Admission free. There's also a begonia house in Cook Park, Orange but imho the Bathurst display is better. These pictures were taken on 31 March. The display is probably over now but remember for early autumn next year. |
May 2008
ISSN 1445-4319 (print version), ISSN 1445-4327 (online version)
Admission free. There's also a begonia house in Cook Park, Orange but imho the Bathurst display is better. These pictures were taken on 31 March. The display is probably over now but remember for early autumn next year. |
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GENERAL NEWS
The CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL of AUSTRALIA. 9th National Conference, Melbourne. Public sessions, John Bateman Theatre, Melbourne Convention Centre 3rd May 2008, 9-10:30am. Shaun Tan ($25 per person) 4th May 2008, 9-10:30am Neil Gaiman ($25 per person) Bookings via http://www.iceaustralia.com/cbca2008. (reported by Thomas Bull.)
ANIMANIA. May 10, 2008, 10am-4pm, Holiday Inn Brisbane, Qld. Membership (for each): $19:50 (pre-registered) or $25 (at door).Further information at http://animania.net.au (reported by Thomas Bull.)
SYDNEY WRITERS FESTIVAL: 19-25 May at various venues around Sydney city, suburbs, and regional NSW including Bermagui, Katoomba, Newcastle and Wollongong. Some free events, some paid events. Spec fic highlights include EMILY RODDA at Penrith Library, 6-7 pm, 19 May, "Right Down to the Plumbing: Spec Fiction and World Building" at Blacktown City Library, 6.30-7,30 pm on 20th May (Bookings essential.), "T2 The Future Files" May 22, noon-1pm(Sydney Dance Company) and `Trope: Promoting new writing in Second Life' May 22 , noon - 2pm. See http://www.swf.org.au for full programming details.
THE AUSTRALIAN SHADOWS AWARD, offered annually to dark fiction by the Australian Horror Writers Association, is now open to submissions from authors, editors or publishers. For full information on the awards, eligibility and submission guidelines, see http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=39 (Reported by Shane Jiraiya Cummings on the Visions list.)
The AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL is on 15th-18th May. See http://www.writersfestival.co.nz. (Reported on Allen & Unwin newsletter.)
NEW ZEALAND SPEC FIC AUTHORS: The Science Fiction & Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) is running a project to collate & list as much SF, Fantasy & Horror by New Zealand as it can trace. The project is currently being managed by Alan Robson. View current listings at http://www.sffanz.org.nz (via Simon Litten. Replayed by Tehani Wessely on Andromeda Spaceways list.)
BROKEN SEA AUDIO PRODUCTIONS will soon be releasing a fan-audio drama based on the Mad Max films. See: http://brokensea.com/wp-content/uploads/BSAP_MadMax_Trailer.mp3.
Congratulations to KAREN MILLER for making the Tiptree Awards Honor List for her novel, Empress of Mijak and The Riven Kingdom (Reported by Ben Payne on the Visions List.)
Congratulations to ANITA BELL who received a Highly Commended for her SF Thriller manuscript in the National FAW Literary Awards. (Reported on the Visions List.)
TRACY SCOGGINS will make an in-store appearance at Gifts for the Geek in Geelong from 4-6 pm on May 2nd. (Reported on Sci-fi reporter.)
SFFiG SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY in GEELONG is having a Trivia Night, May 2, 7pm, Girl Guides Hall, 33 Myers St Geelong.Entry $5. See http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFiG for more details. (Reported by Ben Hughes)
ANZAPA: (Australian and New Zealand Amateur Publishing Association) is an association for fanzine producers to share their creations with other fanzine producers. People can join Anzapa for $30 per year, plus the requirement to contribute at least 6 pages of your own material (written specifically for the apa) every three mailings. Bulk mailings (of eveybody's contributions) are sent out to all members every two months. You can join by writing to Bruce Gillespie, the Official Editor, 5 Howard Street, Greensborough VIC 3088 Or email: gandc at pacific.net.au AUSTRALIAN SF FAN FUNDS. You've seen the acronyms NAFF, and DUFF often enough, especially in these pages, but has your curiosity now been piqued, and would you like to know more??? You can join the AUS SF Fan Funds community to find out more about the various Fan Funds we have operating, maybe you'll even decide to run in one of the Fan Funds yourself in the future? See http://community.livejournal.com/aust_sf_fan_fun/profile to find out more. (Thanks to Callista Shampoo for the details.)
SCI-FI REPORTER is happy to receive convention reviews. E-mail your reviews to Scifireporter at yahoo.com CONCATENATION has had a seasonal update on their website, http://www.concatenation.org/whatsnew.html .As well as lots of other news, there are four Australian-oriented stories covering the Aurealis Awards at http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html#aurealis http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html, Ditmar Awards at http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html#ditmar http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html , Swancon at http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html#swancon http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html and the Australia in 2010 Worldcon bid at: http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html#worldcon10 http://www.concatenation.org/news/news4~08.html (Reported by Jonathan Cowie. Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation http://www.concatenation.org)
HUGO VOTING NOW OPEN to supporting and attending members of Denvention 3, (q.v. conventions) Snail mail and on-line voting will be open until 1 July. The Hugo Awards ceremony will take place at Denvention on August 9th.
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
"Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too dark to read"- Groucho Marx
DARKEST KISS is a new paranormal romance by Australian author KERI ARTHUR.Riley Jenson is half vampire, half werewolf and an officer for the Directorate of Other Races. Now she's hunting for a killer who is targeting the rich and powerful in Melbourn's society. Published by Piatkus. ISBN 978-0-7499-3925-0. RRP $19.99
THE QUENTARIS CHRONICLES, the successful Young Adults fantasy series featuring books set in the Quentaris universe by some of Australia's best writers, recently launched a second series with the release of The Spell of Undoing by PAUL COLLINS. The second book of the second series, THE EQUEN QUEEN by ALYSSA BRUGMAN, has now been published by Ford St Books. RRP $15.95 ISBN 9 781876 462598
SON ET LUMIERE is a new anthology of 17 stories by IAN NICHOLS. 208 pp. A limited number of signed, individually numbered and stamped copies are available for $25 plus $4 postage. E-mail ian.nicols at postgrad.curtin.edu.au BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED: The First Law Book Two by JOE ABERCROMBIE Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive back the Northmen spilling over the Angland border spreasing fire & death across he frozen country. Published by Orion. ISBN 978-0-575-06201-4 RRP: $22.99
LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS The First Law Book Three by JOE ABERCROMBIE. There's only one man who can stop the King of the Northmen. There is no rsk more terrible than to break the First Law. Published by Orion. ISBN 978-0-575-07790-4. RRP $32.95
HOUSE OF SUNS is the new novel by ALASTAIR REYNOLDS . AT the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones and sent these shatterlings into the galaxy to watch over countless human empires. Published by Orion. ISBN 978-0-575-08236-6. RRP $32.99
THE RED WOLF CONSPIRACY The Chathrand Voyage is the first published novel by ROBERT V.S.REDICK. The HMS Chathrand , a massive sailing ship built over 600 years ago, has vanished, taking with her 700 souls , after setting out on a diplomatic voyage to seal the peace with the last of the Emporer's last enemies.Published by Gollancz. 978=0-57508-1-772 $32.99
The new Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (CSFG) anthology, Masques, to be edited by Gillian Pollack & Scott Hopkins, will be open to submissions of up to 5,000 words until 31st October. All submissions will be read blind. Selected stories under 1500 words receive a contributor's copy and $10. Stories over 1500 words receive a contributor's copy and $25. Send submissions as a Rich Text attachment. In the body of the e-mail write your name, address, e-mail address and story name. Send to masquessubmissions at gmail.com MECHANTS anthology.is calling for submissions. Authors to write a letter to their favourite fictitious villain from book, film or TV. No word limit. Open to submissions until July 31.Dreampress.com is looking to publish a limited edition chapbook in November. Payment" contributors copy. (From Rob Hood via Paul Mannering on the Visions list.)
TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS AND CULTURES (TWC) is a new international peer-reviewed online journal that welcomes fan-related topics and seeks to promote dialogue between the academic and fan communities. The TWC is now accepting electronic submissions of full essays through its web site. The first issue is expected to by published in September 08. See http://journal.transformativeworks.org for submission guidelines, or e-mail editor at transformativeworks.org ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS recently notified PDF subscribers there has been a delay in sending out ASIM 33 in PDF format, but that will be resolved soon. Print issues of ASIM 33 and 34 will soon be available for $8.95 in specialist bookshops around Australia, including Gleebooks at Blackheath. You can also buy print or PDF formats through the Andromeda Spaceways website, http://www.andromedaspaceways.com.
ANTIPODEAN SF issue 119 features short short fiction (500 words or less) from the following writers: David Such, Rachael Ryan, Tavis Potts, Francis Conaty, Shaun A. Saunders, Hannah Steenbock, Alan Delaney, João Ventura, Leslie Blake and Luke Kepreotis. See http://www.antisf.com for full details.
GRAHAM STONE's Australian Science Fiction Bibliography and Notes on Australian Science Fiction covering Aus SF commentary, reviews etc from 1848-1950s. (indispensable if you're researching the history of SF in Australia.). For a copy of the catalogue send a sase to 205/24 Victoria St, Burwood, NSW, 2134. NEW CATALOGUE OUT NOW! Graham's threatening it will be one of his last catalogues, so get in quick and buy up big!
LEIGH BLACKMORE's Raven books, specialising in dark and horror fiction also includes Sequence comics. For a catalogue e-mail lvxnox at gmail. com. Leigh also occasionally sells on e-bay as seller ID Quoth Raven Books.
MERV BINNS' perzine, Out of the Bin is available from PO Box 315,Carnegie, Vic, 3163. The latest edition of Out of the Bin Jan-March 08 acknowledges the work Bruce Gillespie has done to put Australian fanzines on the world map via ANZAPA (q.v.) It also notes that Merv has been active in fandom and bookselling for over 50 years now.
FRIENDS OF LINDA COX CHAN (FOLCC) raise money to donate to Juvenile Diabetes Research, Australia by selling donated books etc. (Current tally $2.) Books looking for new homes:A-Team colouring and activity books: Dragon on a Pedestal by Piers Anthony, Panglor by Jeffrey A.Carver, Hell on High(Disney World is nothing compared to this place: Extinct Species Petting Zoo, waterpark with real mermaids) by Ted Nolan. Wings in the Night, a vampire romance trilogy plus bonus short story by Maggie Shayne. Silhouette publication. WILL SELL AS A CHEAP JOB LOT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED- Edwina. Art cards by Marianne Plumridge and Bob Eggleton also for sale. E-mail Edwina Harvey at edwinafan at yahoo. com (Donations of books always welcome.).
HATCH, MATCH & DISPATCH:
DEATHS:
Actor CHARLTON HESTON who appeared in Planet of the Apes, among many other movies including Moses and The 10 Commandments.passed away 6th April aged 86.
British fan and bookseller, KEN SLATER. Ken ran a bookshop (?) called Fantast Medway and helped Merv Binns source a lot of books for the Melbourne Science Fiction Club library. He had been a bookseller and member of fandom for over 50 years. He died at age 90 in February, 2008. (Reported in "Out of the Bin")
RECOVERING:
EDWINA HARVEY is happy to report the cataract surgery went well, though she has since had a mild overdose of Battlestar Galactica DVDs.
Writer, ASIM art director & fan, SUE BURSZTYNSKI is recovering after being knocked down by a car at the end of a brief holiday in Tasmania.
CLUBS & MEETINGS
MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION CLUB, Meet most Friday nights at 74 Melville Road, West Brunswick 3055.Membership to the MSFC is $25 single, or $35 family p.a. For further details including meeting details check the MSFC website at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~msfc. May 9, guest speaker: Nicki Greenberg, May 23, guest speaker: Christopher Ride. (Updates by Thomas Bull.)
AUSTREK, the Star Trek fan club in Victoria which has been going strong for more than 30 years meet on the 1st Saturday of every month from 2pm at the Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne. Annual membership to the club is $30. See http://www.austrek.org for more details. (Reported by Clare McDonald.)
FEDERATION SQUARE (Melbourne) SF & Fantasy genres book reading group.Free to attend, Meet on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 11.30am at Café Beer Delux in Federation Square. E-mail books at fedsquare.com DR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA has been operating for over 25years. Their newsletter - Sonic Screwdriver - publishes news, reviews & gossip on Dr Who as well as publishing fanfic & pictures 6 times a year. Sliding membership depending on what month you join. Full year m/ship: $24 (or $35 for a family membership) which gets you 7 issues of the newsletter. Members receive discounts at ABC shops and Minotuar in Elizabeth St, Melbourne. See http://www.vicnet.net.au/~dwcv.
SFFiG SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY in GEELONG http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFiG Irregular meets announced via email. Discussions, trivia & games, news and more! (Reported by Ben Hughes)
SPACED OUT: a science fiction club for gays, lesbians and associated communities. $5 joining fee, then $20 annual membership. ($15 concession.) to Spaced Out Inc. PO Box 363, Preston, Vic. 3072.Non-profit SF club offering monthly meetings, "Diverse Universe" newsletter and "Solar Spectrum" annual anthology.
OUT THERE "You find a lot of queer things in space" is a social club for gay SF fans, mostly over 30, that meets monthly in Adelaide. Phone Rod on 0402027891 for more details.
CANBERRA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. It's a relaxed social society for the discussion of SF and fantasy. Membership $24 p.a. For more info write to CSFS PO Box 47, Civic Square, ACT 2608, or e-mail canberrascifi at hotmail.com.
The Doctor Who Club of Australia (DWCA) Membership $16 within Aust provides 6 issues of Data Extract, membership pack, access to the club's member-only internet mailing list, discount prices on a range of merchandise, admission prices to club functions (including Whovention, discounts at selected retail outlets for Doctor Who merchandise. For more information contact Dwayne Bunney: corporate at doctorwhoaustralia.org The DR WHO CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA is regenerating. They will meet on the first Saturday of each month 12.30-5pm at The Collins St Centre, Cnr Shaftesbury Ave and Collins St, South Perth. Club stalls, info, afternoon tea and entertainment. See their temporary website: http://www.comedydownunder.com/westlodge/ or phone Aaron on (08?) 0400 1957. The url didn't work when I tried it on 1 May. This may be temporary but if you know more please let me know - webmaster.
JAFWA is Perth's largest & oldest anime group. They offer screenings in the Jones lecture theatre, Curtin University from 5pm on any Saturday that isn't the first Saturday of the month. See http://jafwa.asn.au for full details. The url didn't work when I tried it on 1 May. This may be temporary but if you know more please let me know - webmaster.
STARSHIP MAWSON (http://www.starshipmawson.com) is a South Australian Star Trek fan club, & chapter of Starfleet International, run by Stuart Blair. (Reported by Stuart Blair.)
QUEST Queensland Star Trekkers Fan Club usually meet at the PCYC, Fortitude Valley on the second Sunday of the month (though this occasionally changes) . Contact Mary Kemp either by phone: 07 32904243 or by e-mail: jmkemp at bigpond.net.au The Brisbane Babylon 5ers website is at http://bb5ers.com (Reported by Erica Sharp, president of the Brisbane Babylon5ers )
VISIONS WRITERS GROUP offers meeting and critiquing for SF, Fantasy and Horror writers in QLD Monthly meetings from 11am -2 pm, first Sunday of the month (except Jan and Dec) at Queensland State Library, Rm 2D, 2nd Floor. Brisbane. $10 joining fee, and $4 per meeting. There website is http://visionwriters.org. You can also join their virtual group (great for writing tips and general SF info) at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vision-writers. (Reported by Kris Hembury.)
INFINITAS BOOKSHOP/Blokey Stuff, Shop 22 Civic Arcade, 48 - 50 George Street Parramatta NSW. has 2 groups regularly meeting at its premises. The SF Discussion Group meets at 6:30pm on the first Thursday of each month except January. A SF Writers Group also meets at the shop once a month on Saturdays See http://www.infinitas.com.au/WritersGroup.php for meeting dates.(Reported by Tim Martin via Ted Scribner).
SYDNEY FUTURIANS: http://www.sydneyfuturian.org/. Contact address:P.O. Box 152 Bexley North, NSW, 2207 Usually meet on the 3rd Friday of the month (except for December) in the foyer of UTS building, Broadway at 6.55pm. Meeting dates: May 16th, June 20th, July 18th, Aug 15th, Sept 19th, Oct 17th, Nov 21st, Dec 12th.
STARWALKING (NSW) http://sydskyforce.starwalking.net holds meetings at the Lidcombe Catholic Workers Club, 24 John St, Lidcombe, opposite Lidcombe Railway station on the third Sunday of some months. Attendance costs $8 members, $10 non-members.
TAG, TERRA AUSTRALIS GARRISON - a Starwars stormtrooper appreciation society. Details can be found at http://www.501tag.com (reported on Sci fi reporter.)
FRIENDS OF SCIENCE FICTION (fsf) meet at Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Pde, Bankstown (a short walk from Bankstown railways station.) on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Check http://fsf.net.au for more information.
NEWCASTLE SPACE FRONTIER SOCIETY (NSFS) Regular meetings and social functions. Full details available at http://www.nssa.com.au/nsfs. (Reported by Jack Dwyer.)
SPOCKSOC: A SF group run by students at the University of NSW, Kensington, Sydney. http://www.spocksoc.unsw.edu.au
EVENTS
VORTEX: SF Events happening in Brisbane, can be found at http://www.vortexevents.com.
SUPANOVA: Australia's largest Pop Culture Expo, (Comics, cosplay, games, toys, authors & more) offering activities for the whole family.
SUPANOVA SYDNEY: June 20-22, The Dome, Olympic Park,Homebush. (Jennifer Fallon, Marianne De Pierres among the GoH's)
SUPANOVA PERTH: June 27-29. Claremont Showgrounds.(Tickets can be booked through Ticketek. See http://www.supanova.com.au for more details.)
THE MEDIEVAL IMAGINATION is a display of over 90 illuminated manuscripts from the 8th to the 16th centuries open daily from 10-5 at the State Library of Victoria until 15th June. Melbourne Anime Festival, Manifest 2008, 26-28 September 2008. Melbourne, Vic. Further information forthcoming at http://www.manifest.org.au (Reported by Thomas Bull.)
CONVENTIONS
GoH = Guest of Honour, OCP = Other Commitments Permitting, tba= to be announced.
BABYLON 5 1 day conventions. GOH TRACY SCOGGINS. Melbourne May 3rd, Sydney May 4th. (Friends of Science Fiction event? EH) (Reported on sci-fi Reporter.)
SERENITY Sydney 10th May, Melbourne 11th May. GoH's Ron Glass and Jason Palmer. Day memberships now $110, or $500 VIP See http://www.thehubproductions.com/apr08 for full details (Update by Thomas Bull)
ARMAGEDDON (SYDNEY) 3-4 May. The Big Top, Luna Park. See http://www.armageddonexpo.com for details.
MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION SOC ALL-CLUB Mini-Con, Saturday 17 May 2008, St David's Uniting Church Hall, 74 Melville Rd, West Brunswick , 10:00am - 4:30pm. GoH: Shaun Tan. $10 admission, $5 concession, $20 family. (Reported by Thomas Bull.)
BUFFY PALOOZA: 7th & 8th June, 9am to 6pm, Sydney 7th June, Melbourne 8th June. Venues to be announced. GoH's: Juliet Landau, Larry Bagby, and R.D. Price and others tba. Day ticket: $100, Weekend ticket: $180, VIP day ticket: $450, VIP weekend ticket: $800 Further details at http://www.thehubproductions.com/jun08.
GEN CON(tm) Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, 3rd -6th July, 2008, 4 day Anime, Board Games, Collectable Card and Miniatures Games, Computer and Console Games, CosPlay, Historical and Fantasy Wargames, along with Tabletop and Live Action Role Playing Games. Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres and Stephen Dedman will be among the Guest of Honour. For full information see http://www.GenConoz.com
CONRUNNER 2008, 28-29 June 08, Britannia Hotel, Wolverhampton, UK. A convention about running conventions. Membership 25 pounds.
Vegas Trek 2008 Departs Australia on August 5 - 2008 Tours Los Angeles and Las Vegas including a five day pass to the Vegas Star Trek convention Organised by Vortex Events Tour information http://www.vortexevents.com/Tour (the web page says that bookings closed on 12 April - Ted)
DENVENTION 3: The Worldcon in 2008 will be held in Denver, 6-10 August 08. Attending and supporting members of Denvention 3 can vote for the hugos up until 1st July. Attending and supporting members of Denvention 3 can also vote for the site selection of the 2010 worldcon. Seeing as how Australia is running for the 2010 Worldcon, this could be really useful for local readers. (yes, this is a hint guys!) See http://www.denver2008.com.
CONFLUX 5: October 3-6, 2008, The Marque Hotel, Canberra. International GoH: Sharyn November; Australian GoH: Jack Dann, Cat Sparks; Local GoH: Gillian Polack; Fan GoH: Bruce Gillespie. Price until July 31 - full $160, student $140. Workshops will be held on Friday and Monday afternoon, information available soon. Saturday night dinner set in Prohibition New York, prices not yet available. Website: http://www.conflux.org.au
WASTELAND II - the Age of Iron at the Good Earth Hotel, Perth,18th-19th October,2008. Steampunk/Victoriana/Retrofuturism themed convention. GoH: Nick Stathopoulos, local GoH: Alisa Krasnostein. Fan GoH Tom "Tommo" Eitelhuber. Prices are $65 for full memberships, $60 for concession memberships and $35 for day passes paid in advance. For more details contact: callisto at gmail.com ARMAGEDDON (MELBOURNE) 1-2 November, Melbourne Exhibition Centre. See http://www.armageddonexpo.com for more details.
GENGHIS CON Rampage. Games, panels, Larp, Pizza, Prizes, Movies and a Giant Squid Monster. 9-11th January, Trinity College, Nedlands, Perth. $25 full membership, $10 day membership. See http://www.genghiscon.org.
NULLUS ANXIETAS (Melbourne) (Discworld convention.) February 2009 (Reported by Thomas Bull.). See Website: http://ausdwcon.org.
AUSTRALIAN NATCON 2009 will be in Adelaide. Queens Birthday Long weekend, 2009. No details available about GoHs or venue as at Swancon. Closing ceremony - Edwina
ANTICIPATION, the 2009 Worldcon will be in CANADA . See http://www.anticipationsf.ca for full details.
The World Fantasy Convention in 2009 will be held in San Jose, California.
Australia 2010 Worldcon bid. Let's do it again in 2010! The Aussie Worldcon bid seems to be getting good support from overseas. Pre-supporting m/ships $20. Firend m/ships $100. E-mail The World Fantasy Convention in 2010 will be held in Columbus, Ohio.
OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES:
The Inkspillers web site, http://www.inkspillers.com. is a great source of market information for SF writers that is always being updated by Tony Plank.
For links to books, movies and television shows see John Tipper's homepage: http://www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com.
Sci-fi REPORTER is a SF news service covering cons, fan clubs and media, edited by Stuart Blair. To subscribe to this list send an e-mail to scifireporter at yahoo.com
SMW Editing & Proof reading services for academic (including theses), fiction & non-fiction. For more details or arrange a quote, e-mail s.murraywhite at veritel.com. au
If you want a great fanzine resource offering fanzines in PDF format, go to http://efanzines.com where Bill Burns hosts the electronic versions of a wide variety of the world's best fanzines. Australians whose fanzines are available include Bill Wright, Bruce Gillespie, Kim Huett and Ron Clarke.
The Bullsheet is available as a FREE monthly e-mail through the AUSSFBULL mailing list. To join send a blank e-mail to AUSSFBULL-subscribe at yahoogrou ps.com. The latest version is also on the Bullsheet web page http://members.optusnet.com.au/aussfbull, http://www.geocities.com/edwinafan. The Bullsheet is also available as a snail-mail subscription for 24x50 cent stamps (or $12) sent to Edwina Harvey c/- 12 Flinders St, Matraville, 2036. Send your news e-mail to edwinafan at yahoo. com,
Visit Celestial Cobbler for silk and ceramic craft with a SF & Fantasy bent see. http://members.optushome.com.au/cobbler42.
For no sufficiently explained reason this Fanzine still supports The Minneapolis in '73 Worldcon Bid
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