THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #13 – 24th June 1994


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@bbs.ausom.oz.au).
Postal subscriptions $5-50 for ten issues.(Cheques made out to Marc Ortlieb 
please. Stamps accepted) Thanks to Alternate Worlds, Slow Glass Books, Galaxy 
& the MSFC for distribution. 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.   

CLIVE & LYNC REPRODUCE
Despite having given me their Gestetner and electrostencil machine, Clive 
Newall and LynC somehow managed to produce Roger Henry Newall, born in the 
Royal Womens Hospital Melbourne at 2.33am 22/6/94. Roger weighed in at 3.3 kg. 
Mum dad and bub doing well.

AUSTRALIA IN 99 IS NOT DEAD
The A in 99 committee has reshuffled and is once more open for business. The 
new committee line-up is 
Chair/General Secretary	Alan Stewart
Treasurer/Membership	Donna Heenan 
WSFS Liaison		Stephen Boucher
General Committee 	Marc Ortlieb NickPrice
Promotions Bureau	Eric Lindsay & Jean Weber
Western  Australia	Gigi Boudville
North America		Dick & Leah Smith
Associated Artist		Ian Gunn

PROFESSIONAL NEWS
Eidolon #14  has appeared with stories by Sean Williams, Marguerite Laurence, 
Robert Hood, Mary Dennison & Terry Dowling, the latter a Tom Rynosseros story. 
Articles by Sean McMullen, Robin Pen & Lucy Schmeidler. #15 is promised for 
July.
Bloodsongs #2  has appeared, with horror fiction by S.Darnbrook Colson,
Richard Harland, Christopher Sequeira, D.F. Lewis, Edward Lee, Maurice Xanthos,
Bill Congreve, Steven Patten, John Rosenman & Rick Kennett. Also articles, 
poetry, and interviews with Harland & Lewis.
Race Matthews will officially launch Penguin's Metaworlds  ed Paul Collins and 
Aphelion's Alien Shores  ed Peter McNamara & Margaret Winch at Tragically Hip.

FANTHOLOGY `90 
Features writing by Michelle Muijsert, Judith Hanna, Bruce Gillespie, John 
Foyster, Roger Weddall, Mark Loney and Marc Ortlieb plus heaps of Ian Gunn's 
art. (There are non-Aussie writers too, noteably Bob Shaw, James White and 
Ted White.) Mark Loney edited it. Copies are available from Alan Stewart PO 
Box 222, World Trade Centre, Melbourne, 3005 for $10 with all proceeds from 
Australian sales graciously donated to DUFF by Dick Lynch and Corflu NoVA.  
Alan is taking the money and Mark Loney will be mailing copies from the U.S.. 

MEDIA PLUGS
The excellent but doomed ABC media program TVTV  covered some of Holodiction
without coming across as too patronizing. It also mentioned an upcoming  
Australian/ Polish collaboration on an sf series. 

UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
STARFEST  Media  June 25-26 (Melbourne)  Melbourne Southern Cross, GoH Majel 
Barrett-Roddenberry  Att $60, 
CONFUSION 94 15-17 July Perth Inter-national Hotel. GsoH Sylvia Anderson, 
Lewis Morley, Marilyn Pride & Danny Heap.Att  $50, Supp $20. P.O. Box 190, 
Mt Lawley, 6050
CONDUCKTOR 13-14 August level 5,GoH Tony Shillitoe, Union Building Adelaide 
Uni  AUSFA, (08) 272 1974 Brendan Watts kickaha@student.adelaide.edu.au
TREXPO, Star Trek, 3 Sept,  Camberwell Centre Austrek GPO Box 5206AA, 
Melbourne 3001 03-887-1701
COMEDYCON, Media Comedy?, 16-18 September, Tradewinds Hotel Maroubra, GoH 
Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf), $75, P.O. Box 627, Ryde, 2112.
CONQUEST 94, Star Trek 23-25 September Lennons Hotel Brisbane GsoH  Jonathan 
del Arco & Richard Arnold, Att $80 GPO Box 1376 Brisbane 4001
SURVIVAL 94 Dr Who convention, 25-27 November  Novotel  on Collins GsoH 
Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred & Kate Orman. $85/3day $25 Banquet. PO Box 804, 
Croydon 3136 Ace@csource.pronet.com
VOYAGER Star Trek 30/12/941/1/95. GoH Dwight Schultz.  Hilton on the Park 
Melbourne $85/3day $45 Banquet G.P.O. Box 474 Rosebud 3939. 059-82-25-20 or 
Ace@csource.pronet.com
NOVACON 95 Dr Who, 13-15 January 1995, Radisson Hotel Newcastle,GoH John 
Levine & Nicholas Courtney  $70  P.O. Box 140, Kotara Fair 2289 
iandix@scorch.hna.com.au
EVENT HORIZON Blakes 7 Brisbane 27-29 January 1995 $50 to June 30 1994 Event 
Horizon, P.O. Box 492, Corinda QLD 4075 (07) 349-2229 kat@welkin.apana.org.au 
Concinnity 95 January 27-29 1995, Melbourne, Att $60-00. GsoH Robert OReilly & Ian Gunn.  GPO Box 972G, Melbourne, 3001.
SWANCON 95 W.A. regional April 13-17 1995. Perth Sheraton Hotel. GoH Pat 
Cadigan. Att $50. P.O. Box 318 Nedlands  6009  
FORCE ONE (1st National Star Wars Con) 15-17 April 1995, Melbourne Sheraton, 
GsoH Steve Sansweet, Hugh Fleming. $110. P.O. Box 118 Springvale 3171.
THYLACON 1995 Lit NatCon,June 9-12 1995, Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Hobart. 
GsoH Kim Stanley Robinson, Peter Nichols and Grant Stone. $60-00 to 1/1/95. 
Sup $20-00. Voting $5-00. GPO Box 580D, Melbourne 3001.
MUTAGEN 96 January 26-29 1996, Dr Who  Att $80-00. GPO Box 910G Melbourne 3001.
FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGINATION/ CONFUSION 96/SWANCON 21 Lit/Media NatCon Easter 
1996. University of W.A.Supp $15. 

OTHER EVENTS

N.S.W.
FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF SYDNEY  Political Systems in SF July 15th  Room 3 YWCA 
cnr Liverpool & Wentworth Sydney 7-00pm (Dinner beforehand at The Lantern 
Restaurant, 515 Kent St, Sydney. 5-30pm.)
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY GROUP Sf. 15 Shade Place Lugarno NSW 
02 534 3595. July 16th 2-00pm Soup & Videos
SYDNEY DR WHO FAN CLUB 4th Sunday of month Sefton District Girl Guides Hall. 
P.O. Box 381, Chester Hill, 2162 (02) 727-4272

W.A.
IN-FRIENDS  STTNG/DS9/Babylon 5 videos Fridays 6:30pm Building 17 Edith Cowan 
University Mt Lawley. Phone 275 7848

VICTORIA
Melbourne Science Fiction Club Each Friday 7.30 pm, St Davids Hall, 74 
Melville Rd, West Brunswick. 
GALLIFREY June 25th Trivia Night. St Michaels Church Hall, North Carlton.
TIME TREKKERS SF Club of Central Vict July 1. Community House 21 Carpenter St, 
Bendigo.  P.O. Box 934, Bendigo 3550
AUSTREK, Trek, July 2nd St Lukes Church Hall, Sth Melbourne, 2-5pm. Costume 
Guild. 
NOVA MOB  Sf natterJuly 6  Stephen Paulsen: horror Erawan Restaurant 205 Swan 
St Richmond 6-00pm. Meeting: Alan Stewart's place 8-00pm. (03) 429-8354
DANDENONG VALLEY S.F. & FUTURIST SOCIETY  Dandenong Library Conference Room. 
July 12th 8-00 pm. Ann McGann 63 Woodside Ave, Frankston, 3199
ENTERPRISE Star Trek July 16  1-5pm Writers Workshop St Luke's Church Hall, 
Sth Melbourne
VALHALLA 24HR SCI-FI(SIC) MARATHON  film showing July 9-10.

A.C.T.
CANBERRA SF SOCIETY,July 7, ANU Chem LT2, 7:30pm Ken Ward PO Box 47 Civic 
Square  2608. (06) 288 6391.

S.A.
CRITICAL MASS SF  GROUP.July 6  8-00pm SA Writers Centre, 242 Pirie Street, 
Adelaide. Damien Warman 08-382-7128

QUEENSLAND
Conquest Club Media June 26th Election Day  Metro Arts Centre, 109 Edwards St 
Brisbane. 12-005-00pm. GPO Box 1376, Brisbane 4001 

FANZINES
MUMBLINGS FROM MUNCHKINLAND #10  Chris Nelson 23 Henty Street, Invermay 7248. 
Tasmanias premier genzine.
THE COMMUNICATOR 5  Derek Screen for Enterprise (Trek) P.O. Box 466 World 
Trade Centre Melbourne 3005  

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DEADLINES
Hugo Ballots	August 6th-1995 
Duff Candidates	September 14 1994
Guff		March 31st 1995

SOURCES
Kathryn Andersen, Derek Screen, Cath Ortlieb, Alan Stewart

DEADLINE FOR #14
Tuesday July 19th. Distribution date Friday July 22nd. (Break due to school 
holidays)