Einblatt! March 2009 Calendar and the Updated Electronic Issue of by Terry A

Einblatt! March 2009 Calendar and the updated electronic issue of by Terry A. Garey and (ex-local) Einblatt.) If you're able to retrieve it Camilla "Mog" De Carnin; art by à Tues, Mar 3, 6:30PM. Geeks electronically, please do so and Julia Hart; miscellaneous prose by Read. To Your Scattered Bodies save the club the expense of mailing Terry Faust, Eric M. Heideman and Go, Philip Jose Farmer. FFI: a physical ballot out to you. Please Rebecca Marjesdatter (Korvo). [email protected] let Laura Krentz (the membership Michael Merriam sold his short story, g Sat, Mar 7, 2PM. Minn-StF secretary) know that you'll be "Fey Child Fair," to online horror and Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, retrieving your ballot electronically dark fantasy magazine From the 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. No by sending her email at lkrentz -at- Asylum for a future issue. smoking indoors, dogs. FFI: visi.com. (If you've already marked 612-822-0451, your name on a list at a meeting, pb=mass market paperback. [email protected], you don't need to tell her again.) If hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback [email protected]. you need a ballot mailed to you and nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. your current address is not in the anth=anthology. r=reissue à Mon, Mar 9, 6:30-8:30PM. latest MnStf directory, please give MISFITS/CONvergence Open Laura your mailing address. There Conventions Meeting. Davanni's Edina, 5124 will also be some printed copies Gus Young Lane. FFI: March 6-8 MarsCon, Bloomington, available at the voting meeting in http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MNSocie MN. GoH: Musetta Vander, Scott case you lose, forget, or are unable tyforInterest/c0899be776/0c4c7f Rosema, Suzanne Hiza-Rosema, to retrieve your ballot. 1f2a/d9e4617970 Jeanne Cavelos, Wally Pleasant. April 18, 11th Annual MISFITS http://marscon.org/2009/index.php à Fri, Mar 13, 7PM. Read the Team Trivia Challenge Saturday Book/See the Movie. The Stunt Apr 10-12. Minicon 44. Bloomington, April 18; May 16, Geek Prom Main, by Paul Brodeur. FFI: MN. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Stephan [email protected] Future Einblatts are free for the Martiniere, Seth Shostak. Atnd: $44, electronic versions, subscription only Student: $25, Kid: $20, Support: g Sun, Mar 15, 2PM. Minicon for the Dead Tree Version. See the $15. (Pre-reg deadline: Mar 15). Meeting. Matt+Kelly Strait's, December 2008 Einblatt for more http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/ 1631 Selby Ave #1. FFI: 651- info. 644-1812 Apr 24-26. Odyssey Con 9, Madison, WI. GoH: Emma Bull, g Sat, Mar 21, 2PM. Minn-StF Birthdays: Tobias Buckell, Georgie Schnobrich. Meeting & Board Election. 9: David Emerson; 10: Margie $35 to 4/10, $45, ATD, more rates Dreampark, Sharon Kahn & Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: on web site. (Pre-reg deadline 4/10) Richard Tatge’s, 4002 Pillsbury Megan Totusek; 19: Karen Cooper; http://www.oddcon.com/about.php Ave S, Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 21: Teresa Nielsen Hayden; 27: 612-827-3228 May 1-3 DemiCon 20, Des Moines, Bryan Andersen, Peter Hentges; 28: IA. GoH: Joe Haldeman, Sara g Sun, Mar 29, 2PM. Minicon Davey Snyder Butcher, Roger Tener. (Pre-reg Meeting. Matt+Kelly Strait's, deadline: Apr 1) 1631 Selby Ave #1. FFI: 651- Publishing News http://www.demicon.org/current/ 644-1812 MaryJanice Davidson's first eight May 22-24 ConQuest 40, Kansas g Thurs, Mar 26, 11:59PM. "Betsy" books have been reissued City, MO. GoH: John Scalzi, Oberon Einblatt! Deadline. by SFBC in two four-book-each Zell, Jerry Gelb, Ed deGruy. omnibus volumes: Betsy The http://www.conquestkc.org/ Advance Warning Vampire Queen and Betsy: Bride Of Minn-StF Meetings – Apr 4 & 18. The Vampire May 22-25 WisCon 33, Madison, WI. Minicon Meeting – Apr 5. Dessicated GoH: Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman. Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book Dodo – Apr 13. Minn-StF Picnic – (Pre-reg deadline: Apr 30) won the Newberry Award. July 18. http://www.wiscon.info/ Tales of the Unanticipated #29 Jun 12-14 DucKon, Naperville, IL. Announcements (Autumn/Winter 2008) includes work GoH: Jim Butcher, Loren by the following Minnesotans: Bryan Once again, we'll be making the Damewood, Seanan McGuire. (Pre- Thao Worra interviewed by Minnstf Board ballot available reg deadline: Apr 30) Catherine Lundoff; fiction by S.N. electronically. (We'll be making the http://www.duckon.org/ Arly, Eleanor Arnason, Naomi location of the ballot known via the Kritzer and Lyda Morehouse; poetry Mnstf LJ community, the Natter list, Jun 19-21. Fourth Street Fantasy Oct 23-25 Icon 34, Cedar Rapids, Brown, 651-646-2159, Con, Mpls. GoH: Cory Doctorow. IA. GoH: Jim C. Hines, Heather [email protected] http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/ Bruton. http://www.iowa-icon.com/ Artists and Writers: Get your art July 2-5 CONvergence, Nov 13-15 WindyCon 36, Lombard, and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Dwayne IL. GoH: Phil & Kaja Foglio. (Pre-reg small-and-cozy general-interest McDuffie, Kelly McCullough, Pat deadline: Oct 24) publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy 651- Rothfuss, Brian Keene (Pre-reg http://www.windycon.org/ 771-7226 deadline: May 15) Einblatt is posted on Usenet groups http://www.convergence-con.org/ Ongoing Information rec.arts.sf.fandom, Jul 31-Aug 2 Diversicon 17, St. Paul, Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, rec.arts.sf.announce and mn.sf// MN. GoH: Kay Kenyon (Pre- Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Einblatt from July 95 to date is on registration deadlines: March 15/July Raun & Matt Strait - the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. 14) http://www.diversicon.org/ [email protected]. Mn-STF meetings Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing- are held the 1st and 3rd Saturday list – sign up at the web-site (here). Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/ every month, for Board meetings Worldcon 67, Montréal, QB, CA. This Einblatt was edited by Scott check the minutes are posted at GoH: Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth Raun with the assistance of Denny mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, or Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David G. Lien (publishing news) and Kevin the events mailing list. Hartwell, Tom Doherty, Ralph Austin (conventions). Bakshi. (Pre-reg deadline: July 15) Minn-STF web site: www.mnstf.org/. Einblatt is a monthly publication of www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home Minicon web site: the Minnesota Science Fiction www.mnstf.org/minicon/. Oct 9-11. Gaylaxicon 2009, St Louis Society, devoted to news of the local Park, MN. GoHs: Margaret Weis, Gamesday Players: Board & card SF community. E-mail same to Andy Mangels, Lawrence Schimel, gaming almost every Friday [email protected], send to Scott Terrance "Spider Baby" Griep. $70 evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at 612- Raun, 3928 11th Ave. S., to 8/11, $35 supporting. 827-3228. Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him http://www.gaylaxicon2009.org at 612-822-0451. Email submissions Filk Circle: open to all who like to most preferred, no phone calls after participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 10pm. // Next Einblatt! Deadline: 4th Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich th 11:59PM March 26 , 2009 sharp!

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