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Australian SF News 26 SNOW QUEEN Wins Hugo THE 1981 HUGO AWARDS were presented at THE BEST NON-FICTION Award went to Carl DENVENTION, 39th World Science Fiction Sagan's "Cosmos", the book based on Convention, held in Denver,Colorado , his TV series. THE BEST PROFESSIONAL on the Sunday evening of the 6th of EDITOR Award went to Edward L.Ferman, September. The BEST NOVEL AWARD went to editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and THE SNOW QUEEN by Joan Vinge. (Dial and Science Fiction. Michael Whelan won the Dell USA and Sidgwick & Jackson and BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. BEST FANZINE Futura U.K.). Gordon R.Dickson won was again won by Locus. BEST FAN ARTIST both THE BEST NOVELLA and THE NOVELETTE AWARD went to Victoria Poyser. The late Awards with "Lost Dorsai" (Destinies Susan Wood was voted the BEST FAN WRITER February /March '80) and "The Cloak and Award. "The Empire Strikes Back" won the the Staff"(Analog - August '80). Co­ BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION Award. The Guest of Honor at the World Con with multi-talented Somtow Sucharitkul was C.L.Moore, Clifford D.Simak, won the the recipient of the JOHN W. CAMPBELL ?EST SHORT STORY Award with "Grotto of, Award for Best New Writer. JOAN VINGE the Dancing Deer" (Analog - April '80). Photo Jay K.Klein Baltimore To Hold 1983 - Melbourne Bids For 1985 BALTIMORE won the bid to hold the 1983 getting around to the various venues. World SF Convention. Australia put up One professional correspondent reports a very good show,but not good enough that it was a waste of money for her against the very strong bid by the and other editorial friends. Baltimore fans. The voting was 916 for Carey Handfield reported that he spent Baltimore, 523 Australia, 188 for all of his time working and helping run Scandinavia, 37 no preference, 12 write the A'83 bid. He said the bus shuttle -ins and 3 none of the above. About 50% system worked well and got people to the voted by mail and 50% at the convention. con, but the hucksters reported that The situation with World cons at the sales were down. (This could be because moment has CHICAGO as the host city for people had less time to browse.) Carey 1982, BALTIMORE in 1983, LOS ANGELES goes on to say that one of the main facing a bid from Britain for 1984 and a highlights of Denvention was the screen­ CLIFFORD SIMAK ing together for the first time of Photo Jay K.Klein bid from AUSTRALIA or MELBOURNE to be specific fon 1985, against Breckenridge, STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Colorado and a number of others we hear, He got to see one programme item, GONAD vho did not bother to advertise in the THE BARBARIAN , which was presented by lenvention Booklet, but they must be Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre from San taken seriously. Thanks to the work of the Francisco. It was excellent. The film A'83 committee and our many friends', programme ran 16 hours. There was a we have made a lasting impression. To special display from the film DARK CRYSTAL strengthen this friendship and show how and Gary Kurtz was flown in by film prom­ desperately we want another World Con oters as a special guest for the con. in Australia we need to work very hard. While there were some excellent items, It is obvious that if Britain wins '84 the standard in the art show and masquer­ it will be a little harder for us to ade were down. win '85, as the World con has never Australia in '83 was very active at the been held outside the U.S.A, two years con running tables, bidding parties and running. showing the films. While we lost the '83 bid we have a lot of support and a much better chance for '85. Australians attend­ Over 4000 people attended the 39th World ing Denver included Carey, Sally Beasley, Convention in Denver, Colorado from John McDouall, Ian Nicholls, Marc Ortlieb, September 3rd to the 7th. About 14 Alex Wasiliew, Pauline Dickinson.Shayne Australians attended and Carey Handfield McCormack, Ron Serduick, Harry and Vai who was one of them , reports that the Rogers, their two children plus two of con was a good one and much better than their friends. Our thanks to Carey for a lot of fans feared. However reports those details and a further report,from from other sources have been conflicting Vai Rogers will be found inside. in that there were problems,such as SPHERE SCIENCE FICTION A NEW SPACE Galaxy ADVENTURE BY BOOKSHOP A SCIENCE SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY SPECIALISTS FICTION MASTER Look FOR WHOLE NEW OTHER WORLD OF BOOKS AVAILABLE AND FORTHCOMING TITLES WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE NOW BY POUL Anderson 106 A BATHURST STREET, SYDNEY 2000 in Between Pitt and Castlereagh Sts. SPHERE PHONE:(02) 267 7630 $5,95 arp A GATEWAY TO THE FANTASY WORLDS OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE; ^BANTAM books A GREAT SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH" $3,95 ARP DISTRIBUTED BY TRANSWORLD In answer to Roger I can only say that to produce the proposed F§SF Checklist as far as I was concerned,at that stage and with a bit of luck,the first issue the bid had already been lost. Baltimore will be out just before or just after had been pushing this idea of Australia Christmas. bidding again in '85 for quite a while Merv Binns and the idea no doubt had a strong in­ fluence on the voting. I am quite sure the intention of Melbourne to bid for AUSTRALIAN '85 was well known in the U.S.A long before copies of ASFN even got over PROFESSIONAL NEWS there. As for Roger's comment that by mentioning a so called division in fandom GEORGE TURNER'S second sf novel in Australia, I was giving Australian VANEGLORY is to be published by Faber Well, that is that! Australia has lost fandom bad publicity, I can only remind in the U.K. in October as previously the bid to hold the 1983 World con, but him of the irreparable damage that his announced and his third sf novel, all the time and effort that went into '78 Con committee have done to our image, YESTERDAY'S MEN in May next year also by it certainly has not been wasted. I get with their very poor handling of the Faber in the U.K. VANEGLORY will not be the impression that most of the A'83 DITMAR AWARDS. I am interested to know available in Australia till sometime committee have run out of steam and do if anybody agrees with Roger's criticism, early in 1982, but special advance copies not have the enthusiasm to make a new but I sincerely believe that my comments may be made available for review, as it bid for '85, but their work and the had little or no influence on the out­ will be eligible for the DITMAR. / efforts of other people,both here and come of the '83 World Con bidding. The A. BERTRAM CHANDLER'S THE RIM OF SPACE in the USA, has laid the groundwork for determination of Baltimore to win and has been received in both Allison and a successful bid for 1985. I do feel the the mediocre publicity presented by Busby bound and Sphere paperback. WHEN disappointed that Sydney apparently will Australia, due I must point out partly THE DREAM DIES is also due. The latest not be the site for a 1985 Australian to a limited budget, were the deciding title in the "Rim World" series is pub­ World Convention, but the ball is now factors in the end. lished by DAW in October, THE ANARCH in the court of the Melbourne fans and LORDS. This is another title eligible it seems obvious that Melbourne will be The response to my request to readers for DITMAR nomination, but should not be the site for a successful bid. to write in and tell me what they liked hard to obtain from the specialist book­ or disliked in ASFN and what I should shops. THE WAY BACK was reprinted by ' No doubt some of my readers are sick of drop or continue, was quite disapointing, the sight of Australia in '83 and now DAW in October also. / Another possible but I sincerely thank the few people who you are going to have to put up with nomination is KEITH TAYLOR'S s$s novel did take the trouble to write and those a lot of publicity for Melbourne in '85. BARD due for November publication by who have offered their assistance. (See I would have thought that one World Con ACE and it will be available in Australia the letter column in this issue.) This in fifty years would have been enough, by January. Keith also had an article in issue is out a few weeks later than I let alone two in ten years, but some the War Games magazine SORCERER'S would have liked it to be, simply because people are suckers for punishment. ASFN APPRENTICE, "Farmers, Chieftains, Bards I have been too busy with Space Age to most certainly supports the bid for and Pirates"./ BRING BACK YESTERDAY by put in any time on ASFN. However I do- Melbourne in '85 and we hope that all A.BERTRAM CHANDLER is due to be published want to continue producing ASFN our readers will also. A lot of people by Allison and Busby and we expect also and I have decided to do just that.
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