THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #114 – February 12 1999
A gasconading newszine produced for the Australian National Science
Fiction Association by Marc Ortlieb, P.O. Box 215, Forest Hill, Vict,
3131, AUSTRALIA
(e-mail: mortlieb@vicnet.net.au).
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AUREALIS AWARDS SHORT LIST
Justin Ackroyd's Slow Glass Books Catalogue notes that the following
are shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards:
Science Fiction:
Best Novel: SINGING THE DOGSTAR BLUES Alison Goodman THE NIGHT IS FOR
HUNTING -John Marsden THE CENTURION'S EMPIRE - Sean McMullen THE NEW
ADVENTURES: WALKING TO BABYLON - Kate Orman THE RESURRECTED MAN - Sean
Williams
Best Short Story: "Transit" - Stephen Dedman, "Oceanic" - Greg Egan,
"The Truth About Weena" - David Lake, "Real Men"—Rosaleen Love,
"Australian Visions" - Michael Pryor
Fantasy:
Best Novel: PILGRIM - Sara Douglass, A SHADOW ON THE GLASS - Ian
Irvine, A DARK WINTER - Dave Luckett, COLD IRON - Sophie Masson, FIRE
ANGELS - Jane Routley
Best Short Story: "A Walk-On Part in the War" - Stephen Dedman,
"Jetsam" - Kerry Greenwood, "Queen of Soulmates" - Sean McMullen, "To
Avalon" -Jane Routley, "The Bath House" - Keith Taylor
Horror:
Best Novel: No Award
Best Short Story: "The Marsh Runners" - Paul Brandon, "Dawn Chorus" -
Glyn Parry, "The Third Rail" - Aaron Sterns, "A Positive" - Kaaron
Warren, "The Glass Woman" - Kaaron Warren
Young Adult:
Best Novel: HORSEHEAD BOY - Rory Barnes, SINGING THE DOG.STAR BLUES
Alison Goodman, KILLING DARCY- Melissa Lucashenko, A DARK WINTER -
Dave Luckett, THE NIGHT IS FOR HUNTING -John Marsden
Best Short Story: No Award
Convenors' Award:
Paul Collins, Sean McMullen & Steven Paulsen, for THE MUP ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, for
DREAMING DOWN UNDER Greg Egan, for LUMINOUS Shaun Tan, for his artwork
in THE RABBITS
The awards will be announced on February 26th.
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Various newspaper articles have reported One Nation's use of ideas
from the movie version of Starship Troopers to promote its Young
Nation project. Poor old RAH's supposed fascist tendencies have been
dragged out again too.
AUSSIECON THREE
Quite a lot going on here. PR 3 is due any day now, along with the
Hugo nomination forms. Most departments are firming up nicely. The
Straczynski announcement has generated some interest, and minor
controversy in some corners. Membership rates go up as noted by Perry
Middlemiss "After some discussion it has been decided to hold the
current membership rates for Aussiecon Three at the current levels
until April 5th 1999. On April 6th (the Tuesday after Easter) the full
attending membership rates will increase as follows:
Australian from $A225 to $A250
US from $US155 to $US170
UK from UKP100 to UKP110
These rates will hold until July 31st when Pre-Registration will
cease. After that date no new memberships will be accepted until the
opening of the convention. A rate for At-Con memberships, as well as
relevant Day memberships, will be posted at a later date."
FAN FUNDS
2 Loonies and a Soft Toy Renaldo, Frances& Phil's FFANZ trip report is
now available from P.O.Box 33 Seville Vic 3139. $5 donation. There's
no sign of the 1999 FFANZ race yet. A GUFF candidates' fanzine is in
preparation.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS 5
March 20 & 21, 1999 Southern Cross Hotel Corner Goulburn & Elizabeth
Streets, City.and Sydney Entertainment Centre Harbour Street,
Haymarket GsoH William Shatner, Robin Curtis, Richard Hatch, Dr.
Lawrence M. Schoen 1 Day Ticket (Saturday OR Sunday) $120 2 Day Ticket
$240 ph (02) 9453 0290. http://www.bobw.com.au
ICON
April 1-5 1999 24 Annual Western Australian Convention The Metro Inn
Canning Highway South Perth GsoH Jack Dann, Sean Williams, Janny Wurts
Special Guests, Don Maitz & Janeen Webb, Fan Guest Dave Luckett GPO
Box G429 Perth WA 6841 http://www.iinet.net.au/~swancon/
ackerman@multiline.com.au
GRAIL QUEST
June 10-14 1999 Conference/festival centred on the legend of King
Arthur. Sydney University $200 Contact: Sophie Masson
sophiemasson@bigpond.com or Cathy Simpson at grailq@healey.com.au
FORCE THREE
June 12-14 1999 3rd National Star Wars Convention Karralyka Centre
Ringwood Vict GsoH tba $150 until 1/6/99. P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic
3070 (03) 9416-8998 http://www.imageworks.com.au/starwalking
AUSSIECON THREE
The 57th World Science Fiction Convention. September 2-6 1999 World
Congress Centre, Melbourne GsoH George Turner, Greg Benford and Bruce
Gillespie. Aussiecon Three, GPO Box 1212K, Melbourne, 3001, Australia
Attending $225 Supporting $45 Child in tow $45 email
info@aussiecon3.worldcon.org http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org.
SPAWNCON TWO
The 38th Australian National Science Fiction Convention. September 2-6
1999 World Congress Centre, Melbourne P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill Vic
3131 http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/spawncon.htm
CONQUEST 99
Reflections October 1-3 1999 Special Guest Richard Arnold $135 until
March 31st, $175 thereafter. GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001.
pbuddaaa@zip.com.au ph 0412-649-727
CHICON 2000
The 58th World Science Fiction Convention August 31 to September 4,
2000 - Hyatt Regency Chicago IL GsoH Ben Bova, Bob Eggleton, Jim Baen,
Bob and Anne Passovoy, Toastmaster: Harry Turtledove $US135.00 for
residents of North America $US125.00 rate for bona fide residents of
other continents P. O. Box 642057, Chicago IL 60664, fax: 312-946-3779
http://www.chicon.org/
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. $US 125 Attending until April 5 1999.
Supporting $US 40 Suite 2001, 402 Huntingdon Pike Rockledge, PA
19046 USA phil2001@unix3.netaxs.com http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001
GoH = Guest of Honour
O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting
tba= to be announced.
EVENTS
Note that there is an annual calendar available on the Vicnet SF web
site at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/1999cal.htm
A.C.T.
FANZINES AND FRONTIERS February 13 3.00-4.00 pm Lower Ground One
Theatre National Library of Australia. Explore the enterprising days
of Star Trek fandom with writer and fanzine creator Susan Batho. Free
admission. No bookings required. Contact (02) 6262 1271
N.S.W.
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION February 14 Lidcombe Catholic Club, 24 John
St Lidcombe fsf@nlc.net.au P.O Box 797 Fairfield NSW 1860 Phone/ Fax
(02)9523 8385
FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF SYDNEY February 19 Room 1615 Broadway Tower,
University of Technology Sydney
http://ftoomsh.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~ian/writings.html.
QUEENSLAND
VORTEX March 7 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO Box 2004
Brisbane Qld 4001
HIGHLANDER DOWN UNDER March 21 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St
Brisbane PO Box 198 Brisbane Albert St Qld 4002 sonjav@powerup.com.au
CONQUEST April 4 10:00am Valentine Verses Virus & SGM Red Cross
Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
NEW ALLIANCE April 4 PO Box 12083 Elizabeth St/BC Brisbane Qld 4002
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
CRITICAL MASS March 3 Juliette Woods The Lemurian Nineties Writers
Centre Adelaide PO Box 3355, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
dmw@pobox.com
VICTORIA
MSFC February 12 Star Trek February 19 Babylon 5 Quiz Night February
26 The Dead Pool 8:00pm St David's Church Hall 74 Melville Rd West
Brunswick P.O. Box 212 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB February 12 ANZAPA distribution February 19
February 26 6-7.30pm. Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria
Melbourne
SKYFORCE February 13 Melbourne Uni, Copeland Theatre, Economics and
Commerce Building 1:00pm to 5:00pm P.O. Box 427 Northcote 3070
kryten@werple.net.au http://www.imageworks.com.au/starwalking.htm
THE CUBE PREVIEW SCREENING February 18th 1999 7:30pm Kino Cinemas, 45
Collins Street Melbourne. Adults $10.00, Children $8.00. Contact
Multiverse PO Box 355 World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Vic, 3005
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/ multivrs@vicnet.net.au
ENTERPRISE February 27 Starfleet Exams & Quark's Collectors Day P.O.
Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005 (03) 9583 7404
enterprise@minerals.csiro.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/
AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS GUILD February 28 Ross House in Flinders' Lane
Melbourne PO Box 322 Bentleigh Vic 3204 stilskin@netspace.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
NOVA MOB March 3 Bruce Gillespie & Rosaleen Love on the current state
of Australian Young Adult SF. 13 Frederick St Brunswick.
AUSTREK March 6 2:00pm Kraftwork Day St Mark's Church Hall Cnr
Canterbury & Burke Rds, Camberwell GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001 03
9489 8743 (Answering machine only) http://www.vicnet.net.au/~austrek/
austrek@vicnet.net.au
AUSSIECON THREE OPEN DAY March 20 2:00-5:00pm St David's Church Hall
74 Melville Rd West Brunswick
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB March 27 11:00am Melbourne Zoo Contact
xfive@ballarat.starway.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/ P.O.
Box 610 Ballarat 3353 Phone: (03) 5334 6343 (Before 9pm)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THE WEST LODGE March 6 1pm to 5pm Collins Street Centre, Collins
Street, South Perth P.O. Box 190 Mt Lawley 6050 (08) 9315 3260
b.trump@cowan.edu.au
FANZINES
THYME 124 Alan Stewart P.O. Box 222 World Trade Centre Melbourne Vic
8005. Australia's premier newszine. Includes Australian SF News 84
Merv Binns & Alan Stewart and
2 LOONIES AND A SOFT TOY Renaldo, Frances& Phil P.O.Box 33 Seville Vic
3139. The 1998 FFANZ trip report. Available for a $5 donation.
SLOW GLASS BOOKS CATALOGUE 120 Cheryl Louch for Justin Ackroyd GPO Box
2708X Melbourne Vic 3001
FILE 770 127 Mike Glyer 705 Valley View Ave, Monrovia CA 91016 USA
MGlyer@compuserve.com
BANANA WINGS 12 Claire Brialey 26 Northampton Rd Croydon, Surrey, CR0
7HA U.K. & Mark Plummer 14 Northway Rd Croydon Surrey CR0 6JE U.K.
ELECTRONIC ZINES
ANSIBLE 139 Dave Langford, 94 London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1
5AU, UK. Fax 0118 966 9914. ansible@cix.co.uk.
FANS ACROSS THE WORLD Newsletter 83 B. Wilkinson, Ground Floor Flat, 8
West Avenue Road, Walthamstow, E17 9SE, Great Britain bjw@cix.co.uk
fax: 0181-925-7126
JOVE NODS BULLSHEET HAPPENS
In connection with Best Of Both Worlds 5, Mathew Frank notes "Walter
Bascom is a character acted by William Shatner - not one of the
guests." Oops!
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #115 February 23 1999
Duff Voting March 31, 1999.
Ditmar Nominations March 31 1999
Guff Voting April 5 1999
ANZAPA 187 April 16 1998
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and
Aussiecon Three. "Autograph hunting is cool. No really." Other
Allegiances are still for sale.