNEY 3rd Friday of month 7pm Room 1615 University of
Technology Sydney
SYDNEY DR WHO FAN CLUB 4th Sunday of month Sefton District Girl Guides Hall.
P.O. Box 381, Chester Hill, 2162 (02) 727-4272
NEWCASTLE DOCTOR WHO SCIENCE FICTION CLUB 3rd Sunday of the month, Alice Ferguson
Community Centre, 30 Caldwell St Merewether P.O. Box 140, Kotara Fair 2289,
ph (049) 57 5109 (049) 43 2666
VICTORIA
TIME -TREKKERS February 3 venue TBA P.O. Box 934 Bendigo 3550
AUSTREK(INC) Star Trek February 4 AGM GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001
SKY FORCE Star Wars February 11 1-5pm St Mark's Church Camberwell P.O. Box 427
Northcote 3070
DR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA February 11 Foot Rally, meeting in the City Square at 10 a.m.
ST VALENTINE'S DAY LUNCH February 12 1-00pm Sydney Liar's Club 337 Racecourse
Road Flemington Call Jeanette or James (03) 379-7864
ENTERPRISE February 25 1.005.00 pm Trek trivia Quiz & Starfleet Exams
Horticultural Society Hall 31 Victoria St P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre
Melbourne 3005
MSFC February 3 Cake,Coffee & Friend; February 10 Roger Weddall Memorial Pun Panel
7-30pm St David's Church Hall 74 Melville Rd West Brunswick P.O. Box 212 World
Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
February 18 11-00 am BBQ near the Yellow Peril. Filming Australia in '99 Video.
STAR TREK MARATHONS The Glasshouse Theatrette, RMIT Union 360 Swanston St 6:30pm
first Sat of the month.
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 fan Club P.O. Box 41 West Brunswick 3055
QLD
CONQUEST 95 February 5 GPO Box 1376 Brisbane 4001 (07) 273 6512
QUEST Star Trek February 12 12noon - 4.00pm Yungaba Community Centre, 100 Mains
Rd Kangaroo Point (07) 356 5472
CAMP WARRAWEE February 17-19 P.O. Box 10308 Adelaide St Brisbane 4000?
WARP SPEED February 25 GPO Box 2004 Brisbane 4001 (07) 356 5472
COSMIC COTILLION April 1 Irish ClubGPO Box 2004 Brisbane 4001 (07) 356 5472
A.C.T.,S.A., TAS, W.A.
No current information
FANZINES
THE CAPTAIN'S LOG #210 Katharine Shade for Austrek GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001
BUSSWARBLE #22 Michael Hailstone 14 Bolden St Heidelberg 3084. Available for the usual. Scaramouche #2 Terry Frost 26 Head St Balwyn 3103 Available for the usual hlector@werple.mira.net.au Oscillation Overthruster #1 Sue Anne Barber & Geoff Tilley P.O. Box 1169, Bibra Lake 6163 Genzine/Media/Weirdness $12/year
ULTRAWARP #10 Star Trek/Dr Who Michael Cloonan & Greg Smith Time-Trekkers
P.O. Box 934 Bendigo 3550
BLACK LIGHT #12 BBC Telefantasy Sean Paul Smith for Gallifrey GPO Box 910G
Melbourne 3001
BBS
ECHO BASE HOTH (03) 563-1323.
PSIBAUD, (03) 804 3205, free single line stand-alone science fiction and
education BBS
Unisfa http://www.gu.uwa.edu.au/unisfa/.
Damien Warmanhttp://smug.student. adelaide.edu.au/damien/home.html
DEADLINES
FFANZ February 10th 1995
DUFF March 5th 1995.
GUFF March 31st 1995.
CoAS
Terry Frost hlector@werple.mira.net.au
SOURCES
Don Ashby, Justin Ackroyd, Paul Voermans, Alan Stewart, The Captain's Log,
Lucy Sussex, Ian Gunn, Cath Ortlieb, James Allen, Warp Speed, Ultra warp
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