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ConCom Meeting 16 March, 3P; see below for details Member of MindGear LLC , discussing d Oyez, Oyez d 3D printers. (And doubtless he’ll touch on some of the other cool stuff in their lab.) The next NASFA Meeting will be at 6P, Saturday 16 MARCH ATMM March 2013 at the regular meeting location—the Madison The host and location for the March After-the-Meeting Meet- campus of Willowbrook Baptist Church (old Wilson Lumber ing are undetermined at press time, though there’s a good Company building) at 7105 Highway 72W (aka University chance it will be at the church. The usual rules apply—that is, Drive). Please see the map below if you need help finding it. please bring food to share and your favorite drink. MARCH PROGRAM Also, assuming it is at the church, please stay to help clean The March program will be Rob Adams, the Managing up. We need to be good guests and leave things at least as clean as we found them. CONCOM MEETINGS The next Con†Stellation XXXII concom meeting will be 3P Saturday 16 March 2013—the same day as the club meeting. Jeff Road Jeff Kroger At press time the plan is to meet at the church, but that’s subject to confirmation that the building will be available at that time. US 72W Please stay tuned to email, etc., for possible updates. (aka University Drive) CHANGING SHUTTLE DEADLINES The latest tweak to the NASFA Shuttle schedule shifted the usual repro date somewhat to the right (roughly the weekend before each meeting) but much of each issue will need to be

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Deadline for the April 2013 issue of The NASFA1 Shuttle is Monday 25 March 2013 some time later this year. 5 CONS DOCUMENTARY CROWDSOURCES FUNDS We need ATMM volunteers for April and almost all future Chris Garcia and Linda Wenzelburger want you to product months. (November is tentatively spoken for, but otherwise it’s their proposed documentary series, 5 Cons <5consdocumentary. wide open.) weebly.com>—in the sense of giving them money. They’re FUTURE CLUB MEETING DATES using Indegogo to take pledges, looking for at least $3500 Scheduled meeting dates for 2013 are all the normal third (which total, as of press time, they had exceeded). Saturday except for next month—April. That meeting will be The project, expected to cost $5000–$7000, is to cover the the second Saturday (13 April 2013) to avoid a conflict with Nova Albion Exhibition, ConQuest 44, Westercon JordanCon/DSC. 66, LoneStarCon 3, and the World Convention. Their JOINING THE NASFA EMAIL LIST schedule goal is to finish the full monty by the end of 2013. All NASFANs who have email are urged to join the NASFA Their overall goal is “Through interviews and footage gathered email list, which you can do online at . The list is usually low traffic, though the rate tos, and funkiness, we'll help you figure out what is, is rather variable. Generally the list is limited to announce- has been, and maybe even what it'll become!” ments about club activities plus the occasional message of gen- PUBLISHERS DANCE WITH DEPT. OF JUSTICE eral interest to north-Alabama sf/f/h/etc. fans. Non NASFAns The Cheese Stands Alone. Well, actually, it’s the Apple. are welcome to join the list, but please only do so if you’re In the DoJ antitrust action against Apple and the Big Five interested in the above restricted topics—posts unrelated to the publishers for supposed price those purposes are strongly discouraged and could result in you fixing, all parties except Ap- being asked to leave the list. ple have now settled. The NASFA CALENDAR ONLINE latest to fold was Macmillan, NASFA has an online calendar on Google. Interested parties whose CEO John Sargent can check the calendar online, but you can also subscribe to it indicated in his statement that and have your Outlook, iCal, BlackBerry, or other calendar the “estimate of the maxi- automatically updated as events (Club Meetings, Concom mum possible damage fig- Meetings, local sf/f events) are added or changed. You can ure… was much more than view the calendar online at . the entire equity of our com- pany.” That maximum kept increasing as other companies set- tled since Justice could hold the remaining defendants respon- sible for punitive damages up to triple the total actual damages. News & Info That is, hangers on could be penalized for those who already settled. PULP-O-MIZER COMPETITION In other publishing news, DoJ has given their nod to the Haven’t tried Pulp-O-Mizer merger of Penguin and “without conditions.” yet? The review was conducted in a near-record four months. Can- Now’s your chance to take a ada, the European Union, and other antitrust jurisdictions have hack at it. yet to be heard on the matter. P‑O‑M allows you to create a BAEN HOOKS UP WITH iBOOKS pulp-magazine-style cover with Baen, who had already announced that their ebook catalog a large number of art combos was available on the Amazon Kindle store, has now also made and your choice of text. LoneS- their library available through Apple’s iBookstore. The books tarCon 3, this year’s Worldcon, are also still available direct from Baen on their website. All would like you to create one versions are DRM free. promoting the con. Full details WRITING FOR THE FRONTIER of the contest are at is starting a lonestarcon3.org/services/pulp. new series that treads the “narrow frontier” of science and sci- shtml> including the special ence fiction. An editorial and advisory board has been estab- P‑O‑M link you’ll need to get lished with both scientists and genre authors. They’re looking the proper P‑O‑M “magazine” both for science and fiction; more info is available from the title on your entry. The deadline publisher. is 31 May 2013. BE A REAL FAAN Balloting is open for the 2013 Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns), which cover various classes of and activi- February Minutes ties for genre . Anyone with an interest is invited to by Steve Sloan, Secretary vote (PDF ballot at ) by 6 April 2013. A points system (5/3/1 for your first, second, and The February meeting of the North Alabama third choices in each category) will determine the winners, Association was called to order on Saturday, February 16, who will be announced at Corflu XXX , to 2013, in the Madison satellite location of Willowbrook Baptist be held 3–5 May 2013 at the Red Lion Hotel Portland Con- Church at 6:26:14P by President Mary Lampert. Sam immedi- vention Center in Portland OR. See the ballot for email and ately moved to adjourn, but he was ignored. postal addresses. OLD BUSINESS Corflu XXX will also give a juried Lifetime Achievement Dues are still due. Award to be selected by the 2013 and 2012 Corflu chairs and Maria mentioned that the ice machine at the church wouldn't the past recipients of the award. open last month. Sam and Judy offered to help her. 2 NEW BUSINESS 22–24 FantaSciCon—Dalton GA. Judy requested that the club provide $100 for programming, 22–24 AggieCon 44—College Station TX. DATE CHANGE. largely because she would need $5 per attendee for a planetar- 24 Palm Sunday. ium show she was planning for the NASFA program this sum- 26 Pesach. mer. Sam reported that the club had about $300 in surplus. 28–31 Frolicon— GA. Craig moved that we provide $100 to Programming, Jim Ken- 29–31 MTAC Devil's Dozen—Nashville TN. nedy and several others seconded, and the motion carried many 29–31 Full Moon Festival—Nashville TN. to one. 29 Good Friday. Maria announced that Rocket City FurMeet was cancelled 30 BD: Maurine Dorris. this year because they couldn't find a venue. [More exactly, the 31 British Summer Time begins. airport venue they had selected and RCFM came to an under- 31 Easter. standing that some aspects of the convention (face obscuration) APRIL would not be compatible with TSA security and mutually 01 Easter Monday. agreed to cancel the contract. A suitable substitute venue could 01 April Fool’s Day. not be found in time. -ED] 04 Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Among the Hid- Judy reported that for next month's program Rob Adams den, Margaret Peterson Haddix; 6P. from MindGear Labs will give a talk on 3D printing. We will 05–07 Conglomeration—Louisville KY. also be attending a planetarium show for a future program. 06 Fluke—Athens GA. CONVENTION BUSINESS 07 BD: Mary Lampert. Doug said we will “probably have a con.” We have a date, a 13* NASFA Meeting—6P Business, 7P Program, at Wil- hotel, and two guests lined up. [For those that don’t get dry lowbrook Madison. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. humor, yes, the convention is definitely on; and, FYI, the guest NOTE: This is one week earlier than the usual date lineup is now up to four. -ED] due to a conflict with JordanCon/DSC. Sam moved to adjourn at 6:33:53P. 13–14 221B Con—Atlanta GA. For the program, Jason Cassibry gave a talk on "Fusion Pro- 15 BD: “Uncle Timmy.” pulsion for Rapid Interplanetary Space Travel." Adam and 15 BD: Amanda Freeman. Maria Grimm hosted the After-the-Meeting Meeting at the 15 Tax Day. meeting location at Willowbrook Madison. 19–21 DSC 51/JordanCon V—Roswell GA. 19–21 Trek Trax—Atlanta GA. 19–21 GnomeCon—Savannah GA. 21 BD: Randy B. Cleary. NASFA Calendar 22 Earth Day. 26 BD: Chloie Airoldi. MARCH 30 Día del Niño. 01–03 ConNooga—Chattanooga TN. 30 BD: Mark Maxwell. 01–03 Days of the Dead V—Atlanta GA. MAY 01–03 Stellarcon 37—Greensboro NC. 01 Día del Trabajo. 02 BD: Ronnie Lajoie. 01 BD: Russell McNutt. 02–03 and Comic Con—Clarksville TN. 02 Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Falling Free, 07 Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: The Year of the Lois McMaster Bujold; 6P. Flood, Margaret Atwood; 6P. 03–05 Outlantacon/—Atlanta GA. 08 BD: Bill Payne. 05 Cinco de Mayo. 08–10 MomoCon—Atlanta GA. 05 Easter (Orthodox). 08–10 Game Days VIII—Franklin TN. 06 May Day. 09 BD: Tracey Kennedy. 10 Día de la Madre. 10 Daylight Savings Time Begins. 12 Mother's Day. 10 BD: Kerry Gilley. 14 BD: Nancy Whittle. 13 BD: Anita Eisenberg. 16 BD: Linda Bolgeo. 14–17 —Atlanta GA. 17–19 MOBICON XVI—Mobile AL. 15–17 CoastCon 36—Biloxi MS. 18* NASFA Meeting—6P Business, 7P Program, at Wil- 15–17 EyeCon: Diaries—Atlanta GA. lowbrook Madison. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. 16* Con†Stellation XXXII Concom Meeting—3P, at Wil- 19 BD: David O. Miller. lowbrook Madison. NOTE: Location is subject to con- 20 Victoria Day. firmation; please stay tuned to email. 23–27 Atlanta Game Fest—Atlanta GA. 16* NASFA Meeting—6P Business, 7P Program, at Wil- 24–26 Timegate—Atlanta GA. lowbrook Madison. Program: Rob Adams of MindGear 24–26 Oasis 25—Orlando FL. Labs talks about 3D printers. ATMM: TBD. 24–26 NashCon—Franklin TN. 17 St. Patrick's Day. 24–26 Phoenix Festival—Birmingham AL. 18 BD: Benito Juárez (observed). 25 JABECon—Lebanon TN. 20 Vernal Equinox. 27 BD: Kathy Paulk. 20–24 International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts 27 Memorial Day. 34—Orlando FL. 29 BD: John F. Kennedy. 21 BD: Benito Juárez. 31–02 ConCarolinas—Charlotte NC. 22 BD: Jayson Woosley. 31–02 Hamacon—Huntsville AL. 22–24 MidSouthCon 31—Memphis TN. 31–02 Fanboy Expo—Knoxville TN. 3 JUNE biggest genre-related winner was magical realism film Life of 02 BD: Lloyd Penney. Pi, which won four Little Golden Men for Directing, Cinema- 06 Bailey Cove Library Book Discussion: Some Kind of tography, Original Score, and Visual Effects. Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce; 6P. Two genre-related animated films took home Oscars, Brave 07–09 Sci Fi Summer Con—Atlanta GA. in the Animated Feature category and Paperman as an Ani- 08–09 Con Kasterborous—Huntsville AL. mated Short 13 BD: Bill S. In the almost-genre area, the latest Bond epic, Skyfall, cap- 13–16 World —New Orleans LA. tured the honor in the Original Song category. 14–16 Hypericon—Nashville TN. Revenge-fantasy (but not “our” kind of fantasy) Django Un- 14–16 Rocket City FurMeet—Huntsville AL. CANCELLED chained took two statues, but despite some fan’s rumblings the FOR 2013; TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR 2014. Shuttle doesn’t count Django as genre-related. 14 Flag Day. Meanwhile, Argo (which also is not genre related but does 14 BD: Ali Scanland. have a fictional sf flick at the heart of its based-on-real-life 15* NASFA Meeting—6P Business, 7P Program, at Wil- plot) got not only the Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay lowbrook Madison. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. prizes, but also won The Big One—Best Picture. 15–16 Comic & Anime Con—Knoxville TN. RAZZIES GIVE THEIR “LOVE” 16 Father's Day. On the flip side of the Oscars, the 33rd Golden Raspberry 17 BD: Jeff Freeman. Awards —given 23 February 2013—really 21 Summer Solstice (20 June in Mountain time zone and fell all over one genre work. The Twilight westward). Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II was far and 21 BD: PieEyedDragon. away the big “winner” of the Razzies, walk- 21–23 Anime Blues Con—Memphis TN. ing away with Worst Screen Couple (Mack- 24 St. Jean-Baptiste Day (). enzie Foy and Taylor Lautner); Worst Re- 28–30 LibertyCon 25—Chattanooga TN. make, Rip-Off, or Sequel; Worst Screen 28–30 Seishun-Con—Atlanta GA. Ensemble; Worst Supporting Actor (Taylor 29-30 Creation: Star Trek—Nashville TN. Lautner); Worst Director (Bill Condon); 29-30 Bayoucon—Lake Charles LA. and Worst Picture. TTS:BDPII also took OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO another half trophy, with Kristen Stewart The North Alabama Science Fiction Association meets on the being “honored” as Worst Actress for her third Saturday of each month. (Unless there is a large nearby work not only there but also in Snow White and the Huntsman. convention being held that weekend—in which case we often One other genre film—Battleship—took home a “win” with move the meeting to the second or fourth weekend.) The regu- Rihanna scooping Worst Supporting Actress. lar meeting location is the Madison campus of Willowbrook That left only two “prizes” for non-genre That’s My Boy— Baptist Church, (old Wilson Lumber Company build- Worst Actor (Adam Sandler) andWorst Screenplay. ing)—7105 Highway 72W. The Executive Committee meeting KITSCHIES AWARDS GIVEN (if scheduled) is at 5P. The business meeting is at 6P. The pro- Winners of the 2012 Kitschies (for gram is at 7P. Anyone is welcome to attend any of the meet- “the year’s most progressive, intelligent, and entertaining ings. There is usually an after-the-meeting meeting with direc- works of genre literature published in the UK”) were an- tions available at the program. nounced 26 February 2013 at a ceremony at the Free Word Centre, London. In addition to the basic three awards, an op- tional Black Tentacle award (for “an outstanding contribution to the conversation surrounding genre literature”) was given. Awards Roundup The winners (with cash prize noted where applicable) are: Red Tentacle (Novel, £1,000) ....Angelmaker, Nick Harkaway TIPTREE AWARD WINNERS Golden Tentacle (Debut Novel, £500) ...... Redemption The 2012 James Tiptree, Jr. Award (for “sci- in Indigo, Karen Lord ence fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understand- Inky Tentacle (Cover Art, £500) ...... Cover of ing of gender”) was given to two books this year. The winners A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, Dave Shelton are by Caitlin Black Tentacle ...... The World SF Blog R. Kiernan and Ancient, Ancient by . The awards NEBULA AWARDS NOMS ANNOUNCED (which include $1,000 and other The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced finalists for the 2012 Nebula Awards given at WisCon 37 , to be held 24–27 is by members of SFWA and May 2013 at the Concourse Hotel the awards will be presented at in Madison WI. their 48th Annual Nebula GENRE WORKS Awards Weekend, to be held AT THE OSCARS 16–19 May 2013 at the San Jose Hilton in San Jose CA. By SF, fantasy, and related works category, the nominees are: were not terribly well represented Novel Nebula Nominations in the 85th Academy Awards Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz nominations, 2013) but did pull off a few wins at the Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor) 24 February 2013 ceremony. The The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK) 4 The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc) earliest stages) and will be presented during the Bram Stoker Glamour in Glass, (Tor) Awards Weekend cum World Horror 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Convention , to be held 13–16 Novella Nebula Nominations June 2013 at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans LA. By On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion category, the nominees are: Press) Novel Stoker Nominations After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress Bottled Abyss, Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Redrum Horror) (Tachyon) NightWhere, John Everson (Samhain) “The Stars Do Not Lie,” Jay Lake (Asimov’s October–Novem- The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc) ber 2012) The Haunted, Bentley Little (Signet) “All the Flavors,” Ken Liu (GigaNotoSaurus 2/1/2012) Inheritance, Joe McKinney (Evil Jester) “Katabasis,” Robert Reed (F&SF November–December 2012) First Novel Stoker Nominations “Barry’s Tale,” Lawrence M. Schoen (Buffalito Buffet) Charlotte Markham and the House of Darklings, Michael Boc- Novelette Nebula Nominations cacino (William Morrow) “The Pyre of New Day,” Catherine Asaro (The Mammoth Wide Open, Deborah Coates (Tor) Books of SF Wars) The Legend of the Pumpkin Thief, Charles Day (Noble YA) “Close Encounters,” Andy Duncan (The Pottawatomie Giant & A Requiem for Dead Flies, Peter Dudar (Nightscape) Other Stories) Bad Glass, Richard Gropp (Del Rey) “The Waves,” Ken Liu (Asimov’s December 2012) Life Rage, L.L. Soares (Nightscape) “The Finite Canvas,” Brit Mandelo (Tor.com 12/5/2012) YA Novel Stoker Nominations “Swift, Brutal Retaliation,” Meghan McCarron (Tor.com The Diviners, (Little Brown) 1/4/2012) I Hunt Killers, Barry Lyga (Little Brown) “Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia,” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com Flesh & Bone, Jonathan Maberry (Simon & Schuster) 8/22/2012) I Kissed a Ghoul, Michael McCarty (Noble Romance) “Fade to White,” Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld August The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic) 2012) A Bad Day for Voodoo, Jeff Strand (Sourcebooks) Short Story Nebula Nominations Long Fiction Stoker Nominations “Robot,” Helena Bell (Clarkesworld September 2012) Thirty Miles South of Dry County, Kealan Patrick Burke (Delir- “Immersion,” Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld June 2012) ium) “Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes,” Tom Crosshill I’m Not Sam, and Lucky McKee (Sinister Grin) (Clarkesworld April 2012) Lost Girl of , Joe McKinney and Michael McCarty “Nanny’s Day,” Leah Cypess (Asimov’s March 2012) (Bad Moon) “Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream,” Maria Dah- The Blue Heron, Gene O’Neill (Dark Regions) vana Headley (Lightspeed July 2012) The Fleshless Man, Norman Prentiss (Delirium) “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” Ken Liu (- Short Fiction Stoker Nominations speed August 2012) “Surrounded by the Mutant Rain Forest,” Bruce (Daily “Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain,” Cat Rambo Science Fiction) (Near + Far) “Bury My Heart at Marvin Gardens,” Joe McKinney (Best of Award Nominations (Dramatic Presentation) Dark Moon Digest) The Avengers Beasts of the Southern Wild “Righteous,” Weston Ochse (Psychos) “Available Light,” John Palisano (Lovecraft eZine, March John Carter Looper 2012) Award Nominations (YA SF/F Book) “Magdala Amygdala,” Lucy Snyder (Dark Faith: Invocations) Iron Hearted Violet, Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown) Anthology Stoker Nominations Black Heart, (Simon & Schuster/McElderry; Gol- Shadow Show, Mort Castle and (HarperCollins) lancz) Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations, Eric J. Guignard (Dark Moon) Above, Leah Bobet (Levine) Hell Comes to Hollywood, Eric Miller (Big Time) The Diviners, Libba Bray (Little, Brown; Atom) Horror for Good: A Charitable Anthology, Mark C. Scioneaux, Vessel, Sarah Beth Durst (Simon & Schuster/McElderry) R.J. Cavender, and Robert S. Wilson (Cutting Block) Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Random House; Doubleday UK) Slices of Flesh, Stan Swanson (Dark Moon) Enchanted, Alethea Kontis (Harcourt) Collection Stoker Nominations Every Day, David Levithan (Alice A. Knopf Books for Young The Woman Who Married a Cloud: Collected Stories, Jonathan Readers) Carroll (Subterranean) Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Tu New Moon on the Water, Mort Castle (Dark Regions) Books) Errantry: Strange Stories, (Small Beer) , China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan) The Janus Tree, Glen Hirshberg (Subterranean) Fair Coin, E.C. Myers (Pyr) Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories, Above World, Jenn Reese (Candlewick) (Ecco) STOKER AWARDS NOMS ANNOUNCED Non-Fiction Stoker Nominations The Horror Writers Association has an- Writing Darkness, Michael Collings (self-published) nounced the finalists for the 2012 Bram Stoker The Annotated Sandman, Volume 1, Les Klinger (Vertigo) Awards. The awards (styled as “for Superior Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, Lisa Morton (Reak- Achievement”) are voted on by tion) members of HWA (along with The Undead and Theology, Kim Paffenroth and John W. Mo- some jury participation at the rehead (Pickwick) 5 Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Dimensional Art Spectrum Nominations , Kendall R. Phillips (Southern Illinois Uni- Dan Chudzinski, Turbulence versity Press) David Meng, Sashimi Poetry Collection Stoker Nominations Virginie Ropars, Acanthopis III Dark Duet, Linda Addison and Stephen M. Wilson (NECON Virginie Ropars, Mothra eBooks) Katya Tal, Blanket Fairy Notes from the Shadow City, Bruce Boston and Gary William Editorial Art Spectrum Nominations Crawford (Dark Regions) Sam Bosma, Stability A Verse to Horrors, Michael Collings (self-published) Chris Buzelli, Book , & Wanton Souls, Marge Simon (Elektrik Sean Andrew Murray, He’s Gone Full-Bird Milk Bath) Victo Ngai, Best of the Best Lovers & Killers, Mary A. Turzillo (Dark Regions) Sam Weber, Cancer Monster Graphic Novel Stoker Nominations Institutional Art Spectrum Nominations The Sixth Gun Volume 3: Bound, Cullen Bunn (Oni Press) Ed Binkley, A Cob of Chiseldon-Brimble Rachel Rising Vol. 1: The Shadow of Death, Terry Moore (Ab- Lucas Graciano, Dragon Swarm stract Studio) Tyler Jacobson, Ruric Thar, The Unbowed The Tale of Brin and Bent and Minno Marylebone, Ravi Thorn- Kekai Kotaki, Stampede ton (Jonathan Cape) David Palumbo, Taken Behind These Eyes, Peter J. Wacks and Guy Anthony De Unpublished Art Spectrum Nominations Marco (Villainous Press) Cory Godbey, The Fish Master Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times, Rocky Lucas Graciano, Guardianship Wood and Lisa Morton (McFarland) Kekai Kotaki, Ride Screenplay Stoker Nominations Andrew Mar, Tell-Tale Heart The Woman in Black, Jane Goldman (Cross Creek Pictures) Tohru Patrick Awa, Sudden Shower The Walking Dead, “Killer Within,” Sang Kyu Kim (AMC TV) LAMBDA AWARDS NOMS ANNOUNCED American Horror Story: Asylum, “Dark Cousin,” Tim Mi- The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the ductions) 25th Annual Lambda Literary Awards, (for “achievement in The Hunger Games, , Suzanne Collins, and Billy , , bisexual, and (LGBT) writing”). For Ray (, Color Force) genre fans, the nominees of most interest are those in the SF/ The Cabin in the Woods, and Fantasy/Horror category: (, Lionsgate) Green Thumb, Tom Cardamone (Lethe) SPECTRUM AWARDS NOMS ANNOUNCED The Survivors, Sean Eads (Lethe) Directors Cathy and Arnie Fenner have announced finalists Night Shadows: Queer Horror, Greg Herren and J.M. Red- for the 2012 Spectrum Awards . Winners and runners up of these Chocolatiers of the High Winds: A Gay Steampunk Romance, juried awards will be announced at a ceremony during Spec- H.B. Kurtzwilde (Clasp) trum Fantastic Art Live 2 Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative to be held 17–19 May 2013 in Kansas City MO. By category, Fiction, Brit Mandelo, ed. (Lethe) the nominees are: In the Now, Kelly Sinclair (Blue Feather) Advertising Art Spectrum Nominations Heiresses of Russ 2012: the Year’s Best Lesbian Speculative Craig Elliott, Forest Awakening Fiction, Connie Wilkins and Steve Berman, eds. (Lethe) Michael C. Hayes, Procession RONDO HATTON VOTING STARTS Android Jones, Ganeshatron Voting has begun in the 11 th annual Greg Ruth, Three Outlaw Samurai Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Dan DosSantos, Dragon Empress There are 35 categories, some write- Book Art Spectrum Nominations in only and some with dozens of Brom, Wipi nominees—all in all too lengthy to William O’Connor, Wargriffin reproduce here. The ballot can be David Palumbo, Fed found at Charles Vess, Tanglewood: I Didn’t Know She Was a Bottle with voting by email Witch only (to . Any fan (well, any Jennifer L. Meyer, Aesop’s Ark, Chapter 2, Page 2 fan with email access) can vote. David Petersen, Mouse Guard Black Axe #4, Page 19 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Paolo Rivera, #1 NOM PERIOD OPENS Paolo Rivera, Daredevil #10 The 2013 World Fantasy Con has opened nominations for the World Fan- Concept Art Spectrum Nominations tasy Awards. All members of this year’s con- Daniel Dociu, Guild Wars 2, Norn Lodge vention as well as those of the past two years Theo Prins, Southsun Cove are eligible to nominate. Details can be found Paul Sullivan, Franken-animal online at . The nominating deadline is 31 May Allen Willams, Tree of Tales 2013. 6 7 P. O. Box 4857 Huntsville AL 35815-4857

***************************************************************************************************************** The NASFA Shuttle is the newsletter of the North Alabama Science Fiction Association, Inc. This is the March 2013 edition (Volume 33, Number 3). NASFA Officers for 2013: President Mary Lampert; Vice President Mike Kennedy; Secretary Steve Sloan; Treasurer Sam Smith; Program Director “JudySue Thornsmythe”; Publicity Director Dave Watson. Shuttle Editor Mike Kennedy. Comments, inquiries, and contributions of writing by email to: [email protected]—EDITORIAL ADDRESS (EMAIL) Comments, inquiries, and contributions of writing by snailmail to: Mike Kennedy, 7907 Charlotte Drive SW, Huntsville AL 35802-2841—EDITORIAL ADDRESS (SNAILMAIL) Dues ($), subscriptions ($), and Official Mail to: NASFA, Inc., P. O. Box 4857, Huntsville AL 35815-4857—OFFICIAL ADDRESS Contents Copyright, © 2013. All rights revert to contributors. All opinions are those of the individual authors and do not reflect club policies other than by coincidence. LoCs subject to edited printing. NASFA Dues = $25/year (Family rates available) Subscription only = $15/year Single copy = $2 each. *****************************************************************************************************************