THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BULLSHEET #138 – MARCH 10 2000
A logomachisatic 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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GEORGE TURNER PRIZE SHORT LIST
Random House has released the shortlist for this year's George
Turner Fiction Prize
SPOOK SQUAD Keri Arthur
STORMBRINGER Kerry Greenwood
THE ADVENTURES OF HAL SPACEJOCK Simon Haynes
BLUE SKY AND SILENCE Michelle Marquardt
HASHAKANA Liz Martin
PROTECTION Claire McKenna
dot space dot Simon Moore
FIRE IN THE BLOOD Nicole Trewartha
The judging panel consists of Ron Serduik, Louise Thurtell and
Annabel Blay.
The winner will be announced on April 7.
More information is available from
Karen Reid Senior Publicist, Random House 20 Alfred St
Milson's Point NSW 2061 (02) 8923-9832
kreid@randomhouse.com.au
AUREALIS AWARDS
Russell B. Farr noted "The 1999 Aurealis Awards were presented
on Monday 6 March 2000, in a ceremony held at the South
Australian Writers' Centre. The winners were:
DIVISION A: SCIENCE FICTION
BEST NOVEL: Egan, Greg - TERANESIA (Gollancz, HarperPrism);
BEST SHORT STORY: Lawson, Chris - "Written in Blood" (Asimov's
Science Fiction, #281, June 1999)
DIVISION B: FANTASY
BEST NOVEL: Routley, Jane - ARAMAYA (Avon);
BEST SHORT STORY: Canavan, Trudi - "Whispers of the Mist
Children" (Aurealis #23)
DIVISION C: HORROR
BEST NOVEL: Harris, Christine - FOREIGN DEVILS (Random House
Australia);
BEST SHORT STORY: Williams, Sean & Simon Brown - "Atrax" (New
Adventures in Sci-Fi, Ticonderoga)
DIVISION D: YOUNG ADULT
BEST NOVEL: Luckett, Dave - A DARK VICTORY (Omnibus)
BEST SHORT STORY: No Award.
CONVENORS' AWARD: Terry Dowling, ANTIQUE FUTURES: THE BEST OF
TERRY DOWLING (MP Books)
IN PRINT
Sally Beasley reports " Dave [Luckett]'s publishers have
informed him that they have sold the Tenabran trilogy to
German publishers Heynes Verlag. Presumably the books will
come out next year. They'll be marketed as adult (as opposed
to YA) fantasy."
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Ali Kayn has maintained her regular gig reviewing
computer bits and pieces for Tuesday's Australian 29/2/2000,
while Lucy Sussex gets another guernsey in the Saturday Age
Paperback Review position.4/3/2000. Ali also notes "Festivale
has won an award for internet content and presentation from
(Encyclopedia) Britannica. We are thefirst movie site listed
on the Optus website (http://www.optusnet. com.au)."
DAMIEN STILL BUSY
Mark Loney notes "Spotted on page 8 of the Australian
Financial Review on 23 February, an advertisement for:
"Conference of the Future" "20 high profile speakers
including:1....2....3....4. Dr Damien Broderick"
For more info about this extravaganza ("scenarios and
strategies for the future")
http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/centre/jc/jcii/conference/ "
BIZARRE SCIENCE FICTION NEWS
In Dick & Leah Smith's delightful Old Fan's Almanac which,
coincidentally reached me barely a month after I'd sent off my
2000 Hugo Nomination ballot, it is revealed that Barbara
Hambly is a time traveller. She will, according to the
Almanac, celebrate her 50th Birthday on August 28th 2000 and
her 49th Birthday on August 29th 2000. (I only noticed because
I looked up my own birthday, and discovered that I shared it
with one of the Barbara Hamblies, Jack Vance and Vonda
McIntyre.)
FAN FUNDS
Karen Pender-Gunn notes "In April the sponsorship of the
Fijian Banded Iguana at Melbourne Zoo in Ian's name comes up
for renewal. This is the time to send off that donation you
have been meaning to for a while. Lets make this a record year
for the Reptile enclosure and the Fijian Banded Iguana!
Donation can be sent to the Ian Gunn Memorial Fund (cheques
make to that name please) at PO Box 567, Blackburn Victoria
3130. The Ian Gunn Memorial Fund and Ian's bio are now on the
web page http://www.ozramp.net.au/~fiawol - check it out for
more details!
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
BOBW 8
March 11 -12 2000 The Southern Cross Hotel, Sydney Theme:
Babylon 5 Guests: Richard Biggs, Patricia Tallman, Jeffrey
Willerth For more information: www.bobw.com.au or (02) 9453
0290
HOLODICTION
April 2 2000 The Gazebo Hotel Sydney GsoH Kate Mulgrew Rene
Auberjonois & Jeremy Bulloch
3RD BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
April 6-9, Brisbane, Australia GoH Ray Harryhausen.
www.visualeyes.net.au/baf
HIGHLANDER DOWN UNDER 3
April 14-16 2000 Mercure Hotel Brisbane GsoH Peter Wingfield,
Valentine Pelka & Anthony De Longis $165 P.O. Box 198 Brisbane
Albert St Qld 4002 ph (07) 3282 4220. sonjav@powerup.com.au
http://www.powerup.com.au/~sonjav/
FREECON 00
April 15 - 16 2000. The Discovery area,Second Floor,
Australian Museum, corner of College and William Streets
Sydney C/O PO Box 2, Bexley North, 2207.
johna@babel.apana.org.au
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 $80 until April 16th $90
thereafter. swancon25@megabyte.murdoch.edu.au
http://www.swancon.iinet.net.au Swancon 25 GPO Box G429 Perth
W.A. 6892
KITTEN KON
The Goodies Convention 2000 April 21-23 2000 Dallas Brooks
Centre Melbourne GsoH Tim Brooke Taylor & Graeme Garden
[o.c.p.] Contact The Goodies Rule - OK! P.O. Box 325
Chadstone Vic 3148 $100 until 20/1/99 $120 until 14/3/2000
http://thegoodies.oztek.com.au
CONQUEST
Easter Games Convention April 21-24 2000 University High
School Melbourne http://www.conquest.asn.au
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION
Mini-Con May 7 2000 10:00am to 6:00pm Guest (commitments
pending) :. $50 FSF members and $60 nonmembers (02) 9523 8385
fsf@nlc.net.auP.O Box 797, Fairfield, NSW, 1860.
MULTIVERSE
May 13 2000 - A day with Nicole deBoer
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
MULTIVERSE 4
Mid 2000 tba http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
CON D'OR
The 2000 New Zealand National SF Convention June 3 to 5 2000
West Plaza Hotel Wellington GsoH Tad Williams Sara Douglass
and Maree Sole. Contact enquiries@condor.sf.org.nz or
http://www.condor.sf.org.nz
sinpOZium 2000
The Australian Slash Con June 10 to 12 2000 (Queens Birthday
Weekend). Sydney. Convener Bernice brussell@ozemail.com.au.
Official website
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gabriani/sinpozium.htm Mailing
list http://www.onelist.com/community/sinpozium
ARCANACON 1800s
Gaming Convention June 29 to July 2 2000 Collingwood Education
Centre Victoria Special Guest Shane Lacey Hensley
http://www.zip.com.au/~arcanacon
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
$US150.00 rate for bona fide residents of other continents P.
O. Box 642057, Chicago IL 60664, fax: 312-946-3779
http://www.chicon.org/
CONQUEST 2000
October 6 to 8 2000 Brisbane Convention Centre GPO Box 1376
Brisbane 4001
NELCON
a relaxacon 17-19 November, 2000 The Country Comfort Motel,
Port Stephens N.S.W.. Membership $20 Accommodation $57 per
night per person Edwina Harvey by e-mail at
e.harvey@unsw.edu.au or by snail mail c/- 12 Flinders St,
Matraville. 2036
SWANCON 2001
the Masquerade, 40th Australian National Science Fiction
Convention April 13-16 2001. GsoH tba The Rydges Hotel Perth.
P.O. Box 162 Nedlands W.A. 6909.
swancon2001committee@egroups.com
http://www.sf.org.au/swancon2001
ODYSSEY CON
The 2001 New Zealand National SF Convention Auckland.
enquiries@odyssey-con.sf.org.nz
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.
Supporting $US 40 Millennium Philcon Post Office Box 310
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-0310 U.S.A.
phil2001@unix3.netaxs.com http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001
COSTUME CON 20
February 15-18 2002 Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
$A50Daily Admission $100 until Dec 31st 2000; $A130 Jan 1st
2001 - Dec 31st 2001 $160 Jan 1st 2002 - Feb 15th 2002 The
Australian Costumers' Guild PO Box 322 Bentleigh Vic 3204
stilskin@netspace.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
CON JOSE
The 60th World Science Fiction Convention August 29 to
September 2, 2002 San Jos McEnery Convention Centre GsoH
Vernor Vinge, David Cherry, Bjo & John Trimble, Ferdinand
Feghoot Toastmaster Tad Williams. P.O. Box 61363 Sunnyvale CA
94088-1363 U.S.A. ConJose@sfsfc.org
http://www.sfsfc.org/worldcon/ Attending $A150. Supporting
$A50.
GoH = Guest of Honour
O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting
tba= to be announced.
CLUB NEWS
Riff Hepburn writes to notify all and sundry about '"Absent
Friends "The Australian Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club".
Established in January 2000.' He can be contacted at
absfri@hotmail.com.
EVENTS
Note that there is an annual calendar available on the Vicnet
SF web site at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/2000cal.htm
NEW SOUTH WALES
ROBIN HOBB AT PHANTASIA BOOKS April 13 from 443 High St
Penrith NSW 2750
QUEENSLAND
QUEST March 12 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO
Box 2084 Brisbane Qld 4001 Highlander Down Under March 19 Red
Cross Centre, 409 Adelaide St Brisbane P.O. Box 198 Brisbane
Albert St 4002
BUFFY March 25 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
BRISBANE DR WHO CLUB March 26 Red Cross Centre, 409 Adelaide
St Brisbane P.O. Box 10308, Adelaide St, Brisbane, Qld 4000
CONQUEST April 2 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO
Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001 Stargate:SG1 April 16 Red Cross
Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
VORTEX June 10 Crusade Cotillion Mercure Hotel Brisbane GPO
Box 2004 Brisbane Qld 4001 (07) 3356 5472 pbuddaaa@zip.com.au
VICTORIA
MSFC March 10 Dr Who night Friday March 17 Why do we read
fantasy? A panel of readers of fantasy defend their reading
habits Friday March 24 Author Night: Sarah Endicott on writing
and publishing 8:00 pm St. David's Uniting Church Hall, 74
Melville Road, West Brunswick P.O. Box 212 World Trade Centre
Melbourne 3005
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB March 10 March 17, March 24 6-7.30pm.
Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
MULTIVERSE GALAXY QUEST Preview March 15 6:30pm Greater Union
Cinemas Melbourne.Multiverse P.O. Box 355 World Trade Centre
Melbourne Vic 3005
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB March 19 11:30am Barbecue in the
Park 7 Holden St Geelong. P.O. Box 437 Sunshine Vic 3020
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/ 0418 56 1701
NOVA MOB April 5 Rosaleen Love on Robot Futures and Science
Faction 13 Frederick St Brunswick
SKYFORCE 2000 April 8 1:00 to 5:00pm Charles Pearson Theatre
ERC University of Melbourne P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070
http://starwalking.8k.com
ROBIN HOBB at Slow Glass April 18 from 5:00pm. Slow Glass
Books 305 Swanston St Melbourne
ENTERPRISE April 22 AGM and Mock Prime Directive Trial P.O.
Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
enterprs@vicnet.net.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
THE THIRD JUMP POINT SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY QUIZ Night
March 18 7pm Willetton Sports Club, Burrendah Rd, Willetton
$6/person or $30 for a table of six. Tickets available from
Tactics, Valhalla or Jump Point. Contact Stephen Powell on
9249 7492 for details.
WEB PAGES
Moved
Ian McLean's fan web page
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~lindsay96
FANZINES
ETHEL THE AARDVARK NO 89 Paul Ewins for the MSFC P.O. Box 212
World Trade Centre Melbourne Vic 3005
STET 9 THE OLD FAN'S 2000 ALMANAC Dick & Leah Smith 410 W.
Willow Rd Prospect Heights IL 60070-1250 USA
THE SOUTHERN FANDOM CONFEDERATION BULLETIN Vol 7 No 6 Julie
Wall 470 Ridge Rd Birmingham AL 35206 USA
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
THE PAPER SNARL Issue #9 PaperSnarl@aol.com http://
www.papertiger.co.uk.
EMERALD CITY #54 Cheryl Morgan cmorgan@ceres.wallis.com
http://www.emcit.com
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #139 March 21 2000.
Hugo Nominations March 31 2000
FFANZ Voting March 31 2000
Ditmar Nominations March 31 2000
ANZAPA 194 April 7 2000
GUFF Nominations April 14 2000
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid The
Toronto in 2003 WorldCon Bid. The Nieuw Amsterdam in '04
WorldCon Bid and the Australia in 2007 WorldCon Bid