Thurs 01 The Write Stuff AM Program Changes David Malki on Worldcon Last year at Renovation, was the social component; “Fan conventions were The Readings and cartoonist David Malki the programming and the born out of a need for this Kaffeeklatches list- (www.wondermark.com) dealer activities all occur connection; before the In- ings in the Pocket Pro- attended his first Worldcon. during the day, and then ternet, before Twitter, even gram pp. 116-121 He wrote about his experi- when the con ends, the par- before newsgroups and have many wrong ence on his blog: ties begin.” fanzines, the conventions times. For correct were what brought like times check the Pro- “Entire hotel floors throw “Worldcon is nominally a minds together. People gram Grid or the open their doors; hallways gathering of science fiction showed up to meet other Pocket Program’s de- fill with people engaged in fans, but that spreads to people like them. That is tailed descriptions. conversation; knots of con- include fantasy, slipstream the heart of conventions — goers fill couches in lounge and horror, steampunk, and finding like minds; seeing Cancel WSFS Thurs. areas.” noon meeting. similar genres as well. It something you love and doesn’t have a strong pop- “Everyone leaves their finding other people who Add Brotherhood culture component like badge on after hours — a love it just as much.” Without Banners fan SDCC or Dragon*Con; it thing that never happens at group gathering 7:30 prides itself on being a bit comic conventions. And Kaffeeklatch / p.m. Thurs. in Bronze more literary.“ people talk! Pros, fans, writ- West: Buckingham. ers, editors, readers, vendors Bheer Signups “However, the thing that — they all just hang out and Signups for Kaffeeklatch- Add GOH Presenta- completely blindsided me talk. All night long.” es and Literary Bheers that tion Rowena Morrill start from 9 a.m. to 1:30 with Kathy and Row- p.m. begin at 1 p.m. the ena Morrill Thursday 24 Or 6 2 1 previous day. Signups for at 9:00 p.m. in Gold The old Chicago song 25 grees out with high humid- ones starting at 3 p.m. or East: Columbus EF Or 6 To 4 is close, but not ity and you hike a half later begin at 9 a.m. the quite the formula for how hour each way for a great same day, both at the table For more Thursday to take care of yourself at Chicago pizza, you should near Registration. program changes, see an extended convention. shower and change again, Pink Sheet 01 at the Every 24 hours, get R.I.P. Ken Hunt and Information Desk, at least 6 hours of Josepha Sherman. See p. 2 newsletter distribution sleep, eat at least 2 points, or the online full meals (a handful Newsletter. of snacks from the con suite is not a meal), and shower Credits and change clothes at least once. Tom Galloway, Michelle Melendez, Gary Blog, Lew Note the use of “at Wolkoff, Jan van’t Ent least”. If it’s 90 de- Membership in attendance: ???? Sunny, High 93F, Low 67F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7
Obituaries First Night At The Adler Why-Fi? No, How Wi-Fi The Chicago Code
Planetarium The Hyatt is offering free Members are strongly Ken Hunt 1955-2012 Wi-Fi access in the con- urged to read Chicon 7’s Chicon 7 is pleased to pre- vention function areas (It’s Code of Conduct, either sent First Night at the Ad- Chicon 7 Logistics head Ken $12.95 a day in the Hyatt online at http:// ler Planetarium. All Chi- Hunt died Aug. 20th of a hotel rooms). To access it: www.chicon.org/code-of- con 7 badges get you free cascading cardiac event. He conduct.php or on page 6 admission to the Adler 1) Connect to the Hyatt was known for his love of of the Program Book. The Friday through Monday, Conference wireless science fiction, anime, and rules stated in the Code but Thursday night we’ll network. cooking. He once cooked 50 will be enforced, and igno- toss in free shuttles from lbs. of potato pancakes for 2) Start your web brows- rance of them is no excuse. the Hyatt to the Adler, an X-Con. er to access the login telescope viewing sessions portal page. Chicon Live led by trained docents, and Ken loved being with peo- 3) Click on High Speed Chicon will be projecting ple, to the point where he (for a $5 charge) showings Internet Access. images of the convention considered his favorite bar to of The Searcher. in the Concourse in the be his living room when 4) Click Have a Shuttle service starts from Riverside Center, but we filled with company. username/password. Wacker Dr. in front of the need your help. He donated his organs, as East Tower at 6:00 p.m. 5) Enter username well as donating any other To share your photos of and ends at 11:00 p.m.. WSFS12 and pass- remains to science. Chicon, please bring them The event itself lasts from word scifi (these are by the Live Exhibit table Many on the Chicon concom 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. If case sensitive). agreed that Ken “exuded an you prefer to drive, park- in the Concourse. Or email 6) Agree to the terms and aura of calm that said ‘I’ve ing will be available for [email protected] select Log In. got this’ over everything he $13 at the lot off Solidarity You can also download did”. He will be missed, Drive. Please be considerate of them from a thumb drive both by Chicon 7 and the your fellow fen and do not at the table. future cons he would’ve For more information, see overload the network by worked on and attended. www.chicon7.org/ downloading large files. Josepha Sherman 1946-2012
SF and fantasy writer and I’m Walkin’, Yes Indeed I’m Walkin’ Submit! folklorist Josepha Sherman A Worldcon tradition is where between a half hour Submit photos, news died Aug. 23rd after a long the daily morning Stroll and hour. Any convention items, restaurant reviews, illness. Winner of the 1990 Compton Crook Award for With The Stars. Each day, member is welcome to graft money (hey, it is The Shining Falcon, she was Friday through Monday, a join, and it’s a great Chicago), etc. to The also noted for her work as an different group of writers, chance to get to chat infor- Write Stuff, either at the editor at Tor and her Star artists, and editors meet at mally with people. Fri- email address in the page Trek novels among numer- 9:00a.m. at the Big Front day’s strollers are: Scott 2 masthead, or our Sub- ous other works. Door of the Hyatt (Main Edelman, Ellen Datlow, missions Box at the Infor- Jane Yolen described her as Entrance, Atrium Lobby, Edward James, Mary mation Desk. Be sure to “irrepressible, unstoppable, Green Level, East Tower, Robinette Kowal, Farah check out our online edi- and never quiet about on Wacker Drive) to go on Mendlesohn, and Law- tion at /www.chicon.org/ books”. She was a welcome guest at many conventions. a group stroll for some- rence M. Schoen. newsletter with content we couldn’t fit here.
Thurs 02 The Write Stuff PM Parties Hyatt Room Internet Errata; Parties are all in the East Tower. Newsletter Editor Tossed In Chicago River
Thursday, 11:00 p.m.: The previous issue of The Stuff will have many men- Geri Sullivan's 30th Write Stuff claimed the tions of moose, a la a cer- . . . Fanniversary Party, in And Speaking of rate for Internet in your tain Monty Python film’s concert with the Min- Hyatt Hotel room was opening credits. Hotel Rooms… neapolis Party already $8.95 a day (at least until running in 3471. However, if you apply Be sure to leave a tip for corrected in later printings) here for Hyatt’s frequent Housekeeping. The usual This was in error...twice. 376—Filk Suite stay program, Gold Pass- is $2/night/person in room, The editor got the rate port, you will get free In- more if extra work is need- 9 p.m. 2970 Circlet from the Pocket Program, ternet in your room. If ed to clean your room. Press 20th Anniver- and then managed to typo already a member, you Particularly if you hosted a sary. that. However, the rate in must be Diamond or Plati- party. the Pocket Program, $9.95 num level for free Internet. 9 p.m. 2976 Kansas Also, you should leave a a day, is also incorrect. City in 2016 Please verify with the ho- separate tip each morning, The correct rate is $12.95. tel Gold Passport member- rather than leaving one 9 p.m. 3471 MNSTF/ At least it better be, or the ship prior to checkout re- lump sum at the end of Minicon/ Minneapolis next issue of The Write garding terms and costs. your stay. Different house- in 2073. keepers may clean your room each day. 9 p.m. 3475 London Rowena Morrill Update in 2014. Also in the previous issue, Unfortunately, this change WSFS Mark Protection and on the Thursday Pink was in error. Ms. Morrill is 9 p.m. 3473 Sham- Sheet, a program change still in the hospital, and Committee Meeting roken: Dublin Euro- listed Artist Guest of Hon- will not be attending the con in 2014 or Rowena Morrill as ap- convention. Her sister, The WSFS Mark Protection Committee (MPC), will meet Ongoing 376 Filk pearing on “GOH Presen- Kathy, will do the presen- at 6:00 p.m. Thursday in the Suite. tation Rowena Morrill” tation Rowena planned to Thursday at 9:00 p.m.. make. That will take place Wright Room (West Tower, in Gold East: Columbus. Silver Level). MPC is respon- sible for registering and pro- Peter Sagal Update tecting the intellectual proper- ty of WSFS, including the Credits As you may recall, former able to attend part of the service marks on "Hugo Special Guest Peter Sagal convention. Look for Peter Award" and "Worldcon." The Tom Galloway, Gary Blog, had to withdraw due to on Hey Hey You TOLD meeting is open to every Lew Wolkoff, Jan van’t Ent, other obligations. Fortu- ME, Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Worldcon member. Michelle Melendez nately, he now will be in Green West: Crystal B. Attending Memberships Sold: 4626 Sunny, Low 67F, Friday High 92F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7 Opening Ceremonies Panel Etiquette
1) Set your cell phone to preference to people who is not about you. We don't vibrate or turn it off entire- have not previously spo- need to hear what the first ly. If it does go off and ken, or those who have Sondheim show was you you do have to answer it, spoken less than others. saw and how it forever say as quietly as possible changed your life. Just ask “Just a minute” and exit 5) There are two types of a real question and sit the room as discreetly as things you can say when down." Or, as another per- possible. called on. A question or a son once wrote, if your comment. question wouldn’t fit in a 2) Do not yell out com- tweet, you might want to ments from the audience a) Unfortunately, more and rethink it. unless you’re called upon. more people seem not to You are not on the panel. understand what a question b) Similarly for a com- is. To paraphrase from ment, unless it adds infor- 3) Feel free to hold up instructions given for a mation to the discussion, Opening ceremonies fea- your hand at any time...but Q&A with Stephen Sond- your personal experiences tured the debut of the Hugo Moderators are within heim: "A question means aren’t relevant. Comments base, a lovely glass and steel their rights to ignore you you ask a question. A should usually be brief; construct by Deb Kosiba, as or say something like question is a sentence that moderators are within their inspired by Louis Sullivan “We’ll be doing a Q&A begins with an interrogato- rights to ask that you get to (use of steel), Mies van der later in the hour, but right ry pronoun and it ends the point. Honestly consid- Rohe (glass and steel in sky- now I’m going to let our with a question mark and er the question of “Does scrapers), and Pablo Picasso panelists talk amongst your voice goes up at the this comment add to the (Cubist period). Kosiba pre- themselves for a bit.” end. And it's one sentence. discussion, or am I just viously designed the 2005 trying to impress people?” 4) During the Q&A, a If it's more than one sen- and 2006 Hugo bases. good moderator will give tence, it's not a question. It
Toastmaster Scalzi took the stage in his best (only?) suit jacket as a canonical talk Uncle Chicon Wants You! What’s Up Doc? show host, enjoying having a It takes hundreds of people During Chicon, we still The Anime and Cartoons house band at his whim way working hundreds of dif- need fresh meat, er, new room is the Water Tower too much. He proceeded to ferent jobs to make a volunteers. In addition to Room on Bronze Level interview the various Guests Worldcon a success. If helping out the con, it’s West. For the room’s of Honor, Special Guests, you’re new to fandom, you also a great way to meet schedule, see p. 169 in the and under-the-weather GOH may not know that every- people as you work with Pocket Program. Rowena Morrill’s sister. one working on Chicon, them. from a door guarding go- A special guest was the co- To volunteer, go to the pher to Hizzoner the Con- chair of 1940’s Chicon 1, Volunteer Desk in the Sol- vention Chair, is a volun- Erie Korshak. diers’ Field Room on the teer. No one is being paid Bronze Level of the West to work on the convention. Tower.
Fri 03 The Write Stuff AM Random Notes Diamond Star Project An English visitor, having had prob- (Not A Neil Diamond Cover Band) lems getting their Chip and Pin ATM Friday night at 7:30 p.m. special guest artists weekend, his professional card to work in US in the Plaza Ballroom, at Chicon, Catherine and commitments do not allow ATMs, reports hav- Catherine Asaro will be Greg will be performing him to participate on a ing success with the performing the Diamond with the Chicago band predictable timeline, so he ATMs at the nearby Star Project, a multi- Blue Soul, a rock and jazz will not be appearing on Chase Bank. media event combing rock band with David Berger on any scheduled program- music, dance, and readings guitar and vocals, Michael ming items. It’s possible Across the river, from her book Diamond Fiorino on bass, and Jack that he may participate in within a block of each Star. Skalon on drums. programming items or other on N. Rush events on the spur of the Performing with her will Street, are three res- Peter Sagal Update moment. be Greg Adams, the keys taurants suitable for player and band leader for Update In other news, a Møøse fans with large appe- the Diamond Star Ensem- once bit my sister ... tites. Buca de Beppo We have been informed ble which performs with that although Peter Sagal features large portions No realli!...(hopefully not Catherine in the Baltimore/ will be attending Chicon of Italian food. Texas to be continued….) Washington DC Area. As de Brazil is an all you over the course of the can eat Brazilian churrascaria steak- More Than Just Godzilla Neil Reference #2 Of 3 My God, It’s Full Of Fans! house. Heaven on If you’d like to learn more Collect Them All From First Night at the Adler Seven offers an all about science fiction in Planetarium. you can eat Cajun Friday at 1:30 and 2:30, Japan, come to the com- buffet (all at the table Chicago’s famed Moebius Members enjoying the stars bined SF In Japan Update must participate) of Theater will present per- or otherwise getting spaced panel and the Seiun fried chicken, catfish, formances of two of Neil out: 1360. Awards Friday 1:30-3:00 jambalaya, and other Gaiman’s short stories, in Columbus E-F. This How many “My God, It’s dishes. Troll Bridge and Snow, replaces the SFWJ50 panel Full Of Stars!”? 6587. Glass, Apples. Houlihan’s on Wack- Monday at 9 a.m. They will also be perform- Number of “BWA-HA- er, below the Hyatt, The Seiun Awards are the HA!”s by Chiconites? 42 ing the plays on Sunday. has a breakfast buffet, Japanese equivalents to the drinks not included, Hugos. Ironically, “seiun” Credits And Now, A Word From for $9.95. most closely translates to Willow Rosenberg English as “nebula”. Tom Galloway, Lew Wol- koff, Jan van’t Ent, Michelle “I think this line’s mostly Melendez, Gary Blog filler.”
Attending Memberships Sold: 4626 Sunny, High 93F, Low 70F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7 There’s No Business Like Quantum Quest and Neil Armstrong WSFS Business... Friday at 6:00 p.m. in Co- Dr. Harry Kloor, a personal friend of Neil Armstrong, will WSFS (World Science Fic- lumbus EF you can see the discuss Neil’s role in the film and share memories of his tion Society), the governing short animated educational conversations with Neil on space and science fiction. film Quantum Quest: A body of the Worldcon, will There will also be time for the audience to share their ex- Casnini Space Odyssey be holding its annual busi- periences with Mr. Armstrong as well as their thoughts on and hear a discussion ness meetings at 10:30 a.m. his passing. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, about it by its creators. Of and 10 a.m. Sunday in Co- unfortunate particular in- lumbus C-D. All Worldcon terest at this time is that members are automatically the film includes the voice members of WSFS and have of the recently deceased both the right to be heard in Neil Armstrong. the meetings and to vote on In addition to Armstrong, any matters that come to a the film includes the voic- vote. es of two Kirks (both This year’s agenda is rela- Chris Pine and William tively light. The three main Shatner), two Darth Va- items are: ders (Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones), two 1) Final ratification for the Jedi (Mark Hamill and addition of Best Fancast Samuel L. Jackson, and to the Hugo Awards several other well known (Hugo changes, and oth- actors, both from science er significant matters, fiction and non-science must be passed in two fiction roles. successive years to be ratified). 2) A “sunset” approval vote on the Best Graphic Sto- Voting The Chicon Party Ticket ry Hugo (when created, Chicon will present awards vote per person per night, Convention Office it was specified it would at Closing Ceremonies for unless you happen to die (Skyway 261) and Opera- have to be re-ratified this Best Overall Party, Best on the same day after you tions (Skyway 269). year to be permanent). Food, and Best Themed voted, in which case, by
3) A proposal for a new Drink (all from Chicon 7, Chicago law, you may Young Adult Hugo not whatever debauchery vote again. PRs, Get Your PRs Here.. you pervects engage in Award, which if passed Ballots are at Registration outside of the con. And at Chicon must also be and on the party floors. Copies of Chicon 7 Pro- yes, we mean pervects. If passed at next year’s Ballot boxes will be on gress Reports 1-4 are avail- you don’t get the joke, Worldcon to be added to party floors in the eve- able at the Registration read two Asprin and call the Hugo Awards. nings, otherwise at Desk. us in the morning). One Registation and in the .
Fri 04 The Write Stuff PM Helsinki Joins Parties Theater Update 2015 Worldcon Race 376 Filk Suite (We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those 970 Hogwarts Reunion 18+ At today’s Fannish Inquisi- 2370 JASFIC Nippon 2007 responsible have been sacked.) tion, a panel where estab- 2558 Poly Chat lished and potential World- 2576 Night Bazaar This afternoon’s plays con bids present themselves 2670 GT Party based on Neil Gaiman’s Moebius Theatre for questioning by the audi- 2676 Orlando in 2015 9:00 stories Troll Bridge and ence, Helsinki, Finland 2770 Chicago.sf.org 9:00 Performs The Island of Snow, Glass, Apples were joined the race for the 2015 2776 Reno Thanks 9:00 Doctor Moreau 2777 Sim-Gen 8:00 not performed by the Worldcon. Bid committee 2976 Mariehammin2016 9:00 Moebius Theater as previ- However, Moebius Theatre chair is Eemeli Aro. 3076 Heinlein Society 8:30 ously reported. Rather, the will be performing a live Helsinki will be going up 3077 Pirate Wedding performance was a collab- audio theatre adaptation of against Orlando and Spo- Shower 9:00 oration of the Pintig Thea- the H.G. Wells story The kane, WA for the 2015 3270 Repo the Genetic tre, the Socratic Theatre Island of Doctor Moreau at Worldcon. Voting will take Opera Collective, and the Tattle 8:30 p.m. Friday night in 3352 Westercon 66 8ish place at next year’s World- Tale Theatre. The plays 3376 Spokane in 2015 the Grand Ballroom. con in San Antonio. will also be performed 3472 Barfleet Party 8:00 We apologize to all four Sunday at 1:30 in Colum- Also, Montreal announced 3471 Seamstresses' Guild 9 companies for the error. its intent to begin bidding 3473 Shamroken 9:00 bus C-D (East: Gold). next year for 2017, going 3475 London in 2014 9:00 against Japan. Eating for The Weekend Food Trucks, Glorious Credits Our Eyewitness Action Food Trucks News Investigative Re- Olaf Prot: Several food trucks will sweet & savory pancakes, porter Unit reports that of Special Møøse Effects park near the Hyatt at the Caponie’s will serve Italian the restaurants in the Illi- Siggi Churchill: East end of Upper Wacker food. Møøse Costumes nois Center, the only ones Drive (note: Upper. Be Horst Prot III: open Saturday are: Saturday, 9 p.m.-11:59 p.m., Møøse Choreography sure you’re on the right Caponie’s returns with more Hengst Douglas-Home: I Love Sushi 11a-3p one). Start times are ap- Italian food. Miss Taylor's Møøses proximate, and trucks may Toyko Lunch 10a-2p Jurgen Wigg: run of food before the end Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cur- Trained møøse to mix con- Subway 10a-4p time. ried returns, also at 5 p.m.- crete and sign complicated 8:00 p.m. insurance forms Sandwich Shop 10a-4p Friday, 5-8 p.m. Pleasant Bjorn Irkestom-Slater: McDonalds 7a-3p House Bakery will serve Møøses' noses wiper. Haggard Room Moved pot pies and sweet pies, Sunday & Monday all are and Curried will serve In- The Haggard Room closed. Tokyo Lunch may dian food. exhibit is now in the Art be open on Sunday. Show. All programming in Friday, 9-11:59 p.m. the San Francisco room will
Babycakes will serve continue as scheduled.
Attending Memberships Sold: 4789 Thundershowers, Fri. Low 70F, Sat. High 78F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7
The Business Of WSFS Is MMM. . . FREE BOOKS!!!
Business Chocolate (If that doesn’t get fans’ attention, I don’t know what There will be a free choco- will.) Several publishers have graciously donated several WSFS (World Science Fic- late tasting both Saturday books for Chicon members. They can be found at the Sci- tion Society), the governing and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in ence Fiction Outreach Project in the Fan Lounge in the body of the Worldcon, held the Con Suite. Attendance Concourse and taken to a good home full of readers who its first business meeting at is limited to the first 50 to will appreciate them. New and different titles each day! Chicon Friday morning. sign up at the Kaffee- Docent-Led Art Show Tours After heated debate, it was klatsch table near Registra- decided that Yngvi, declared tion. Tour the Art Show with commentary by a knowledgeable a louse in de Camp and docent. The tasting starts with a Pratt’s The Incompleat En- talk on chocolate origins Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Elizabeth Berrien chanter, remains a louse. and ends with sampling 5 Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Mark Olson During the presentation of different bars. Everyone Saturday, 3:00 p.m. John Hertz Worldcon financial reports, gets a “Trained Chocolate Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Jane Frank the chair of Nippon 2007 Taster” ribbon. reported it has a debt of SFWA Table Author Signings about $84,000. Help is wel- (Note: “Author Signings” means authors sign books or come to deal with this. Attention Former magazines or the like, not that you get to put your signa- Saturday and Sunday’s meet- Worldcon Chairs ture on the author. This explanation is required since the ings start at 10:30 a.m. in unfortunate Neil Gaiman incident.) Pick up your packet and Columbus C-D. Saturday’s Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Mur Lafferty ribbon in Registration at agenda is: Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Matthew Bennardo the Program Participant Saturday, 11:00 a.m. David Brin Second ratification vote station. on creating Best Fancast Saturday, 3:00 p.m. Lawrence M. Schoen Hugo (two “yes” votes at Earn Valuable Prizes! Saturday, 4:00 p.m. Lawrence C. Hines consecutive Worldcons Volunteer! Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Ellen Datlow are required). Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Cat Rambo, Catherine Lundoff Chicon still needs volun- Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Seanan McGuire Restructure Semiprozine Sunday, noon Lee Bardugo, 1:00 p.m. Jack McDevitt and Fanzine Hugos in teers to make this the best con it can be. 10 hours of Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Catherine Shaffer, Lissa Price accordance with Best Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Jennifer Brozak Fancast, if passed. volunteer work for the con gets you a Mission Control Monday, 10:00 a.m. Jack McDevitt Ratification of Best lanyard, and 25 hours gets Fans On Film Graphic Story Hugo, your membership fee reim- Son of the Return to which has a sunset bursed. Helping with move There are various film The Adler Planetarium clause for this year. out after the con gets you crews filming the conven- Remember, your Chicon 7 Create a new Young double hours. To volun- tion. Remember that the badge gets you free admis- Adult Fiction Hugo (first teer, go to the Soldiers’ Code of Conduct (p. 6 in sion to the Adler through vote, if passed would Field Room on the Bronze the Program Book) allows Monday. need to also be passed Level of the West Tower. them to capture and broad-
next year). cast your likeness.
Sat 05 The Write Stuff AM ASFA Chesley Award Winners (for Work Done in 2011) Child Care Available for Get Well, Stu! Swing by the Fan Lounge Best Cover Illustra- Ages 6 Months-12 Years on the Concourse and sign tion: Hardback Book: the Get Well Soon book Tom Kidd for Deathbird (Physical Age, Not Mental) for Hugo-winning fan art- Stories, by Harlan El- lison (Subterranean ist Stu Shiffman who is Press, March 2011) Parents, if you’d like to of the convention (usable recovering from a stroke. attend parties, the Mas- only for the child, not one
Best Cover Illustra- querade, the Hugos, or of the parents, no matter tion: Paperback Book actually see what’s in the how much you need a Be Kind to Your Matthew Stewart for Art Show and your child is liedown). Additional hours The Cloud Roads, by Wheel-Footed Martha Wells (Night too young for ChiKidz, we are available at $12 an Shade, February 2011) have a solution for you. hour. Kiddiecorp is providing Friends Kids-in-tow registered Best Cover Illustra- licensed childcare in West with the convention can Be courteous when using tion: Magazine Tower, Silver level, Burn- Lee Moyer for Weird also use Kiddiecorp’s ser- elevators in the Conven- ham. Hours are Saturday Tales #357 Winter vices for $12 an hour. tion Center area. They are 2010/2011 and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to intended for people with midnight and Monday 9:30 mobility issues, particular- Best Interior Illustra- a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ask Not What Chicon ly those using wheelchairs tion or mobies/scooters, or Julie Dillon for The Da- Remember, if your child Can Do For You, Ask la Horse, by Michael has a full membership, you those with significant Swanwick (Tor.com, have 10 pre-paid hours of What You Can Do For amounts of cargo. Please July 2011) childcare over the course Chicon use escalators or stairs if possible. Best Gaming-Related Chicon is still looking for Illustration Tea for Two...Hundred? Michael C. Hayes for volunteers. 10 hours of Sunday Worship Service Distress (2012 Core Set Come join Strange Hori- volunteer work for the con Magic card), WotC, July zons for Saturday after- gets you a Mission Control While not in the Pocket Pro- 2011 gram, there will be an ecu- noon tea, from 4 to 6 p.m. lanyard, and 25 hours gets your membership fee reim- menical Christian worship Continued on Page 2 in 2776 in the East Tower service 9:00 a.m. Sunday in bursed. Helping with move (aka a party floor, for Crystal C. Credits those who recall where out after the con gets you they were last night). double hours. To volun- Long-time fan and Methodist Tom Galloway, Michael teer, go to the Soldier minister Rev. Randy Smith Help them celebrate will preside. Unlike in past Schiffer, Jan van’t Ent, Field Room on the Bronze twelve years of publishing years, we do not have a Michelle Melendez, Gary Level of the West Tower. great new fiction, nonfic- Catholic priest attending, but Blog, Lew Wolkoff tion, and poetry every Catholic and Orthodox fans are still very welcome. week. Attending Memberships Sold: 4789 Showers, High 78F, Low 71F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7 ASFA Chesley Award A Resnick Life Winners (for Work Done in 2011) On writing, he not- you is a big help. It also ed that being able can result in limited per- to live from your sonal satisfaction. While Best Product Illustration writing, especially one’s name and fame can John Picacio for George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and when supporting a mean a lot, marketing is Fire, 2012 Calendar, Ran- family, depends on key; very moving scenes dom House, July 2011 working under have been eliminated since many pseudonyms they would’ve destroyed Best Three-Dimensional in odd and not es- possible merchandising. Art Tie: Michael Parkes for pecially classy pub- Moonstruck, bronze; lications. To be Finally Resnick stated that Vincent Villafranca for Ro- proud of your work since he has achieved the bobike, bronze does require the ultimate writer’s goal of good luck to be being a Worldcon Guest of Best Color Work: Un- Honor, his new motivation published Last night during his Guest published, which also re- Omar Rayyan for The Drag- of Honor speech, Mike quires having a wonderful is from his friend, Jack on and the Nightingale Resnick covered topics agent. It also helps to have Williamson, whose last ranging from remembering talent and a great amount of book at age 98 was dedi- Best Monochrome Work: being born (pulled by his perseverance. cated to Resnick. He now Unpublished legs from a good place and plans to publish a book at Raoul Vitale for The Yeti, It is possible to have great screaming to be put back age 99 dedicated to some- pencil monetary success by work- there) to what he now one in this audience. ing for Hollywood, although Best Art Director hopes to do at age 99. Irene Gallo for Tor a good lawyer working with
Award for Lifetime Artis- tic Achievement Autographings at The Blind and the Masquerade Jean “Moebius” Giraud . the ISFiC Table People with severe visual impairments will have the op- portunity to touch and examine Masquerade costumes The following will be au- up close during the Masquerade’s “halftime” period tographing at the ISFiC (after the presentation, while judges are deliberating). (Illinois Science Fiction in To sign up for this opportunity, go to Disability Services Chicago) table in the Deal- by 6:00 p.m. Saturday. ers Room: 2 p.m. Jeff Duntemann SF at the 3 p.m. Harry Turtledove University of 4 p.m. Catherine Asaro Chicago Many alumni attended, in- A Chesley Award cluding John Scalzi.
Sat PM 06 The MooseWrite Free Since Issue #4 Stuff Parties It’s Just a Jump to the Literary Bheers Now No More Food Trucks Left Timeline and a 376 Three Weird Sisters Literary BYOBs Due to a combination of Step to the Right poor parking locations, 5-7p Due to a lack of demand, lack of demand, and the 2370 Japan 10p The winners of the 2011 there will no longer be illness of one of the own- 2376 ASFA until 12p Sidewise Awards for alter- beer sold in the Con Suite ers, there will be no more 2470 JASFIC nate history stories were: area. For the Literary food trucks for the rest of 2570 Great Dark Bheers scheduled in that Short Form: Chicon. Horde 8-ish area, attendees are encour- Lisa Goldstein for Para- 2676 Orlando 2015 9p aged to BYOB. 2770 Immortal dise is a Walled Garden, Stanley Schmidt Retires in Asimov's Science Fic- Interesting fact: Beers Confusion 8p As Analog Editor 2776 Commonwealth tion, August 2011. bought in the hotel bars can be carried to another 2976 LoneStarCon 9p Long Form: Schmidt’s successor is Tre- location in the hotel. 3076 ChiZine 9p Ian R. MacLeod for Wake vor Quachri, the managing 3270 Repo: The Up and Dream (PS Pub- editor of Asimov’s and Ana- log for the last two years. Genetic Opera/ lishing). We’re on a Mission Christopher Davis Schmidt said, “I have now 3271 Pink & Blue - The Day Chicago from Chicon been editor of Analog for 34 Stina Leicht & Strolled Chicon is still looking for years, tying or (depending on Cat Rambo 8p volunteers. Note that use how you count) slightly ex- 3276 Brotherhood w/o Sunday’s Stroll With The of unnecessary violence in ceeding the previous longest- Banners 9p Stars will be a half hour to the apprehension of volun- tenure record of John W. 3371 FenCon 9p hour walk around the teers HAS been ap- Campbell. I still enjoy it 3376 Spokane 2015 9p neighborhood with Kate proved. 10 hours of vol- thoroughly, but am leaving 3471 Geek Partnership Baker, Selena Chambers, unteer work for the con to pursue a wide range of Society (GPS) Gay and Joe Haldeman, gets you a Mission Control other interests. Two of the After Masquerade GOH Story Musgrave, lanyard, and 25 hours gets most important of these are 3470 The Barfleet 8p John Scalzi, Lawrence M. your membership fee reim- doing more of my own writ- 3474 Baen Books/ Schoen, and Cat Valente. bursed. Helping with move ing, and reading Analog Jim Minz 9p To join in, meet at the Big out after the con gets you purely for the enjoyment of Front Door of the Hyatt double hours. To volun- it, which I expect to remain (Main Entrance, Atrium Credits teer, go to the Soldier at a high level under Trevor Lobby, East Tower, on Field Room on the Bronze Quachri’s direction.” Wacker Drive) at 9:00 Level of the West Tower. Tom Galloway, Jan van’t a.m. (Editorial commen- More Former Worldcon Ent, Michelle Melendez, tary: Just stay up until then You People Are Wimps Chair Stuff Gary Blog, Lew Wolkoff, instead of trying to wake Michael Schiffer up then; it’s easier.) Three days in a row now, Former Worldcon Chairs’ ye The Right Stuff editor packets are at the Chicon 7 has set the day’s high Registration Desk, not at score on the left Robotron Program Participants. 2084 machine. Attending Memberships Sold: 5019 Warm Bodies On Site 4628+ Showers, High 80F, Low 71F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7 WSFS Business Meeting Fen In Training Results
Prior to the votes on ratify- ing the Best Fancast and rati- fying the Best Graphic Story (under its sunset clause) Hu- go categories, the current Hugo Administrator in- formed the meeting as to this year’s nomination statistics for those categories.
The debate on Best Graphic Story featured an impas- sioned speech by multi-time category winner Phil Foglio. The result was that the cate- gory was ratified by a sub- stantial majority.
The final ratification vote on the Best Fancast category resulted in a pass by accla- mation. While it will appear WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting Former Worldcon on the Hugo ballot from now The WSFS Mark Protection Committee will meet Sun- on, it must be re-ratified in Chairs Photo Session 2016 under its sunset clause. day in Columbus CD after the 10:30 a.m. WSFS Busi- ness Meeting and the Worldcon Chairs Photo Oppor- The traditional Worldcon After minor amendments, tunity. The Mark Protection meeting may have to Chairs Photo Opportunity the changes to the Fanzine move to a location to be determined “on the fly” will be held on Sunday and Semi-Prozine Hugo cat- should there be insufficient time remaining in the morning in Columbus CD egories required by the crea- right after the Site Selection tion of the Best Fancast 10:30 programming slot in Columbus CD. Business Meeting that starts Hugo were passed. at 10:30 AM. All former, After considerable debate, Renovation Gives Thanks current, and future Worldcon the proposed Best Young chairs are asked to attend if Renovation, 2011’s Worldcon, thanks all its staff and Adult Hugo category failed possible. 51-67. volunteers who helped make it a success. If you are due a staff thank you t-shirt, please pick it up at the Fo’ Lost an iPad Stylus? Members of the Mark Pro- Paws table in the Dealers Room. tection Committee whose Found: a Bamboo stylus for terms were expiring were re- the iPad. If yours, mail elected by acclamation (Steve Dennis, Scott Bou- [email protected] cher, and Don Eastlake). Aliens Among Us Approximately 125 members The Mayor of Chicago is attended the meeting. Rahm Emanuel. Therefore, . the citizens are Rahmulons.
Sun 07 The Write Stuff AM Masquerade Results London Worldcon
Presentation Awards Regenerates Again
Most Compelling, Novice: Prince In a completely expected result, London, the sole site on the ballot, will host the Zuko of the Fire by 2014 Worldcon under the name Loncon 3. London received 864 of the 932 votes Torrey Stenmark cast. No Preference was second with 29, Peggy Rae’s House third with 4, and Stockholm, Phoenix, and Minneapolis in ‘73 tied for fourth with 3 votes each. Most Humorous, Novice: Minneapolis also received votes as “Minneapolis,” “Minneapolis in 5773,” and Dragon Rider of Pern by “Minneapolis in 2073.” Perhaps the oddest vote was for “London in 2015”. Sharon Bass, Ita Vandenbroek This will be the third time Worldcon has been in London; previously it was there in 1957 and 1965. Worldcons were also held in Great Britain in 1979 and 1987 Best in Class, Novice: (Brighton) and 1995 and 2005 (Glasgow). Folken Fanel by Guests of Honor will be Iain M Banks, John Clute, Malcolm Edwards, Chris Mark Cloud Foss, Jeanne Gomoll, Robin Hobb, and Bryan Talbot. The convention will be co- chaired by Alice Lawson and Steve Cooper. Loncon will be doing Retrospective Best Re-Creation, Journeyman: Hugo Awards for 1939. Sakura Hime from Tsubasa by Michelle Mussoni Loncon 3 will happen the 14th through 18th of August, 2014 at ExCeL London, an exhibition centre in the east of London. Their website is www.loncon3.org, Best Original, Journeyman: and they have a presence on social media sites Facebook, Twitter, LiveJournal, Mad Madame M’s Marvelous Dreamwidth, Flickr, and Tumblr. Machine by Margaret Gentile Best In Show x 2 Best in Class, Master: Leather Sole Airship Pirates by Aurora Celeste as the Charles, Kendra, Paul Wayman Lady of the Lake, winner of the Masquerade’s Joni Stopa Joni Stopa Award for Best in Award for Best in Show Show: Lady of the Lake by Presentation as well as the Aurora Celeste Best in Show Workmanship Award. Credits Judges were John Hertz, Bethany S. Padron, and Jon Tom Galloway, Michelle Melen- Stopa for Presentation, and dez, Gary Blog, Lew Wolkoff, Carole Parker and Gregory Michael Schiffer, Jan van’t Ent Rihn for Workmanship. Attending Memberships Sold: 5019 Warm Bodies On Site 4628+ Showers, High 80F, Low 71F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7
Folken Fanel .Masquerade by Mark Cloud Results Mad Madame M’s Marvelous Workmanship Awards Machine by Margaret Gentile Novice Class Sakura Hime by Michelle Mussoni Folken Fanel for wing work. Leather Sole Airship Pirates Steampunk Kimono for dye work. by Charles, Kendra, & Paul Sith Inquisitor for make-up. Wayman Dragon Riders of Pern for pattern modification and repurposing of materials. Suzaku the Phoenix for embroidery. Sally Ragdoll for embroidery. Phedre as Mara for most daring workmanship. Suzaku the Phoenix for Best Novice Workmanship.
Journeyman Class
Gur for foam. Pleased To Meet You Sakura Hime for feathers. by Leah Reed, Janet Mad Madame M’s Marvelous Catherine Johnston, Machine for attention to detail and Carol Botteron, Best Journeyman Workmanship. Donald Eastlake 3, Jill Eastlake Master Class Steampunk Kimono by Emma Roberts Prince Zuko for nail work. Leather Sole Airship Pirates for mechanical work. Pleased To Meet You for their baby Photography by Richard Man, www.richardmanphoto.com prop and a second award for their spinning wheel prop. Welcome to the Future for hats. “Are you the police?” “No ma’am, we’re Chicon volunteers.” Lady of the Lake: Best In Show Chicon is still looking for volunteers. 10 hours of volunteer work for the con gets Workmanship. you a Mission Control lanyard, and 25 hours gets your membership fee reim- bursed. Helping with move out after the con gets you double hours. To volun- teer, go to the Soldier Field Room on the Bronze Level of the West Tower.
Sun 08 The Write Stuff PM Parties
376 Filk Suite Pizza In The Con Suite 2376 ASFA 2970 Arisia 2013 9p 2976 KC in 2016 (The Good Stuff, Giordano’s and Uno’s] 3066 San Diego in 2015 Westercon Midnight tonight, there will be a pizza pajama party in the Con Suite. In addition to 3070 Phoenix in 2014 9p pizza from classic Chicago pizza institutions Giordano’s and Pizzaria Uno’s (editiorial NASFiC Bid note: this is the original Uno’s, not one of the nationwide 3376 Spokane 2015 9p franchises. It is not owned by the franchising company, Sweet, Sweet, 3471 CONvergence and the pizzas from the original are, in my opinion, Chocolate Vengence After Hugos much better tasting), there will be prizes for the best pa- 3473 Shamroken 9p jamas (PG rated only!). Despite taunting written by 3475 Loncon 3 9p my own two level up superior Artist Showcase Still It’s 106 Miles to the in the Chicon org chart and Restaurants Available Hyatt, We Got a Full arriving a half hour late due to the job Steven gave me, ye Copies of the 150 page, Tank of Gas, Half a Con Editor still managed to win The Subway in the Illi- full color, Artist Showcase this year’s Trivia For Choco- nois Center will be open Suite Bagel, It's Dark... book spotlighting the work late. A free tip to the quizmas- Monday 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. of artists in the Chicon 7 and We're Wearing ters; next time use up the Art Show are still availa- Sunglasses and comics questions before I get The Subway on Michigan ble for a mere $10. Check Neither One of Us Is there. The top five scorers in and South Water will be in the Art Show or Sales terms of number of pieces of open tonight until mid- To Members for copies. Neil Gaiman chocolate caught for a correct night and Monday from 6 Chicon is still looking for answer were: a.m. to midnight. volunteers. 10 hours of Tom Galloway 32, Jordin ¿Habla Español? volunteer work for the con The Potbelly on Lake and Kare 29, Alan Zieberth 23, gets you a Mission Control State will be open tonight LoneStarCon 3 has an- Rich Horton 22, and Fred lanyard, and 25 hours gets until 10 p.m. and Monday nounced that one of their Robinson 21. your membership fee reim- 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. programming tracks will bursed. Helping with move George R. R. Martin Brings be in Spanish. out after the con gets you Dead Character Back to Credits As a side note, don’t ever double hours. To volun- Life for Chicon try to pull a joke on teer, go to the Soldier Tom Galloway, Gary George (Mr. Sulu) Takei Field Room on the Bronze Ron Donachie, who played Blog, Lew Wolkoff, Mi- that assumes he doesn’t Level of the West Tower. Ser Roderik Cassel in HBO’s speak Spanish like a na- chael Schiffer, Jan van’t Game of Thrones, has had his Ent, Michelle Melendez tive. Just trust the Editor head re-attached by GRRM. on this, as he learned in He will be signing autographs Yokohama of all places. Monday 1:30-3:00 Attending Memberships Sold: 5133 Warm Bodies On Site 4776+ Sunny, High 86F, Low 71F Email: [email protected] Web: www.chicon.org/newsletter Twitter: Chicon7 Hashtag: #Chicon7 Masquerade Results Art Show Awards Golden Duck Awards Corrections This year’s Golden Duck The awards from the Chicon 7 Art Show are: Awards for children’s sf and In the previous issue, we incorrectly identified the Judges’ Awards: fantasy works were given to the following: winner of the Most Compel- Tom Kidd, Abrizonde ling Novice category. The Picture Book Award to correct winner was Sith In- Butch Honeck, Siege Turtle Catapult quisitor by S. Kay Nash. Earth to Clunk by Pam Elizabeth Berrien, Body of Work Smallcomb, illustrated by The costume we did identify, Jean-Pierre Normand, Cylinders Joe Berger. Prince Zuko of the Fire by Torrey Stenmark, was actu- Mitchell Bentley, Sky Course Rivalry Eleanor Cameron Middle ally the winner of Best Cho- Grades Award to Worst- Richard Hescox, Heart of Atlantis reography, Master category. Case Scenario Ultimate Ad- Delphyne Woods, Jupiter From Io venture #2: Mars! By Hena We apologize to both cos- Kahn and David Borgenicht. tumers for the error. CarolineNicita, Primeval Hal Clement Young Adult The Masquerade program The Jane Frank Guest of Honor’s Choice Award Award to co-winners A stated that Dragon Rider of went to Rowena for Permette Signorina. Pern had only two people Beautiful Friendship (Star The Fan Choice Award went to Elizabeth Berrien associated with it. Barbara Kingdom) by David Weber Galler-Smith was also in- for Entwife, Tree Spirit. and A Long, Long Sleep by volved with the entry. Anna Sheehan.
More Restaurants A Dying SF Fan’s Last Stroll...or Shamble
Monday’s Stroll With Stars is a half hour to hour walk Carl Brandon Society The Halsted Street Deli at State and Lake and the Cor- around the neighborhood with Laura Anne Gilman, Awards ner Bakery Cafe on Whacker Liz Gorinsky, Stephen H. Segal, and Steven H Silver, The 2010 (yes, that’s the report that they will be open people who have committed themselves to getting up right year) Carl Brandon on Labor Day. at 9:00 a.m. after four days of a Worldcon Parallax Award for a work of
Mon 09 The Write Stuff AM Parties Apologies From Dead Puppies Aren’t Much Fun Con Suite: Dead Dog The Editor But Dead Dogs Are To start with, I apologize Donations for Dead Dog The traditional post-con party, the Dead Dog, will take most sincerely for mis- should go to the New place in the Con Suite until at least midnight. If you have spelling Juanita Coulson’s Orleans function room leftover party supplies to donate to it, please bring them to last name in the Hugos near Con Suite. the New Orleans function room near the Con Suite. issue. While there are a Staff Den will be open number of excuses I could How to Help Nippon 2007 but unmanned from 2 make for this, it was inex- p.m. to 10 p.m.. When cusable to do so, particu- Would you like to help clear the deficit that resulted from the food placed out runs larly given that she had Nippon 2007, the Worldcon for that year? You can make out, it will not be replen- won the Big Heart Award a non-tax-deductible donation to help reduce the debt by ished. and for all her accomplish- sending a check payable to Nippon 2007 to BWAWA, ments and actions which P.O. Box 314, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0314 or Fire Sale led to her receiving it. see Peggy Rae Sapienza or Bob MacIntosh. Second, I apologize for Bid on Chicon 7 office what turned out to be a We Hate Illinois Nazis, Luna Project Prize equipment and other left non-existent to limited But We Love Drawing Winners over supplies, Mon. 1 online presence for the p.m. in Grand B. Newsletter. I had some Illinois Volunteers 1st prize, Sheila G. of Roches- semi-grand plans to really ter, NY, badge number un- (Yeah, we’re stretching for expand the usual posted known. Blues Brothers quotes Explaining Stagg Field PDFs, but lack of time (for here. Fortunately, this is 2nd prize, Queen of the Uni- several reasons) and the the last issue.) Chicon is verse, badge 6472 The program items listed addition of extra format- still looking for volunteers. for Stagg Field were fic- ting and printing duties 3rd prize, Laura Grossman, 10 hours of volunteer work tional dream program kept this from happening. badge 4070 for the con gets you a Mis- items, featuring three I take full responsibility, sion Control lanyard, and Please come by the Luna Pro- panelists; one dead, one but the lesson I learned 25 hours gets your mem- ject table to collect your priz- alive, and one fictional. which future Worldcon bership fee reimbursed. es. Also, Chicon 7 Guests of newsletters may wish to Helping with move out Honor will receive a Luna Credits follow is that one or two after the con gets you dou- Project medalet if they come people should have had the ble hours. To volunteer, by the Project’s table in the Tom Galloway, Gary sole job of being responsi- go to the Soldier Field Exhibits area. Blog Lew Wolkoff, Mi- ble for the online content, Room on the Bronze Level chael Schiffer, Jan van’t working in conjunction Ent, Michelle Melendez with the folk responsible Other Side of Page Deliberately Left Blank for the print Newsletter. It was either that or a tasteful selection of moose pictures — Tom Galloway and jokes.