Einblatt! April 2011 Calendar Advance Warning NESFA hc reprint of Barrayar has been rescheduled for July Sat, Apr 2, 2PM. Minn-StF Meeting Minn-StF Meetings: May 7, Irene & cancelled. Scott Raun’s; May 21, TBA Emma Bull: Territory , December tp reprint from Tor Fri, Apr 8, 6:30-7:30PM. Terry Announcements Faust reads. DreamHaven Books, MaryJanice Davidson: reprints of 2301 E 38th St, Mpls. Speculations The new Minn-StF Board is Kevin Undead and Unfinished (Jove pb, Reading Series. FFI: Eric, 612-721- Austin, Eric Forste, Dean Gahlon, May) and Derik's Bane (Berkley tp, 5959, [email protected] Scott Raun, and Emily Stewart. August) th Sat, Apr 9 & Sun, Apr 10. Open Geek Prom will be June 4 . P.C. Hodgell: Honor's Paradox , new Casting call for Mort . FFI: MPR WITS series presents Neil Baen hc novel, December http://moundstheatre.org/ Gaiman and Josh Ritter. Fri, Jun 24, Lyda Morehouse: new novels Tues, Apr 12, 7PM. ESP MNSpec 8:00-10:00PM. Tickets $32. FFI: Resurrection Code (tp out now from Meeting. Write microfiction. FFI: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/mpr/ Mad Norwegian Press) and (as "Tate http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ events.eventsmain?action=showEvent Hallaway") Almost Final Curtain (tp &eventID=1099765 from NAL due in April) Sat, Apr 16, 1-2PM. Doug Hulick signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Thanks to recent meeting hosts: Beth Clifford Simak: forthcoming UK tp Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, Friedman, Sharon Kahn & Richard reprint of City from Orion/Gollancz [email protected] Tatge, Irene & Scott Raun, Linda Lounsbury, Lisa Sanders, Carol Caroline Stevermer: tp reprint of Magic Sat, Apr 16, 2PM. Minn-StF Vandal, Doug Wickstrom, Erin McKee Below Stairs from Penguin/Puffin in Meeting. Blaisdell Polytechnic, & David Wilford, Marian Turner, Dean June 3721 Blaisdell Ave S, Mpls. Front Gahlon & Laura Krentz, Kat & Ralph Patricia C. Wrede: new ya novel, rooms cat free, but not guaranteed Krantz, Hershey Lima & Rachel Across The Great Barrier , August hc cat dander free, smoking outside Kronick, Bill Christ, Matt+Kelly Strait. from Scholastic only. FFI: Lydia Nickerson, 612- Subscription expiration dates for the 827-6521. Local Publishers: Savannah Gray by Dead Tree Edition are printed above Cliff McLish (April hc from Sat, Apr 16, 2:45PM. GPS Team your name. Lerner/Carolrhoda); and three tps from Trivia. $20/team. FFI: Llewellyn/Flux: After Midnight by Lynn http://www.geekpartnership.org/evt Birthdays: Viehl (May); The Quicksilver Fairy by _triviaChallenge.htm 1: Michael Mornard; 2: Jeffrey A. Gillian Summers (June), and The Sun, Apr 17, 12N. MNSpec Ahlstrom; 3: Mike Dorn; 9: Julie Serpent's Coil by Christy Raedeke Meeting: Creating Characters. Johnson; 13: Dave Romm; 16: Carole (July) Lunds Community Room, 1450 W Vandal, 18: Shannon Leslie, Richard Jim Young has a story, "Spamhead," Lake St, Mpls. FFI: Tatge; 22: Steven Bond, Laurel Winter; online at http://www.meetup.com/MNspec/ev 28: Peg Kerr Ihinger; 29: Martin http://10flash.wordpress.com/genres/1 ents/16954990/ Schafer 0flash-science-fiction- Fri-Sun, Apr 22-24. Minicon Publishing News: stories/spamhead/ Sat, Apr 23, 1-2PM. Dan Wells Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold pb=mass market paperback. signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago was #3 hardcover on the February hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, Locus Bestsellers list and again #3 on nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. [email protected] the March list; it was also #9 on the anth=anthology. r=reissue Sun, Apr 24, 2-5PM. Ladies Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton list reported Conventions Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz’ 2 nd in the February issue. In the March Floor Cabana, Sheraton issue, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman April 8-10. Odyssey Con, Madison, WI. Bloomington. (and Terry Pratchett) was #9 on the GoH: J. V. Jones, Robin D. Laws, Locus paperback list. Sarah Monette. Thurs, Apr 28, 11:59PM. Einblatt! http://www.oddcon.com/ Deadline Steven Brust: two tp omnibi, The Book of Dzur and a reprint of The Book of April 15-17. Constellation, Lincoln, NE. Sat, Apr 30, 1-3PM. Larry Correia Dragon , from Tor in June GoH: Christopher R. Mihm, Jim C. signs. Uncle Hugo's, 2864 Chicago Hines. http://constellationne.net/ Ave S, Mpls. FFI: 612-824-6347, Lois McMaster Bujold: The Sharing [email protected] Knife , reprint in 4 pb volumes, from Apr 22-24. Minicon 46. GoHs: John HarperVoyager in November; also the Scalzi, Chas Somdahl. FFI: www.mnstf.org/minicon46/ April 29-May 1. DemiCon, Des Moines, Powers, Ellen Asher, Boris Vallejo. PRINT FANDOM LIVES! Stipple-Apa IA. GoH: Sarah Prineas, Sarah FFI: www.renovationsf.org is a healthy general-interest Clemens, John & Denise Garner. (Pre- publication with members in five reg Deadline April 1, 2011) Oct 28-30. ICON, Cedar Rapids, IA. countries. Local collations are every http://www.demicon.org/ http://www.iowa-icon.com/ six weeks. Chat with fellow fans the Oct 27-30. World Fantasy Convention, classic way. FFI: Jeanne Mealy, 651- May 26-30. WisCon, Madison, WI. 771-7226 GoH: Elizabeth Moon, Nisi Shawl. San Diego, CA. GoH: Neil Gaiman, (Pre-registration Deadline April 30, Graeme Base, Parke Godwin, Shawna Einblatt is posted on Usenet groups 2011) http://www.wiscon.info/ McCarthy. http://www.wfc2011.org/ rec.arts.sf.fandom and Nov 11-13. WindyCon, Lombard, IL. rec.arts.sf.announc // Einblatt from July May 27-29. ConQuesT 42, Kansas 95 to date is on the web at City, MO. GoHs: Tamora Pierce, GoH: Catherine Asaro, Mike Brotherton, Joe Bergeron, Frank www.mnstf.org/einblatt/ . Einblatt is Rachel Caine, Tadao Tomomatsu, distributed via e-mailing-list – sign up Luke Ski, Erin McKee. Registration Hayes, Hugh Daniel. st http://www.windycon.org/windy38/ at the web-site ( here ). The Dead-tree $30 Adult, $15 Child to Jan 1 . FFI: Einblatt is available by subscription. http://www.conquestkc.org/ Nov 11-13. OmegaCon, Siren, WI. Cost is $10, payable by check mailed June 17-19. DucKon, Schaumburg, IL. http://www.omegacon.org/ to the Minn-StF PO Box, check or cash GoH: Tamora Pierce, Ursula Vernon, handed to YrHumbleEinblattEd (as of Gary Hanak, William & Trudi Puda. Ongoing Information December 2009, Scott Raun), or PayPal to [email protected] . http://www.duckon.org/ Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Eric Jun 30-Jul 3. Convergence 2011, Forste, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun, and This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun Emily Stewart - [email protected] . Mn- with the assistance of Denny Lien Bloomington, MN. GoHs: Lynne st rd Thomas, Catherynne Valente, Anthony STF meetings are held the 1 and 3 (publishing news) and Kevin Austin Tollin, Brian Keene, Seanan McGuire, Saturday every month, for Board (conventions). meetings check the minutes that are Greg Weisman. FFI: Einblatt is a monthly publication of the www.convergence-con.org/ posted at mnstf.org/records/board- minutes/ . Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Jul 29-31. Diversicon 19, Twin Cities, devoted to news of the local SF MN. GoHs: David G. Hartwell, John Minn-STF web site: www.mnstf.org/ . community. E-mail same to Calvin Rezmerski, Lyda Morehouse. Minicon web site: [email protected] , send to Scott th Registration: $25 Adult, $15 Student www.mnstf.org/minicon/ . Raun, 3928 11 Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; or call him at 612-822- (ages 12-21) to Mar 15; $30 Adult, $20 Gamesday Players: Board & card 0451. Email submissions most Student, $5 Supporting to Jul 14; $40 gaming almost every Friday evening. preferred, no phone calls after 10pm. // Adult, $30 Student, $25 Converting FFI: Richard Tatge at 612-827-3228. ATD. $5 Child (ages 5-11). FFI: Next Einblatt! Deadline: 11:59PM Apr th http://www.diversicon.org/ Filk Circle: open to all who like to 28 , 2011. th participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Aug 17-21. Renovation (69 Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, WorldCon). Reno, NV. GoHs: Tim 651-646-2159, [email protected] Einblatt! April 2011 P.O. Box 8297 Lake Street Station Minneapolis, MN 55408 Apr 16: Minn-StF Meeting Apr 22-24: Minicon .