lignsonj K G23 M B The Australasian Ho Mi FOOOOO SF News Magazine #96 ZHREniU March 1994 Page 2 Thyme 96 March 1994 Contributors Merv Binns, Damien Broderick, Beverley Hope, Alan Stewart. James Allen, Jeanette Tipping Allen PO Box 41, West Brunswick, Victoria, 3055 Bruce Barnes PO Box 1136, St Kilda South, Victoria, 3182 Dennis Caswell 2424 Maryvale Ct, Burlington, Ontario L7P 2P2 CANADA Paul Ewins 4 Coval Court, Vermont South, Victoria, 3133 Terry Frost 26 Head Street, Balwyn, Victoria, 3103 Richard Hryckiewicz, Susan Hryckiewicz PO Box 21, Laverton, Victoria, 3028 Lindsay Jamieson 6/17 Stillman Street, Richmond, Victoria, 3121 Sian O'Neale 185 Kooyong Road, Toorak, Victoria, 3142 Justin Semmel 1470 North Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3168 Jools Thatcher 31 Loch Street, Geelong, Victoria, 3219 (jt%library%vut@gnu. vut.edu.au) Art Credits Cover, 2 Thyme Ian Gunn PO Box 567, Blackburn, Victoria, 3130 8 Thyme Bill Rotsler 17909 Lull St, Reseda, CA 91355 USA 17 Thyme Sheryl Birkhead 23629 Woodfield Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, 20882, USA 20 Thyme Martin Reilly 4 ASFN Sheryl Birkhead 7 ASFN Phil Tortorici PO Box 057487, West Palm Beach, FL, 33405, USA 9 ASFN Dennis Callegari 159 Kilby Road, East Kew, Victoria, 3102 10, 11 ASFN Ian Gunn 1, 2 Artychoke Larry Cotter 1186 Chestnut Ln #201, Corona, CA 91719 USA 3 Artychoke Phil Wlodarczyk PO Box 41, West Brunswick, Victoria, 3055 3 Artychoke Hartmut Klotzbücher Herderstrasse 10, 70734 Fellbach, GERMANY 4 Artychoke Tonia Walden PO Box 328, Carina, Queensland, 4152 5 Artychoke Kit Lively PO Box 21, Cheshire, CT 06410 USA 5 Artychoke Ian Gunn 6 Artychoke Neale Blanden PO Box 209, Kew East, Victoria, 3102 Changes of Address: Craig Macbride Email: [email protected] Chris Nelson 26 Button Street, Mowbray, Tasmania, 7248 Barb Delahunty & Geoff Jagoe Peregrine Imports, PO Box 876, Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153 Address conventions: Unless specifically stated otherwise, all addresses published are Australian. Currency conventions: $A = Australian dollars, $C = Canadian dollars, $NZ = New Zealand dollars, SUS = United States dollars, DM = Deutsch Marks, NLG = Dutch Guilders, £ = UK pound. Available for ‘The Usual’ (arranged zine trades, artwork, letter, article) or a subscription of $A 12/year (5-6 issues). Cheques and money orders payable to 'Alan Stewart’. Contents Copyright © 1994 by Alan Stewart. Rights revert to contributors upon publication. Editorial Address: Thyme, PO Box 222, World Trade Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 3005, AUSTRALIA Email: Alan=Stewart@Chem_Eng2%[email protected] Phone: Home (03) 429 8354 Business (03) 344 4035 Cardinals PLWixIfir CHICKEN 'ok - SO IT'S PR.LTTT WEU-.WE KNOW what I wamt AH, -THArr'i JfiT ANY OBVIOUS THAT certain. ) WHO THE- DUCK. To KNOW IS, generic committee: MiAALS THIS CARtoOp) 1 WAS ...THE THIELLS WHO THE HEU. M£Mߣß... -rHftee. SUPPOSED To Ake STRAl&HTRJRWfiSD. IS THE Weeks before R£?R£SENT CERTAIN the tewt bear.,THc HEAPLESS the ccn... ?tO?LE |H FANPOfA, * penguin !-. chicken ?? K.\ft^T? li that w«r it the PlATffUS CAN STILL OOO OH..' Represents SQUAwie ? The vJorus CON FNOtopYi vJORkEP <wT yrHfc ¿LuFfY CAT Australia in ’99! March 1994 Thyme 96 Page 3 News Wednesday 23 February saw the arrival of Dylan Peukert Orszanski at Calvary Hospital Adelaide. Both Actor Telly Sevalas died on 22 January, aged 70. Sue Peukert and Roman Orszanski are reported as Noted for his lead role in Kojak. well. Robocop 3 will finally premiere in Australia nationally Ex-MUSFA member Torbjorn von Strokirch on Thursday 31 March 1994. This movie was directed and wife Robyn have a new son. by Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), who also co­ wrote the screenplay with writer-illustrator Frank Miller. Jeremy Byrne (co-editor Eidolon) and partner also have a son. Actor John Candy, aged 43, died on 4 March from a heart attack while filming in Mexico. In the recent LA quake, it has been reported that Harlan Ellison broke his nose, and David Gerrold’s United International Pictures have promised a house was damaged. Bruce and Elaine Pelz lost their saturation advertising campaign for The Flintstones cat, Scrabble, when their walls collapsed. later this year, similar to what they dished out for Jurassic Park last year. Fandom Channel 9 have plans to screen the 5th season of Mark Loney has been invited to edit Fanthology 1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation from mid-April, again for Corflu ’94. Nominations of fanzine articles or art to at 11 pm, but probably on a Monday. Star Trek: Deep be included were required by 21 February, but it might Space Nine may air in July. still be worth contacting The Space Wastrel, 4005 Buchanan Street, Hyattsville, MD, 20781-2117, USA. Tragically Hip, Paul Collins’ business, is expanding and will be opening a new shop at 271 Smith Street, While holidaying in Tasmania recently Lucy Sussex Collingwood. and Julian Warner were involved in a car rolling accident but are unscathed. Rumors on the Net (via James Allen) The 1994 Executive Committee of the Australian SF A Catwoman movie is in the works. Michelle Pfeiffer Foundation is President - Jane Tisell; Vice-President - really wants to star again, and Tim Burton is Alan Stewart; Secretary - Cath Ortlieb; Treasurer - interested in directing. Possible late 1995 release. Carey Handfield; Committee - LynC (Membership Secretary), Donna Heenan (Publicity, Instrumentality Batman 3 snippets include Robin Williams signed on editor), Richard Hryckiewicz. as the Riddler. The 1994 St Valentine’s Day Ball, hosted by Johnny Mnemonic, based on a William Gibson short THREADS, saw the following popular vote awards story, started filming in February in Toronto. Keannu presented: Reeves, Ice-T and Dolph Lundgren star. Best hired or purchased female costume: Loretta Johnson; Best hired or purchased male costume: Wes Craven is working on Nightmare on Elm Street 7. Randall Tipping; Best made costume female: Wendy Purcell; Best made costume male: Robert Jan. People Best ‘porthole’ craft competition: Marion MacNally Wendy and Irwin Hirsh welcomed a son Kieran Fiona Kingdom won the raffle for two tickets to the Alexander on 26 January. Ball, and the Franklin Mint pewter Enterprise model raffle, drawn by Glen McCrabb, was won by Glen No Sydney area fans were directly affected by the McCrabb. recent bushfires. The Australian Costumers' Guild can be contacted Sarah Joan Leigh Janson was welcomed by Leigh at PO Box 322, Bentleigh, Victoria 3204. This is a Palmer and Warren Janson on 8 February, weighing chapter of the International Costumers’ Guild and 9 lb 3 oz. membership is available for $A 25 per year (further members at the same adress $A 7 per year). James Styles and Aline Ng were married in St Ignatius Church, Richmond, on 14 February. Australia in '99! Page 4 Thyme 96 March 1994 Fan Funds Fenner & created by Gary Ringler; and to Arthur C Clarke, the special Lifetime Collectors Award for the DUFF Deadlines (September 1993) creation of a body of classic works that ennoble the genre of science fiction. In 1994 a fan from Australia or New Zealand will attend ConAdian, the 52nd World SF Con, 1-5 1994 Nebula Award Final Ballot September, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The following year a North American fan will go to Thylacon, 1995 Novel Australian SF Natcon, June 10-12, Hobart, Tasmania. Assemblers Of Infinity Kevin J Anderson & Doug 1994 —> Nth Amer 1995 -> Aust’asia Beason Hard Landing A J Budrys (Warner) Ballots postmarked 25-4-94 25-1 -95 Beggars In Spain Nancy Kress (Avonova) Rec’d by Administrators 2-5-94 1 -2 95 Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (Harper Collins) Nightside The Long Sun Gene Wolfe (Tor) Candidates must provide: 1) A 100-word platform. Novella 2) A brief statement of any previous visits to the host country and fannish contact there. The Beauty Addict Ray Aldridge (Full Spectrum 4) 3) Five nominations, three from one’s own The Night We Buried Road Dog Jack Cady continent and two from the host. (Couples can Dancing On Air Nancy Kress (Asimov’s, July) count as one or two, as they choose). Into The Miranda Rift G David Nordley 4) A non-refundable bond of $US20 or $A30. Naming The Flowers Kate Wilhelm Wall, Stone, Craft Walter Jon Williams (F&SF, Oct) Administrators: Dick & Leah Smith, 410 W Willow Road, Prospect Heights, IL, 60070- Novelette 1250, USA. Phone +1 (708) 394 1950 Internet: [email protected] England Underway Terry Bisson Phil Ware, 77 Railway Place West, Flemington, The Nutcracker Coup Janet Kagan (Asi’s, Dec ’92) Vic, 3031. Phone +61 (3) 376 8391 Internet The Franchise John Kessel (Asimov’s, Aug) [email protected] Georgia On My Mind Charles Sheffield Things Not Seen Martha Soukup (More Whatdunits) DUFF are currently running a ‘Mail Auction’ Death On The Nile Connie Willis (Asimov’s, March) and welcome donations and inquiries. Short Story FFANZ Graves Joe Haldeman (F&SF) The voting figures for the 1994 FFANZ Race to The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore Australia have now been released: Harlan Ellison All Vows Esther Friesner (Asimov’s, Nov ’92) Australia New Zealand The Good Pup Bridget McKenna (F&SF, March) Tim Jones 12 10 22 Alfred Lisa Goldstein (Asimov’s, Dec ’92) Murray Maclachlan 3 8 11 The Beggar In The Living Room William Jon Watkins (Asimov’s, April) Hold Over Funds 2 Bi^MB 2 17 18 35 Writing and Publishers Write-in candidates nominated by Australian voters Lucy Sussex has a young adult novel Deersnake due included Wal Footrot, Maree Sole, Kerrin Jones and out from Hodder/Headline in July. She has also edited Horse. Two New Zealand voters nominated Linnette two young adult collections of SF and Fantasy and for Horne as a Write-in Omnibus with The Patternmaker (after Dave Luckett’s story therein) due in May and The Lottery (after Lucy’s Awards story) in July.