The SHUTTLE September 2004 The Next NASFA Meeting will be the Picnic Ñ 2P 18 September 2004 at M&MÕs House Con Stellation Concom Meetings 19 September and 3 October at MikeÕs House; 14 October at the Hotel { Oyez, Oyez { NASFA Calendar The next NASFA meeting will be 18 September 2004 SEPTEMBER but most definitely not the regular time or location. 02Ð06 Noreascon 4/Worldcon 62 Ñ Boston MA. The September meeting and program will be the more- 03Ð05 Outside Con 17 Ñ Dickson TN. or-less-annual NASFA picnic. Marie McCormack and Mike 03Ð06 Dragon*Con 2004 Ñ Atlanta GA. Cothran will host (210 Vincent Road in Huntsville). WeÕll 03Ð06 Mephit Furmeet 2004 Ñ Memphis TN. gather starting early afternoon (2P-ish) until we drop. Bring a 05 Con Stellation XXIII ConCom Meeting Ñ Mike drink and a dish to share. Grills will be available. Call them at KennedyÕs house. 256-880-8210 if you need directions. 06 Labor Day. The final Con Stellation XXIII: Delphinus concom meet- 09 BD: Mike Cothran. ings are scheduled for 19 September, 3 October, and 14 11 BD: Ray Pietruszka. October. The first two of those are 2P Sunday meetings at 12 Grandparents Day. Mike KennedyÕs house. The 14 October meeting is the last- 16 Rosh Hashanah. minute Thursday meeting at the hotel. The convention is 17 Citizenship Day. almost upon us so it is very important that all concom members 18* More-or-less Annual NASFA Picnic Ñ 2P-ish until make these meetings if at all possible. Non-concom members whenever at Mike & MarieÕs house. NOTE: This are always welcome, too. Stay tuned for details of other takes the place of the regular September meeting. activities like the Art Show load in. 19 Con Stellation XXIII ConCom Meeting Ñ Mike The October issue of the Shuttle will likely be on the KennedyÕs house. skimpy side. If all goes well, look for it to go in the mail early 22 Atumunal Equinox. the week before Con Stellation XXIII. (continued on page 2) Inside this issueÉ Minutes of the August Meeting ......................................2 Retro Hugo AwardWinners .....................................6 Prix Aurora Nominations................................................3 WSFS Business Meeting Results ............................6 Letters of Comment ........................................................3 Art Show Awards ....................................................7 Special Worldcon Section Masquerade Awards ................................................7 Noreascon 4 Introduction ........................................4 Other Awards ..........................................................8 My Worldcon Experience........................................4 Upcoming Worldcons, NASFICs, and Bids ............8 Site Selection Results ..............................................5 Hugo Voting Statistics...........................................10 Hugo Awards Winners ............................................5 Retro Hugo Voting Statistics .................................13 Deadline for the October 2004 issue of The NASFA Shuttle is Friday, 1 October 2004. 24Ð26 Anime Weekend Atlanta 10 Ñ Atlanta GA. The North Alabama Science Fiction Association meets on 24Ð26 Fencon Ñ Dallas TX. the third Saturday of each month. (Unless there is a large 25 Yom Kippur. nearby convention being held that weekend Ñ in which case 26 BD: Jenna Victoria Stone. we often move the meeting to the second or fourth weekend.) 30Ð03 Archon 28 Ñ St. Louis MO. The regular meeting location is the upstairs meeting room at BookMark on South Memorial Parkway. The Executive OCTOBER Committee meeting (if scheduled) is at 5P. The business 03 Con Stellation XXIII ConCom Meeting Ñ Mike meeting is at 6P. The program is at 7P. Anyone is welcome to KennedyÕs house. attend any of the meetings. There is usually an after-the- 08Ð10 Ditto 17 Ñ Orlando FL. meeting meeting with directions available at the program. 11 Columbus Day (observed). 11 Thanksgiving Day (Canada). 12 Columbus Day (traditional). 14 Con Stellation XXIII ConCom Meeting Ñ at the con August Minutes hotel. by Samuel A. Smith, Augusted 15Ð17 Con Stellation XXIII: Delphinus Ñ Huntsville AL. 15Ð17 Necronomicon Õ04 Ñ Tampa FL. The August meeting of the North Alabama Science Fic- 15Ð17 Capclave 2004 Ñ Vienna VA. tion Association was called to order on Saturday, August 21, 23* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at 2004 in the upstairs meeting room at BookMark at 6:20:00P by BookMark. Program: Con Stellation Post Mortem. President Mary Ortwerth. SamÕs digital recorder was feeling ATMM: TBD. NOTE: This is one week later than cranky again. usual due to Con Stellation. There was discussion of ÒCoin-StructionÓ and making 24 United Nations Day. catapults. 24Ð31 Sci-Fi Sea Cruise Ñ departs from Galveston TX. OLD BUSINESS 25 BD: Marie McCormack. None to speak of, but there were bad puns made. (Is there 28Ð31 World Fantasy Convention 2004 Ñ Tempe AZ. such a thing as a ÒgoodÓ pun?) 29Ð31 HallowCon Õ04 Ñ Chattanooga TN. Steve Richards is here! HeÕs an old, new guy. 31 Daylight Savings Time Ends. NEW BUSINESS 31 Halloween. Thanks to Steve Sloan for producing new electronic versions of our NASFA logo. (Now if we can just find the time NOVEMBER to start using them!) 02 Election Day. Anita Eisenberg had a suggestion for Doug Lampert 11 VeteransÕ Day. (Publicity Director): Valley Planet has an events calendar, and 11 Remembrance Day (Canada). we might could persuade them to do an article (about us and/ 12Ð14 Mace Ñ High Point NC. or the convention). 13Ð14 CoastCon Jr. XIII Ñ Biloxi MS. NOTE: Changes There was some discussion of the price of silver. seem to be in the wind for this convention, so check CONVENTION BUSINESS for updated information before making plans. Mike Kennedy is getting up a ÒClan MacBubbaÓ order 20* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at [but youÕve probably missed it]. BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: Mike Ken- The next Con Committee meeting will be held on Sunday, nedyÕs house. 5 September at 2:00P at Mike KennedyÕs house [now past]. 22 BD: Nancy Renee Peters. The meeting was adjourned at 6:36:50P. The program was 23 BD: Mike Kennedy. ÒCoin-Struction.Ó The After-The-Meeting Meeting was a pool 23 BD: Wilson ÒBobÓ Tucker. party at Russell McNuttÕs house. 25 Thanksgiving Day. 29 BD: Howard Camp. Some 30 BD: Joshua Kennedy. 30 BD: Richard Gilliam. Coin- DECEMBER Struction 02Ð05 SMOFCon 22 Ñ Washington DC. 08 First day of Chanukah. Photos 09 BD: Mia West-Smith. 12 BD: Toni Weisskopf. 15 Bill of Rights Day. 17 BD: Robin Ray. Castle 18* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at Walker BookMark. Program: TBD. ATMM: TBD. 19 BD: Yvonne Penney. 20 BD: Aaron Kennedy. 25 Christmas Day. 26 BD: Michael R. Stone. 31 New YearÕs Eve (party anyone?). OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO Puppeteer Flyer 2 Made in Canada Newsletter, Don Bassie, ed Prix Aurora Nominations Zine-Zag, Direction: Salvador Dallaire Fan Achievement (Organizational) The Prix Aurora Awards are given by the Canadian Sci- Accomplissement fanique (Organisation) ence Fiction and Fantasy Association (Association canadienne Roy Miles Martin Miller de la science-fiction et du fantastique) and presented at the Marah Searle-Kovacevic Canadian national convention. Canvention will be held this Joan Sherman Brian Upward year in conjunction with BorŽal <congresboreal.ca> 29Ð31 Fan Achievement (Other) October 2004. BorŽal is the oldest science fiction and fantasy Accomplissement fanique (Autre) convention in QuŽbec. The 2004 finalists are: Peter de Jager Eric Layman Best Long-Form Work in English Gord Rose Larry Stewart Urban Tapestry Meilleur livre en anglais Hidden in Sight, Julie E. Czerneda Burndive, Karin Lowachee Humans, Robert J. Sawyer Letters of Comment A Telling of Stars, Caitlin Sweet Scream Queen, Edo van Belkom POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC Blind Lake, Robert Charles Wilson Meilleur livre en fran•ais Sheryl Birkhead 20 August 2004 Best Long-Form Work in French 25509 Jonnie Court Phaos, Alain Bergeron (Alire, 2003) Gaithersburg MD 20882 La Cage de Londres, Jean-Pierre Guillet (Alire, 2003) Le Strat•ge de LŽda, Mich•le Laframboise (MŽdiaspaul, 2003) Ah yes, but there are those of us who have not seen Spider- La ChevauchŽe des hippocampes, Robert Tessier (Point de Man 2 Ñ still on my ever-growing list. The budget has no fuite, 2003) wiggle room, so until movies show up at the libraryÉ Best Short-Form Work in English I hope Lloyd heard about the job and he is now too busy Meilleure nouvelle en anglais to loc!! ÒStars,Ó Carolyn Clink If Japan gets the bid, I wonder what a realistic estimate ÒThe Siren Stone,Ó Derwin Mak would be for for travel and room (etc.)É uh (see comment ÒCome All Ye Faithful,Ó Robert J. Sawyer about budget above) not that itÕs doable but I wonderÉ ÒScream Angel,Ó Doug Smith Hope all who travel to Boston have a ghreat Worldcon. ÒPorterÕs Progress,Ó Isaac Szpindel Meilleure nouvelle en fran•ais [As you probably know by now, the Yokohama bid did indeed Best Short-Form Work in French win. I canÕt rule out completely going, though I currently doubt ÇLa NuitÈ, Sylvie BŽrard (Solaris 145) I will. I did do some preliminary checks on hotel rates and ÇVolvoxÈ, Marie-JosŽe LÕHŽrault (Solaris 144) found that easily available rates in the main convention hotel ÇDu clonage considŽrŽ comme un des beaux-artsÈ, Mario are in the $130Ð$200 range, not a lot higher than recent Tessier (Solaris 146) Worldcons. If the con can negotiate any significant break then ÇLa Course de KathrynÈ, ƒlisabeth Vonarburg (Le Jeu des hotel rates will be right in line with what might be expected in coquilles de Nautilus, Alire) a major US city. I also understand that the con is negotiating Best Work in English (Other) package deals for travel. By reputation, meal costs could be Meilleur ouvrage en anglais (Autre) expected to be higher in Japan, but I donÕt know if thatÕs really Julie E. Czerneda for editing Space Inc. true or not. -ED] From the Files of Matthews Gentech, Bruce Ballon (gaming supplement) EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC May Queen, Heather Dale (Amphisbaena Music, 2003) Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine Lloyd Penney 21 August 2004 Robert J.