The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet #150 – August 25 2000
A niddering 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
Kate Orman has a story "Cactus Land" in the August 2000 issue of
Realms of Fantasy. Sean McMullen's short story "Mask of Terminus"
appears in the October 2000 Analog.
The Slow Glass Catalog #139 lists a plethora of Australian new
releases. Novels listed are Kingdoms of the Seventh Pool Kirsty
Anderson, Time of the Wolf Julie D'Arcy, The Forbidden Land,
Kate Forsyth, Ferren and the Angel Richard Harland, Omega
Christine Harris, Black Eagle Rising Kate Jacoby, Dj Vu John
Larkin, Son of the Shadows Juliet Marillier, The Green Prince
Sophie Masson, The Castle Garth Nix, Blackout Michael Pryor, The
Maze of the Beast Emily Rodda and The Protector Stewart Wochen.
Richard Harland adds "Ferren and the Angel comes out from
Penguin on September 4th. Yes, I've swapped publisher - and also
genre. From a fantasy-ish science fiction of the Eddon & Vail
books, to out-and-out fantasy."
In addition there is a collection, White Time Margo Lanagan, and
a series of Critical works from Nimrod Publications: Hyperdreams:
Damien Broderick's Space/Time Fiction Russell Blackford; Michael
Frayn and the Fantasy of Everyday Life Rosaleen Love; Opulent
Darkness: The Werewolves of Tanith Lee Justine Larbalestier;
Towards a "Good Death": The Fantasy Fiction of C.S. Lewis and the
Experience of Reading Cath Filmer-Davies; Beyond the Eternal
Champion: Fantasies of Michael Moorcock David Connell; Betwixt
Wood-Woman, Wolf and Bear: The Heroic-Age Romances of William
Morris Normal Talbot; A Glance From Nowhere: Sheri S. Tepper's
Fantasy & SF Sylvia Kelso; J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion
Rhonda Beare; Darwin and Doom: H.G. Wells and the Time Machine
David Lake; and Minmers Marooned and Planet of the Marsupials:
The Science Fiction Novels of Cherry Wilder Yvonne Rousseau.
FAN FUNDS
Regarding the GUFF photos that Irwin Hirsh mentioned loading to
www.egroups.com/files/ozfan-history, Irwin adds "Rumour has it
that you have to subscribe to the ozfan-history group to sneak a
peek at the files section."
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
The Australian Review of Books August 2000 has Damien Broderick's
article "The Future is Now" as its cover feature. The issue also
has an interview with Canberra librarian & sf critic Colin
Steele, a letter from Sophie Masson and a piece on books by Linda
Jaivin, author of Rock & Roll Babes from Outer Space.
Rowena Cory's book The Last T'En features in an article on
romantic fiction in The Weekend Australian Review August
12-13/2000.
Cath Ortlieb passed on an article about Pat Kerslake from The
Gazette August 16 2000. Kerslake is doing a PhD in science
fiction. I trust her research for that is slightly better than
her historical research, given that she is quoted as saying "The
satellite was virtually invented in 2001: a Space Odyssey."
Jack Dann's mainstream work Bad Medicine is reviewed in The
Weekend Australian August 19-20 2000 and in The Sunday Age August
20 2000.
Nova Express 19 features an article about Greg Egan by Russell
Blackford.
EGAN AWARDED
Greg Egan's "Border Guards" tied for best novelette in this
year's Locus Poll (Locus August 2000)
2000 DITMARS
Regarding the 2000 Ditmars, Grant Watson wrote "Ditmar nomination
forms will be released along with the wrap-up progress report for
Swancon 2000, which should hopefully be included with the second
progress report for Swancon 2001, as soon as possible.
Copies of the form will be made available to anyone who asks and
will be distributed as widely as we can manage at the same time.
So yes, they *are* coming. Really soon.
And yes, we are very inexcusably late about it.
And we are sorry.
Please e-mail swancon25@megabyte.murdoch.edu.au if you would like
to have a number of forms sent to you, and I will endeavour to
get them sent ASAP."
SICKNESS AND DISEASES
Rose Mitchell passed on the following from Jamie Reuel "I have
had some recent improvements in health. The flesh wounds are all
healed and the bones don't move by themselves anymore. Today the
physio showed me how to walk with crutches. The surgeon states I
won't need surgery for a while. No steel pin in the bone
required. A most exciting week."
Sue Ann Barber's news is less pleasant "A routine medical exam
for my new employer showed that I am diabetic. Not entirely
unexpected seeing as every immediate family member and a
grandparent have suffered the same fate.
What does this all mean? Immediately it means I can't indulge in
any of the fannish food groups - no chocolate, no fatty stuff, no
soft drinks, no desserts and a lot less alcohol at parties. These
are now all evil foods and will be called as such. At this stage
I'm only on tablets whilst I'm still being assessed. The
assessment may take a while, depending on how my body reacts.
Currently the tablets and I don't agree (I'll spare you the
details :) ), but hopefully that will all settle down."
CONVENTION NEWS
David Evans reports that the Japanese 2005 WorldCon bid has moved
to 2007, with obvious impact on the Australian 2007 bid.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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 GsoH Virigina Hey
& Richard Arnold GPO Box 1376 Brisbane 4001.
http://conquest2000.tsx.org
BOBW 10
Babylon 5/Crusade October 14th & 15th 2000Sydney Guests:Tracy
Scoggins, Peter Woodward Maggie Egan David Allen Brooks
http://www.bobw.com.au (02) 9453 0290.
FREECON 2200
October 21.Bankstown Library N.S.W. Garry P Dalrymple
gary-peter.dalrymple@tafensw.edu.au
NELCON A RELAXACON
17-19 November, 2000 The Country Comfort Motel, Port Stephens
N.S.W.. Membership $20 Accommodation (B&B): $62 per person per
night double/twin $51 per person per night triple (prices include
GST) Edwina Harvey by e-mail at e.harvey@unsw.edu.au or by snail
mail c/- 12 Flinders St, Matraville. 2036
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/Nelcon.html
CAMP COSTUME
8-10th December 2000 Polana Camp, Healesville $60 until October
29th, $75 up to the 1st of December 2000, $100 from 2nd of
December to the door. Cost includes all meals from Friday dinner
through to Sunday lunch, accommodation, all workshops & events.
BYO sleeping gear, drinks & special snacks. Attn: Wendy - Camp
Costume, The Australian Costumers' Guild, PO Box 322, Bentleigh,
Vic, 3204.or Chris Telephone: (03) 94574061
ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO
10-11 February 2001 Auckland New Zealand Special guests include
George Lazenby, Virginia Hey , Kevin Smith, and Walter & Louise
Simonson. Entry only $10 nz http://www.pulpexpo.com
BOBW 11
17-18 February 2001 (STARGATE SG1) Guests: Teryl Rothery
Christopher Judge Don S. Davis http://www.bobw.com.au (02) 9453
0290.
WHOVENTION 2001
16-18 February 2001 Rydges North Sydney 54 McLaren St North
Sydney Guest: To be announced Membership Until August 31 $60 for
DWCA members, $80 for non DWCA members Until October 15 $75 DWCA
Members, $95 non DWCA members PO Box 4 Epping NSW 2121
http://www.eagles.com.au~dwca dwca@eagles.com.au
SWANCON 2001 THE MASQUERADE,
40th Australian National Science Fiction Convention April 12-16
2001. GsoH Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis Morley, Kate Orman
and Sue Ackerman The Rydges Hotel Perth. P.O. Box 162 Nedlands
W.A. 6909.Attending $80; $100 at the door. Supporting $20
http://www.sf.org.au/swancon2001 P.O. Box 162 Nedlands W.A. 6909
swancon2001committee@egroups.com
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION
May 20, 2001 GoH James Marsters (Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
ocp Lidcombe Catholic Club Sydney.FSF Members $50 Non-members
$70. email bookings@fsf.com.au or http://www.fsf.com.au
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. Attending $145
Supporting $US40 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/
CONVERGENCE
41st Australian National Science Fiction Convention June 7 - 10
2002 GsoH Joe Haldeman, Sean Williams Lucy Sussex, Gay
Haldeman and Race Mathews Toastmaster Jack Dann Cato Conference
Centre Melbourne Web:- http://www.vicnet.net.au/~converge/
email:- contact-convergence@egroups.com.
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.conjose.org/ Attending membership
rate goes up to A$205 (Supporting A$60). Australian agent: Terry
Frost, 4/8 Walker St, West Brunswick, VIC 3055. Cheques payable
to "60th World Science Fiction Convention."
GoH = Guest of Honour
O.C.P. = Other Commitments Permitting
tba= to be announced.
EVENTS
There is an annual calendar available on the Vicnet SF web site
at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/2000cal.htm
CLUB NEWS
James Sellwood provides the following updates on Whovention,
SCOT, The Double Gamma Awards and Whoevention:
"SCOT now has a website http://www.eagles.com.au/~scot an email
address scot@eagles.com.au . This year's Double Gamma voting form
is at http://www.eagles.com.au/~scot/dgform.htm
He also points out a correction to the Whovention website and
e-mail. They should be http://www.eagles.com.au/~whovention and
whovention@eagles.com.au) He continues "The DWCA is having a day
event The Lives and Time of Tom Baker on the 26th of November
this year, which we will post details about on our website
shortly."
ACT
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GROUP September 20 Writers Centre at
Gorman House. les.petersen@detya.gov.au
CSFG-subscribe@egroups.com
NSW
SYDNEY FUTURIANS September 8 7:00pm Room 1615, 16th floor,
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Tower building, Broadway
SKYFORCE SYDNEY October 22 12:00pm to 5:00pm Lidcombe Catholic
Workmen's Club 24 John Street, Lidcombe
DR WHO CLUB OF AUSTRALIA November 26 "The Lives and Time of Tom
Baker" Details tba
QUEENSLAND
CONQUEST September 3 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
GPO Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
QUEST September 10 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO
Box 2084 Brisbane Qld 4001
BRISBANE DR WHO CLUB September 24 Red Cross Centre, 409
Adelaide St Brisbane P.O. Box 10308, Adelaide St, Brisbane, Qld
4000
STARGATE:SG1 October 15 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
Buffy November 25 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
S.A.
PARSEC: The Aussie Star Wars Appreciation Society August 27 12-5
pm Adelaide High School P.O. Box 306, Greenacres, S.A., 5086
http://www.parsec.homepad.com/
CRITICAL MASS September 6 No meeting details available Writers
Centre Adelaide PO Box 3355, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000
dmw@pobox.com
VICTORIA
MSFC August 25 , September 1 September 8, 8:00 pm St. David's
Uniting Church Hall, 74 Melville Road, West Brunswick P.O. Box
212 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc/ MSFC@eGroups.com
FRIDAY NIGHT MOB August 25 , September 1 September 8,
6:00-7.30pm. Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria
Melbourne
DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA August 25: Fast Eddys Night Fast
Eddys Cafe, top end of Bourke Street (Next to the Metro
Nightclub). 7pm onwards. PO Box 734, Niddrie Victoria, Australia
3042
ENTERPRISE August 26 Discussion Star Trek's influence on the
world P.O. Box 466 World Trade Centre Melbourne 3005
enterprs@vicnet.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/ 0418
56 1701
6TH ANNUAL AUSTRALIAN COSTUMERS' GUILD BALL August 26 The Centre
Ivanhoe, 275 Upper Heidelberg Rd. Ivanhoe. PO Box 322, Bentleigh
Vic 3204 stilskin@netspace.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~costume/
AUSTREK September 2 2:00pm St Mark's Church Hall Cnr Canterbury
& Burke Rds, Camberwell GPO Box 5206AA Melbourne 3001
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~austrek/
NOVA MOB September 6 Alan Stewart on Stephen Baxter 13
Frederick St Brunswick
SPACED OUT September 11 7:30pm Monday Munchies Spargo's Sidewalk
Cafe Commercial Rd Prahran spaceout@vicnet.net.au
DANDENONG SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY September 13 8:00pm Dandenong
Library Meeting Room P.O. Box 706 Frankston Vic 3199 Ann McGann
0407 510 159
MULTIVERSE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 25TH ANNIVERSARY September
23 Midnight Hoyts Cinema Centre, 140 Bourke Street Melbourne PO
Box 355 World Trade Centre Melbourne VIC 3005 AUSTRALIA
multivrs@vicnet.net.au http://www.vicnet.net.au/~multivrs/
COSTUMER'S GUILD September 24 Ross House 247 Flinders Lane,
Melbourne. PO Box 322, Bentleigh Vic 3204
SKYFORCE 2000 October 14 1:00 to 5:00pm Charles Pearson Theatre
ERC University of Melbourne P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070
http://www.starwalking.net
W.A.
EIDOLON WEBSITE RELAUNCHING September 1
WEB SITES
New
SCOT
http://www.eagles.com.au/~scot
DOUBLE GAMMA VOTING FORM
http://www.eagles.com.au/~scot/dgform.htm
Corrected
WHOVENTION
http://www.eagles.com.au/~whovention
FANZINES
SLOW GLASS BOOKS CATALOGUE 139 28pp Cheryl Louch Slow Glass Books
GPO Box 2708X Melbourne Vic 3001 Australia
http://www.slowglass.com.au
INTERPLANETARY REVOLUTIONARY GARDENER #3 18pp Judith Hanna &
Joseph Nicholas 15 Jansons Rd Tottenham London N15 4JU U.K.
jehanna@gn.apc.org & josephn@globalnet.co.uk
THE FORCE 37 32pp Peter Roberts P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070
AUSTRALIA starwalking@starwalking.net http://www.starwalking.net
THE COMMUNICATOR 41 28pp Derek Screen P.O. Box 466 World Trade
Centre Melbourne Vic 3005 AUSTRALIA enterprs@vicnet.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise
NOVA EXPRESS 19 42pp Lawrence Person P.O. Box 27231 Austin TX
78755-2231 USA lawrenceperson@jump.net
http://www.delphi.com/sflit/novaexpress/
ANZAPA 196 188pp Sue Grigg 11 Ellendale St North Balwyn Vic 3104
AUSTRALIA sggrigg@hotmail.com A good welcoming issue for new OBE
Sue Grigg with substantial contributions from Lucy Schmeidler,
Margaret Orchard, Diane & John Fox, Michael Green & Bill Wright.
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
CHICON 2000 INFOBOT NEWS 10-Aug-2000 & 18-Aug-2000 Chaz Boston
Baden P. O. Box 642057 Chicago IL 60664 USA hazel@chicon.org
http://www.chicon.org/
FANS ACROSS THE WORLD NEWSLETTER 101 Roger Robinson(Assistant
for this issue) 15 Manor Drive Southgate, London N14 5JH U.K.
bjw@cix.co.uk
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #151 September 5 2000.
Chandler Award Nominations September 30 2000
ANZAPA 196 October 6 2000
GUFF 2001 November 13 2000
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid The
Toronto in 2003 WorldCon Bid. and the Australia in 2007 WorldCon
Bid Warman & Woods for GUFF!
LETTERATURE
Chris Nelson writes, in response to my noting the death
of Sir Alec Guinness "Alas, fewer obits have mentioned his
excellent sf film "The Man in the White Suit". It's usually
considered just as one of the Ealing comedies and does have comic
elements, but it also explores a classic "what if" situation
quite well. (The ending is a cop out, but, hey, this was the
50s.)"