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Volume 26 Number 9 Issue 315 February 2014 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Comic Book Connection Swampcon Rising was a great event. There is a short February 8-9 report in the issue. Holiday Inn & Suites If you have not renewed your membership and wish to Ocala Conference Center do so, please contact David Lussier or myself. 3600 SW 38th Avenue Checkout the Locus website for their recommended Ocala, FL 34474 reading list. It is a good guide if you are an award voter or just $5 Admission looking for something new to read. thecomicbookconnection.com Next month I hope to do a review and the Nebula final ballot should be out. Bold City Comics February 15-16 Brewster's MegaPlex Orlando Anime Day 845 University Blvd N. Jacksonville, FL 32211 February 1-2 Guests: Rags Morales (comic artist) International Palms Resort & Convention Center Doug Sneyd (comic artist) 6515 International Drive Diamond Dallas Page (wrestler) Orlando, FL 32819 Admission not known $4 at the door each day, Military Personnel free freshcomics.us/convention/boldcity-2014/fl-jacksonville www.orlando.animeday.net Cayden’s Game Crawl February 19-23 Costal Magic Jacksonville, FL February 6-9 At a different gaming store in each day see website Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort Free 100 North Atlantic Avenue warhorn.net/events/caydens-game-crawl Daytona Beach, FL 32118 Guests: Lucinne Diver Pensacon February 21-23 Linnea Sinclair Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel Aria Kane 200 E Gregory Street And many others Pensacola, FL, 32501 General Registration has sold out. Guests: Joe R. Lansdale Charity signing on Sat free (see website) Timothy Zahn Single day memberships maybe available (see website) Walter Koenig coastalmagicconvention.wordpress.com And many others Weekend pass $80.15, One day pass $33.74 Birthdays http://www.pensacon.com Pat Sims February 9 (Continued on page 2) OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 26 Issue 315, February 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 $6.00 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 our Voice Mail at (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 February 2014 February OASFiS Calendar OASFiS People OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, February 9, 1:30 PM, Brick and Fire Steve Cole 407-275-5211 (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, [email protected] FL 32806,407-426-8922). Come join us as we discuss Susan Cole 407-275-5211 Mars Inc by Ben Bova [email protected] Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 Sci Fi Light [email protected] Saturday February 15, 6:00 PM, TBD. Please Steve Grant 352 241 0670 check website. [email protected] Mike Pilletere [email protected] To contact for more info: David Ratti 407-282-2468 OASFiS Business Meeting 407-823-8715 [email protected] Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 [email protected] Patricia Wheeler 407-832-1428 (Continued from page 1) [email protected] Comic Book Connection February 22-23 Any of these people can give readers information about the Holiday Inn & Suites club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan. 2300 State Road 16 & I4 St. Augustine, FL $5 Admission thecomicbookconnection.com A Calculated Life, Anne Charnock (47North) The Mad Scientist’s Daughter, Cassandra Rose Ultracon Clarke (Angry Robot) February 22-23 Self-Reference Engine, Toh EnJoe, translated by Sheraton Suites Ft. Lauderdale Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru) 555 NW 62nd St Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309 Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit) Guests: Allen Bellman (comic artist) Life on the Preservation, Jack Skillingstead Mark Sparacio (comic artist) (Solaris) D.C. Douglas (voice actor) Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book fo $10 at the door, 10% off before con Science Fiction, Ian Whates, ed. (Solaris) ultraconofsouthflorida.com Countdown City, Ben H. Winters (Quirk) Steampunk Cruise The awards are presented annually to a distinguished work of Feb 25-March 2 science fiction published in paperback original form in the Port Canaveral, FL-Bahamas-Bayonne,NJ United States. Guests: Mary Robinette Kowal G.D. Falksen Standard cabin $709 per person The winner and any special citations will be announced April 18, steampunkcruise.com 2014 at Norwescon 37 in SeaTac WA.. For more, info see www.philipkdickaward.org Award News Academy Awards SFWA Grandmaster announced (source Wikipedia entry) (source Locus website) Speculative Fiction nominees Samuel R. Delany was named the 2013 Damon Knight Memorial Best Picture Grand Master Award winner. Delany is the writer of Dhalgren, Gravity Star in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, and many other novels, short fiction. He has won 2 Hugos and 4 Nebulas. The award (Continued on page 3) will be presented at the 49th Nebula Weekend on May 15-18th, 2014, in San Jose, CA at the San Jose Hilton. OASIS Meeting Minutes Date: 1-12-14 Philip K. Dick Award Officers: Peggy Stubblefield, David Ratti, David Lussier, Patty (source Locus website) Russell, Members: Arthur Dykeman, Hector Hoghlin, Dave Lussier, Kim The Philip K. Dick Award nominees are (Continued on page 3) Page three February 2014 (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 2) Darin Best Director Guests: Bob Yazel, Ken Knokol Alfonso Cuaron- Gravity Meeting notes: Patricia's and Juan's anticipated absences were noted and they Best Actress were missed. Sandra Bullock - Gravity Juan's notes were read, and his desire to sell Oasfis garage sale things at work approved. Best Writing—Original Screenplay Spike Jonze - Her Peggy will look into the community center at Fashion Square Mall as another place for Oasfis monthly meetings. Best Animated Feature The Croods – Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders, and Kristine Sci Fi Lite is next Saturday, 1/18, at Lolailo the Original. Belson Despicable Me 2 - Pierre Coffin, Chris Renud, Chirs Hurricane Who's Christmas episode viewing party was a success, Meledandri and a summary of 50th Anniversary and other Who news Ernest and Clementine - Benjamin Renner and Dedier discussed. Hurricane Who's June 14th tickets will be on sale Brunner soon. Frozen - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del Vecho The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzki Season 3 of Sherlock began - the protagonist survived the fall! Atlantis has found it's audience. Agents of the SHIELD Feb. 4th Best Animated Short episode will be featuring Stan Lee in a juicy role. Ken said 47 Feral - Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden Ronin featuring Keeanu Reeves as a half- Samurai distracts Get a Horse! - Lauren McMullan and Dorothy McKim from the true story. He also didn't recommend Saving Mr. Banks. Mr. Hublot - Lauren Witz and Alexandre Espigares Frozen was recommended as fun but forgettable, based on Possessions - Shula Morita Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen. Ender's Game had Room on the Broom - Max Lang and Jan Laucher mixed reviews, since it condenses several books into one, and the protagonist is older than in the books. Kim gave thumbs up to the Best Original Score new Grisham book, Sycamore Row. Peggy proposed that a book Gravity - Steven Price be chosen for discussion each meeting, even if we have time to Her -William Butler read only a few chapters. Mars, Inc. by Ben Bova will be our February book. In noting other good books, Peggy is rereading Best Original Song James Herriot's books, Dave Ratti is reading James P. Hogan, “Happy” from Despicable Me 2 - Pharrell Williams Bob is reading Pandemonium, sequel to Fragment, and Treasurer “Let It Go” from Frozen - Karen Anderson-Lopez and David Lussier is reading Under the Graveyard Sky by John Robert Lopez Ringo. Arthur is enjoying the Doctor Who comic, “The Girl Who “The Moon Song” from Her - Karen Orzolek and Spike Loved Dr. Who” by Paul Cornell who has also written three Jonze episodes of Doctor Who and several novels. Best Sound Editing This led into Juan's talk, given by Secretary Pat, about the best Gravity - Glenn Fremantle SF Books of 2013, which was well- received. The list was based The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Brent Burge and on the io9’s 2013 Best Novels list. The list is below. Thanks to Chris Ward all for their edits and comments, and to President Peggy for a great first meeting. Best Sound Mixing Gravity - Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Neptune’s Brood by Charles Stross Chris Munro Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey (Daniel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Christopher Abraham & Ty Franck) Boynes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, and Troy The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Johnson The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman NOS4A2 by Joe Hill Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh Best Production Design Gravity - Andy Nicholson, Rosie Godwin, and Joanne The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Woollard The Best of All Possible Wolds by Karen Lord Her - K.K Barrett and Gene Serdena Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie London Falling by Paul Cornell Page four February 2014 Best Cinematography Swampcon Rising Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki Best Makeup and Hairstyling Swampcon Rising was held at the Reitz Student Union The Lone Ranger - Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny at the University of Florida on January 18-19, 2014.