Pratt and Shaw have assembled a rich assortment of fiction here which eschews any party line or modish trends in favor of quality and variety.
Copyright (c) 2007 Paul Di Filippo
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SF CONVENTIONAL CALENDAR BY Erwin S. Strauss
Take a break from cabin fever, and get out for a winter weekend of indoor fun. Plan now for social weekends with your favorite SF authors, editors, artists, and fellow fans. For an explanation of con(vention)s, a sample of SF folksongs, info on fanzines and clubs, and how to get a later, longer list of cons, send me an SASE (self-addressed, stamped #10 [business] envelope) at 10 Hill #22-L, Newark NJ 07102. The hot line is (973) 242-5999. If a machine answers (with a list of the week's cons), leave a message and I'll call back on my nickel. When writing cons, send an SASE. For free listings, tell me of your con six months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard.—Erwin S. Strauss
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FEBRUARY 2007
8-11—CapriCon. For info, write: Box 2862, Chicago IL 60690. Or phone: (973) 242-5999 (10 AM to 10 PM, not collect). (Web) capricon.org. (E-mail) [email protected]. Con will be held in: Arlington Heights IL (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Sheraton. Guests will include: Bujold, E. McKee, C. Faber. “A Celebration of High Fantasy".
9-11—Nullus Anxietas. ausdwcon.org. Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne. Terry Pratchett. Australian nat'l. Discworld con.
16-18—Farpoint, 11708 Troy Ct., Waldorf, MD 20601. farpoint.com. Marriott, Hunt Valley (Baltimore) MD. Media SF.
16-18—Boskone, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701. (617) 625-2311. boskone.org. Westin Waterfront, Boston MA. SF.
16-18—Life, the Universe, & Everything, 3146 JKHB, Provo UT 84602. ltue.byu.edu. BYU campus. SF & fantasy.
16-18—RadCon, 2527 W. Kennewick Ave. #162, Kennewick WA 99336. [email protected]. Pasco WA. SF con.
16-18—VisionCon, Box 1415, Springfield MO 65801. (417) 886-7219. visioncon.net. Media, gaming, SF and fantasy.
16-18—Gallifrey, Box 3021, North Hollywood CA 91609. gallifreyone.com. LAX Airport Marriott. Big Dr. Who con.
16-18—KatsuCon, Box 7064, Silver Spring MD 20907. katsucon.org. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC. Anime.
16-18—StellarCon. stellarcon.org. Radisson, High Point NC. SF and fantasy convention.
23-25—SheVaCon, Box 416, Verona VA 24482. shevacon.org. Roanoke VA. Science fiction and fantasy convention.
23-25—NonCon, c/o Box 3817, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY 12604. noncon.net. On campus. Gaming and SF.
MARCH 2007
2-4—Ad Astra, Box 7276, Toronto ON M5W 1X9. ad-astra.org. General SF and fantasy convention.
2-4—CoastCon, Box 1423, Biloxi MS 39533. (228) 435-5217. A general SF and fantasy convention.
2-4—MarsCon, Box 21213, Eagan MN 55121. marscon.org. Bloomington MN. Eleanor Arnason, Don Davis, Gary Jones.
9-11—Potlatch, Box 5464, Portland OR 97228. (503) 283-0802. potlatch-sf.org. Written science fiction and fantasy.
14-18—Int'l. Conf. on the Fantastic in the Arts. iafa.org. Wyndham, Ft. Lauderdale FL. Ryman. Academic conference.
16-18—LunaCon, Box 432, Bronx NY 10465. lunacon.org. Hilton, Rye NY (near New York City). General SF/fantasy con.
16-18—MillenniCon, 5818 Wilmington Pike #122, Centerville OH 45459. millennicon.org. Dayton OH area. SF/fantasy.
16-18—RevelCon, c/o Box 130602, Houston TX 77219. majorcrimes.freeservers.com/revelcon. Houston TX. 18+ only.
23-25—ICon, Box 550, Stony Brook NY 11790. iconsf.org. State University of New York at Stony Brook. SF/fantasy.
23-25—PormeiriCon, c/o 871 Clover Dr., N. Wales PA 19454. portmeiricon.com. Portmeirion UK. TV's “The Prisoner."
23-25—ChimaeraCon, 138 Av. Del Rey #G, San Antonio TX 78216. chimaeracon.com. Trishway Hall. Gaming & anime.
23-25—SakuraCon, 3702 South Fife, Suite K-2 #78, Tacoma WA 98409. sakuracon.org. Anime convention.
29-Apr. 1—World Horror Con. whc2007.org. Marriott, Toronto ON. Michael Marshall Smith, N. Kilpatrick, J. Picacio.
AUGUST 2007
2-5—Archon, Box 8387, St. Louis MO 63132. archonstl.org. Collinsville IL. 2007 North American SF Convention. $120.
30-Sep. 3—Nippon 2007, Box 314, Annapolis Jct. MD 20701. nippon2007.org. Yokohama Japan. WorldCon. $180+.
AUGUST 2008
6-10—Denvention 3, Box 1349, Denver CO 80201. denvention3.org. Bujold, Whitmore, McCarthy. WorldCon. $130.
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The immense April/May Double Issue will commemorate our thirtieth anniversary. It's packed to the waterline with fiction and retrospectives from some of the biggest names in the business. This unique issue will be treasured by collectors for years to come.
We feature two huge novellas by prominent authors in this issue jam-packed with best-selling, award-winning writers. Lucius Shepard returns with our lead story, a vivid, and violent novella about the criminal underworld of today's High Stakes Poker scene intersection with the spirit-haunted world of voodoo, and how some shady gamblers try to take advantage of “Dead Money.” This one is as exciting, and as full of double-crosses and triple-crosses, as any noir thriller! Allen M. Steele takes us back to the newly settled frontier world of his popular Coyote novels for a tense journey of exploration into unraveled wilderness in company with a party of reluctant explorers who must guard against each other as well as the hostile environment, and who face their greatest challenge when they encounter the alien menace of “The River Horses.” This is flat-out, fast-paced adventure writing at its best. But that's not even close to all we have in store for you in our special anniversary issue!
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