MINICOM 1984 Vol. 19, No. 4 Minneapolis, Minnesota April 20 - 22, 1984 Chelsea THE MINICON HOTELS Crazy Quinn A ) ZL _\4 Mpls. Yarbro Fandom by Terry A. Garey by Nate Bucklin She's a cartographer, a costume A Floundering Father and designer, a composer, an essayist, Lapsed President a poet, a writer of fiction, a card and palm reader, a student of "What is Minn-stf?" you ask. ’ the occult, of history, of \ aoTl. "I know it stands for the humanity, and has been known to Minnesota Science Fiction EG\ N whomp up authentic curry for 20 Society, but what does it do?" people just because she happened NS a ASELVE/\ yi To start with, it might be to think it would be kind of fun. helpful to explain what we She's had 25 books published in NN VA aren't. We aren't quite the same the last eight or nine years, THE ANDREWS HOTEL THE DYCKMAN HOTEL as the Minicon Committee, for Fanging from a collection of her instance --though there are short stories to historical Z NS TZ N overlaps. We aren't the Second horror, to science fiction. She y — Foundation. They're the serious has been Pro Guest of Honor at s-f discussion group. We're the several cons, been on innumerable / \ folks who throw all the parties. panels, and has even run We're the umbrella organization conventions. She goes to concerts that includes writers' groups, and operas, corresponds with vast gamers, the amateur press, and numbers of people all over the hundreds of friendships. We're world, and throws the occasional the people who discovered that a dinner party. What can one say common interest in science about a woman like this? Quite a fiction doesn't compel you to bit, but never enough. talk about nothing else until your dying day. It all started when five of us got together one Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. back in 1966 to talk about s-f, and compare unfinished stories and fanzines. Viersenow Minn-stf (the group was named THE MINNEAPOLIS RADISSON THE CURTIS HOTEL about three months later) has been meeting every other HOTEL (after remodeling) Saturday, usually, ever since. We talk. We stare in awe at each other's collections. We write The sounds in her house are Yarbro — continued for our writers' groups and almost always the same: a tea MINNEAPA. We help disseminate Her first short story was kettle's whistle punctuates rapid information on fan and published in 1970. She sold some bursts of typing, and there is professional news. (Well, some more. She and Tom Seortia edited usually an opera on the stereo of us do — some of us call it an anthology called Two Views of system. The phone rings every now "gossiping" and shun it.) And we Wonder, one of the first and then, and the imperial voice party —-maybe too much and too anthologies to deal with the of the feline inhabitant sounds often, but it makes the world a different way men and women see occasionally just to let the world little warmer. things in science fiction. She and his mistress know his feelings sold her first book, Ogilvie, of the moment. Tallant, and Moon, in 1976, then a Musie manuscripts mix with short science fiction novel or two, and stories and extra copies of then the first of the Count St. novels. Letters and stamps and Germain books, Hotel Transylvania. tape and envelopes usually After those has come a continuous congregate in one area. A vast flood of work. filing system lurks somewhere but Where did she come from? When it can't quite keep up with the The conversation at a meeting WHETHER REPORT did she become a writer? Her input. may range from the Firesign father is a cartographer, now That's who she is, and where she Theater to proper use of On the Yes or No Index: 60% retired. Her mother was a came from and how she got here, pronouns. But if any of you chance of Yes. An onset of painter, one of her aunts a but it searcely takes it all in, doubts our commitment to science fogginess will make it harder musician. Born and educated in does it? Now is your chance to fiction, try walking into a room to make decisions. Berkeley, California, she decided find out more about one of the with a copy of the January '42 very early on what she wanted to most interesting people I have Astounding and saying "all yours do in life, and proceeded to ever met. She's witty, for $2!" prepare for it. She studied articulate, entertaining, and Ask one of the convention music, theater, and costume she's here, at Minicon, as GoH. members with an orange committee © 1984, Minnesota Seience Fiction design, and she read and read and My friends, I would like to badge where the next Minn-stf Society, Ine. All rights revert read, and then wrote and wrote and present to you a remarkable human meeting is. Rest assured, we'll to individual authors and artists. wrote. being, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. be glad to have you aboard. Doubleplusgood Stuff GUESTS of HONOR. Fannish Highlights Threat panel. She'll also be in Krushenko's for the Midnight Descriptions of unusual Horror Panel, along with Somtow programming demonstrations and Sucharitkul. Somtow will also Official Silliness that is give a lecture with music, On the certified by the Committee to be Trials of Being a Neo-Asian Avant politically correct, not to Garde Composer, and be in the Pro: mention fun. See the program Reverse Time Capsules panel. schedule for time and location. Steve Hickman will take part in ~@helsea Quinn Yarbro two SF Art panels: Painting, Flash FRIDAY Technique and Painting, Conceptual Approach. Pun Wars: Hear the valiant Authors abound! There will be battle of propaganda with autograph sessions for Chelsea Fan: Balticon, our cross-continent, Quinn Yarbro, Somtow Sucharitkul, co-temporal rival. Your host, Patricia Wrede, Steven Brust, Dave Wixon Dave Romm. Barry B. Longyear, and Jack L. Indoctrination session (which Chalker. And you can meet lots of has never been called Opening writers at the Meet the Authors Ceremonies: Come be welcomed! Be Party. instructed in the politically Writers read! Jack L. Chalker Musician: correct manner of con-going. Hear will give a reading Friday, as a speech by this year's will Barry B. Longyear. An Open toastmaster, Rust Hevelin. See Horror Reading will be held at Somtow Sucharitkul official acts of silliness by the Krushenko's — anyone who wishes Right-Brain Theatre radio players. to read a horror story or chapter Belly Dancing Show: Eyes tired from a novel may do so. from all those panels? Feast your Writers give support! Friday Artist: googlies on Hurricane Hips, night there will be a Sex in SF Thunder Thighs and Cuddles as they Writing Workshop. Saturday morning demonstrate their ... art. Barry B. Longyear will give his Steve Hickman writing workshop. His book, SATURDAY Seience Fiction Writer's Workshop--I, is available in the Film Previews: The Shape Of Huckster's Room. Longyear will Things To Come From Hollywood. accept manuscripts (short stories Toastmaster: Expected are clips from "The Black up to novels) from workshop Cauldron," "The Last Starfighter," participants for an eventual Rusty Hevelin and "Baby." Your host, Craig critique, if accompanied by a Miller. self-addressed, stamped return Rennaissance Dancing: See the envelope. Dan Goodman will be lighter side of the Dark Ages. holding a Writer's Support and Susan Henry and her beautifully Information Group Organizational Smoooth: costumed crew show you an elegant Meeting on Saturday. pastime from a less hectic era. ‘Bob Tucker Da Fred Haskell Song and Slide Show: One of Minn-stf's best minstrels gives you a treat for the eyes and ears. A top programming item at other Mid-west cons, Fred finally brings it back home. NO jOKE Milk Carton Boat Design Workshop. "They're building a starship..." Come find out what we do with all those empty milk Do not throw anything off the For convention-related eartons. This is a trial milk run hotel baleonies! Violators will emergencies, contact the Bridge in for Minneapolis's own Milk Carton be thrown out of the convention! room 1421. In case of a fire or Boat Race during the Aquatennial medical emergency requiring an this summer. Help us create the You have no voting days 'til Our hotel contract stipulates ambulance, call 911 on an outside winning designt Karen Johnson 1984! In honor of George Orwell's that parties be confined to hotel line to directly contact hosts. year, we're holding a forum ealled rooms and not in the corridors. Minneapolis Emergency Services. A Minn-stf Family Album, Volume Future Tense: Examining Dystopias. Act accordingly. 2: An all-new slide show for Bottled Predestination: Aldous The hotel check-out time is 12 those nostalgic for the good, not- Huxley's Brave New World will be noon. To arrange for late so-old days, or those who just the opening panel, followed by cheek-out, call the front desk. like to see themselves in George Orwell and 1984, All You pictures. Your host, David Need is Cash: The Space Merchants, Dyer-Bennet. and The Dystopia as Empty Threat. Masquerade Dance and Costume Judging: Lee Pelton spins dises And there is still more and tapes. Dance until your feet stimulating, diverse programming. wear out. See your schedule! SUNDAY Tai Chi Demonstration: A In Case You different kind of martial art.