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TABLE OF CONTENTS October 2000 Issue 477 Vol. 45 No.4 33rd Year of Publication 22-Time Hugo Winner CHARLES N. BROWN Publisher & Editor-in-Chief MAIN STORIES MARK R. KELLY 2000 Hugo Awards Winners/10 1999 Chesley Awards Winners/11 Electronic Editor-in-Chief Bradbury At 80/11 HWA Official Charged/12 Chicon 2000/12 KIRSTEN GONG-WONG Edelman to Head SF Weekly/12 Aspect Electronic Connection/12 Managing Editor Annual Hubbard Prizes Awarded/12 Surprise a la King/13 CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN Overwhelmed by Potter/13 Editor THE DATA FILE CYNTHIA RUSCZYK Editorial Assistant Gaiman's Last Angel Tour/13 SFWA Seeks Executive Director/13 HWA Elects New Officers, Redefines Stokers/13 New Literary Agency/13 EDWARD BRYANT B&N.com to Buy Fatbrain.com/13 Lee Buys Conan/13 KAREN HABER Announcements/68 Call for Papers/68 Contest News/68 Awards/68 MARIANNE JABLON Book News/69 e-Book News/69 POD Publishing News/69 RUSSELL LETSON Online Update/69 Readings & Signings/69 Financial News/69 Markets/69 GARY K. WOLFE Contributing Editors INTERVIEWS WILLIAM G. CONTENTO : Chasing Science/6 Computer Projects Ken MacLeod: Morality, Mortality, Mentality/8 BETH GWINN SPECIAL Photographer

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