Einblatt! August 2004 list (and has now been on the list for Calendar Announcements: g Sat, Aug 7, 2PM. Minn-StF Picnic. fifteen months). If you are interested in hosting a Wabun Park Site C in Minnehaha Lois McMaster Bujold's Paladin Of Minn-StF Meeting, please contact Fall Park. FFI: www.mnstf.org Souls won the 2004 Locus Poll for Kevin Austin, 612-822-0205 or "Best Fantasy Novel." à Sat, Aug 7, 7-9PM. Laurel Winter [email protected] lectures & reads. Eye of Horus 2717 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Neil Gaiman did well with the 2000 www.eyeofhorusinc.com/show.htm, Publishing News Locus Polls: his "A Study in Emerald" 612-872-1292 Neil Gaiman, "The Problem of won Best Novelette, while "The Susan," new short story in Flights ed. Monarch of the Glen" finished à Mon, Aug 12, 6:30-8PM. Mark Rich second and "Bitter Grounds" sixth. reads, DreamHaven Books, 912 W Al Sarrantonio (Roc hc, 2004) Lake St, Mpls. FFI: 612-823-6161 His "Closing Time" won Best Short Patricica C. Wrede, "The Sixty-Two Story. His The Sandman: Endless à Sat, Aug 14, 1-2PM. South Curses of Caliph Arenschadd," Nights won in the Best Minneapolis Clutterers Anonymous reprinted in Book Of Wizards, ed. NonFiction/Art Books cateogy, and meeting. Pillsbury House, 3501 Jennifer Schwamm Willis (Thunder's his The Wolves In The Walls finished Chicago Ave S, Mpls. FFI: Dan, 612- Mouth tp, 2004) 821-3934, [email protected] second in that category. Honorable Mention list in Year's Best à Sun, Aug 15, 2-5PM. Ladies Sewing Eleanor Arnason's "Big Ugly Mama Circle. Laura Krentz’, 4323 France Science Fiction: 21st (ed Gardner and the Zk" was #25 in the Locus Ave S, Mpls. Cats, no smoking Dozois; St. Martin's hc and tp, 2004) Poll Best Short Story list, and The Art indoors, no guns please. FFI: 612- includes "Big Ugly Mama and the Zk" Of John Berkey finished as #12 in 929-2150 by Eleanor Arnason; "At the Mouth of the Best NonFiction/Art Books list. the River of Bees" by ex-local Kij g Sat, Aug 21, 2PM. Minn-StF Johnson; and four stories by Neil pb=mass market paperback. Meeting, Jonathan Adams & Carol hc=hardcover. tp=trade paperback Kennedy's, 3328 Colfax Ave S. Cats, Gaiman: "Bitter Grounds," "Closing nf=nonfiction. coll=collection. very limited smoking, children Time," "The Monarch of the Glen," anth=anthology. r=reissue welcome but not child-proofed. FFI: and "A Study in Emerald." 612-823-2784 Neil Gaiman, "Closing Time," Conventions à Sat, Aug 21, 7-9PM. Elise Mathesen reprinted in Year's Best Fantasy 4 Aug 13-15, Diversicon 12, Bloomington, trades earrings for haiku. Eye of (ed Hartwell/Cramer) MN. GoHs: S.P. Somtow, Mark Rich. Horus 2717 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. Adult $30, Child $25 to 7/4; Adult $40, FFI: 612-872-1292, Kij Johnson, "Elfrithe's Ghost," Child $35 ATD. www.diversicon.org www.eyeofhorusinc.com/show.htm, August 2004 Realms Of Fantasy; "At the Mouth of the River of Bees'" Sep 2-6, Noreascon 4 (The 62nd World g Thurs, Aug 26, 11:59PM. Einblatt Science Fiction Convention), Boston, Deadline! reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy And Horror: 17th Annual (ed. Datlow, MA. GOHs: Terry Pratchett, William Tenn, Jack Speer, Peter Weston. Advance Warning Link and Grant) http://www.noreascon.org Minn-StF Meetings: Sept 11, Linda Neil Gaiman, "Bitter Grounds," Lounsbury’s, & 25 Oct 8-10, ICON 29, Cedar Rapids, IA. reprinted in The Mammoth Book Of GOHs: Joe Haldeman, Beth Hansen, Best New Horror, vol. 15 (ed. Gay Haldeman, Rusty Hevelin. Birthdays: Stephen Jones); "A Study in http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ 2: Charles Anderson, M. Renata Emerald," reprinted in The Year's Oct. 15-17, Consume/Relaxacon 2004, Fossett; 3: Curtis Hoffmann, Reed Best Fantasy And Horror: 17th Comfort Inn, Plymouth, MN, GOHs: Waller; 4: Marianne Hageman; 5: Annual (ed. Datlow, Link and Grant) GODZILLA (celebrating his 50th birthday) Beth Colsher, Gerry Wassenaar; 6: Steven Brust's Sethra Lavode was & Eric M. Heideman. $30 to 10/5, $40 Curtis Gibson, Ericka Johnson; 7: ATD, 11-16 $15, Supporting $5. Food, #4 on the July Locus hc bestsellers music, fun & more. FFI: Terry A. Garey; 8: Ginger Emgott; 9: list; also #8 on the Book Sense list Bob Berlien, Karen Schaffer, Kevin [email protected]; and #9 on both the Barnes and http://www.relaxacon.tripod.com; Rick, Stahl; 10: Deb Schouten; 11: Nate Noble/B. Dalton and the 651-483-6290. Bucklin; 12: Margaret Eastman; 13: Borders/Walden lists in same issue. Lori Schaefer; 15: Caryl Eschweiler; November 12-14, Fiddler's Green, 16: Nancy Klock, Joyce Maetta Brust's The Lord Of Castle Black was Minneapolis, MN. GoHs: Neil Gaiman, Odum, Tony Von Krag; 17: Mitch #4 on the July Locus pb list and #10 Karen Berger, Todd Klein, Charles Vess, Caitlin R. Kiernan, others tba. Sandman- Pockrandt; 18: Judie Cilcain; 19: on the Barnes and Noble/B. Dalton list. focused, with all proceeds going to the Sally Morem; 22: Sara Logan, Elise Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. 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