Einblatt! March 2013 Calendar Announcements pb=mass market paperback. th hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback  Sat, Mar 2, 2PM. Minn-StF Uncle Hugo's 39 Anniversary nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. Meeting cancelled in favor of Sale - 10% off at Uncle Hugo's and anth=anthology. r=reissue Marscon. Uncle Edgar's – Friday-Sunday, Mar 1st-10th. Conventions  Fri, Mar 8. 7:00PM. Publication Mar 1-3. MarsCon 2013, Crowne Party for William Alexander’s GPS Team Trivia: Apr 6. FFI: Plaza Hotel and Suites, Goulish Song. Dreamhaven http://beta.geekpartnership.org/wp/ th Bloomington, MN. Books, 2301 E 38 St, Mpls. gps-team-trivia-challenge-2013/ http://marscon.org/2013/index.php FFI: The Minn-StF Picnic will be July http://dreamhavenbooks.com Mar 29-31. Minicon 48, 20th, starting at 12N. Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Julie  Tues, Mar 12, 7-9PM. ESP Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Czernada. Richard Tatge, Speculative Fiction Writers Irene & Scott Raun, Mark www.mnstf.org/minicon48/ Meetup. Topic: How and When Richards, Patricia Zetelumen, to use Sentence Fragments for April 12-14. Odyssey Con, Sharon Kahn & Richard Tatge, Effect. Davannis, 310 White Madison, WI. (Pre-reg Deadline Erin McKee & David Wilford, Clay Bear Ave, Saint Paul. FFI: Mar 23.) www.odysseycon.org/ Harris, Lydia Nickerson, David & http://www.meetup.com/MinnSp Pamela Dyer-Bennet, Beth April 19-21. Constellation, Lincoln, ec/events/104481472/ Friedman, Linda Lounsbury, Dean NE. GoH: Connie Willis, Tara  Sat, Mar 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Bill Christ, Ruepling (Pre-reg Deadline Mar 1.) Voting Meeting. Dreampark, Carole Vandal, Hershey Lima, http://constellationne.net/ Sharon Kahn & Richard Corwin & Dee Brust, Becca & April 26-28. OmegaCon, Siren, WI. Tatge's, 4002 Pillsbury Ave S, Graham Leathers, Emily Stewart & (Pre-reg Deadline Mar 15.) Mpls. No smoking. FFI: 612- Aaron Vander Giessen. http://www.omegacon.org/ 827-3228. Birthdays: May 3-5. DemiCon, Des Moines,  Sun, Mar 17, 1-2PM. National 9: David Emerson; 10: Margie IA. GoH: David Weber, Scott Ross, Book Award winner William Lessinger; 14: Ben Lessinger; 16: Mitch & Mary Thompson (Pre-reg Alexander autographing at Megan Totusek; 19: Karen Deadline Apr 1, Hotel Reservation Uncle Hugo's. 2864 Chicago Cooper; 21: Teresa Nielsen Deadline Apr 12.) Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824- Hayden; 27: Bryan Andersen, http://www.demicon.org/ 6347, [email protected] Peter Hentges; 28: Davey Snyder, May 3-5. CoreCon V, Moorhead,  Wed, Mar 20, 6:30-7:45PM. 31: Seven Anderson MN. GoH: Patricia Tallman, Speculations Reading Series - Michael Merriam, Joseph Terry Faust. DreamHaven Publishing News: Scrimshaw. Terrance Brown II. Books, 2301 E 38th St, Laramie Sassevill (as Naomi http://www.fargocorecon.org/ Minneapolis. FFI: Eric, 612- Stone): Dec ’12: e-book Sweet 721-5959, May 17-19. Keycon Winnipeg, MB Mercy from Champagne books; [email protected] CA Jan ’13: short story 'The Wind from  Sat, Mar 23, 9:30AM-5:00PM. the Lake' in Love in the Land of May 24-26. ConQuest 44, Kansas 2013 Bloomington Writers Lakes, Midwest Fiction Writers City, MO. GoH: Patrick Rothfuss, Festival and Book Fair. chapter of Romance Writers of Chris Garcia, Patricia C. Wrede, Bloomington Arts Center, 1800 America anthology; April, 2013: e- John Picacio, Teresa Nielsen W Old Shakopee Rd, book, Spirited! from Champagne Hayden http://conquestkc.org/ Bloomington. FFI: Books; May, 2012: e-book, May 24-27. BayCon, Santa Clara, http://www.btacmn.org/4educat/ Wonder Guy, from Lyrical Press CA. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold, literary.html Naomi Kritzer, "Solidarity" in the Chris and John O'Halloran  Thurs, Mar 28, 11:59PM. March/April 2013 Magazine of http://www.baycon.org/2013/ Einblatt! Deadline F&SF and "The Wall" in the April/May 2013 Asimov's May 24-27. WisCon, Madison, WI.  Fri-Sun, Mar 29-31. Minicon! GoH: Joan Slonczewski, Jo Walton Local publisher (including some http://www.wiscon.info/ Advance Warning local authors): Bascom Hill, Future Minn-StF Meetings: Apr 6 & 20, Cities, tp anthology: FFI: hosts TBD thetangential.com/futurecities/ May 24-26. Brit Con MN. Double Aug 14-18, 2014. Loncon 3. every six weeks. Chat with fellow Tree Park Place. St. Louis Park, London, England. FFI: fans the classic way. FFI: Jeanne MN. http://www.britconmn.org http://www.loncon3.org/ Mealy, 651-771-7226 Jun 21-23. 4th Street Fantasy Einblatt from July 95 to date is on Convention. Spring Hill Suites, Ongoing Information the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Marriott, St Lous Park, MN. Board of Directors: Beth Friedman, Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing- www.4thstreetfantasy.com/2013/ Dean Gahlon, Hershey Lima, Scott list – sign up at the web-site (here). Raun, and Emily Stewart - The Dead-tree Einblatt is available Jun 28-30. DucKon, Wheeling, IL. [email protected]. Mn-STF by subscription. Cost is $10, GoH: Tananarive Due, Steven st rd meetings are held the 1 and 3 payable by check mailed to the Barnes, Bill Higgins, Cheryl Storm, Saturday every month, for Board Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash Lee Darrow (Pre-reg Deadline May meetings check the minutes that handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as 15.) http://www.duckon.org/ are posted at of December 2009, Scott Raun), or Jul 4-7. CONvergence 2013. mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/. PayPal to Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington, [email protected]. Minn-STF web site: MN. GoH: Charlie Jane Anders, www.mnstf.org/. Minicon web site: This Einblatt was edited by Scott Lou Anders, Caitlin Blackwood, Bill www.mnstf.org/minicon/. Raun with the assistance of Denny Corbett, Paul Cornell, James Lien (publishing news) and Kevin Moran, Kevin Murphy, John Gamesday Players: Board & card Austin (conventions). Picacio, Melinda Snodgrass (Pre- gaming almost every Friday reg Deadline May 15.) evening. FFI: Richard Tatge at Einblatt is a monthly publication of http://convergence-con.org/ 612-827-3228. the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, devoted to news of the Aug 2-4. Diversicon, St. Paul, MN Filk Circle: open to all who like to local SF community. E-mail same GoH: Jack McDevitt (Pre-reg participate in music with f/sf lyrics. to [email protected], send to Deadlines Mar 15/Jul 14.) 4th Sunday at 5pm. FFI: Rich th Scott Raun, 3928 11 Ave. S., http://www.diversicon.org/ Brown, 651-646-2159, Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call [email protected] Aug 29-Sept 2. LoneStarCon3. him at 612-822-0451. Email San Antonio, TX. FFI: PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple- submissions most preferred, no http://www.lonestarcon3.org/ Apa is a healthy general-interest phone calls after 10pm. // Next publication with members in six Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM March countries. Local collations are 28th, 2013

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