The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet 53 – August 2006
The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet 53
August 2006
ISSN 1445-4319 (print version), ISSN 1445-4327 (online version)
GENERAL NEWS
STARGATE MOVIES: Dean Devlin, producer of the original Stargate movie
recently announced neggotiations were underway with MGM for a second
Stargate movie starring Kurt Russell & James Spader. Brad Wright has
also recently announced that a Stargate telemovie was being planned
to launch a third SG series. (Reported by Sonny Whitelaw on the
Vision-writers list)
YING TONG: A WALK WITH THE GOONS is a play by Roy Smiles starring
Steven Kennedy as Peter Sellers, Robbie Matthews as Harry Secombe and
Robert De Fries as Spike Milligan. Playing at the Street Theatre, Cnr
Uni Ave and Childers St, Canberra City from 17 Aug - 2 Sept, Bookings
Ph 6247-1223, also playing one night only, Thurs 7th September at the
Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed St, Greenway. Bookings Ph 6293 1443.
KATHARINE SUSANNAH PRICHARD WRITERS CENTRE MINI-CON and sausage
sizzle. $5 per head. Book sale, signings by several authors, awards
for the Centre's SF Short Story comp. Sun 13th Aug, KSP Centre, 11
Old York Ed, Greenmount, WA. (Reported by Satima Flavell Neist.)
EAT YOUR HEART OUT: is a zombie film partly shot at Tripple R FM in
Melbourne. It can be viewed online at YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNNF8cw31Bg, or see juicy stills
from the production at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83287853@N00/sets/1218475/
CONVERGENCE II, the Australian Natcon to be held in Melbourne in June
07 (q.v. conventions)
is now enabled so people can purchase memberships via paypal.
Conflux artshow reslts can be viewed at
http://www.conflux.org.au/2006/artow.shtm. (Thanks to Stu Barrow for
providing this link.)
The 2006 Sir Julius Vogel Awards winners were announced on 4 June at
Conclave, the NZ Natcon held in Auckland, New Zealand by the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand. Best Novel -
Professional awarded to "The Duke's Ballad" by Andre Norton and Lyn
McConchie (Tor Books, 2005). Services to SF & Fantasy: Margaret Mahy,
Best Short Story - Professional: "The Real Deal" - by Peter Friend,
Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, July 2005. Best Fan Writing: Alan
Robson, Best Fanzine: Phoenixine, Editor Richgard Scheib, Best short
film, "King" directed by Peter Friend, Services to Fandom: Norman
Cates.
Upcoming episodes of ANTHOlOGY OF INTEREST seen on community TV
channel, Chanel 32 (Sydney) will feature the following: 3rd August,
APOCALYPSE MEOW / SHADOW IN THE WOOD / SOLITARY EXTRACTION / BANANA
HOLD-UP, 10th August, BIG TOE / HOLY WARNING / WE ALMOST GOT SHOT /
30 SECONDS OF ENTERTAINMENT.
'DARK CARNIVAL' (Aurora Digital 183, 9pm Saturday, 3am Sunday Chanel
32, 5th August, EVE / BROKEN, 12th August, BURY THE DOG / CHASING
PAPERS / HOLY WARNING / THE GOOD SAMARITAN, 19th August ELEPHANT'S
DREAM / MARCO SOLO / GOT ONE!, 26th August, EVIL SPIRITS / SHAGGY &
CRUSTY GET WASTED / UNIFORMS / ALBINO SANTA COP, 2nd September,
EPITAPH / SHADOW IN THE WOOD / SOLITARY EXTRACTION / BANANA HOLD-UP
Young Writers short story competition. (under 2500 words) for
writers aged 18-25 closing on the 11th of August.
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/news/whatson/events/ywa Reported by Ben
Perrett on the Visions List.
HIGHLAND LITERARY AWARDS has Magic or an original Fairy Tale as the
themes for its Childrens' Fiction award. Stories should be up to
3,000 words. $5 entry fee (?) First prize $150. They also have a
poetry section with a $5 entry fee per poem, or 5 poems for $20.
Competition closes 31st Oct. Send an sase to Pat Kelsall, PO Box 1563
Mail Centre, Ballarat, VIC, 3354 for an entry form. (Reported by
Rowena Cory Daniells on the Visionwriters list)
SCARLET STILLETO PRIZE offers cash prizes for women's crime & mystery
short stories up to 5,000 words. Entry fee is $10. Competition closes
on 31st Aug. See www.vicnet.net.au/~sincoz for more details, or send
an sase to Sisters In Crime, GPO Box 5319, Melbourne 3001. (Reported
by Tehani Wessely)
CROSSROAD: AN AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN ANTHOLOGY: Open to Australian
writers authors only, Christian and nonchristian.. 1-4000 words
Seeking stories "with a moral foundation showing the power of
Christianity. No reprints or multiple submissions. Open genre
including SF, Fantasy and thriller. Open to submissions until mid-
November. E-mail submissions to khraftstar@yahoo.com
writing "Christian Anthology Submission: " in the subject line
followed by the title of the story. (It's not clear if the story
should be embedded in the e-mail, or attached - Edwina) Anyone unsure
if their submission is suitable is invited to e-mail a query to the
above e-mail address along with a synopsis of the story. Paying $20
plus 1 contributors copy, and offering royalties.
CHANGE CHAIRS: Next month's Bullsheet will be edited by Ted Scribner.
(Thanks Ted!) Edwina's off on holidays. Maybe I'll bump into a few
Bullsheet readers at LAconIV???
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
"Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too
dark to read"- Groucho Marx
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY is a comprehensive record of
SF written by Australiansn printed locally or overseas, and works of
overseas origin printed in Australia. It provides info on approx 800
books, and over 2000 short stories in magazines, newspapers and
anthologies from 1848-1999. 282 pgs, A4, and handcrafted binding. $50
including postage (?) available from Graham Stone, 205/24 Victoria
St, Burwood, NSW, 2134.
KYLIE CHAN's debut fantasy novel, White Tiger, was recently released
by Harper Collins. ISBN 07322282969.
JAMES CAIN'S debut horror novel, "Ek Chuah" has been released as a
208 pg paperback from Active Bladder publishing. See
http://www.activebladder.com. Also available from Shocklines and
Clarkesworld, and it will be available on Amazon.com soon.
GRACE DUGAN is having book launches for her new book, The Silver
Road, as part of Continuum, at 8pm Fri 4th August in the Victoria
Hotel, 215 Little Collins St, Melbourne, and in the Atrium (near Pulp
Fiction) of the Anzac Square Arcade, Edward St, Brisbane at 7.30 pm
on 22nd Aug. See www.gracedugan.net for full details.
EIDOLON 1 anthology is also being launched as part of Continuum, at
8pm Fri 4th August, Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins St,
Melbourne.The anthology features work from authors Tim Pratt, Hal
Duncan, Lucy Sussex, Holly Phillips, Margo Lanagan, Carol Ryles,
Grace Dugan, Kim Westwood, Jeff VanderMeer, Deborah Roggie, William
Eakin, Alistair Ong, Eleanor Arnason, Elizabeth Bear, Chris Lawson,
Deborah Biancotti, Simon Brown ISBN: 0-9586864-7-5. The anthology
retails for $29.95
cock anthology - Adventures in Masculinity edited by Keith Stevenson
and published by coeur de lion featuring stories by Paul Haines, Lucy
Sussex, Stephen Dedman, Geoffrey Maloney, Chris Lawson, Cat Sparks,
Adam Browne and John Dixon, Robert Hood, Richard Harland, and Jacinta
Butterworth will be launched by Charlie Stross ar 7pm on Sat 5th Aug
at Continuum 4, Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne.
ISBN 0 646 46206 7, 142 pages, RRP A$15.00.Mail order and trade
enquiries should be directed to cockanthology@optusnet.com.au
ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE: Issue 24 now available as a
PDF. See www.andromedaspaceways.com for more details.
ANTIPODEAN SF features short, short stories (500 words) can be viewed
at http://www.antisf.com or http://purl.nla.gov.au/NET/antisf/
The next edition of Sci Fi Reporter will be an Anime and Manga
special. You can subscribe to this newsletter at
scifireporter@yahoo.com
TICONDEROGA ONLINE Issue 8 featuring fiction from Peter McGregor &
Lee Battersby, and an interview with Martin Livings, as well as a
regular column by Steven Utley and a competition to win 2 copies of
Lee Battersby's new book, "Through Soft Air" is now available at
http://ticonderogaonline.org/008TOL/index.html
LEIGH BLACKMORE's Raven books, specialising in dark and horror
fiction also includes Sequence comics. For the February catalogue
e-mail lvxnox@iinet.net.au.
MERV BINNS perzine, Out of the Bin is available from PO Box 315,
Carnegie, Vic, 3163.
FRIENDS OF LINDA COX CHAN (FOLCC) raise money to donate to Juvenile
Diabetes Research, Australia by selling donated books etc. (Current
tally $0) Books looking for new homes: "The Truth About Magic" by
Dave Luckett (new and autographed by the author!), World's Apart by
Chuck McKenzie.(Autographed by the author!) Audiobook: "Journey to
the Centre of the Earth" by Jules Verne featuring John de Lancie and
Leonard Nimoy, and A-Team colouring and activity books: Art cards
autographed by Marianne Plumridge and Bob Eggleton are also for sale.
See images of the available cards on the Bullsheet website. To buy
items e-mail Edwina Harvey at edwinafan@yahoo.com or snail mail
Edwina, c/- 12 Flinders St, Matraville, NSW 2036. *Make cheques
payable to Edwina Harvey please, FOLCC is an informal entity.) You
can also pay via direct deposit and paypal.
HATCH, MATCH AND DISPATCH
Deaths:
Writer KURT VON TROJAN, author of The Atrocity Shop and the Transing
novels, as well as many short stories. (This sad information conveyed
by Chuck McKenzie.)
UK fantasy and historical fiction writer DAVID GEMMEL, passed away on
28th July, 2 weeks after undergoing bypass surgery. He was aged 57.
Full details can be seen at wikipedia.cig/wiki/David_Gemmel. (Thanks
to Shay Tefler and Satima Flavell Neist for passing on this
information.)
John Harrier, who inspired the character of the same name in my
stories Mug (Andromeda Spaceways 2) and Following a Haunch (Andromeda
Spaceways 9). I've lost my best friend. Edwina.
CLUBS & MEETINGS
MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION CLUB, Meet most Friday nights at 74
Melville Road, West Brunswick 3055.Membership to the MSFC is $25
single, or $35 family p.a. For further details on the MSFC see
www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc. Meetings
AUSTREK, the Star Trek fan club in Victoria will be celebrating its
30th anniversary this year and is still going strong.
SPACED OUT: a science fiction club for gays, lesbians and associated
communities. $5 joining fee, then $20 annual membership. ($15
concession.) to Spaced Out Inc. PO Box 363, Preston, Vic. 3072.Non-
profit SF club offering monthly meetings, "Diverse Universe"
newsletter and "Solar Spectrum" annual anthology.
CANBERRA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays
of the month. It's a relaxed social society for the discussion of SF
and fantasy. Membership $24 p.a. For more info write to CSFS PO Box
47, Civic Square, ACT 2608, or e-mail canberrascifi@hotmail.com.
SFSA (South Australian Dr Who fan club) Two regular meetings each
month. Annual membership $15. The regular club meeting is held at the
Adelaide High School from 3pm-10pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month.
See http://www.sfsa.org.au/ for full details or write to PO Box 3227,
Rundle Mall, SA 5000.(Reported by Martin Dunne.)
The Doctor Who Club of Australia (DWCA) Membership $16 within Aust.
provides 6 issues of Data Extract, membership pack, access to the
club's member-only internet mailing list, discount prices on a range
of merchandise, admission prices to club functions (including
Whovention, discounts at selected retail outlets for Doctor Who
merchandise. For more information contact Dwayne Bunney -
corporate@doctorwhoaustralia.org or 0416 269 726 or check
www.doctorwhoaustralia.org
SHUTTLE MAWSON (www.shuttlemawson.com) is a South Australian Star
Trek fan club, & chapter of Starfleet Internatioinal, run by Stuart
Blair. They will be curating a SF exhibit in the SA Museum as part of
National Science Week, Aug 12 - 20. This exhibit will also feature a
SF film festival from 12th August.) They will also be having a SF
weekend featuring Star Trek & Stargate on 4-5 November. (Reported by
Stuart Blair.)
QUEST Queensland Star Trek club. Contact the club at PO BOX 2084,
Brisbane, QLD. 4001, or check www.conquestforever.com (Reported by
Kevin Sheehan.)
The Brisbane Babylon 5ers website is at www.geocities.com/bb5ers
(Reported by Erica Sharp, president of the Brisbane Babylon5ers )
VISIONS WRITERS GROUP offers meeting and critiquing for SF, Fantasy
and Horror writers in QLD Monthly meetings from 11am –2 pm, first
Sunday of the month (except Jan and Dec) at Dymocks City Store, Queen
St, Brisbane. $10 joining fee, and $4 per meeting. (reported by Nigel
Stone)
INFINITAS BOOKSHOP/Blokey Stuff, Shop 22 Civic Arcade, 48 - 50 George
Street Parramatta NSW. has 2 groups regularly meeting at its
premises. The SF Discussion Group meets at 6:30pm on the first
Thursday of each month except January. A SF Writers Group also meets
at the shop once a month on Saturdays See
http://www.infinitas.com.au/WritersGroup.php for meeting dates.
(Reported by Tim Martin via Ted Scribner).
SYDNEY MECHANICS' SCHOOL OF ARTS at 280 Pitt St, Sydney, regularly
holds a members reading group for Mystery and Crime starting at 10am
and Science Fiction and Fantasy from approx.12 noon. Attendance at
the first meeting is free, but if you're interested in attending more
meetings, you are asked to join the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.
(Annual fee $15.50 ?) This also entitles you to borrowing rights at
the School of Arts library. Upcoming meetings: 5th Aug, 26th Aug,
16th Sept, 7th Oct, 28th Oct, 18th Nov, 9th Dec.
SYDNEY FANS IN THE PUB. Meet on the first Tuesday of the month at the
Civic Hotel, Saloon Bar, Crn Pitt & Goulburn Sts, Sydney. From
6.30pm. (Reported by Zara Baxter.)
SYDNEY FUTURIANS now affiliated with the Student Assoc of UTS.
Meetings in room 510C (5th floor) of The University of Technology,
Broadway, Sydney, at 7 pm on Aug 18th, Sept 15th, Oct 20th, Nov
17th, Dec 20th. Check http://users.secsme.org.au/~futurians, or e-
mail John.Fox@uts.edu.au for full details.
STARWALKING: http://sydskyforce.starwalking.net holds meetings af the
Lidcombe Catholic Workers Club, 24 John St, Lidcombe, opposite
Lidcombe Railway station on the third Sunday of some months.
Attendance costs $8 members, $10 nonmembers.
EVENTS
VORTEX: SF Events happening in Brisbane, can be found at
www.vortexevents.com
SHUTTLE MAWSON (www.shuttlemawson.com) will be curating a SF exhibit
in the SA Museum as part of National Science Week, Aug 12 - 20. This
exhibit will also feature a SF film festival from 12th August.)
(Reported by Stuart Blair).
ANIMANIA FESTIVAL: A Celebration of Japanese animation. Sept 30-Oct
1. Markets, stage shows and more. Sydney Town Hall. See
www.animania.net.au for full details.
FAN FUNDS AND WRITERS GRANTS
The 2006 SLF Travel Research Grant. This grant is for (US) $600 and
is offered to assist speculative authors' (including poets) with
travel to research their creative projects. Applicants need to supply
a 1 page (500 words) description on your project, travel destination
and estimated completion date, writing sample and 1 page bibliography
of the author's previous publications. Send these as a .doc file to
travel@speculativeliterature.org. This grant will be supplied via
paypal if awarded to an international recipient. Applications close
30th September. Travel has to take place from Sept 06 to Sept 07.
FFANZ (Fan Fund for Australia and New Zealand) Race for 2007 is now
on. Nominations are now open for the 2007 FFANZ trip, from Australia
to New Zealand for Conspiracy 2, the NZ Natcon run over the New
Zealand Queen's Birthday in June 2007. Nominations open for residents
of Australia and New Zealand who have been active in fandom prior to
31 March 06. Nominations must be signed by the nominee and
accompanied by a donation of AUD$10.00 to FFANZ. Each nomination must
also have the signed support of one fan currently residing in NZ and
two fans currently residing in Australia (these can be sent
separately). The nominee should provide a written platform of 100
words or less for the ballot and a photo if possible. Nominations
should be sent to Rose Mitchell, GPO Box 1212K, Melbourne,Vic, 3001.
E-mail Mitchell@vicnet.net.au for further information, or NZ
representatives Barbara and Peter Clendon
reading@barbarasbooks.co.nz Read all about the FFANZ Fan Fund at
http://ffanz.sf.org.nz/index.htm
CONVENTIONS
GoH = Guest of Honour, OCP = Other Commitments Permitting, tba= to be
announced.
CONTINUUM. 4-6 August, Victoria Hotel, Lt Collins St, Melbourne.
GoHs Shaun Tan, Charles Stross, Margo Lanagan, Bruce Gillespie.
Website:
KATHARINE SUSANNAH PRICHARD WRITERS CENTRE MINI-CON and sausage
sizzle. $5 per head. Book sale, signings by several authors, awards
for the Centre's SF Short Story comp. Sun 13th Aug, KSP Centre, 11
Old York Ed, Greenmount, WA. (Reported by Satima Flavell Neist.)
SCI-NUT conventions are running a multistate (Canberra, Melbourne,
Sydney and Brisbane "40 Years of Trek in Oz" celebration from 25th
August until 2nd September. Guests to be announced. Cost $60 ($30
concession) Book on line at www.scinut.com
LA CON IV, the 64th Worldcon. 23-27 August, 2006. Anaheim Convention
Centre, Hilton & Marriott hotels, Anaheim. GoH's Connie Willis, James
Gurney, Howard De Vore, (Frankie Thomas will be remembered as a
special guest) Attending m/ship $273 ($au) Conversion from supporting
membership to attending, $205 (au). Conversion from voting to
attending membership $219 (US) Kids/supporting memberships $69. e-
mail info@laconIV.org, Postal address LA Con c/- S.C.I.F.I. inc, PO
Box 8442, Van Nuys, CA, 91409. USA. Australians can buy memberships
to LaCon by sending a cheque or money order made payable to their
Australian Agent, Edwin A. Scribner c/- 12 Richmount St, Cronulla NSW
2230, preferably with a printout of
http://www.laconiv.org/2006/reg/signupaus.htm with personal details
filled in. Alternatively send your full name, address and email
address.
FIRST CONTACT con. 24th Sept. Roadshow Theatre, State Library,
LaTrobe St, Melbourne. $77 general. See
www.firstcontactconventions.com.au for full details.
ConQuest, 29th Sept - 1st Oct. Chifley at Lennons, Brisbane. GoHs:
Gary Lockwood, Keir Dullea, (2001: A Space Odyssey) Katy Manning (Dr
Who), Richard Arnold and Sonny Whitelaw. $270. See
www.conquestforever.com for full details.
RHODODENCON: A proposed relaxacon in Blackheath (Blue Mountains, NSW)
29th Sept - 2 Oct has been cancelled. The convenor, Ted Scribner, is
refunding money to those who have bought memberships.
TERRA NOVA 14th Oct. Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, Adelaide. See
novaevents.com for full details.
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION STARGATE CON October 28th Sydney, (and
29th Oct Brisbane. Venue TBA) GoH Rachel Luttrell. Membership $120
FSF membehttp://www.continuum.org.aurs, $130 non-members, $400 VIP. See www.fsf.
www.fsf.net.au, or phone 02 9523 8385
SUPANOVA Sydney, Comics/Pop culture. 27-29 October, Wharf 8, 53-59
Hickson Rd, Sydney.
ARMAGEDDON (NZ) 21-23 Oct. Aotea Centre, Auckland. GoH: JMS (Bab 5)
and others. (NZ)$15
Or $350 gold. See www.pulpexpo.com/info.html.
SHUTTLE MAWSON ( www.shuttlemawson.com q.v.) is hosting a SF weekend
featuring Star Trek & Stargate on 4-5 November. (Reported by Stuart
Blair.)
NULLUS ANXIETAS The First Australian Discworld Convention. Feb 9-11,
2007. Melbourne. Attending $160, (Gala dinner to cost an extra $90)
see www.ausdwcon.org for further details.
XIVAMC, Medieval re-enactment group. Easter 5-8 April, 2007. Meeting
at the Danelaw property, Charley's Forest Rd, Wog Wog, NSW. (35 min
drive north of Braidwood, 3 hrs south of Sydney, 1.5 hrs east of
Canberra. Registration $150 fully catered for 4 days. See
www.danelaw.org.au for more details. (Reported by J. Gibbins.)
INCONCEIVABLE, SWANCON 32, Easter 6-8 April, 2007. Acacia Hotel,
Northbridge, W.A. GoH's: Elizabeth Moon, David Gerrold, Matthew
Reilly, Russell B. Farr. Damian Magee. Membership $110 ($90
concession. See http://www.swancon.com. Or e-mail
swancon32@gmail.com
CONVERGENCE 2. Australian Natcon, 2007. Rydges Hotel, Melbourne.
Queens Birthday weekend, 8-11 June, 07. Theme:YA genre fiction. GoH
Isobelle Carmody. See http://www.natcon.org.au/2007. Attending
membership $153, concession $103 until 31.12.06. Student membership
$55, supporting membership $33 (Prices sourced from Convergence
promotional postcards). You can pay using paypal (Reported by Rose
Mitchell.)
CONSPIRACY II, NZ Natcon http://conspiracy2.sf.org.nz Marianne de
Pierres is GoH.
NIPPON 2007. Worldcon. Aug 30-Sept 3 2007. Pacifico Yokohama
convention centre, Japan. Gohs: David Brin and Sakyo Komatsu. Artist
Gohs: Yoshitaka Amano and Michael Whelan. Details at
www.nippon2007.org . Australian agent Craig McBride. Membership A$210
until Sept 30 2005. You can also join
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nippon2007
Geneva Convention a civilised worldcon bid for Switzerland in 2008.
http://www.thegenevaconvention.org/
Australia 2010. Another Aussie Worldcon bid, apparently getting good
support from overseas. See http://world.std.com/~sbarsky/melbourne.
OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES:
Ted Scribner's Australian SF&F home page is:
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/
and his list of SF oriented groups in NSW is at
http://members.optushome.com.au/aussff/SFNSW.html.
Coode St Review lists Australian publishing news and achievements by
Australian writers http://www.sf.org.au/coodestreetnews.
The Inkspillers web site, http://www.inkspillers.com. is a great
source of market information that is always being updated by Tony
Plank.
For links to books, movies and television shows see John Tipper's
homepage: http://www.collecting books andmagazines.com
Sci-fi REPORTER is a SF news service covering cons, fan clubs and
media, edited by Stuart Blair. To subscribe to this list send an e-
mail to scifireporter@yahoo.com
The Bullsheet is available as a FREE monthly e-mail through the
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Bullsheet web page
http://members.optusnet.com.au/aussfbull/bullsheet_or
http://www.geocities.com/edwinafan/bullsheetThe Bullsheet is also
available as a snail-mail subscription for 20x50 cent stamps (or $10)
sent to Edwina Harvey c/- 12 Flinders St, Matraville, 2036. Send your
news e-mail to edwinafan@yahoo.com,
Visit Celestial Cobbler for ceramic craft with a SF & Fantasy bent.
http://members.optushome.com.au/guests/Cobbler.html.
For no sufficiently explained reason this Fanzine still supports The
Minneapolis in '73 Worldcon Bid