THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #119 – May 7 1999
A hudibrastic 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).
Postal subscriptions $6-00 for ten.(Cheques made out to Marc
Ortlieb please. Stamps accepted). Available for items of gossip.
E-mailed direct, a once off $10 fee. Free copy from aus.sf on
Internet or at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/bullsheet.htm
IN PRINT
The Slow Glass Catalogue 123 lists the following new Australian
releases: Doom Child Aaron Moses, Tajore Arkle Jackie French, Dark
Is the Moon Ian Irvine and Spare Parts Sally Rogers-Davidson
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Jan Wilson has a letter in the May 10 Who Weekly, complimenting
them on their Star Wars piece in the previous issue and correcting
their spelling mistake. (I only read it for the pictures, honest!)
HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS
These are currently available in a variety of places, including the
Locus Web Site. Australian works and people to make the ballot are
Greg Egan's "Oceanic" (Novella) and "The Planck Dive" (Novelette),
Dark City (Dramatic Presentation), Nick Stathopoulos (Professional
Artist) Alan Stewart's Thyme (Fanzine) and Ian Gunn (Fan Artist).
NEBULA AWARDS
Laurie D. T. Mann reports on the Nebula Award Winners Novel:
Forever Peace Joe Haldeman, Novella: "Reading the Bones" Sheila
Finch, Novelette: "Lost Girls" Jane Yolen, Short Story: "Thirteen
Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers Grand Master: Hal Clement,
Author Emeritus: William Tenn, Bradbury Award: J. Michael
Straczynski
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION
June 13 1999 GsoH Aron Eisenberg, John Cook & Chuck McKenzie $35
FSF members, $45 for non members. Tickets available from FSF, P.O
Box 797 Fairfield, NSW 1860, (02) 9523 8385 or from Galaxy Bookshop
Sydney and Phantasia at Penrith.
FORCE THREE
June 12-14 1999 3rd National Star Wars Convention Karralyka Centre
Ringwood Vict GsoH Michael Stackpole, Timothy Zahn, Don Bies & Iain
McCaig $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. Special Guest J.M Straczynski. Aussiecon Three,
GPO Box 1212K, Melbourne, 3001, Australia Attending $250
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
THYLACON THREE
Just after Aussiecon 3.No GOH. No program. Group travels to
Launceston, Bicheno, and Hobart withour own bus, sightseeing and
relaxing www.southcom.com.au/~robinjohnson/thylacon3
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
SWANCON 25
39th National Australian Science Fiction Convention April
20th-24th, 2000. Ascot Inn, Belmont, WA. GsoH Connie Willis and
Ian Nichols. Gratuitous interstate guest "Mitch" Other guests
include Stephen Dedman, Sue Isle, Jack Dann, Janeen Webb, Sean
Williams and Tess Williams swancon25@megabyte.murdoch.edu.au
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
N.S.W.
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION GROUP May 8 2pm 2/141 Chapel Road South
Bankstown Message sent and received. If you were sending a message
out to the galaxy about us - what would you say? What worries you
out of the TV and radio signals we have sent out that intelligent
life may use to judge us by and what are you happy with?Postal
Address 15 Shade Place Lugarno (02) 9534-3595. elvey@mcme.com.au
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION May 9 Lidcombe Catholic Club, 24 John
St Lidcombe fsf@nlc.net.au P.O Box 797 Fairfield NSW 1860 Phone/
Fax (02)9523 8385
THE DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF AUSTRALIA May 29, 1999 11am to 6pm An
Audience with Frazer Hines Drummoyne RSL - 162 Victoria Road
Drummoyne DWCA Members $30 Adults $25 Children (under 16)
Non-Members $35 Adults $30 Children (under 16)
QUEENSLAND
HIGHLANDER DOWN UNDER May 16 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St
Brisbane PO Box 198 Brisbane Albert St Qld 4002
sonjav@powerup.com.au
CONQUEST June 6 10:00am Valentine Verses Virus & SGM Red Cross
Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
NEW ALLIANCE June 6 PO Box 12083 Elizabeth St/BC Brisbane Qld 4002
VORTEX July 4 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO Box
2004 Brisbane Qld 4001
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
CRITICAL MASS June 2 Sue Love More recent French sf Writers
Centre Adelaide PO Box 3355, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
dmw@pobox.com
VICTORIA
MSFC May 7 Food Night & Author Night Kerry Greenwood May 14 Hugo
Ballot Discussion May 21 Author Night Lucy Sussex 8:00pm St
David's Church Hall 74 Melville Rd West Brunswick P.O. Box 212
World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB May 7 May 14, May 21 6-7.30pm. Informal eating
and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne Dandenong Valley Science
Fiction Group May 12 8.00pm Video Night , Meeting Room Dandenong
Library Stuart St Dandenong Ann McGann P.O. Box 706 Frankston Vic
3199 Phone Daniel 9544 9775 e-mail luddite@hotmail.com
SLOW GLASS BOOKS Sara Douglass Signing May 14 6:00pm Slow Glass
Books 305 Swanston St Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB May 16 Noon A.G.M. Hall 1, St Thomas
Anglian Church Moonee Ponds Contact xfive@ballarat.starway.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/ P.O. Box 610 Ballarat 3353
Phone: (03) 5334 6343 (Before 9pm)
MULTIVERSE MY FAVORITE MARTIAN PREVIEW May 19th 1999 7:00pm Greater
Union Russell Cinemas, 131 Russell Street Melbourne Adults $9.50
each, Children $7.50 each http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
multivrs@vicnet.net.au Multiverse - PO Box 355 World Trade Centre,
Melbourne, VIC, 3005
ENTERPRISE May 22 Star Trek & SF Tour of Melbourne.Postal Address
P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
enterprise@minerals.csiro.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/(03) 9515 3226 (7pm to 10pm
only)
AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS GUILD May 30 Ross House in Flinders' Lane
Melbourne PO Box 322 Bentleigh Vic 3204 stilskin@netspace.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
NOVA MOB June 2 13 Frederick St Brunswick.
AUSTREK June 5 2:00pm Starfleet Exam Russell Blackford on
Australian S F St Mark's Church Hall Cnr Canterbury & Burke Rds,
Camberwell GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001 03 9489 8743
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~austrek/ austrek@vicnet.net.au
SKYFORCE June 5 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
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MARS QUIZ NIGHT May 19 7.30pm : Murdoch Tavern. $5 per person, or
$20 per table.
FANZINES
SLOW GLASS BOOKS CATALOGUE 123 Cheryl Louch GPO Box 2708X Melbourne
Vic 3001
ETHEL THE AARDVARK 84 Karen Pender-Gunn for the MSFC, P.O. Box212
World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
THE COMMUNICATOR 34 Derek Screen for Enterprise P.O. Box 466 World
Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
THE SOUTHERN FANDOM CONFEDERATION BULLETIN Vol 7 Number 3 Julie
Wall 470 Ridge Rd Birmingham AL 35206 USA
ANZAPA 187 Marc Ortlieb P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill Vic 3131. Another
sizable mailing, 181 pages, including Renaldo's FFANZ report, and
large contributions from Bruce Gillespie, Leanne Frahm, Bill
Wright, Gerald Smith & Womble, Roger Sims and Jeanne Mealy. If
you're interested in publishing fanzines, this is a good place to
start.
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
ANSIBLE 141 Dave Langford, 94 London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1
5AU, UK. Fax 0118 966 9914. ISSN 0265-9816. E-mail
ansible@cix.co.uk. Available for SAE or second-hand
chronosynclastic infundibula.
AUSTRALIAN FAN HISTORY 1953-1966 John Foyster foyster@senet.com.au
DEROGATORY REFERENCE 92 Arthur Hlavaty hlavaty@panix.com
EMERALD CITY ISSUE 43 Cheryl Morgan cmorgan@ceres.wallis.com or
http://www.emcit.com
FANS ACROSS THE WORLD NEWSLETTER 85 & 86 B. Wilkinson, Ground Floor
Flat, 8 West Avenue Road, Walthamstow, E17 9SE, Great Britain
bjw@cix.co.uk fax: 0181-925-7126
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #120 May 18 1999.
ANZAPA 188 June 7 1998
SpawnCon Short Story August 13 1999
Ditmar Votes August 27 1999
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid The
Toronto in 2003 WorldCon bid and Aussiecon Three.
Other Allegiances are still for sale.