Einblatt! March 2009 Calendar and the updated electronic issue of by Terry A. Garey and (ex-local) Einblatt.) If you're able to retrieve it Camilla "Mog" De Carnin; art by à Tues, Mar 3, 6:30PM. Geeks electronically, please do so and Julia Hart; miscellaneous prose by Read. To Your Scattered Bodies save the club the expense of mailing Terry Faust, Eric M. Heideman and Go, Philip Jose Farmer. FFI: a physical ballot out to you. Please Rebecca Marjesdatter (Korvo). [email protected] let Laura Krentz (the membership Michael Merriam sold his short story, g Sat, Mar 7, 2PM. Minn-StF secretary) know that you'll be "Fey Child Fair," to online horror and Meeting. Irene & Scott Raun's, retrieving your ballot electronically dark fantasy magazine From the 3928 11th Ave S, Mpls. No by sending her email at lkrentz -at- Asylum for a future issue. smoking indoors, dogs. FFI: visi.com. (If you've already marked 612-822-0451, your name on a list at a meeting, pb=mass market paperback. 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GoH: Joe Haldeman, Sara g Sun, Mar 29, 2PM. Minicon Davey Snyder Butcher, Roger Tener. (Pre-reg Meeting. Matt+Kelly Strait's, deadline: Apr 1) 1631 Selby Ave #1. FFI: 651- Publishing News http://www.demicon.org/current/ 644-1812 MaryJanice Davidson's first eight May 22-24 ConQuest 40, Kansas g Thurs, Mar 26, 11:59PM. "Betsy" books have been reissued City, MO. GoH: John Scalzi, Oberon Einblatt! Deadline. by SFBC in two four-book-each Zell, Jerry Gelb, Ed deGruy. omnibus volumes: Betsy The http://www.conquestkc.org/ Advance Warning Vampire Queen and Betsy: Bride Of Minn-StF Meetings – Apr 4 & 18. The Vampire May 22-25 WisCon 33, Madison, WI. Minicon Meeting – Apr 5. Dessicated GoH: Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman. Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book Dodo – Apr 13. Minn-StF Picnic – (Pre-reg deadline: Apr 30) won the Newberry Award. July 18. http://www.wiscon.info/ Tales of the Unanticipated #29 Jun 12-14 DucKon, Naperville, IL. Announcements (Autumn/Winter 2008) includes work GoH: Jim Butcher, Loren by the following Minnesotans: Bryan Once again, we'll be making the Damewood, Seanan McGuire. (Pre- Thao Worra interviewed by Minnstf Board ballot available reg deadline: Apr 30) Catherine Lundoff; fiction by S.N. electronically. (We'll be making the http://www.duckon.org/ Arly, Eleanor Arnason, Naomi location of the ballot known via the Kritzer and Lyda Morehouse; poetry Mnstf LJ community, the Natter list, Jun 19-21. Fourth Street Fantasy Oct 23-25 Icon 34, Cedar Rapids, Brown, 651-646-2159, Con, Mpls. GoH: Cory Doctorow. IA. GoH: Jim C. Hines, Heather [email protected] http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/ Bruton. http://www.iowa-icon.com/ Artists and Writers: Get your art July 2-5 CONvergence, Nov 13-15 WindyCon 36, Lombard, and thoughts in print in Stipple-Apa, Bloomington, MN. GoH: Dwayne IL. GoH: Phil & Kaja Foglio. 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