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Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and . Norton: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Aru Shah and the End of Time by , A Light in the Dark by A.K. DuBoff, Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, Dread Nation by Justina Ireland, and Peasprout Chen: Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien. The and Writers of America Winners will be announced at the 53rd Annual Neb- (SFWA) announced the nominees in late February for the ula Banquet on Saturday, May 18, during the Nebula 53rd Annual Nebula Awards, the Award Awards Weekend (May 16-19) at the Marriott Warner for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and the Andre Center, Woodland Hills, CA. Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science

Fiction or Fantasy Book, reports Locus Online. The nom- inees include ’s and 2019 HUGO FINALISTS NAMED Bubonicon friend . A full list fol- lows: Finalists for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. : by Mary Robinette Campbell Award for Best New Writer were announced Kowal, The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, Blackfish City April 2 by Dublin 2019, the 77th , to be held by Sam J. Miller, Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, August 15-19 in Dublin, Ireland. 1,800 valid nominating Witchmark by C.L. Polk, and by Re- ballots were received and counted from members of Dub- becca Roanhorse. Novella: Fire Ant by Jonathan P. Braz- lin 2019 and Worldcon 76. ee, The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark, The Tea Nominees include Bubonicon friends Mary Robi- Master and the Detective by , Alice nette Kowal, Rebecca Roanhorse (of New Mexico), Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield, Gods, , and Catherynne M. Valente, (as T. Kingfish- the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson, and Artificial Condi- er), James SA Corey (of New Mexico), and . tion by . A full list of nominees follows: Novelette: The Only Harmless Great Thing by Best Novel: Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Brooke Bolander, “The Last Banquet of Temporal Con- Chambers, The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette fections” by Tina Connolly, “An Agent of Utopia” by Kowal, Revenant Gun by , Spinning Silver , “The Substance of My Lives, the Acci- by Naomi Novik, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roan- dents of Our Births” by José Pablo Iriarte, “The Rule of Three” by Lawrence M. Schoen, and “Messenger” by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne & R.R. Virdi. : • Tonight: Santa Fe’s Rebecca Roanhorse visits to “Interview for the End of the World” by Rhett Bruno, talk about her Sixth World , and what’s next. “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George • May 10: Devin O’Leary of the W eekly Alibi ” by Phenderson Djèlí Clark, “Going Dark” presents his 7TH SCI-FI TRAILER PARK with a look by Richard Fox, “And Yet” by A.T. Greenblatt, “A at forthcoming genre movies. Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of • June 14: Hopefully an artist visit. Portal ” by Alix E. Harrow, and “The Court • July 12: Probably our fun Summer Film. Plus ” by . summer’s issue of ASFacts (deadline July 8). Game Writing: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch by Charlie Brooker, God of War by Matt Sophos, Richard • August 9: Bubonicon 51 preview & something Zangrande Gaubert and Cory Barlog, The Martian Job by else completely different. M. Darusha Wehm, Rent-A-Vice by Natalia Theodori- • August 16: Bubonicon 51 Gofer Meeting. dou, and The Road to Canterbury by Kate Heartfield. • September 13: Reports on Bubonicon 50, the Bradbury: Black Panther, , The Good Irish Worldcon, and DragonCon. Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” , Spider- • October 11: Unknown program... ASFacts!

Craig Chrissinger, normal editor. Darth Vader, guest editor each December. Please Send All Correspondence to — horse, and by Catherynne M. Valente. Best rine Tobler. Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Sheila Novella: The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark, The E. Gilbert, Anne Lesley Groell, Beth Meacham, Diana Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard, Be- Pho, Gillian Redfearn, and Navah Wolfe. Best Profes- neath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire, : The sional Artist: Galen Dara, Jaime Jones, Victo Ngai, Night Masquerade by , Gods, Monsters, John Picacio, Yuko Shimizu, and . Best Art and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson, and Artificial Book: Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon by Condition by Martha Wells. Julie Dillon, Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Best Novelette: The Only Harmless Great Thing by edited by John Fleskes, The Books of Brooke Bolander, “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, : The Complete Illustrated Edition by Ursula K. Try Again” by Zen Cho, “The Last Banquet of Temporal Le Guin, and illustrated by Charles Vess, Tolkien: Maker Confections” by Tina Connolly, “Nine Last Days on of Middle- edited by Catherine McIlwaine, Dun- Earth” by Daryl Gregory, “When We Were Star- geons & Art and Arcana: A Visual History by less” by Simone Heller, and “The Thing About Ghost Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, & Sam Stories” by . Best Short Story: “The Tale Witwer, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince of the Movie by Ramin Zahed. Who Was Made of Meat” by Brooke Bolander, “The Best Semiprozine: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fire- Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Wash- side, Fiyah, Shimmer, , and Uncanny. ington” by Phenderson Djèlí Clark, “STET” by Sarah Best : Galactic Journey, Journey Planet, Lady Gailey, “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Com- Business, nerds of a feather, flock together, Quick Sip pendium of Portal Fantasies” by Alix E. Harrow, “The Reviews, and Rocket Stack Rank. Best Fancast: Be The MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society” by , The Coode Street Podcast, Fangirl Happy Hour, T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), and “The Court Magi- Galactic Suburbia, Our Opinions Are Correct, and The cian” by Sarah Pinsker. Skiffy and Fanty Show. Best Series: Wayfarers by , The Best Fan Writer: Foz Meadows, James Davis Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard, Machineries of Nicoll, Charles Payseur, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Alasdair Empire by Yoon Ha Lee, The October Daye series by Stuart, and Bogi Takács. Best Fan Artist: Sara Felix, Seanan McGuire, The Centenal Cycle by Malka Older, Grace P. Fong, Meg Frank, Ariela Housman, Likhain and The Laundry Files by . Best Graphic (Mia Sereno), and Spring Schoenhuth. Story: Abbott by Saladin Ahmed, Monstress, Vol 3: Ha- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer ven by Marjorie Liu, Black Panther: Long Live the King (not a Hugo): Katherine Arden, S.A. Chakraborty, by Nnedi Okorafor & Aaron Covington, Mario Del Pen- R.F. Kuang, Jeannette Ng, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, and Riv- nino by Tana Ford, Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. ers Solomon. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan, and On Award for Best Young Adult Book: a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden. Best Related Work: Archive Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, The Cruel of Our Own (The Organization for Transformative Prince by Holly Black, The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton, Works) Duology by Lindsay Ellis & Angelina The Invasion by Peadar Ó Guilín, Tess of the Road by Meehan, Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing Rachel Hartman, and Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. by Ursula K. Le Guin & David Naimon, Astounding: The final ballot to select this year’s winners is open John W. Campbell, , Robert A. Heinlein, L. in April, and open to all members of Dublin 2019. The Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction by winners will be announced at a ceremony at the conven- Alec Nevala-Lee, www.mexicanxinitiative.com/The tion Sunday evening, August 18. Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 by Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, and John Picacio, and An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look VONDA N. MCINTYRE DIES

Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by . Author Vonda N. McIntyre died April 1 of cancer. Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Annihi- She was 70 years old. She is best known for her ground- lation, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, A Quiet breaking feminist SF. Place, Sorry to Bother You, and Spider-Man: Into the McIntyre began publishing SF with “Breaking Point” Spider-Verse. Best Dramatic Presentation, Short in 1970, the same year she attended the Clarion Work- Form: : “Demons of the Punjab,” Doctor shop. Her novelette “Of Mist, and Grass, and Who: “,” Dirty Computer: “Janelle Monáe,” The Sand” (1973) won a , and formed part of Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” : “Janet her classic novel (1978), winner of Hugo, (s),” and The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy.” Locus, and Nebula Awards. Other notable stories include Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Neil Hugo and Nebula Award finalists “Wings” and “Aztecs;” Clarke, , Lee Harris, Julia Rios, Lynne Nebula Award finalist “Transit;” finalist M. Thomas & , and E. Cathe- “Fireflood;” and Sturgeon, Tiptree, and Nebula Award

Page 2 ASFACTS, April 2019 finalist “Little Faces” in 2005. Some of her short work was collected in 1979’s Fireflood and Other Stories. First novel The Exile Waiting appeared in 1975. Oth- Melinda Snodgrass of New Mexico is the recipient er novels include Superluminal, Barbary, and Nebula of the 2019 Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imag- Award winner . Her space opera inative Fiction (AKA the Skylark Award). The award series is Starfarers, Transition, Metaphase was presented by the New England Science Fiction Asso- and Nautilus (1989-1994). ciation (NESFA) at Boskone 56, held February 15-17 at She co-edited feminist SF anthology Aurora: Beyond the Westin Waterfront. Equality in 1976 with Susan J. Anderson, and edited The Skylark is given to “some person, who, in the Nebula Awards Showcase 2004. She also wrote numer- opinion of the membership, has contributed significantly ous Star Trek tie-ins in the 1980s, and one to science fiction, both through work in the field and by novel in the ’90s. exemplifying the personal qualities which made the late Vonda Neel McIntyre was born August 28, 1948, in ‘Doc’ Smith well-loved by those who knew him.” Louisville, KY. She lived on the east coast and in the The for Best Emerging Artist, Netherlands before her family settled in Seattle in the also presented by NESFA, went to Nicolas Delort. 1960s. She attended the , grad- The Edward E. Smith Memorial Award consists of a uating with a BS in biology in 1970, and studied genetics trophy with a large lens. The winner of the award is cho- in graduate school there. She helped found the Clarion sen by vote of the Regular members of the New England West Writers Workshop in Seattle in 1971, and remained Science Fiction Association, Inc. Past winners include involved with the workshop in various capacities in 2001, Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden in throughout her life. More recently she founded ebook 2003, George RR Martin in 2004, Tamora Pierce in publishing collective Book View Café. 2005, Charlie Stross in 2008, Sir in 2009, McIntyre was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic Lois McMaster Bujold in 2011, Robert J. Sawyer in cancer in February and entered hospice care soon after. 2014, Gardner Dozois in 2015, and Jo Walton in 2017.

Winners of the 2019 Writers Guild Awards were Finalists for the 2019 Colorado Book Awards in- announced February 17, 2019, reports Locus Online, dur- clude the following titles of genre interest, reported Lo- ing a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly cus Online in late March: Hills. CA. Science Fiction/Fantasy: Murder on the Titania and Winners of genre interest include Castle Rock in the Other Steam-Powered Adventures by Alex Acks, While Original Long Form category, The Walking Dead: “Red Gods Sleep by L.D. Colter, and Denver Moon: The Machete” in Adapted Short Form New Media, and A Minds of Mars by Warren Hammond & Joshua Viola. Series of Unfortunate Events: “The Ersatz Elevator: Part General Nonfiction: Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop One” in Children’s Episodic and Specials. Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded by Jason Heller. For more information, including a complete list of Juvenile Literature: The Lighthouse Between the winners and nominees, see the Writers Guild website. Worlds by Melanie Crowder, Del Toro Moon by Darby

Karchut, and Nadya Skylung and the Cloudship Rescue BOOK GROUP STILL READING by Jeff Seymour. Winners will be announced May 18 at the Arvada The Droids & Dragons SF Book Group meets at 7:30 Center for the Arts and Humanities in Arvada, CO. pm Monday, April 15, at Jason’s Deli (northwest corner of Louisiana & America’s Parkway NE - across the street from Bubonicon’s Marriott Hotel) to discuss Hugo- nominated Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. The The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) an- group then focuses on The Stars Now Unclaimed by nounced in mid-February the finalists for the 2019 Drew Williams on Monday, May 20 – probably at Ja- Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award, reported Locus son’s Deli again. Online. Nominees include Rebecca Roanhorse and Lau- Meetings of D&D are open to all interested readers ren C. Teffeau of New Mexico: on the third Monday of each month. Books for discussion are chosen two months in advance, and group members receive a 20% discount on selected novels at Page One Books in the Mountain Run Shopping Center. For more info, Leah at [email protected] or Craig at The award honors the best first SF/fantasy/horror 266-8905. Page 3 ASFACTS, April 2019 novel of the year, and “includes a framed award docu- Tolkien popular in the US in the 1960s (producing the ment and, for the novel’s author, a check for $1,000 and first authorized US editions), sparking a an invitation to be the Compton Crook Guest at revolution that saw the publication of authors like Mer- for two years.” The award will be presented at Balticon veyn Peake and E.R. Eddison. The Ballantines launched 53, to be held May 24-27 in Baltimore MD. The winner the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series (1969-74), with help will be announced on April 15. Selection is by vote of the from , reprinting classic works by H.P. Love- BSFS membership. craft, Clark Ashton Smith, H. Rider Haggard, Lord Dun- sany, , and more. They attempted to sell in 1972 to DIES InTEXT, but the deal fell through, and they sold instead

Legendary editor and publisher Betty Ballantine died to in 1973. The Ballantines stayed on to February 12 at home in Bearsville, NY, reports Locus run the division of Random House until 1974, Online. She was 99 years old. Her career in publishing when they “retired” – becoming freelance consulting began in the 1930s, and she was instrumental in the rise publishers and editors, mostly – but not exclusively – for of mass-market and helped found both Ban- Bantam. tam Books and Ballantine Books. In 1972, Betty formed her own company, Rufus Pub- Elizabeth Norah Jones was born September 25, 1919, lications, and the couple worked on numerous projects in India to a colonial family. At 12, she moved with her from that position, including the Peacock Press imprint family to Jersey in the Channel Islands, where she met for Bantam, focusing on illustrated books of fantasy art. in 1938. By New Year’s they were en- Betty edited authors including actress Shirley MacClaine gaged and in June 1939 were married and on their way to and astronaut Chuck Yeager for Bantam, and worked on , where they began importing mass-market SF/F projects including the art books Gnomes (1977) and paperbacks to the US through in the UK. Fairies (1981), and ’s Dinotopia (1992). During their 56 years of marriage and publishing, they Ian & Betty Ballantine were honored with two spe- shared business duties, though Betty did most of the edit- cial professional World Fantasy Awards in 1975 and ing and Ian acted primarily as publisher. 1984, a special SFWA Award for their pioneering contri- The quality of Penguin USA’s imported books was butions to SF/F publishing in 1985, and the Literary Mar- poor during WWII because of paper rationing, so the ketplace Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Betty Ballantines began to publish their own books for the US won a special SFWA President’s Award in 2002, and a Armed Services, including “instant” books they produced World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2007. The rapidly on their kitchen table. Reprints from that era in- Ballantines were inducted in the Science Fiction Hall of cluded some H.G. Wells titles and Out of this World, an Fame in 2008. anthology of early SF edited by Julius Fast. Betty Ballantine was predeceased by Ian in 1995. They left Penguin in 1945 to form She is survived by three grandchildren. with a consortium of publishers and other companies. They diversified rapidly, reprinting classics like The Great Gatsby and The Grapes of Wrath. They also pub- lished more SF, including Judith Merril’s anthology Shot Finalists for the 1944 Retro Hugo Awards, honoring in the Dark (1950) and reprints of Ray Bradbury and work from 1943, were announced April 2 by Dublin Fredric Brown books. 2019, the 77th Worldcon, to be held August 15-19 in Though the Ballantines were in charge at Bantam, Dublin, Ireland. They counted 217 valid nominating bal- they still had to report to a board, and eventually decided lots from the members of Dublin 2019 and Worldcon 76. to start their own firm instead. They launched Ballantine Best Novel: Das Glasperlenspiel [The Glass Bead Books in November 1952, becoming the first house to Game] by Hermann Hesse, by , publish hardcover and paperback lines at the same time, Jr, Gather, Darkness! by Fritz Leiber, Jr, Perelandra by and offering unusually generous royalties. They began C.S. Lewis, Earth’s Last Citadel by C.L. Moore & Henry publishing original SF in 1953 and became the world’s Kuttner, and The Weapon Makers by A.E. van Vogt. premier paperback SF publisher; most SF appeared ex- Best Novella: “We Print the Truth” by Anthony Bou- clusively in magazines at the time. SF writers lined up to cher, “Attitude” by , by write for them, including Arthur C. Clarke, their close Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Dream-Quest of Un- friend , Ray Bradbury, , known Kadath” by H.P. Lovecraft, The Magic Bed- C.M. Kornbluth, , , Philip Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons José Farmer, and John Wyndham. In the ’60s writers in- by Mary Norton, and “Clash by Night” by Lawrence cluding , , , O’Donnell (C.L. Moore & ). and Anne McCaffrey joined in. Best Novelette: “Citadel of Lost Ships” by Leigh Ballantine was also instrumental in making J.R.R. Brackett, “The ” by , “Thieves’

Page 4 ASFACTS, April 2019 House” by Fritz Leiber, Jr, “Mimsy Were the and the Terrified Taxi (1997) alone. They co-edited an- Borogoves” by (C.L. Moore & Henry thology Laughing Space and co-wrote non-fiction How Kuttner), “The Proud ” by Lewis Padgett (Henry to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort in 1987. Kuttner), and “Symbiotica” by . She also edited a collection of her late husband’s letters, Best Short Story: “Death Sentence” by Isaac Asi- It’s Been a Good Life: Isaac Asimov, and wrote Notes for mov, “Yours Truly – Jack the Ripper” by , a Memoir: On Isaac Asimov, Life, and Writing (2006). “King of the Gray Spaces” (AKA “R is for Rocket”) by She also wrote a syndicated science column and many Ray Bradbury, “Exile” by Edmond Hamilton, “Q.U.R.” articles and essays. Her last novel was by H.H. Holmes, and “Doorway into Time” by C.L. The House Where Isadora Danced in 2009 as J.O. Moore. Best Graphic Story: Plastic Man #1: “The Game Jeppson. of Death” by Jack Cole, Garth by Steve Dowling, Le Se- Janet Opal Jeppson was born August 6, 1926, in cret de la Licorne [The Secret of the Unicorn] by Hergé, Ashland, PA. She attended Wellesley College and gradu- Wonder Woman #5: “Battle for Womanhood” by William ated with a BA from Stanford, earned her MD from New Marsden & Harry G. Peter, Buck Rogers: “Martians In- York University Medical School, and completed a psy- vade ” by Philip Nowlan & Dick Calkins, and chiatric residency at Bellevue Hospital. She studied psy- Flash Gordon: “Fiery Desert of Mongo” by Alex Ray- choanalysis at the William Alanson White Institute, grad- mond. uating in 1960, and worked there until 1986, including Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Batman, serving as director of training. She married Isaac Asimov Cabin in the Sky, A Guy Named Joe, Heaven Can Wait, in 1973; he predeceased her in 1992. Münchausen, and Phantom of the Opera. Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The Ape Man, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Der Fuehrer’s Face, I Walked with a GAUNTLET PRESS PUBLISHER Zombie, The Seventh Victim, and Super-Rabbit. PRAISES ABQ’S HARRY MORRIS Best Professional Editor, Short Form: John W. Campbell, Oscar J. Friend, Mary Gnaedinger, Dorothy On March 6, Gauntlet Press publisher Barry Hoff- McIlwraith, Raymond A. Palmer, and Donald A. Woll- man sent out an email to Gauntlet subscribers that praised heim. Best Professional Artist: Hannes Bok, Margaret local artist Harry O. Morris. The content of that message Brundage, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Virgil Finlay, J. follows (courtesy of Patricia Rogers for passing it along): Allen St. John, and William Timmins. “I could sing the praises of Harry O. Morris, who last Best Fanzine: Fantasy News, Futurian War Digest, week turned in the cover art for The Last Christmas upon The Phantagraph, Voice of the Imagi-Nation, YHOS, and approval by F. Paul Wilson, but the authors who have Le Zombie. Best Fan Writer: , utilized his services for Gauntlet Press books do it far (Myrtle Douglas), , Wilson “Bob” better than I can. Tucker, Art Widner, and Donald A. Wollheim. “ didn’t want any cover art for his The final ballot to select this year’s winners is open first few books (he was displeased with mass market cov- in April to all members of Dublin 2019. The winners will er art for his novels). With the publication of Hunger and be announced at a ceremony at the convention Thursday Thirst, he knew he needed cover art. This was the first evening, August 15. novel he'd written, but never published (a mainstream novel, had it been published his career would have drasti- JANET ASIMOV PASSES AWAY cally altered). “When we published the book (still the only edition Author Janet Asimov died February 25. She was 92 available) he grudgingly admitted cover art was required. years old. I suggested several artists and he chose Harry O. Morris. Her first book was SF novel The Second Experiment For a good fifteen or more years Matheson insisted that (1974, as by Janet Jeppson). Other works under the Harry do the cover art for his specialty press books (not Jeppson name include The Last Immortal and collection just Gauntlet books but those from other publishers, as The Mysterious Cure, and Other Stories of Pshrinks well). Could there be a better endorsement? Anonymous. SF novel Mind Transfer (1988) was bylined “But there’s more. When we contracted to publish Janet Jeppson Asimov, and Murder at the Galactic Writ- the first Repairman Jack novel we asked F. Paul Wilson ers’ Society (1994), an installment of the Isaac’s Uni- to look at our website to see if any of the art appealed to verse series, was written as Janet Asimov. him. Not only did he choose Harry but all of our Repair- As Janet Asimov, she also co-wrote 10 volumes of man Jack novels had cover art by Harry O. Morris, in- children’s SF series – the Norby Chronicles – with her cluding The Last Christmas. husband, SF writer Isaac Asimov, beginning with Norby, “Harry consults with the authors to get an idea what the Mixed-Up Robot in 1983 and ending with Norby and the author desires. If changes are required he makes them the Court Jester in 1991. She wrote final volume Norby without a whimper. And, unlike many horror artists, he’s

Page 5 ASFACTS, April 2019 no one trick pony. Check out the Matheson titles and then Green Slime Mistress Jessica Coyle is taking nomi- the Repairman Jack novels on the Gauntlet website. The nations for “wretched things that should be recognized” art is far different. and preparing to entertain the masses Saturday night. “Harry also provided the cover art for our ten volume While the programming schedule still is wide open, As Timeless As Infinity: The Complete Twilight Zone we have some news updates – Kevin Sonney will be Scripts of Rod Serling (plus The Best of Rod Serling’s serving as the Costume Contest Master of Ceremonies Twilight Zone Scripts paperback and while Geneva Schult will be organizing it. And con suite Scripts of Charles Beaumont). And he’s done the cover manager Terri Verrette is hoping to revive the Sunday art for all of my novels, which are more visceral and erot- Afternoon Tea. ic than the art he provided other artists. The con will benefit the Williamson Library Collec- “He also penned the cover art for Joe Lansdale’s Hap tion at Eastern NM University and the Roadrunner Food and Leonard novels, a number of Jack Ketchum titles, Bank through the night auction and a portion of two short story collections by R.C. Matheson, and a num- con proceeds. ber of other titles. Each author chose Harry, many multi- No Dealer Spaces remain - all 30 spaces have been ple times. filled (there were 51 applications for spaces). Meanwhile, “So, while I could go on about Harry’s work, his the Art Show will have rules & forms posted on the con’s work itself and the authors who chose to use him speaks website in late June/early July. Stay tuned. for itself. A phenomenal artist and a gentleman who gets As always, volunteers are appreciated! “Gofers,” as no bigger thrill than when an author tells him he’s nailed con volunteers are known, receive movie promotional it. swag and other prizes, and are invited to a pizza party “Thanks, Harry for being an integral part of Gauntlet after Bubonicon 51 ends (usually late September). Press. Until next time, Barry Hoffman - Publisher, More info is available at 559-0931 (Google voice), Gauntlet Press” by email to [email protected] or at bubonicon.com.

BUBONICON 51 HAS UPDATES

Bubonicon 51 planning still is in the early stages with potential participants responding with programming choices, and fan groups writing in to request space & time. Weekend passes now are $40.00 through August 3, and then $45 at the Door. You can purchase your week- end pass at ASFS meetings with cash/check, mail your payment to “Bubonicon” with the PDF registration form to 933 San Mateo Blvd NE, Suite 500-208, Albuquerque, NM 87108, or pay online with a credit card. The convention that celebrates “The Future Is Now: 2019 Is History” takes place August 23-25 (just four days after the 77th Worldcon in Dublin, Ireland) at the Albu- querque Marriott Uptown, 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE (at I- 40). Single-Quad rooms are $99 a night when reserved by August 12. Any solo or fan group requests for time & space are needed by TUES, APRIL 30, at [email protected]. We just need basic info on what you’d like to do, the per- ASFS MEETING REPORTS — son/group requesting time, and whether it’s 60 or 90 minutes. In addition to Co-Guests of Honor & Ursula Vernon, Toastmaster Darynda Jones, and Guest Artist Greg Spalenka, those confirmed so far include: , Peri Charlifu, Brenda Drake, Betsy James, Elizabeth Leggett, Jane Lindskold, Emily Mah, Susan R. Matthews, J. Barton Mitchell, Benjamin Radford, Joan S. Saberhagen, Melinda Snodgrass, S.M. Stirling, David Lee Summers, Lauren C. Teffeau, Sarena Ulibarri, Rob- ert E. Vardeman, , Connie & Court- ney Willis. More will be added, of course.

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