1st April 1994


A fast, grubby and frequent little science fiction newsletter
produced for the Australian National Science Fiction Association by
Marc Ortlieb, P.O. Box 215, Forest Hill, Vict, 3131, AUSTRALIA
(e-mail: maor@bbs.ausom.oz.au).
Postal subscriptions $5-50 for ten issues.
Available for items of juicy gossip. E-mail copies free. Ask to be
put on the mailing list, or grab it from aus.sf on Internet.

PROFESSIONAL NEWS

Lucy Sussex says of Mustafa  Zahirovic "I met Mustafa two years ago
at a workshop I was teaching as part of a Youth festival.  He
submitted an unusually good William Gibson pastiche, and asked for it
to be criticised severely!  He'll be in the Omnibus anthologies."

FANDOM IS EXPANDING

The Bullsheet has it on good authority that there are currently four
fannish pregnancies in Melbourne alone.

IN THE MEDIA
Lost in Space's Jonathan Harris added Denton and Live & Sweaty  to
his chat show list.  Lewis Morely has been accompanying him as the
robot. A Sydney Lost in Space  Convention got some coverage, on TVTV.
Radio station 3RRR has been pushing Constantinople and will have a
high profile there.

NEW AND RENEWED
Robert McGregor c9224231@wombat. newcastle.au and Terry Shadwell
(049) 48 9992. are trying to set up a Newcastle area Star Trek club.
Meanwhile, The Futurian Society of Sydney has been reborn and will
have its first meeting in April. (See Other Events)

WILLIAM WHO?
A certain large Melbourne comics & book shop that has been displaying
advertising material for Constantinople rang the committee  to find
out if William Gibson was going to be in Melbourne over Easter.

ARE THYLACINES EXTINCT?
Despite certain reports of shadowy presences sighted in dense bush,
there is no positive proof of the existence of the 1995 Australian
National S.F. Convention. It is rumoured to be keeping company with
the Australian 1999 Worldcon Bid.

ALL DOLLED UP

Grant Stone, Western Australian fan and producer of The Faster Than
Light Radio Show  is working on his PhD thesis, on The Barbie Doll.
Is that physiology or sociology Grant?

GUFF BALLOTS OUT
Having come to grips with fatherhood, Australian GUFF administrator
Roman Orszanski has released the 1995 Guff ballot. Candidates are
LynC, Ian Gunn & Karen Pender-Gunn and Kim Huett. (See attached
ballot.) Deadline is March 31st 1995, so there is plenty of time for
some dirty campaigning. The survivor(s) will be attending
Intersection, the 1995 Worldcon in Glasgow.

UPCOMING CONVENTIONS

INTERA.C.T. Media convention, 22-25 April , National Convention
Centre Canberra, Att $80-00? GPO Box 2080 Canberra  2601

CONFUSION '94 W. A. convention incorporating Swancon 19, 15-17 July
Perth International Hotel. GoH Gerry Anderson. P.O. Box 190, Mt
Lawley, 6050

CONDUCKTOR 6-7 August Adelaide  AUSFA,

CONQUEST 94, Star Trek 23-25 September Lennon's Hotel Brisbane GsoH
Jonathan del Arco & Richard Arnold, Att $80 till 30/4/94. GPO Box
1376 Brisbane 4001

SURVIVAL 94 Dr Who convention, 25-27 November  Novotel  on Collins
GsoH Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred. $85/3day $125/3day +Banquet. PO
Box 804, Croydon 3136 or Ace@csource.pronet.com

VOYAGER Star Trek 30/12/94—1/1/95. GsoH Jonathan Frakes, Dwight
Schultz.  Hilton on the Park Melbourne $85/3day $125/3
day+Banquet+Ball+Party G.P.O. Box 474 Rosebud 3939
Ace@csource.pronet.com

CONCINNITY '95 January 27-29 1995, Melbourne, Venue & GsoH t.b.a ,
Att $50-00 until 7/4/95. Ali Kayn GPO Box 972G, Melbourne, 3001.

SWANCON '95 W.A. regional April 13-17 1995. Sheraton Perth Hotel. GoH
Pat Cadigan. Att $50. P.O. Box 318 Nedlands  6009

FORCE ONE (1st National Star Wars Con) Easter 1995, Sheraton Hotel
Melbourne, GsoH Steve Sansweet & unconfirmed Lucas-film employee.
$110. P.O. Box 118 Springvale 3171.

MUTAGEN '96 January 26-29 1996, Dr Who  Att $80-00. GPO Box 910G
Melbourne 3001.

OTHER EVENTS

N.S.W.

SOUTHERN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY GROUP Sf discussion group. 15
Shade Place Lugarno NSW. Sat April 16th 10-15 am Book Crawl phone 02
534 3595 for details.

FUTURIAN SOCIETY OF SYDNEY  Sf discussion. Friday April 22nd Beer
Garden The Royal Exhibition Hotel cnr Devonshire & Chalmers Sts
Sydney 7-00pm (Dinner beforehand at The Lantern restaurant, 515 Kent
St, Sydney. 5-30pm.)

GARGOYLE CLUB Horror artists & writers. Back Garden The Royal
Exhibition Hotel . First Friday of each month.

W.A.

WEST LODGE W.A. Dr Who, 1pm Saturday April 9th. Collins St Centre
South Perth. Brian (09) 316-3260

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY IN-FRIENDS  Media.  Every Friday 6:30pm
Building 17, Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley Campus

VICTORIA

MILLENIUM A science fiction play by Gallifrey member Charles
McKenzie. Powerhouse Theatre Albert Park Vict. April 1 & 2 & 6-9
8pm. $10/$5

THE DANDENONG VALLEY SCIENCE FICTION & FUTURIST SOCIETY  Dandenong
Public Library Conference Room. Tuesday April 5th 7-30pm to 10-00pm.
Ann McGann 63 Woodside Ave, Frankston, 3199

NOVA MOB  Wednesday April 6th. Dirk Strasser. Erawan Restaurant 205
Swan St Richmond at 6-00pm. Meeting at Alan Stewart's place at
8-00pm.

MELBOURNE HORROR SOCIETY The Maori Chief Hotel Sth Melbourne. April
7th 7.30p.m. Chris Masters 03-509-5366

THE DOCTOR WHO CLUB OF VICTORIA Saturday April 9th St Luke's Church
Dorcas Street Sth Melbourne  12-30pm to 5ish. GPO Box 4782UU,
Melbourne,3001

STAR TREK MARATHONS The Glasshouse Theatrette 360 Swanston Street
Melbourne. 6:30pm Saturday April 9th.

ENTERPRISE Star Trek April 16th Pinball & Bowling  P.O. Box 466,
World Trade Centre, 3005. (ph) 03-384-1918

GALLIFREY BBC Telefantasy club. April 23rd 1pm—5pm. BBQ, activities &
videos. St Michael's Church Hall, North Carlton.

COLLECTROCUTION COLLECTORS' FAIR. May 8th 9am—4pm. Lower Melbourne
Town Hall Enquiries 03 5342752

THE MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION CLUB Every Friday 7.30 pm, St David's
Hall, 74 Melville Rd, West Brunswick.

TIME TREKKERS SF CLUB OF CENTRAL VICTORIA Community House 21
Carpenter St, Bendigo. First Friday of month. Contact P.O. Box 934,
Bendigo 3550

VICTREX STAR TREK? Seymour Scout Hall Howe St Seymour. Bi-monthly.
Larry Kostopoulos 2a Grattan St Seymour 3660 057-92-1996

A.C.T.

CANBERRA SF SOCIETY, April 7, ANU Chem LT2, 7:30pm. Contact Ken Ward
PO Box 47 Civic Square  2608. (06) 288 6391.

S.A.

CRITICAL MASS SF DISCUSSION GROUP. April 6th 8-00pm SA Writers'
Centre, 242 Pirie Street, Adelaide.  Zorin Bekric Gender Demographics
& SF  Dinner before hand at the East End Coffee House. Damien Warman
08-382-7128

QUEENSLAND

CONQUEST CLUB Media Sunday April 24th. Metro Arts Centre, 109 Edwards
St Brisbane. 12-00—5-00pm. GPO Box 1376, Brisbane 4001

FANZINES

NEMESIS 19   Uni Clubzine AUSFA-

SYDNEY FUTURIAN  Sydney newszine Ron Clarke for FSS PO Box K940
Haymarket 2000-

ICEWORLD #2, Dr Who newszine, Damian Christie for Gallifrey, GPO Box
910G, Melbourne 3001. $14/year-

THE DAG SPEAKETH #1  No name or address. Media scandal sheet. Fun.

DEADLINES
Ditmars & Asfmas		April 2nd
Duff				April 30th
Guff				March 31st 1995

SOURCES 

Justin Ackroyd, Michael Cloonan, Lucy Sussex, Sundance
Bilson-Thompson, Derek Screen, Sydney Futurian, Iceworld, Roman
Orszanski

DEADLINE FOR #6

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