Einblatt! May 2010 Calendar 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. Iorich by ex-local Steven Brust was #2 http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ hardcover on the April Locus Sat, May 1. Free Comic Day. bestsellers list. Several Neil Gaiman Thurs, May 27, 11:59PM. Sat, May 1, 2PM. Minn-StF tps appeared on the Barnes and Meeting. Katie & Ralph Krantz', Einblatt! Deadline. Noble/B. Dalton and the 1362 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul. Advance Warning Borders/Walden lists in the same Baby. Parking on Midway issue: American Gods (#1 BN, #3 Parkway, W Fair Pl, N Asbury St, Minn-StF Meetings: Jun 5, BW); Neverwhere (#2 both); and Frankson Ave – there will be Matt+Kelly Strait's; Jun 26, David Good Omens (with TPratchett; #1 signs directing to the house. FFI: Wilford & Erin McKee's BW). 651-283-3919 Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Sun, May 2, 2-5PM. Ladies Announcements Giants is a finalist in the "Middle Sewing Circle. Irene Raun's, Reader" category for an Indies Choice 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs. FFI: 12th Annual MISFITS Writing Contest - Award from the American Booksellers [email protected], misfit.org/writingcontest/rules.htm Association. 612-822-0451 Thanks to recent meeting hosts: pb=mass market paperback. Fri, May 5, 7:30PM. Minn-StF Beth Friedman, Matt+Kelly Strait, hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback Board Meeting. Scott Raun's, Irene & Scott Raun, Sharon Kahn nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. Dogs. FFI: & Richard Tatge, Linda anth=anthology. r=reissue any board member Lounsbury, Seven Anderson & Tues, May 11, 7PM. ESP MN Dorf, Dean Gahlon & Laura Conventions Speculative Fiction Writers. Krentz, Erin McKee & David May 14-16 DemiCon 21, Des Moines, Topic: Naming Your Characters. Wilford, Blaisdell Polytechnic. IA. GoHs: Karl Schroeder, Don Maitz, Davannis, 310 White Bear Ave, Gregg Parmentier. St. Paul. FFI: Subscription expiration dates for http://www.demicon.org/21/index.html http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ the Dead Tree Edition are printed above your name. May 28-30 ConQuest 41, Kansas Sat, May 15, 2PM. Minn-StF City, MO. GoH: Michael Swanwick, Meeting. Dreampark, Sharon Toni Weisskopf, Peri Charlifu, Geri Kahn & Richard Tatge's, 4002 Birthdays: Sullivan. http://www.conquestkc.org/ Pillsbury Ave S, Mpls. No 1: Joel Rosenberg; 3: David Cargo; 8: May 27-31 WisCon 34, Madison, WI. smoking. FFI: 612-827-3228. Todd McInroy; 11: Michael Pins; 12: GoH: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nnedi Carol Anndy Farwell; 13: Carol Mon, May 17, 6:30PM-?. Geek Okorafor. (Pre-reg deadline: April 30) Kennedy; 15: Jo Ann Johnson; 24: Partnership Society Open Forum. http://www.wiscon.info/ Lydia Nickerson; 28: Elizabeth Davanni’s, 5124 Gus Young Bendtsen; 30: Tony Brust, Gregg Lane, Edina. Jun 18-20. DucKon, Naperville, IL. Parmentier GoHs: Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Tues, May 18. Thunderbirds Scott Raun, Talis Kimberly. Virtual (Re)Launch Party. FFI: Publishing News: http://www.duckon.org/ http://www.ftlpublications.com 2010 Locus Award short story Jun 25-27 Fourth Street Fantasy Thurs, May 20, 7PM. Retroit nominees include "An Invocation of Convention, Minneapolis, MN. Writers Group. Lunds Community Incuriosity" by Neil Gaiman and "Spar" http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/ Room, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. by Kij Johnson. http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ July 1-4 CONvergence, Bloomington, "The Real Martian Chronicles," a MN. GoHs: L. A. Banks, Jeremy Fri, May 21, 6:30-7:30PM. SF previously unknown John Sladek Bulloch, Paul Cornell, Bridget Landry, MN’s Speculations Reading short story, appears in the May/June Chuck McCann, Wally Wingert. (Pre- Series presents Dana M. Baird. 2010 Magazine of Fantasy and reg deadline: May 15) Dreamhaven Books, 2301 E. 38th Science Fiction. http://convergence-con.org/ St, Mpls. FFI: Eric Heideman, [email protected], 612- Odd and the Frost Giants, written and Nov 5-7 Icon 35, Cedar Rapids, IA. 721-5959 read by Neil Gaiman, is a finalist for http://www.iowa-icon.com/ the Audic Award for best audiobook Nov 19-21. SFContario. Toronto, ON, Sun, May 23, 12N.MNspec with narration by the author. Meetup. Topic: Q&A with an Canada. GoHs: Michael Swanwick, Editor. Lunds Community Room, Thunderbirds: Deadly Danger by Joan Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. Marie Verba won International Geri Sullivan, Karen Linsay. FFI: http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ Association of Media Tie-In Writers http://www.sfcontario.ca/ Award in "Best Young Adult (Original th Aug 17-21, 2011. Renovation (69 Sun, May 23, 2PM. MSP Critique & Adapted)" category. Group. Lunds Community Room, WorldCon). Reno, NV. GoHs: Tim Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo. 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