Millennium Philcon the Kessel

1 Thursday Morning August 30, 2001

PROGRAM CHANGES “You may already be a Winner” Additions/Deletions of People Panel Cancellations That’s right Charlotte Pre-supporters, The following people have been added: Philadelphia and the Westward Vision stop by the Fandata Table in the Dealers • Kir Bulychev (Friday, 11 am) Room and receive your prize of a copy of • David Feintuch People Added to a Panel the newest Fandom Directory. • Allen Dean Foster Bob Devney – Dramatic License Prize package eligibility limited to all • Jay Kay Klein (Thursday, 10 pm) Charlotte 2004 pre-supporters, so sign up • Sasha Miller Bob Devney – Political Fantasy? A West now. Offer void where prohibited. Friends, The following are not attending: Wing Discussion (Friday, 7 pm) Family, Relations and Hornets of Charlotte • Constance Ash David Feintuch – Naval Fiction and SF 2004 ARE eligible to receive the prize • Algis Budrys (Friday, 5 pm) package. Odds of winning are 1 in 1. • Mark Keller Anne Harris – Autographing Early Closings • Jared Lobdell (Friday, at 11 am) The Market Street entrance of the Panel Time Changes Sasha Miller – Dramatic License Loews will be closed from 7 pm to 3 am A Tribute to Poul Anderson has been (Thursday at 10 pm) from Wednesday to Friday for restoration moved to Saturday at noon, CC201B Sasha Miller – The Art of Developing Cha- work. The valet entrance on 12th Street Writer in a High Castle (Philip K. Dick) racter Histories in RPGs (Friday, 11 am) will be open. has been moved to Friday, 4 pm, CC201B Gene Olmsted and Tom Purdom – Panel Additions Welcome to Philadelphia Newsletter Staff Needed Catherine Mintz Reads New, Original (Thursday, noon) The Kessel Run needs people to staff Fiction by Kathy Tyers, People Dropped from a Panel our News Desk, write material, and to Thursday, 6 pm, CC202B Susan Casper – Ghost Stories vs. Serial deliver newsletters. Go to the Volunteer Panel Name Change Killers (Thursday at 6 pm) Desk on the PCC Bridge and tell them you The The Liar’s Club (Friday, 5 pm) is now Craig Engler – What the Frell: A Look at want to work for the newsletter. Gardner, Pat & George Speak Farscape (Friday at 5 pm) Program Participants and Their Pseudonyms Picks of the Day Gaming Changes for Thursday • Eve Ackerman — Darlene Marshall The Millennium Philcon activities may A Parent’s Guide to Gaming is Cancelled. • Phil Klass — William Tenn start on Thursday morning, but the tradi- • Yoji Kondo — Eric Kotani tional Opening Ceremonies at 4 pm in • Igor V. Mojeiko — Kir Bulychev the Marriott Grand Ballroom is the official Be Kind to Your Hotel • Alis Rasmussen — Kate Elliott beginning of the 59th World Science Fic- • Don’t post anything on any surfaces • William Sarjeant — Antony Swithin tion Convention. Sometimes corny and in the Marriott. There are wire grids in • David Thayer — Teddy Harvia • Bryan Toder — Bryan Dean awkward, the Opening Ceremonies present the elevator lobbies for posting flyers. • Ann Tonsor Zeddies — Toni Anzetti the birth of a Worldcon — the unveiling • Please don’t hang anything on the fire of the result of years of hard work by the sprinklers in your room. [As the chair of committee. Please attend and share our joy. Disclave 1997, I wish to stress that a broken Special Memorial Issue The Meet and Greet on Thursday sprinkler can ruin your whole con. – MRN] The Kessel Run will be publishing a evening at 6 pm in the PCC Overlook Cafe • We have been warned to caution special memorial issue for all the friends is an opportunity to socialize with our people to keep an eye on their notebook and family fandom has lost over the past Guests of Honor and other program par- computers at all times. year since Chicon 2000. ticipants. The Exhibit Hall will also be open • Make sure your room door is firmly Please submit a short paragraph in for your enjoyment with a few surprise ac- secured whenever you leave it or retire memory of a friend, family member, or tivities planned as well. for the evening. someone you admired. Rogue Writers Unite! Frankly Speaking Anime Program Changes If you are an author and would like to Printer and philosopher, scientist and Anime will start running its 24-hour do a reading at MilPhil, sign up at the Rogue revolutionary, diplomat and lover, Benjamin schedule on Thursday, August 30th, in Writers booth in the fan area in the Exhibi- Franklin may have been the closest thing to Rooms M408/409. Thursday’s schedule is tion Hall, starting on Thursday from 6 pm a real life Heinlein hero. The Sage of as follows: to 9 pm. Half hour reading slots will be Philadelphia’s connection to the worlds of 4 pm Bugs Bunny Tribute available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. science fiction and fantasy – his fantasy of Different directors and their perspectives on how The names of all readers will be advertised an autobiography, his mad scientist to direct a Bugs Bunny cartoon. at the booth, and in future editions of the experiments, and dabblings with alchemy 6 pm Cowboy Bebop Newsletter. Let your voice be heard! etc. – will be the subject of several hours Originally scheduled to begin at noon, we will be Broad Universe will also be sponsoring of frank discussion. running the entire series in one marathon! Come a group reading, to be held before the Broad Today at noon, the Ben track opens with see one of the best series to come out of Japan in Universe tea party. Fiction writers and po- Master of Science, Master of Propaganda the last few years! Description: The year is ets interested in reading short pieces or ex- (CC204C). The panel will be followed with 2071AD: driven out of their terrestrial eden, cerpts (under 5 minutes) should contact The Wisest Man in the World: Ben Franklin in humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. Mary Anne Mohanraj (editor@strange- Fact and Fiction (3pm CC202B). Move next From the section-by-section collapse of the former horizons.com) to sign up. We will accom- door at 4 pm for SF Ben Franklin Could Have nations, a mixed jumble of races and peoples modate as many readers as we can. Broad Known: The Very Early History of SF came. They spread to the stars, taking with Universe is an organization devoted to pro- (CC203B). On Friday, there’s Ben Franklin: them the now confused concepts of freedom, vio- moting science fiction, fan The Light of Reason and the Light of Alchemy lence, illegality and love, where new rules and a Marriott Restaurant (10 am CC104B). At 1 pm, panelists will new generation of outlaws came into being. The rest of the schedule, as printed in Extends Hours discuss Radical Philadelphia Visions: Benjamin Franklin and Scott Nearing (CC104B) At 4 the pocket program, is correct from 10 am Allies American Grille is extending pm, MilPhil will extol Franklin’s Genius and on Friday for the rest of the convention. their Saturday and Sunday hours to 2 am. the Genius of Science Fiction (CC104B). Finally, Want to get volunteer hours for watch- JW’s Steakhouse will be closed from Saturday will feature The Future of Science and ing your favorite anime? Ask Volunteers August 30th the September 4th. Technology As Viewed from Franklin’s Time (2:00 how you can help! A reminder that all Marriott restaurants pm CC201A). will give a 5% discount to all MilPhil at- Birth Announcement Kids can enjoy a film about how Ben tendees when they present their badges. 2001 Fan Writer Hugo nominee Steven Franklin owes it all to a mouse in Ben and Silver is pleased to announce the birth of Me (Friday 1:00 pm CC101), part of his second daughter. Melanie Shira Silver Be an active part of MilPhil MilPhil’s Camp Franklin track of program- was born at 1:06 am on August 26th. She ming for children (and others), named for weighed 7 pounds, 3.4 ounces. Both you know who. VOLUNTEER Melanie and Elaine are doing well.

The Kessel Run is the daily newsletter of the Millennium Philcon. Contributions for the newsletter may be dropped off at newsstand mailboxes or brought to the Newsletter office in PCC 302. This issue’s managing editor was Samuel Lubell. Other staff members included Robert MacIntosh, Mary Morman, Michael Nelson, and Adam Tilghman. The Kessel Run masthead graphic was created by Julia Morgan-Scott. Xenophillie was created by Teddy Harvia. All material included in the Kessel Run is copyright © 2001. A Sentinel Monolith production. 2 Thursday Afternoon August 30, 2001

“So Long, and Thanks for Paying for Entertainment or Restaurant Reviews Putting on an Entertaining Con? All the Ghoti” Joy Tsin Lau Restaurant, 1026-28 Race Most of us are used to plunking down Chicon 2000 invites all Chicon volunteers, Street. The entrance may seem a little our cash and walking in to see a movie members, and friends (and everybody is less than welcoming, but it’s quite a nice or play or listen to a concert. Our money their friend) to a Chicon thank-you party place inside. There are tables of varying pays for our admission to the Thursday night at 9pm in Marriot 662. sizes seating up to twelve people. The entertainment. But the Worldcon - any The last Chicon door prize drawing will impressive menu makes up for the fact Worldcon - is a different proposition. be held at midnight - win a membership that I didn’t spot a menu displayed The Worldcon is a cooperative in a future Worldcon of your choice! outside, and the friendly staff smilingly endeavor. It is the (only) annual meeting explained that the soup came in a large of the World Science Fiction Society. It bowl and would be more than enough Where’s the Eats? is run almost entirely with volunteers who for two. From the chef’s choices the Tie The easiest, cheapest, and most do it because they want to have the best Chen Cherry Chicken was really good - it available food at the Millennium Philcon convention they can. Since it is a was served in a beautiful dish and tasted is at the Reading Terminal Market across cooperative effort, it relies on its wonderful! (Reviewed by Jan van’t Ent.) Arch street from the convention center. members for the labor and management. This is an old-fashioned open market with If you are reading this, you are Maggiano’s Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street. fresh seafood, meats, vegetables, and other probably a member of the Society. For This is the best Italian food I’ve had in ages! groceries sold from individual stands. the convention to succeed, tens of Our party of six showed up a little after Additionally, Reading Market has dozens thousands of labor hours are required, in 7pm on Wednesday night and were seated of individual food booths selling everything addition to the money paid for immediately. The hostess warned, though, from ice cream to soft pretzels to fresh memberships, dealers tables, art show that reservations were definitely needed on lemonade to the traditional Philly Cheese commissions, etc. Each member’s share weekends (567-2020). The “family style” Steak sandwich. Prices are low to is around 2 hours per convention day. menu on the front page of the menu was moderate and portions are quite large. Try It’s those volunteer hours that help us absolutely wonderful at $22 per person, and to get a seat at the counter of the Dutch keep the cost of the convention down the waitress helped us choose a very nice Eating Place for a huge breakfast. Or plan and differentiate us from the (doubly Chianti to go with it. Highlights were the to get your food to go - there’s little space expensive) professional conventions that gnocchi in tomato vodka sauce, the to sit and all of it is reserved for purchases use paid labor and contractors for mussels, and the lemon salmon. The from specific vendors. everything from registration to door enormous profiteroles for dessert had a truly This takes care of Thursday, Friday, and guards and errands. delectable dark chocolate sauce. Saturday, but don’t count on the Reading I urge everyone to Volunteer. If you (Reviewed by Mary Morman.) Terminal Market for food on Sunday and aren’t already on the program, staff, or Monday. The market will be CLOSED gopher lists, you can go to one of the How to Claim Your Sunday and Monday. Volunteers desks, and they will find Member Discount! something useful for you to contribute. Millennium Philcon members are You’ll be helping out your fellow fans entitled to a 5% discount on all non- Thursday Parties and making the convention better. alcohol purchases at all Marriott Charlotte in 2004 2147 8 pm I am not speaking for the Millennium Chicon 2000 662 9 pm food outlets. Present your Philcon.This is true of all our UK in 2005 738 8:05pm membership badge to your waiter conventions. If we don’t put in more than Boston in 2004 626-636 9:30pm or waiteress when ordering, and if just money, the conventions won’t be Poetry Jam CC202B 8pm the discount has not been applied more than just shows. So join the All parties are in the Marriott Philadelphia unless when the check is presented, take it community. Do your share. Volunteer. otherwise noted. to the cashier to claim your discount. (Submitted by Kent Bloom.) Lobstah Lotto Winners WSFS Business Meeting Winners of last night’s Lobstah Lotto at The deadline for submitting new the Boston in 2004 party are: Sarah business to the WSFS Business Meeting Fairbrother Wassum who wins at set of is 6pm today (Thursday). To qualify, take the Lensman Books; Gary Feldbaum who 200 copies of your proposal (including wins a Red Sox hat; Damien Sullivan an original signed by at least two MilPhil who wins a Legal Seafoods Lobster members) to the convention office (M- Dinner; and Mark Richards who wins a 309) and ask them to put it in the Sheraton Boston stay. Please claim your Business Meeting mailbox. Behind the Scenes at Reg prizes at the bid table in Hall A. The WSFS Business Meetings are Everyone who’s picked up a badge Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 10:00am knows that there are lines at Registration. Guest of Honor Book in CC103A. (They are listed in the That’s bound to happen when 3000 The Millennium Philcon Guest of Honor schedule detail, but not on the daily people all want to pick up their badges at book Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys program grid.) the same time. Take a look at what’s with Gardner Dozois is available at (Submitted by Kevin Standlee.) happening behind the scenes where Convention Sales, the NESFA Press table, dozens of volunteers are helping Linda and other fine hucksters in the Dealer’s From the Committee Ross-Mansfield of Winnipeg to run the Room for $24. Strange Days is a The Millennium Philcon Committee on-site registration. Linda has a few hardcover collection of short fiction by our would like to thank all our attendees and words of advice. She asks you to be Hugo-winning Guest. Gardner Dozois will our hard-working volunteers at patient and to have as much information be signing copies of Strange Days at the Registration today for their patience and with you as you can (such as a progress NESFA Press table in the Dealer’s Room understanding during our hardware report with your label and a picture ID). on Friday between 2pm and 3pm. problems at the Solutions desk. We’re Linda says that approximately 1500 new working hard to fix the problems and and pre-registered members picked up hope to have the system running more More Food Savings badges on Wednesday. smoothly as soon as possible. If you slow your badge at the Tourist If you want to transfer a membership Laura Paskman-Syms Information booth in the Convention Center and have only a number, not a name, for Administrative Vice-Chair you can pick up a copy of a coupon book the membership you are transferring, for the Gallery at Market East (similar to please go to Pre-Reg first so someone Reading Terminal Market) with savings can find the name associated with your A Change to the Changes certificates for food and shopping. The number. If you do have the name, then The yellow sheet of Program Changes Gallery at Market East is below the other published for Thursday, August 30th go to directly to the SOLUTIONS line - side of the Convention Center on the lower shows Bob Devney’s program item on yep, that’s the long one. To do a transfer levels. “Political Fantasy? A West Wing you will need your own picture ID as Discussion” happening on Friday at 7pm. Thursday Concerts well as a signed transfer letter. That should be THURSDAY at 7pm, not Franklin Hall (Marriott) The Pre-Reg lines are moving fast, but Friday. Sorry for the misprint. the SOLUTIONS line is moving more 4:00pm Frank Parker slowly. Please do be patient. The 4:30pm Gary McGath Registration staff is resolving issues as URGENT NOTICE! 5:00pm Gary Ehrlich quickly as they can! Sign up NOW for Para 5:30pm Ben Newman Program participants should first pick Transit 6:00pm Matt Leger up their packets at the Program Any person who will need PARA 6:30pm Marc Glasser Participants table directly under the World TRANSIT will need to sign up to get 7:00pm Erica Neely Science Fiction Society banner on the a pass at the SEPTA Information 7:30pm Leslie Fish Bridge. This will give them something to Desk located near Registration. 10:00pm Karen Penrose & read while standing in the lines at Signup will only take place today Peter Suffredin Registration to pick up their badges. (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday).

URGENT NOTICE! Party Locator Restaurant Reviews Sign up NOW for Para Transit You are in a maze of twisty passages, Aso Sushi, 719 Walnut. This is: very Any person who needs PARA all alike… expensive, very good, and has no all-you- TRANSIT must sign up for a pass at Many of the parties in the Marriott can-eat sushi. (Lisa Padd) the SEPTA Information Desk located are on floors six and seven, just above 10th Floor Lounge, Hilton Garden Inn. The near Registration. Signup will take place the function space on floors three, four breakfast buffet for $9.95 (full) or $6.95 only today (Friday). and five. You can beat the elevator lines (continental) is quite a good deal. The by using the stairs – but only if you can continental includes a hearty, hot oatmeal, Art Show Docent Tours find the stairs. lots of fruit, yogurt, and a variety of pastries, Try a walk through the Art Show with The Marriott has many staircases, all bread, and cold cereal. (Mary Morman) one of our thoughtful, articulate tour hidden behind red EXIT signs. Some of Allie’s American Grille, Marriott Hotel. The leaders! The FRIDAY tour is at 2pm them stop at the fifth floor. Some of entrance was hard to find, the service was with Ken Warren, the official Masquerade them skip the lower levels. Some of them haphazard, and “free refills” silently changed photographer. Other tours are: spiral around each other like DNA, except to “free refill; we’ve charged you for the SATURDAY that you’re always on the wrong helix and subsequent fill-ups”. On the positive side, 11am Donato Giancola pro artist are fated to be ejected from the gene pool. most of our party praised their cheese steak noon Jane Frank art collector Only a few go all the way through from sandwich, and they’re open ‘til 2am on 1pm Stephen Youll artist GOH three to seven. Saturday and Sunday. Remember your 5% 3pm Ctein & Teresa editor and These magic staircases can be found member discount! (Adam Tilghman) Nelson Hayden fan writer in the corners of the hotel, and are Gaming Notes 4pm David Cherry pro artist numbers 4B and 2A – you can find the “Campaign Basics 1 & 2” - scheduled 5pm John Hertz fan writer number on the staircase, just inside the for 1pm Friday - will now be 3pm Friday. SUNDAY door. 4B is near the east elevator bank, See the Gaming Room for a new description 11am Brad Foster fan artist and 2A is at the other corner on the east and participants. 1pm Tom Whitmore ConJose chair side of the hotel. Once you’ve made it to the party Scheduled (aka Pre-Registered) Gaming Attention BSFS! floors, many of the corridors are narrow and all Gaming Admin are in PCC 107. PSFS challenges BSFS to a round of and twisty. In particular, the long corridors Operating hours are Friday - Sunday 10am FANNISH FEUD. Friday Night at connecting the two halves of the hotel to 10pm. Open Gaming is in the Marriott 8pm CC204A. are very narrow. Please do not form (Franklin B, 4th Floor) and does not open hallway parties. You can avoid the long until 10pm Friday-Sunday. Friday Parties narrow corridors by using the correct —Mark Santillo, Deputy Gaming Head Albacon 2001 2132 9pm elevator bank to get to your party. For Radio Room Prydonians of Prynceton 716 9pm rooms between x51 and x99, use the east The Radio Room will remain in M401. It Torcon 3 662 9pm bank – the bank of six elevators located is not moving to M406. Sime~Gen Party 2114 9pm close to the convention center bridge. For Kansas City 674 10pm rooms from x00 to x50, use the west bank iPublish.com 406 5 - 6:30pm Remember to tip the maid! – the bank of five elevators located at Japan 798 8pm If you don’t stay in hotels too often, the far end of the Marriott from the Charlotte in 2004 2147 7:30pm you may not realize that it’s customary convention center bridge. Chicon 2000 662 9 pm to tip your hotel maid. You should leave I always knew I’d find some use for UK in 2005 738 20:05pm about $2 each day - more if you have twenty years of experience of playing Boston in 2004 626-636 9:30pm lots of people, or a party, or lots of RPGs and mapping weird patterns of trash to clean up. The best place to leave All parties are in the Marriott Philadel- rooms and stairways. it is on the unmade bed. phia unless otherwise noted. —Mike Scott Alerts from the Gripe Session Religious Services Be aware that another group has rented Ed Krieg is looking for a few good the Grand Marble Hall tonight (the large Catholics for Saturday Mass. Contact him room between the Marriott and the 2nd at Marriott 225 or via the voodoo board. floor of the PCC). While you will be able Friday night Jewish services will be to walk through the hall, you may have to held at 8pm in Marriott 307, but Saturday walk a somewhat different way. morning services have been cancelled. Pocket Program site codes: Any room The nearest shul is Mkveh Israel, 44 N. beginning with “CC” is in the Convention 4th St. between Race and Arch. Services Center, any room beginning with “M” is in start at 9am. (Zev Sero) the Marriott, and any room beginning with “L” is on the fourth floor of the Loew’s Tae Bo (the hotel across Market from the Marriott). $100 Fine Start your day right! Cardio kick-boxing Reading Terminal Market and (aka Tae Bo) will be held on Saturday and Independence Brewery are closed both Monday mornings at 9am. This fun activity Sunday and Monday. Many other restaurants $100 Fine uses kickboxing moves in a high-energy are closed Monday. Both Maggiano’s Little There’s been a consistent rumor that aerobic workout. No experience required, Italy and many Chinatown restaurants are open Marriott hotel guests who check out but bring a towel. CC 103C. for the entireWorldcon. before their scheduled departure date will have to pay a $100 fine. Apparently there Volunteer Info Concerts Tonight! was some truth to this rumor, but the The Volunteer Desk in PCC is open 9am Friday night is Progressive Rock Night Marriott has now agreed not to make this to 8pm. The Volunteer/Gopher Lounge in the Marriott Franklin Hall A, 4th floor. charge for convention members. in Marriott 362 is open 9am to 10pm. 9pm Venus Moon and the Gas Giants expand the genre with their funky rhythms. Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Trivia Contest Winners 10:30pm The Red Masque performs A special reception in honor of the past and Winners from the Thursday evening Trivia with a stage show reminiscent of present nominees and winners of the Contest are: Leo Duvoschenko (67 Hawkwind and yet very fresh and new. Gaylactic Spectrum Awards will take place points), Bob Devney (23 points), Richard in the Gay Fandom Suite (M600) on Friday Friedman (21 points), and Chris Logan Dealers Room Autographing from 8-10pm. These awards are for works Edwards (20 points). Nancy Kress Friday, 1-2pm originally published or shown during the year Charles Sheffield Friday, 2-3pm with positive gay, lesbian, bisexual, or Maria Bellamy! Sasha Miller Saturday, 1-2pm transgender content. A list of this year’s Maria Bellamy, please see Kathleen Meyer Stanley Schmidt Saturday, 2-3pm winners is now available. at Ops about a package! Lawrence Watt-Evans Saturday, 3-4pm

1951 Retro Hugo Awards Best Novel Best Novel (811 ballots counted) Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (Scribner’s)

Best Novella (785 ballots counted) “The Man Who Sold the Moon” by Robert A. Heinlein (Shasta Publishers)

Best Novelette (702 ballots counted) “The Little Black Bag” by C. M. Kornbluth (Astounding Science Fiction July 1950)

Best Short Story (718 ballots counted) “To Serve Man” by Damon Knight (Galaxy November 1950)

Best Related Book Due to the insufficient response, there was no final ballot in this category.

Best Dramatic Presentation (782 ballots counted) Destination Moon (George Pal Productions)

Best Professional Editor (686 ballots counted) John W. Campbell, Jr.

Best Professional Artist (687 ballots counted) Frank Kelly Freas

Best Fan Writer (523 ballots counted) Bob Silverberg

Best Semiprozine Due to the insufficient response, there was no final ballot in this category.

Best Fanzine (415 ballots counted) Science Fiction News Letter

Best Fan Artist (477 ballots counted) Jack Gaughan Thanks to Jeff Copeland for the counting software used in administering the Retro Hugos. Hugo is a registered service mark of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. Saul Jaffe and Rick Katze, Hugo Co-Administrators Hugo Nominations Nominations for Novelette — final ballot complete — (1) Miller (5) The Nekromantikon There were 130 total nominating ballots of which (73 nominating ballots, 32 nominees) (14) Rashomon (1) Orbom (2) Cry of the Nameless 48 were submitted online. One ballot was invali- (67) “The Little Black Bag” (8) Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1) Stanley Meltzoff (2) Fantasy Advertiser dated. There were 886 total final ballots of which (51) “Scanners Live in Vain” (6) Dimension X: Green Hills of Earth (1) Timins (2) Le Zombie 157 were submitted online. 24 ballots were invali- (31) “Dear Devil” (6) King Solomon’s Mine (1) Turner (2) Operation Fantast dated. (29) “Okie” (6) The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1) Wally Wood (2) Peon To the Stars was nominated in both the novel and (18) “The Helping Hand” (6) Treasure Island (1) William E. Terry (2) Phantasmagoria novella categories. Based on the word count, it could — final ballot complete — (4) Report on the Barnhouse Effect (2) Shangri-La qualify in either category. We used our discretion (17) “Bindlestiff ” (2) Dimension X: Martian Chronicles Nominations for Fan Writer (2) Spaceways under the WSFS constitution to move it into the (16) “The Second Night of Summer” (2) Dimension X: The Roads Must Roll (38 nominating ballots, 29 nominees) (1) Dreamquest novella category. We believe that it resulted in a (11) “You’re All Alone” (2) Portrait of Jennie (27) Walt Willis (1) Fan Variety more representative category. (9) “Oddy and Id” (2) Potters of Firsk (24) Bob Tucker (1) Fantasy Commentary The nominations marked with a * received suf- (7) “he Stars Are the Styx” (16) Lee Hoffman (1) Fantasy Times ficient nominations to make the final ballot but were (6) “The New Reality” Nominations for Professional Editor (11) James White (1) Gem Tones determined to be ineligible because they did not (4) “Flight to Forever” (64 nominating ballots, 21 nominees) (7) Bob Silverberg (1) Mezrab produce any eligible work that year. (4) “Honeymoon in Hell” (55) John W. Campbell (7) Harlan Ellison* (1) Peace on Sol III After discussion with Dell Publications, the spon- (4) “The Sound” (45) H. L. Gold — final ballot complete — (1) Shangri L’Affaires sor of the Campbell Award, it was decided not to (3) “Enchanted Village” (38) Anthony Boucher (5) Redd Boggs (1) Spaceship award the Campbell in the Retro category. (3) “The Potters of Firsk” (15) Groff Conklin (4) Francis Towner Laney (1) TWS (11) J. Francis McComas (3) Bob Bloch (1) Wild Hour Nominations for Novel Nominations for Short Story — final ballot complete — (3) Forest J Ackerman (2) Bob Shaw (111 nominating ballots, 30 nominees) (100 nominating ballots, 64 nominees) (5) Judith Merrill Nominations for Fan Artist (2) Charles Burbee (54) Pebble in the Sky (54) “To Serve Man” (4) Sam Merwin, Jr. (30 nominating ballots, 20 nominees) (2) David H Keller (43) Farmer in the Sky (33) “A Subway Named Mobius” (3) Damon Knight (19) Bill Rotsler (2) Harry Warner (43) The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (29) “Coming Attraction” (2) Donald A. Wollheim (11) James White (2) Lee Jacobs (38) The Dying Earth (23) “Born of Man and Woman” (2) Jerome Bixby (8) Bjo Trimble* (2) Sam Moskowitz (28) First Lensman (22) “The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out” (2) Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (7) Ray Nelson (2) Terry Carr — final ballot complete — — final ballot complete — (2) Raymond A. Palmer (6) Dave Kyle* (1) Art Rapp (26) Gormenghast (16) “The Silly Season” (1) August Derleth (6) Jack Gaughan (1) Art Widner (12) Needle (14) “A Walk in the Dark” (1) Editor of Collier’s Weekly (4) Lee Hoffman (1) Dave Kyle (12) Voyage of the Space Beagle (10) “The Illustrated Man” (1) Everett F. Bleiler (4) Lynn Hickman* (1) Donald B. Day (10) The Martian Chronicles (10) “The Mindworm” (1) Howard Browne — final ballot complete — (1) Joe Kennedy (8) Gather, Darkness (7) “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1) Lester Del Rey (3) Hannes Bok (1) Lynn Hickman (6) Galactic Patrol (6) “Gypsy” (1) Martin Greenberg (2) Alva Rogers (1) Manley Banister (6) The Wizard of Linn (6) “Potters of Firsk” (1) Mick McComas (2) Bill Kroll (1) Max Keasler (5) Hand of Zei (6) “The Veldt” (1) T. E. Dikty (2) Ken Brown (1) Rick Sneary (4) The Cosmic Engineers (5) “The Evitable Conflict” (1) Terry Carr (1) Atom (1) Shelby Vick (4) Donovan’s Brain (5) “Not With A Bang” (1) Edd Cartier (1) Vernon McCain (4) I, Robot (5) “The Report on the Barnhouse Effect” Nominations for Professional Artist (1) George Richard (49 nominating ballots, 31 nominees) (1) Vince Clarke (1) Jerry Bullock Nominations for Novella Nominations for Related Book (29) Virgil Finlay (1) Jim Bradley (25) Chesley Bonestell Nominations for Semiprozine (73 nominating ballots, 19 nominees): (9 nominating ballots, 10 nominees) (1) Margaret Dominick (17) Edd Cartier (4 nominating ballots, 8 nominees) (44) “The Dreaming Jewels” (2) Cinvention Memory Book (1) Ralph Rayburn Philips (16) Hannes Bok (1) Astounding (30) “And Now You Don’t” (2) Interplanetary Flight (1) A Tom (12) Ed Emshwiller* (1) Cinvention Memory Book (23) “The Last Enemy” (2) Ley – Conquest of Space Summary (130 total nominating ballots) (10) Kelly Freas (1) Fantasy and SF (10) “To the Stars” (2) Worlds to Religion Category Ballots Votes Nominees Range — final ballot complete — (1) Fantasy Book (9) “The Man Who Sold the Moon” (1) Conquest of Space Novel 111 324 30 54-28 (6) Jack Gaughan (1) Galaxy — final ballot complete — (1) Egoboo Novella 73 141 19 44-9 (4) Hubert Rogers (1) Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (4) “The Five Gold Bands” (1) L. Ron Hubbard/Dianetics Novelette 73 299 32 67-18 (4) Richard Powers (1) Star*Line Short Story 100 327 64 54-22 (4) “Wine of the Dreamers” (1) A Man Divided (3) Earle K. Bergey (1) Thrilling Wonder Stories Related Book 9 14 10 2-1 (2) “The Face in the Abyss” (1) The Nature of the Universe (3) Reynold Brown — final ballot complete — Dramatic Presentation 88 252 30 72-18 (2) “Guyal of Sfere” (1) Robert A. Heinlein: The Making of Destination Moon Professional Editor 64 193 21 55-11 (3) Robert Gibson Jones Due to the insufficient response, there was no final (2) “Let Freedom Ring” Due to the insufficient response, there was no final ballot in Professional Artist 49 151 31 29-11 (2) Harold W. McCauly ballot in this category. (2) “The Moon is Hell” this category. Fan Writer 38 133 29 27-7 (1) Alan Hunter (2) “New Bodies for Old” Semiprozine 4 8 8 1-1 (1) Alex Raymond Fanzine 36 98 26 19-7 (1) “Beyond Bedlam” Nominations for Dramatic Nominations for Fanzine (1) Alex Schomburg Fan Artist 30 82 20 19-6 (1) “Morning Star” Presentation (36 nominating ballots, 26 nominees) (1) Bob Clothier (19) Slant (1) “Paradise” (88 nominating ballots, 30 nominees) (1) Edmond Swintek (17) Quandry Special Feature at Midnight (1) “Paradise Street” (72) Destination Moon (1) Gerard Quinn (8) Science Fiction News Letter (1) “There Shall Be No Darkness” (39) Harvey Nosferatu – 1922 silent movie with live (1) H R Van Dongen (8) Skyhook (1) “Voice of the Lobster” (27) Rocketship X-M (1) Herman Vestal (7) The Fanscient accompaniment by organist George (1) “When Time Went Mad” (24) Cinderella (1) Lawrence Stevens (7) Spacewarp (18) Rabbit of Seville Akerley in the Marriott Grand Ballroom. (1) Malcolm Smith — final ballot complete — 7 Saturday Morning September 1, 2001

New to Worldcon? Blue Light Special Program Changes Get Oriented! If you picked up a copy of Walter Mosley’s New Items The Millennium Philcon welcomes new Blue Light up off the freebies table, please Odyssey Workshop Presentation: Director Jeanne fans and others attending Worldcon for the bring it to his autographing session at 4pm Cavelos Describes the 6-Week SF/F/H first time. We would like to make a few Saturday so he’ll have something to sign! Workshop (Sunday, 10am, CC201C) suggestions on how to best enjoy Worldcon. He’ll give it back—we promise. A Tribute to Poul Anderson is now Tributes to First, even though Worldcon lasts five Water, Water Everywhere Poul Anderson and Gordy Dickson (noon days, you cannot do everything. Remember Please do not try to move the water coolers CC201B). the fannish rule about getting at least two that have been placed in the corridors of People Added to Items real meals and six hours of sleep a day (and the convention center. If a cooler is low, Kent Brewster, the Match Game (Saturday, no, you cannot reverse those). please call Ops and ask them to contact 7pm, CC204B) Second, try different things. Don’t just Elaine Brenner or Jeff Olhoeff. Sarah A. Hoyt, Reading (Sunday, 12:30pm, attend the panels, as intriguing as they sound; CC106B) there’s lots more to do. Tour the art show, Win One Million (Lira) Ellen Klages, Reading (Sunday, 2:30pm, explore the fanzine lounge, listen to filk, Round two of Who Wants To Win a CC106A) watch the Hugos, etc. Million will take place at 3pm in CC103A. Jean Elizabeth Krevor, Trends in Electronic Third, volunteer. The best way to meet Prospective contestants should sit in the first Publishing (Monday, noon, CC204C) people and feel a part of the convention is two rows to be picked. Good luck! Karl Schroeder, Autographing (Sunday, to participate. Volunteering lets you go Volunteers Win at MilPhil noon) and Reading (Sunday, 1:30pm, behind the scenes and see more of the The winner of Friday’s Volunteer Raffle is CC106B) convention. People are always needed for Sunday Abraham from Washington, D.C. William Shunn, Reading (Sunday, 1pm, volunteer activities, even as late as Monday. Badge #3137. She may pick up her prize in CC106B) Visit the volunteer booth and sign up. the Gopher Lounge. You can be a winner Connie Wilkins, SFF Net Suite Reading Finally, talk to the other fans. People are too! Just volunteer. (erotica —adults only please) (Sunday, here from all over the world, many with 10:30pm, SFF Net Suite, Marriott 2184) interesting stories about fannish life in strange Vote for Your Worldcon David Levine, Jeff Rutherford, William places. Worldcon veterans are always willing Voting for site selection for the 62nd Widder, Yojo Kondo, and James Glass, to help newcomers out. In fact, there is a Worldcon, to be held in 2004, is taking place Writers of the Future (Sunday, noon, whole panel devoted to Worldcon Orientation in PCC Hall A, from 10am to 6pm, directly CC108B.) on Saturday at noon (CC203A). across from the entrance. The $35 voting People Deleted from Items Sidewise Award Winners fee entitles you to a supporting membership Mike Moscoe Reading Sunday 12:30pm. The winners of the Sidewise Award, in the winning convention. You can talk to presented at MilPhil for best alternate history, the bidders for the 2004 Worldcon—Boston SIG Changes were: Short Form—Ted Chiang for “72 and Charlotte—at the bid tables to the left. The Jewish SIG (Saturday morning) has been deleted. Letters” and Long Form—Mary Gentle for Night Owls - Special Ash: A Secret History. Activities for Kids at Night! Off-Site Signing Fan Actions On Saturday and Sunday from 7pm to Edward Bryant, Alexandra Honigsberg, Auctions for the Down Under Fan Fund midnight in room Marriott 301, there will Robert Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, Lisa (DUFF) and the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund be various activities for children ages 6 to Snellings will be signing Strange Attractions (TAFF) will be held Saturday at 2pm in CC2 12. These activities include Harry Potter Saturday, 2-4pm. B. Dalton at Gallery II. Exhib. Support fandom’s version of Trivia (Saturday, 8 pm); a surprise treat cultural exchange programs and bid for Please turn off cellphones (Saturday 9:30pm); Havdalah (Jewish weird and wonderful items, from koala and pagers during panels activities) led by Miriam Winder Kelly backpacks to being written into a book. (Sunday, 7pm). Gaming Highlights Overheard Art to Delight Every Eye Discovered (Vampire) Sat. 1pm, 2.5 hrs. “I like my penetrations to last a while The art show is a variegated display of Against the Barrow King (D&D) Sat 6pm, longer,” said Katya Reimann (about Dr. fine-art fantasies, weird concatenations, 3.5 hrs. OGRE/GEV Demo Sat 10pm, Walsh’s impalement on Buffy). amazing artifacts, and useful objects, beyond 2 hrs. Happy Birthday, Ryoko (Tenchi On the Looking Back at the New Wave panel, imagining. Open from 10 to 10 today Muyo) Sat 10pm, 4 hrs. Cheapass Games Michael Swanwick said, “All the good drugs (Sunday closing at 2), the show this year has Demo Sat. noon to 4pm, drop in anytime. got used up in the 1960s. Now there’s 10 rows of exhibits. Last year’s Philcon had Golden Duck & Student SF nothing left but bad drugs.” Norman just three, said veteran art-show tech Spinrad shot back, “See me after class.” volunteer Martin Deutsch. Awards “I sold Asimov’s back their own form Art volunteer Sally Mayer suggested, The winners of the Golden Duck awards letter,” Michael Swanwick described his sale “Follow your interests—space art, fantasy, for the best children’s SF and Fantasy and of his answers to the magazine’s query for wearables, 3-D art—and oh, yes, be sure to the winners of the Student Science Fiction biographical information. see the 3-D display art of the Dark & Fantasy Contest will be honored at 5pm Increased Fee for Baby-sitting Carnival.” Barbara Higgins said to look for (CC108B) with Greg Bear. Come support bidder registration first. She added the Childcare is now $5 per hour. the next generation of SF writers. valuable advice, “Don’t try to do it all at 16th Annual Chesley Awards for Best SF Art one gulp—you will get overwhelmed.” The Association of Science Fiction and Best Monochrome Work-Unpublished— They revealed a little-known freebie: docent Fantasy Artists is a nonprofit organization Drew Willis for Wizard of Earthsea tours. On the right as you enter the show of professional and amateur artists, art Best Color Work-Unpublished—Michael area is the list of times and docents. Hourly directors, agents, publishers, and other art Whelan for Reach tours on Saturday start at 11 and end at 5. professionals and enthusiasts dedicated to Best Three-Dimensional Art—Sandra Lira For security reasons, you’ll be asked to the advancement of the visual arts. The for Millennium Angel check belongings, but keep a pen with you Chesley Awards, created in 1985 and named Best Interior Illustration —Kinuko Y. Craft to bid on art and vote for best professional for space artist Chesley Bonestell, bring for Cinderella artist and best amateur. recognition to deserving artists and Best Product Illustration—Donato The show includes a galactic variety of professionals. The 16th annual Chesley Giancola for Dracopaleontology prints, acrylics, sculptures, leatherwork, awards presented in 2001 include: Best Gaming Related Illustration—Ian Miller woodwork, metalwork, clothing, jewelry, Best Cover Illustration-Hardback— John for Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm statues, book covers, movie stills, and more, Jude Palencar for Forests of the Heart Contribution to ASFA—Todd Lockwood, much more. Individual artists may be Best Cover Illustration-Paperback—Jean John Schindehette, and Wizards of the available to guide you around their own Pierre Targete for Circle at Center Coast. works and explain their techniques. Art Director— Irene Gallo for Tor Books Award of Distinction—Estate of Chesley As longtime art-show volunteer Tom Best Cover Illustration-Magazine—Todd Bonestell Schaad pointed out, there will be something Lockwood for Dragon, July 2000 Artistic Achievement—Frank Kelly Freas to fit both your taste and your pocketbook.

History of Worldcon Exhibit It’s the rare and lucky fan who has Web Art Winners attended SF cons since The Beginning. For Best Artist Web Site - Michael Dashow, “Your Walrus Hurt the One You Love” the rest of us, there’s the Worldcon History (http://ckients.wavi.com/walrus). Honorable Mention - Donato Giancola, “Donato’s display. Located in PCC Exhibit Hall B, Home Page”, Slawek Wojtowicz, webmaster (http://www.donatoart.com/ between the doors and the art show, it’s a index.html). Best Art Professional Web Site - Voyagers Entertainment Inc., “Star fascinating accumulation of memorabilia by Blazers” (http://www.starblazers.com). Best Art Professional Web Pages - Rebecca Fan Historian Bruce Pelz. Gallant, “RPG Gallery” (http://www. rpggallery.com). Honorable Mention - Jane Sixty-two boards hang from 36 Frank “Worlds of Wonder SF&F Art Gallery” (http://www.wow-art.com). Best panels, chronicling Worldcons and Archive Web Site - “Bonestell Space Art”, Melvin Schuetz, archivist (http://www. NASFICs from 1939’s Nycon I (New bonestell.org/Page_1x.html). Best Web Pages - Frank Wu, “Frank Wu, “Frank R. York) to 1999’s Aussiecon III (Melbourne) Paul Tribute” (http://frankwu. com/paul1.html). Honorable Mention - Gregory and Conucopia (Anaheim). Up front is a Greene, “Demon’s Image Archive” (http://demon. unh.edu). Best Fan Web Site - display case containing several Hugo Thomas F. Abrahamsson, “Elfwood” (http://elfwood.lysator.li.se/elfwood.html). awards, plus mugs, tankards, medallions, and crab-smashing hammers; after that Golden Duck Awards Signings are tables with program books, binders These awards for excellence in children’s Jane Lindskold will sign her newest book, full of mailings, and T-shirts. The final Science Fiction will be presented Saturday Through Wolf’s Eyes, at Flying Coyote (E 15,16 item is a huge blowup of a Hugo Banquet 5pm in CC108B followed by a reception in in the Dealers Room, CC-Exhibit-A) photo from 1959’s Detention in Detroit; Marriott 2065 Saturday 10pm-2am. Saturday at 3pm. Cover artist Joanna attendees are invited to label any diners they Winners: Picture Book: Rex by Robert Erbach and authors Edward Bryant and can identify. Mike Resnick led an anecdote- Gould & Kathleen Duey, illustrated by Dawn Dunn will be autographing at the laden tour on Thursday; Leah Zeldes Smith Eugene Epstein. Middle Grades: The Power Cold Tonnage and Realms of Fantasy Tables leads another on Sunday at 2pm. of UN by Nancy Etchemendy. Hal Clement in the Dealers Room on Sunday 2pm. Award (Young Adult): Jumping off the Planet Philly Walks Resnick & Steele to“Tuckerize” by David Gerrold. More than 40 fans turned out for a morning Multiple Hugo Award-winning authors Reading and Free Books walk through Philadelphia. They walked on Mike Resnick and Allen Steele have agreed Edward Bryant will read and raffle off some quaint side streets, including the only to do “Tuckerizations” (naming a character free Wormhole Books titles. Saturday street in the country still paved with wood. in their next story or book after the successful 5pm at the Rogue Writers Booth in the They saw the Street of Antiques, the oldest bidders) in the auction for the Down Under Exhibition Hall. hospital in America, and some impressive Fan Fund (SF’s cultural exchange program Plane Postpones PSFS murals. Thanks to all who came and made between North America and Australasia) The PSFS Meeting with William Tenn was it such a success. The next walk will meet The auction will be held from 2-4pm on moved to Sunday 5pm CC201C because Sunday at 9am in the Marriott lobby near Saturday in CC2 Exhibition Area (contrary his plane was delayed. the gift shop for a different walk. to earlier reports, this is at the far left, next to the Art Show). Anime Highlights Correction to Havdalah This is your chance to see your name in Legend of Galactic Heroes: Gaiden, The Hero We previously announced the Havdalah one of your favorite author’s writing, and of El Facil (subtitled) Sat 2pm. The Battle (Jewish children’s activities) led by Miriam to support one of fandom’s long-time of Vermillion (subtitled) Sat 3pm. Making Winder Kelly for Sunday at 7pm. The traditions at the same time. of the Legend of Galactic Heroes Sat 4pm. correct time is Saturday at 7pm in M301. Come see and be introduced to classic- Masquerade Notice Honor Young Writers science fiction anime! The Masquerade will be broadcast on All are invited to a reception honoring the Child Care for less $$$ Channel 18 in Marriott sleeping rooms. After Student SF & Fantasy contestants at 6:30pm The childcare fee has decreased from $8 to the Masquerade please use the stairs to get (Marriott 662). $5. Sign up in Marriot 309 Con Ops. to the parties. Stairwells will be signposted. WSFS Business Meeting, Sept 1 Restaurant Review Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Asia Bakery on 10th St (3/4 block past Presentation will be given in two categories Chinatown arch) is a delicious and – Long Form and Short Form – beginning incredibly inexpensive restaurant serving in 2003 at TorCon 3 if a proposal adopted a bewildering array of savory pastries as at Saturday’s WSFS business meeting is well as the usual sweets. I had lunch there ratified next year at ConJose. for under $2. (Nick Shectman) WSFS also provided for reminders El Azteca: Located at 714 Chestnut “early and often” to each future worldcon (between 7th and 8th). Casual atmosphere, that name badges must be easily readable, good food, and lots of it. Not too spicy, with member names in at least 24-point type. Acceptors for 1951 Retro-Hugo Awards but there was a very tasty hot sauce on the And it set up a process for extending Hugo table. Free refills. Three adults ate dinner for Beaker People Liberation Front eligibility to works originally published $36, including tip. (Trish Bocklage) The BPLF will meet Saturday at 6pm in outside the USA in one year but not widely Passage to India, 1320 Walnut Street: the bar in the Marriott lobby to help distributed within the USA until a later year. Close to the con (3 blocks) and worth eliminate Philadelphia’s beer surplus. Two Constitutional amendments passed the walk even were it more. The nightly iLounge on from Chicon 2000 were given second dinner buffet is $9.95. The extensive The Internet Lounge, located next to approval and thus become part of the selection includes choices from mild to Computer Gaming in the rear of Marriiott zippy, and there are plenty of vegetarian WSFS Constitution. The first specifies that Franklin Hall B, has recovered from its early options, all well-labeled and great-tasting. Hugo balloting have postal mail a required shipping issues and is humming 24/4.5 for Closed Saturday for a private party, but option and electronic mail a permitted your enjoyment. Like any 24 hour operation open for dinner Sunday and Monday. alternative. The second requires future North we need volunteers to manage the sign-in Rangoon’s Burmese: Flavorful and exotic American Science Fiction Conventions list, help out the users and staff, and generally without being hot and spicy (though there’s (NASFiCs) to meet the same financial- “make things go”. Check in at Volunteers plenty of that if you like it). Located at 112 reporting requirements as worldcons. th or at the iLounge. North 9 Street. (Bibi Sandstrom) The meeting will convene again Sunday —Happy, Internet Lounge Lizard Lobster Lotto Winners at 10am in CC103A and will feature The following people need to pick announcement of the 2004 worldcon site. UKin05 Progress UKin05 pre-supporters please come by up their prizes from the Lobster Lotto The Mark Protection Committee will meet drawing at the Boston in 2004 bid table: immediately after adjournment. Ben Yalow, the convention table (CC2 exhibits hall, Kevin Standlee, and Tim Illingworth were opposite the dealer’s room) to pick up Doug Drummond - Rocket lamp re-elected to that committee Saturday. the latest progress report (PR -2). Luke Wassum - Lensman books The BDP Hugo proposal was changed From Program Ops Pris Hopkins - Gift bag to set 90 rather than 100 minutes as the J. Gregory Keyes and Lindalee I. Stuckey Tom Beck - One Fresh, Live Lobster, to be boundary between Long and Short Forms will not be at the convention. shipped with bib and cooking instructions and to specify that times would be based Rogue Writers to his home, from Legal Seafoods. on a work’s “first general release”. Next year’s Edward Bryant will read at 5pm Saturday Boston in 2004 would like to thank Hugo administrators were asked to report at the Rogue Writers table in the front of those who came to their parties, and who on what the ballot would have looked like the Exhibit Hall. made the Lobster Lotto such a success! if the BDP split were in effect for dramatic presentations of 2001. --Richard S. Russell

Tatulli Signing Mark Tatulli, creator/artist of “Heart of the City”, will be chatting with fans and signing copies of his book throughout Saturday in the dealer’s room at the THR Books table (I12-14) (c)2001 Mark Tatulli —Steve Carey The Kessel Run is the daily newsletter of the Millennium Philcon. Contributions for the newsletter may be dropped off at newsstand mailboxes or brought to the Newsletter office in PCC 302. This issue’s managing editor was Mary Morman. Other staff members included Sunday Abraham, Tom Beck, Cary Hoagland, Samuel Lubell, Phillip Thorne, Jan van ‘t Ent, Keith Stokes, and Adam Tilghman. The Kessel Run masthead flag graphic was created by Julia Morgan-Scott. All material included in The Kessel Run is copyright © 2001. A Sentinel Monolith production. All rights reserved. Special Thanks to Patti Wells. 9 Saturday Evening September 1, 2001 Friday Night’s Parties der how to fold a banzai headband properly? Lost and Found is Filling Up Last-minute negotiations narrowly avoided a Mr. Yoshiro Kiriyama amiably demonstrated The lost-and-found box in Ops is rapidly walkout of the International Brotherhood of the art for us. filling with badges, cuddly toys and sun- Party Reviewers. We almost had the weekend dry electronic gadgets. Anyone who has The Prydonians of Prynceton offered off; now we’re searching for our notes. It’s a tasty homemade goodies such as rum balls, lost anything, please come to retrieve it rough job, yada yada yada. and relieve the crowding. ConOps can be oatmeal/M&M cookes, and something we had found at the upper end of the escalators Ever wonder what Vince Docherty looks never tasted before: Rita Humphrey’s pecan on the third floor lobby of the Marriott. like in a red boa? Well, we never had either, but squares, a delightful dessert of graham crack- if you were ever curious, the truth was revealed ers coated with a soft pecan brickle. Boston in last night at the Disco Glam Rock Alien, aka 2004 again hosted a vibrant gathering, offer- Mom, I’m on TV! Renee Sieber’s 25th Worldcon celebration party. ing another night of fresh shrimp, petit fours, Masquerade overflow will be in Franklin B on We encourage the growth of such traditions; antipasti and blue f**kers, a place where ev- the fourth floor of the Marriott, where there job security, you know. Meanwhile, Kurt was eryone knows your name and you can get an will be TVs tuned to the video coverage. snickering as Scott showed our Irish friend extra shot of blue. Torcon 3 displayed a variety James Peart disco moves a la John Travolta. of Ontario wines and beers. Scott enjoyed the Contributors Welcome We wore personal disco balls and alien friend- chocolate coconut Napoleons while Kurt sa- The Kessel Run welcomes submissions of brief ship bracelets as party favors from our hosts. vored the fruit salad with Devon custard. restaurant reviews, party reports, fannish an- Scott thought he was on the cutting edge It’s official: Scott is a Space Cadet. Craig nouncements, program comments, illustrations, of glam fashion with his alien saucer tattoo, Miller declared it so at the L.A. in 2006 bid etc. Place your submissions in one of our mail- only to be one-upped at the Charlotte in 2004 party, then excused himself to make a beer run. boxes or drop them off at our office in PCC 302. party by Brad Foster, who had his entire fore- Who says hosting a bid party is easy? And head painted with a Hugo-style rocket. The guess who couldn’t stay away for very long Saturday Evening Parties nerve. Well, you gotta get your Hugo some from declaring a WorldCon bid? Kansas City Sugarfest by sff.net 2184 7pm way… (Winks to Brad.) Charlotte, of course, in 2006. We’re excited about the party pros- pects from these fine groups of fans. Because, Red Dwarf Smeg Party by sff.net exuded their usual Southern hospitality. We after all, it’s all about parties. And ever wonder 2184 10pm enjoyed the clown sculpting the balloons. Ever what it would be like not declaring a party of NSS/Space 2177 8pm wonder what a balloon peapod with peas inside looks like? the night? So in the spirit of brotherly love, we Writers of the Future 2139 8pm hereby award the Friday Party of the Night to Sff.net’s Weird Al Singalong was buzzing Golden Duck Awards Reception all the parties. 2065 10pm with excited fans appreciating Al’s demented lyrics. Ever wonder what a dozen enthusiastic — Scott Bobo and Kurt Baty Dragonriders of Pern Fan Clubs (The staff of The Kessel Run would like to note that fans sound like signing Weird Al songs? The 1730 9:30pm the opinions contained in this article are those of the Nippon in 2007 798 10pm Retro-Hugo After Party Post Retro Ceremony writers and do not necessarily belong to the execu- Readercon 777 9pm offered ice cream and toppings while Albacon tive committee of Millennium Philcon.) I-5 in ’05 770 8:05pm 2001 answered the question, “What does a white chocolate alien on a stick look like?” Ever Restaurant Correction: Kabul UK in 2005 738 8pm wonder? Sime-Gen ensured no fan was with- The wonderful Afghan restaurant Kabul is at I-con 708 after masq. out a date, having imported fresh dates from 106 Chestnut, not 1060, and is 12 blocks from @ 670 8pm Turkey. the PCC, not 4. For our group on Friday it was ConJose 662 9:30pm well worth the cab (ask for Chestnut and Front 7MPLS3/Minicon 628 9:30pm No longer dateless, we said hello to our Streets), and the hike back. Make a reserva- Liaden Universe Lounge Japanese friends hosting the Japan in 2007 bid. tion, as it’s not a large place. 616 9pm We sampled many exotic hors d’oeuvres such — Hope Kiefer Gaylactic Network Alien Abduction as arare, mochitaro, amanation and shiomame, including one important item, konpeitou. Fans Cigarettes and Guitars 600 10pm will want to add this one to their vocabulary There will be smoking-friendly filking in Cham- Con Suite 328 since it means “candy.” Meanwhile, Scott was pions Bar from 9pm until closing on Saturday, Cordwainer Smith Foundation Debut adding a new word to his vocabulary: Suntory Sunday and Monday. TBD 9:30pm Japone liqueur, a tasty plum varietal. Ever won- — Steve Nelson Gaylactic Network Spectrum Fantasy/SF Artbook Signings Sunday’s Special Interest Groups Award Winners The following artists will be signing their latest Friends of Bill W. 7:30am M307 The winners of the 2001 Spectrum Awards, for books in the dealers room on Sunday at the Weight Loss Support 8:30am M307 works featuring positive gay, lesbian, bisexual Chimera stand (go left, all the way to the wall): Parents Meeting 10am CC201A or transgender content, were announced on 1pm: Jim Burns (Transluminal), Chris Roman Catholic Mass 10am CC202B Thursday evening. They are: Moore (Journeyman), Fred Gambino (Ground Del Rey Online Writing Workshop Members Best Novel: Jumping Off the Planet, David Zero) 10am CC203B Gerrold 2pm: Ron Walotsky (Inner Visions) at the Restored Kingdoms of Gondor & Arnor – Best Other Work: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cold Tonnage stand (all the way in, then left to Accession Council Meeting (or Who Wants Joss Whedon/Fox TV nearly reach the wall) and Jane Frank (The Art to be a Monarch?) 11am CC103C Hall of Fame: Imperial Earth, Arthur C. of Richard Powers) Restored Kingdoms of Gondor & Arnor: Clarke; The Sparrow/Children of God, Maria 3pm: Jim Burns, Chris Moore, Fred Council-General Mtg (Is This Any Way to Run Doria Russell; and The Weetzie Bat Series, Gambino, Ron Miller & Fred Durant (The Art of a Kingdom?) 12pm CC103C Francesca Lia Block Chesley Bonestell) This Day In History People’s Choice: Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Paul Barnett 1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia Special Achievement: Samuel R. Delaney Chrononauts Tournament 1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs born The folks with the Gaylactic Network Results 1940 - Second World Science Fiction Conven- would also like to let you know that you can The Looney Labs Chrononauts tournament tion opens in Chicago enter their raffle for a chance to win T-shirts, concluded on Friday at 5pm after a heated final 2660 - First scene in Hugo Gernsback’s novel mugs and tote bags bearing the unique match. Twelve participants were whittled down Ralph 124C 41+ Gaylactic Network insignia. Come to the Gay to a single winner. Christine Dziadosz collected Enter the Mind of Gardner Dozois Fandom suite (Marriott 600) and at least one a live dinosaur, the crown of thorns, and a cure The latest book by Gardner Dozois is premier- item will be raffled nightly on Saturday and for cancer to win the Scientist’s Wish List mis- ing at MilPhil. Being Gardner Dozois is a book- Sunday at 10:45pm. sion, earning herself the champion’s medal- length interview by Michael Swanwick. It is A drawing was also held on Friday night. lion. published by Old Earth Books with a cover by The winning ticket number was 9664103. If that Looney Labs’ Fluxx tourney will be held Orson Rayyan and is available in the dealers’ is your number, please visit the Gay Fandom from 2-5 on Sunday in the gaming area in CC107. room for $25. suite to pick up your prize. — Dave Chalker Got Nanny? Win Over 35 Books! Will whoever borrowed the autographed copy Spiritual Sustenance The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society is raf- of the (expurgated) Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook Sunday’s combined Christian service will now fling off all previous Philip K. Dick Award win- from Tamar Lindsay’s Discworld party (Friday be a Roman Catholic Mass due to the absence ning books (many of them signed). Tickets are night) please return it, after you finish making of Rev. Randy Smith. Father John Blaker will $1 at the PSFS dealer’s table (I-107). notes, to The Crystal Connection (Dealers preside. All Christians are welcome. Services Room F-1). will be held Sunday at 10am in PCC202B. We Regret to Inform Prominent Providence, RI fan Mark M. Keller — Dick Eney The Pagan Full Moon Circle, an eclectic, died this morning at 2am at a hospice. The Intergalactic Bump Earth-based group, will hold a ritual on Sun- cause was adenocarcinoma. Trained in both For one night only, Trap Door, the Disciples of day at 7pm in PCC103C. For more information, biology and history (his specialty was the Intergalactic Bump Music, will bring the bump contact Donna Ryan on the voodoo board. “Columbian Exchange,” the biological interac- to Millennium Philcon. Turkish Millionaires Wandering Strange fun, special guests, dance, prizes tions of the old world and the new after 1494), and highly thought-provoking music will be the Halls! Mark was a well-received fixture on panels rang- featured. See them after the Masquerade (dur- The Who Wants To Win A Million (Turkish ing from alternate histories to the hard sciences ing half time and after judging) in Franklin Hall Lira) panel has come to a successful conclu- at Boskones, Readercons, and other conven- A, Marriott 4th Floor. Avoid the crowds on the sion, or so we have been informed by one of tions. He was a member of the SCA. Private elevators and take the escalator down one flight the new millionaires. If you see Johnny services will be held in Colorado. Condolences from the Masquerade. Dancing with DJs will Carruthers in the halls, ask to see his prize. should be sent to Sue Anderson in Providence follow. Check out http://www.getdance.tv for Volunteer Raffle care of Don D’Amassa of East Providence, RI. Also, William H. Costello, long time SF more information. The winners of the Saturday noon volunteer reader and occasional fan writer, died at 4am raffle are Adam Wiener and Elizabeth Griffin. Millenium Moments Saturday morning at his home in Cincinnati Please pick up your prizes at the Volunteer/ See the Foto Board on the PCC Reg Bridge, a after a lengthy battle with cancer. He is sur- Gopher Lounge (Marriott 362). showcase of all the moments making our vived by his longtime companion, Barbara Millenium Philcon memorable. Nash, and a brother, John Costello.

Boston Wins Site Selection: Worldcon 2004 to Be Noreascon Four Author Readings Final Site Selection Vote Program Changes “I don’t go to author readings,” a fan was Boston 1,196 Special Thanks heard to observe. “I’m too old for story Charlotte 832 hour and can read to myself.” Boston Wins! The Golden Ducks/Bucconeer YA Literary Nonsense. Author readings are a big treat. Awards would like to thank David Brin for They provide the opportunity to hear exactly his generosity. what the author intended—stresses, Apologies emphases, pauses and all. Because they know MilPhil apologizes for having included many their story so intimately, authors are able to more people on items than we had Program give it adding meaning when they read Participant ribbons available. aloud, providing the listener new insight to PSFS Meeting even a familiar tale. Many authors do more than just read. PSFS Meeting/William Tenn’s Reading of They give a little background about how “On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi,” Sunday, Masquerade Best in Show: 5pm in CC201C. Hugh Casey and Oz they wrote the story, provide insight on the “Fridays at Ten” choices they made in writing the piece, and Fontecchio introduce you to the Philadelphia Girl Detective Play tell what they are working on now. Science Fiction Society and to Pennsylvania At a large convention like a Worldcon, Kelly Link’s story “The Girl Detective” satiric SF writer William Tenn. where many people say the authors and fans has inspired a play, We Who Have Read the Sunday’s Special Interest Groups Girl Detective, by V. F. Zialcita, which is playing do not mix, it is a shame that more fans do PhillySlash (Media) 1pm M307 here in Philadelphia at 9pm tonight (also not take advantage of these opportunities Writer Beware (Business of Writing ) 2pm Sept. 4-9). to listen to readings and spend time with L4 Congress C “It’s great fun!” said Larry and Gavin authors in a very small group. Hypoglycemics United to Foster Awareness Grant. “We went to the previews with John Readings at this con are mostly in 3pm M307 Kessel, Jim Kelly, Delia Sherman, Ellen CC106A&B; please check the pocket Reading for the Future 4pm CC110B Kushner and more.” program and come hear your favorite Full Moon Ritual 7pm CC103C The play is part of the Fringe Festival at writers. Worldcon Beer Club should meet at noon the Olde St. Augustine Church (N. 4th and Win Lots of Books at the UK in 2005 table to go to Dock New Sts.), a short hike from the con. The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society Street. (PSFS) is raffling off every book that has Wanted: Ferdinand Feghoot won the Philip K. Dick Award. Tickets ($1) Added Panels ConJose is looking for a drawing, portrait, Belly Dancing for Teens, 2pm CC103C are available at the PSFS dealer’s table. Also, sculpture, stained glass window, or anything PSFS will hold its meeting at 5pm in else that shows Ferdinand Feghoot, its People Deleted from Program CC201C with guest speaker William Tenn. Imaginary Guest of Honor. Do you have Lindalee Stuckey is unable to attend. Wizards Unite! his likeness or can you make one? Enter the Michael Cassutt has had to return to California early and will be unable to be on Show the world what a powerful, positive Ferdinand Feghoot Representation Contest. his Sunday panels. force we are. Make magic in the world-- Stop by their table, email godfather@ join the Million Wizard March! Assemble conjose.org or write Feghoot Contest, c/o Moved Panels at 2:30 at CC2 Exhibit Hall and march at ConJose, PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale CA Dave Kratz’s “Building Spectroscopes” has 2pm. Forgot your robe? Magic up a 94088 for further details. been moved to 1:30pm on Sunday in cape, wand, and hat at Camp Franklin Deleted Panels CC102A (Camp Franklin). CC102 from 10am to 2pm. Adults as Marty Gear has cancelled Sunday’s Life on Mars with Geoff Landis, Sunday 6pm well as children are welcome. Costuming Workshop CC 201C. Oh No, More Lemmings Readings and Signings Overheard All lemmings (and you know who you are) Due to Orson Scott Card’s popularity, Keith R. A. DeCandido and Tom are invited to a reunion Sunday at 3pm in another autograph session has been added Galloway are still awfully proud of the Marriott 662.-- Gene Sargent at 11am, at the back of the dealer’s room. categories in their trivia contest, Win Tom Gaming Galore Janet Kagan will be autographing at the Galloway’s Money: “Hi and Lois McMaster Campaign Electives 1&2 was 11am, now Meisha Merlin table at 1pm. Bujold ... That’s Why Delaney Is a Tramp ... noon. Keith Olexa, Kevin Geiselman, Steve The FoxAcre Press table (B-7) will have WWF Simakdown ... The Moon Is Suing Jack, Mark Santillo. (Marriott 415) autographing by Roger MacBride Allen for Palimony ... Does Greg Bear Poop in Game to Fiction/Fiction to Game, 3pm. James (1pm) and N. Taylor Blanchard (2pm). the Woods? ... Running with Edward Cambias, Walter Jon Williams, Michael Mary Sue Whipple’s immortal work Kirk Scissorhands ... The Bar’s My Destination Dobson, Kevin Maroney, Greg Costikyan. and Spock in the Denevian Love Pit will be ..”. and more, we’re afraid. --Bob Devney (Marriott 415) read at Katherine Macdonald’s reading, “The Hand of God or the thumb of Giant Ice Towers 1:30pm (CC106A) the author? It’s sometimes hard to tell the The participants of the Looney Labs Ice David Dunn will read and raffle off free difference,” said Michael Swanwick. Towers Tournament unanimously voted to titles from Wormhole Books at the Rogue Big Volunteer Winners conduct the event using giant cardboard Writers Booth (4pm). Straining the bounds of credibility, pieces. A crowd gathered around the players Ron Karren will be signing Wing Sunday Abraham and Ramona Winkelbauer as they frantically stacked and removed Commander all day Sunday and Monday at (of Washington DC) won three drawings pieces from their towers, striving to maintain the Prydonians of Prynceton table. (combined) on Friday. While some people control and beat their opponents. The Gaylactic Network is sponsoring were muttering about fixes, Ramona credits In the end, Dave Chalker, son of noted readings by Rosie Smith (7pm) and the good karma of volunteering; as they science fiction author Jack Chalker, came Spectrum Award winning Keith Hartmann were both wearing their (free to MilPhil out on top. “I was even teaching people at (7:30pm), in Marriott 600. volunteers) “Philadelphia in 2001” T-Shirts. the same time!” boasted the former Looney The Universe Is Free Good fortune can be yours too! Just stop Labs intern. Dave still volunteers as Mad by the Volunteer table near Registration, and The Exhibit Hall features a NASA display Lab Rabbit coordinator, organizing the give some time to MilPhil. prepared by Inge Heyer. Hubble photo demo team that competes across the country. copies are available for free—12 different Sound & Spirit Join Looney Labs for its Fluxx tournament images. The reverse side features The flyer gave the wrong time for hearing Sunday 2 - 5 in PCC107. information about the photo, definitions, fast Ellen Kushner’s Sound & Spirit radio show. Found Property facts, and a URL for additional information. It can be heard here in Philly on Sundays at Would the following people please check Find out more about NASA’s “Origins 7am and 7pm on 90.0 FM. with Con Ops in Marriott 309 about found Program,” the “Amazing Space” (Education Be careful with your personal property—Jonathan Amato, Donald Artes, On-Line from the Hubble Space Telescope), belongings. There are pickpockets and James Hennigan, and Clair Patterson III. the Baltimore Astronomical Society, and the purse-snatchers in the area. Don’t leave Space Telescope Science Institute. bags unattended.

The Kessel Run is the daily newsletter of the Millennium Philcon. Contributions may be dropped off at newsstand mailboxes or brought to the Newsletter office in PCC 302. This issue’s managing editor was Samuel Lubell. Other staff members included Sunday Abraham, Tom Beck, Cary Hoagland, Ernest Lilley, Bob MacIntosh, Mary Morman, Mike Nelson, Keith Stokes and Adam Tilghman. The Kessel Run masthead flag graphic was created by Julia Morgan-Scott. Xenophillie was created by Teddy Harvia. All material included in The Kessel Run is copyright © 2001. A Sentinel Monolith production. All rights reserved. 11 Special Issue September 1, 2001

Masquerade Winners Best Historical: “A Renaissance Lady”, Most Alluring: “Kitsune”, presented by presented and created by Rachel Willeg Jennie Faries and Mark Van Name, created Workmanship Awards Best Recreation: “Sailor Mini-Moon”, by Jennie Faries presented by Ariel Sheridan, created by Best Choreography: “Carnevale on Mars”, Young Fan Wendy Sheridan presented by Sue Barrett-Bullitt, Jim Bullitt, Best in Class: “Bubbles the Magic Sue Frank, Dave Howell, Lynn Kingsley, Baby Dragon” Adult Marci Malinowycz, Greg Sardo and Julie Novice Novice Class Zetterberg; created by Betty Bigelow, Lynn Excellence in Hairpiece Con- Honorable Mention: “Pandora’s Box”, Kingsley, Greg Sardo and Julie Zetterberg struction: Vir Cotto presented by Celia Foo-Foo Ashton and Most Elegant: “Matsuri no Shinda”, pre- Attention to Detail - Recreation: Robert D. Ashton, created by Robert D. sented and created by Pierre Pettinger and “Sailor Mini-Moon (Rini)” Ashton Sandy Pettinger Best in Class: “A Little Romance” Most Humorous: “Mascot”, presented by Best Transformation: “Seeking Hope”, Journeyman Joni Brill Dashoff and Judy Bemis, created presented by Allan Kent, Bill Powers, Dina Most Creative Use of Materials: by Jared Dashoff Flockhart, Don Eastlake, Ian Flockhart, “Full Circle” Best Recreation: “Vir Kotto”, presented Joyce Grace, Karen Purcell, Liz Manicatide, Best In Class: “Cash Conscious by Paul Dellechiaie, created by Kitty Kitik Nancy Shapiro, Pat Vandenberg, Phil Servita, Couture – Fashion for the Money Most Original: “Couture by the Numis- Phillip Nathanson, Rich Fine, Stephanie Fine, Minded” matic Society”, presented by Rebecca Morris Suford Lewis and Talis Thorndyke Love; Master and Jake Swank, created by Rebecca Mor- created by Allan Kent, Barbara Flockhart, Creativity and Attention to Detail: ris Dan Zimmerman, Deryl Burr, Dina “Carnevale on Mars” Best in Class: “A Little Romance”, pre- Flockhart, Doug Ray, Ellen Kranzer, Ian Excellence in Beadwork: sented by Alison Moran and April Korbel, Flockhart, Keshlam, Kristin Burger, Lois “Pre-Emptive Strike” created by April Korbel and Michael Moran Mangan, Nancy Shapiro, Pat Vandenberg, Special Award for Design and Journeyman Class Phillip Nathanson, Phyllis Collins, Rich Fine, Construction of Collars: Most Humorous: “Fairies Meeting in the Sandra Ryan, Sheila Oranch, Stephanie Fine, “Matsuri no Shinda” Forest”, presented by Kristin Honse, Carol Suford Lewis, Susan Brown, Susan Kruger Engineering Excellence Award: Landley, Jim Landley, Rob Landley; created and Tracy Cornogg “Seeking Hope” by Kristin Honse Most Terrifying: “The H-Mercs”, pre- Best In Class: “Kitsune” Most Staggering: “The Sugar Plum Fairy sented by Brian Healy, Jeannette Healy, Faith Best In Show (all classes) – Off Season”, presented by the Royal So- Baker, Rob Shugrue, Hans Bader, Misty and For the Dragon: “The H-Mercs” ciety for the Advancement of Space Oper- Michelle; created by Brian Healy etta, created by Eugenia Horne Best in Class: “Pre-Emptive Strike”, pre- Presentation Awards Best Invasion: “The Empire vs The sented by Diane Kovalcin, Laura Kovalcin Junior Brood”, presented and created by Bill and Lisa Ashton Best Use of Duct Tape: “Stage Crew: Ernoehazy, Gail Bondi, John Bondy- Best in Show (all classes) The Next Generation”, presented by Jo- Ernoehazy, Steve Bartlett and Tina Beychok “Fridays at Ten”, presented and created by seph Meltzer, created by Loris Meltzer & Best in Class: “Full Circle”, presented and Amanda Allen, Michael Atkinson, Tom Morris Keesan created by Gunther Anderson Atkinson, Dan Corcoran, Deborah Feaster, Best Swashbuckling: “D’Artagnan: The Master Class Jeannette Holloman, Sharon Landrum, Ric Early Years”, presented by Robert Meisner, Honorable Mention: “Rocks-Anna, Rader, Ron Robinson, Don Sakers, Ann created by Jay Meisner Queen of the Asteroid Belt”, presented and Stephens and June Swords. Best Beast: “Bubbles the Magic Baby created by Patricia Buard Dragon”, presented and created by Mellisa Masquerade Director Victoria Warren thanks Knappenberger everyone who made the Masquerade possible! Millennium Philcon Art Show Awards Best In Show Bob Eggleton “Quimeartha’s Dream 1 & 2” Judges’ Choice Awards Rob Alexander “Atlantis” Theresa Mather “Journey’s End” Lisa Ashton “Oyster Shell” Petar Meseldzija “Gandalf ” Mike Conrad “Alien Attack!” Chris Moore “The Days of Perky Pat” Ed Cox “Snowshoe” James Odbert (Nybor) “Kiss of Ages” Dan Dodson “Light and Starburst” Michelle Parker “Til Death” Newton Ewell “Tree City” Marilyn Pride “Platypus With Eggs” Marc Fishman “My Lover’s Gone” Richard Powers “Star Dancers II” Ric Frane “Zheng Zi Yi” Sheila Rayyan “Fish Ladder II” Donato Giancola “Gandalf ” & “The Hobbit: Expulsion” Ruth Sanderson “Sleeping Beauty” pair Dominic Harmon “Masks” Sophia Kelly Shultz Needlework Jael “Floue” Lisa Snellings “Here Comes Santa Claus” Nancy Janda “Breath of Life” Nick Stathopoulos “Dragon Study 1, 2, & 3” Nancy Janda “Domestic Camouflage #1” Hicaru Tanaka “Dance in Star Ocean” Tom Kidd Pencil Work Ron Walotsky Body of work – Crabshell masks Johnna Klukas “Hall of the Mountain King” James Wappel “Mars” drum Brad Kunkle “Wish” Michael Whelan “Lumen 6.2” Liz La Valley Body of work – Scrimshaw Paul Youll “Desolation Road” Joy Marie Ledet “The Mourning of the Dwarves” Stephen Youll “I, Robot” Gary Lippincott “Tom Kelly’s Ghost” Stephen Youll “Terminal Café” Sue Manor “Rowan Lady” & “Green Man” bowls

Chairman’s Choice Award Stephen Youll “Wom Planet”

Art Show Directors’ Choice Awards Barbara Higgins Omar Rayyan “Felis Nocturnus” Andrea Senchy Stephen Hickman “Beyond the World’s End”

Popular Choice Awards Best Professional Artist Lisa Snellings Best Amateur Artist Diane Kovalcin

Noreascon 4 to be the 2004 Worldcon Amazing News! The exact voting results for the 2004 Worldcon Site Selection are shown below. Con Suite to be Closed for Cleaning! In an astounding break from convention Mail-In THURS FRI SAT Total conventions, the Con Suite will actually Invalid 12 be cleaned this afternoon from 5-6pm. Boston MA 264 170 307 455 1,196 Charlotte NC 151 72 223 386 832 Regency Dance No Preference 93 41430 Sartorially None of the Above 2 0 428 resplendent, Rottnest Island 11 2 John Hertz Minneapolis in ‘73 112 conducted Aruba 11 yet another Illegible 11 astoundingly Niew Amsterdam 112 successful Blank 134 Regency Hogsmead 11 Ball this New York City, NY 22 Saturday afternoon. Emulating the titled and 95 in 95 11 unhurried leisure class of the early 19th Total w/ Preference 419 245 535 849 2,048 century, we (more or less) gracefully passed Grand Total 440 248 540 866 2,094 the afternoon with dancing and conversation.

The 62nd Worldcon will be organizers were proud to announce at the Noreascon 4 will also have an Noreascon 4, to be held Sept 2-6, 2004, Sunday WSFS business meeting that they “installment” plan to pay for a full in Boston MA. The chair is Deb Geisler. had actually signed contracts with the two attending membership in more Boston won the Site Selection by 364 main hotels immediately following economically manageable chunks, instead votes over Charlotte NC. recognition of their victory the previous of having to pay the full nut at once. They Departing slightly from tradition, night, fans will be not able to reserve will also have an Internet payment option apparently, the Guests of Honor at rooms at either hotel until at least late 2003. available soon, taking Visa, MasterCard, Noreascon 4 will be split between Pros and Fans who presupported Boston and and American Express. Fans. The Pro Guests of Honor will be Terry voted in the site selection may convert At Sunday’s WSFS business meeting, Pratchett, creator of the Discworld series of their supporting membership to a full Deb Geisler paid tribute to Charlotte for novels, and Philip Klass, bka William Tenn, attending membership for an additional running a spirited bid. The only thing worse the great satirical short story writer. (This is a fee of $50. Fans who voted but did not than losing a Worldcon bid is winning one, much-deserved honor for Mr. Klass, who presupport may convert for $60. Fans and we wish Noreascon 4 good luck! is a gentleman of true class, and one that he who voted and were Friends of the bid should have enjoyed years ago.) The Fan automatically convert. Presupporters who For more information, go to Guests of Honor are Jack Speer, “fandom’s did not vote may join for $90. A www.noreascon.org, or write to first historian and prophet of Foo,” and nonsupporter/nonvoter may join for Noreascon 4 at PO Box 101, Peter Weston, a UK fan and rocketmaker. $100. A supporting membership for Framingham MA 07101, USA; their The site for Noreascon 4 will be the anyone who did not vote is $35, regardless fax number is 1-617-776-3243; email Hynes Convention Center in downtown of whether or not you presupported. is [email protected]. Progress Report 1 Boston, with the main hotels being the There are other membership prices for will be published in Jan. 2002. Art Sheraton Copley Place and Sheraton children. These prices are guaranteed Show and Dealers Room information Boston. Other hotels will also have rooms through the end of 2001. Following the will be available in late 2002. blocked. Even though the convention very popular policy of ConJose, Restaurant Reviews SF and MORMONS Labor Day Parade Blue in Green, “Jeweler’s Row” between and CLARION, oh my! There have been rumors of a parade. These 7th and 8th streets (Jeweler’s Row is William Shunn will read “Words and Phrases rumors were confirmed by an ad on TV actually Sansom St.) Great service and You Must Never Use in Utah”, an excerpt yesterday. Philadelphia is holding a Labor lots of room for breakfast. Might be from his irreverent memoir Missionary Man, Day Parade tomorrow (Monday). fuller at lunch. Recommend the smoked on Sunday at 1pm in CC106B. Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be closed cheese and mushroom omelette. The Gor Help Us! for the parade, which starts at 10am. restaurant was very welcoming to con A supposedly reliable source tells us that According to the Marriott Concierge, the folk. About a five-minute taxi ride from information on John Norman’s new book, side streets will not be closed, and the parade the Marriott. (Lisa Padd) Witness of Gor, is available on should not affect fen trying to get home Penang, 117 N. 10th Street. A lively, busy www.WorldofGor.com.--John Norman from the convention. --Julie Stickler Malaysian restaurant with a frantic open Honesty Among Fans kitchen. The spicy prawn soup was indeed Merav Hoffman would like to thank the Physical Laws of the spicy and the fried striped bass was lovely person who found and returned Convention Universe perfect. Everything was freshly made and her con badge. There is indeed honesty 1. The shortest distance between two had wonderful and unusual flavors. Good among fen. programs is locked. service. Beer and wine available. Open Poe House 2. The cost of the hotel food is late. Highly recommended. (Adam Smith) The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic proportional to the distance to the Friendly Donuts, across 11th from the Site is located at the corner of 7th and nearest fast food. Hilton, has a succinct selection of cheap Spring Garden. It is open daily from 9am 3. The Information Booth isn’t. sandwiches. It’s run by a nice young to 5pm and is strongly recommended to 4. Fifteen people trying to get on the Indian couple who live up to the store’s Poe fans. --R. Laurraine Tutihasi elevator will block the ten in the name. The donuts are also excellent. Library Needs Books elevator from getting out. (Richard S. Russell) Need a good home for books you no longer 5. The three panels you absolutely must Asian Fusion, 1002 Arch Street. The want? Leeds Middle School Library in see are scheduled at the same time. creative Chinese cook gave us a dish of Philadelphia could use your help. Contact 6. Saturday’s schedule changes will be lemon linguini under Cantonese roast duck. Neil or Rachelle Lerner in the Art Show for published Sunday morning. The restaurant handled a food allergy calmly more information, or e-mail 7. Nature fills a vaccuum, except when and well. Served a variety of good teas, [email protected] after the convention. it’s an ice machine. and the meal ended with the best almond Wedding Bells 8. Panel audiences of 100 or more will cookies I have ever tasted. Final price was Congratulations to long-time New Orleans be scheduled in rooms for 30, and about $20 per person. (Vicki Rosenzweig) fans Ann Cavitt and Robert Neagle on thier audiences of 30 will be scheduled in Staff Den in Marriott 2084. Best gopher marriage on June 30, 2001. Much love and a theatre for 1000. food I’ve ever had. Thanks to Den Mother many years from the Porno Patrol. 9. The panelist who swears he or she Sue Kahn for keeping me alive! (Michael 1950s SF Film doesn’t need a microphone will be Nelson, beleaguered newszine editor) The PSFS homemade short SF film “Longer heard only by the first two rows. Monk’s Cafe, 264 S. 16th Street. More Then You Think” will be shown on Sunday 10. Only one panel will stay on topic - and than 500 beers. Michael “the Beer Hunter” at 1:15pm in the video room in Marriott you will not find it. Jackson visits here when he’s in town. 407. Producer Hal Lynch will be on hand Overheard at the Con... Amazing selection of Belgian beers. Just a to describe the film and answer questions. In the endlessly winding corridors, “I good old fashioned pub - not new or trendy. --Skip Morris hope there’s cheese at the end of this Correction: Kabul is at 106 Chestnut maze!” --Carolyn Morgan Volunteer Thank You Party! near Front Street - not 1060 Chestnut as “I made a bit of a mistake. Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Herz previously reported. The food is still Apparently the ‘his’ in ‘For His Glory’ does announces that there will be a Volunteer fabulous! (Eric M. Van) not refer to Zeus.” --A. Nonny Mouse Thank You Party in Marriott 362 (the In a restaurant, “It’s the third brownie Gopher Lounge) at 8pm Monday, Alas! that killed me. All right, so maybe a September 3rd. All volunteers are most The Reading Terminal Market is double devil whould have done it. CLOSED Sunday and Monday! welcome to atend. Mmmm!” -- Jan van ‘t Ent

The Kessel Run is the daily newsletter of the Millennium Philcon. Contributions for the newsletter may be dropped off at newsstand mailboxes or brought to the Newsletter office in PCC 302. This issue’s managing editor was Mary Morman. Other staff members included Jan van ‘t Ent, Tom Beck, Johnny Carruthers, Robert MacIntosh, Samuel Lubbell, Michael Nelson, and Adam Tilghman. The Kessel Run masthead flag graphic was created by Julia Morgan-Scott. All material included in The Kessel Run is copyright © 2001. A Sentinel Monolith production. All rights reserved. 13 Sunday Evening September 2, 2001 Saturday’s Parties and absolutely the largest collection of Notes from Handicap If you didn’t have enough energy, sff.net aquavit at any Worldcon. Host Doug Friaf Services provided all the sugar you would ever need. outdid himself for this party. Tip: The Mpls All wheelchairs and electric carts ob- They cornered the market on Pixie Stix, party stickers will soon become a sought- tained through Handicap Services must producing a three-foot-wide mound of after collectible. be returned by 8pm Monday. Our table more than 20,000 sticks. We enjoyed the Of course we know the way to Con is staffed from 9am until 8pm daily. jazz pianist at East Coast Conspiracy, the Jose, having enjoyed many of their fine — Evan Phillips collaborative effort of Arisia, Balticon, parties. Host Tom Whitmore demonstrated the fine art of peacebonding a shark with a Kessel Regrets CapClave and Lunacon. Meanwhile, potential writers were nourished at the hockey stick - or was it a hockey stick with a We at The Kessel Run would like to extend hoagie table sponsored by Writers of the shark? Making like landsharks, we tread the our deepest apologies for inadvertently Future. We enjoyed the tastiest sugar cookies waters over to the UK in 05 bid party, jointly offending the Information Desk staff by at the Golden Duck Awards reception. Our hosted by the Norwegians, Swedes and running the “Physical Laws of the friend Ron gushed “Good duck — buttery, Germans. Convention Universe” article in issue 12. It sugary, and, most of all, golden.” If you run into David C. Farmer (a.k.a was not intended to be a swipe at them, but Someone once said, “Forearmed is half Anton) as we did, ask him to perform his rather a satirical look at conventions in general. an octopus.” Armed against the horrible “Hulk Hogan Meets HAL 9000” rendition. The Info Desk staff at MilPhil is doing a dangers of Fort Port by Amy Pinkbeiner at He kept us laughing until we begged him to bang-up job, and we all appreciate the long the Dragonriders of Pern gathering, we stop. Speaking of laughing, Kurt witnessed hours they have put in both before and (being Narn-aligned) marched valiantly along a near-death experience at the “@!” party during this convention. Again, our apologies. the Infinite Corridor of the 7th floor, wherein well-lubricated Scott, Bill and David — Mike Nelson sneering at haughty Centauri. We relished placed “death level” hot sauce on nachos, Sunday Parties the goodies in the Japan in 2007 suite, laughed at Death and swallowed it whole. Douglas Adams Tribute Pan-Galactic especially the surprising German chocolate, Lesson learned: Don’t laugh at Death. Gargle Blasters (sff.net) 2184 8pm which was definitely “not for children.” After a second and third pass-through Charlotte in 2004 2147 9pm We’re looking forward to another three years of the parties, clearly, the heavyweights were Xerps in 2010 770 10pm of their wonderful bid parties. the Mpls. In ’73/Minicon party and the EU- Midwest Construction 738 9pm For enquiring minds, Readercon hosted hosted UK in 05 party. Guided by the Prydonians of Prynceton 716 8pm a lesson in cutting-edge quantum mechanics. slimmest line of Aquavit margins, we feel Mark Rogers Fans 709 12:30pm Do you lose sleep over the thought of the compelled to award the Saturday’s Party of Nybor Tarot Deck Completion “spin and location of entangled photons”? Night to the UK in 05 party. Party On!! 700 5pm Leave it to SF fans to shed photons on the — Kurt Baty and Scott Bobo Redheads From Hell in KC 674 advantages of hosting a convention on an (The staff of The Kessel Run would like to note that the 9:30pm Interstate. While basking on the sunny asphalt opinions expressed in this article are those of the writers and Technofilk 670 8pm of I-5 in ’05, we drove on to the Cordwainer not necessarily those of the committee of Millennium Philcon.) Chichen Itza in 2012 662 9 pm Smith Foundation Debut party to express Noreascon 4 626-636 9:30pm our appreciation of a timeless master. The Drum Strikes Back! Christian Fandom 620 8:23pm We experienced alien abduction first- A drum that was supposedly tame and re- Gaylaxian Network Fruits and Dips hand at the Gaylaxians’ Alien Abduction cently fed took exception to being removed 600 9pm party. Scott’s alien was a scant half-inch tall Con Suite 328 Noon from Franklin A around midnight last night. and easily abducted. We encountered the The drum got off the cart on which it was Prometheus Awards/Libertarian cleverest party favor at the Liaden Universe being transported and bit Giani Siri on the Futurist Society CS314 9pm party, a palm-sized notepad promoting their left mid-thigh, leaving a 5-inch scrape and a book, a perfect tool for party notes. Silly Fannish Photo Op in the Infinite half-inch puncture wound. First aid was th However, we certainly don’t need notes to Hallway on the 7 floor at 11:00 pm provided, and it was determined that ra- remember the Minneapolis in ’73/Minicon All parties held in the Marriott unless otherwise bies shots were not needed as the fan had noted. CS = Clarion Suites. party, replete with fireworks (party poppers!) been recently vaccinated. The Million Wizard March In Memoriam Millennium Moments Photo Board The March started at 2:30pm and marched DOUGLAS ADAMS: He reminded us to More snapshots of Millennium Philcon have backward in time to 2pm. The March was led always remember where our towels were, been posted. Check them out on the Daily by Esther Friesner, Larry Gelfand and Pete and above all, “Don’t Panic.” Photo Board by the voodoo message board Radatti. It started near the Art Show, proceeded CHARLES SCHULZ: The comics page on the PPC bridge. down the exhibit hall, doubled back and exited isn’t the same without Peanuts. Yes, I know Prydonian Raffle the doors into the hallway, whereupon it they’re rerunning the old strips, but it isn’t The Prydonians of Prynceton will draw the returned to the other end of the exhibit hall the same. winner in their raffle for the Babylon 5 TNT and terminated in front of the magnificent Press Kit (signed by most of the original POUL ANDERSON: I loved the world Dragon sculpture. Group photos took place cast as well as the cast of Crusade) on Mon- he created in Operation Chaos, in which magic in front of the Dragon. The march had a large day at noon. MilPhil Toastmistress Esther was a reality and worked according to sci- contingent of apprentice wizards from Camp Friesner will pull the winning ticket. The win- entific principles. When I read it in 1979, Franklin along with a dozen adult wizards. ner need not be present to win. Fans still my immediate thought was that there was a Wizards were included from many worlds, wishing to purchase tickets may do so at the sequel just begging to be written. I got my including Terry Pratchett’s Unseen University, Prydonians table or at their Sunday night wish a couple of years ago when Operation J. K. Rowling’s Hogswart’s Academy, and many party in Marriott 716. Half of the proceeds Luna was published. Sadly, there won’t be other favorites. from the raffle will benefit the American any other stories written in this universe. Everywhere the March progressed, it Red Cross. was accompanied by copious amounts of ROBERT SACKS: The WSFS Business Volunteer Raffle Award flash photography, attracting interested fans Meeting just isn’t the same without hearing Saturday’s winner of the Volunteer Raffle is and parents. At one point, several wizards the words, “Shut up, Robert!” Greg Himes. Please pick up your prize at were humming “Pomp and Circumstance” — Johnny Carruthers the Gopher Lounge in M362. followed by the “Flying Monkeys’ March” Congratulations. from The Wizard of Oz. As the March Sunday Night Concerts ended, at least one Wizard was overheard Don Slepian, a New Age instrumentalist spe- to ask if a buffet lunch was included. cializing in electronic music of “several pan- Photographs will be available at galactic styles,” will be performing tonight www.radatti.com. at 7:30pm in Franklin Hall A on the fourth floor of the Marriott. WSFS Is Finished – Fans Rejoice Night Owls Cancelled After Slepian’s performance, you can The WSFS Business Meeting completed all continue your final night of no sleep with business before it at Sunday’s meeting. Therefore, There will be no Night Owls children’s pro- gramming tonight. Instead, parents may the electropop stylings of Nullsleep. Their there will be no Monday WSFS meeting. musical productions involve obsolete or place any children under the age of 12 they aging technologies, such as the original Newsletter contest wish to have in childcare with our babysitting Nintendo Gameboy and Commodore and How many typos can you find in issue 10 service, KidsCorp. Babysitting will be pro- Atari computers. Their concert starts at of The Kessel Run? Your gentle editors were/ vided from 7:30pm to 1am at the rate of 10pm in Franklin Hall A. are a bit tired. First Prize: A complete set of $5 US/hour. Arrangements can be made at The last dance of MilPhil will begin im- Kessel Run issues! the convention office in Marriott 309. mediately following Nullsleep’s concert. Charlotte Announces NASFiC Bid — Lynn Koehler — Lynn Koehler In a rapid regroup from their failed effort Gaylactic Network Raffle Notice To The Press! to host the 2004 Worldcon, Charlotte has Tonight’s Hugo ceremony will be held in Saturday’s winning ticket number was th announced their intention to bid for the 2005 9664073. Please claim your prize in the Gay the 5 floor ballroom of the Marriott (M5 NASFiC. The chair of the bid is Kathleen Fandom Suite (M600) after 9pm Grand) beginning at 8pm. If you are inter- Meyer. Folks are invited to stop by their There is still a chance to win in our draw- ested in special Press seating, please make party in 2147 tonight for a Cheerwine float. ing this evening at 10:45pm. Drop by the sure that you add your name to the seating Another Passing suite for your chance to win a limited-edi- list located in the Press Office (PCC 307). CNN reported earlier today that John tion cosmic body T. The suite opens at 7pm To avoid confusion, please plan to ar- Chambers, the Hollywood makeup artist for readings by Rosie Smith and Keith rive at the ballroom by 7:30pm. Press will responsible for Spock’s ears in Star Trek and Hartman. The fruits and dips party will start enter through the VIP entrance. As usual, much of the work on the original Planet of at 9pm. no flash photography will be allowed in the the Apes movie, has passed away. — Kay Cornwell (Aidolon) ballroom before or during the presentation. The Kessel Run is the daily newsletter of the Millennium Philcon. Contributions for the newsletter may be dropped off at newsstand mailboxes or brought to the Newsletter office in PCC 302. This issue’s managing editors were Brenda & Robert Daverin. Other staff members included Sunday Abraham, Tom Beck, Robert MacIntosh, Samuel Lubbell, Michael Nelson, Phillip Thorne, and Adam Tilghman. The Kessel Run masthead flag graphic was created by Julia Morgan-Scott. “World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” and “Hugo” are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. All material included in The Kessel Run is copyright © 2001 The Phanadelphia Corporation unless otherwise noted. A Sentinel Monolith production. All rights reserved. Nominations for Novel (20) “Merlin’s Gun” (7) Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film (30) Jim Burns (23) Dave Langford (381 nominating ballots, 205 nominees) (19) “Snowball in Hell” (7) J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century — final ballot complete — — final ballot complete — (56) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (17) “Auspicious Eggs” (7) Jack Vance – Critical Appreciation (20) Don Maitz (17) Guy Lillian III (53) Calculating God (17) “Chitty Bang Bang” (7) L. Ron Hubbard Presents the Best of the (17) David Cherry (17) Lloyd Penney (48) A Storm of Swords (17) “A Day’s Work on the Moon” Writers of the Future (17) Tom Canty (14) Cheryl Morgan (29) The Sky Road (15) “The Alien Abduction” (7) Visions in Light and Shadow (15) Nicholas Jainschigg (13) John L. Flynn (28) Midnight Robber (15) “The Birthday of the World” (7) Writing Horror (13) Stephen Youll (12) Jo Walton — final ballot complete — (15) “Noise of their Joye” Nominations for (12) Ron Walotsky (10) Geri Sullivan (24) Declare (14) “The Juniper Tree” Dramatic Presentation (11) Beryl Bush (9) John Hertz (13) “Primes” (10) Vincent di Fate (9) Joseph T. Major (24) In Green’s Jungles (279 nominating ballots, 151 nominees) (13) “The Quantum Teleporter” (9) Dominic Harman (7) Arnie Katz (24) The Telling (105) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (13) “The Taranth Stone” (9) Luis Royo (7) Arthur Hlavaty (23) Eater (81) X-Men (12) “The Cloud Man” (7) David Levine (23) The Truth (62) Frank Herbert’s Dune Nominations for Semiprozine (12) “The Prophet Ugly” (7) Fred Lerner (22) Book of Ash (57) Chicken Run (241 nominating ballots, 56 nominees) (11) “Bloody Bunnies” (7) Leah Zeldes Smith (20) The Coming (46) Frequency (88) Locus (20) Galveston Nominations for Short Story — final ballot complete — (65) Interzone Nominations for Fan Artist (19) The Amber Spyglass (295 nominating ballots, 248 nominees) (43) Unbreakable (54) SF Chronicle (127 nominating ballots, 81 nominees) (18) Infinity Beach (31) “Kaddish for the Last Survivor” (29) Battlefield Earth (49) Speculations (42) Teddy Harvia (18) Oceanspace (31) “Moon Dogs” (29) Shadow of the Vampire (46) New York Review of SF (25) Brad Foster (18) Revelation Space (26) “The Elephants on Neptune” (26) George Lucas in Love — final ballot complete — (20) Sue Mason (18) Ventus (21) “Different Kinds of Darkness” (24) Space Cowboys (23) Absolute Magnitude (16) Sheryl Birkhead (18) Wheelers (21) “The Gravity Mine” (23) Fantasia 2000 (21) Artemis Magazine (16) Taral Wayne (18) Zeitgeist — final ballot complete — (22) Pitch Black (17) The SFWA Bulletin — final ballot complete — Nominations for Novella (20) “Looking for Rhonda Honda” (15) Titan A.E. (17) Weird Tales (15) Joe Mayhew (229 nominating ballots, 50 nominees) (19) “Sheena 5” (13) Gormenghast (16) Aboriginal SF (13) Freddie Baer (45) “Seventy-Two Letters” (17) “Colours of the Soul” (11) Gladiator (14) Spectrum SF (11) Charles Williams (44) “Radiant Green Star” (16) “Interstitial” (11) “This Year’s Girl” / ”Who Are You” (12) On Spec (10) Alexis Gilliland (44) “A Roll of the Dice” (14) “Escape Horizon” (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) (11) Dreams of Decadence (10) Julia Morgan-Scott (36) “Oracle” (14) “The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant” Nominations for (9) Century (10) Steve Stiles (14) “The Missing Mass” (7) Tales of the Unanticipated (9) Bill Neville (33) “The Retrieval Artist” Professional Editor (33) “The Ultimate Earth” (14) “The Royals of Hegn” (7) Terra Incognita (8) D West (288 nominating ballots, 77 nominees) — final ballot complete — (14) “The Suspended Fourth” Nominations for Fanzine (8) Kurt Erichson (129) Gardner Dozois (31) “Under” (12) “The Art of the Fugue” (194 nominating ballots, 90 nominees) (6) Stu Shiffman (106) Stanley Schmidt (30) “Identity Crisis” (12) “The Foster Child” (54) File 770 Nominations for (94) Gordon Van Gelder (28) “The Forest Between the Worlds” (12) “Night Voices” (40) Mimosa (72) David Hartwell John W. Campbell Award (23) “Savior” (12) “Silver Ghost” (38) Challenger (61) Ellen Datlow (201 nominating ballots, 100 nominees) (22) “Fly-by-night” Nominations for Related Book (36) Plokta — final ballot complete — (29) Kristine Smith (22) “Great Wall of Mars” (213 nominating ballots, 86 nominees) (30) Stet (54) Patrick Nielsen Hayden (28) Jo Walton (20) “One-Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings” (35) Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature — final ballot complete — (23) David Pringle (25) Thomas Harlan (17) “Heart of Glass” (33) Concordance to Cordwainer Smith (28) Ansible (22) Beth Meacham (23) Douglas Smith (17) “Path of the Dragon” (31) Robert A. Heinlein: A Reader’s Companion (23) Idea (22) Scott Edelman (19) James L. Cambias (15) “Blue Kansas Sky” (27) Putting It Together: Turning Sow’s Ear (15) Emerald City (18) Shawna McCarthy — final ballot complete — (14) “Obsidian Harvest” Draft’s Into Silk Purse Stories (15) Fosfax (14) Warren Lapine (17) Tobias Buckell (13) “Changeling” (25) Bob Eggleton: Greetings from Earth (11) Bento (13) Algis Budrys (15) Daniel Abraham (13) “The Enclave” — final ballot complete — (11) Trap Door (13) Ian Randal Strock (14) Saira Ramasastry (13) “To Leuchars” (23) On Writing (10) Banana Wings (11) Laura Anne Gilman (12) Jack Cohen (22) Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It (9) The Devniad Nominations for Novelette (11) Martin H. Greenberg (12) Mindy L. Klasky (20) Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer’s Journey (9) Nova Express (237 nominating ballots, 131 nominees) Nominations for (12) Tom Gerencer (32) “On the Orion Line” (19) Man of Two Worlds (9) Twink (11) Fred Lerner (32) “Redchapel” (18) Science Fiction Culture Professional Artist Nominations for Fan Writer (9) Diane Turnshek (26) “Millennium Babies” (15) Spectrum 7 (246 nominating ballots, 145 nominees) (201 nominating ballots, 134 nominees) (9) Lyda Morehouse (22) “Agape Among the Robots” (12) Mike Resnick: An Annotated Bibliography (127) Bob Eggleton (41) Bob Devney (9) Melissa Yuan-Innes (21) “Generation Gap” (8) Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing SF (40) Donato Giancola (30) Steven H Silver — final ballot complete — (7) At the Foot of the Story Tree (40) Frank Kelly Freas (25) Evelyn C. Leeper (20) “Feel the Zaz” (7) Critical Theory and Science Fiction (31) Michael Whelan (24) Mike Glyer 14 2001 Hugo Awards Special Issue September 2, 2001 2001 Hugo Awards

Best Novel (885 ballots counted) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury, Scholastic/Levine)

Best Novella (782 ballots counted) “The Ultimate Earth” by Jack Williamson (Analog, December 2000)

Best Novelette (761 ballots counted) “Millennium Babies” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov’s, January 2000)

Best Short Story (796 ballots counted) “Different Kinds of Darkness” by David Langford (F&SF, January 2000)

Best Related Book (700 ballots counted) Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton by Bob Eggleton and Nigel Suckling (Paper Tiger)

Best Dramatic Presentation (972 ballots counted) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Professional Editor (766 ballots counted) Gardner Dozois

Best Professional Artist (783 ballots counted) Bob Eggleton

Best Semiprozine (731 ballots counted) Locus edited by Charles N. Brown

Best Fanzine (514 ballots counted) File 770 edited by Mike Glyer

Best Fan Writer (557 ballots counted) Dave Langford

Best Fan Artist (501 ballots counted) Teddy Harvia

John W. Campbell Award (561 ballots counted) Kristine Smith There were 539 total nominating ballots of which 193 were submitted online. 44 total ballots were invalidated (29 paper ballots, and 15 electronic). There were 1,075 total final ballots of which 282 were received online. 25 ballots were invalidated. Thanks to Jeff Copeland for the counting software used in administering the Hugos. – Saul Jaffe amd Rick Katze, Hugo Co-Administrators 15 Monday Morning September 3, 2001 Junkyard Wars: Battlefield Report Sunday Night’s Parties 2001 Hugo Awards Ceremony The hosts for the Junkyard Wars event By Scott Bobo and Kurt Baty The 2001 Hugo Awards Ceremony were Jeff Del Papa and Crash (Bill Yerazunis) We had a blast – Pangalactic Gargle got off to a fine start with Ben Franklin of The New England Rubbish Decon- Blaster, in fact. SFF.Net’s Hitchhiker’s Party and friends unveiling large silvery rocket struction Society and The Nerds. was serving the drink in honor of Douglas banners on both sides of the stage. The challenge was to build a machine Adams. We admire their many nights of Ceremony Director Patricia Vandenberg to throw an egg over a barrier, as far as fine parties. Somehow, they found a way in a gorgeous period gown fit for the possible, while keeping the egg intact. to run videos and maintain a vibrant party, Masquerade gave a charming introduction Sixty-two people participated, forming a feat we thought impossible. Charlotte leading up to the most outstanding ten teams of six each (our battlefield corre- fans were celebrating their release by performance of the entire convention. spondent was unable to determine what the offering Cheerwine floats. Esther Friesner started her toast master extra two people did.) All teams built a Taste much improved, we had our duties by explaining that there had been working machine and some even managed senses bedazzled and knew we were in some discussion over what her title should the entire challenge (testing and competition) for an abducting experience when a lit be — Toast Master, Toast Mistress? Her on a single egg. alien greeted us at the door to Xerps in decision: “Rap Master Toast”! The Of particular note, the majority of the 2010. Passing through alien love beads, audience was treated to a cool rendition “Star Struck” team members were under we surely had entered another world. of her rap song, “Gift Rap.” Afterwards, ten years of age. One team, whose name Every corner revealed an alien theme, Esther proclaimed, “Let us never speak was withheld, managed to build a projectile Overheard: “I was abducted by an alien, of this again.” that failed to strike the ground. and all I got was this stupid pregnancy!” David Kyle presented the Big Heart About 400 people watched as teams Still clothed, we offered ourselves to Award to Steve and Sue Francis. Joanie scrambled to build their machines and egged the gods at Chichen Itza 2012, Mayans Knappenberger presented the First on the competition. They learned to duck who can throw a party. We oohed and Fandom Award to Frank Robinson. as the teams tested their designs. (Accuracy ahhed before the sacrificial Jello heart on MilPhil had the honor of hosting the wasn’t some machines’ strongest point.). display (to scale) and stayed for the ancient first presentation of the Cordwainer Team “Junk in the Middle” came in first, ritual of Mayan ice cream making. Of Smith Foundation’s Rediscovery Award followed by “Connie’s Commandos” and course, we know the ancient Mayans did to a science fiction or writer whose work Mike Whelan’s “Rabid Ducks.” not have ice to make ice cream; they got deserves renewed attention. A sterling Tom Galloway provided color com- liquid nitrogen from the aliens. Just ask committee comprised of Robert mentary throughout the contest and Filthy Erich von Daniken! Silverberg, Gardner Dozois, Scott Pierre provided background music. With many winks and nods to Geri Edelman, and John Clute selected Olaf At the end, the winning team was pre- Sullivan, by 3am, we award with all Stapledon for his work First and Last Men. sented with a trophy and rosette. The tro- privileges appurtenant thereto the Party Mr. Takumi Shibano, Dr. Takayuki phy was built entirely from junk found in of the Night to Xerps in 2010. But who Tatsumi, Ms. Mari Kotani, and Ms. Tamie the basement of the hotel that morning. hosted the Party of the WorldCon? Was Inoue presented the annual Seiun Awards Masquerade Lives On it our friends from Japan in 2007 who for Best Short Story in Translation to Greg Masquerade still photos and a video are hosted a two-night not-to-be-missed fete? Egan for “Oceanic” and Best Novel in available for sale at the Masquerade table Perhaps the fabulous efforts of Charlotte Translation to Robert J. Sawyer for across from Registration. in 2004 worthy of feeding an entire Frameshift. Win Some Dick Worldcon with such tasty barbeque? Or The entertaining well-paced ceremony The Philip K. Dick Raffle will be at noon at maybe the tea partying folks from Boston? came to a screeching halt when Connie the PSFS Dealer’s Table. This is your last In recognition of such wonderful Willis stepped up to present the Best Short chance to win. Tickets will be sold right up decorative arts (not to mention all the Story Hugo. Connie committed the sin to the drawing. shrimp and petit fours or beer and of being nearly as outrageous and funny peanuts), it is with great pleasure that we as Rap Master Toast Friesner. Electric Cart Return declare the Boston in 2004/Noreascon 4 --Michael Nelson Please return all carts to the Handicapped Tea Party to be the (drum roll, please) Information Desk by 8pm. Party of the Worldcon. Party on, friends! (See issue 12 for disclaimer.) In Memoriam Ministry of Philly Walks Overheard Poul Anderson was a - if not the - mas- No one expects the fannish in condition, While waiting for the elevators, a man ter of sf & fantasy. A multiple winner of so it was quite wonderful to see more than and his son attending the other convention the Hugo & Nebula, he was extraordinarily 40 fans show up, after a night of partying, at the PCC heard several loud voices as prolific & unmatched in his range - high fan- for a walk to Independence Hall and back the elevator passed by the floor. The tasy (The Broken Sword, 3 Hearts & 3 Lions), again. There were even some repeat attend- young son asked the dad, “What was that light fantasy (Operation Chaos), hard sf (Tau ees who went on Friday’s walk and still sound?” The father replied that it was Zero, The Boat of a Million Years), space opera wanted more. -- Tom Becker people screaming as the elevator cable (Flandry, the Polesotechnic League), time Mensa Gathering broke and the people were falling. travel (theTime Patrol), science fact, humor All curent and former Mensa members Mark Mandel said, “I got to bed last (the Hokas, with Dickson), filk ("Bouncing are invited to the traditional farewell dinner night at 8am this morning.” Potatoes"), mysteries & Sherlockiana (plus at Allie’s American Grille in the Marriott In the How to Write a Screenplay panel, the cross-genreThe Queen of Air and Dark- at 7:30 on Monday. Jim Stevens-Arce said that Mark Zicree ness, The Martian Crown Jewels), a novel in blank quoted Michael Cassut’s line about the verse (A Midsummer Tempest) and limericks Feed Your Fanzines perfect “high concept” story pitch to studio about dinosaur sex. The Long Night falls. The title of the panel in the fan lounge on execs: “He’s the Pope. She’s a chimp. -- Mark Blackman Monday at 1pm is now The Care and Feeding They’re cops.” of a Fanzine Collection. Other Memoriams Author James Hartley said, “I often The Eternal Convention Michael Gilbert, Artist and Author, Aug 00 speak in an Australian accent.” He paused. Emil Petaja, Writer Aug 00 Enjoy the fun of the Worldcon through- “Sometimes I slip into an American.” A Curt Siodmak, Author & Director Sept 00 out the year by attending some of the many bystander yelled out, “What’s her name?” Keith Roberts, Author Oct 00 SF conventions held all over the world (pick “Man used to have power over words, L. Sprague de Camp, Author Nov 00 up flyers near the Voodoo board, check then he invented the word processor.” -- Gordon R. Dickson, Author Jan 01 online, or look in Asimov’s monthly.) You unknown author. can join a science fiction club, found in many Rick Shelley, Author Jan 01 MilPhil Fans Win Ray Walston, Favorite Martian Jan 01 cities., such as the Philadelphia Science Fic- tion Society. Clubs run conventions, discuss The winner of the Sunday Volunteer Richard Laymon, Author Feb 01 Raffle is Juan Jarrell of Blacksburg, VA. He Jenna A. Felice, Editor Mar 01 books, and sponsor events and speakers. Fanzines keep the SF world connected; stop can pick up his prize at the Gopher Lounge Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes, Author (Marriott 362). and Editor Mar 01 by the fanzine lounge to learn more. There’s lots of SF activity on the Internet. Leo Doroschenko won the Trivia for Douglas Adams, Author April 01 Chocolate event with 68 pieces. The runner- Dr.. Morton Klass, Author April 01 If you liked MilPhil, come to ConJose in San Jose CA, August 29-Sept 2, 2002. up had only 20. Leo also tied for first with Pierre Versins April 01 Lein Wein on The Weakest Link, which was Poul Anderson, Author Aug 01 Torcon3 will be held in Toronto, Canada, August 28 - September 1, 2003. nastily hosted by Pat Cadigan and her riding Barbara (Geraud) Knutson, Fan Aug 01 crop. However Leo was defeated in Win Tour Philly Dr.. Mary Gail Hutchinson Aug 01 Tom Galloway’s Money by Juan Sanmiguel, who Horse-drawn carriage tours of Philly’s 18th Mark Keller Sept 01 won a whole dollar of Tom’s money. century historic district leave from Inde- Bryan Bailey won the Starcraft tournament. pendence Hall.