Mar 6 – Minn-StF Board Nominations Meetings, Mar 20 – Minn-StF Board Voting Meeting
Eleanor Arnason's "The Lovers" is reprinted in Flying Cups and Saucers, ed. Debbie Notkin (Edgewood Press hc/tp, 1998)—this is an anthology of past Tiptree Award winners and finalists
City Pages ran an article on Lois McMaster Bujold ("Starchild") in its 30 December 1998 issue and an article/interview with Neil Gaiman ("Once Upon a Time") in the 6 Jan. 1999 issue, both by Terri Sutton.
Caroline Stevermer sold a fantasy novel, When The King Comes Home, to Tor. (source: Locus)
Neil Gaiman's The Books Of Magic (from DC/Vertigo comics) is being adapted as a film with Gaiman as executive producer. (source Locus)
Locus Bestsellers list in Jan 99 issue include Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman and Dragon by Steven Brust as #4 and #5 (respectively) hardcovers; Neverwhere by Gaiman as #2 paperback; and Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! co-authored by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson as #9 paperback.
In the same issue, Dragon was #10 hardcover and Neverwhere #7 paperback on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list.
Laurel Winter story "Sky Eyes" appears in the March 1999 Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Ruth Berman has a poem about Cinderella's stepmother, "Wicked Caretaker," in the Fall/Winter 1998 issue of Hawai'i Review (#52), a literary magazine.
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Feb 11-14: Capricon XIX, Chicago IL, www.capricon.org
Feb 12-14: Boskone 36, Boston MA, GOHs: Connie Willis, Teddy Harvia & Diana Thayer, Stephen Youll www.nesfa.org/boskone
Feb 12-14: Katsucon 5 (anime con), Arlington VA, www.io.com/~katsucon
Feb 19-21: ConStruction, Milpitas CA, www.sfsfc.org
Feb 19-21: Johncon '99 (gaming con), Baltimore MD, GOHs: Steve Jackson, Lee Moyer, www.jhu.edu/~johncon/
Feb 26-28. MarsCon '99 (new convention). Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington, MN. Virtual Guests of Honor: Margaret Weis & Don Perrin. Gaming & Author Guests of Honor: Jeff Grubb & Kate Novak. $45 Adult, $15 Child, day passes available. www.marscon.com, marscon99@hotmail.com, 651-776-1545.
Feb 26-28: Conflation (adults-only relaxicon), St Louis MO, [note new dates] GOHs: Vic Milan, Mark McNary
Feb 26-28: Gamicon Iota (gaming con), Iowa City IA, www.sflis.org/gamicon
Mar 4-7: 1999 World Horror Convention, Atlanta GA, GOHs: Michael Bishop,John Shirley, Lisa Snellings, Neil Gaiman www.worldhorror.org
Mar 5-7: Consonance (filk con), Santa Clara CA, GOHs: Clam Chowder, Cecila Eng www.rahul.net/figmo/consonance
Mar 12-14: Intercon XIV (gaming con), Natick MA, www.ilfinfo.org/intercon/intxiv.html
Mar 17-20: The 20th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Ft Lauderdale FL, GOHs: Brian Aldiss, Kim Stanley Robinson ebbs.english.vt.edu/iafa
Mar 19-21: Millennicon Minus 2, Cincinnati OH, GOH: Ben Bova www.mvfl.org
Mar 19-21: StellarCon 23, High Point NC, GOH: Jack L. Chalker www.uncg.edu/student.groups/sf3/stellarcon.htm
Mar 19-21: FanimeCon '99 (anime con), San Jose CA, www.fanime.com
Mar 26-28: MidSouthCon 17, Memphis TN, GOHs: James P. Hogan, Joy Marie Ledet, Cullen Johnson www.watervalley.net/midsouthcon
Mar 26-28: Cy-Con III (gaming con), Ames IA, GOHs: Margaret Weis, Don Perrin www.public.iastate.edu/~stu_org/ASSFA/cycon.html
Mar 26-28: FilKONtario 9 (filk con), Mississauga ON, GOHs: Urban Tapestry, Don Neill, Harold Groot www.bserv.com/community/fkoa.htm
Mar 26-28: WillyCon 1999, Wayne NE
Apr 2-4: Minicon 34, Minneapolis Hilton and Towers in downtown Mpls. GoHs: Octavia E. Butler, Mark & Priscilla Olson, Dave Nee. Registrations $40 through 2/14/99; $70 at-the-door. FFI: www.mnstf.org/minicon, request@minicon34.mnstf.org, PO Box 8297 Lake Street Station, Mpls MN 55408.
Apr 2-4: Balticon 33, Baltimore MD, GOHs: David Weber, Jennifer E. Weyland, Echoe's Children www.balticon.org
Apr 1-4: Norwescon 22, Seattle WA, GOHs: Harry Turtledove, Richard Hescox, Jack Horner, Jack Chalker & Eva Whitley www.webwitch.com/Norwescon
Apr 2-5: Reconvene (the 50th British National Science Fiction Convention), Liverpool, GOHs: Peter S Beagle, John Clute & Jeff Noon, Tom Holt, Ron Tiner
Apr 1-4: ConFurence X (furry con), San Diego CA, GOHs: Cynthia McQuillin, Mary Hanson-Roberts, Patricia C. Wrede www.confurence.com
Apr 9-11: I-CON 18 Stony Brook, NY. GoHs: Harlan Ellison, Lois McMaster Bujold, James P. Hogan, Michael A. Stackpole, Tim Powers, Liz Danforth. Memb: $22 to 1/15/99, $26 to 3/15/99, $32 at door. Info: I-CON, Box 550, Stony Brook NY 11790-0550; voice mail: 516-632-6045; fax: 516-632-6355; e-mail: info@iconsf.org; website: www.iconsf.org
Apr 16-18: To Be CONtinued..., South Bend IN, GOHs: Mickey Zucker Reichert, Robin Wood, Stephen McDonald, Tracy Lunquist www.nd.edu/~msffa
Apr 16-18: EerieCon I, Niagara Falls NY, GOHs: Brian Lumley, Josepha Sherman
Apr 16-18: Galacticon 1999 & KAG spring break, Chattanooga TN, GOHs: Elizabeth Moon, David Weber, The Suttons homepage.usr.com/g/galacticon
Apr 23-25: Name That Con 12: ConZilla, St Louis MO, GOHs: Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lawrence Allen Williams, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, Rusty Hevelin, Mark McNary, Gary Hanak www.stlf.org/ntc
Apr 24: OpCon, Oak Park IL, GOHs: Mary Frances Zambreno, Susan VanCamp oprfhs.org/activ/scifi/opcon
Apr 24: Gamers' Faire, Oak Brook IL
Apr 30-May 2: DemiCon X, Des Moines IA, GOHs: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, Tina "NeNe" Thomas, Bill Broughton, Rusty Hevelin www.netins.net/showcase/dmsfs/demicon.html
May 7-9: X-CON 17 Olympia Resort & Spa, Oconomowoc WI; rms $81. GoH: Kevin D. Randle. AGoH: Jim Groat. FGoH: Maria Pavlac. Memb: $25 to 4/1/99, $40 at door. Info: X-Con Ltd., Box 334, S. Milwaukee WI 53172-0334; e-mail: xconlimitd@aol.com
May 21-23: KEYCON 16 Winnipeg MB, Canada. GoH: David Drake. AGoH: Denis Beauvais. FGoH: Al Jastrom. Memb: $30 to 12/31/98, $40 to 4/30/99, $50 at door. Info: www.icenter.net/~stornel/keycon/Keycon.htm
May 28-31: WISCON 23 Madison WI. GoH: Mary Doria Russell. Info: WisCon, c/o SF3, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701; 608-233-8850; e-mail: wiscon.concom@lists.best.com; website: www.sf3.org/wiscon
July 2-4: CONvergence, Minneapolis MN. FFI: PO Box 13208, Dinkytown Station, Mpls, MN 55414. www.convergence-con.org/, converge99@aol.com, 612-996-9224.
July 30-Aug. 2: Mythcon XXX(30)--combined with Bree Moot 4, Milwaukee, WI. $35 till 9/15/98. At-the-door is about $60. FFI: David Lenander or Jo Ann Johnson ( 651) 292-8887, 293 Selby Ave. St. Paul 55102-1811. d-lena@tc.umn.edu. Several Mpls/StP folks working on concom. www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m391/d-lena/BreeMoot.html
Aug 6-8: Diversicon 7, Holiday Inn Express, 1010 Bandana Blvd., St. Paul. Guests of Honor: "L.A. Graf"--Julia Ecklar & Karen Rose Cercone. Special Guest: Nalo Hopkinson. Posthumous GOH: William Shakespeare. $27 Adult, $22 Child through July 4, 1999. FFI: diversicon@scc.net Eric, 825-9353.
Aug 10-16, Full Solar Eclipse Convention, Romania. Hosted by Nemira Publishing House. FFI: www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/7045/
Oct. 22-24: Arcana 29. GoH: Ramsey Campbell. $20 to Labor Day 1999, $30 At the Door. Arcana, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408; 612-825-9353.
Nov 4-7:WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 1999/VOYAGES Rhode Island Convention Ctr., Providence RI. GoHs: Patricia A. McKillip, Charles de Lint, Robert Silverberg. AGoHs: Leo & Diane Dillon. Special Guest: Samuel R. Delany. TM: John M. Ford. Memb: $100 (1/1/99 through 5/31/99), then $125 beginning 6/1/99 (limit 850); $35 supp.; payment to MCFI. Info: World Fantasy Convention, Box 1010, Framingham MA 01701; fax (617) 776-3243; e-mail: wfc@mcfi.org; website: www.mcfi.org/wfc
Nov 26-28: CONCAT 11 Radisson, Knoxville TN; rms $59. GoHs: Neil Gaiman, Lisa Snelling. Memb: TBA. Info: ConCat 11, 316 E. Scott Ave., Knoxville TN 37917; (423) 637-6564; e-mail: chloiea@mailexcite.com
2: Don Fitch; 4: Shandra Duval; 5: Faun Bonewits; 8: Mark Abbott; Kathy Grantham; 10: Bill Colsher; 11: Page Appelbaum; Blue Petal; 15: Erik Biever; 16: John Stanley; 20: Dan Goodman; 23: Bev Elmshauser; Peter Larsen; 25: Charles Piehl; Steve St. Onge; 28: Steven Bush
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