THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #71 – February 28th 1997
An ultracrepidarian 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.
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NEBULA AWARD NOMINATIONS
This year's Nebula Award Ballot (open to members of the SFWA) is
now out and includes, in the Novel Category, Jack Dann's The
Memory Cathedral and Greg Egan's Permutation City. Jack's
novella "Da Vinci Rising" also made it onto the ballot.
THE YEAR' BEST AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY: VOLUME ONE
Jonathan Strahan notes that YBASFF97 will be available in April
and will contain "The Sword of God" Russell Blackford, "Never
Seen By Waking Eyes" Stephen Dedman, "Of Fingers and Foreskins"
Sara Douglass, "Illium" Andrew Whitmore, "Blind Eye" Jack Dann,
"The Mark of Thetis" Simon Brown, "The Sword of God" Russell
Blackford, "Silver Fire" Greg Egan, "The Ghost of Mrs Rochester"
Lucy Sussex, "Princess Melodia and the White Catherine" Beverly
Macdonald, "Passing the Bone" Sean Williams, "A Man and His
Dreams" Marele Day, "The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse" Terry
Dowling, "Schrodinger's Dog" Damien Broderick , "The Phoenix"
Isobelle Carmody, and "Doctor Tilmann's Consultant: A Scientific
Romance" Cherry Wilder. Interesting to note that no Aurealis
stories made the cut.
A WEIRD COLONIAL GIRL?
Paul Voermans & Fiona McHugh announce the birth of Natalie
Claire Louise Voermans 3770 g (8lb 5oz) on 18 February 1997 @
around 10:30 pm utterly gorgeous many fingers and toes. Mother
and child just dandy.
IT WAS FIFTY OR SIXTY YEARS AGO....
In a long and detailed report on aus.sf, Julian Warner dealt
respectively with the sixtieth birthday of Lee Harding and the
fiftieth birthday party of Aussiecon Three GoH Bruce Gillespie.
The list of people present at each event would push this issue of
the Bullsheet into a higher postal category. Suffice to say
congratulations to both on notching up yet another decade.
Fortunately Natalie Claire Louise Voermans, who was present at
Bruce's party, decided to wait until the next evening to arrive
otherwise it might have been a real birth day party.
AUSSIECON THREE
Perry Middlemiss reports "Roy Ferguson has agreed to run the Hugo
Awards for Aussiecon Three, reprising the sterling work he did in
the same area in 1985. Acting as general dogsbody, eligibility
checker and general lugger of things heavy, is Justin Ackroyd.
Eric Lindsay has been appointed by the Board of Aussiecon Three
to head the Projections and Contingency Planning Division. This
is an Executive Committee position with responsibility for the
areas of Budget Administration, Contingency Planning and Risk
Analysis. In some ways it reflects the more traditional role of
"Treasurer" but as Eric is based in Sydney and as we will require
our "treasurer" to be Melbourne-based in order to carry out the
day-to-day banking requirements of the convention, we have
decided to create the new area of "Finance". For the time being I
will fill that role (continuing my Treasurer's role from the
bidding phase) until we can find someone better suited."
BEN BOVA BOOK SIGNINGS
Ben Bova will be at Slow Glass Books, 305 Swanston St Melbourne
on March 18, 6-00 to 7-00pm. In addition he will be doing
signings at Minotaur March 19 12.30 to 1.30 and in Sydney at
Galaxy Books March 20 6.00 to 7.00 and Dymocks SF & Fantasy
March 21 12.30 to 1.30.
ARTISTS
Starwalking are compiling an art folio to celebrate 20 years of
Star Wars. Deadline May 1 1997. Details from Michael Wilson c/o
Star Walking P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070. Austrek are running
an art show on August 2 in Hawthorn. Deadline July 1 1997.
Contact Litza Waters c/o GPO Box 5066AA Melbourne 3001
ALTAIR
Robert Stephenson reports on a new magazine, Altair. Details
available at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~robsteph/altair.htm
including 1st edition competition guidelines. Standard guidelines
will be posted mid year to save on confusion.
CONVENTION INFORMATION
James Overton reports "[Telecon exists] but it's set back to the
start of June when I'm bringing out Ed Bishop from UFO. I'm
producing a video he's appearing in over here called Damon Dark:
Shadowfall and the Con is to help support the video. I'll have
all the relevant details out soon. I'll let you know the minute I
have the complete picture." Starwalking has produced a
preliminary ballot for the Obie Awards, to be presented at Force
2 in June. The categories, in both professional and amateur
divisions are Writing, Costumes, Art, Audio/Visual and Hard/Soft
Craft. Nominations close on March 14 (Contact Marjorie Cammer
P.O. Box 2012 Rosanna 3084) Swancon 23 Please note the addition.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
CONSPIRACY 1997 18th New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention
March 28 to 31 1997. Airport Hotel Wellington N.Z. GsoH: Pat Cadigan
(confirmed) Danny John-Jules & Robert Llewellyn (O.C.P). Dan McCarthy.
Australian address PO Box 1044, Bundoora, Victoria 3083. Full NZ$60 /
AU$54. Supp NZ$15 / AU$14. PO Box 10104, Wellington, New
Zealand.Email: concom@sans.vuw.ac.nz
HIGHLANDER DOWN UNDER April 26-27 1997 Mercure Hotel Brisbane GoH
Peter Wingfield Features a Ceilidh. $75 as long as a $25 deposit is
paid by 1/3/97. GPO Box 2004 Brisbane Qld 4001 (07) 3282 4220 email
sonjav@powerup.com.au (please put HL Downunder in subject line)
HOLODICTION Sydney May 10, Darling Harbour. Expo and Convention with
Armin Shimmerman (Quark) and Tim Russ (Tuvok) Phone 02 9311-3841
HOLODICTION Melbourne May 11, Carlton Hotel. Armin Shimmerman (Quark -
DS-9) and Tim Russ.(Tuvok - Voyager) Phone 02 9311-3841
TELECON '97 June 1997 Dates and venue to be confirmed Melbourne. GsoH
include Ed Bishop (UFO, Capt. Scarlet)), Louise Pajo (UFO, Dr Who),
Tom Oliver, Charles Tingwell, Val Lehman, Colette Mann, Adrian
Sherlock. $100 or $150 at door. Cheques payable to James Overton. 12
Hamilton Street Crib Point, 3919 Victoria. email -
jamieo@peninsula.starway.net.au.
FORCE 2 (Star Wars) June 7-9 1997 GsoH Jeremy Bulloch (O.C.P.), Kenny
Baker (O.C.P.) & Steve Sansweet. Edmund Barton Conference Centre 488
South Rd Moorabbin Vic $125 ($150 at the door) P.O. Box 427 Northcote
3070
HOLODICTION Brisbane June 8 Mercure Hotel. Rene Ouberjonois (Odo -
DS-9) Phone 02 9311-3841
HOLODICTION Perth June 15, Enquire about venue. Rene Ouberjonois.
(Odo - DS-9) Phone 02 9311-3841
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS'97 June 20-22 1997 Sydney Masonic Centre.
Confirmed GsoH Andrew J Robinson ( Garak: DS9); Jeffrey Willerth
(Kosh: Babylon 5); Richard Arnold (Star Trek consultant); Jim Lockett
( Director, Official B5 Warner Brothers Fan Club, US) 2-Day Ticket
$140, Banquet (limit 150) $50, Cocktail Party (limit 150) $35. Friends
of Science Fiction. P.O Box 797 Fairfield, NSW, 2165 (02) 9523 8385
fsf@nlc.net.au http://www.nlc.net.au/~fsf/bobw/
HOLODICTION Adelaide June 22, Enquire about venue. Robert Picardo
(Doctor) and Rene Ouberjonois. (Odo) Phone 02 9311-3841
HOLODICTION "Mini Convention" June 29 Rene Ouberjonois and Robert
Picardo in Sydney. Phone 02 9311-3841
EVENT HORIZON II July 18-20 1997 Mercure Hotel, Brisbane GoH Michael
O'Hare (Commander Sinclair, Babylon 5) full membership $95 supporting
$30 until March 31 776 Cavendish Rd Holland Park 4121 Qld
http://www.eastwind.com.au/eh2/index.html Email E.Parry@hum.gu.edu.au
or johnc@eastwind.com.au
BASICON 2 September 27-28 1997 Media & Mainstream NatCon YWCA Cato
Conference Centre Melbourne $20 attending membership ($100 at the
door). P.O. Box 567 Blackburn 3130.
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/basicon.htm
CONSCIENCE October 4 - 5 1997 Mecure Hotel, North Quay, Qld GPO Box
1376 Brisbane Qld 4001 (07) 3355 5938
SWANCON TWENTY THREE 24th-27th April, 1998 (Anzac Day long
weekend ) Orchard Hotel, 707 Wellington St, Perth. GoH: t.b.a.
Guests: Tess Williams, Grant Stone.Dead GoH: Jules Verne Fan
Guest: Gina Goddard. Membership $60.00 until 31st August
http://www.gu.uwa.edu.au/swancon
E-mail:swancon23@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
AUSSIECON THREE 1999 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 http://www.maths.uts.edu.au/staff/eric/ain99 email
julian@aussiecon3.worldcon.org
GoH = Guest of Honour O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting tba= to be
announced.
CLUB NEWS Skyforce have branched out, adding a Queensland group.
OTHER EVENTS
A.C.T.
CANBERRA S FS ph (06) 288 6391 (ah) PO Box 47, Civic Square ACT 2608
CANBERRA DOCTOR WHO FAN CLUB c/o Huw Buchtmann, 12 Joske Place,
Latham, ACT, 2615 Meetings first Saturday of each month (not
December!) Produces newsletter Dishrags to Drashigs
N.S.W.
SYDNEY SKYFORCE March 15 1-5pm Sydney University Contact
Hector - 0411 363 5021 PO Box 804 Kensington NSW 2033 Email
hbocaz@mail.usyd.edu.au
BEN BOVA SIGNING March 20, 6-00 to 7-00pm Galaxy Books
BEN BOVA SIGNING March 21, 12-30 to1-30 Dymocks SF & Fantasy
AUSTRALIAN SF ASSOCIATION GPO Box 4440 Sydney 2000
BABYLON 5 OZ FAN CLUB PO Box 161 Adamstown NSW 2289. Fanzines The
Babble-on Babylon 5 and Gold Channel e-mail shadow@scorch.hna.com.au
DR WHO FAN CLUB OF AUSTRALIA PO Box 4 Epping NSW 2121 email:
neelix@eagle.asstdc.com.au $9 per year
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION Star Trek, The X-Files, Babylon 5, Doctor
Who P O Box 797 Fairfield NSW 2165 Email fsf@nlc.net.au Fanzine
Friends of Science Fiction Newsletter
FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF SYDNEY
http://tanelorn.socs.uts.edu.au/~iwoolf/writings.html
LOST IN SPACE AUSTRALIA P.O. Box N9 Petersham North NSW 2049
NSW UNI SF CLUB newzine Sub Space Relay (02) 481-9419
NEWCASTLE SCIENCE-FICTION CLUB First Sunday of every month, Alice
Ferguson Community Hall 30 Caldwell St, Merewether. Call Craig 049
871413 for more details.
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) 543 603 (049) 43 2666 e-mail
shadow@scorch.hna.com.au
PARRAMATTA SF DISCUSSION GROUP 1st Thursday of the month 7pm
Infinitas Bookshop, 5/1 Horwood Place, Parramatta. (02 633 5682)
ianm@mpx.com.au
PENRITH SF GROUP (047) 322-179 or (047) 301-073
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION GROUP Contact 15 Shade Place Lugarno (02)
534-3595.
SYDNEY DW SF FAN CLUB Anglican Church Hall 2 Rochford St Erskineville
GPO Box 2870 Sydney 2001 neelix@eagle.asstdc.com.au
TAVERN Monthly booze-up for Doctor Who fans in Sydney. First Friday of
month, 6 pm. Museum Hotel.
THE THURSDAY NIGHT GROUP Informal eating and nattering. 5-7pm
Thursday Nights. Ali Baba Cafe on George St.
WAGGA DOCTOR WHO FAN CLUB c/o Keith Walker, 52 Perseverance St, West
Wyalong, NSW, 2671
QUEENSLAND
CONQUEST March 2 Metro Arts 109 Edward St Brisbane GPO Box 13676
Brisbane Qld 4001
HYPERION March 8 5.30 pm - 10 pm Metro Arts 109 Edward St Brisbane
(07) 3341 0307
QUEENSLAND STAR TREKKERS (Quest) March 9 12.00 to 4.00 pm Metro Arts
109 Edward St Brisbane GPO Box 2084 Brisbane 4001
HIGHLANDER March 16 10 am to 4.00 pm Metro Arts 109 Edward St Brisbane
Vortex March 23 QUT (ITE Building Room 303)G.P.O. Box 2084 Brisbane
4001
VORTEX March 23 QUT (ITE Building Room 303)G.P.O. Box 2084
Brisbane 4001
WAR COUNCIL (Babylon 5) March 23 Metro Arts 109 Edward St
Brisbane (07) 3355 5938
COSMIC COTILLION April 5 The Irish Club Elizabeth Street (07) 3356
5472
BRISBANE SKYFORCE April 12 10am - 6pm University of Queensland
Contact Nick - (07) 3369 9744, PO Box 5732 West Hill QLD 4101 Email
water@thehub.com.au
BRISBANE DR WHO FAN CLUB April 20 PO Box 10308, Adelaide Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000. email abmartin@ozemail.com.au
KITOMER II: The Wrath of Karl April 25-27 Wivenhoe dam
FSFSA C/O Leela Cosgrove 3 Sollis St. Geebung Brisbane Q 4034
THE SPACE RANGER FAN CLUB Dinners at least once a month 104 Muir
Street, Labrador 4215 (07)55322812
TERMINAL PYRAMIDS The Wide Bay DW and B7 Fan Club 51 Rocky St
Maryborough QLD 4650 (071) 215 180 (Daniel Pattell)
TRILOGY (Dr Who) PO Box 2459, Southport, QLD, 4215 David Mark Sasche
sdavid@gc.design.net.au. Fanzine Entropy Will meet monthly on the
Gold Coast.
UQTREK The University of Queensland's first and only club for the
Appreciation of Star Trek contact Perryn Fowler
cs324423@student.uq.edu.au
S.A.
AUSFA, c/- Clubs Association, University of Adelaide, North Terrace,
Adelaide SA 5001.
CRITICAL MASS PO Box 3355, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
dwarman@maths.adelaide.edu.au
SASTREK Star Trek P.O. Box 369 North Adelaide S.A. 5006 (08 337
8759). carl@adam.com.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR WHO FAN CLUB PO Box 3227, Adelaide, SA, 5000
(08) 294 8337 (Jeremia Boddey, president) Monthly meetings. Fanzine
Chameleon Factor ; newsletter Wall of Lies
VICTORIA
1996 AUREALIS AWARDS February 28 at 7.00pm. Slow Glass Books, 305
Swanston St Melbourne
MSFC February 28 Instant Fanzine Night March 7 Lego Starship
Building & Pancakes March 14 Astroboy, Prince Planet & other
Japanese Animations. 8.00pm St David's Church Hall 74 Melville Rd
West Brunswick P.O. Box 212 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
MELBOURNE NOVA MOB March 5 13 Frederick St Brunswick.
ENTERPRISE March 7 -10 Ballarat Camp Pax Hill Scout Camp
BallaratP.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005 (03) 9583
7404 enterprise@minerals.csiro.au
DANDENONG SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY March 12 Ann McGann P.O. Box
706 Frankston Vic 3199 015 510 159
AUSTREK March 15 2.00 pm Coffee & Conversation Virtual Access
Cafe 129 Maroondah Highway Ringwood GPO Box 5206AA, Melbourne,
3001 Phone: 03 9887 1701 (Answering machine only)
BEN BOVA SIGNING March 18, 6-00 to 7-00pm Slow Glass Books, 305
Swanston St Melbourne
BEN BOVA SIGNING March 19,12-30 to 1-30 Minotaur
SKYFORCE (Star Wars)April 12 Copeland Theatre Economics & Commerce
Building Uni of Melbourne 1.00 to 5.00 pm P.O. Box 427 Northcote 3070
Email Address: darren.maxwell@tmca.com.au
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB P.O. Box 41 West Brunswick 3055 Fanzine
Babbling On Email James Allen@vut.edu.au or bfive@VNET.ibm.com
AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS GUILD P.O. Box 322 Bentleigh Vic 3204 email
stilskin@netspace.net.au
AUSTRALIAN HORROR SOCIETY P.O. Box 7545 St Kilda Rd Melb. 3004.
BIG SF (Star Trek/ general SF) Ballarat P.O. Box 178 Wendouree 3355
DANDENONG SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY (Note the CoA) Ann McGann P.O. Box
706 Frankston Vic 3199 015 510 159
DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA GPO Box 4782UU Melbourne 3001 email:
borad@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
FELLOWSHIP OF MIDDLE EARTH Monash University F & SF Society FOME c/o
The Union, Monash University, Clayton Victoria 3168
fome@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au or eleni@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~fome/
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB Friday Nights 6-7.30pm. Informal eating and
nattering. K&Ms, Myer Arcade Melbourne
GALLIFREY GPO Box 910G Melbourne 3001 Daniel Klein 0419 379 842,
AH:(03) 9850 7275
GOULBURN VALLEY SCI-FI CLUB bi monthly 4th Sunday of the month.
Willowmere Receptions Kyabram. P.O. Box 186 Kyabram 3620
PHRYNE FISHER CLUB P.O. Box 41 West Brunswick 3055
RED DWARF FAN CLUB P.O. Box 1044 Bundoora 3083
TIME LORDS c/o Lee Zachariah 3 Selwood Crt, Mornington, VIC, 3931.
Newsletter Eternity (was TARDIS)
TIME TREKKERS P.O. Box 934 Bendigo 3550.
THE X-FILES FAN CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Locked Bag 1013, Flemington, 3031.
Fanzine The Field Journal.
W.A.
THE NEUTRAL ZONE February 28 Murdoch University's ECL Lecture
Theatres #1 and #4. 6.30pm. PO Box 1169, Bibra Lake, WA, 6163. Phone
(09) 434 4167, email: nzone@iinet.net.au Fanzine The Final Frontier
Newsletter The Defector
JUMP POINT March 8 Murdoch University Economics, Commerce & Law
Building - Lecture Theatre 1 The Babylon 5 club of W.A. Email
info@jumppoint.net.au http://www.jumppoint.net.au/
UniSFA - University of Western Australia Science Fiction Association.
e-mail doi@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
THE WEST LODGE DOCTOR WHO FAN CLUB. P.O. Box 190 Mt Lawley 6050 E-Mail
: null@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au
http://www.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/~null/WestLodge/WestLodge.html
WESTREK STAR TREK CLUB of Western Australia Inc. Last Friday of month
6:45pm. (except December second Friday) Labour Centre Building, 82
Beaufort Street Perth. Hall . P.O. Box 307 Bentley WA 6102 Phone: (09)
356 1757 Email: evans@pf.adied.oz.au
FANZINES
TIMING MALFUNCTON #1 Sian O'Neale for the Supreme Council of Time
Lords 185 Kooyong Rd Toorak 3142.
THE COMMUNICATOR #21 Derek Screen for Enterprise P.O. Box 466 World
Trade Centre Melbourne Vic 3005
STAR WALKING THE NEWSLETTER #28 Jan Wilson, Shane Morrissey &
Michael Wilson for Star Walking P.O. Box 201 Rosanna Vic 3084
THE CAPTAIN'S LOG #234 Rose Mitchell for Austrek GPO Box 5206AA
Melbourne Vic 3001
ANZAPA 174 Marc Ortlieb (O.B.E.) P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill Vic 3131.
A 139 page mailing featuring Bill Wright's Interstellar Ramjet Scoop
which has superb fractal art and an article on generating it by Dick
(Ditmar) Jenssen. ANZAPA currently has vacancies for four more
members, no waiting list.
WEB PAGES
For a full listing,
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/zines.htm
New
aus.sf.babylon5
http://mama.minmet.uq.oz.au/~alice/bab5/bab5.html
Deep Space Nine
http://www.crc.net.au/~madcat/ds9.htm
DEADLINES
Paul John Statham Memorial March 3, 1997
OBIE Nominations March 14 1997
DUFF voting April 1 1997
ANZAPA 175 April 8 1997
DITMAR & ASFMA nominations April 30 1997
Starwalking Art Folio May 1 1997.
Austrek Art Show July 1 1997
SOURCES
Alan Stewart, Cath Ortlieb, Warpspeed, Perry Middlemiss, Justin
Ackroyd, Carey Handfield, Paul Voermans, Enterprise, The Captain's
Log, Starwalking Newsletter, Julian Warner, Robert Stephenson,
Grant Watson
DEADLINE FOR #72
Tuesday March 11th.
Distribution Friday March 14th.