The SHUTTLE September 2006 The Next NASFA Meeting will be 16 September 2006 at the Regular Time and Location Concom Meetings Scheduled for 14 September, 5 October, and 19 October

{ { with a new syndication agreement. Battle sequences, ship Oyez, Oyez exteriors, galaxy shots, and landscapes will all reportedly be CGI-enhanced. Title sequences will be redone, including The next NASFA meeting will be Saturday 16 Septem- remastering the music and the ÒSpace, the final frontierÓ ber 2006, at the regular time and location. Both the program monologue. The final masters will be in HDTV. The first and the location of the After-The-Meeting Meeting are TBD at episode to be broadcast will be ÒBalance of Terror,Ó available press time. as early as 16 September. Meanwhile, cable network TV Land The final Con Stellation concom meeting dates have will be showing all of the original non-enhanced versions been set (though stay tuned for possible changes if circum- starting in November. stances dictate). As of now the dates are 14 September, 5 October, and 19 October Ñ all on Thursdays. The first two are at 7:30P at Sam SmithÕs apartment. The last one is the Thursday-before-the-con meeting at the hotel. August Minutes Ñ Not

The August NASFA meeting was the more-or-less annual Bounceback News picnic, so there are no minutes.

Small press Apogee Books has announced an English translation of Project Mars by NASFA Calendar Wernher Von Braun. Preprint copies were to be available at Worldcon; a trade paperback edition with Chesley Bonestell SEPTEMBER illustrations will be published in September. The Space Center 01Ð03 Mephit Furmeet 2006 Ñ Memphis TN. owns the rights, and will get a percentage of the profits. 01Ð04 Dragon*Con 2006 Ñ Atlanta GA. The original Star Trek is getting a digital makeover along 03 BD: David K. Robinson.

Inside this issueÉ Worldcon Site Selection ...... 7 Emmy Award Winners ...... 2 Business Meeting Results ...... 7 British Fantasy Award Nominations ...... 2 Masquerade Results...... 8 Quill Award Nominations ...... 3 Art Show Awards ...... 9 Special Worldcon Section Other Awards at Worldcon...... 9 Worldcon: The Basics ...... 3 Hugo Voting Statistics...... 10 Worldcon Trip Report by Gary Shelton ...... 5 Hugo Nomination Statistics...... 14 Hugo Award Winners ...... 6 Letters of Comment ...... 17 Deadline for the October 2006 issue of The NASFA Shuttle is Friday, 29 September 2006. 1 04 Labor Day. 19 BD: Yvonne Penney. 08Ð10 Outside Con 19 Ñ Burns TN. 20 BD: Aaron Kennedy. 09 BD: Mike Cothran. 21 First Day of Winter (22nd UTC). 10 Grandparents Day. 25 Christmas Day. 11 BD: Ray Pietruszka. 26 First Day of Kwanzaa. 12 BD: Pat Butler. 26 Boxing Day. 14 Con Stellation ConCom Meeting. 26 BD: Michael R. Stone. 16* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at 31 New YearÕs Eve. BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO 17 Citizenship Day. 22 Atumnal Equinox (23rd UTC). The North Alabama Science Fiction Association meets on 22Ð24 Anime Weekend Atlanta 12 Ñ Atlanta GA. the third Saturday of each month. (Unless there is a large 22Ð24 FenCon III Ñ Dallas TX. nearby convention being held that weekend Ñ in which case 23 Rosh Hashanah. we often move the meeting to the second or fourth weekend.) 26 BD: Jenna Victoria Stone. The regular meeting location is the upstairs meeting room at BookMark on South Memorial Parkway. The Executive OCTOBER Committee meeting (if scheduled) is at 5P. The business 02 Yom Kippur. meeting is at 6P. The program is at 7P. Anyone is welcome to 05Ð08 Archon 30 Ñ St. Louis MO. attend any of the meetings. There is usually an after-the- 05 Con Stellation ConCom Meeting. meeting meeting with directions available at the program. 09 Columbus Day (Observed). 12 Columbus Day (Traditional). 14Ð15 Con-Sequential Ñ Memphis TN. 14* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at Emmy Winners BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. 15 BD: Robert Buelow. Genre TV shows were not in the running for many of the 19 Final Con Stellation ConCom Meeting (at the hotel). categories at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, but did 20Ð22 Con Stellation XXV: Cygnus Ñ Huntsville AL. pull off a few victories. Unsurprisingly, vaguely-sort-of-genre- 24 United Nations Day. related 24 (Fox) claimed by far the largest number of them, 25 BD: Marie McCormack. including three major awards for Drama Series, Lead Actor in 27Ð29 HallowCon Õ06 Ñ Chattanooga TN. a Drama Series (Kiefer Sutherland), and Directing for a Drama 27Ð29 Necronomicon Õ06 Ñ Tampa FL. Series. 24 also picked up trophies for Original Dramatic Score 29 Daylight Saving Time ends. and Single-Camera Editing for a Drama Series. More definite 31 Halloween. genre winners included: Original Main Title Theme Music ...... Masters NOVEMBER Of Horror 02Ð05 World Fantasy Convention 2006 Ñ Austin TX. Sound Editing for a Series ...... Smallville 07 Election Day. Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, 09Ð12 NovaCon Ñ Huntsville AL. or Special ...... The Triangle 10 VeteransÕ Day (Observed) Commercial...... Stick (for FedEx) 11 VeteransÕ Day (Traditional). Individual Achievement in Animation ...... Escape 11 Remembrance Day (Canada). From Cluster Prime, FosterÕs Home 18* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at For Imaginary Friends, and The Grim BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: Mike Ken- Adventures of Billy & Mandy nedyÕs house. 22 BD: Nancy Renee Peters. 23 Thanksgiving Day. 23 BD: Michael D. Kennedy. BFA Shortlist 23 BD: Wilson ÒBobÓ Tucker. 29 BD: Howard Camp. Nominations for the 2006 British Fantasy Awards have 30 BD: Joshua Kennedy. been announced. The BFAs are voted on by members of the 30 BD: Richard Gilliam. British Fantasy Society . This yearÕs awards will be announced at the 2006 Fantasycon DECEMBER , to be held 22Ð24 September 2006 01Ð03 SMOFCon 24 Ñ Kansas City MO. at the Britannia Hotel, Nottingham UK. The nominees are: 01Ð03 East Meets South Ñ Oxford AL. BEST NOVEL: The August Derleth Award 07 Pearl Harbor Day. Ramsey Campbell, Secret Stories 09 BD: Maria West. Mark Chadbourn, The Hounds of Avalon 12 BD: Toni Weisskopf. Hal Duncan, Vellum: The Book of All Hours 1 15 Bill of Rights Day. Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys 16 First Day of Hannukah. George R. R. Martin, A Feast for Crows 16* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at Mark Morris, Nowhere Near an Angel BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. BEST NOVELLA 17 BD: Robin Ray. Guy Adams, ÒDeadeatÓ 2 Jeffrey Ford, The Cosmology of the Wider World A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon (Dell Publish- Joe Hill, Voluntary Committal ing) Paul Kane, ÒSigns of LifeÓ Cell, Stephen King (Scribner, Simon & Schuster) Paul Meloy, ÒDying in the Arms of Jean Harlow (The Coming A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin (Bantam Books) of the Autoscopes)Ó Labyrinth, Kate Mosse (Putnam) Sean Wright, Dark Tales of Space and Time The Stolen Child, Keith Donohue (Doubleday Publishing) Stuart Young, ÒThe Mask Behind the FaceÓ BEST ANTHOLOGY Allen Ashley, The Elastic Book of Numbers Peter Crowther, Fourbodings Worldcon: The Basics Gary Fry, PoeÕs Progeny Stephen Jones, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 L.A.con IV, the 64th World Science Fiction Convention, Stephen Jones, DonÕt Turn Out the Light was held Wednesday 23 Ð Sunday 27 August 2006 at the BEST COLLECTION Anaheim Convention Leigh Brackett, Sea-Kings of Mars & Other Worldly Stories Center and the adja- Simon Clark, Hotel Midnight cent Hilton Anaheim Joe Hill, 20th Century Ghosts and Anaheim Marri- Andrew Hook, Beyond Each Blue Horizon ott. Invited guests Tim Lees, The Life to Come were Writer Guest of Stuart Young, The Mask Behind the Face and Other Stories Honor Connie Willis, BEST SHORT FICTION Artist Guest of Honor Ramsey Campbell, ÒJust Behind YouÓ James Gurney, Fan Joe Hill, Best New Horror Guest of Honor How- Paul Kane, ÒHomelandÓ ard DeVore, and Spe- John Lucas, ÒApproaching ZeroÓ cial Guest Frankie Will McIntosh, ÒSoft ApocalypseÓ Thomas. Both DeVore Marie OÕRegan, ÒCan You See Me?Ó and Thomas died Sean Wright, ÒThe NumberistÓ within the last year. BEST ARTIST L.A.con chose to keep Clive Barker Randy Broecker Les Edwards them on the list of honored guests; most people seem to believe Dominic Harman Richard Marchand Robert Sammelin this was the right choice. As of the time this article was written, BEST SMALL PRESS the published membership numbers were 6832 total members, Andy Cox, TTA Press Peter Crowther, PS Publishing with 5913 warm bodies on site. That leaves 919 members who Andrew Hook, Elastic Press D. F. Lewis, Nemonymous had purchased an attending or supporting membership but did Christopher Teague, Pendragon Press not come to the con. These numbers are still subject to minor revisions. L.A.con IV tried out a new ÒtasterÓ membership Ñ one could pay the regular one-day rate (from $50 to $75, depending Quill Awards Noms on the day) then (if you, e.g., decided that Worldcon was not your cup of tea) could return to Registration within 3 hours to This is the second year for the Quill Awards. Nominees are receive a refund of all but $20. (No refunds were to be issued selected by a jury of 6000 invited booksellers and librarians after 7P, preventing the ÒtasterÓ from becoming a Hugo- or (the books also have to meet certain criteria of acknowledg- Masquerade- or Party-pass. The at-the-door rate for a full-con ment in several different publications). The final vote is by membership was $200. Of the totals quoted above, 418 were popular vote online at . (The web site were taster memberships. is run by MSNBC as part of NBCÕs cosponsorship of the Worldcons tend to be multi-multi-ring affairs and this one award.) This yearÕs awards cover books published 1 August appeared to be no exception. L.A.con IV had a Space Cadet 2005 Ð 30 June 2006. Winners will be announced at a ceremony theme in honor of Special Guest Frankie Thomas, who played on 10 October 2006 in New York City. The ceremony will be the title character in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950Ð55, broadcast by some NBC stations later that month. appearing on several different TV networks). There was an There are a total of 20 categories, including Book of the additional media slant with features celebrating the 40th anni- Year. The other 19 categories are: versary of the original Star Trek series. A number of writers Debut Author of the Year Audio Book and performers from the various Trek series were in atten- Biography/Memoir Business dance, and numerous Trek-related displays and panels were ChildrenÕs Chapter Book/Middle Grade scheduled. There was even an Enterprise bridge set complete ChildrenÕs Illustrated Book Cooking with wax figures of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, General Fiction Graphic Novel and Checkov on display in the main concourse. Health/Self Improvement History/Current Events/Politics The program schedule included over 1000 separate events, Humor Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Poetry categorized by the convention into about 20 categories and Religion/Spirituality Romance featuring over 500 participants. More than 30 items ran simul- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror taneously in the peak hours. (And that doesnÕt even count Sports Young Adult/Teen standing events like the Art Show, Dealers Room, Exhibits, The nominees in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror cate- Fan Tables, etc.) gory are: Some of the larger categories (more than 150 autograph 3 sessions, 100 readings, and 75 kaffeeklatsches) featured pri- marily single authors, artists, editors, or performers. There Westward Ho were also programs covering topics in Art (approximately 25 a Trip Report for Worldcon and More items), Comics (~15), Costuming (~18), Fandom (~60), Filk- by Gary Shelton ing (~60), Furry Fandom (~15), Films (~40), Gaming (~10), Literary topics (~90), Media programs (~75), Science and Early in the year I had figured to go to the LA Worldcon. Technology (~50), Star Trek (~10), and Writing and Publish- This was even after I realized that LA did not mean Lower ing (~70). And all that doesnÕt count almost 40 items on the Alabama. I had a neat little voucher for American Airlines, so ChildrenÕs Programming track, dozens of Special Interest I knew I could get a cheap flight. My only real decision was Group meetings, various Performances, an even 10 major when to go, and if I wanted to make a side trip before or after. Events, or at least 75 otherwise uncategorized General pro- I booked my ticket when I made my final decision on what to gram items. see and do. It was great that the ticket only cost me about $50. The main tracks of programs were scheduled for full hour I got up early on Friday August 18th and drove up to running times within 90-minute blocks. During the core days Memphis to catch my flight. I even turned down a flight bump, the first program block started at 10A and the last at 5:30P (not because it was time for a vacation. I got into Albuquerque New counting evening Events and programs, of course). ChildrenÕs Mexico about 5 in the afternoon. They were throwing a little programs, readings, kaffeeklatsches, and autographs were convention there called Bubonicon 38. I had been wanted to try scheduled in one-hour blocks. this con for a while and it seemed a perfect stopover on the way The major events included the Opening and Closing to the Worldcon. I tracked down my roommates, Kerry Gilley Ceremonies, two receptions (an Artist Reception and the Babel and Karen Boyd, in the Dealers Room. They had driven cross Conference Ambassadorial Reception Ñ aka Meet the Guests), country and were dealing at this con and had plans to deal at and two memorial events (for DeVore and Thomas). Awards Worldcon. I had made plans to ride into LA with them. I headed were given out at the Chesley Awards Ceremony and as part of to the room, dropped off my stuff, and hit the shower before the Guest of Honor Event. Then, of course, there was the anyone started to sniff and look at me strangely. Masquerade and the Hugo Awards Ceremony, on Friday and Clean and ready to go I headed toward the elevators. It was Saturday evenings respectively. a good thing I had cleaned up, because I caught a ride down Some other con factoids: The Con Suite and all the main with GoH Ben Bova. Dr. Bova had always been one of my party suites were located on the fifth-floor ÒLanai LevelÓ of the favorite authors, and I figured this small con would be an Hilton; in part so the parties could overflow onto the three large excellent way to meet him. common areas outdoors. The Con Suite was officially open 2P I got downstairs, picked up my badge and fell directly into Wednesday Ð 7P Sunday, plus it served as the Dead Dog opening ceremonies. Bubonicon is a smallish convention; but, headquarters until the wee hours Monday morning. The Deal- it has lots of big name local authors attending. Later Friday ers Room listed well over 100 individual dealers, many, of night, I attended a panel on ÒClosure: How a Series EndsÓ course, with multiple tables. There were 3 filed bids for the moderated by S. M. Stirling. IÕm not exactly sure how the panel 2008 Worldcon site selection, Chicago IL, Columbus OH, and ended, because I felt the stomach rumble and the call of the Denver CO. Additionally, ÒofficialÓ write-in efforts were hotel restaurant. I collected my roommates as they were afoot for hoax bids Geneva Switzerland and Hollister CA. closing down the Dealers Room and went off to find a pretty You can find a more personal view of L.A.con IV in Gary good, if a bit pricey, meal. SheltonÕs article starting at the top of the next column. You can I went out to meet and great folks after super. I ran into also find a lot more Òjust the factsÓ coverage in individual fellow fan Roger Lee, who I knew from Memphis before he articles on the Hugo Awards, Business Meeting, Site Selec- moved to Arizona. We went to the late night charity auction. I tion, and many other topics. stayed there till I turned into a pumpkin at midnight. Next year Worldcon will visit Japan for the first time when Saturday morning brought one of my all time favorite the 65th World Science Fiction Convention will be in Yokohama. panels. One on donuts in the Con Suite!!!!!! Getting all sugared Nippon 2007 will be held 30 August Ð 3 September 2007 at the up I went to a panel Ò50 Minutes with Ben Bova.Ó I hit a few Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center and adjacent Yokohama more panels until it was time to go find a little BBQ joint that Grand InterContinental hotel. Invited guests include Author had been recommended. Guests of Honor Sakyo Komatsu and David Brin, Fan Guest of The costume contest had about 10 contestants, followed Honor Takumi Shibano, and Artist Guests of Honor Yoshitaka by intermission Ò30 Minutes of Terror with Walter Jon Wil- Amano and Michael Whelan. Nippon 2007 will also be the liamsÓ (SF themed charades). Saturday also brought room Japan National Convention, an event that by itself normally parties from all this yearÕs upcoming Worldcon bids. has 1500Ð2000 members. All Worldcon members will also be I rose early Sunday and found a cereal bowl theme in the members of the natcon. Further information can be found on Con Suite. About 10, I went down to a panel with many of the the web at or by emailing big name authors that were there. They were yawning a bit; but, or by writing Nippon2007/JASFIC, like the entire weekend, the panel was well attended. Must have 4-20-5-604, Mure, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0002 Japan. Their been about 80 folks in the audience. All panels all the weekend North American Agent can be reached at: Peggy Rae Sapienza, were well attended. I would say that every panel had at least 70 Nippon2007, P. O. Box 314, Annapolis Junction MD 20701- folks attending it. ThatÕs pretty good considering I heard that 0314 or by email at . attendance was about 480. Because the 2007 Worldcon is outside North America, Bubonicon was a really nice convention. It was obvious there was an opportunity for a North American Science Fiction that lots of locals attend it, when the hallways were clear about Convention. NASFiC 9 will be held 2Ð5 August 2007 near St. midnight. The authors were all pretty laid back and approach- Louis, in conjunction with Archon 31. Further information can able. Ben Bova was an excellent guest, and was really worth be found online at . the trip to see him there. 4 Sunday I helped get Kerry and Karen loaded up, and we find. It was in a big suite plus a series of 6 or so regular rooms got on the road. I kept getting into the Smokey and the Bandit leading to another suite. They had set out a bathtub of cola and mode, because I was saying stuff like Òwe got a long way to go water. Every room had a bowl of different munches which they and a short time to get there.Ó I was rebuffed when I wanted to kept supplied throughout the convention. You could make load up the van full of Coors beer. The drive to LA was to be your way through each of the rooms looking for different about 800 miles. That night we drove till about 10, and then munches. There were plenty of seats inside and out for those stopped in time to catch the William Shatner roast on Comedy who cared to schmooze. I spent the rest of the day just looking Central. We got up early the next day and continued to drive. around the convention and drooling in the Dealers Room. I I was asked to drive and said sure. It was very pretty country, never did buy that brass drool bucket though. Wednesday night driving through New Mexico and Arizona. We had no Mexi- brought at least a dozen parties to look for in the 5th floor maze. cans to declare when we hit the California border; so, we were Thursday was my Panel day. I started out going to a panel let in. on ÒWhatÕs Next from the Sci Fi ChannelÓ which was well We arrived at our Worldcon hotel on Monday afternoon. attended and informative. Some folks wanted to express their We were at the Hilton where all the room parties, Con Suite, displeasure about the cancellation of Stargate, but the guy and movie room was to be. It was an easy walk to the Anaheim giving the talk was good enough to avoid the blame himself. I Convention Center to go pick up badges and scout around. next saw a panel by Marina Sirtis from Star Trek TNG. This Badges werenÕt real fancy, but least they werenÕt so big that was the first time I had ever seen her in person, so it was a nice you had to carry them around in a pouch. Sporting my yellow panel. After a late lunch, I made it to the ÒJim Baen Ñ A Life Space Cadet badge, I was ready to go. My normal Worldcon in SFÓ panel. Lots of Big Names were there to give their traveling group wasnÕt coming. So instead of a steady diet of thoughts and appreciation of Jim Baen. That night Mike cards, I had figured to return to the Panel rooms. Townsend and I went to find the movie room and see The Tuesday I signed up as a volunteer and helped out around Chronicles of Narnia. The movie room was a bit disappointing. the Dealers Room. I also found the freebie table and put out It had a low ceiling, no fancy screen, and the picture was a bit Southern convention flyers I had promised to drop off. I got small for the room. You had to sit just right to get a view of the them in early for maximum exposure. I ran into New Orleans screen. Nevertheless, it was well attended, and the company fan Joey G. We talked for a bit and decided to walk over to more than made up for the quality of the room. When the movie CarlÕs Jr. for something to eat. Joey caught me up on what was was over I skirted the parties, then headed to a late night live going on with the fans in New Orleans. Joey did pass on some Grand Guignol Theatre panel. It contained some good dra- valuable information all fans can use when he told me those matic skits with some good actors. Starting with a packed immortal words ÒAlways take your badge off when ya go out audience, there was still a good crowd when it ended after to eatÉ orÉ you get stuff on it.Ó I really took in these words Midnight. I did manage to drop by the Xerps party for some of wisdom as I wiped ketchup off the back of my badge. skiffy before the night ended. Our last roommate, Mike Townsend, arrived just in time Friday, I was almost run over as there was a mad dash as to join us as we headed out to scout the room parties. Tuesday the room opened and fans tried to line up for the Anne night brought room parties from Denver, Chicago, and Colum- busÉ all bidders in the upcoming vote. There was also a party from Kansas City for the 2009 bid. Food and drinks were plentiful Ñ and there was a good crowd Ñ at all the parties. I know they went till at least 1 am. All parties for the convention were to be on the 5th floor of the Hilton. It was really nice that they were all in one place. Sometimes the 5th floor could seem a bit of a maze, but you could always walk till you came across a party. Wednesday was the first official day of the Worldcon. There was an excellent display of Robots as you entered. There was also a display of Sci Fi cars such as the original Batmobile, Men in Black car, the island car, and other neato stuff. They would let you sit in the car and have your picture taken for a 10 spot. There was also the bridge of the original Star Trek Enterprise, with wax replicas of the stars. You could get your picture on the bridge with the wax figures for a monetary donation. I got a chance to talk to all the Worldcon bid committees as I was waiting for stuff to get going. I fell into an excellent book giveaway from a fanÕs estate. They would set out books from his private collection for the taking. I did acquire a signed Poul Anderson hardback for my own collec- tion. The Dealers Room opened, but I didnÕt see that mad dash that I usually see at Worldcons. The room was well stocked, McCaffrey autograph session. I spent the morning looking and I immediately bought a book that I just had to have. I saw over the Art Show. It wasnÕt bad, but didnÕt see anything I just many other books that I just had to have; but, I wasnÕt willing had to bid on. I did win a drawing based on my volunteer time. to avoid eating for a month for. I picked up a book on Worldcon GoH speeches. About 2 pm, I felt the need for a free cola and went to see I took it easy and just talked to folks during the day. I did if the Con Suite was open yet. The walk was easy; and the Con mosey down to the Masquerade that evening, and found you Suite was open. It was on the party floor and not too hard to could go on it and not wait in line. I got a nice front row seat, 5 off to the side. I spent the time meeting and getting to know my It was really nice to have all parties on one floor. The rooms on fellow fans sitting next to me as we waited on the show. We the party floor opened up onto a courtyard, allowing lots of were all shocked when the Masquerade stared on time. There flow and extra seating. were over 30 entries, and I must say it was one of the best Every panel I saw was well attended. Lots of folks went Worldcon Masquerades I have seen in years. I did tape it from looking for autographs and were rewarded. The only autograph the audience and will have copies to share after I edit it a bit. I went looking for was from Ray Bradbury. I was a bit beat, so I only hit a few of the dozen or so parties. The Dealers Room was well stocked. I never saw the mad Saturday, I found my cheapest meal of the whole trip, rush I usually see when it opens. I also never saw a big crowd DennyÕs!!!. Back at the con, I made my way to a packed room in there Ñ just steady traffic. Most dealers I talked to said they and saw about 90 minutes of coming movie trailers. I also didnÕt do well, but they say that even when they are packing found a nice panel about one of my all time favorite movies great suitcases of money out of the room. Forbidden Planet. The main thing we all agreed upon is that Restaurants were many and in easy walking distance. The Hollywood should never try to remake this movie. I had weather was nice, and I did get to see my first Smog on my way promised to help out at the Baen Party, so I put on my Beer out of the city. I can now say IÕve done LA. I donÕt figure to Minion of Baen T-shirt and headed down to the party maze. I make Japan next year, but look forward to Denver in 2008. think I have been paying for that darn free Beer Minion T-shirt for years now. We spent a few hours shooting the bull, and getting the room ready. Being an experienced chocolate stacker, my work is never done. Before we opened the door, we all went Hugo and Campbell Awards out on the balcony and enjoyed pizza and the firework show over Disneyland. It sure was nice of Baen and Toni to sponsor The Hugo Awards are the longest-standing popular award that firework display; but, Baen always delivers the best. in science fiction/fantasy literature and related fields. Nomina- Somehow, I wound up as bartender for the night. A couple of tions are made by members of the Worldcons of the current and Barflies came by and thought I had volunteered for the job and previous years. Final voting is by members of the current even made the Beer Minion t-shirt myselfÉ little did they Worldcon only. The John W. Campbell Award for Best know nor suspect. James Hogan made an appearance with his New Writer is sponsored by Dell Magazines. While itÕs new wife, giving us all an excellent excuse for cake! I played not a Hugo Award, it is administered by the current bartender and gave away all I could till about 3, then I just had yearÕs Worldcon in the same way and on the same ballot to call it a night. as the Hugo Awards. The Campbell covers a two-year Sunday, despite my best efforts, I was up by 7 am. I nursed sliding window. as much coffee as I could stand with a good old fashioned This yearÕs Hugo Awards ceremony took Zinger for breakfast. The con had taken all the free books that place Saturday evening 26 August 2006 at are normally given out and made a raffle out of it. The proceeds L.A.con IV, MCed by Connie Willis. The win- were to be used for one of their charities. I had bought a raffle ners are listed below. Everyone has opinions, of ticket as soon as I saw some of the books offered. When we all course, about who ÒshouldÓ win this or that showed up at the raffle, we were informed that they had formed award Ñ but there seems to be no widespread 52 bundles of books worth about a hundred bucks each. 52 controversy about the overall slate of winners. winners would draw a card and see in what position they would The most controversial thing about the award ceremony was pick a stack of books. I was lucky enough to win a stack, even the onstage groping that Harlan Ellison gave WillisÉ now that if I was to pick right in the middle of the group. The first person set the blogosphere alight. picking got a Connie Willis first edition worth about $800. On Best Novel ...... Spin, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) my pick, I didnÕt see any book that I just needed, so I picked up Best Novella ...... ÒInside Job,Ó Connie Willis a signed limited edition William Shatner Star Trek Voyages (AsimovÕs, January 2005) pop up book. I later learned that it was worth about $150. The Best Novelette ...... ÒTwo Hearts,Ó Peter S. Beagle last panel I attended was the Baen slideshow. I did use the panel (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, to line up a late night card game Ñ my first game of the October/November 2005) weekend. With the con over, I went and helped one dealer Best Short Story ...... ÒTkÕtkÕtk,Ó David D. Levine move out. We all went out for ribs and watched more fireworks (AsimovÕs, March 2005) on the walk back to the hotel. We got back just in time to head Best Related Book ...... Storyteller: Writing Lessons off for the card game...... and More from 27 Years of the Clarion WritersÕ Monday we said goodbye to Karen Boyd and headed to Workshop, Kate Wilhelm (Small Beer Press) see Disneyland. It was something I felt I had to see, even if I did Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form ...... Serenity, think it should have been bigger somehow. The ending fire- written and directed by Joss Whedon work and music show was very impressive. I could just see old (Universal Pictures/Mutant Enemy, Inc.) Walt. Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form ...... Doctor Tuesday I said goodbye and flew back to non-fannish Who ÒThe Empty ChildÓ and activities. ÒThe Doctor Dances,Ó written by Steven Moffat, Overall it was a good convention. The newsletters came directed by James Hawes (BBC Wales/BBC1) out regularly, but they mainly contained program changes. The Best Professional Editor ...... David G. Hartwell first newsletter was nothing but changes and very small print. Best Professional Artist ...... Donato Giancola I never saw any party reviews, but there were plenty of well- Best Semiprozine ...... Locus, Charles N. Brown, run parties every night. (Lots of never-ending chocolate.) One Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi, eds. of the more interesting parties was Google. They showed up Best Fanzine ...... Plokta, Alison Scott, Steve Davies, threw a party, gave some cool stuff, and turned it into a job fair. and Mike Scott, eds. 6 Best Fan Writer ...... Dave Langford cities have declared they are bidding, Seattle Best Fan Artist...... Frank Wu and Washington DC John W. Campbell Award ...... John Scalzi . Should Melbourne (or Xerps for that matter) win for 2010, there will be a vote to select a NASFiC for that year. (A North American Science Fiction Convention can be held in any year Worldcon Site Selection when Worldcon is out of North America. Note that itÕs possible that ÒNone of the AboveÓ can win or that no bids may be This year marked the first time in roughly two decades that formally filed; in either of those cases there would be no Worldcon site selection took place only two years in advance. NASFiC.) Under current rules that theoretical NASFiC vote (There was no site selection last year as the transition was made would take place in 2009. As of yet no bidders appear to have from 3-year advance voting.) stepped forward, but itÕs fairly early. In a closely-contested 3-way race, Denver won the right to host the 2008 Worldcon over Chicago and Columbus. (Well, up to a 5-way race if you count hoax bids for both Hollister CA and Geneva. Of these Worldcon Business Meeting two, Hollister was by far the more active.) Voting is by preferential balloting, which means that each voter can rank The World Science Fiction Society is the governing body the sites as their first, second, third, etc. choices. When neces- of Worldcon in the sense that the WSFS Constitution regulates sary, this allows a series of automatic ÒrunoffsÓ until a majority the Site Selection process and the rules for the Hugo Awards Ñ is achieved Ñ without the need for additional rounds of voting. though each Worldcon is run independently by the selected Details of the vote can be seen below. committee. All members of the current Worldcon are auto- Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, matically WSFS members and eligible to debate and vote in the will take place 6Ð10 August 2008 in Denver CO at the Colo- Business Meeting on proposed changes to the Constitution, rado Convention Center . The Standing Rules, etc. The Business Meeting actually takes place headquarters hotel will be about 3Ð5 blocks away at the in several daily sessions, with the first day comprising the AdamÕs Mark Hotel , with room blocks at several other hotels to be some sorts of actions) and (usually) two days of Main Business announced later. Meeting. Denvention announced that their invited guests will be BUSINESS PASSED TO L.A.CON IV GoH Lois McMaster Bujold, Fan GoH Tom Whitmore, and Constitutional amendments passed at one Worldcon must Toastmaster Wil McCarthy. The initial cost of an Attending be ratified at the next one in order to take effect. One amend- membership (all prices quoted are good through 31 December ment, to divide the Best Professional Editor Hugo into long- 2006) is $130; a Child or Supporting membership is $40. Those form and short-form categories, was passed last year at Inter- who voted in Site Selection have an automatic Supporting action (Glasgow). It was ratified at L.A.con IV, though with membership which may be converted to Attending for $80. some wording changes. (Ratification is not set back by a year Presupporters and Friends of the Denver bid get various if a change to an amendment is a Òlesser changeÓ Ñ that is, discounts. Details can be found on the Denvention web site. makes less of a change to the Constitution than the wording as The con will be chaired by Kent Bloom, who also headed the passed at the previous Worldcon.) In addition to changes to the bid committee. wording of the amendment itself, a Òsunset clauseÓ was also VOTING STATS added (deemed a lesser change because a change with a 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round possibly-limited time duration is ÒlessÓ than a permanent Denver 494 540 672 change). The final passed wording is: Chicago 489 508 660 3.3.x: Best Editor Short Form. The editor of at least four Columbus 433 455 (4) anthologies, collections or magazine issues primarily Hollister 79 devoted to science fiction and/or fantasy, at least one of Other write-ins 11 which was published in the previous calendar year. None of the Above 10 3.3.y: Best Editor Long Form. The editor of at least four No Preference 45 (4) novel-length works primarily devoted to science fic- The rules for counting votes specify that if no bid wins a tion and / or fantasy published in the previous calendar majority of votes-with-a-preference on the first round, all votes year that do not qualify as works under 3.3.x. for non-eligible sites (mostly Hollister in this case) be redis- Provided that this amendment may be repealed by a tributed according to their second-place choices. There was simple majority vote at either the 2009 or 2010 Main still no majority in the second round, so the votes for Columbus Business Meeting. (being in last place) were redistributed according to their where the .x and .y will be replaced by the proper numbering second-place choices Ñ at which point Denver won by 12 within the Constitution and the italicized sunset clause disap- votes. pears if it is not exercised. UPCOMING BIDS NEW AMENDMENTS Several committees have declared bids for the 2009Ð11 Proposals for three new Constitutional Amendments were Worldcons. For 2009 there are two known bids, Kansas City brought to this yearÕs Business Meeting, dealing with possible and Montreal . For 2010 there is one serious bid, Mel- Supporting to Attending membership in a just-selected bourne Australia , and one long- Worldcon, (2) the rules for nominating in the Best Professional standing hoax bid, Xerps . For 2011, two Artist Hugo category, and (3) the wording of requirements for 7 some listings on the Hugo Ballot. business is usually the official announcement of the Site Regarding the first proposed amendment, the WSFS Selection winner and Òquestion timeÓ for upcoming Worldcons Constitution currently stipulates, in part, that: and NASFiCs) a full-scale SMOF-war apparently broke out 1.5.5: Voters have the right to convert to attending over the issue, with a protracted debate not on the issue itself membership in the selected Worldcon within ninety (90) but about whether or not the issue should be debated Ñ a sort days of its selection, for an additional fee set by its of meta-debate. In the end, a sense-of-the-meeting Resolution committee. This fee must not exceed two (2) times the site- was passed. Entitled ÒThe Music of the Planets,Ó it reads selection feeÉ ÒResolved, That the L.A.con IV Business Meeting deplores the For example, if the fee to vote was $40, a newly-selected demotion of Pluto from the ranks of true planets.Ó Worldcon could not charge more than an additional $80 for OTHER BUSINESS someone who voted to become an Attending member. (All All of the incumbents whose terms were expiring on the voters automatically have a Supporting membership in the Mark Protection Committee stood for reelection (unopposed) winning convention, regardless of what site they voted for.) and were swept back in to office for another year. Congrats to The proposed Amendment would have raised the conversion Scott Dennis, Donald Eastlake III, and Ruth Sachter. The limit to 3 times the voting fee, or in this example to $120. The names of members appointed to the renewed Digital Wilder- Amendment was defeated. ness Committee were not available to the Shuttle when this The originally-proposed change to the Best Professional article was written. Artist nominating process would have required each nomina- Worldcons and NASFiCs are required to report their tor to cite a work that would qualify the artist in the year of financial status to the Business Meeting until they have dis- nomination. There was another proposal to substitute a Reso- posed of any surplus funds. All past and future cons did so lution (not an Amendment) which put the burden on the except for the upcoming 2007 NASFiC, which plans to supply administering committee to educate the electorate, but not a report to be published with the official Business Meeting require a citation from nominators. After significant discus- minutes some time after L.A.con IV. Interaction, last yearÕs sion, the Preliminary Business Meeting appointed a committee Worldcon, almost set an unbeatable record by reporting that all to study the matter. The next day they reported to the Main their surplus had been disposed of only a year after the Business Meeting and both a Resolution and a Constitutional convention. However, they reported that Òa minor amount of Amendment were passed. The Resolution asks future Worldcon InteractionÕs funds remains unspentÓ and that they expect to committees to provide space on the nominating ballot to cite a make their Final Report next year. qualifying work (but not require that citation) and to request that artist nominees provide references to three or more quali- fying pieces of artwork. The Amendment would require that last bit Ñ that Best Professional Artist nominees provide Worldcon Masquerade citations of at least three works ÒpublishedÓ in the eligibility year as part of their acceptance of the nomination. It was passed This yearÕs Worldcon Masquerade took place Friday 66Ð24 and will be sent to next yearÕs Worldcon (Nippon 2007) evening, 25 August 2006. There were 33 presentations (not for possible ratification. counting one scratch). The competition was in the usual The third proposed Amendment would have slightly categories, with 3 Junior entries, 6 Novice entries, 9 Journey- changed the wording of Section 3.10.4 Ñ which requires that men entries, and 15 Master entries. Phil Foglio was the MC. the Hugo ballot cite one or more qualifying works in the 4 In addition to the awards directly from L.A.con itself fiction categories Ñ to make websites and other non-printed (shown below), a number of sponsored awards were an- sources explicitly eligible. The amendment was proposed by a nounced before the convention. committee (the Digital Wilderness Committee) which had ¥ Next yearÕs Worldcon (Nippon 2007) provided a Japanese been appointed last year. There was some controversy that the wedding kimono (uchikake) for Best in Show. text of the amendment had not been made available prior to the ¥ An anonymous donor provided $100 for Best Anime. Business Meeting and the proposed Amendment was referred ¥ Costume-Con 25 (St. Louis MO) provided a free member- back to the committee, presumably to be brought back in some ship for Best Novice. The prize went to ÒDragon of form at Nippon 2007. Autumn.Ó RESOLUTIONS ¥ Costume-Con 26 (Santa Clara CA) provided a free A Resolution was passed directing the Mark Protection membership for Òthe fresh face(s) they would most like to Committee to look in to strengthening the Hugo Award as a entice to attend their convention.Ó The prize went to ÒThe brand. Among other things to be considered will be a possible Ancient Dragon & the Wandering Warrior.Ó official Hugo Award logo. (The MPC is a standing committee ¥ Lucasfilm Ltd. offered a special limited-edition collectable of Worldcon and is charged with protecting use of ÒHugo,Ó from the Lucas Licensing Archives to the best Star Wars ÒWorldcon,Ó and other service marks of WSFS.) The MPC is entry, though itÕs not clear at Shuttle press time whether expected to follow up on those instructions by forming a there were any qualifying entries. ÒHigher and Stronger HugoÓ (HASH) Committee. (WhoÕd JUNIOR CLASS have thought it Ñ SMOFs love wry acronyms.) Best Characterization...... ÒPuss in Boots,Ó worn by At the Preliminary Business Meeting, a Resolution de- Kyle Baric, made by Jacqui Baric ploring the demotion of Pluto was on the verge of being ruled Most Heroic ...... ÒFrodo at the River,Ó worn by ultra vires (out of scope of the meeting) when a motion to Nicki Baric, made by Jacqui Baric Adjourn took precedence and the matter failed to be resolved. Best Re-Creation ...... ÒRiver from Serenity,Ó It came up again at the next dayÕs First Main Business Meeting made and worn by Tory Burnside-Clapp were it was similarly sidetracked. At the Second Main Busi- NOVICE CLASS ness Meeting the following day (where the main order of Honorable Mention ...... ÒThe Ancient Dragon & 8 the Wandering Warrior,Ó made and Marianne Plumridge, Little Pumpkins and Little Pumpkins, worn by Arwen and Ilana Grune Too Best Workmanship ...... ÒDragon of Autumn,Ó David Steely, Body of Work made and worn by Dana Teh R. C. Stehel, Futura III Best Re-Creation ...... ÒOogie Boogie Goes for Rick Sternback, Solar Sailer Sally,Ó worn by Alta Peterson, Diane Stowe, Jeff Sturgeon, Guardians and Kay Nine, made by Alta Peterson ART SHOW DIRECTORÕS CHOICE Best Original ...... ÒDragon of AutumnÓ Ralph Voltz, Body of Work JOURNEYMAN CLASS Most Brilliant...... ÒItÕs Mardi Gras Time,Ó made and worn by Melissa Knappenberger Best Workmanship...... ÒHarmony and Discord,Ó Other Awards at Worldcon made and worn by Sionna Neidengard, Kristen Stonham, Mandi Paugh, Jane Kang, and Cyndie Rosenbaum Many awards not actually sponsored by or directly affili- Best Re-Creation...... ÒSpecial Presentation,Ó ated with Worldcon are given out there each year. Some of the made and worn by Randi Tinkham awards given out at L.A.con IV follow. Best Original ...... ÒDreaming of the Stars,Ó made SIDEWISE AWARDS and worn by Karen McWilliams and Stu Shephard The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History MASTER CLASS are juried awards honoring Honorable Mention ...... ÒSpring Awakening,Ó alternate-history fiction produced in the previous calendar made and worn by Joy Day year. This year marks the 11th year the awards have been Honorable Mention ...... ÒThe Red Badge of Courage,Ó presented. The jury for the year was Nick Gevers, Karen worn by Bill Taylor, Arabella Benson, Thomas Benson, Hellekson, Evelyn Leeper, Jim Rittenhouse, Stu Shiffman, Bridget Landry, and John Douglas, made by Arabella Kurt Sidaway, and Steven Silver. The winners are: Benson, Kate Morgenstern, and Bridget Landry Long Form ...... Ian R. MacLeod, Workmanship Award for Fabric Detail ...... ÒReunion,Ó The Summer Isles (Aio Publishing) made by Elaine Isaak, worn by Elaine Short Form ...... Lois Tilton, ÒPericles the TyrantÓ Isaak, and Edward and Laurel Nelson (AsimovÕs, October/November 2005) Most Humorous ...... ÒLate Last Night in the CHESLEY AWARDS Lava Lounge,Ó made and worn by Kevin The Chesley Awards are Roche, Bruce and Dana MacDermott, Yvette selected by members of the Association of Science Fiction and Keller, Anne Davenport, and Zelda Gilbert Fantasy Artists and represent probably the most-coveted peer Best Choreography ...... ÒPaint the Sky with Stars,Ó awards in the sf and fantasy art field. The winners for 2006 are: made and worn by the Northern Lights Costumers Guild Best Cover Illustration, Hardcover ...... Stephan Most Beautiful ...... ÒHandmaiden of Sauron,Ó Martiniere for Elantris, Brandon Sanderson (Tor) made and worn by Anastasia Hunter Best Cover Illustration, Paperback...... Tom Kidd Best Workmanship ...... ÒLlamatron,Ó for The Enchanter Completed, Harry Turtledove, ed. (Baen) made and worn by Jeff Daniels Best Cover Illustration, Magazine...... Donato Best Re-Creation ...... ÒFosterÕs Home for Imaginary Giancola for AsimovÕs, September 2005 Friends,Ó made and worn by M. Kwon, K. Kwon, Best Interior Illustration...... Brom L. Chen, L. Ikegawa, W. Kaa, and H. Lee for The Plucker, Brom (Abrams) Best Original ...... ÒHeritors of Yu,Ó made and Best 3-D ...... James Christensen worn by Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger, for Sleeper Lost in Dreams, bronze Tina Connell, and Fr. John Blaker Best Unpublished Color ...... Charles Vess Best Anime ...... ÒTrinity Blood,Ó made and worn by AJ for Companions to the Moon, colored inks Wu, Judy Grivich, Tristen Citrine, and Aimee Steinberger Best Unpublished Monochrome ...... Paul Bielaczyc BEST IN SHOW for Nightmare, charcoal Best in Show ...... ÒTrinity BloodÓ Best Product Illustration ...... Justin Sweet for production design of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Walt Disney Studios) Best Gaming-Related Illustration ...... Gabor Szikszai Worldcon Art Show Awards and Zoltan Boros for Blazing Archon, Magic the Gathering card for Ravnica: City of Guilds (WotC) JUDGESÕ CHOICES Best Art Director ...... Irene Gallo for TOR Books Alan F. Beck, Body of Work Contribution to ASFA ...... Julie Faith Rigby, Laura Toby Edison and Ctein, Reactor Cooling Tower MC of last yearÕs Chesley Award Ceremony Bob Eggleton, Body of Work Artistic Achievement ...... John Picacio Tom Kidd, The Miniaturist PROMETHEUS AWARDS Johanna Klukas, Fly By The Prometheus Awards are Julia Suzanne Koller, Body of Work given each year by the Libertarian Futurist Society to honor Gary Lee, Warrior Woman libertarian science fiction, past and present. This yearÕs win- William Mang, Body of Work ners are: Margaret Organ-Kean, Amphibians Dream of Flight Prometheus Best Novel Award ...... Ken MacLeod, L. W. Perkins, Moon Rock Learning the World 9 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award ...... Alan Moore Fifth Place and David Lloyd, V for Vendetta A Feast for Crows 328 Prometheus Special Award ...... Joss Whedon, Serenity No Award 78 GOLDEN DUCK AWARDS BEST NOVELLA Ñ 535 ballots The Golden Duck Awards are First Place juried awards honoring excellence in science fiction literature ÒInside Job,Ó Connie Willis 124 125 145 185 246 for children. In general, the award is for items copyrighted in ÒMagic for Beginners,Ó the previous calendar year, though there are exceptions for Kelly Link 124 124 143 184 214 works first published outside the US. This yearÕs winners are: ÒIdentity Theft,Ó Robert J. Sawyer109 109 115 127 Picture Book ...... Captain Raptor and the Moon ÒThe Little Goddess,Ó Mystery, Kevin OÕMalley and Patrick OÕBrien (Illustrator) Ian McDonald 90 90 110 Eleanor Cameron Award for Middle Grades (tie) ...... Burn, James Patrick Kelly 72 74 The Fran That Time Forget, Jim Benton and Whales No Award 16 on Stilts, M. T. Anderson and Kurt Cyrus (Illustrator) Apply the No Award test: 380 ballots rank ÒInside JobÓ higher Hal Clement Award for Young Adults ...... Uglies, than No Award; 38 ballots rank No Award higher than ÒInside Scott Westerfeld JobÓ; ÒInside JobÓ by Connie Willis is confirmed as winnerÉ Special Award ...... The Rolling Stones, Full Cast Audio Second Place production of the novel by Robert A. Heinlein ÒMagic for BeginnersÓ 143 143 176 222 STILL MORE AWARDS ÒThe Little GoddessÓ 112 112 150 190 A number of awards were given out during the Hugo ÒIdentity TheftÓ 131 131 149 Awards ceremony. Two Special Committee Awards were Burn 105 107 presented, one to Betty Ballantine, the second to Harlan No Award 18 Ellison. The First Fandom Hall of Fame Award went to Joe Third Place Hensley. The Japanese Seiun Awards (previously announced) Burn 158 161 214 were presented (in the translated fiction categories) to Greg ÒThe Little GoddessÓ 157 157 190 Egan for his novel Diaspora and to Ken MacLeod for his ÒIdentity TheftÓ 143 143 short story ÒThe Human Front.Ó The Big Heart Award was No Award 21 awarded to Forest J Ackerman. Furthermore, that award has Fourth Place been renamed the Forest J Ackerman Big Heart Award. ÒThe Little GoddessÓ 247 ÒIdentity TheftÓ 172 No Award 24 Fifth Place Hugo and Campbell Award ÒIdentity TheftÓ 292 No Award 53 Voting Statistics BEST NOVELETTE Ñ 515 ballots First Place BEST NOVEL Ñ 567 ballots ÒTwo Hearts,Ó Peter S. Beagle 132 132 149 184 234 First Place ÒI, Robot,Ó Cory Doctorow 105 106 127 159 200 Spin, Robert Charles Wilson 165 165 179 231 271 ÒThe King of Where-I-Go,Ó Accelerando, Charles Stross 116 116 140 158 192 Howard Waldrop 96 97 105 120 A Feast for Crows, ÒThe Calorie Man,Ó George R. R. Martin 110 112 119 136 Paolo Bacigalupi 86 87 93 Old ManÕs War, John Scalzi 86 86 107 ÒTelePresence,Ó Learning the World, Ken MacLeod 73 73 Michael A. Burstein 75 75 No Award 17 No Award 21 Apply the No Award test: 418 ballots rank Spin higher Apply the No Award test: 356 ballots rank ÒTwo HeartsÓ than No Award; 31 ballots rank No Award higher higher than No Award; 40 ballots rank No Award higher than than Spin; Spin by Robert Charles Wilson is confirmed as ÒTwo HeartsÓ; ÒTwo HeartsÓ by Peter S. Beagle is confirmed winnerÉ as winnerÉ Second Place Second Place Accelerando 159 159 202 240 ÒI, RobotÓ 136 137 169 233 Old ManÕs War 129 129 161 203 ÒThe King of Where-I-GoÓ 130 131 144 182 A Feast for Crows 128 131 149 ÒThe Calorie ManÓ 110 111 130 Learning the World 107 107 ÒTelePresenceÓ 94 95 No Award 21 No Award 22 Third Place Third Place Old ManÕs War 171 172 216 ÒThe King of Where-I-GoÓ 176 180 219 Learning the World 170 170 213 ÒThe Calorie ManÓ 137 139 176 A Feast for Crows 160 163 ÒTelePresenceÓ 123 124 No Award 24 No Award 27 Fourth Place Fourth Place Learning the World 261 ÒThe Calorie ManÓ 219 A Feast for Crows 186 ÒTelePresenceÓ 147 No Award 35 No Award 31 10 Fifth Place Third Place ÒTelePresenceÓ 255 The SEX ColumnÉ 106 106 129 No Award 76 SoundingsÉ 106 107 126 BEST SHORT STORY Ñ 516 ballots Science Fiction Quotations 60 60 First Place No Award 31 ÒTkÕtkÕtk,Ó David D. Levine 110 110 121 179 231 Fourth Place ÒSinging My Sister Down,Ó SoundingsÉ 129 131 Margo Lanagan 120 120 125 151 179 Science Fiction Quotations 107 107 ÒDown Memory Lane,Ó No Award 37 Mike Resnick 97 99 116 128 Fifth Place ÒThe Clockwork Atom Bomb,Ó Science Fiction Quotations 168 Dominic Green 97 97 110 No Award 49 ÒSeventy-Five Years,Ó BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, Michael A. Burstein 63 63 LONG FORM Ñ 660 ballots No Award 29 First Place Apply the No Award test: 340 ballots rank ÒTkÕtkÕtkÓ higher Serenity 328 329 than No Award; 64 ballots rank No Award higher than The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch ÒTkÕtkÕtkÓ; ÒTkÕtkÕtkÓ by David D. Levine is confirmed as and the Wardrobe 89 89 winnerÉ Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Second Place Were-Rabbit 87 88 ÒThe Clockwork Atom BombÓ 125 125 153 221 Batman Begins 79 81 ÒDown Memory LaneÓ 127 129 153 183 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 63 63 ÒSinging My Sister DownÓ 142 142 148 No Award 14 ÒSeventy-Five YearsÓ 80 80 Apply the No Award test: 517 ballots rank Serenity higher than No Award 29 No Award; 36 ballots rank No Award higher than Serenity; Third Place Serenity is confirmed as winnerÉ ÒSinging My Sister DownÓ 184 189 217 Second Place ÒDown Memory LaneÓ 150 152 202 Batman Begins 170 173 210 291 ÒSeventy-Five YearsÓ 111 112 Wallace & Gromit 169 171 191 257 No Award 46 Narnia 144 144 187 Fourth Place Goblet of Fire 120 120 ÒDown Memory LaneÓ 203 213 No Award 18 ÒSeventy-Five YearsÓ 148 161 Third Place No Award 78 Wallace & Gromit 219 223 271 Fifth Place Narnia 183 185 271 ÒSeventy-Five YearsÓ 257 Goblet of Fire 167 167 No Award 96 No Award 23 BEST RELATED BOOK Ñ 349 ballots Fourth Place First Place Narnia finished fourth, but published sources do not show the Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years voting breakdown. of the Clarion WritersÕ Workshop, Fifth Place Kate Wilhelm 110 113 130 165 Goblet of Fire 446 The SEX Column and Other Misprints, No Award 49 David Langford 65 70 86 116 BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, Transformations: The Story of the Science SHORT FORM Ñ 555 ballots Fiction Magazines Transformations: The Story First Place of the Science Fiction Magazines from Doctor Who, ÒThe Empty ChildÓ and 1950 to 1970, Mike Ashley 68 73 83 ÒThe Doctor DancesÓ 112 112 114 116 148 168 247 Soundings: Reviews 1992Ð1996, Battlestar Galactica, Gary K. Wolfe 54 55 ÒPegasusÓ 137 138 141 154 167 184 195 Science Fiction Quotations, Doctor Who, ÒDalekÓ 70 70 70 75 95 107 Gary Westfahl, ed. 26 Jack-Jack Attack 67 68 72 85 89 No Award 26 Doctor Who, Apply the No Award test: 227 ballots rank StorytellerÉ higher ÒFatherÕs DayÓ 64 64 65 72 than No Award; 42 ballots rank No Award higher than Prix Victor Hugo Awards StorytellerÉ; Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Ceremony 42 43 61 Years of the Clarion WritersÕ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm is Lucas Back in Anger 34 34 confirmed as winnerÉ No Award 29 Second Place Apply the No Award test: 335 ballots rank ÒThe TransformationsÉ 85 85 99 138 Empty ChildÓ and ÒThe Doctor DancesÓ higher than No SoundingsÉ 84 85 92 105 Award; 68 ballots rank No Award higher than ÒThe The SEX ColumnÉ797988Empty ChildÓ and ÒThe Doctor DancesÓ; Doctor Who ÒThe Science Fiction Quotations 43 43 Empty ChildÓ and ÒThe Doctor DancesÓ is confirmed as No Award 30 winnerÉ 11 Second Place BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST Ñ 457 ballots DW, ÒDalekÓ 114 114 114 121 139 228 First Place BG, ÒPegasusÓ 155 156 159 172 192 215 Donato Giancola 134 134 147 166 178 224 DW, ÒFatherÕs DayÓ 98 98 101 109 120 Michael Whelan 96 96 98 108 135 152 Jack-Jack Attack 71 72 77 90 John Picacio 70 70 77 85 92 Prix Victor Hugo 44 45 63 Bob Eggleton 59 59 61 69 Lucas Back in Anger 35 35 Jim Burns 48 48 55 No Award 29 Stephan Martiniere 36 36 Third Place No Award 14 DW, ÒFatherÕs DayÓ 167 167 170 183 214 Apply the No Award test: 298 ballots rank Donato Giancola BG, ÒPegasusÓ 171 172 175 189 213 higher than No Award; 29 ballots rank No Award higher Jack-Jack Attack 85 86 91 106 than Donato Giancola; Donato Giancola is confirmed as win- Prix Victor Hugo 47 48 67 nerÉ Lucas Back in Anger 38 38 Second Place No Award 30 Michael Whelan 117 117 125 202 Fourth Place John Picacio 98 98 116 174 BG, ÒPegasusÓ 243 244 Bob Eggleton 81 81 90 Jack-Jack Attack 111 112 Jim Burns 73 73 90 Prix Victor Hugo 63 65 Stephan Martiniere 60 60 Lucas Back in Anger 44 44 No Award 15 No Award 33 Third Place Fifth Place Bob Eggleton 132 132 145 202 Jack-Jack Attack 192 194 John Picacio 107 107 127 161 Prix Victor Hugo 90 93 Jim Burns 94 94 118 Lucas Back in Anger 59 59 Stephan Martiniere 69 69 No Award 53 No Award 15 Sixth Place Fourth Place Prix Victor Hugo 107 119 Jim Burns 148 149 187 Lucas Back in Anger 109 113 John Picacio 120 120 148 No Award 83 Stephan Martiniere 83 83 Seventh Place No Award 19 Lucas Back in Anger 163 Fifth Place No Award 90 John Picacio 173 BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR Ñ 492 ballots Stephan Martiniere 112 First Place No Award 24 David G. Hartwell 147 147 178 222 Sixth Place Ellen Datlow 127 127 169 193 Stephan Martiniere 210 Stanley Schmidt 89 89 110 No Award 32 Gordon Van Gelder 57 57 BEST SEMIPROZINE Ñ 476 ballots Sheila Williams 57 57 First Place No Award 15 Locus, Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Apply the No Award test: 346 ballots rank Liza Groen Trombi, eds. 133 133 147 169 224 David G. Hartwell higher than No Award; The New York Review of Science Fiction, 24 ballots rank No Award higher than Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and David G. Hartwell; David G. Hartwell is confirmed as Kevin J. Maroney, eds. 105 105 119 145 180 winnerÉ Emerald City, Cheryl Morgan, ed. 87 87 94 117 Second Place Ansible, Dave Langford, ed. 70 70 84 Ellen Datlow 186 188 203 283 Interzone, Andy Cox, ed. 59 60 Stanley Schmidt 109 109 128 147 No Award 22 Gordon Van Gelder 93 93 120 Apply the No Award test: 320 ballots rank Locus higher than Sheila Williams 73 73 No Award; 52 ballots rank No Award higher than Locus; Locus No Award 18 edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Third Place Groen Trombi is confirmed as winnerÉ Gordon Van Gelder 147 147 207 Second Place Stanley Schmidt 149 150 181 NY Review of SF 129 129 158 196 Sheila Williams 115 115 Ansible 101 101 125 169 No Award 23 Emerald City 116 116 124 Fourth Place Interzone 74 75 Sheila Williams 195 196 No Award 23 Stanley Schmidt 176 177 Third Place No Award 30 Ansible 135 136 186 Fifth Place Emerald City 148 148 177 Stanley Schmidt 305 Interzone 111 113 No Award 39 No Award 27 12 Fourth Place Claire Brialey 102 105 Emerald City 198 No Award 38 Interzone 155 Fifth Place No Award 29 Claire Brialey 159 Fifth Place No Award 41 Interzone 283 BEST FAN ARTIST Ñ 346 ballots No Award 39 First Place BEST FANZINE Ñ 296 ballots Frank Wu 130 130 142 160 First Place Steve Stiles 68 68 72 84 Plokta, Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Brad Foster 38 39 54 62 Mike Scott, eds. 71 74 74 99 132 Sue Mason 44 44 48 File 770, Mike Glyer, ed. 66 72 72 78 110 Teddy Harvia 38 38 Challenger, Guy H. Lillian III, ed. 59 61 61 76 No Award 28 Banana Wings, Claire Brialey and Apply the No Award test: 245 ballots rank Frank Wu higher Mark Plummer, eds. 45 51 52 than No Award; 46 ballots rank No Award higher than Frank No Award 36 36 Wu; Frank Wu is confirmed as winnerÉ Chunga, Andy Hooper, Randy Byers, Second Place and carl juarez, eds. 19 Steve Stiles 83 84 93 114 Apply the No Award test: 192 ballots rank Plokta higher than Sue Mason 69 69 80 108 No Award; 44 ballots rank No Award higher than Plokta; Teddy Harvia 49 49 68 Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott is Brad Foster 45 47 confirmed as winnerÉ No Award 34 Second Place Third Place File 770 90 97 97 124 Sue Mason 95 98 115 Banana Wings 63 73 74 103 Brad Foster 68 72 110 Challenger 64 66 66 Teddy Harvia 63 64 No Award 37 37 No Award 39 Chunga 23 Fourth Place Third Place Teddy Harvia 108 111 Challenger 87 98 99 Brad Foster 95 101 Banana Wings 82 96 97 No Award 43 No Award 40 41 Fifth Place Chunga 39 Brad Foster 174 Fourth Place No Award 47 Banana Wings 123 JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD Ñ 386 ballots Chunga 52 First Place No Award 45 John Scalzi 183 183 190 Fifth Place Chris Roberson 42 42 46 Chunga 145 Sarah Monette 42 42 44 No Award 54 Steph Swainston 37 37 38 BEST FAN WRITER Ñ 362 ballots K. J. Bishop 33 33 36 First Place Brandon Sanderson 29 29 Dave Langford 99 99 120 133 156 No Award 20 Cheryl Morgan 93 93 96 113 148 Apply the No Award test: 279 ballots rank John Scalzi higher John Hertz 62 63 68 77 than No Award; 28 ballots rank No Award higher than John Steven H Silver 41 42 50 Scalzi; John Scalzi is confirmed as winnerÉ Claire Brialey 40 40 Second Place No Award 27 Sarah Monette 64 64 69 88 110 Apply the No Award test: 233 ballots rank Dave Langford Chris Roberson 63 63 75 85 103 higher than No Award; 50 ballots rank No Award higher than Steph Swainston 58 59 62 70 Dave Langford; Dave Langford is confirmed as winnerÉ K. J. Bishop 48 48 53 Second Place Brandon Sanderson 43 43 Cheryl Morgan 120 120 147 161 No Award 26 John Hertz 74 75 86 120 Third Place Claire Brialey 57 58 61 Chris Roberson 73 73 85 117 Steven H Silver 54 55 Steph Swainston 69 70 76 91 No Award 30 K. J. Bishop 61 62 72 Third Place Brandon Sanderson 52 52 John Hertz 96 97 125 No Award 28 Steven H Silver 90 91 113 Fourth Place Claire Brialey 69 70 Steph Swainston 84 85 99 No Award 31 K. J. Bishop 79 80 96 Fourth Place Brandon Sanderson 61 61 Steven H Silver 121 122 No Award 30 13 Fifth Place 23 The Hallowed Hunt, Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos) K. J. Bishop 118 21 Vellum: The Book Of All Hours I, Hal Duncan (Macmil- Brandon Sanderson 71 lan) No Award 31 NOVELLA Sixth Place Voters: 243 Items: 67 Votes: 596 Brandon Sanderson 124 79 Magic for Beginners, Kelly Link (Magic for Beginner, No Award 36 Small Beer Press and F&SF, September 2005) 57 The Little Goddess, Ian McDonald (AsimovÕs, June 2005) 40 Inside Job, Connie Willis (AsimovÕs, January 2005) Hugo and Campbell Award 40 Identity Theft, Robert J. Sawyer (Down These Dark Spaceways, SFBC) Nomination Statistics 37 Burn, James Patrick Kelly (Tachyon) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ Note that the eligibility of nominees was verified by the 29 Diving into the Wreck, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asi- administrators only for potential finalists. movÕs, December 2005) In the Novel category, one item that would have made the 29 Sanctuary, Michael A. Burstein (Analog, September final ballot (Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman) was withdrawn by the 2005) author. Also in the novel category, votes for two items (The 27 Audubon in Atlantis, Harry Turtledove (Analog, Decem- Family Trade and The Hidden Family, Charlie Stross) were ber 2005) combined because some voters listed them together. The 24 Human Readable, Cory Doctorow (Future Washington) combination did not make the final ballot. 22 Guardian Angel, Mike Resnick (Down These Dark In the Short Story category Ken MacLeodÕs ÒA Case of Spaceways, SFBC) ConsilienceÓ failed to make the cut for the final ballot. Five 14 The Emperor, Lucius Shepard (SCI FICTION, 14 De- persons nominated it in the Novelette category. Such mis- cember 2005) placed votes are reallocated to the appropriate category when 12 Solidarity, Walter Jon Williams (AsimovÕs, April/May they can be, but these 5 could not be reallocated to the Short 2005) Story category (per paragraph 3.8.6 of the WSFS Constitution) 12 The Cosmology of the Wider World, Jeffrey Ford (PS as the voters already had nominated 5 short stories (five being Publishing) the maximum number of nominations allowed in each cate- 10 The Gypsies in the Wood, Kim Newman (Fairfolk SF gory). Book Club) In the Dramatic Presentation categories, Wallace & Gro- 10 The Imago Sequence, Laird Barron (F&SF, May 2005) mit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit qualified by the rules in 10 Bank Run, Tom Purdom (AsimovÕs, October/November either the Long Form or Short Form category. It was placed in 2005) the Long Form category based on voter preferences. Similarly, NOVELETTE Doctor Who ÒThe Empty ChildÓ and ÒThe Doctor DancesÓ Voters: 207 Items: 141 Votes: 579 could have been in either category; the voters placed it in the 32 Two Hearts, Peter S. Beagle (F&SF, October/Novem- Short Form category. ber 2005) Each Worldcon is allowed to add one special Hugo cate- 31 The King of Where-I-Go, Howard Waldrop (SCI FIC- gory. This year L.A.con IV tried out an Interactive Video TION, 7 December 2005) Game category, but it was dropped due to an inadequate 25 Telepresence, Michael A. Burstein (Analog, July/Au- number of nominations. Had it been kept, as few as 4 nominat- gust 2005) ing votes would have qualified a game for the final ballot. 23 I, Robot, Cory Doctorow (The Infinite Matrix, 15 Febru- NOVEL ary 2005) Voters: 430 Items: 232 Votes: 1376 22 The Calorie Man, Paolo Bacigalupi (F&SF, October/ 90 Accelerando, Charlie Stross (Ace, Orbit) November 2005) 76 Spin, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 47 A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin (Voyager, 17 The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai, Geoff Ryman BantamSpectra) (F&SF, December 2005) 46 Learning the World, Ken MacLeod (Orbit, Tor) 15 The Edge of Nowhere, James Patrick Kelly (AsimovÕs, 45 Old ManÕs War, John Scalzi (Tor) June 2005) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 13 The BlemmyeÕs Strategem, Bruce Sterling (F&SF, Janu- 73 Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman (William Morrow) (with- ary 2005) drawn) 13 Keyboard Practice, Consisting of an Aria with Diverse 44 Olympos, Dan Simmons (Eos, Gollancz) Variations for the Harpsichord with Two Manuals, John 38 Mindscan, Robert J. Sawyer (Tor) G. McDaid (F&SF, January 2005) 28 The Family Trade/The Hidden Family, Charlie Stross 12 Second Person, Present Tense, Daryl Gregory (Asi- (Tor) movÕs, September 2005) 27 Thud!, Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK, HarperCollins) 12 Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play, Michael Swanwick 25 Pushing Ice, Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz) (AsimovÕs, 2005) 24 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J. K. Rowling 11 Mars Opposition, David Brin (Analog, January/Febru- (Scholastic, Bloombury) ary 2005) 23 Fifty Degrees Below, Kim Stanley Robinson (Harper- 11 The Gist Hunter, Matthew Hughes (F&SF, June 2005) Collins UK, BantamSpectra) 10 The 120 Hours of Sodom, Jim Grimsley (AsimovÕs, 14 February 2005) 8 Weapons of Mass Seduction, Lucius Shepard (Wheat- 9 Little Faces, Vonda N. McIntyre (SCI FICTION, 23 land Press) February 2005) 8 The Art of George R. R. MartinÕs A Song of Ice and Fire, SHORT STORY Brian Wood (Fantasy Flight Games) Voters: 278 Items: 274 Votes: 784 8 Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars, Trish 28 Down Memory Lane, Mike Resnick (AsimovÕs, April/ Biggar (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.) May 2005) 8 Voices of Vision, Jayme Lynne Blaschke (Bison Books) 23 Singing My Sister Down, Margo Lannagan (Black Juice, DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM Allen & Unwin, Eos) Voters: 364 Items: 57 Votes: 1067 16 The Clockwork Atom Bomb, Dominic Green (Interzone, 217 Serenity, Written and Directed by Joss Whedon May/June 2005) (Universal Pictures/Mutant Enemy, Inc.) 15 TkÕtkÕtk, David D. Levine (AsimovÕs, March 2005) 109 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Screenplay by Steven 14 Seventy-Five Years, Michael A. Burstein (Analog, Janu- Kloves, Based on the novel by J. K. Rowling, Directed by ary/February 2005) Mike Newell (Warner Bros.) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 102 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the 13 The Ice-Cream Man, James Van Pelt (AsimovÕs, June Wardrobe, Screenplay by Ann Peacock, Andrew Adam- 2005) son, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely, Based 13 I Live with You, Carol Emshwiller (F&SF, March 2005) on the novel by C. S. Lewis, Directed by Andrew Adam- 13 Heads Up, Thumbs Down, Gavin J. Grant (SCI FIC- son (Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media) TION, 27 April 2005) 99 Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 12 A Case of Consilience, Ken MacLeod (Nova Scotia) Screenplay by Steve Box, Nick Park, Bob Baker, and 12 The Children of Time, Stephen Baxter (AsimovÕs, July Mark Burton, Directed by Nick Park and Steve Box 2005) (Dreamworks Animation/Aardman Animation) 11 Rough Draft, Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta 92 Batman Begins, Story by David S. Goyer, Screenplay by (Analog, January/February 2005) Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer, Based on the 11 Breeding Maze, Larry Niven (Analog, September 2005) character created by Bob Kane, Directed by Christopher 10 He Woke In Darkness, Harry Turtledove (AsimovÕs, Nolan (Warner Bros.) August 2005) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 9 Calypso in Berlin, Elizabeth Hand (SCI FICTION, 13 62 King Kong July 2005) 58 HowlÕs Moving Castle 9 BoatmanÕs Holiday, Jeffrey Ford (The Book of Voices 41 The HitchhikerÕs Guide to the Galaxy (movie) and F&SF, October/November 2005) 40 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 9 Some Zombie Contingency Plans, Kelly Link (Magic for 37 The War of the Worlds Beginners, Small Beer Press) 30 Sin City 9 Pedagogy, Michael A. Burstein (I, Alien) 25 Mirrormask 9 Foreclosure, Joe Haldeman (F&SF, October/November 16 Corpse Bride 2005) 11 Fantastic Four RELATED BOOK 8 Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning Voters: 197 Items: 92 Votes: 385 8 Kung Fu Hustle 29 Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996, Gary K. Wolfe (Beccon) 8 The Island 28 The SEX Column and Other Misprints, David Langford 8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Cosmos) 8 Constantine 20 Science Fiction Quotations, Gary Westfahl, ed. (Yale) DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM 19 Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years Voters 261 Items: 163 Votes: 686 of the Clarion WritersÕ Workshop, Kate Wilhelm 72 Doctor Who ÒDalek,Ó Written by Robert Shearman, (Small Beer Press) Directed by Joe Ahearne (BBC Wales/BBC1) 18 Transformations: The Story of Science Fiction Maga- 49 Doctor Who ÒFatherÕs Day,Ó Written by Paul Cornell, zines from 1950 to 1970, Mike Ashley (Liverpool) Directed by Joe Ahearne (BBC Wales/BBC1) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 38 Battlestar Galactica ÒPegasus,Ó Written by Anne Cofell 16 Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Don DÕAmmassa (Facts Saunders, Directed by Michael Rymer, (NBC Universal/ on File) British Sky Broadcasting) 16 Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, 37 Doctor Who ÒThe Empty ChildÓ and ÒThe Doctor Cathy Fenner, and Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood) Dances,Ó Written by Steven Moffat, Directed by James 15 Lord of the Rings Sketch Book, Alan Lee (Harper- Hawes (BBC Wales/BBC1) Collins) 21 Prix Victor Hugo Awards Ceremony (Opening Speech 14 Ion Trails, Cheryl Morgan, Guy and Rose Lillian (Inter- and Framing Sequences), Written and performed by Paul action Events) McAuley and Kim Newman, Directed, Mike and Debby 13 The Science of Discworld III: DarwinÕs Watch, Terry Moir (Interaction Events) Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen (Ebury Press) 21 Jack Jack Attack, Written and Directed by Brad Bird 11 The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana, Jess Nevins (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation) (Monkeybrain Books) 21 Lucas Back in Anger, Written by Phil Raines and Ian 10 Hanging Out with the Dream King: Conversations with Sorensen, Directed by Phil Raines (Reductio Ad Absur- Neil Gaiman and His Collaborators, Joseph McCabe dum Productions) (Fantagraphics) Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 15 15 The Call of Cthulhu 7 Postscripts 14 Stargate SG1: The Fourth Horsemen 6 Apex Digest 14 Stargate SG1: Moebius (Parts 1 and 2) 5 SF Chronicle 12 South Park: Trapped in the Closet FANZINE 11 Iron Costumer: Ready, Steady, Sew Voters: 176 Items: 90 Votes: 421 11 Kill Bill Shatner Volume 2 44 Banana Wings, Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer, eds. 11 Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways 40 Plokta, Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott, 10 Stargate Atlantis: Duet eds. 10 Doctor Who: The Empty Child 39 Challenger, Guy H. Lillian III, ed. PROFESSIONAL EDITOR 28 File 770, Mike Glyer, ed. Voters: 293 Items: 81 Votes: 809 23 Chunga, Andy Hooper, Randy Byers, and carl juarez, 100 Ellen Datlow (SCI FICTION and anthologies) eds. 97 David G. Hartwell (Tor Books and YearÕs Best Ñ End of Nominees Ñ SF) 19 Bento 89 Gordon Van Gelder (F&SF) 16 The Drink Tank 69 Stanley Schmidt (Analog) 14 Vanamonde 59 Sheila Williams (AsimovÕs) 14 Zoo Nation Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 13 Alexiad 52 Patrick Nielsen Hayden 11 Argentus 35 Gardner Dozois 10 Electric Velocipede 33 Ellen Asher 8 SFRevu 20 Shawna McCarthy 7 Vegas Fandom Weekly 17 Lou Anders 6 Vector: The Critical Journal of of the BSFA 17 Teresa Nielsen Hayden 6 Nth Degree 14 Peter Crowther FAN WRITER 13 Anne Lesley Groell Voters: 202 Items: 130 Votes: 544 12 Andy Cox 54 Dave Langford 12 Mike Resnick 42 Cheryl Morgan PROFESSIONAL ARTIST 32 Steven Silver Voters: 230 Items: 141 Votes: 615 31 John Hertz 78 Donato Giancola 31 Claire Brialey 56 Bob Eggleton Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 43 Jim Burns 19 Guy H. Lillian III 37 John Picacio 17 Mike Glyer 23 Stephan Martiniere 15 Mark Plummer 23 Michael Whelan 14 Lloyd Penney Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 14 Joseph T Major 15 John Jude Palencar 14 Chris Garcia 13 Phil Foglio 10 Teresa Nielsen Hayden 12 Kinuko Y. Craft 9 Niall Harrison 10 Omar Rayyan 9 Matthew Cheney 10 Charles Vess 9 Andy Hooper 10 Alan Lee 9 Bob Devney 10 Jon Foster FAN ARTIST 10 Steve Stone Voters: 154 Items: 68 Votes: 352 9 John Harris 55 Frank Wu SEMIPROZINE 35 Sue Mason Voters: 219 Items: 45 Votes: 508 32 Steve Stiles 80 Locus, Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and 23 Brad Foster Liza Groen Trombi, eds. 22 Teddy Harvia 78 Interzone, Andy Cox, ed. Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 71 Ansible, Dave Langford, ed. 16 Alexis Gilliland 68 The New York Review of Science Fiction, Kathryn 14 Alan White Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney, 13 Marc Schirmeister eds. 11 Dan Steffan 67 Emerald City, Cheryl Morgan, ed. 10 Taral Wayne Ñ End of Nominees Ñ 8 Kurt Ericsen 15 Talebones 8 Craig Smith 14 The Third Alternative 7 Peggy Ranson 12 Albedo One 6 Stu Shiffman 11 The Internet Review of Science Fiction 5 Ray van Tilburg 8 On Spec 5 Bill Neville 8 Lady ChurchillÕs Rosebud Wristlet 5 Alan F. Beck 7 Strange Horizons 5 Sheryl Birkhead 16 INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME Commanding the (grounded) Tri-Confederation Cruiser Na- Voters: 58 Items: 52 Votes: 98 glfar 13 World of Warcraft 7 Lego Star Wars [Good to hear the updateÉ it certainly could be worse. I hope 6 We Katamari to resume publishing PieEyedDragonÕs Middle-Earth adven- 5 City of Villains tures in the next issue. -ED] 4 Dungeons and Dragons Online 4 Eve Online EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC 4 Shadow of the Colossus 3 Destroy All Humans Chris Garcia 18 August 2006 3 Half-Life 2 2 Myst V: End of Ages 2 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon Well, another fine issue of the clubzine that makes me and 2 Indigo Prophecy BASFA feel like such slackers. We canÕt put out a single 2 Resident Evil 4 fanzine, and here you are doing these great issues! 2 Darkwatch Jan FinderÕs doing a good thing in supporting saving 2 Dungeon Siege II Skylab. As a technology historian, I am all for saving all of JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD these pieces that brought us to where we are today, even though Voters: 186 Items: 105 Votes: 401 the storage problem will always bite us hard. Try having to save 41 John Scalzi (1st year of eligibility) an entire large satellite antennae. ThatÕs the hardest thing my 25 Chris Roberson (2nd year of eligibility) MuseumÕs ever tried to save. 22 Sarah Monette (2nd year of eligibility) CanÕt wait for the Roast of William Shatner. Sadly, we 18 Steph Swainston (2nd year of eligibility) were supposed to have a Roast of Jay Lake at Worldcon, but it 17 Brandon Sanderson (1st year of eligibility) was canceled. I guess we were too cutting edge (either that, or 17 K. J. Bishop (2nd year of eligibility) they figured weÕd all work too blue for a 10 am slot). Still, Ñ End of Nominees Ñ theyÕre letting a bunch of us do a late night Match Game panel 12 David Moles thatÕll almost certainly getting darker than anything we wouldÕve 11 Jason Stoddard said on the Roast. 11 Justine Larbalestier An SF Anthology show on my favourite network: ABC! 9 Lawrence M. Schoen IÕm fairly certain itÕll be interesting, even the UPN Twilight 8 Hal Duncan Zone was watchable, but I donÕt know if an anthology show can 8 Cherie Priest survive in todayÕs TV world. Interestingly, the best perform- 7 Karen D. Fishler ance of SF I heard all this year was a reading of BradburyÕs The 6 Leah Bobet Veldt by my man, Steven Colbert on Selected Shorts on NPR. 5 Stephanie Burgis HeÕs just got such great range. IÕve gotta find a way to get more 5 Maria V. Snyder fen to hear it so itÕll end up on the ballot for the Hugos. 5 Amy Sisson You know that IÕm out of it when I read a zine and see 5 Catherine Shaffer reference to Von NeumannÕs War and think that itÕs a historical 5 Lou Antonelli novel about his long-ranging fight with Einstein over office 5 Robert Buettner space. IÕve never read any John Ringo, but every time someone 5 David Marusek mentions his name, I hear the voice of Val KilmerÕs Doc Holliday saying ÒJohnny RingoÓ from Tombstone. I havenÕt seen any of the Chris Eccleston Dr. Whos, but I did get to see the first four from my man David Tennant. He Letters of Comment was so great as the Doctor. He had a weird mix of goofy charm and surly charisma. Good stuffÉ especially with how hot Miss EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC Billie Piper is. Wow, thatÕs a helluva con report. I wish the ones I ran in Puck 17 August 2006 The Drink Tank were that long and detailed and delicious! c/o [Thanks for the kind words about the zine; itÕs a lot of work and PED is healing, immobile, and upset. She spent two years itÕs good to be appreciated. I missed the Shatner roast; perhaps on that island around the year 960. I can catch a rerun sometime. -ED] There was no nest. Forensic wizardry has set a maximum age to the site of about two years. This is bad news. Either it was LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC moved, had superior shields, or the possibility of the Gyaos creatures having a space-going variant just got a boost. Sheryl Birkhead 22 August 2006 PED is also surprised to be able to worry about it. She 25509 Jonnie Court always expected to die in first contact. Gaithersburg MD 20882 During the attack, PEDÕs psychic link with Officer Mihoshi got very chaotic and went blank. Maybe the Okayama connec- I still havenÕt got all (or even most) of the bugs worked out tions will know something. with the laptop, but I am doing better. I just hope this does not These are interesting times. whet my appetite for a new one Ñ all the Apple laptops are Ensign (Psych) Hrobben Gud Fiello (aka Puck) waay expensive. 17 B the time o get this, the Worldcon will be in full sail Ñ like to get several, but with the unexpected (but not begrudged) hope you get quite a few con reports. I wish there was a way to outlay for framing, I need to be very circumspect in purchases. watch the Hugos online, but maybe someday. The mention of Skylab reminds me that I finally found the [Unbeknownst to me, all the leftover t-shirts from past first day covers I had signed by Kelly Freas. He created the Con Stellations have recently sold out. One of the people in Skylab I patch design. I have hunted for them before and finally the group has been buying them to give as gifts. I didnÕt exactly decided that when I asked him to sign several sets, I gave him go to LibertyCon to relax Ñ more like I decided that if I was one set and gave another set for a fan fun auction. Since I going IÕd have to relax more than usual to keep from running couldnÕt find any, I figured I must have given away the last set myself into the ground while still recovering from DSC. I donÕt Ñ and just found it! I immediately went to eBay Ñ found a remember the Mayfield flavors, except that one of the four Skylab I patch for sale and bought it. IÕm having the whole involved blueberries and two were in the chocolate family. I thing framed, as my Christmas present to me Ñ big buck$! have noticed some Mayfield commercials on TV recently When you mention the potential sf series for ABC, I announcing a new blueberry flavor Ñ I voted for one of the presume that is (uh Ñ what is non-cable called?) for regular other flavors. I donÕt think the new carryon restrictions would TV Ñ since I do not have cable I do not keep track Ñ do all the have any significant effect if I recreated the flight to Raleigh. regular networks own cable stations (or are they also net- Neither the Huntsville nor Raleigh airports are busy enough works?). that the Òno fluids or the likeÓ rule should cause a big headache. IÕll be cat sitting for the Lynches while they head west; Yeah, there would be some yahoo who ignored or forgot the maybe IÕll get a chance to take a look at the current Dr. Who restrictions, but the lines at security could double without since they have cable. IÕll be sending my usual donations for adding a huge amount of extra time. Now if I had to go though the fan fun auctions with them. Ah, even new vistas open up security at a major hub IÕd be singing a different tuneÉ but of since I have never even looked at the additional TV listings for course I stay inside the security perimeter during connections. cable. I am presuming the show is on the SF channel, so I will I suspect the closest weÕre likely to come to a Òlive broadcastÓ locate that and take a look to see if it is even being shown. of the Hugos anytime soon would be if someone was blogging Nothing like being a little late in checking out Hugo nomina- live during the ceremony. Given how much the convention tions. Ah, at the risk of blaspheming, while I would watch the center at L.A.con IV wanted for wireless access thatÕs not Baker Dr. Who I always thought of it asÉ wellÉ ÒcampÓ and wasnÕt likely to happen there; though I suppose someone could not really all that great Ñ I will now duck all thrown heavy have tied in through a web-enabled cell phone. Oh, and as far objects. as I know if the press release just says ABC they mean the I finished off a simple Space Cadet pastel bit and will send broadcast network, not one of the several cable networks under that along with another little Pegasus-type piece and ask the the same owners. -ED] Lynches to take them to L.A.con. So, that is done. I did fill out my Hugo ballotÉ at least for those categories where I felt EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC knowledgeable enough to make some decisions. Okay, IÕve done by duty as a fan! Now to wait and see what the decisions Michael D. Glicksohn 25 August 2006 are from fandom in general Ñ and the more I wish the Hugo ceremony would be onlineÉ live Ñ oh well. I see the amount of extra time you had to put in for the Personal update: the test to determine if the cancer cut out airport Ñ and with the latest terrorist doing from Britain, IÕd of me in February had spread came back negative so while IÕm guess that amount has gone up. I see that you went to a not out of the woods entirely, I am going in the right direction. Mongolian Grill; my first exposure to cilantro (which I know And I retired at the end of June after 35 years so should have know I hate) was on such an excursion at some con long long time to reply to most issues of the Shuttle. ago. It was an ÒinterestingÓ experience Ñ plate piled high wit I would have liked to see the Shatner roast but I donÕt think food, taking a forkfull and then trying very hard not to just spit it aired up here. IÕll keep a watch for it in case a Canadian it all outÉ and trying to locate the offender. Now I know. network picks it up. I admire Shatner. Not because heÕs a IÕve never had Key Lime Pie even though IÕve seen it on Canadian and certainly not for his wooden performances on quite a few menus and in both the bakery and frozen food Star Trek but for his ability to laugh at himself (that ÒGet A sections of several local grocery stores. I figure IÕll really like LifeÓ sketch is still one of the funniest IÕve ever seen) and his it and I wonÕt stop at one piece if I have the whole pie. So, IÕll enjoyable work on Boston Legal. take you word on its palate success. I note that worldcon starts a week today, marking the 40th Congrats to the various and varied award winners at the anniversary of both Star Trek and my discovery of fandom. I DSC. Nice to have the information accompanied by photos of kinda wish I was there to celebrate these two immense mile- the awards. stones (coff, coff) but IÕll have to settle for the always fast and DSC 45 being held in a start park, sounds great as a venue. always enjoyable Shuttle coverage I donÕt keep peanut butter around either; same reason Ñ The stories on the new Masters series come from Kessels, I admit to wondering what ReeseÕs peanut butter tastes like and Heinlein, Fast, Mosley (I didnÕt know he wrote sf), Ellison, and convincing myself that without chocolate it just wouldnÕt be Sheckley which is a pretty fine lineup. Fine casts and directors the same. So far, at least, this has worked. Shucks, you didnÕt too so the show has enormous promise. We shall see. mention what the new flavors were at the Mayfield ice cream The description of your recent election somehow reminds new taste testing. Argh Ñ you went to LibertyCon to relax Ñ me of The Three Stooges. ThatÕs not meant to be an insult by when you had been to a con the previous weekend?? Some the way. people are just gluttons for punishment. I thoroughly enjoyed MikeÕs detailed DSC report. I do Okay Ñ black as the base color for t-shirts is good. What hope those running Trinoc*coN and future DSCs will read it ones (and prices) do you have available (along with artist)? IÕd because most concoms could learn a great deal of what not to 18 do from MikeÕs thoughtful commentary. donÕt return too tired to produce your traditionally fine cover- This is the first time (and will probably be the last time) I age of the event. have seen Òsomewhat decent mealÓ and ÒairportÓ in the same sentence! [I didnÕt make it to Worldcon this year, though I did have a Not that it matters but if the pocket program was on-line designated reporter there. (Thanks, Gary!) One can pick up a why didnÕt you already have a copy with you when you set off? lot of info from the web, of course, but it was a bit harder this Too bad you didnÕt have an excellent meal at Bahama year since L.A.con didnÕt update their website Ñ even by Breeze. ThereÕs one a few blocks from the ConFusion hotel posting the daily newsletters Ñ during the con. Nonetheless I now and we usually do one lunch and one dinner there and have hope all our readers will be happy with the coverage IÕve pulled never had other than really good meals. Chains like that do vary together. DSC at OutsideCon next year will be, um, interesting. of course. There are a lot of things one normally associated with cons that ÒBugÓ was in town a while ago so I got to meet the TAFF they really canÕt have, but they are apparently planning to add winner (which hasnÕt happened in quite a while). I didnÕt read at least some of the aspects they can. ÒNoneÉ wasÉÓ Ñ yep. any mention of her being on the program so IÕm wondering if ThatÕs the sort of thing that slips by on occasion, IÕm afraid. the con made use of her to help promote TAFF (and other fan ThereÕ s only so much time for proofing. Grammar checkers funds)? are a theoretical solution Ñ but they produce so much garbage Pet Peeve: It should be ÒNone of the programs in the first theyÕd eat up more time than they save. I had checked for the few slots on Friday wasÉÓ Grr, gnash. DSC/Trinoc*coN schedule a couple of times, but probably not DSC 45 sounds like a very different sort of gathering. Do in the few days right before I left. Having free wi-fi at the you think the unusual nature of the accommodations will Huntsville airport has been a blessing on almost every flight increase or decrease the DSC attendance? IÕve taken out of there since they added that feature. Unfortu- I note you southerners are still playing lots of Spades. Has nately, I donÕt still have that file and canÕt find the printed Wizard gotten to your area? (I have a special interest in this schedule right now, so IÕm not sure what programming ÒBugÓ because I introduced Wizard to fandom in the first place.) may have been on. Oh, and RE Wizard, IÕve seen a very few Enough for now. Hope you have a fabulous worldcon and people play from time to time but itÕs not at all common. -ED]

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