The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet #155 – November 3 2000
An orotund 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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LEIGH EDMONDS MUGGED
David Grigg reports "Leigh Edmonds was attacked on Monday
night in Ballarat by a couple of youths. He was mugged for the
small amount of money he was carrying ($15). Apparently they hit
him in the facewith a solid piece of wood, and broke both his
nose and his jaw. His jaw has been operated on in the St John
of God Hospital in Ballarat but he is home now. He won't be
able to eat solid food for at least a month. I'm sure Leigh
wouldn't want us to make too much of a fuss, but a kind word to
Valma or a get-well card would probably be well appreciated."
GOLD TO EX-MSFC MEMBER
Alan Stewart reports "Past MSFC member Jodi
Willis-Roberts won a gold medal in the Women's Shot Put F12
final at the Paralympics on Thursday 27 October. Jodi has won
gold at the Paralympics before, and has been awarded the OA."
PHANTASIA BOOKS MAY FOLD
Karen Miller, the proprietor of Phantasia Bookshop, sent
a letter noting her intention to wind down the business, perhaps
restructuring it as a direct mail/internet orders business.
Reasons cited were the declining exchange rate, a decline in
business in Penrith, an escalation in interest rates and the
imposition of the GST on books.
Susan Batho adds "They had a meeting of the Phantasia Customer
Club and the place was packed to the rafters (which is hard since
it is a very large two storey shop...) with enthusiastic
supporters of the shop. Certainly the people of Western Sydney
will continue to support a local SF specialist bookshop whatever
its form."
STEELE RUDD PRIZE
Lucy Sussex notes "Merlinda Bobis' White Turtle, a collection of
stories which included some excellent examples of fantasy (and
should have shown up in the genre awards, but didn't) has been
rewarded with the Steele Rudd Prize."
IN ELECTRONS
AntipodeanSF Issue 32 http://www.antisf.com contains "Brooklyn
Blues" Brent Lillie, "Significant Figure" Brendan Carson, "It
Does Matter" Peter Cook, "Hell Planet" Tom Dullemond and "The
Pen Is Mightier" Ashley Arnold.
BULLSHEET MEDIA WATCH
Terry Dowling reviews an assortment of books in The Australian
Review 21-22 October, including Paul Collins Cyberskin. Who
Weekly's 30/10/2000 Spotlight is on Kim Wilkins and her new novel
The Resurrectionists. The article also mentions her up-coming
young adult series. Not to be outdone, the Sunday Age 29/10/2000
features Wilkins in its Influence column. Mark Loney notes "Colin
Steele reviewed the following in the Canberra Times on the 28th
of October: The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales edited by Jack
Zipes, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion by Rhona Beare, The
Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison, The Truth by Terry Pratchett, The
Discworld Fools Guild Diary by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs
and Discworld Calendar 2001 by Terry Pratchett and Josh Kirby.
There was also an article by Robert Macklin about The Dish
(complaining about the treatment of Honeysuckle Creek in the
film)." Lucy Sussex reports "Lily the cat, well-known Nova Mob
identity, featured in The Melbourne Times today (October 25)
after making up dreadfully to the photographer. I am not about
to bury her in the garden, the spade in the background being
insisted on by the photographer...a ghoulish touch given that I
was being interviewed re Frances Knorr, well-known baby farmer
and amateur gardener (she buried the bodies in her back yard)."
Damien Broderick notes "Folks, an interview on Spikish matters is
now viewable at a Queensland education site:
http://www.learnscope.anta.gov.au/display_stories/1-90000/2101-2400/display_stories_2286.html"
FILM LAUNCH
Clint Flicks and Primordial Productions launched The Phandom
Menace, A documentary by Craig E. Tonkin and Warwick Holt "A
fascinating exploration of Australia's Star Wars fan community
and the impact of the latest Star Wars film, Episode 1: The
Phantom Menace." on October 30th in Prahran.
TREADING THE BOARDS
Unseen Theatre Company is presenting Terry Pratchett's
Guards! Guards at the Bakehouse Theatre 255 Angas St, Adelaide
November 8,9,10,11, 15,16,17,18. At 8pm Bookings: BASS 131246 or
Betty 82962004 (8am to 6pm). Further information at
http://www.unseen.com.au
PERIPATETIC FANS
Mark Loney notes "I'm off overseas for work again. Three weeks
this time - London (6 days), Geneva (6 days), Washington DC (3
days), New York (1 day) and Los Angeles (2 days). But I don't
think that you can blame this one on Aussiecon Three."
2000 DITMARS
Jeremy Byrne notes that, in my Australian sf listing for
1999, I had listed Sean Williams' "The Land Itself" as having
been published in New Adventures In Sci-Fi. It should have been
in the 2000 listing. It was published in Eidolon 29/30. The story
is not eligible for the 2000 Ditmars, but will be eligible for
2001.
CONVENTION NEWS
The Multiverse Science Fiction Group wishes to advise everyone
that we have finally chosen a date for our next major convention
- Multiverse 4. Multiverse 4 will be held in Melbourne - venue
to be advised and details to be advised - over the Queens
Birthday Long Weekend of June 8th - 11th 2001. More details will
be sent to everyone as soon as they come to hand. Zara Baxter
reported on Freecon 2200 and it sounds as though it went well. 20
or so people attended for panels and readings. Participants
included Jim Shellins, Richard Womack, Richard Harland and Bill
Congreve. There was also a DUFF raffle, raising $47. Zara also
notes "I am acting as the Sydney agent for ConVergence. I'm not
sure what details are the best to provide, but email
(Convergence@vile-temptress.org) is probably a good start."
Torcon III's Progress Report 0 has been posted out with the usual
details. The deadline for reserving ad space in PR #1 is December
31, with camera-ready material & payment due on January 31. The
PR should be out in March.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
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
TOTAL SECRETCON! (OR SECRET TOTALCON)
December 8-15 2000 Tone River Cottages. 42km down Muir Highway,
just off Manjimup (W.A.) Curtin Imagination Association and
Murdoch Alternative Reality Society CIA Secretary Jocelyn Kuan
jaws@msquared.com.au 0418925055 MARS President Dean Caruana
d.caruana@student.murdoch.edu.au 8-15 Dec $60. 8-11 Dec $35
BOBW 11
2-4 February 2001 (STARGATE SG1) Guests: Teryl Rothery
Christopher Judge Don S. Davis http://www.bobw.com.au (02) 9453
0290.The Southern Cross, corner Elizabeth & Goulburn streets
Sydney.
ARMAGEDDON PULP CULTURE EXPO
10-11 February 2001 Auckland New Zealand Special guests include
Kevin Smith, Virginia Hey, Teryl Rothery, Colin Baker, Walter &
Louise Simonson, Diana Schutz, Brian Michael Bendis . Entry only
$NZ10 http://www.pulpexpo.com
WHOVENTION 2001
16-18 February 2001 Rydges North Sydney 54 McLaren St North
Sydney Guest: Colin Baker Fan GoH Louis Scholten 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/~whovention
whovention@dwca.org.au
STUDIO HOLLYWOOD CONVENTION
February 24 2001 10am to 5pm Lidcombe Catholic Workers Club, John
Street Lidcombe NSW GsoH Lani Tupu & Claudia Black - Farscape and
Mark Allen - DS9 $66. After Party: same venue 6pm - midnight $39
tel: 02 9344 3509 fax: 02 9349 6587 email: tpace@bigpond.com
HIGHLANDER DOWNUNDER 4
April 6-8 2001 Mercure Hotel, Brisbane Confirmed Guests: Peter
Wingfield, Elizabeth Gracen (ocp) Other Guests tba $175
sonja@hldu.com http://www.hldu.org PO Box 198, Brisbane Albert St
Qld 4002
SWANCON 2001 THE MASQUERADE,
40th Australian National Science Fiction Convention April 12-16
2001. GsoH Robert Silverberg, Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis
Morley, Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum 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
ODYSSEY CON
Easter 2001 (13th-16th April) Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland
Literary GsoH Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Lyn McConchie Fan GoH
Brian Howell. $NZ60 until 31/12/2000 $NZ70 until 12th April 2001,
$NZ80 at the door P.O. Box 74-013 Market Rd, Auckland New Zealand
enquiries@odysseycon.sf.org.nz http://www.odysseycon.sf.org.nz
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
ARMAGEDDON INVITATIONAL
May 26 NZI convention centre Aotea centre2001 Auckland. Special
guests James Marsters and Brian Thompson $60.00 www.pulpexpo.com
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."
TORCON III
The 61st World Science Fiction Convention August 28-September 1,
2003 Metro Toronto Convention Centre GsoH George R. R. Martin
Frank Kelly Freas Mike Glyer with Toastmaster: Spider Robinson
and GoHst of Honour:Robert Bloch the spirit of Toronto Worldcons
P.O. Box 3, Station A, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5W 1A2
Supporting Membership $US40; Attending Membership $US115. Email:
INFO@TORCON3.ON.CA Website: HTTP://WWW.TORCON3.ON.CA
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
Edwin A. Scribner notes that he has developed a comprehensive
list of NSW clubs at
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/SFNSW.html
Enterprise is currently homeless, with the Horticultural Hall
being closed for renovations. More details as they come to hand.
ACT
CANBERRA SPECULATIVE FICTION GUILD November 15 Writers Centre at
Gorman House. les.petersen@detya.gov.au
CSFG-subscribe@egroups.com
NSW
SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY GROUP November 18 Bradley
Row (02)9580 4369 bradrow@netspace.net.au
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/Southern_SF&F.html"
SYDNEY FUTURIANS November 24 Sydney Futurians Annual Dinner
Meeting
DR WHO CLUB OF AUSTRALIA November 26 11 am to 6pm "The Lives and
Time of Tom Baker" Upstairs function rooms of Drummoyne RSL 162
Victoria Rd Drummoyne Entry - $7, $4 children under 12. (DWCA
members $5) http://www.dwca.org.au/tombaker or email
enquries@dwca.org.au
SKYFORCE SYDNEY December 3 12:00 to 5:00pm Lidcombe Catholic
Workmen's Club 24 John Street, Lidcombe $10 members, $12
non-members http://www.starwalking.net/
QUEENSLAND
QUEST November 12 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO
Box 2084 Brisbane Qld 4001
BUFFY November 25 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane
BRISBANE DR WHO CLUB November 26 Red Cross Centre, 409 Adelaide
St Brisbane P.O. Box 10308, Adelaide St, Brisbane, Qld 4000
CONQUEST December 3 Red Cross Centre 409 Adelaide St Brisbane GPO
Box 1376 Brisbane Qld 4001
S.A.
PARSEC: The Aussie Star Wars Appreciation Society November 26
12-5 pm Adelaide High School P.O. Box 306, Greenacres, S.A., 5086
http://www.parsec.homepad.com/
VICTORIA
MSFC November 3 Food Night BBQ and Collectors' Fair #2 Friday
November 10 Lego Building Competition Friday November 17 SF on
Pay TV Videos and discussion 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 November 3 November 10 November 17 6:00-7.30pm.
Informal eating and nattering. Myers Cafeteria Melbourne
AUSTREK November 4 2000 2:00pm Gaming Day St Mark's Church Hall,
cnr Burke and Canterbury Roads, Camberwell GPO Box 5206AA
Melbourne 3001, http://www.vicnet.net.au/~austrek/
austrek@vicnet.net.au
SKYFORCE 2000 November 7 12:00 noon Melbourne Cup Day Picnic
Bundoora Park November 11 6:00pm Trivia Nite Inkerman Hotel
Balaclava P.O. Box 427 Northcote Vic 3070
http://www.starwalking.net
DANDENONG SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY November 8 8:00pm Dandenong
Library Meeting Room P.O. Box 706 Frankston Vic 3199 Ann McGann
0407 510 159
DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA November 11 PO Box 734, Niddrie
Victoria, Australia 3042
SPACED OUT November 11 2000 Annual AIDS Memorial Candlelight
Vigil and Quilt Display spaceout@vicnet.net.au
AUSTRALIAN BABYLON 5 FAN CLUB November 18 1:00pm Flinders St
Clocks Foot Rally P.O. Box 437 Sunshine Vic 3020
chrisap@bigpond.com http://www.vicnet.net.au/~babylon5/
ENTERPRISE November 25 Christmas Party P.O. Box 466 World
Trade Centre Melbourne 3005 enterprs@vicnet.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~enterprise/ 0418 56 1701 Costumer's
Guild November 26 Ross House 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. PO Box
322, Bentleigh Vic 3204
MULTIVERSE December 13 Titan A.E. Preview 7:00pm Hoyts Cinema
Centre, 140 Bourke Street Melbourne January 10 The 6th Day
Preview 6:30pm 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/
W.A.
SWANCON 2001 QUIZ DAY Febuary(sic) 11 2001 2:00pm Sandringham
Hotel Belmont WA $7:00 Contact Swancon 2001.
WEB SITES
New
NSW Club Listing
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/SFNSW.html
FANZINES
ETHEL THE AARDVARK 93 28pp Sean-Paul Smith P.O. Box 212 World
TRade Centre Melbourne Vic 3005 AUSTRALIA MSFC_Ethel@eGroups.com
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc/
ELECTRONIC FANZINES
FANS ACROSS THE WORLD NEWSLETTER 103 B. Wilkinson 2 Hobbs Close
Abingdon Oxon OX14 3UX Great Britain faworld@bjw.cix.co.uk
18/10/2000
EMERALD CITY 62 Cheryl Morgan cmorgan@ceres.wallis.com
http://www.emcit.com
DEADLINES
Bullsheet #156 November 14 2000.
GUFF 2001 November 13 2000
ANZAPA 198 December 8 2000
This Fanzine Supports The Minneapolis in '73 WorldCon Bid and the
Australia in 2009? WorldCon Bid Warman & Woods for GUFF!
GLOBAL EPIDEMIC STRIKES!
Steven-Elliot Altman, a science fiction writer based in New York,
woke up one day and started an epidemic. Following in the
tradition of Bob Geldoff's LIVE AID, he decided to create what he
calls a "Write Aid" literary work called THE DEPRIVERS PROJECT.
Fashioning some editorial guidelines in the form of a fake
medical brochure, he called upon some notable authors to write
stories based on the concept. The proceeds of their work would be
donated to two charities: HEAL (Health Education AIDS Liaison)
and F.A.C.T (Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapies).
"I wanted to help the charities," says Altman, "And I wanted to
explore the boundaries of human contact. I wondered if other
authors also wanted an outlet to give something back."
They did. Among those who turned in contributions for the cause
were Janet Asimov, Maggie Estep (MTV poetess), Katherine Dunn
(Geek Love), William F. Nolan (Logan's Run), Harry Turtledove,
Sean Stewart, Tananarive Due, Kit Reed, and the late Edward
Gorey.
Their work, collected in the upcoming anthology THE TOUCH, will
be the first of a series of anthologies based on the "Deprivers"
concept, released under Byron Preiss's new imprint ibooks, and
distributed by Simon & Schuster. The book hits the shelves
October 15th, 2000.
The collected stories revolve around a fictitious epidemic called
SDS or "Sensory Deprivation Syndrome," a disease that when passed
by skin-to-skin contact can cause blindness, deafness, paralysis
and loss of memory. Individuals afflicted with SDS face isolation
when they become infected and are restricted by law from making
contact with non-infected individuals. The anthology boasts
runaways, shut-ins, assassins, numerous frustrated love interests
and of course, those ever elusive pockets of hope. Themes run
from public awareness issues to Depriver addiction and
institutionalisation.
"It's rich emotional territory, and the writers really make it
come alive," Altman comments. "I want to thank them most of all.
I hope the epidemic continues to spread."
Please visit our site @ www.deprivers.com
LETTERATURE
Susan Batho notes "I still put out ReviewZine.... just that the
PhD is getting in the way at the moment. Now that they are paying
me a scholarship they actually expect me to finish the thing.
I'll be sending a general request for help shortly... believe me.
Got have my facts as accurate as I can as I am sure everyone will
pick holes in them otherwise."