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TABLE of CONTENTS June 2000 Issue 473 Vol TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2000 Issue 473 Vol. 44 No.6 CHARLES N. BROWN 33rd Year of Publication 21-Time Hugo Winner Publisher & Editor-in-Chief MARK R. KELLY MAIN STORIES Electronic Editor-in-Chief 1999 Nebula Awards Winners/8 1999 Stoker Awards Winners/8 KIRSTEN GONG-WONG Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine to Fold/8 Managing Editor Ackerman Wins Monster Suit/8 FAREN C. MILLER Sterling Wins Clarke Award/9 Science Turns to SF/9 CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN Editors THE DATA FILE CYNTHIA RUSCZYK Clarke in Orbit/9 King Comes Out/9 Ellison Sues Pirates/9 Editorial Assistant DNA Buys Science Fiction Chronicle/9 Rushdie Redux/9 EDWARD BRYANT James White Award Established/70 Potter Wins/70 KAREN HABER Lightning Expands, Changes Name/70 Merging Publishers/70 MARIANNE JABLON Announcements/70 Worldcon Update/70 Calls For Papers/71 RUSSELL LETSON Awards News/71 Contest News/72 Legal News/72 JONATHAN STRAHAN Readings & Signings/72 Financial News/72 Magazine News/72 GARY K. WOLFE Online Update/74 International Rights/74 Other Rights Sales/74 Contributing Editors Publications Received/74 Multi-Media Received/74 Catalogs Received/74 WILLIAM G. CONTENTO INTERVIEWS Computer Projects BETH GWINN Octavia E. 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