SON 0 F THE WSFA JOURNAL WSFA JOURNAL News Supplement August, 1970 (Issue tFLOJ In This Issue — IN THIS ISSUE; IN BRIEF (misc. newsnotes) ................................................ Pg 1 THE BOOKSHELF: New Releases (Ace; Belmont, Berkley, Doubleday S.F. Book Club, Donald M. Grant) •.................................... .......................... Pg 2 MAGAZINARAMA: Contents of Recent Prozines (AMAZING 11/70; ANALOG 9/70. 10/70: FANTASTIC 10/?0; GALAX! 8-9/70; FiSF 9/70, 10/70; MAGAZINE OF . HORROR Fall/70; VISION OF TOMORROW 6/70, 7/70) ......................................... pp THE STEADY STREAM.__ : Books & Fanzines recently received ............... ...... pp 5-8 . THE CLUB CIRCUIT: News & Minutes (ESFA, "WSFA, OSFA, NFFF) ..................... pp 8-10 . THE CON GAME — October, 1970 .......................................................................... .. pg 10 3COLOPHON ...... ....................................................... ............................................ .......... pg 10 In Brief — . ... , , . As we stated lastish, thish would probably be late, which it is — although.daned "August", it is not coining out until the beginning of Sept. Nextish.whould ba out in about two weeks, bringing .us back to our monthly schedule. Note also that TWJ #72 will be out 'later this month, -after which we'll be back to bi-monthly issues. Heicon Hugo Winners: Best Novel: Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula LeGuin; Rest Novella: "Ship of Shadows", by Fritz Leiber; Best Short Story: "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones", by Samuel Delany; Best Dramatic Production: TV coverage of Apollo 11; Best Professional Magazine: FANTASY SCIENCE FICTION; Best Professional Artist: Kelly Freas;' Best Amateur Magazine: SF REVIEW (Geis).; Best Fan-Writer: Bob Tucker; Best Fan Artist: Tim Kirk. Other Heicon Awards: First Fandom Award: Virgil Finlay; Big Heart Award: Herbert Hausler of E.Germany. (Thanks Doll Gilliland and Jack Chalker~ . Heicon Business Meeting results: Los Angeles (as only bidder) won 1972 Worldcon. Attendees voted to'return totthree-year rotation plan, with overseas bids allowed during any year. (Thanks, Dave Halterman.) . Fr.om The Dupont Circle Consortium (Rm. 65, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Wash., D.C., 20036 (ph. 223-2530 or 223-2536)) comes an invitation to attend the first annual Medieval Faire & Feast, sponsored by The Moveable Feast (U660 Kenmore Ave., Alexandria, Va., 2230h (ph. 751-3010)), to take place Sept, 12 & 13, on Longview Farm, Wasehe -Road (off. 'Rt. hl?, west of Beallsville), in Montgomery County, Mary­ land. Program includes various dramatic, etc. presentations at the Merrywood Theatre; various musical events on the Nottingham Stage; jousting; weaponry chal­ lenges; pitch-the-hay; a traveling commedia troupe; famous guests, including, among others, Jose ferrer and possibly Peter Ustinov; strolling entertainers; archery; crossbow demonstrations; corner foote bathes; Spendpenny Lane (with various types of craftsmen); a Children's .Dell; misc. dood & drynk; and a Medieval Feast, If possible, costumes of the period 1350 to 1500 should be worn by attendees. Tickets are $5 adults, &2 ea. child under 12 for both days (feast excluded). Sounds like funj ’ Elliott Shorter won this year's TAFF contest. (Thanks to several persons.) Deadline for material for SOTWJ #11 — Sept. 16; for #12 — Sent, 30. — DLM THE WSFA JOURNAL % D. Miller 12315 Judson Road Wheaton, Maryland U.S.A. 20906 rRANKUN D.ROOSEVELT A' U/kybe ..rTteR SGIWJ-lO/2' THE BOOKSHELF — New Releases ACE BOOKS (September, 1970) (1120 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY, IOO36) — The Fire-Eater, by Hon Goulart (28860; 75$) — "Raker found the land of Esmeralda a backward world.,.until he discovered the sorcerers, fire assassins and plague makers out to kill hind ..." The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream, by G.C. Edmondson (76095; .75$) — "A pica­ resque adventure aboard an experimental Navy ship-with a sword-and-sorcery past. More lively than any historian ever dreamedl" ~ The Mad Goblin AND Lord of the Trees, both by Philip Jose Farmer (51375; 75$) — ". features'Doc'Caliban1s fight to save humanity and the,puzzle’of the lord of the trees (was he man or beast?). Savage reading in the Tarzan tradition;" Tunnel in the‘Sky,* • by• Robert ■ A. Heinlein.(8266O; 75$) — " . .' .a Robinson Crusoe- type story of man's struggle.'for survival on .alien planets. .'."'(7 Before Adam, by Jack London (05330; 75$) — novel, of fantastic adventure in the dawn offnan.".......................... ; ~h : ■ Twentieth Century Discovery,' by Isaac Asimov- (83225; 60$) — ", ... surveys some of the extraordinary discoveries of'this century. , " ........ "" Big Ball of Wax, • by Shepherd- Mead. (05785.;. 75$) . .A hilarious combination of satire, sex/ and' science fiction makes .this novel crackling good fun. »" Dialogue with the Dead, by Peter Robson (15710; 66$) — "A' bi'z'a'ffe',' 'documented journey through dimensionless time . ... • collection of true stories . .’’ Plus "Gothics" I Am Gabriella;, by Anne Ma.ybury (35831; 75$); Malverne”Hall, by Rachel Cosgrove Payes (51625; 60$); The Lady of Lyon House, by Edwina Marlow (56898; 75$); and oth ers. • ■ -. •' ' BELMONT-PRODUCTIONS, INC. (Nov., 1970) (185 Nadi son Ave., N.Y., N.Y., 10016) — The Great Brain Robbery, by James P.-~Fis~hef (B75-2O72;v75$) -7 "An original novel about a college student, possessing psychic powers who travels to an alien planet. There he gets caught in a web of-trouble and must decide whether to .save the planet or his. native Earth." .'.1 •. ■' -' : ' . BERKLEY PUBLISHING CORP. (August, 1970) (20C;-Madison Aveo NY, NY,:-i0016) — BERKLEY SCIENCE FjpTION (listed as "tentative" in Berkley •’listing);- , The Singing Citadel, by Michael Moorcock (original collection). .. Time Trap, by Keith Laumer (reorint). .. - - . PUTNAM SCIENCE FICTION; * . ... ..' Sea-Horse 'in the Sky, by Edmund Cooper .($5*50), ■ _ ■ iu-j? . For Sept., 1970, we have info only on 'scheduled PUTNAM release: '■ ”. "■ ' ■ Warlocks and Warriors, ed. by L. Sprague de Camp ($5.95). ' . ’ DOUBLEDAY SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB (October, 1970) (Garden City, New York) — . The Year 2000, edited by Harry Harrison (Publisher's Ed.’, $5.95; Member's'Ed., $1.59) — "Within the brief span of the next thirty years, mankind may experience more change than in all of previous history. In this unique anthology, author and editor Harry Harrison has asked some of science fiction's most noted writers to speculate on these world-shaking developments. The result is. thirteen original, highly" imaginative stories, each set in ... the year 2000." Phoenix, by Richard Cowper (Member's Ed., $1.59) — "He was hopelessly trapped in a primitive 'future, as if he'd gone back in time, to the very beginning..." (November,’1970) — 'h: , :. .. * Ice CroWn, by. Andre Norton (publisher1-s. Ed., $5.75; Member’s Ed., $1.59) — "A sweeping saga of adventure and discovery on a forbidden planet." Orbit 7, edited by Damon Knight (Publisher’s-Ed., $5.95; Member’s Ed., $1.59) -­ "Twelve astonishing, extravagant stories appearing for the first time anywhere . ." DONALD M. GRANT (West Kingston, Rhode Island, 02892) -- : Singers in the Shadows, by Robert E. Howard ($3, postpaid; limited edition of 500 copies; illust. by Robert Bruce Acheson; cover by Dave Karbonik)-' — Verse. •S0WJ-10/3 MAGAZINARAMA: Contents of Recent Prozines . AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES — November, 1970 (Vol. hh, No. b): Serial: ’"One Million Tomorrows", by Bob Shaw; Novelettes:. "A Time to Teach, A Time to Learn”, .• by. Noel Loomis; "Enemy by Proxy", by Jack Wodhams; Short Stories: "Through the Dark Glass", by Gerarti F. Conway; "Fish Men of Venus", by David Wright O’Brien .(reprint; 19ll0)., Features: Editorial, by Ted White; "Dianetics: The Evolution . of a Science", by Barry N. Malzberg; "The Science in Science Fiction" ("Not With a Whimper"), by. Greg Benford & David Book; "The Club House", by John D. Berry . (fanzine reviews); "...Or So You Say" (lettercolumn); "The Future in Books" (book . reviews,. by:, ted White (iceworld, by Hal Clement; A History of the Hugo, Nebula and International Fantasy Award, by Howard DeVore & Dori Franson; The Glass Teat, by Harlan Ellison); Richard A. Lupoff (into the Unknown, by Robert M. Philmus;. Under the Mopns of Mars, ed. by Sam Moskowitz)) <► Front cover by Michael Hinge; : interior ill os by. Michael Hinge, Mlchael'Kaluta,. Jeff Jones$ Julian Krupa< 11|6 PP«, digest-size; 60$ (6/$3 U.S., 6/$3«5O Canada & Pan American Union countries, 6/$b elsewhere), from: Ultimate Pub, Co., Box 7, Oakland Gdns., Flushing, N.Y;, H36I1. Edited by Ted White. Bi-monthly. SCIENCE. FICTION/SCIENCE FACT — September, 1970 (Vol. 86, No. 1) : Serial; "Star Light", by Hal Clement (part I4 of b); Novelette: "Lost Newton",- by Stanley ... Schmidt; Short Stories: "The Wandering Buoy", by A. Bertram Chandler; "Talk With ..; the Animals—", by Stephen Tall; ?‘Top Billing", by Jack Wodhams. Features: Edi­ torial (’’The New Stone Age"), by John W. Campbell; Science Fact Article ("Nuclear Power"), by Edward C. WaiterScheid; "Brass Tacks" (lettercolumn); "The Reference Library" (reviews, by P. Schuyler Miller, of: This Perfect Day, by Ira Levin; . Ten Milliph .Years to Friday, by John Lymington; The Daleth Effect, by Harry Har­ r rison; Thb Fantastic Mirror; by Benjamin Appel; The Ship Who Sang, by Anne McCaf­ frey; capsule reviews of several reprints; and discussion of article in Jan. ’70 issue of INSTRUCTOR)• Front cover by Kelly Freas (illust. "Lost Newton"): -in­ terior illos by Kelly