Einblatt! April 2009 Calendar g Sat, Apr 18, 2PM. Minicon by Carl & Helfers and Prince Of Postmortem. Matt+Kelly Strait's. Stories: The Many Worlds Of Neil à Tues, Mar 31, 7PM. Lois Gaiman by Hank Wagner et al. McMaster reading & Q&A at g Sat, Apr 18, 2PM. Minn-StF Dakota County Heritage Library, Meeting & Minicon Devonian PMF Johnson has a poem, "We 20085 Heritage Dr, Lakeville. Ductiva Party. Matt+Kelly Ignore Him," in the April/May FFI: 952-891-0360 Strait's, 1631 Selby Ave #1. FFI: Asimov's. 651-644-1812 à Sat, Apr 4, 2-4PM. Stipple-Apa Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book, collation. Open to potential à Sat, Apr 18. 11th Annual another tp reprint from Bloomsbury members who enjoy expressing MISFITS Team Trivia UK due October themselves and keeping in Challenge. 3PM Elimination, "Tate Hallaway" (Lyda Morehouse), touch with fellow fans in a 6PM Finals. Sheraton Dead If I Do, Berkley tp due May tangible form. Sample issue is Bloomington. FFI: FREE! Jeanne Mealy, 1595 E. http://www.misfit.org/trivia/index. Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Hoyt Av., St. Paul. Cats, no htm. Stevermer, The Mislaid Magician, Or smoking. FFI: 651-771-7226 (9 Ten Years After (tp reprint from g Thurs, Apr 23, 11:59PM. a.m. - 9:00 p.m.). Harcourt/Graphia & pb reprint from Einblatt! Deadline. g Sat, Apr 4, 2PM. Minn-StF Magic Carpet) due May; Thirteenth Meeting. Blaisdell Polytechnic, Advance Warning Child by Wrede alone, hc novel from Scholastic scheduled for April 3721 Blaisdell Ave S, Mpls. Minn-StF Meetings: May 2 & 16. Front rooms cat free, but not Minn-StF Picnic – July 18. Local Publisher: Elisha's Bones by guaranteed cat dander free, Don Hoesel (Bethany House tp) MISFITS Geek Prom, May 16 smoking outside only. FFI: Lydia should be out now Nickerson, 612-827-6521. Announcements Naomi Kritzer has a story, "The g Sun, Apr 5, 2PM. Minicon Good Son," on the Baen's Universe Future Einblatts are free for the Meeting. Carol Kennedy's, 3328 website electronic versions, subscription only Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Cats. FFI: for the Dead Tree Version. See the 612-823-2784, Borders/Walden trade pb bestseller December 2008 Einblatt for more [email protected]; list reported in the March Locus info. Matt Strait, 651-644-1812 includes two Neil Gaiman titles: Coraline at #1 and American Gods g Wed, Apr 8, 7PM. Minicon Work Birthdays: at #3 Party. Carol Kennedy's, 3328 1: Michael Mornard; 2: Jeffrey A. pb=mass market paperback. Colfax Ave S, Mpls. Please let Ahlstrom; 3: Mike Dorn; 9: Julie hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback Carol know in advance if you will Johnson; 13: Dave Romm; 16: nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. have work to be done. Cats. FFI: Carole Vandal, 18: Shannon Leslie, anth=anthology. r=reissue 612-823-2784, Richard Tatge; 22: Steven Bond, [email protected]; Laurel Winter; 28: Peg Kerr Ihinger; Conventions Matt Strait, 651-644-1812 29: Martin Schafer Apr 10-12. Minicon 44. Bloomington, g Fri, Apr 10 – Sun, Apr 12. MN. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Seth Minicon. Publishing News Shostak. ATD: $60, Student: $35, g Sun, Apr 12, 2-5PM. Ladies P.C. Hodgell's The Godstalker Kid: $20, Day memberships Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz' Chronicles (two-novel omnibus) now available. room at Sheraton Bloomington out as Baen hc http://www.mnstf.org/minicon44/ (#206). Ex-local Kij Johnson's "26 Monkeys, Apr 24-26. Odyssey Con 9, g Mon, Apr 13, 7PM. Minicon Also the Abyss" is on the Nebula Madison, WI. GoH: Emma Bull, Dessicated Dodo Party, Dean Awards short story ballot. Tobias Buckell, Georgie Schnobrich. Gahlon & Laura Krentz', 4323 $35 to 4/10, $45, ATD, more rates Locus 2008 Recommended Reading France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no on web site. (Pre-reg deadline 4/10) list includes Neil Gaiman, The smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150 http://www.oddcon.com/about.php Graveyard Book (novel); ex-local g Sat, Apr 18, 12N – Minn-StF Caroline Gilman's "Arkfall" (novella); May 1-3 DemiCon 20, Des Moines, Board Meeting, Matt+Kelly the Kij Johnson story (short story); IA. GoH: Joe Haldeman, Sara Strait's. and two nonfiction titles about area Butcher, Roger Tener. (Pre-reg authors: The Vorkosigan Companion deadline: Apr 1) Bakshi. (Pre-reg deadline: July 15) Filk Circle: open to all who like to http://www.demicon.org/current/ www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich May 22-24 ConQuest 40, Kansas Oct 9-11. Gaylaxicon 2009, St Louis Brown, 651-646-2159, City, MO. GoH: John Scalzi, Oberon Park, MN. GoHs: Margaret Weis, [email protected] Zell, Jerry Gelb, Ed deGruy. Andy Mangels, Lawrence Schimel, http://www.conquestkc.org/ Terrance "Spider Baby" Griep. $70 Artists and Writers: Get your art to 8/11, $35 supporting. and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, May 22-25 WisCon 33, Madison, WI. http://www.gaylaxicon2009.org small-and-cozy general-interest GoH: Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman. publication. FFI: Jeanne Mealy 651- (Pre-reg deadline: Apr 30) Oct 23-25 Icon 34, Cedar Rapids, 771-7226 http://www.wiscon.info/ IA. GoH: Jim C. Hines, Heather Bruton. http://www.iowa-icon.com/ Einblatt is posted on Usenet groups Jun 12-14 DucKon, Naperville, IL. rec.arts.sf.fandom, GoH: Jim Butcher, Loren Nov 13-15 WindyCon 36, Lombard, rec.arts.sf.announce and mn.sf// Damewood, Seanan McGuire. (Pre- IL. GoH: Phil & Kaja Foglio. (Pre-reg Einblatt from July 95 to date is on reg deadline: Apr 30) deadline: Oct 24) the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. http://www.duckon.org/ http://www.windycon.org/ Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing- Jun 19-21. 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