THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #23 – 10th December 1994

Australia in '99                       Nancy Tucker for DUFF

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 $5-50 for ten issues.(Cheques made out to Marc Ortlieb 
please. Stamps accepted) Thanks to, Slow Glass Books, & 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.   

PLAYFORD COLLECTION
Nick Playford's collection of speculative fiction, THE PRISONER GAINS A 
BLURRED SKIN  was launched by Blackpepper Press on December 6th.

ALTERNATE STICKY MOMENTS?
Danny Heap and Alternate Worlds have parted company. Meanwhile Carey 
Handfield is burning up the information super-highway as an Internet Access 
salesperson. 
Your humble correspondent visited Adelaide with the intention of looking 
into the fabled Known Space Bookshop, only to find that it doesn't open 
until 12 noon on a Saturday. Mumble!  I did see the door. I made up for the 
disappointment with a pleasant afternoon tea with Roman Orszanski, Sue 
Peukert, Dylan, John Foyster, Yvonne Rousseau, Brian Forte and Helen, and 
Dianne DeBellis.  What is this? The social pages? 

CONVENTION UPDATES
SURVIVAL 94 managed to lose all three of its GsoH just prior to the 
convention. (To lose one guest of homour, Mr Proctor,  may be regarded as a 
misfortune; to lose all three looks like carelessness.) 
ARCON (The Aussiecon Reunion Convention) will have Robin Johnson and David 
Grigg as its GsoH. Robin chaired the first Aussiecon, and David chaired 
Aussiecon Two. 
THYLACON seems to be returning from the brink of extinction, with a new 
snailmail address P.O. Box 397 Sandy Bay 7006 and an email address 
cnelson@mariner.amc.edu.au. 
FORCE 1 has a different address and has added Jon Berg to its GoH list

UPCOMING CONVENTIONS

VOYAGER Star Trek 30/12/941/1/95. GsoH Dwight Schultz, Jonathan Del Arco & 
Nichelle Nichols. Hilton on the Park Melbourne $85/3day $40 Banquet 
G.P.O. Box 474 Rosebud 3939. 059-82-25-20 or voyager@wusette.dialix.oz.au

NOVACON 95 Dr Who, 13-15 January 1995, Radisson Hotel Newcastle,GsoH John 
Levine, Katy Manning & Nicholas Courtney  $70  P.O. Box 140, Kotara 
Fair 2289 iandix@scorch.hna.com.au

EVENT HORIZON Blakes 7 Carindale Hotel, Carindale Brisbane 27-29 January 1995
GoH Gareth Thomas O.C.P. Event Horizon, P.O. Box 492, Corinda QLD 4075 
(07) 349-2229 $80 until 26/1/95; $115 at the door; Supp $15 
kat@welkin.apana.org.au 

CONCINNITY 95 January 27-29 1995, Regent Hotel Melbourne, GsoH Robert O'Reilly
 & Ian Gunn.  GPO Box 972G, Melbourne, 3001.

SWANCON 95 W.A. regional April 13-17 1995. Perth Sheraton Hotel. GoH Pat 
Cadigan. Att $70. P.O. Box 318 Nedlands  6009  

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 1995, Melbourne Sheraton, 
GsoH Steve Sansweet, Hugh Fleming, Jon Berg. $110. PO Box 427 Northcote 3070. 
03 416 8998

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 1/2/95 
then $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 1995  GsoH Robin Johnson & David Grigg 
Savoy Plaza Hotel Melbourne  Marc Ortlieb P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill, 
Vic 3131 Att $50-00.

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 

W.A.

IN-FRIENDS  STTNG/DS9/Babylon 5 videos Fridays 6:30pm Building 17 Edith 
Cowan University Mt Lawley. Phone 310-7122

UNISFA shay@tartarus.uwa.edu.au 

VICTORIA
DOCTOR WHO CLUB VICTORIA December 10 Christmas Party, Ridley College, 
10am-7pm, GoH Mark "Turlough" Strickson. $10 members, $12 non-members

DANDENONG VALLEY S.F. & FUTURIST SOCIETY  Dandenong Library Conference Room. 
December 12 8-00 pm. Ann McGann 63 Woodside Ave, Frankston, 3199

GALLIFREY BBC SF December 17 Bingo night St Michael's Church Hall, North 
Carlton.

ENTERPRISE Star Trek December 17 6.30pm Christmas Party $5.00 The 
Horticultural Society Hall 31 Victoria St P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre 
Melbourne 3005 trek@wusette.dialix.oz.au

STAR TREK MARATHONS The Glasshouse Theatrette,  RMIT Union 360 Swanston St 
6:30pm first Sat of the month.

A.C.T.,S.A., QLD, TAS

No current information

FANZINES
FNAC #2  John Foyster GPO Box 3086 Rundle Mall Adelaide 5000 
johnfoys@baarnie.tafe.sa. edu.au 

THE MENTOR #86  Ron Clarke P.O. Box K940 Haymarket N.S.W. 2000. 

OR SO YOU SAY #10  Shayne McCormack 49 Orchard Road Bass Hill N.S.W. 2197

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 WARMAN http://smug.student. adelaide.edu.au/damien/home.html 

DEADLINES

GUFF	March 31st 1995

JOVE NODS. BULLSHEET HAPPENS
Sorry Dennis, please note that Dennis spells his surname Callegari and 
Katharine Shade spells her first name with an 'a'.

CoAS

Damien Warman, PO Box 3355 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000 (08) 359 2027

RECOMMENDED READING

THE LOTTERY  & THE PATTERNMAKER  (Omnibus Books) compiled by Lucy Sussex. 
Though aimed at an adolescent audience, these anthologies showcase some of 
the best of the current batch of Australian sf writers. I particularly 
enjoyed both title stories, Leanne Frahm's "Jinx Ship", Greg Egan's "The Walk"
(reprinted from Asimov's) and Dirk Strasser's Steering the Waters.

SOURCES
Ali Kayn, Kate Orman, Jane Tisell, Justin Ackroyd, Ron Clarke, Katharine Shade, 

INFORMATION REQUIRED
Club secretaries. When you sort out your annual programs, please send me a 
copy. I'm particularly in need of info from W.A., Canberra and Queensland. 
	
In addition I'm looking for places to send hard copy of The Bullsheet.  
Currently Slow Glass Books in Melbourne are my only distribution point. 
Could fans in other states recommend bookshops or clubs with freebie tables?

It strikes me that what we need is a fannish contact point in each major city;
somewhere where visiting science fiction fans know they can get the latest 
information on what is happening and somewhere where conventions and clubs 
can distribute publicity. Can anyone suggest places like that in their city? 
(Replies will be published in future Bullsheets.)   

DEADLINE FOR #24
(Sorry this one was late.) Tuesday December 20th. Distribution date Friday 
December 23rd. The Bullsheet will then go into a Christmas recess until early 
February. (I use the school duplicator for hardcopy.)