Einblatt! June 2008 Calendar g Thurs, Jun 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt! Ex-local Kij Johnson has a story, "26 Deadline Monkeys, Also the Abyss" in the July à Tues, Jun 10, 6:45PM. ESP Twins Asimov's Cities Speculative Fiction Writers à Fri, Jun 27 & Sat, Jun 28. 2008 Network. Davannis Pizza & Hot Midwest Used Book Fair. Local editor and at least some local contributors: Haunted Hearths and Hoagies - East Side, 310 White Progress Center, MNState Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories, Bear Ave, Saint Paul. FFI: Fairgrounds. FFI: 651-646-1932 ed. Catherine Lundoff (Lethe Press pb, http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/2/ g Sat, Jun 28, 2PM. Minn-StF May 2008); cover by local artist Randi à Thurs, Jun 12, 7:00PM. David Meeting. Marian Turner's, 4042 Johnson; contributors include Elise Matthesen and Ka Vang. Schwartz reads & signs. He is the Wentworth Ave S, Mpls. Children author of Superpowers. welcome, childproof, no guns. FFI: Neil Gaiman's "The Case of the Four and Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake Marian, 612-825-4423 Twenty Blackbirds" has been reprinted in St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161, The Dragon Done It, ed. Flint and Resnick [email protected]. g Sat, Jun 28, 3PM. Minn-StF Board (Baen pb, 2008) Meeting at Marion Turner’s Minn- Neil Gaiman titles on tp bestseller lists: à Fri, Jun 13, 7PM. MISFITS Read StF Meeting. Fragile Things #2 on the May Locus list; the Book, See the Movie. Thank à Sun, Jun 29, 12N. Kaffee Klatch Stardust #2 on Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton You for Smoking. FFI: list reported in same issue; American misfit.org/bookmovie/ with Lois McMaster Bujold. ESP Twins Cities Speculative Fiction Gods #1 on B&N/B.D and #4 on Borders/Walden list. à Sat, Jun 14. MISFITS Picnic. Writers Network. Lunds Market Cherokee Park. FFI: (Uptown), 1450 W Lake St, Mpls. Cat's Paw by L. A. Taylor was a finalist in www.misift.org FFI: scifiwriting.meetup.com/2/ the 2008 National Indie Excellence Awards. g Sat, Jun 14, 2PM. Minn-StF Advance Warning Meeting. Dean Gahlon & Laura The May 28 issue of Women’s Press has July 19: Minn-StF Picnic Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. an interview with Lyda Morehouse & Tate Halloway. Cats, no smoking. FFI: 612-929- 2150 Announcements pb=mass market paperback. hc=hardcover. Local fan Margaret Howes died April tp=trade paperback nf=nonfiction. à Sun, Jun 15, 2-5PM. Ladies 15th. coll=collection. anth=anthology. r=reissue Sewing Circle. Laura Krentz', 4323 France Ave, Mpls. Cats, no Science fiction artist John Berkey, born Conventions smoking. FFI: 612-929-2150 1932, died April 29, 2008. June 13-15. DucKon, Naperville, IL. GoH: à Mon, Jun 16, 6:30 PM. Rebecca MISFITS Geek Physique organizes a Elizabeth Bear, Peri Charlifu, Dr. Samual Marjesdatter reads. Dreamhaven walk every Wednesday at 7PM. Conway (Uncle Kage), Jeff & Maya Books, 912 W Lake St, Mpls. A http://www.misfit.org/geekphysique/ Bohnhoff, Dave McCarty. http://www.duckon.org/ Speculations Readings Series, a DreamHaven will be relocating late this co-production of SF Minnesota summer to 2301 East 38th St in Mpls. June 20-22, Fourth Street Fantasy Con, and Intermedia Arts. FFI: Eric More details when we have 'em! Holiday Inn Select Airport, Bloomington. Heideman, 612-721-5959, GoH: Elizabeth Bear. Attend $40 to May Anticipation is hosting the Prix Aurora [email protected]. 15, $60 ATD. www.4thstreetfantasy.com Awards http://www.prixaurorawards.ca Jul 3-6. CONvergence 2008. GoHs: many. à Thurs, Jun 19, 7:00PM. Kelly Assorted local & former local fen are Attend $50 to May 15, $65 ATD, Support McCullough reads & signs. He is bidding for the Worldcon in Reno in $30 to May 15, Convert $20, Child $25 to the author of WebMage, 2011 May 15, $30 ATD. FFI: Cybermancy, and CodeSpell. http://www.convergence-con.org/ Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake Birthdays: St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161, Aug 1-3. Diversicon 16, Mpls. GoH: Anne Frasier (Pre-reg deadline: July 14) [email protected]. 4: Timothy Julin, Jeri Pope; 5: Erik Elmshauser; 6: Jeff Peasley; 11: David http://www.diversicon.org/ à Thurs, Jun 26, 7:00PM. Haunted Lenander; 12: Joyce Scrivner; 13: Brian Aug 6-10. Denvention 3, 66th World Con. Hearths: Join Ka Vang, Elise Leslie, Sybil Smith; 14: Patricia Ward; 16: GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Matthesen, & Catherine Lundoff David Stever, Roscoe Bendtsen; 19: Lori Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Wil McCarthy, for an evening of readings from Chu; 20: Val Lies; 23: Donna Lang; 25: Kathy Mar. FFI: www.denvention3.org/ Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Rick Gellman, Eric Heideman; 26: Erin McKee; 28: Deborah Halpern; 29: Monica Oct 17-19. Convivial 3. Holiday Inn Select, Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories. Jennie, Steve Perry; 30: Erin Lorenz Bloomington, MN. Dreamhaven Books, 912 W Lake www.mnstf.org/convivial3/ St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161, [email protected]. Publishing News Oct 31-Nov 2. Icon 33, Coralville, IA. GoH: Ruth Berman, "Time Travel Time," poem Tanya Huff, Richard Klemensen. in June 2008 Asimov's http://www.iowa-icon.com/ Nov 14-16. WindyCon 35, Lombard, IL. mnstf.org/records/board-minutes/, or the and mn.sf// Einblatt from July 95 to date is GoH: John Ringo, David Mattingly, Ryan events mailing list. on the web at www.mnstf.org/einblatt/. Yantis, Kim Williams. (Pre-reg deadline: Einblatt is distributed via e-mailing-list – October 24) http://www.windycon.org/ Minn-STF web site: www.mnstf.org/. sign up at the web-site (here). Minicon web site: www.mnstf.org/minicon/. Aug 6-10, 2009. Anticipation/Worldcon 67, This Einblatt was edited by Scott Raun Montréal, QB, CA. GoH: Neil Gaiman, Gamesday Players: Board & card gaming with the assistance of Denny Lien Elisabeth Vonarburg, Taral Wayne, David almost every Friday evening. FFI: Richard (publishing news) and Kevin Austin G. Hartwell, Tom Doherty, Ralph Bakshi. Tatge at 612-827-3228. (conventions). (Pre-reg deadline: July 31) Filk Circle: open to all who like to www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home Einblatt is a monthly publication of the participate in music with f/sf lyrics. 4th Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Saturday at 5pm. FFI: Rich Brown, 651- devoted to news of the local SF Ongoing Information 646-2159, [email protected] community. E-mail same to Board of Directors: Kevin Austin, Lisa Artists and Writers: Get your art and [email protected], send to Scott Raun, th Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Scott Raun & Matt thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, small-and- 3928 11 Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407; Strait - [email protected]. Mn-STF cozy general-interest publication. FFI: or call him at 612-822-0451. 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