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HELICON The 1993 Hastercon and Eurocon 8-12 April 1993, Hotel de , Progress Report 3 - September 1992 Contents

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Committee and Credits 2, Editorial 3 World SF 4 Moving Pictures 5

Your First Con... 6 Sg The Programme 8 The Masquerade 9 The Art Ww 10 Con-Go! 10 Eurocon Award Rules 11 Travel Information le General Information 13 Membership List 14 The Committee

Tim lingworth (Chairman) Chris Cooper Kob Meades (Treasurer) Martin Easterbrook Steve Davies (Secretary) John Richards Kathy Westhead Eddie Cochrane Mike Westhead Mark Young Martin Hoare European Liaison: Bridget Wilkinson Overseas Agents

Larry van de Putte Thomas Recktenwald ae Burns Kotter 5 Lindenstr. 11 23 Kensington Court 1186WH Amstelveen Saarlouis-Roden Hempstead Netherlands W-6630 NY 11550 USA Credits: This PR was produced by the Helicon Publications Sub-committee: Giulia de Cesare, Eddie Cochrane, Chirts Cooper, Sean Ellis, Jolin Richards and Mark Young, Thanks also to Sylvia Starshinefor the cover artwork, Jolin Harold, for the article on the Art Show, and for his article on World SF. PRS was typeset using Ventura Publisher2.0 anda HP Laserjet LIP with Pacific Page Postscript card. Copyright © Helicon September 1992

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Oh No - Not Another PR!

The above words ran through our travelling but, minds whenfaced fear not, the travel with producing booking forms will be Helicon PR3. We wondered sent to you, if we together with the hotel booking would weeverfill it, but within half forms, around about November time. an hour our thoughts had changedto what could we leave out, given the Membership of Helicon is growing limited space available! steadily. We apologise for having to reduce the font size of the Oneof the major developments that membership we list but we could not mustinclude in this PR is that afford any World more space for it! As a SF, the international Eurocon we are especially Organisation of interested in details of the geographical poes has decided (with the distribution of the membershipsofar. €en encouragement of the Helicon To committee) this end, we haveprintedthelist in to hold its 1993 meeting at country order. Helicon. This will mean thata number of writers, editors and other well- And finally, Con-go! the quiz to end known SF professionals will be all quizzes is triumphantly marchin attending the convention. We are on. Did yougetall the answers to the grateful to Harry Harrison for eee in PR2? Well whether you pigs us withthe article on World id or not, we challenge you, yet F in this PR. again, to scour you memory and your book Weare shelves for those elusive pleasedto be able to give you numerals. more details of the programme we have planned, although, as ever in these situations,all programmeitems are subject to change overthe nextsix months. However, we hopethebrief EASTERCON descriptions of some of the items and

streams will whet your appetite. We

have also included f a cou ‘i le of articles i on the Masquerade, Art ghow and our Visual Images fn stream. [ual | { | For members who are new to conventions we have included an article that will give you some idea of € QQ €

5 =p 8 whatyou canexpect at Helicon. = S A lot of members are understandably keen to get information on travel to Bids for the 1995 British Jersey. We have included National a few details Science Fiction Convention of thi options open to you are for now being sought. It would be helpful if details of The Helicon programmestarts proposed conventions could be the evening ofThursday 8th and forwardedto the convention address continues until Monday 12th before the start of Helicon so that we April 1993. can cater for presentations, bid parties, etc.

Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon

World SF by Harry Harrison

I have been an Esperantist for almost The next meeting was organised by 50 years. I believe in one world with Sam J. Lundwall in - also a one world language. I have been a neutral country. Even more science fiction reader and writer foran nationalities were represented this even greater amountof time, sol take time. Since then, meetings have been great pleasure in the recognition that held in , England, , science fiction is a world literature. | , and Canada. take even greater pleasure in having World SF had been appropriately helped this fact to be recognised by named. being there when World SF was born. Because of the widespread It all began with the SF Writers membership along with currency and Conference in . travel restrictions, the central officers For many years I had enjoyed of World SF have been hard-pressed correspondence with SF writers in to keep the organisation going. They many countries. I had met some of abganise the international meetings, them - but none from the Eastern Bloc. publish a bulletin and a membership Since is a neutral country and directory, and some members have nota member of NATO,I thought that even edited anthologies to keep a meeting there might get writers World SF financially afloat. The from these countries who had never thanks of the entire membership go travelled to the West before. With the out to these officers including Sam J. official backing of the Irish Arts Lundwall, , Brian W. Council, ] organised a Conference and Aldiss, Gianfranco Viviani and the invitations wentout. Malcolm Edwards. The meeting was held in September World SF began asa straight-forward writers’ conference, and has since 1976 and was most successful. Not grown into an organisation that only writers, but editors, translators stretches right around the globe. The and artists - all associated professionally with Science Fiction - 1991 meeting in China showed both the size and importance of World SF. showed up. There were no Russians at this first conference, but writers If there is asingleidea that exemplifies from other Communist countries did World SF, it is the fact that we can attend. When I held a second communicate freely acrossbarriers of conference a few years later, country and language. Wedo not talk representatives from even more about freedom - we exercise it. Not countries attended, including the only do writers from every country chairmanof the Soviet Writers Union cometo our international meetings- along with the Secretary of the Science but wealso go to them. Our presence Fiction Branch of the Union. in these countries, as representatives from many lands, is witness to the At this meeting it was decided to form universality of science fiction. an organisation to take over what had been, up until then, a one-man This is not empty political rhetoric but operation. The name "World SF" was a simple description of fact. If you are chosen and I waselected President. professionally involved in any way National chairmen were elected from with SF, come along to our meetings representatives then present. at Helicon and see for yourself.

4 Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon MovingPictures

Oneof the items run at WINCON II Over the past few months Peter and wasan illustrated panel ‘Visual Tricks Andy have been contacting - Literary Styles’. The original production companies for clips to purposeof this item was to compare illustrate particular techniques and the critical approachto film prevalent recruiting expat witnesses, includin in fandom withthat appliedto books. the man who actually built the The contention wasthatfilms tended Thunderbirds. Their work has to suffer from a lack of appreciation of the techniques employed and was therefore regarded as an inherently inferior medium. What was going to be done was to identify Teecy devices and then show the film equivalent- linking, for example, the use of the sound track to purple prose. Before too long, however, it became clear that this was somewhat premature and that there was no point playing games with film techniques if the audience did not know whatwasbeing talked about. The nature of the item wastherefore changed from a subtle dig at the literary establishment to an introduction to cinematic "tricks of the trade". sometimes been difficult - for example, Peter’s attempts to get The panel comprised Peter Wright, a Paramountto actually read his letter former_professional photographer, requesting permission to use film Steve Green, film critic for various clips, and stop sending him form magazines, Andy Morris, one of letters thanking him forhis interest in fandom’s chief projectionists and Star Trek. However, they have Andy Croft, WINCON’s technical persevered and are still coming up chief who has worked behind the with ideas. Their plan to make film a scenes with just about every theatre with the South Hants Science Fiction group in Portsmouth. Group and use that to show the The item was well received but in a various stages of production caused fifty minute slot there wasreally no corsHevace consternation amongst waythat the subject could be explored the less photogenic members of that properly. Helicon intends to rectif body. (Unplotigentc? Shurely not!) this situation by allowing Andy Croft Wehopethatthis stream will attract and Peter Wright to return to their ean with even passing interest a subject in a series of in-depth items. in film and other visual media. The These will cover lighting, model films shownat Helicon will be chosen work, computer animation,travellin to illuminate the topics raised by these matte (everyone’s favourite uncle discussions and in line with our and that most underrated tool of the themes:- Borders and Barriers, and movie maker’s trade, the actor. Recreationin the Future. Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon Your First Con... by Giulia de Cesare

If your thoughts are anything like You now have a drink, fliers from mine at my first con, they’re going publishers, local bookshopsorfuture somethinglike this: "I’ve goneto lot conventions, a programme book and a of trouble and a lot of expense and a short guide referred to as the taken a lot of ribbing from my family "Read-Me". This should be pocket over being here - by the gods, I’m sized, with a copy of the programme, oing to get as much asI can out ofit!" more up-to-date than the onein the ou're grimly determined not to miss programme book which wentto the a thing, to haveall the fun that’s going. rinters’ earlier. It has lots of useful So you turnup at the hotel, wide-eyed information that you need to get the and eagerbuttrying not to show it. By most from the con: a mapof the hotel, now, you'll have noticed a fair few indications of when, where and at weird people about - you may have what price food will be available, started spotting them already at the opening and closing times for station or airport. If they look like the fascinating places like the dealers’ sort of people among whom youthink room, the art show andat Helicon,the you'll feel at home, then this con is pool and the chocolate shop. prepay goingto be the first of many. You may nowdecideto headstraight ut if you’re starting to entertain for the chocolate shop. Fine, look at doubts, just giveita little longer. the rest of your stuff while you're You've checked in, dumped your gear standingin line withall the other true in your room: right, where’s the fans. Serious interest in chocolateis party? Go back downstairs and follow another indication of a real fan. I the crowdsorsigns (or busy people recommendthe champagnetruffles. carrying cardboard boxes if you’re Opinions vary, but I feel that the early) to Registration. If you’re programmeis a very important part seriously early, find a weird person, of a con. I started out as a new fan hereafter called a fan, who looks like carefully going over my programme they know what's going on, tell ‘em and planning in detail what I wanted it’s yourfirst con and askifyou can help, to see, ending up with a schedulelike This is one of the marksofa true fan: a science student's lecture timetable. hotels, used to surly business people I'd stride from one item to the next expecting everything ona platter, are and get upset if two things I wanted amazedat howhelpfulfans are. Once to go to were on at the sametime. I’m you're carting cagdbeard boxes about, more relaxed about it these days. you'll get drawn in and be writing Some fans never go to any articles like this before you knowit pieee items, but come to cons (only maybe moreinteresting). or socializing or the bookroom or By now you're either helping run the something. Between these extremes, registration desk or you've just most people seem to get to several registered, been givena pile of bumph programmeitems each day. inabag, and a badge. Putonthe ba pe Whatelse do they do all day? Hang and look for a comfyplace to read the out, basically. If you don’t know bumph.Lots of other fans around you anyoneat the con, hanging out won’t will be doing exactly the samething. be quite as much fun and you'll Thebaris a pretty good bet. probably want to go to more items

6 Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon anyway. Talk to other people with array of badges and walkie-talkies, yourinterests - they’re easy enoughto knownas wallyphones, are also ick; they keep turning up at the same identifying characteristics. You'll see items as you. A nice thing about cons them deteine participants in items, and fans in generalis that a lot of the arranging microphones, that sort of normal social rules are suspended. thing. They stand meaningfully near This doesn’t mean that anything goes, doorways, watching, or staff the but you canskip all the tedious small desks promoting other conventions. talk that people use to size each other up out in the real world. I mean,these Some people go to cons and never guys are at a con - you know they’re become aware of these people. going to have a lot of the same They’re the conrunners, in all their interests as you, they'll have read the assorted forms, from the mighty same books, loved the samefilms, SMOFsto the humble gophers. If you played the same games. They'll even enjoy the con and you wantto get get your jokes. Maybe. more involved, or even if you’re thinking, my god,this lot couldn’trun Eventually, you'll note that some apiss-up ina brewery, thenseek them people run instead of stroll. They out. Look for references to the won't have bags of loot from the gopher-hole. If you can find it, and dealers’ room like everyoneelse, divine its meaning, then you have they'll be carting equipment, piles of passed your first test and are an fliers and the ever-present cardboard initiate in the art of conrunning. We boxes. Vests with lots of pockets, an can alwaysuse fresh blood.

HOTEL ST NICHOLAS, SCARBOROUGH — 28TH-31ST MAY 1993

THE FIRST MEXICON was heldin 1984. Now asthen, the cimis to create a THE HOTEL ST NICHOLASis situated in the convention which unashamedly focusses on written science fiction, in an traditionalseaside resort of Scarborough on informal, fonnish style. Mexicons are renownedfor the high quality of the beautiful coast of North Yorkshire. their featured guests, who this year include Pat Cadigen and Facilities include swimming pool and Norman Spinrad. They're small enough to have a friendly, snooker table. Qutside, half-cose your community atmosphere, but big enough to present a diversity of views eyes and wrap your poncho tight and it and styles, on the platform, in the audience and (naturally) in the bar. could almost be the Gulf of Mexico! We think Mexicons are the best of the smallerBritish conventions — and Hotel rooms: £29.50 per person sharing, we're not alone. £33.00 single. “Kicking Over the Traces” with: Pat Cadigan, Norman Spinrad Registration: £18.00, to 121 Cape Hill, Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands, B66 4SH Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon The Programme

As part our aim to covertheliterary As the 1993 Eurocon, and within our interest within science fiction, we are Barriers theme, we intend to run a currently intendingto offera series of numberof items on language. This discussions and talks on Unjustly will include items on whether English Neglected Authors. Each item is the language of science fiction, how (probably one a day) will cover a language affects your perceptions, single author or a group of authors gender specific language, and that some Helicon membersfeel have whetherartificial languages (such as been neglected by the publishers or by Esperanto and Loglan) havea future. fandom, and examines the reasons Although English will be the official why this has occurred and whether languageat Helicon, we intend to run we can, or should, do anything about a numberof items on varying subjects this. We hope these items will in other European languages. provoke discussion and, maybe, even controversy. European fandom will be explored, and weare inviting fannish groups Still in the literary sphere, we intend across Europeto run itemsat Helicon. to run a series of items that explore The things we wouldlike to see are the our favourite books andstories of types of item that would typically run each of the last four decades. Werethe at a convention in your own country, forties and fifties the Golden Age of that you feel show your national Science Fiction? Was the space fandom at its best. All enquiries and programme responsible for the suggestions from any European increasing awareness of science groups will be welcomed at the fiction and its ultimate respectability? convention address, so please get

Did the Mainstream and New Wave thinking about any events you would ow merge in the seventies? Was like to see. & Cyberpunk a reaction to the 6 domination of the early eighties by A major and popular part of most fantasy trilogies? Participants will be Eastercons are the science items. encouraged to discuss these and other Helicon will be presenting an item by topics with referenceto their favourite Jack Cohen in his own uniquestyle. literature. Wewill be investigating where we go from here and whatis happening in Obviously, we intend to presentitems some of the major areas of science. that are of particular interest to our Environmental scientist Jonathan uests. To this end an item on SF Cowie has agreed to present an item oetry will be included. This will take for us. In the field of robotics and the form of a workshop or a computers we will be having competition. Also censorship seems discussions that look at the effect of to be a commoninterest of both John computers on writers, both as subject Brunner and George RR Martin andit matter and as an aid (or otherwise) to has affected many areas of Europe writing. Virtual reality is becoming (both East and West), and in many more common in business and casesstill does. Therefore, it has been entertainment, so we hope that an incorporated into our theme of item entitled "With Virtual Reality, Borders and Barriers and several Who Needs Drugs?"will prove to be items have been planned to explore popular. this topic.

8 Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon The current state of Cyberspace will Needless to say, Helicon will be be explored from both ends - showing a numberof major films in communicating between different the Lido Cinema and the Empire computers on the one hand andreal Room. time visualisation via virtual reality on the other. Live demonstrations of A Games Room will be provided for both have been arranged, along with the entire convention for the playing a discussion of future directions and of role-playing and board games. possibilities. Light-hearted programme items such Fantasy fans will be catered for with as the old favourites Desert Island discussions and panels on "The Books, Juke Books Jury and Turkey Differences between SF and Fantasy readings (and writings!) will be Readers", "The Pernicious Influenceof included in the programme, and we Tolkein on Fantasy (?)" and "Whatare will be presenting a British version of the Elements of a Good Fantasy?" the famous ZooCon, the convention running game. Silly games willbe run The Art Show (see page 10) will be to get you into the mood of complemented by programmeitems participation and involvement, but on science fiction art. We expect a please note that some items will be ood turn-out to "Do Semi-Naked run on Thursday afternoon, so get to arbarians Sell Fantasy?"! Jersey early to ensure you do not miss anything! A Visual Images stream is being run and this is discussed on page 5.

Masquerade WeaponsPolicy

The masqueradeis a traditional part As usual Helicon has a weapons of the @ astewcrit: It consists of policy. Anyone attending the contestants, singularly or in groups, conventionis strictly prohibited from displaying costumes with an SF or wearing or carrying a weapon, or fantasy theme, usually accompanied anything that could be mistakenfor a by taped music or a spokenscript. weapon. Any disputes will be Contestants are welcomeatall levels resolved by the Convention Security of experience, and a masquerade Manager, whose decisionis final. workshopwill be held beforehand to Permission must be sought in give advice and help to anyone advance for items forbidden this wishing to participate. policy that form part of amasquerade At Helicon, the masquerade will be on costumeto be wornorcarried during Saturday night in the Lido Theatre, that event. Permission willbe granted with the room available for rehearsal at the discretion of the masquerade during the afternoon. Contestants organiser whosedecisionis final. maywishto take advantageofthe fact You should bear in mind that airline that this room will allow the use of security and Jersey customs will also several entrances and exits on two be interested in weapons and are levels for more complexentries. likely to be less forgiving than the For more information please contact convention. Helicon at the convention address.

Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon Art Show

Unaccustomed as I am to public of people from further afield than at writing, here are a few commissioned most Eastercons. We are keen to words about the art show. The art display artwork from as many show will be conveniently located different countries as possible. next to the dealers’ hall so you can spend lots of money without walking Finally, wouldanyone be interested in too far. We will have a substantially helping out? Any volunteers, and larger area than was available at artists who wish to exhibit, please get in touch with me at my home address. Contrivance. This gives me the chance to panic now A new departure this time will be a rather thanlater. instant sale section, that is, artwork on See you at the show. whichtheartist has a fixed price, and may be purchased directly from the Contact meat: artshow desk. Artists will have the opportunity to display more work as John Harold, buyers bear awaytheirspoils. 8 Warren Close, Langley, As Helicon is also the Eurocon, there Slough, should be the chance to see the work Berkshire SL3 7UA.

Con-Go! The World waits with bated Questions: breath for the next enthralling ° Deckard’s badge number? installment of Con-Gol, the game that has fandom whispering, discussing, ¢ How many Dollars in this Niven arguing and generally confused. short story? Whatis it all about? Sometimes we ¢ You know what's in this room, wonder that ourselves, but as we everyone knows! started it we really have to continue. ° Inwhich year was H G Wells born? Basically, here are a number of SF related questions, to which all the e When was 2001 released? answers are numbers between 1 and 99999 (that should be enough,surely). e Revoltin...? Included in PR2 was your own ° Too hot for paper. PERSONAL Con-Go! card and you should cross off the numbers as you e What was Harry Harrison’s Prime work out the answers. The rules for Number? Con-Go! can be found on page 11 of ¢ Which number did Thomas Disch PR2 and so we will not bore you by write about? repeating them here. ¢ The numberof the Beast Remember, a fabulous MYSTERY STAR PRIZE could be yours ¢ The Binary Millenium! (although I wouldn’t hold mybreath, ° Whendid Dune win a Hugo? _if I were you).

10 Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon Eurocon Awards

Since Helicon is the Eurocon, we will assessmentof the works exhibited or be presenting the European Science presented in some other way(slide Fiction Awards. For those who are shows, documentaries) of the unfamiliar with the procedures for performances and of the fanzines these awards, the following is taken exhibited. The works, the verbatim from the Statutes of the pees and the fanzines must European Science Fiction Society ave been presented or produced (ESFS). between the current and previous Eurocon. The Awardsare plaques or other symbolic objects and are handed by the Chairman or another Rules of the European Committee Officer appointed by the Science Fiction Awards. Chairman. III.Encouragement Awards The EuropeanScienceFiction Society hands, at the European Conventions, These Awards are granted according awards in the the following to the suggestions from the National categories. Delegates to a young writer or artist from each European Country. The I.Hall of Fame suggestions must arrive to the 1. Best Author Chairmanat least two months before 2. Best Publisher the Eurocon. Appropriate diplomas 3. Best Artist are handed by the Chairman or 4. Best Promoter of Science Fiction another Committee Officer appointed 5. Best Magazine by the Chairman. These Awards are granted just once IV.Honorary Awards by the European Committee bysecret These Awards are granted by the ballot from the nominations Organising Committee of the submitted by the National Delegates. European Conventions and The nominations must arrive to the Conferences to the persons who have Chairmanat least two monthsbefore contributed to the success of the the opening of the Eurocon. The events. Their nature and the manner Awards are plaquesor other symbolic of their awarding are chosen at the objects and are handed by the discretion of the Committee. Chairman or another Committee Officer appointed by the Chairman. II.Spirit of Dedication 1. An artist, author of one or more works 2. An authorof a performance (film, play, ballet, etc.) 3. A fanzine These Awardsare granted by vote of all European Participants in the European Conventions, through the Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon 11 Travel Information

The travel and hotel booking forms Condor Catamaran from Weymouth for Helicon will be coming outaround or St. Malo. All of these dock in St. about November. However, in an Helier. We are also looking into a foot effort to assure you that being on the Rosana service operating from Travel Sub-Committee isn’t all a arteret in Normandy to Gorey on the matter of being wined and dined in East coastof Jersey. suchexotic settings as St. Helier and Kilburn High Road, we thoughtthat we would take this opportunity to inform you in advance of the sort of thing that we can offer in the way of assistance to the wayfaring fan. Ourofficial travel agents are the same group used for Contrivance, except that the name has been changed for complex legal reasons that escape just about everybody. Where once these people were known as the Modern Group, they now refer to themselves as Expotel and are in fact a division of another organisation with a different name. Whateverthey call themselves, these are the people who have been Once on the Island we have arranged busy putting together the various convention rates in four hotels; the travel options we shall be offering, Hotel de France where the convention and frankly, we think that they’ve will be taking place, the Rosebank been doing a pretty good job. right next door (owned by the same company), the Mayfair, and the The travel forms will give the details Meeps (both owned by Expotel). of flights out to Jersey operated by a number of carriers from several For those of you whofancy something British and Continental airports. cheaper wehave convinced the only Fares are offered in three price bands, camping site legally allowed to be with the general rule being that the open overEaster to gird up their loins more expensive the ticket, the more for the convention period. flexible the travel arrangements. All Other deals being offered by Expotel airfares sold through Expotel include include travel insurance (available to transport to and from Jersey Airport. UK residents only), cheap car hire This enables travel agents to offer a rates, and sightseeing trips round the "package deal", and so prices can be island. More information will be reduced to below that which they supplied with the travel forms andat could otherwise offer. the convention. For those who prefer to make the During the convention Expotel will be crossing at sea level, we have details operating an information deskat the of ferries from Poole and St. Malo otel de France where they will be (especially for those wishing to bring available to sort out any problems you over their own transport) and the might have.

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Accommodation ProgrammeBook Ads:

In addition to the hotel rates Fan rate £40 full page published in the last PR, we are Pro rate £80 full page neon deals with other hotels Corporate rate £160 full page and a campsite. These rates will be Covers, spreads, colour: POA detailed on the Hotel and Travel Booking Forms, which will be sent out PR4 Publication: 31 January 1993 towardsthe endof the year.

Submit copy for PR4 (by 7 Jan 1993) General enquiriesto: & ProgrammeBook(by 8 Feb 1993) to: Helicon Helicon 63 Drake Road 39 Connaught Road Chessington Reading Surrey KT9 1LQ Berkshire RG3 2UD

Helicon Membership Rates

Payment for membership may be madein Pounds Sterling, US Dollars, Dutch Guilders, Belgian Francs and Deutschmarks. Please note that payment in Pounds is aye preferred. Note that cheques should be madeout in Pounds drawn on a Britis bank, and Eurocheques should be written in Pounds. Special discounted rates are available for certain countries - see PR2 for details. Rates until 1 December 1992

Country Attending Supporting Child

UK (PoundsSterling) 25 13 1

Belgium (Belgian Francs) 1650 850 65

Germany (Deutschmarks) 80 42 _

Netherlands (Guilders) 90 46 3.50

USA (USDollars) 50 26 2 Rates from 1 December 1992 to 1 April 1993

Country Attending Supporting Child

UK (PoundsSterling) 28 14 1 (Belgian Francs) 1860 930 65

Germany (Deutschmarks) 90 45 3

Netherlands (Guilders) 100 50 3.50

USA (US Dollars) 60 30 2

Helicon-The 1993 Eastercon and Eurocon 13 Membership List

As of 1 August 1992

United Kingdom: David _T Cooper Mike Gould A 350 Michael Abbott Kate Cooper Alistair J Graham A 351 lain Alexander Keith Cosslett John A Graham

A 20 Philip Allcock Jonathan Cowie HSy> Steve Grover

A 298 Brian Ameringen AdrianCox Jacky Gruter-Andrew oeV>>> Dave Cox A 59 Fiona Anderson HS Oliver Gruter-Andrew P 110 Neil Andrews Jonathan Coxhead Alan Gunn

A 457) Erik Arthur Simon Crick Nick Haines ror Andy Croft S 363 Julie Atkin DVS Andy Hamilton A ll4 Margaret Austin Miss Karen Cross Tony Hammond F S54 Emily Avery John Crudgington Rob Hanson

F S53) Stan Avery Arthur Cruttenden USS Martin Harlow A 138 Amanda Baker Wendy Cruttenden Jobn Harold Michael Cule A S40) MrC Baker SSD Harry Harrison

A S41 Mrs C Baker PSPSPS SharonCullen M John Harrison

A 342 Michael Banks > Tony Cullen Sue Harrison A 134) John Bark Rafe Culpin Julian Headlong Patrick Curzon A 331 Trevor Barker DSSS Comelia Heaney

A 600 Derek Barns OES Patrick Curzon (friend of) Alasdair Hepburn A 237 Sulia Barnsley John Dallman Sara Hewitt A 236 Simon Barnsley Julia Daly Martin Hoare A 2387 David V Barrett Mike Damesick Andrew Hobson

A 156 Toby Batch Dee Davey Baby Holt POSES Mike Davey Pe 282 Norman Baxter SIS SSS Derek Holt A 638 Stephen Baxter Malcolm Davies Kim Holt Steve Davies A $52) Stephen Baynes SS Valerie Housden

A, 27 Chris Bell PPS Martyn L Dawe Denis Howe

J 291 Kenneth Bell Peter Day Terry Hunt SS Robert Day A S22 Philip Bell UMN MikeIbeji @ 20) Rachel Bell Giulia P De Cesare Tim Illingworth Lawre nce Dean A 603 Meike Benzler SSD Daniel James A 604 Meike Benzler (friend of) Chris Denham Rhodri James A 276 Michael Bernardi Zoe Deterding Richard James P 194 Peter Bibby lain Dickson Wilf James P 9o7 Neil Blaber Dermot Dobson Neil J M Jezard A 141 Lissa Blackburn Perdy Dobson Jane Johnson Vince Docherty Stewart Johnson P 93 Alan Blackley USS SSS

A 638 MsJo Blake PSASSSIYS Chris Donaldson Kevin R Joyce Paul Dormer Pers Frances Bonner SD Dick Jude

A 266 Duncan Booth PSE Michelle Drayton Roz Kaveney A 268 Judy Booth David Drysdale Karen Kelly A 174 Susan Booth Jackie Duckworth Richard Kennaway Dominic Earl Eileen Kenny A 339 Dawn Bowley Roger Earnshaw A 333) TA Boxall VINUVS Rory Kenny

A 531 Jill Bradley PPPYS Martin Easterbrook Morag Kerr

A 330 Phil Bradley Cathryn Easthope SS Jane Killick A 113 Alan Braggins Margaret Edgar Vicki King

A 364 Michael Braithwaite >> Lilian Edwards TimKirk Sue Edwards A 427 2 SSS Alice Kohler P 162 S DaveLally

A S18 Claire Brialey >>> HJ Landis

A 298 Tim Broadribb UVUS Colin P Langeveld

S S45 Nigel Brooke SS David Elworthy Dave Langford A 19 Ben Brown John Nick Larter Bernie Evans A 121 Denzil J Brown LSS Adrian Last Gil John Brunner Mick Evans Alice Lawso} Vicky Evans Steve Lawson A.2 Li-Yi Brunner Allison Ewing A 569 Bug TSS Ruth Le Sueur P 281 Steve Bull John Fairey Chris Linton MikeFig; A 118 Saul A Bura SSE Steve Linton A 307 Bill Burns David Allen Finch Bill Longley Colin Fine P 191 Steve Burridge US Ann Looker A 390) Chris Bursey Philip Fine Judith Looker A S70 Chris Butterworth Brian Flatt Alan CLord A 56 Stephen Cain Ronan Flood Jan Lord

A 41 KIM Campbell >>> VUS SUSE SSS Mike Ford Teresa M E Lord

A 544 Lamorna Cape SD Estelle Fortnam Vivian Lord R A Fox P 58 Mary Carmichael UOTUSS Gary A Loveridge A 463 Avedon Carol lan Francis K S Lukawaski

P. 235 K Carter SUS Susan Francis Peter Mabe Dave French Brian MacDonald S $32. Carolyn Caughey Shirley French A 277 Neil Chambers DUDS Angela Maddox A 151 Mike Cheater Karenna Fry Joan Mahoney A. $20 Fiona Clark Crwen Funnell Ewan Mains A 371 Helen Clark TJ Furniss Joyce Mains

A 137 Dave Clements UNDVSS Neil Gaiman Chris Malme A 499 John Clute Pat Gardner Chris Marriott

A 1 David Cochrane >> Peter Garratt WUSSYNS Barbara Mascetti Mary Gentle A S566 Dan Cohen D Hugh Mascetti A 565 Jack Cohen Joe Gibbons Paul Maskens

A 131 Malcolm Cohen USS Steve Glover Sue Mason Clare Goodall A 548 Peter Cohen SSL Jan Maughan A S19 Noel Collier Tim Goodier Robert Maughan A 468 Concatenation Jas Gool Catherine McAulay Margaret C P Gordon A 413) Graham Connor ESDP Paul J MeAule’ A 201 Geoff Cook Niall Gordon Douglas MeCallum A 76 Brigid Cooling Karen Goswell Helen McCarth’ Helen Gould A 16 Chris Cooper PUP DUSLUS Alastair BE McCullough

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Rk 190° Peter McGarvey A 411 Deborah Ramage P 185 Margaret Tout te Mary ay Ps itd the Rampant A 102 Wan Towlson A 515 Byeee A 598 Gireth Rees A 37 John Trasler A 631 P’ McMurray A 649° Jchn Campbell Rees A Karen Trasler P 157 Joe McNally A 522 Richa A 114 Paull Treadaway A 35 Rob Meades: A 140" Jchn Richards A Shris Tregenza S$ 645 John Meaney. A 372 Mike Richardson’ A 94 Mark Tucker S 645 Yvonne Meaney A 387 ane A S61 Martin Tudor S 143° Mark Meenan A 400° Dive Roberts A 221 John L Waggott A 602 Gabor Megyesi A 14 Roger Robinson A S27 David Wal S$ S14 Martin Merryfield A 338 Tiny TS. A 528 Helen Wake PR 250 Nick Mills A 551 D:borah Rohan. © 529° Rachel Wake A 15 Neale Mittenshaw-Hodge A 2389 —‘Hpward Rosenblum A 632 Huw Walters A 125 Debby Moir A 290 June Rosenblum A 337 S Walters A 396 Mike Moir C 341 ‘Michelle Rosenblum i Ni Peter Wareham A 322 Michael Molloy A 103 Sieve Rothman A 450 Jan Watson A 546 Chris Morgan P 179 Divid Row A 449° Judy Watson. A $23 Darrin Morgan A 66 Marcus L Rowland A 536 Dave Weddell A 547 Pauline Morgan A 186° Marjorie Sactis A 535 Jaine Weddell A Andy Mortis A 472 Jin Samuel A 336 Pam Wells pees Bill Ke P 204 Mark Savage C 303 Karen Westhead A 521 Simon Morris A 123 Alison Scott A 44 Kathy Westhead A 574 Steve Mowbra: A 78 Mike Scott A 45 Mike Westhead A 130° Caroline Mullan A 306 Angus Scoit-Brown J 392 Peter Westhead! A 447 ‘Tom Nanson. A 406 Scott-| A 366 “eileen Weston P 158 Cherry Newton A 456 Bib Shaw A 365 Péter Weston P 148 Henry Newton S 636 SShe| A 367 Susan Weston A 73 Andrew P 145° DM Sherwood A 415 Richard Wheatley RP 261 Lisanne Norman A 175 Jean Sheward P 200 Laura Wheally Pat? Gytha North A 85 Pit Silver A 321 Elda Wheeler A 343 Heather North A 454 ‘Girrett Simpson A 207 Alastair Wheeler-Reid A 23 Chris O'Shea II A 178 Jeyee B Slater P 165. Mike Whitaker Pp! 384 Rachael Oakley A 177 ‘Kenneth F Slater A 330 “Mike Whitaker bi 383° Ray Oakle: A 119 Anna Smith A 150: NCEee P 385 Oakley, P 286 Anthony Smith A 187 Kim Whys A 297 Keith'Oborn A, 353° Frank Smith A 227 Colin Wightman A $3 ea A 142 \esaSmith A 24 Bridget Wilkinson J 407 Helen Oldroyd A 405 Miss M A Smith P 299 Dewi Williams A 637 Mark Oldroyd A 222 Jeane Smithers A 509 Matt Williams A 495 Paul Oldroyd' S S71 Ciristine Smythe A 348 Msi B Willams S 458 Ome A 461 Alrian Snowdon A 395 Robert Williams A 247 Jean Owen A 402 Kate Soley A S57 Carol Willis P 109° Dave Packwood A 339 Kate Solomon A S56 Phil Willis A 197 Anne Page A 399 Jan Sorenson P 132 Paul Winshi A 245 Arwel Parry A 21 ‘Ciris Southern A 74 Shiv dlowielie P 283 NigellParsons A 22 Jenny Southern A 389 “Sarah Woodall A 105 Joan Paterson P 64 Maki Spanoudis A 303° Alan Woodford A 409° Mark Patterson A 288 Gary Starr A 302 Anne Woodford A 108 Payne A Si Silvia Starshine P) 205° Anne-Marie Wright A 320 Nigel Pearson A 31 James Steel A 296 sate Wright PR 84 Bernie Peek A 345 ‘Ettien Steele P 206 Peter Wrigbi A 347 pie Percival A S68 Andrew Stephenson A 188 Mark Young A 346 Mike Percival! A 428 Alex Stewart Parone P) 278 Jerome Perkins A 65 Binbara Stewart a 2 A 46 Roger Perkins A 28 Ichn Stewart S 633 Ricard De La Casa A 182 Nick Peity A S17 Paul AStewart Belgium: A 369 Wendy Petty A 122 Marcus Streets KG ene A 172 Arline Peyton A 127 Neil Summertield A 22 entice ; A 173 oer P 42 Chris Suslowiez Ca anue A 467 ‘Helen F inesJones A 5B lusleySwan Noe eRe P 195 Annabel Pickering A 273 Dive Symes i ocpcan P 196 Fran Pickering A 274 Rys ESO era aeee esee A 152 Phil Plumbly S 560 Dive Tamlyn Ay RMSwe aAN 3B} Mark Plummer aeA 26 Avyson Taylor oei Cs seeeSherrienenRowell Ae< iec cunon A eee2 Caroli Sheiler P 159 Ann Pringle P 116 lanCThomas Channel'istes: Rk 160 David! Pringle A 502 Esther Thomson A S00 Deteck Carter P 161 James Pringle A 538 Paul Thorley A 448° Sheila Catatoche A re Ceri ee H He ae Thurston : A 382 PhIRie, A as Teerag PVA Kisto Mazuranie P 244 Jo Rathe A 595 Deborah Vonipkinson A 410 Andrew Ramage T 542 Totoro 2

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