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Volume 27 Number 3 Issue 321 August 2014 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR tampabaycomicon.com Getting ready for Worldcon in London. Hope to see some of you there. Creator Owned Expo There was a lot going on last month. August 9 We all had a great time at Patricia’s for the 4th of July. Fort Lauderdale Marriott North Florida Supercon happened on 4th of July weekend in 6650 N. Andrews Avenue Miami Beach. More about elsewhere in this issue. Fort Lauderdale FL, 33309 Detcon 1, the North American SF Convention was held Guests: Chris Berman last month in Detroit. It honored OASFiS member Roger Sims. Laura Diaz I will do a con report next month. and many more I did 2 presentations at Anime Festival Orlando 15. $10 pre-con for the day There will also be report on this next month. creatorownedexpo.com The Hugos winners will also be in the next issue. Florida Comic Experience Events August 9 Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Conjure 2605 North Highway A1A, August 1-3 Indialantic (Melbourne), Florida 32903 5780 Major Boulevard Guests: Paul Pelletier (comic artist) Orlando, FL 32819 Justin Ponsor (comic colorist) Guests: Paul Vincenti (OASIS Guest) and others Will Ludwigsen (OASIS Guest) $10 for the day Richard Lee Byers (OASIS Guest) www.florida-comics.com Joel Hodgson (creator, Mystery Science Theater 3000) Mid-Pinellas Comic Con and Maker Faire Nicholas Brendon (Xander, Buffy the August 9 Vampire Slayer) Seminole Community Library Mark Sheppard (actor) 9200 113th Street N Kelly Hu (actress) Seminole, FL 33772 and many more Free admittance $30 for 3 day before July 15, $40 at the door More information in Facebook www.conjureflorida.com Pensacola Para Con Tampa Bay Comic Con August 9-10 August 1-3 Pensacola Interstate Fair Grounds Expo Hall Tampa Convention Center 6655 Mobile Hwy 333 S. Franklin Street Pensacola Florida 32526 Tampa, FL 33602 Guests: Lou Ferrigno (Hulk, The Incredible Hulk) Guests: Jim Steranko (comic awriter/rtist) And many more Marv Wolfman (comic writer) $10 at the door per day Mike Zeck (comic artist) pensacolaparacon.webs.com/ and many more $45 for 3 days both pre-con and at the door (Continued on page 2) OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 27, Issue 321, August 2014. Published Monthly by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society (OASFiS). All rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra memberships to family members are $7.00 per year when only one newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS, send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 323 Goldenrod, FL 32733-0323 . To submit Articles, Artwork or Letters of Comment to the Event Horizon, send them to the Editor's address above or [email protected]. For additional information, call (407) 823-8715. OASFiS is a state chartered not for profit corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Author(s) and in no way represent the opinions of the Society or its members as a whole. Page two August 2015 August OASFiS Calendar OASFiS People OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, August 10, Brick and Fire Pasta and Pizza Steve Cole 407-275-5211 Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South Orange Ave [email protected] Orlando, Florida 32806). Come join us as we discuss Susan Cole 407-275-5211 Under the Graveyard Sky by John Ringo. [email protected] Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 To contact for more info: 407-823-8715 [email protected] Steve Grant 352 241 0670 SciFi Light [email protected] Saturday, August 16, Ben Aaronovitch’s River of Mike Pilletere [email protected] David Ratti 407-282-2468 London series. Site:TBD (check website) [email protected] For more info contact Steve Grant Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 [email protected] (Continued from page 1) Patricia Wheeler 407-832-1428 Orlando Comic Book Connection August 23-24 [email protected] Holiday Inn 8289 N. Wickham Road Any of these people can give readers information about the Melbourne, Florida, 32819 club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan $3 at the door per day thecomicbookconnection.com Included in news of favorite and upcoming shows were: Doctor Who’s new season, which starts August 23; “Intruders” Orlando Anime Day miniseries, starring ex-Doctor Who Master actor John Simm, August 23-24 begins this Fall; watch for a movie adaptation of Jonathan International Palms Resort 6515 International Drive Strange and Mr Norell; the current Doctor Who actor, Peter Orlando FL 32819 Capaldi, will star in miniseries Musketeers as Richelieu; the $5 per day or $7 for both days movie “Edge of Tomorrow, “ based on the plot of a Japanese story All You Need is Kill, was like a Tom Cruise version of www.orlando.animeday.net Groundhog Day with an alien invasion; “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the current remake of Battle of the Planet of the OASIS Meeting Apes, has lots of apes and a creepy feeling. There were "doves" Date: 7-13-14 and "hawks" on both the ape and human sides. Since apes don't Officers: David Lussier, Patty Russell Juan Sanmiguel feel shame or guilt, they have an advantage. Steve mentioned that Members: Kim Darin, Arthur Dykeman, Steve Grant, Patricia a National Public Radio special documented that female apes in Wheeler the wild will decorate their hair if an alpha female ape in their Guest: Bob Yazel group does it. Our president, Peggy, was unable to attend, so David began the Patricia recommends reading The Science of Discworld. David meeting with convention news from Juan. likes The Last Policeman. Steve recommends the Laundry series by Charles Stross. Bob recommended the movie My Name is Regarding the hotel contract, wording about the Con Suite and a Modesty," a possible tribute to the character Modesty Blaise. waiver for food brought in for Dessert Night and the Chili Cook- off still needs to be added. Juan will send any news of this as it Juan gave an engaging and thorough PowerPoint presentation on comes from the new hotel event coordinator. Juan will also wait the Hugo nominees in seven categories, along with a brief history to invite Jeff and Ann VanderMeer until the hotel contract is of some of the artists and authors. Contact him for any signed. All present agreed a Con Suite is desirable, and Steve suggestions, or a copy of the presentation. volunteered to run it if Bonny does not. Juan will ask Tom Reed to updating the Con flyer and Oasis website. Steve announced that Sci Fi Lite will be on the 4th Saturday of July at Sweet Traditions in Winter Garden, and the open Patricia described the July 4th club party at her lovely house as discussion will be about best books read this summer. The fun, and a good mix of guests. Twenty plus people showed up, following Sci Fi Lite will be on the 3rd Saturday of August, including Judy and Rob and friends from Clermont. Michael and about the Rivers of London series, beginning with Moon Over Donna had a good send off to Italy (by way of Connecticut), with Soho. two special desserts from Colleen, one being Tiramisu! Patricia made her famous chocolate chip cookies, and both Kim and Ed The next OASFiS meeting will be August 10th, and the book we brought deviled eggs. There was much more to eat, and even late will talk about will be Under the Graveyard Sky by John Ringo. -comers had plenty. I Page three August 2015 Award News (Subterranean) Flowers of the Sea, Reggie Oliver (Tartarus Press) The World Fantasy Awards finalists are: How the World Became Quiet, Rachel Swirsky (source Locus website) (Subterranean) Novel: Artist: Dust Devil on a Quiet Street, Richard Bowes (Lethe) Galen Dara A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent, Zelda Devon Marie Brennan (Tor) The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Julie Dillon Headline Review) John Picacio A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar (Small Beer) Charles Vess The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker (Harper) Special Award – Professional: The Land Across, Gene Wolfe (Tor) John Joseph Adams, for magazine and anthology editing Novella: Ginjer Buchanan, for editing at Ace Books “Wakulla Springs”, Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages (Tor.com Irene Gallo, for art direction of Tor.com 10/2/13) William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press Black Helicopters, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean) Jeff VanderMeer & Jeremy Zerfoss, for Wonderbook: The “The Sun and I”, K.J. Parker (Subterranean Summer ’13) Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Abrams “Burning Girls”, Veronica Schanoes (Tor.com 6/19/13) Image) Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M. Valente Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press (Subterranean) Special Award – Nonprofessional: Short Fiction: Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket”, Thomas Olde Heuvelt Marc Aplin, for Fantasy-Faction (Tor.com 4/24/13) Kate Baker, Neil Clarke & Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld “The Prayer of Ninety Cats”, Caitlín R. Kiernan Leslie Howle, for Clarion West administration (Subterranean Spring ’13) Mieneke van der Salm, for A Fantastical Librarian “Effigy Nights”, Yoon Ha Lee (Clarkesworld 1/13) “Selkie Stories Are for Losers”, Sofia Samatar (Strange Lifetime Achievement Awards: Horizons 1/7/13) Ellen Datlow and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love”, Rachel Swirsky (Apex 3/13) The awards will be presented at the World Fantasy Convention, Novemer 6-9, 2014 in Washington DC.
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