FILE 770 IA/hAT oF FAM5 F'il_F 770 7 TIME VALUE Assorted facts: Chicon IV reports commitments greater than needed to make the room-night guarantee at the Hyatt, less than those needed at four overflow hotels. Total membership was ^615 as of 7/16, 3980 attending} shortly afterwards ^866/^231 was reported. The Directors cut Chicon’s budget about $25,000 to anticipate a shortfall of $50 memberships. While no dailies will be sold, Chicon has scaled its memberships from $75 at the door Wed, Thur and Fri, to $6o/Sat, $35/Sun, $15/Mon,
CASE IN POINT: While Chicon feels the pinch, other cons are evidently being crushed by a combination of the economy and their own numbers. Reports Darrell Schweitzer: "Brandycon, an attempted relaxacon slated for June 18-20, in Delaware, didn’t make it. Robert Whitaker tells me that about 15 people showed up, most of them dealers who made no $$. Jack Chalker, GoH, left after Friday night. This, with the failure of Summercon this year, drives home a point: there are too many conventions, and the weaker ones are being eliminated by fannish Darwinism. I’ve already missed one con I wanted to go to (Unicon) because there was another I wanted to go to (NECon) the same weekend. I was invited to speak at both. I wanted to go to Paracon too, but I had two speaking engagements at other cons (one admittedly in Georgia & set up by my publisher) the two weekends /succeeding/. The propsect of 3 solid weekends of cons just before the Worldcon was too much.” DONALD MILLER DIES: From Don Franson, of the N3F: "I received the following postcard July 7 from Mrs. D. Miller: ’Dear Mr. Franson, I received your postcard and I regret to inform you that my husband Don died last month. He had another battle with cancer and this time he lost the fight. Sincerely, Stella F. Miller.’ “I never met Don Miller, though I have known him for twenty years. But that’s the way it often is, in correspondence and fanzine fandom. He joined N3F in 1963 (I don’t know his age), was Director ate Chairman and Editor of TNFF for several years, ending in 1968, and was very active (at one time) in Washington DC fandom, though I doubt if most of them there know him any more, he’s been inactive so long because of illness and stays in the hospital.
"He put out giant issues of WSFA JOURNAL and later his own title, F&SF JOURNAL, and many smaller zines, such as gamesletters. He was (turn to page 22) F770:3^ August 1982 «>,/ I
Ballots received & counted! 123. Signed, in order of receipt! Jon • Gustafson, Marty Massoglia, Scott Dennis, Paul Koch, William Rotsler, Bruce Pelz, Bev Clark, Frank Gasperik, Kathy Trebian, Guy Lilliin III, Owen K. Laurion, Valeria Beasley, Joy Goodin, Marjii Ellers, Sourdough Jackson, Kennedy Poyser, John Bradley, Charlie Williams, Irvin Koch, Somtow Sucharitkul, Terry Carr, Ken Porter, Sheldon Linker, Robert Sacks, Marty Cantor, Thea Popu, George Wells, Sandy Cohen, Matthew Tepper, Moshe Feder, Richard H.E.. Smith II, Mike Resnick, Carol Resnick, .Arthur Hlavaty, Ann Streeter, Alexis Gilliland, Steve Simmons, A. Joseph Ross, Lee Smoire, Margaret Middleton, Priscilla Pollner, Roy Lavender, Fred Lerner, Paul Abelkis, Ben Yalow, Dave Travis, Dave Locke, Jackie Causgrove, Richard Onley, Jay Kinney, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Dick Lynch, Walter Willis, Bill Trojan, Janice Gelb, Sarge Workman, Arthur Rubin, Ruth Minyard, Mark L. Olson, Fred Cleaver, Lucy Takeda, Penny Terry, Adams Douglas, Craig Miller, Dan Deckert, Leah Fisher, William Goodson Jr., Dennis Lien, Neil Rest, Richard Brandt, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Martin Morse Wooster, George Flynn, Becky Thomson, Mike Rogers, .M. Turlington, Seth Goldberg, Ira Riddle, W. Perry, Edward. Bryant, Dave Rike, David Stever, Lawrence Ruh, Sally Fink, Sheila Strickland, Patty Bushman, Georges Giguere, Joe Sokola, James R, Madden, Steve Stanley, Michael Walsh (Balt.), Robert R. Taylor, George Laskowski Jr., Jack Collinson, Allyson Dyar, Cyndi Hartman, Virginia Bauer-Tapia, Jim Meadows II, David Govaker, Teresa Minambres, Leland Sapiro, Mike Sohns, Allan Beatty, Jeff Ford, Terry Floyd, Pascal J. Thomas, Ciane McAuliffe, Bryan Barrett, Becky Haley, Renee Arceneaux, Scott Bauer„ S. Maple's, C. Handfield, Chintz, Lee Smith, S. Tait, R. Pavlac, A.J. Foster. 11 unsigned. Disqualified ballots: 11. Although I had no objection to having the Poll ballot xeroxed for the use of friends, I had to draw the line when confronted with blatant ballot stuffing on behalf of a local Southern fanartist who received no votes from any source besides his hometown club,
1982 Poll Lj Policing the Polls FANWRITER FANARTIST TOTAL BALLOTS i 82 TOTAL BALLOTS: 84
1. Mike Glyer 33 1. Alexis Gilliland 22 2. Arthur Hlavaty 2. William Rotsler 18 3. Dave Langford 12 3. stu Shiffman 12 4, Richard Geis 10 4, Joan Hanke-Woods 11 5. Lon Atkins 7 5» Charlie Williams 10 ■ Ted White 7 Dan Steffan 10 7. Bob Shaw o 7, Steven Fox 6 8. Chris Atkinson 5 Marc Schirmeister 6 9. Avedon Carol Steve Stiles 6 Guy H. Lillian III 4 10. hen Fletcher 5
Tied with 3 votes each: Tied with votes each: George Flynn, Joseph Nicholas, Tarai, Kurt Erichsen, Victoria Dave Locke, Harry Warner Jr,, Poyser, Grant Canfield, Richard Bergeron, Tied with 2 votes each: Terry Carr, Tom Digby, Chris • Tied with 3 votes each: Priest, Darrell Schweitzer, Jay Kinney, Linda Leach, Alan .Lee Gold, Dan Stef fan, Rusty Hutchinson, Clay Fourrier, Burke, John D. Berry (US), Amy Falkowitz. Paul Skelton, Claire Graham, Lynne Holdom, Cliff Biggers, Tied with 2 votes each: Doug HoyIman, Marc Ortlieb, Sylvia Stevens, Phil Foglio, Matthew Tepper, Rich Coad, William Warren, D. Harris, Lisa Bernadette Bosky, Ed Zdrojewski, Free, Tim Hammell, J. Collins, Jerry Kaufman, R.A. MacAvoy, Rondeau.
61 tied with 1 vote each. 51 tied with 1 vote each. t SAGE COMMENTS: Having observed what a hopeless task it was to get conscientious trufen to fill out a Hugo nominating ballot, in which they’re responsible for knowing the field well enough to sift out the best talent of the year, I tried to encourage participation by making 'this strictly a popularity contest., with no place-points assigned for the order fans were named in. A little over 2/3 of the fans who sent in a ballot named somebody, anybody, vQUESTION ONE: I listed nine suggested amendments to the Fanzine Hugo rules -- every one seriously suggested by some fan sometime or other — and asked voters to list them in order of preference. They were (A) Make no change in the rules, (B) Disallow fanzines to win consecutive Hugos, (C) Permanently disqualify a fanzine which has won once, (D) Disqualify any fanzine that sells advertising, (E) Disqualify any fanzine that pays for material, (F) Divide the FILE 770:3^ Annual Poll cate-gory into two Hugos based on amateur vs. semi-pro, (G) Divide the Hugo into two c-ategories based on circulation, (H) Ban LOCUS and SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW from competition, (I) Disqualify any fanzine editor who derives a substantial portion of his living from the zine. Several voters thought of one I forgot, (J) Eliminate the fanzine category altogether. Not everyone voted a full ticket, but 123 voters made at least one tick mark. These are the raw numbers* PLACE* 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 Points* (A) No change 19 9 13 9 9 IT 7 88 Third (B) Non-consecutive 8 10 6 6 7 6 9 7 1 50 (C) One-win 5 0 3 2 3 2 6 17 10 18 (D) No advertising 6810 13 16 9 3 2 0 : 44 (E) No payments 13 12-16 13 10 7 2 1 0 79 (F) Am/Semi-pro split 42 19 9 7 8 2 2 0 0 173 First (G) Circulation split 6 19 15 7 11 5 2 2 72 (H) Ban LOCUS,SFR 5 1 5 3 1 5 18 6 15 22 (I) Makes living 15 22 12 13 3 4 4 3 1 101 Second (J) Eliminate Hugo 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Just to help emphasize the direction in which opinion was weighted, I decided to calculate a figure based on 3 points for first place votes, 2 points for second and 1 point for thirds. By this method, there appeared to be tremendous interest in dividing the Hugo into 2 categories for Amateur and Semi-Fro fanzines, and another area of interest in somehow knocking off editors who made a living from their fanzines. Otherwise, the status quo was a significant favorite. There was very negative response to the proposals that would restrict anyone to one win, or~that singled out LOCUS and SFR for banishment. QUESTION TWOi “If Melbourne wins the '85 Worldcon, fans in the following towns are contemplating bidding for a NASFiC. Rank in order of preference.” Votesi 113. AUSTIN* 59 DETROIT* ^6 Write ins* Columbus (2), Albuquerque, Minneapolis, Knoxville, etc,(8) QUESTION THREE * "Rank the following 1986 Worldcon bids in. order of preference.” Votes* 102. (Bear in mind there is now only one Atlanta bid, formerly Satterfield/Frierson.) TOWN RANKING 1 2 3 ATLANTA (S/F) 3^ 18 19 2 ATLANTA (Celko) 5 23 9 24 NEW YORK 28 25' 16 22 PHILADELPHIA 35 23 25 10 See, that’s why I take these polls. Up until now, I kept hearing that the Philadelphia bid was hopelessly moribund... QUESTION FOUR* "In your opinion, does the selection of Multiple Guests of Honor for the Worldcon dilute the individual honor of being GoH?" Votes* 127 YES, 60 NO* 67 6 File 770*34 Yearbook Issue Mast voters understood the drift of the question, which asked whether multiple FRO guests of honor posed a problem of dividing the honors. In general, yes voters felt the honor of being worldcon GoH was lessened unless the multiple guests were frequent collaborators, or husband-and-wife. Though not all yes voters felt the honor was significantly diluted, there appears to be a large minority of fails who feel that Worldcons should confine themselves to one GoH(pro), and one fan. QUESTION—EIVE: "As of May 1, 19.82, how manyiof the 20 fiction Hugo nominees had you actually read?" Votes: 111. QUANTITY READ: ZERO 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 VOTERS: 26 40 23 16 6 So much for "science fiction" fandom, Maybe next year I’ll take a poll for a new name for this activity. QUESTION SIX: "Are you a member of Chicon IV, the 1982 Worldcon?" Votes: 127 YES: 94 NO: 33 QUESTION SEVEN: "Did you send in a nominating ballot for the Hugo Awards?" Votes 'only tabulated for those who answered yes to #6. YES: 5'3 NO: 38 QUESTION EIGHT: "What is your QUESTION NINE: "What is your favorite soft drink?" Votes:116 favorite beer?" Votes: 76 Pts. 33 Coke 9 Root . 7 Dr. Pepper 6 Guiness 6 Perrier, Pepsi, Vernor’s 5 Fosters ‘5 Pepsi Lite, Diet Pepsi, 4 Molson’s Golden Ale Diet Dr. Pepper 3 Heineken, Miller, Tsing Tao, 4 Tab, 7-Up Dos Quis, Moosehead 3 Squirt, RC 100, Ginger Ale 2 Grolsch, Anchor Steam Beer, 2 Orange juice. Diet Rite Kirin, Becks, Special Export, 1 Twenty-one different brands Stroh’s, Samuel Smith’s Pale Ale, Coors, Tooth Sheaf Stout 1 Twenty different brands If con suite managers started filling their iced bathtubs according to the ratios of popularity expressed in this poll, they could lead up on Coke, and buv one bottle of every beer made, with some confidence of pleasing most fans... QUESTION 10: "Whether or not you get any... Do you consider sexual activity to be one of the main reasons you go to cons?" Votes: 114 YES: 26 NO: 88 Strangely, of the 26 who answered yes, 16 attended the ’82 Westercon! Soie classic quotes from the ballots: "It was one." "No, but the anticipation provides an incentive quite beyond the actual incidence." "No, considering the selection." "You’re kidding — have you looked at those people lately? You ask the damnedest questions." "My husband and I go to cons together. For sex we sure could stay home -- more relaxing, and cheaper too!" "Not since I became a Christian." "See what a hornet’s nest I’ve stirred up? (Mike Rogers)" "Not any more: going to cons is a substitute for sex." INTRODUCTION: This list of science fiction clubs and organiz ations has been further expanded and revised since its appearance in STARLOG earlier this year. Though large, the list is not encyclopedic, and additional entries are welcomed. HOY/ TO USE TRIS LIST: The list is divided into two segments. Correspondence Clubs usually serve their members through publications, and may have an annual meeting, or no meetings at all. The balance of the list shows clubs with scheduled meetings, by state. Because most clubs meet in members’ homes, or in public facilities on loan, meeting schedules are frequently revised. Particularly when the club meets in a private home, hosts appreciate knowing who they’re inviting. To get the most accurate meeting information and receive a pre-orientation about your local club, you should get in touch with the contact person listed. This is recommended as a courtesy, though virtually none of the clubs named are exclusive in the sense of requiring an invitation to join. .An effort has been made to edit from the list all entries for inactive clubs. As a further guide to the currency of a listing, any entry which was not updated during 1981 is marked! (*) CORRESPONDENCE CLUBS: AMERICAN HOBBIT ASSOCIATION: Contact! Renee (Arwen) Alper, 2A-36 Meadow Dr. M., Wilmette IL 60091. Club for Tolkien enthusiasts, prints a 16-page newsletter eight times a year; also holds meetings in the Chicago area. Membership $3.75/yr• Founded in 1977» now claims 200 members. AMERICAN TOLKIEN SOCIETY: Contact: Marci Helms, P0 Box 277, Union Lake MI 48085. Tolkien readers society. Publishes MINAS TIRITH EVENING-STAR monthly. Annual dues: $5. BAY AREA FRIENDS OF THE PRISONER: Contact: Anna Traverse, 1037 Cortez Ave., Burlingame CA 9^-010. Also, Jean-Marc Lofficier, 382 Palos Verdes Blvd. #3, Redondo Beach CA 90277* Publishes a SF CLUBS LIST 7 F770:3^ I I I t ' I . 'I I III 1 I . < I. a fanzine about the tv series and holds meetings. BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES: Contact: Vern Coriell, 6657 Locust, Kansas City MO 64131. Devoted to the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Bibliophiles meet for their annual Dum-Dum at the Worldcon. (*) CAROLINA FAN FEDERATION: Contact: Edwin L. Murray, 2540 Chapel Hill Rd., Durham NC 27707. (*) CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION CORRESPONDENCE COMMITTEE: Contact: Alex Potter, 123 Indian Springs Rd., Williamsburg VA 23185. The CFO is for fans of animated film, especially Japanese cartoon adventures. In addition to its several local chapters listed later, CFO’s correspondence arm answers questions and fosters interest in Japanese animation. COLLECTORS’ CLUB (NEWSLETTER): Contact: Steve Haynie, Rt. 6, Box 307, Easley SC 29640. Comics-oriented group. THE DOCTOR WHO INFORMATION NETWORK: Contact: PO Box 1764, Peterborough . ONT K9J 7X6 Canada. For fans of the tv series. Membership $6 (Can/US) ELFQUEST FAN CLUB: PO Box 617, Pullman WA 99163. For fans of Wendy Pini’s comic series. Membership $5. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK FAN CLUB: Contact: Ben Spurling, PO Box 884, Shelbyville IN 46176. No dues. No newsletters. (Don’t, ask me! ) THE FILK FOUNDATION: Contact: PO Box 9911, Little Rock AR 72219. Publishes Kantele, and is devoted to filksinging. FRIENDS OF DARKOVER: Contact: Thendara Council, PO Box 72, Berkeley CA 94701. Publishes a newsletter about Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover fiction. Sample'copy $1. HYBOREAN LEGION: Contact: George Scithers, PO Box 8243, Philadelphia PA 19101. Founded in 1956, the Legion meets annually at the Worldcon. No formal dues/membership, simply share an interest in Conan. INTERNATIONAL -WIZARD OF OZ CLUB: Contact: Fred Meyer, 220 N. 11th St., Escanaba MI 48289. Founded in 1957, the club holds meetings periodic ally in California, Michigan and New Jersey, with an annual meeting in Castle Park, MI. (*) LOST IN SPACE FAN CLUB: Contact: Larry A. Butler, 675 Strong Ave., Elkhart IN 46514. Fan club magazine published quarterly-, also 2 newsletters. Dues: $10 annually in US. MORSE CODE: Contact: Vivian Stanley, PO Box 1572, Jasper ALTA TOE 1E0 Canada. The Barry Morse (Space: 1999) fan club. MYTHOPOEIC SOCIETY: Contact: PO Box 4671, Whittier CA' 90607. The Mythopoeic Society was founded in .1967 by Glen Goodknight to promote discussion about and papers on works of fantasy. Member ship consists of a subscription to any Society publicacion, such as MYTHLORE, a quarterly journal, or Mythprint, a monthly newsletter. There are also local chapters/diseussion groups, which are listed later. FILE 770:34 % Correspondence NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION: Contact! Donald Franson, 6543 Babcock Ave., North Hollywood CA 91606. Inspired by Damon knight's 19^0 fanzine article proposing a national science fiction club, .the N3F (as it is abbreviated) provides a good orientation for new fans. Membership $8/yr. Publishes TNFF with club news, and TIGHTBEAM for correspondence. OFFICIAL STAR WARS FAN CLUBi Customer Service Dept. F82, P0 Box 163, Mt. Morris IL 6105^. Membership costs $5. Includes quarterly issues of BANTHA TRACKS and miscellaneous souvenirs, posters, stickers -- a lot of stuff. THE PRISONER FAN CLUBi Contact: Betsy Hatcher, 801 Mulberry St., Ste ^02B, Scranton FA 18510. Publishes THE GREEN DOME, a magazine for fans of Patrick McGoohan (both in PRISONER and SECRET AGENT series). Membership costs $7 per year. RODDY MCDOWALL INTERNATIONAL FAN CLUB! Contact: Josette Kernaghan, #1-6729 Sussex Ave., Burnaby BC V5H 3C0, Canada; or, MaryBeth Cooper, 125 Davis, Leesburg VA 22075. Includes PLANET OF THE APES fandom, SASE. SIME/GEN WELCOMMITTEE: Contact: Rayna Daughtry, ^221| Centinela Ave., Los Angeles CA 90066. For fans of Jacqueline Lichtenburg’s ZEOR stories. Send SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope). THE SCIENCE FICTION POETRY ASSOCIATION: Contact: Maureen Kaplan,' membership chair, 1722 N. Mariposa #1, Los Angeles CA 90027. Club founded in 1978 by Suzette Haden Elgin, in response to the need for an organization to provide a forum for people with the dual interests of poetry and literature of the fantastic. Sponsors annual RHYSLING awards. Publishes STAR LINE. Membership and subscription $6/year. SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION: Contact: Elizabeth Cogell, SFRA Treasurer, Dept, of Humanities, University of Missouri, Rolla MO 65^01. An association for scholars in science fiction. Annual membership of $35 includes EXTRAPOLATION (^), SCIENCE FICTION STUDIES (3), SFRA NEWSLETTER (10), and the DIRECTORY of SFRA members. SOUTHERN FANDOM CONFEDERATION: Contact: Meade Frierson III, PO Box 9032, Birmingham. AL 35213. Publishes newsletters, and a periodically updated directory for fans in 11 Southern states. Dues $2. THOM CHRISTOPHER FAN CLUB: Contact: 917 N. Wayne St., Apt. 302, Arlington VA 22201. Authorized fan club for actor who played Hawk on the BUCK ROGERS tv series. Send SASE. THE TOLKIEN FELLOWSHIPS: PO Box 8853, San Marino CA 91108. The Tolkien Fellowships are regional groups of Tolkien fans who meet monthly to discuss his books. Membership is obtained by subscribing to THE WESTMARCH -CHRONICLE, a bimonthly newsletter, $5/6 issues. Checks payable to Bernie Zuber. : ■ . ; LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ALABAMA: Birmingham — BIRMINGHAM SF CLUB Contact: PO Box 57031, Birmingham AL 35259. Meets at Homewood Public Library, Oxmor Rd., Homewood AL, on the second Saturday of each FILE 770*34 Meetings month at 7:30 pm. Dues $1 per meeting. Founded in 1978. BSFC has about 30 members, and publishes ANVIL, a bimonthly newsletter. ARIZONA: Phoenix -- CENTRAL ARIZONA SPECULATIVE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: P0 Box 1,1743. Phoenix AZ 85061. Meets the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Bonanza Steak House, 7th St. & Missouri, in Phoenix. ARIZONA: Tucson -- SOUTHERN ARIZONA SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact:: Mike Bushroe, 4460 La Osa, Tucson AZ 86718. Meets every other Saturday. ARKANSAS: Little Rock -- SF GROUP Contact: Margaret Middleton, PO Box 9911. Little Rock AR 72219 (*) '"CALIFORNIA: San Diego — S.T.A.R./SAN DIEGO Contact: Scott Norton, 287-7523. Meets at San Diego State University, Room SS-100, College and Interstate 8, the third Saturday of every month. No dues. Founded 1972, now has about 150 members. CALIFORNIA: San Diego — CAIR PARAVEL (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Scott Norton, 6333 College Grove Way #L-11, San Diego ..... CA 92115. Meets the second Saturday of every month. Founded 19^9. approximately 12 members, 25/ donation per meeting. CALIFORNIA: San Diego -- DARK STAR Contact: Dark Star, B-023, UCSD Student Ctr, UCSD, San Diego CA 92093. Meets 7PM Thursday in Revelle College Informal Lounge on the UC San Diego campus. Open to the public, meetings are held every Thursday during the school year, idle during the summer. Founded in 1978, the club has aboui a dozen active members. CALIFORNIA: San Diego -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - SAN DIEGO Contact: Daniel Davis, 1512 El Prado Ave., Lemon Grove CA 92045. CALIFORNIA: Orange -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - ORANGE Contact: Mark Merlino, 11250 Dale St.,.Apt. 29. Garden Grove CA 92641. CALIFORNIA: Garden Grove -- JEDI KNIGHTS OF ORANGE COUNTY Contact: Jim Lowerre, 7631 Baylor #15. Westminster CA 92683. Meets the first and third Sundays at Fullert.on Savings, Euclid at Acacia, Garden Grove. Publishes a newsletter, THE LIGHT SABRE. Membership $5.50 per year. Propsective members must attend twice. CALIFORNIA: Santa Monica -- O.A.S.I.S. (L5 Society Chapter) Contact: PO Box 704, Santa Monica CA 90406. Southern California branch of a pro-space-exploration society. CALIFORNIA: Long Beach -- GREAT SUN LANDS Contact: Frank 0. Laney, PO Box 4695, Long Beach CA 90810. For fans of ELFQUEST comics. CALIFORNIA: Long Beach -- CSULB SCIENCE FICTION CLUB Contact: John Platt, 5559 Lonna Linda, Long Beach CA 90815. CALIFORNIA: Long Beach -- SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH Contact: PO Box 2790, Long Beach CA 90801. SF CLUBS LIST (0 1982 CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles -- COUNT DRACULA SOCIETY Contact! 334 West 54th St., Los Angeles CA 90037. Society holds meetings as well as screenings of feature films. CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles -- ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR FILMS. Contact: 334 West 54th St., Los Angeles CA 90037. Well-known locally for its weekly screenings of recent fantasy and horror films, the Academy is better known nationally for an annual awards program syndicated on tv. I hone (213) 752-5811. CALIFORNIA: Westwood -- UCLA SF CLUB/ICARUS Meetings are posted in the Ackermann Union on campus, generally held on Friday afternoon. The club was founded in 1977» and has about 40 active members. CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles -- CENTRAL L. A. CLUB Contact: Lee & Barry Gold, 3965 Alla Rd., Los Angeles CA 90066, Phone: (213) 391-3636. Meetings are usually monthly on a Sunday, primarily social,and include an outing for dinner. CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles — LOS ANGELES SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY INC. Contact: 11513 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood CA 91601. LASFS has met weekly on Thursday nights since 1934, and currently averages 120 attendees. Meetings are held in its clubhouse, beginning around 8:15 pm* There is a nominal membership fee, and weekly dues which may be prepaid at various discount rates. The club’s monthly newsletter is DE PROFUNDIS. It hosts APA L, a weekly cooperative publication. Lasfs operates Loscon each November, CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles -- FANTASY ARTIST NETWORK Contact: Stasia Spade, P0 Box 5157. Sherman Oaks CA 91413• club aimed at genre artists who illustrate fanzines, enter con art shows, and aspire to professional careers in fantasy art. FAN holds monthly meetings. It publishes FANTASY ARTIST. Membership, which includes four issues of the magazine, is $8 annually. ($11 outside NA) CALIFORNIA* Los Angeles — MEDIA GROUP Contact: 981 S. Wilton Place #3,‘Los Angeles CA 90019 CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - L.A. Contact: Harold Buchman, 7433 Kentwood Ave., Los Angeles CA 90045. Monthly meetings for screenings of animated films, held usually at Studio A, 401 S. La Brea Ave., Inglewood CA 90301. The group also publishes a monthly bulletin announcing the program for the meetings of various regional chapters. CALIFORNIA: Sacramento — SACRAMENTO FANDOM Contact: 5865 Spring Glen Dr., Fair Oaks CA 95628 CALIFORNIA: Sacramento — SACRAMENTO SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Rob Lerman, Secretary, P0 Box 554, Fair Oaks CA 95628. Membership $5 per year, which includes the monthly newzine PEGASUS. CALIFORNIA: Sacramento — AVALON Contact: Loretta Wilson, 5422 Colusa Way, Sacramento CA 95841, Meets monthly in members’ homes. Founded in 1969, the club discusses a different fantasy novel each meeting. About a dozen members. August 1982 H File 770:34 CALIFORNIA: Berkeley -- ELES, GNOMES AND LITTLE MEN’S SCIENCE FICTION, CHOWDER AND MARCHING SOCIETY. Contact phone: (415) 848-0413. Meets at The Other Change of Hobbit Bookstore, 2433 Channing Way, Berkeley CA, alternate Fridays at 8:30 pm. Annual dues of $3.50 (at last report) include a subscription to THE RHODOMAGNETIC BULLETIN newsletter. Founded in the 194Qs. CALIFORNIA: Berkeley -- THE BERKELEY SCIENCE FICTION CLUB Contact phone: 843-7296. Address: 2041-B Oregon St., Berkeley CA 94703.'" Informal stuff. No dues. , CALIFORNIA: S. SF Bay -- PENINSULA SCIENCE FANTASY ASSOCIATION (PenSFA) Contact: 2298 Cornell St., Palo Alto CA 94305. Meets alternate Saturdays on weekends when there is no Little Men’s meeting. Membership fee is $1 a meeting contribution towards refreshments, and $1 for 5 issues of WINNIE, the club newsletter. Founded 1968. CALIFORNIA: Southern California — MYTHOPOEIC SOCIETY Discussion group meetings: ' ;- MYDGARD(Hollywood-Wilshire) Dolores Espinosa, 920 N. Atlantic #E, Alhambra CA 91801; 284-0848 , NARG0THR0ND(Orange County) Lisa Cowan, PO Box 5276, Orange CA 92667; (714)538-1958; meets in Morlan Lounge, Chapman College DESOLATION OF SMAUG(Pomona Valley) Meg Garrett, 910 W. Rosewood Ct., Ontario CA 917^2 L0THL0RIEN(San Gabriel Valley) Anne Wilson, 414 N. Mar Vista, Pasadena CA 91106; 792-8512 COLORADO: Aurora — STAR TREK 2 - THE MOVIE FAN CLUB Contact: 930 Evanston St., Aurora CO 80011. Membership $12/year, receive newsletter and membership card. International club. Newsletter has photos from STAR TREK 2, etc. COLORADO: Denver — DENVER AREA SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: Bruce Miller, 2560 S. Hazel Ct., Denver CO 80219. DASFA meets the third Saturday of each month (except August and December) at the Southwest State Bank, 1380 S. Federal, around 7:30.pm,. Meetings break up about 9:30, and some members adjourn to The White Spot for late dinner of coffee, until it is time to proceed to a local party, if any. On the first Saturday of each month DASFA is hosted by a member at home. Membership is $5/year, plus 25/ per meeting. This includes the right to receive the club newsletter DASFAx. Founded 1968. Hosts MileHiCon each year. COLORADO: Colorado Springs -- SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO SPRINGS. Contact phone: 471-2745 or 392-7107. SFACS meets the second Saturday of every month at Capitol Federal Savings, Z CJdT u € iaI S FoR. ; T’£> JuST A-s Stea*) NOT AP ~ gPoR-aA ! XT's PfA* Zm CfLYE^ FAmIXaIF/ HoAJoofL— TT ujAS HOST /Vvu THt utFT/ F77O:34 SF CLUBS LIST 1910 N. Academy, at 7:30 pm. Annually hosts KingKon. COLORADO« Denver — STAR BASE DENVER Contact: Daniel Bacon, (303-322-6162). Meets the first Friday of each month at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2201 Dexter, at 7:30 pm. For fans of Star Trek and other tv and films. Donation 25/ per mtg. COLORADO: Denver -- MILEHI STARSHIP Contact: KathE Donnelly (303-794-4678). Meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Southwest State Bank, 3108 S. Federal, at 7:30 pm. Group is media-oriented, and cooperates in producing StarCon. Club has about 50 active members. Annual dues of $5 includes copies of-MILEHI STARSHIP LOG. COLORADO: Longmont — ROCKY MOUNTAIN STARBASE Contact: Gary Hammer, 1106 Aspen St., Longmont CO 80501. Club emphasizes Star Trek, and holds monthly meetings. Dues of $4 per year include newsletter HAILING FREQUENCIES and souvenir items. COLORADO: Boulder -- EARTHRISE Contact: Diane Lowder, 5000 Butte #259, Boulder CO. Small club founded in 1979 for creative arts in sf. Annual dues of $12. COLORADO: Denver — ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAN FEDERATION Contact: Fred Cleaver, 811 19th St., Boulder CO 80302, or Rose Beetem, 1285 Humboldt #21, Denver CO 80218. An organization to promote clubs, conventions and fanzines in seven Rocky Mountain states. Publishes ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAN — subscriptions $2/4 issues. COLORADO:'Denver -- DENVER ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Meets in the Chamberlain Observatory at Evans and Milwaukee on the second and fourth Fridays of each moi th at 8pm. Approximately 200 members gather for a guest speaker’s presentation, telescope viewing and socializing. Dues are $16 per year. ' . .. COLORADO: Pueblo -- THE. PUEBLO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY ASSOCIATION. Meets every Thursday night at 7pm -- 1015 E. 11th in Pueblo CO, Creative arts and game-playing organization. COLORADO: Denver — THE DENVER GAMERS ASSOCIATION Contact phone numbers (303-761-2465, 798-1404, or 733-5879)• Group plays the various war and role-playing games. One monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday at the Englewood Police and Fire Station,. 3615 S. Elati, from 7-9 pm. The other meeting is held on the fourth Saturday at the Glendale Fire Department, 999 S. Clermont, between 1-10 pm. The club also stages two annual conventions. COLORADO: Denver — BARONY OF CAERTHE (SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM chapter) Contact phone: (303-777-39.68). The SCA is a nationwide group which recreates lifestyles of medieval and ancient times -- perhaps known to average people for tv reports of its feudal tournaments. Feasts and fights are staged regularly. Dues in the national organization at $10 per year. A subscription to the local newsletter FORTRESS costs $4. COLORADO: Denver — INTERNATIONAL BROTHERH OD OF JEDI KNIGHTS Contact: 1741 S. Lincoln, Denver CO 80210. This club numbers 300 members worldwide. Its local activity includes meetings on the last Saturday of the month at 2pm in the Southwest State Bank, 1308 S. Federal. The club, organized in 1977» publishes THE JEDI.TIMES. Annual dues $2,.plus 50/ oer meeting. . CONNECTICUT* New Haven -- NEW HAVEN SF AND FANTASY ASSOCIATION Contact* C. Riesbeck, 431 Whitney Ave. #A1, New Haven CT 06511. The group meets every other Thursday in members* homes. The chief activity of the NHSSFA is informal discussion of sf, fantasy, and many unrelated topics, together with the consumption of congenial substances and beverages. Founded in 1973> the club’s annual dues were $15/year at last report. (*) CONNECTICUT* New Haven — MYTHOPOEIC SOCIETY DISCUSSION GROUP Contact* Chris Bumcrot, 4393 Yale Station, New Haven CT 06520. DELAWARE* Newark — GALADRIM Contact, Erwin Bush, P0 Box 178, Kemblesville PA 193^7. Meets in the Blue and Gold Room of the University of Delaware Student Center, on scheduled Fridays at 7pm. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA* WASHINGTON SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact* Alexis Gilliland, 4030 8th St. S., Arlington VA 22204. Phones (703-920-6087). WSFA meets the first, third and fifth Friday of the month. The club’s activities include running two annual conventions, Disclave and Datclone. Annual dues at last report were $8 per year. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA* KNOSSOS (Mythopoeic Society Discussion Group) Contact, Mary Morman, P0 Box 7564, Washington DC.20044. Phone, (554-2661). Meetings at 551 Brummel Ct., Washington DC. FLORIDA, Boca Raton, THE CORAL SPRINGS SCIENCE FICTION LEAGUE, SOCIAL DRINKING SOCIETY, AND TRAVELLING FAN VARIETY SHOW (IN EXILE) Contact, Tony Parker, 1745 NW 4th Ave. '5, Boca Raton FL 33432. Phones (305-391-4380). About 30 members meet monthly in members’ homes. FLORIDA, Panama City — NOVA ODYSSEUS Contacts Robert Teague, P0 Box 1534, Panama City FL 32401. Meets every other week on Sunday evenings in members’ homes. Founded in 1977, the club now has about 15.members. GEORGIA, Atlanta'-r ATLANTA SCIENCE FICTION CLUB (ASFiC) Contacts Cliff Biggers, 6045 Summit Wood Dr., Kennesaw GA 30144. Meets generally on the third Saturday of the month at the Peachtree Bank Community Room, 4525 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Publishes an excellent newzine, ATARANTES (sub 12/$6). Membership $12/year. GEORGIAs Atlanta -- ATLANTA SCIENCE FICTION ORGANIZATION Contacts Irvin Koch, 2125 Defoors Ferry Rd #A4, Atlanta GA 30318. Phones (404-355-0116). Meets on scheduled Saturdays (usually first), GEORGIAs Atlanta -- THE ALTERNATIVE FACTOR Contact, 3261 Circle Oak Dr. NW, Atlanta GA 30339. (Ph, 432-0245). Usually meets in members’ homes the third Sunday of the month. GEORGIAs Atlanta -- ATLANTA STAR TREK SOCIETY Contacts Kenneth Cribbs, 2156 Golden Dawn Dr., SE, Atlanta GA 30311. F770»34 14 Lists, Nothing But Listsl GEORGIA: Atlanta — ATLANTA STAR TREK REALIST ASSOCIATION Contact: 633-9251. or, Tim Farley, Georgia Tech Box 31587. Atlanta GA 30332. GEORGIA: Atlanta -- PSI PHI Contact: Thomas Anthony Gray, PO Box 23253 Emory, Atlanta GA 30322. The Emory University science fiction and fantasy club. Send SASE for meeting info to: PO Box 21205 Emory, Atlanta GA 30322. GEORGIA: Atlanta — BARONY OF SOUTH DOWNS (Society for Creative Anachronism chapter) Contact: Rhonda Johnson, 965 Alloway Pl., SE, Atlanta 30316. Meetings/court every Wednesday at 7*30 pm, Georgia Hill Community Center, 3rd floor, Georgia Ave. & Hill St. GEORGIA: Norcross — NE AT HOLD (Anne McCaffrey Fan Club) Contact: Laura Bulman, 2006 Treehouse Parkway, Norcross GA 30095. phone 938-1062, or Scotty Matthews, 2 Pine Tree Rd., Lawrencveille GA 30245. GEORGIA: Atlanta -- DIGRESSION Contact: Laura Wilson, 230 Brook Dr., Atlanta GA 30328. Phone: (252-4823). Oglethorpe Univ. SF&FO. GEORGIA: Atlanta -- H.P. LOVECRAFT ASSOCIATION Contact: Chris Mills, 414 Emory Dr NE, Atl GA 3°3O7- Phone:(377-2577) Meets near Arnolds Archives Bookstore, third Saturday. GEORGIA: Atlanta -- THE RANGERS OF ITHILIEN Contact: Gat Correll, 2386A Adina Dr., Atlanta GA 30324. Phone: (237-2967). GEORGIA: Athens — SF APPRECIATION CLUB Contact: Margaret Head, 170 Merlin Dr., Athens GA 30606. HAWAII: Honolulu -- HONOLULU SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Mike Okuda, 3069 Hiehie St., Honolulu HI 96822 (*) HAWAII: Honolulu -- SAMMATH NAUR (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Stephen L. Brown, PO Box 22332, Honolulu HI 96822. Phone: (836-4940). . IDAHO: Moscow -- PALOUSE EMPIRE SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: PO Box 9141, Moscow ID 83843. Meets Thursdays at 8pm at the Paperback Exchange in Moscow. .ILLINOIS: Chicago — CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - CHICAGO Contact: Doug Rice, 3236 Ezra Ave., Zion IL 60099- ILLINOIS: Oak Park -- WEST SUBURBAN SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Ken Manson, 1344 S. Grove, Berwyn IL 60402. Meets the first, third and fifth Wednesday of the month at 8^m in the Paper back Exchange at 508 S. Oak Park Ave., Dues $5/year. Founded 1977- ILLINOIS: Champaign-Urbana — CHAMPAIGN-URBANA SF ASSOC.(ChUSFA) Contact: PO Box 2802 Station A, Champaign IL 61820. Club exists for social purposes and to support its library of sf collectibles.(*) SF Clubs List 1982 (< File 770 ILLINOIS: Chicago — MINAS AERON. Contact: Renee Alper, 2436 Meadow Dr. N., Wilmette IL 60091 INDIANA: Indianapolis -- CIRCLE OF JANUS SF CLUB Contact: Dave Henninger (317-291-6244) or write Barbara Archer, 1415 N. Somerset Ave., Indianapol is IN 46222. Meets the second Saturday of each month. INDIANA: Lafayette — LAFAYETTE INTERSTELLAR ASSOCIATION. Contact: John Thiel, 30 N. 19th St., Lafayette IN 47904(*) INDIANA: West Lafay ette — S.S. VOYAGER, PURDUE SF&F CONCLAVE Contact: Janice Liedl, 2830 Henderson Ave., West Lafayette IN 47906. INDIANA: West Lafayette -- INDIANA SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: Eric Kollenberg, 2004 Indian Trail Dr., W. Lafayette IN 47906 IOWA: Ames -- AMES SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: Steven Keith Tait, 317 S. Franklin, Ames IA 50010. When Iowa State University is in session, meetings are weekly on Wednesdays at 7pm. Dues are $6 per year. IOWA: Iowa City — SCIENCE FICTION LEAGUE OF IOWA STUDENTS Contact: Emily Epstein, PO Box 525» Iowa City IA 52244. LOUISIANA: Baton Rouge -- BATON ROUGE SCIENCE FICTION LEAGUE INC. Contact: BRSFL, PO Box 14238, Baton Rouge LA 70898. LOUISIANA: Baton Rouge — ROKE (mythopoeic Society) Contact: Dr. Douglas A. Rossman, 365 Centenary Dr., Baton Rouge LA 70808 MAINE: Portland — THE KHAZAD (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Gary Hunnewell, 251 Black Point Rd., Scarborough ME 04074. MAYLAND: Washington Suburbs -- ASSOCIATION OF PFIFLTRIGGI (Mythopoeic Socie-ty) Contact: Harold Toothman, 12608 Milburn Ln., Bowie MD 20715. MARYLAND: College Park -- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCIENCE FICTION SOGETY (UMSFS) Contact: PO Box 263, College Park MD 20740. Meets every Friday at Lums Restaurant in College Park at 5«45 pm. MARYLAND: Silver Spring — POTOMC RIVER SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Jeanie Dunington, 10419 Lorain Ave., Silver Spring MD 20902. F77O:3^ lb Clubs MARYLAND: Baltimore -- BALTIMORE SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: BSFS, PO Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203- Meets at White Hart Bookshop, 3360 Greenmount Ave., Baltimore MD 21218, on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Dues are $10 per year. The member ship, about 60, operate Baiticon, and occasionally publish BSFAN. MARYLAND: Baltimore — DRACULA SOCIETY OF MARYLAND Contact: PO Box 9154, Baltimore MD 21222. Meets monthly in the North Point branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 1716 Merritt Bl. Additional meetings held occasionally elsewhere. Dues $5 per year. Under 16 requires parents’ permission to join (!) MASSACHUSETTS: Cambridge --MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY (MITSFS) Contact address and meeting place: Room W20-421, 84 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139- Motto: "We’re not fans, we just read the stuff." The principal business of the society is to own and operate the world’s largest open collect ion of science fiction. Publishes TWILIGHT ZINE when so inclined. MASSACHUSETTS: Cambridge -- NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: Box G, MIT Branch PO, Cambridge MA 02139. Attn: Clerk. NESFA Meets every month, commonly on the second Sunday, There is a complex system of membership grades, only the highest of which run club business. Subscribing membership, the most inexpensive, entitles one to receive the club’s excellent newsletter INSTANT MESSAGE and its larger fanzine PROPER BOSKONIAN. Founded in October 1967 on remnants of the Boston Science Fiction Society and escapees from MITSFS, NESFA has since incorporated as a nonprofit, tax- exempt organization. The club is widely known for its publishing projects, which include indexes to sf magazines, and also for running a regional convention called BOSKONE, . ' , MASSACHUSETTS: Cambridge — THE OTHER CLUB An informal gathering of some NESFA and MITSFS members for social outings, starting from the MIT Student Center, 4th floor. Contact: A. Joseph Ross, 30 Winchester St., Brookline MA 02146, MASSACHUSETTS: Boston -- BOSTON STAR TREK ASSOCIATION, INC. Contact: P0 Box 1108, Boston MA 02103. Meets monthly. Dues are $7.50 annually. Founded 1973- The club has 95 members. Its activities include newsletter publishing and running an annual con. MASSACHUSETTS: Amherst -- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY. Contact: PO Box 275» Amherst MA 01003. Located in Room 166, Campus Center. Formal meetings every two weeks. Dues $2.50 per semester. Club founded in 1964, now owns a library of 10,000 volumes of genre material. MICHIGAN: Detroit -- WAYNE THIRD FOUNDATION Contact: Box 102, SCB, Wayne State University, Detroit MI 48202. Also known as the Metro Detroit SF Association. MICHIGAN: Detroit -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - DETROIT Contact: Richard F. Shaw, 20270 Thornwood Ct., Southfield MI 48076 MICHIGAN: Ypsilanti -- WALDO & MAGIC INCORPORATED Contact: Tom Barber, 477 Dupont, Ypsilanti MI 48197. Phone:(313-434-0162) Endless Lists Ook Ook | J August 1982 Founded 1975, meets weekly when scheduled in Goodison Hall, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti MI ^8197. Club runs annual con, Conclave. MICHIGAN: Ann Arbor -- STILYAGI AIR CORPS Contact: Larry Tucker, 2818 Whitewood, Ann Arbor MI 4810^-. MICHIGAN: Ann Arbor -- GALADHREMMIN ENNORATH (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Dave & Grace Lovelace, 519A Long Shore Dr., Ann Arbor MI 4-8105. MICHIGAN: Traverse City -- THE ISTARI Contact: Chris Cardan, P0 Box 1227, Traverse City MI 4968^ MINNESOTA: Minneapolis -- MINNESOTA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY (MINN-STF) Contact: PO Box 2128 Loop Stn., Minneapolis MN 55^02. Sponsors Minicon, hosts MINNEAPA, publishes RUNE. MINNESOTA: Minneapolis/St. Paul -- RIVENDELL (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: David Lenander, 918 Goodrich Ave., St. Paul MN 55105. MISSISSIPPI: Jackson -- THE CHIMNEYVILLE F&SF SOCIETY Contact: PO Box 10895, Jackson MS 39209. Founded in 1978, the club holds two monthly meetings, one in members* homes, one at South Hills Branch Library, McDowell Rd., in Jackson. Dues $10/yr ($5/yr associate). MISSISSIPPI: Picayune -- THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI’SF SOCIETY Contact: Jim Harper, PO Box 963, Picayune MS 394-66. MISSOURI: St. Louis — ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: PO Box 15852, Overland MO 6311^. Founded in 1972, the club has over 90 members. Dues 7/yr. Hosts Archon annually. MONTANA: Helena -- HELENA SCIENCE FICTION CLUB Contact: Gayle N. Netzer, 920 N. Rodney, Helena MT 59601. Meets at Lewis & Clark County Library, 120 S. Last Chance Mall, Helena MT 59601. Public meetings the first and third Saturday of the month, afternoon. Two informal meetings at members’ homes on Monday evenings during the month. Founded 1978. NEVADA: Reno— CRICKHOLLOW (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Joanne Burnett, 3275 Vickie Lane, Sparks NV 89^31. NEW JERSEY: Emerson -- NEW JERSEY SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: PO Box 65, Paramus NJ 07652. The Society has about 70 active members, It meets each month on the third Saturday at the Emerson Municipal Building. An impressive list of writers have headed their program as speakers. The club publishes THE INTERGALACTIC REPORTER monthly, with club news and book reviews. NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque -- ALBUQUERQUE SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Dennis Virzi, ^29 Graceland SE, Albuquerque NM 87108. Phone: (505-265-2787). Usual meeting place is Albuquerque Federal Building at Central and Quincy NE. NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque -- AL-BARAN (Society for Creative Anachronism chapter). Contact phone: (505-29^-7^90) Fighter practices held every Sunday around 12:30 in Hyder Park at the south of Richmond. SF Clubs List 1% Magnum Opus NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque -- ALPHA CENTAURA ' Contact! UNM Science Fiction Club, Sub Box 120, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NII 87131. Meets monthly when and where scheduled. Strong Star Trek and Star Wars orientation, as well as geheral interest in science fiction. Publishes the ambitious clubzine ALPHA CENTAURA COMMUNICATOR. NEW YORK: Albany — LASTFA (Latham, Albany, Schenectady, Troy Science Fiction Association Inc.) Contact: 10 Box 13-002, Albany NY 12212. NEV/ YORK: POUGHKEEPSIE -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - N.Y. Contact: Kenneth Sample, PO Box 3606, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY 12601. NEV/ YORK: Merrick -- LONG ISLAND SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: 1622 Stevens Ave., Merrick NY 11566. Send SASE. Phone: (516-623-2833)* Meets several times a month. Publishes THE LONG ISLAND SCIENCE FICTION TIMES. NEW YORK: New York — NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Marc Glasser, ^1 Eastern Parkway #10B, Brooklyn NY 11238. Also known as NY*SFS because of its tenuous relationship with the college, the club is nomadic but meets monthly. NEW YORK: New York — NEW YORK SF SOCIETY (THE LUNARIANS INC.) Contact: FO Box 20^, Brooklyn NY 11230, Meetings are held monthly in members’ homes, except in the month of the club-sponsored Lunacon, and in the months of the summer picnic and the Christmas party. New members are added to the club by majority vote. Meetings are open to guests by invitation of any member, subject to space limitations. (*) NEW YORK: Manhattan -- FANNISH INSURGENTS SGIENTIFICTION ASSOCIATION (FISTFA) Contact: Brian Burley, PO Box 266, South Orange k NJ 07079. A purely social club for fans, open to anyone. NEW YORK: New York — FANOCLASTS Contact: Stu Shiffman, 19 Broadway Terrace, Apt. ID, New Yor& NY 100^0. Invitational. Founded i960. NEW YORK: New York -- BARNARD-COLUMBIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY (CUSFuSs) Contact: 206 Ferris Booth Hall, NYC NY 10027. NEW YORK: New York -- COUNT DRACULA FAN CLUB Contact: 29 Washington Square We t, Penthouse N, New York NY 10011. The club maintains a research library, a collection of Gothic memorabilia, and a screening room for frequent movie meetings. Newsletters inform members of lectures, twice-yearly £tDrac-teas“, and other events. NEW YORK: New York — THE WOLFE PACK Contact: PO Box 82, Ansonia Station, NY NY 10023. Fans of Nero Wolfe mysteries. Publishes GAZETTE. Holds a dinner/convention in New York as close to Rex Stout’s birthday (December 1) as possible. Dues $12.50, annually. Didn’t Know There Were A So Many Clubs, Did You? OHIO: Cleveland — CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - CLEVELAND Contact: Michael Sherman, 13051 West 130th St., North Royalton OH 44133. OHIO: Cincinnati — CINCINNATI FANTASY GROUP ' Contact: Bill Cavin, 2215 Harrison Ave. #2A, Cincinnati OH 45211. OHIO: Columbas — CENTRAL OHIO SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Margaret Henry, Phone: (614-497-9953)•- '■ ' v OHIO: Dayton-Kettering -- THE PRANCING PONY (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Eileen. Ribbier, 1912 Hazel Ave., Kettering OH 45&20. Phone: (256-1830). Meets third Sunday of the month at 7 PM, various loc. OHIO: Northeastern Ohio -- THE LAST ALLIANCE (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Ray Veon, 7869 Seasons Rd., Streetsboro OH 44240. OKLAHOMA: Norman — NORMAN SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: 411 Santa Fe, Norman OK 73069. OREGON: Portland — PORTLAND SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: PO Box 14727, Portland OR 97214. .OREGON: Portland -- TOLKIEN SOCIETY OF MARSHALL (Mythopoeic Society) Contact: Marshall High School, 3905 SE 91st, Portland OR 97266. PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia — PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: Neil Harris, 10902B Nandina Ct., Philadelphia PA 19116. r The club socializes at meetings, and runs Philcon annually. Meetings take place the second Friday of each month at the Chestnut Hall Hotel,' 39th and Chestnut St,, in Philadelphia. RHODE ISLAND: East Providence -- RHODE ISLAND SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION. Contact: Don & Sheila D’Ammassa, 323 Dodge St., East Providence RI 02914. Meets the second and fourth Saturday nights. TENNESSEE: Knoxville -- CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - KNOXVILLE Contact: Dennis Matheson, 6401 Nightingale Lane #133. Knoxville TN 37919* TENNESSEE: Nashville -- NASHVILLE SCIENCE FICTION CLUB Contact: Ken Moore, 64.7 Devon Dr., Nashville TN 37220. Meets at the Cumberland Museum & Science Center, the first Thursday of- each month. Founded 1970, membership over 100. Dues $2.50 per month. Hosts annual Kubla Khan conventions. TENNESSEE: Chattanooga — CHATTANOOGA SCIENCE FICTION CLUB (ChatSFiC) Contact: Andre Barker-Bridget, 44 Collegetown Estates, Cleveland TN 37311 TENNESSEE: Chattanooga -- CHATTANOOGA SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact:.Dick & Nicki Lynch, 4207 Davis Lane, Chattanooga TN 37220. TENNESSEE: Memphis -- MID-SOUTH FANTASY ASSOCIATION Contact: Greg Bridges, 140 Eastview Dr., Memphis TN 38111. Meets monthly. Publishes newsletter MEMPHISH. TEXAS: CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - CENTRAL TEXAS .Contact: PO Box 1694, Cedar Park TX 78613. TEXAS: Houston -- GULF COAST SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY Contact: PO Box 58783, Houston TX 77058. Dues $10 per year. 20 TEXAS: Houston — THE GALLIFREYAN CONSULATE Contact: Gwen Fields, Corresponding Secretary, 531^ Valkeith, Houston TX 77096. Founded in 1980, in support of the Doctor Who series, it is doth a correspondence society, and a meeting organization. Publishes THE SONIC SCREWDRIVER (monthly) and THE GALLIFREYAN DISPATCHES. Peets monthly in Houston area. Dues $7/year. SASE for info, TEXAS: Houston FANTASY FELLOWSHIP Contact: Michael Riley, 6729 Sharpcrest, Houston TX 77074. Meets the first Friday of each month at 7»30 pm. TEXAS: College Station — CEPHEID VARIABLE Contact: PO Box 5718, College Station TX 77844. Founded in 1967» MSC Cepheid Variable provided a science fiction program for the university community, and runs its annual Aggiecon. UTAH: Salta Lake City -- UTAH SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE FICTION Contact: USSF, PO Box 15998, Salt Lake City UT 84115. Meets the third Wednesday of each month at the SLC Public Library, 209 E. 5th St. VIRGINIA: CARTOON FANTASY ORGANIZATION - MID ATLANTIC Contact: Alex Potter, 123 Indian Springs Rd., Williamsburg VA 23185. VIRGINIA: Newport News -- PENINSULA SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION Contact: Mark Vittorini, 725 Antrim Dr. Dl, Newport News VA 23601. VIRGINIA: Hampton Roads -- HAMPTON ROADS SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION (HARoSFA) Contact: M.E. Tyrrell, 414 Winterhaven Ave., Newport News! VA 236O.6. Business meetings held on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm, in "the NASA Activities Building, right ’’porch" (not main auditorium) in Hampton VA. There are also book/author discussions on the second Saturday of the month in the York County Public Library, Grafton Shopping Center, VA. WASHINGTO1 : Seattle -- NORTHWEST SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY (NWSFS) Contact: PO Box 24207, Seattle WA 98124. Phone (206-723-2101) Meets monthly. Has about 300 members. Dues $7 per year. Publishes WESTWIND monthly. WASHINGTON: Seattle -- EREBOR Contact: James Wallace and Ginger Johnson, 9401 23rd Ave NE #5» Seattle WA 98115. Phone (206-527-4663). WASHINGTON: Seattle -- THE NAMELESS ONES Contact address and meeting place: Horizon Books, 425 15th Ave. East, Seattle WA. Meets the second Friday of each month, in the evening. Founded about 1950, the club is informal and numbers 40 members. WISCONSIN: Madison -- THE MADISON SCIENCE FICTION GROUP Contact: Jeanne Gomoll, Phone: (241-8445). Meets at Nick’s Restaurant, 226 State St., Madison WI 53703 on every Wednesday at 7«30 pm, except the last Wednesday of the month. On that night, the meeting is held at Union South at the U of V/ campus. Hosts WisCon. Founded 1976. WISCONSIN: Madison -- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TOLKIEN SOCIETY Contact: Richard C. West, 1922 Madison St., Madison WI 53711. (*) - •< F770:34 August 1982 WISCONSIN* Milwaukee — MILWAUKEE AREA ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY FANS (MA2oSF3) Contact* Leah Fisher, 192^ N. Prospect Aye. #1, Milwaukee WI 53202, Open during school year, the club is associated with the U of W at Milwaukee. Canadian clubs will run next issue. Otherwise, this list covers North America at length, but I know very well many more clubs exist. Please send additions and corrections to the editor. ART CREDITS, Wade Gilbreath, cover. Bill Kunkel 2, 3, Steve Fox 7. Charles Lee Jackson II 12. Al White 16. ((continued from page 2)) active in N3F Games Bureau until a few years ago. He did several large issues of his major fanzine as recently as last year... They make a huge stack, mostly containing reviews, bibliographies, and articles of a sercon nature.” As for me (Mike Glyer), Don Miller was a tremendous source of encouragement to my early fanwriting, given that he published the first sercon article I sent to another zine — and he printed Sandra Miesel’s loc correcting my various misstatements... I was fortunate to meet Don at Discon in 197^. and will personally miss him. I also regretted to hear that ALVA ROGERS, long-time Bay Area fan and author of A REQUIEM FOR ASTOUNDING, recently died or a heart attack. Just as I am in the process of completing this last stencil, I have also been phoned by Bill Warren, of Seattle, relaying word that Vancouver fan HEN FLANDERS was found dead in her apartment August 1^, evidently the victim of a homicide. Andj^v-Porter also phoned and was kind enough to share confirmation of^Sis which he received from the Vancouver police, and to quash some surrounding rumors that will therefore go unprinted here. Herf did a stint as editor of BCSFAzine and served on two V-Con committees, her impact on and popularity in Norwest fandom was tremendous, and I share the sense of shock at her loss Mark L. Olson 1000 Lexington St. #22 Waltham MA 0215^ FILE 770*3^ Mike Glyer 5828 Woodman Ave. #2 Van Nuys CA 91^01 Your sub expires if checked Please renew at 5/$3