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The 2kon Newsletter Koka2 Issue 2: Saturday Afternoon

Hugo Nominations Best Novel (334 nominations Best Related Book (167 Best Professional Artist (196 for 183 novels) nominations for 74 books) nominations for 103 artists) q A Civil Campaign by Lois q Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide q Jim Burns McMaster Bujold (Baen) by Karen Cooper and Bruce q Bob Eggleton q by Neal Schneier (Rune Press) q Donato Giancola Stephenson (Avon) q The Sandman: The Dream q q Darwin’s Radio by Hunters by and q (HarperCollins UK; Del Rey) Yoshitaka Amano (DC Best Semiprozine (168 q by Comics/Vertigo) nominations for 38 (Tor) q of the 20th semiprozines) q Harry Potter and the Prisoner Century by Frank M. Robinson of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Collectors Press) q Interzone edited by (Bloomsbury; Arthur A. q The Science of Discworld by Levine/Scholastic Press) Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, q Locus edited by Charles N. and Jack Cohen (Ebury Press) Brown Best Novella (191 nominations q The New York Review of for 58 novellas) q Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Science Fiction edited by q “The Astronaut From edited by Cathy and Arnie , Ariel Wyoming” by Adam-Troy Fenner (Underwood) Hamion, David G. Hartwell, Castro and Jerry Oltion and Kevin Maroney (Analog 7-8/99) Best Dramatic Presentation q Science Fiction Chronicle edited q “Forty, Counting Down” by (304 nominations for 106 by Andrew I. Porter Harry Turtledove (Asimov’s dramatic presentations) q Speculations edited by Kent 12/99) q Being John Malkovich (Single Brewster q “Hunting the Snark” by Mike Cell Pictures/Gramercy Best (195 nominations Resnick (Asimov’s 12/99) Pictures/Propaganda Films) for 94 ) q “Son Observe the Time” by Directed by Spike Jonze; q edited by Dave Kage Baker (Asimov’s 5/99) Written by Charlie Kaufman Langford q “The Winds of Marble Arch” by q (DreamWorks q Challenger edited by Guy H. (Asimov’s 10- SKG) Directed by Dean Parisot; Lillian III 11/99) Story by David Howard; q edited by Mike Glyer Screenplay by David Howard Best Novelette (168 q Mimosa edited by Nicki and and Robert Gordon nominations for 130 novelettes, Richard Lynch q The Iron Giant (Warner Bros. six nominees due to a tie) q Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Animation) Directed by Brad q “Border Guards” by Greg Egan Steve Davies, and Mike Scott Bird; Book by Ted Hughes; (Interzone 10/99) Screenplay by Brad Bird and Best Writer (191 q “The Chop Girl” by Ian R. Tim McCanlies nominations for 147 fan writers) MacLeod (Asimov’s 12/99) q The Matrix (Village Roadshow q Bob Devney q “Fossil Games” by Tom Purdom Productions/Groucho II Film q Mike Glyer (Asimov’s 2/99) Partnership/Silver Pictures) q Dave Langford q “The Secret History of the Directed by Andy and Larry q Evelyn C. Leeper Ornithopter” by Jan Lars Wachowski; Written by Andy q Steven H Silver Jensen (F&SF 6/99) and Larry Wachowski q “Stellar Harvest” by Eleanor Best Fan Artist (164 q The Sixth Sense (Spyglass Arnason (Asimov’s 4/99) nominations for 101 fan artists) Entertainment/Hollywood q “1016 to 1” by James Patrick q Freddie Baer Pictures) Directed by M. Night Kelly (Asimov’s 6/99) q Brad Foster Shyamalan; Written by M. q Teddy Harvia Best (189 Night Shyamalan nominations for 158 stories) q Joe Mayhew Best Professional Editor (203 q Taral Wayne q “Ancient Engines” by Michael nominations for 66 editors) Swanwick (Asimov’s 2/99) John W. Campbell Award for q (Asimov’s q “Hothouse Flowers” by Mike Best New Writer (110 Science Fiction) Resnick (Asimov’s 10-11/99) nominations for 72 writers) q David G. Hartwell (Tor/Forge; q “” by (F&SF Year’s Best SF) Sponsored by Dell Magazines. 10-11/99) nd q (Tor q Cory Doctorow (2 year of q “Sarajevo” by Nick DiChario Books; Starlight) eligibility) (F&SF 3/99) st q Stanley Schmidt (Analog q Thomas Harlan (1 year) q “Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” by nd Science Fiction and Fact) q Ellen Klages (2 year) (Asimov’s st q Gordon Van Gelder (St. q Kristine Smith (1 year) 7/99) nd Martin’s Press; & q Shane Tourtellotte (2 year) Science Fiction) Koka2 Issue 2: Saturday Afternoon Green Room Lost Property #2 Film Extra Could programme participants Urgent request from the hotel. The Resurrection Works, a ten please come to the Green Room Can they have their trolley back minute promo for an original, before their programme item so please? It was borrowed fan produced independent film, that we can keep the gophers yesterday and was not returned. will be showing prior to the film well fed get drinks for them. programme items in Arran at Besides, we get lonely. Leather Fetish approx. 2:45pm today and — The Green Room Team 3:45pm Sunday. Anyone expects every leather interested in independent film Snack Meals fetishist to do their duty. making and in helping to make There is a leather shop closing a film may want to attend. Profuse apologies for the today, virtually beneath the — Mark Slater confusion about snack meals. hotel (go out of the train station The demand for later snacks, as via escalator, the shop is under Restaurant Guide opposed to the carvery 2-for-1 the railway bridge on Argyle deal, was higher than expected. Street). Thai Royale, Argyle St (close to the Carrick Hotel) has a three New arrangements are: Leather skirts, coats, course set menu at £10.95 pp waistcoats, dresses, trousers — Snack Meals with a good selection of dishes nothing over £50, and perhaps Sat: 1pm — 7pm (last orders from 5:30pm-7pm. even lower prices this afternoon. 6:45pm) Food was delicious, and a treat — Gail Courtney Sun: 1pm — 7:30pm for the eyes. I highly recommend Mon: 12 noon — 4pm For a Few Hobbits the grilled pork ribs as a starter Carvery and the chicken satay as a main course. Dessert was a lovely The carvery evening deal will More vanilla ice cream. Recommended! still be available from 6:30- Once upon a time in the Shire, 9:30pm in the restaurant, but the evil lord Sauron (or Soren in — Cristina Pulido Ulvang the carvery lunch has been the local dialect) begat a son, Under the hotel is a tapas bar withdrawn to meet resource who contrived an unparalleled called Havana, with a demands for snack meals. rip-off of Morricone, Lucas, and restaurant attached. The Once again, the committee Tolkien. restaurant has been closed for apologise for any inconvenience Frodo disappeared by getting refurbishment for ages, but just and confusion on Friday his hand toasted (had the reopened yesterday. So nobody evening. toaster been PAT tested?). knows it’s open and it was — Cuddles Gandalf the Grey (and later Off- empty. Food jolly nice, though. 3 White) was taken down in Moria tapas (from a short but Lost Property #1 by a balrog not falling for odd- reasonably interesting range) numbered parlour tricks. But are £8.50; 12 tapas, some flat To the person who removed my the Ent was really nice (so I bread and olives fed four of us brand-new leather tankard of have some interest there, all and a child comfortably. It’s ale from the shelf where I left it: right?) And in the end the open tonight (Saturday) but will I am back now, and you can audience got to play the part of be closed tomorrow and Monday. return it to me. Thanks for the most expensive prop of all: a — Alison Scott looking after it. flapping, screeching, fire- — Colin Fine breathing Nazgul of immense Blatant Plug #1 proportion. Come along and enter the Electrical Eggs — Jan van’t Ent Lexicon “ and Angels” Could the following Electrical quiz — see the Lexicon desk in Eggs members please collect Programme Update the bar for details. Grand new alert badges from room 103: Update prizes, including lots of books by q Steve Davies our GoH Philip Pullman. q Miche Kiessling A time was left off the Saturday q Andrew Kirkland programme update. Behind the Also come along and collect PR1 q Pauline McKendrick Scenes at Time Team and If I and room booking forms — and q James O’Dell Ran The Zoo Con 2 are at 18:00, join the convention! 18-20 q Stephen Rushe not 17:00 August 2000, Exeter College, Oxford. £28. — Lexicon

This special “No Room For A Colophon” issue was edited by Mike Scott assisted by Jan van’t Ent and Steve Davies