Arisia 2014 Westin Waterfront Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts writer goh artist goh fan goh January 17 – 20, 2014 Tanya Huff Lubov James Nicoll Westin Waterfront Hotel Arisia Boston, Massachusetts 2014 January 17 – 20 writer guest of honor Message from the President 2 by conor walsh Tanya Huff Message from the Con Chair 2 by lisa hertel artist guest of honor In Memoriam 3 Lubov Convention Committee 4 – 6 'Twas the Night Before Arisia 7 fan guest of honor by donna m. dube James Nicoll Code of Conduct & Policies 8 – 9 Tanya Huff Biography 10 An Appreciation of Tanya Huff 11 by sheila gilbert “The Harder They Fall” 12 – 21 by tanya huff Tanya Huff Bibliography 22 – 23 Lubov Biography 24 An Appreciation of Lubov 24 by colette h. fozard Lubov Portfolio 25 – 31 James Nicoll Biography 34 An Appreciation of James Nicoll 34 by stephanie m. clarkson Cover: Composition, by Lubov Exhibiting Artists 35 Inside Front Cover: Masquerade 1, by Lubov Inside Back Cover: Masquerade 2, by Lubov Program Participants 35 – 51 Message From The President by conor walsh In Memoriam welcome to our 25th arisia! A wise Arisia staffer once said, dragged me to this amazing weekend, it’s have some friends I’ve convinced to help “Arisia is an engine run by one-upman- become more and more obvious to me me, do y’all think this fits into the con?” ship,” and I’ve found this to be true in that each of us wants to make our corner We’re pretty enthusiastic about of the convention the best it can pos- the best way possible. It seems like just cramming as much fun and community Iain M. Banks, author and Guest of Honor sibly be. We get a lot of new volunteers about every repeat volunteer says that into a single weekend as we can. If that at the 2014 Worldcon in London they’re going to make things even better this way, too. We’ve gotten staffers from sounds like something you could get than they were last year. It doesn’t mat- people who gave feedback at arisia.org/ into, we’d love to have you join the team, Dom Corrado, Lunacon stalwart and ter whether we’re improving on our own feedback, and many of our current staff and our meeting schedule is always post- sometime Arisia attendee, panelist, and got involved by showing up at a Concom performance, someone else’s, or filling ed at corp.arisia.org/calendar. staffer a position that hasn’t existed before— meeting and saying “Hi, you don’t know we are all, each of us, trying to do Even me, but I have this awesome idea, and I A. C. Crispin, Arisia attendee, writer, and Better. In the decade since a dear friend want to work to make it happen, and I champion of writers’ rights Bobbie Dufault, fan jan howard finder, known as “Wombat”, Message From The Con Chair 2001 Arisia Fan GoH by lisa hertel Marty Gear, Masquerade icon, frequent Master of Ceremonies at Arisia and many What started, for me, with a flyer at cades old. Though on the forefront of don’t miss the Carl Brandon Awards, other conventions; 1998 Arisia Fan GoH my first Worldcon, Noreascon 3, has be- innovation, Arisia holds on to core tradi- which honor diversity in science fiction come a New England phenomenon. The tions, like our 35mm film room. Some of & fantasy writing. (And if you should en- Judy Gerjuoy, known as “Jaelle,” founder largest literary science fiction convention our experiments have worked well (like joy yourself late at night in a party, please and long time chair of DarkoverCon our Student Art Contest); others have do so responsibly.) in the Northeast, Arisia has grown annu- Joe Lazarro, Arisia panelist ally (when we could) from its humble faded with time (like our video contest). If this is your first Arisia, and you beginnings. There are many memorable But we’ve always been open-minded. would like to meet people, I suggest vol- Anne McCaffrey, author of the well- moments: epic snow, a wedding, the Whether this is your first Arisia, or unteering. Eight hours will earn you a known Dragonrider series “Mini-Arisia,” and many more. There are your 25.6th (like me), I hope you enjoy free T-shirt, and the 12-hour member- reports of a number of first meetings and yourself. Take some time to see the art- ship rollover for volunteering means Fred Pohl, fan, agent, author, and editor conceptions, and one young attendee is work of Lubov, one of the finest oil paint- that I have only ever bought one Arisia whose career spanned over 75 years named “Arisia.” ers I know; go to a panel with the erudite membership. It is the easiest way to make Dave Ryan, fan And then there’s the con most James Nicoll on it; or get a book signed friends, and there are jobs for all skill don’t see: the hundreds of volunteers. by Tanya Huff, one of science fiction & levels: just ask in the volunteer lounge Elliot Kay Shorter, Lunacon and They work hard, play hard, and do it all fantasy’s most notable authors. All are (Quincy room near Starbucks on the Boskone staffer for the love of Arisia. They are driven by from different cultures (yes, Canada is lobby level). our core philosophy: that there is room different), and they all examine different Once again, enjoy the 25th in fandom for everyone who can make cultures, in various ways, in their writ- Arisia—and here’s to 25 more! room for others. Indeed, Arisia was one ings and art. Enjoy our video gaming, of the earliest conventions to have a masquerade contest, numerous panels, Code of Conduct, now almost two de- events, dances, and board games; and Marty Gear as Uncle Vlad, 1994 photo 012294_08-25 by Sandy Middlebrooks All bylined articles are copyright 2014 by their authors. Photos of the Guests of Honor are supplied by them and used with their permission. The Lubov art Feb 23 – 25, 1990 Feb 1 – 3, 1991 reproduced in this book is copyright 2014 by Lubov, and supplied by her and used with her permission. Photos by Daniel Dern, Sandy Middlebrooks, and Lafayette Swissôtel, Boston Vista International, Waltham Andy Steinberg are copyright 2014, supplied by them and used with permission. WGoH: Richard Bowker WGoH: Jack L. Chalker AGoH: A.C. Farley AGoH: Bob Walters Special thanks to GoH Liaison Debi Chowdhury and Editor’s Masquerade Guru Dr. Karen Purcell for assistance in obtaining material. 25 FGoH: Spike McPhee FGoH: Richard Hill & Laurel The Arisia 2014 Souvenir Book is copyright 2014 by Arisia, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Arisia, and the distinctive Arisia Lens, are service years Cunningham of Con Chair: Matthew Saroff marks of Arisia, Inc. 1 2Media GoH: Larry Ross arisia Con Chair: Matthew Saroff 2 3 Sign Shop Data Support: Michael Lee Setup/Teardown Crew Lead: Arthur Ercolini (Thumper) Food Truck Coordinator: Joanne Hunter Events: Sharon Sbarsky Setup/Teardown Crew: Rob Allison, Jeanise Bertrand, Parking: Benjamin Levy Convention Committee Ellen Blackburn, D. Cameron Calkins, Deanna Calkins, Yvonne Bridget Boyle Assistant: Samantha Dings Carts-Powell, Jen Dudley, Shirley Dulcey, Larry Dunne, Angela Member Services: Events Staff Coordinator: Sarah Goodman Ercolini, Lenny Foner, Ken London, Brianna Lueders, William Access: Tanya Washburn Staff: Andrea Carney, Masha Sten-Clanton, Rob Allison Con Chair: Lisa Hertel General Events Staff: Adina Adler, Joni Brill Dashoff Mui, Rickland Powell, Rex Powell, Dan Preston, Richard L. Arisia 25 Party Coordinator: Gay Ellen Dennett Schmeidler, Howard Simpson, Sandy Sutherland, Courtney Blood Mobile Liaison: John Hodges Assistant Chair: Benjamin Levy (Food, Hotel Liaison, Varga, Scott Varga, Michele Weinstein Exhibits, Ops, Registration) Editor Extraordinaire: Alan Wexelblat Onsite Recruitment: The Naughty Nurses Saturday Night Club Dance: DJ Johnny Zed Staff: Bonnie Atwood, Ted Atwood, Joline Desrosiers, Coat Check: Katherine E. Cunningham (Area Head), Assistant Chair: Mike Sprague (Children’s Services, Raymond Isaacs, Jenny Kraus, Alice Lu, Harvey Rubinovitz, Programming, Events, Multimedia, Tech, Zambia) Masquerade: Dr. Karen Purcell Greykell Dutton, Barb Jewell, Rachel Olsen Wertheimer, Chris Toomey, Joan Turner Maya Gounard, Shawn Johnson, Josh Sprague, Louisa Ricker TimeLord (AKA Timeline Coordinator): Susan Bingham Assistant: Deidre Purcell Surveyor: Allan R. Kent Fan Tables: Jerome & Kara Connor Management Advisor: Syd Weinstein Staff: Joni Brill Dashoff Student Art Contest: Jacob Lefton Promotions and Sponsorships: Stephanie Clarkson Convention Treasurer: Rachel Kadel-Garcia Registration: James Hinsey Dealers’ Liaison: Ed Trachtenberg Head Cashier: Kathleen Morrison MC: Richard Hill Teen Lounge: Alyssa Amidon, Carolyn Wilk Assistant Dealer Liaison: Amy Chused Treasury Staff: Naomi Moslow MC’s Assistant: Toni Lay Tiptree Bake Sale: B. Diane Martin Artist’s Alley: Christine Day Swipe Box Guru: Alex Latzko Stage Manager: Mike Rafferty Multimedia: Mary Dumas Galleria Manager: Skip Morris Presentation Judge: Jamila Sisco Assistant: Pam Larson GoH Liaison: Debi Chowdhury Tax ID Czarina: Anna Erishkigal Workmanship Judge: Michele Weinstein Media/Web: Adam Lipkin Carl Brandon Liaison: Dash Assistant Division Head—Games: Mike Dlott Film Festival Coordinator: Scott Dorsey Children’s Services: Dale Meyer-Curley Workmanship Clerk: Debi Chowdhury Table Top Games: Foambrain Games, Mike Dlott, Melissa Arisia TV: z! Assistant: Kris Pelletier Judges’ Clerk: James Hinsey Hamilton Anime: PJ Letersky Childcare/Babysitting (AKA “Turtle Track”): Green Room Manager: Byron Connell LARPs: Benjamin Thornton Ocean Thundermoon Green Room Den Moms: Stacy Mandell, Deb Coombs Masters of Jacks and Aces: Dale Farmer, Dave Cantor Art Panels: Pat Vandenberg Green Room Repair Table Manager: Tina Connell