Volume 26 Number 12 Issue 318 May 2014 A WORD FROM THE
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Volume 26 Number 12 Issue 318 May 2014 A WORD FROM THE
Volume 26 Number 12 Issue 318 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR A fun month. OASFiS was represented at the UCF Bookfair. The picnic was great. Thank You to everyone who helped out. Next month we will have the Nebula winners, and some reviews. Correction to March’s minutes: Bob Yazel had panned Robocop as an unexciting and unnecessary remake of its original, and had praised Pompeii for its visuals and the unexpected finale. Till next time. Events BelleCON May 2-4 Wyndham Jacksonville 1515 Prudential Drive Jacksonville, FL 32207 $40 for 3 days (pre-con), $55 at the door Guests: Collen Clinkenbeard (voice actress) Rachel Robinson(voice actress) Todd Haberkon (voice actor) belleconventions.com/ Galaxy Comic Con May 18 Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore May 2014 4400 W. Cypress Street Tampa, FL 33607 $10 for the day Guests: Rob Guillory (comic artist) Ethan Van Sciver (comic writer/artist) Nathan Szerdy (artist) Austin Janowsky (comic artist) www.galaxycomiccon.com Omni Expo May 23-25 Orlando World Center Marriott 8701 World Center Drive Orlando, FL 32821 $55 for the weekend at the door Guests: Matthew Mercer (voice actor) Robert Axlerod (voice actor) Kyle Hebert (voice actor) and others www.omniexpo.com Florida Anime Expo May 23-25 International Palms and Resort & Conference Center 6515 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819 $45 for the weekend at the door Guests: Ian Sinclair (voice actor) Melissa Fahn (voice actor) Paul St. Peter (voice actor) Paul Chapman (podcaster) Drake Bell (actor, Ultimate Spider-Man) www.floridaanime.com Spooky Empire’s May-Hem May 30-June 1 DoubleTree By Hilton at Universal Studios 5780 Major Blvd. Orlando, FL 32819 $50 for the weekend (pre-con), $60 at the door Guests: John Carpenter (film director) Lana Parilla (Regina, Once Upon a Time) (Continued on page 2) OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 26 Issue 318 May 2014. Published Monthly by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society (OASFiS). All rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra memberships to family members are $6.00 per year when only one newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS, send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL 32859-2905. To submit Articles, Artwork or Letters of Comment to the Event Horizon, send them to the Editor's address above or sanmiguel@earthlink.net. For additional information, call our Voice Mail at (407) 823-8715. OASFiS is a state chartered not for profit corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Author(s) and in no way represent Page two May 2014 OASFiS People May OASFiS Calendar OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, May 11 1:30 PM, Brick and Fire Pasta and Pizza Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South Orange Ave Orlando, Florida 32806). Come joins us as we discuss Wolf in Shadow by John Lambshead. SciFi Light TBD. Please check website To contact for more info: OASFiS Business Meeting Steve Cole Susan Cole Arthur Dykeman Steve Grant Mike Pilletere David Ratti 407-823-8715 Juan Sanmiguel Patricia Wheeler Rebecca Mader (Zelena, Once Upon a Time) and others www.spookyempire.com Jacksonville Anime Day May 31 Embassy Suites Jacksonville 9300 Baymeadows Road Jacksonville, Florida 32256 $5 at the door www.jacksonville.animeday.net/ Award News (source Locus website) Nominees for the 1939 Retro Hugo Awards and the 2014 Hugo Awards have been announced by LonCon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in London, England, August 14- 18, 2014. 1939 Retro Hugo Awards Best Novel (208 nominating ballots) Carson of Venus, Edgar Rice Burroughs (Argosy 1/8/38 – 2/12/38) Out of the Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis (The Bodley Head) Galactic Patrol, E.E. Smith, Ph.D. (Astounding Stories 9/37 – 2/38) The Sword in the Stone, T.H. White (Collins) The Legion of Time, J ack Williamson (Astounding Science-Fiction 5-7/38) Best Novella (125) ‘‘Who Goes There?’’, John W. Campbell writing as Don A. Stuart (Astounding Science-Fiction 8/38) ‘‘A Matter of Form’’, H.L. Gold (A stounding ScienceFiction 12/38) 407-275-5211 stevepcole@hotmail.com 407-275-5211 sacole@mindspring.com 407-328-9565 adykeman@bellsouth.net 352 241 0670 stevegrant@embarqmail.com mike-sf@webbedfeet.com 407-282-2468 dratti@eudoramail.com 407-823-8715 sanmiguel@earthlink.net 407-832-1428 pwheeler11@cfl.rr.com Any of these people can give readers information about the club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan ‘‘The Time Trap’’, Henry Kuttner (Marvel Science Stories 11/38) Anthem, Ayn Rand (Cassell) ‘‘Sleepers of Mars’’, John Wyndham writing as John Beynon (Tales of W onder 3/38) Best Novelette (80) ‘‘Dead Knowledge’’, John W. Campbell writing as Don A. Stuart (Astounding Stories 1/38) ‘‘Pigeons From Hell’’, Robert E. Howard (W eird Tales 5/38) ‘‘Hollywood on the Moon’’, Henry Kuttner (Thrilling Wonder Stories 4/38) ‘‘Werewoman’’, C.L. Moore (Leaves #2 Winter ’38) ‘‘Rule 18’’, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science-Fiction 7/38) Best Short Story (865) ‘‘Hollerbochen’s Dilemma’’, Ray Bradbury (Imagination! 1/38) ‘‘How We Went to Mars’’, Arthur C. Clarke (A mateur Science Stories 3/38) ‘‘Hyperpilosity’’, L. Sprague de Camp (A stounding Science -Fiction 4/38) ‘‘The Faithful’’, Lester del Rey (A stounding Science-Fiction 4/38) ‘‘Helen O’Loy’’, Lester del Rey (A stounding ScienceFiction 12/38) (Continued on page 3) Page three May 2014 Best Dramatic Presentation – Short (137) 2014 Hugo Awards Best Novel (1,595 nominating ballots) Around the World in Eighty Days A Christmas Carol Dracula R.U.R. The War of the Worlds Best Professional Editor Short Form (99) John W. Campbell Walter H. Gillings Raymond A. Palmer Mort Weisinger Farnsworth Wright Best Professional Artist (86) Margaret Brundage Virgil Finlay Frank R. Paul Alex Schomburg H.W. Wesso Best Fanzine (42) Fantascience Digest Fantasy News Imagination! Novae Terrae Tomorrow Warbound, Larry Correia (Baen) Parasite, Mira Grant (Orbit US; Orbit UK) The Wheel of Time (complete series), Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (Tor) Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK) Best Novella (847) ‘‘Wakulla Springs’’, Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages (Tor.com 10/2/13) ‘‘Equoid’’, Charles Stross (Tor.com 9/24/13) ‘‘The Chaplain’s Legacy’’, Brad Torgersen (A nalog 7-8/13) Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean) The Butcher of Khardov, Dan Wells (Privateer Press) Best Novelette (728) ‘‘The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling’’, Ted Chiang (Subterranean Fall ‘13) ‘‘Opera Vita Aeterna’’, Vox Day (The Last Witchking) ‘‘The Waiting Stars’’, Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky) ‘‘The Lady Astronaut of Mars’’, Mary Robinette Kowal (Rip-Off! 2012; maryrobinettekowal.com 2/13) ‘‘The Exchange Officers’’, Brad Torgersen (A nalog 1-2/13) Best Short Story (865) Best Fan Writer (50) Forrest J Ackerman Ray Bradbury Arthur Wilson ‘‘Bob’’ Tucker Harry Warner, Jr. Donald A. Wollheim ‘‘The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere’’, John Chu (Tor.com 2/20/13) ‘‘The Ink Readers of Doi Saket’’, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor.com 4/24/13) ‘‘Selkie Stories Are for Losers’’, Sofia Samatar (Strange Horizons 1/7/13) ‘‘If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love’’, Rachel Swirsky (Apex Magazine 3/13) There were 233 nominating ballots received from members of LoneStarCon 3, LonCon 3, and Sasquan. (Continued on page 4) Page four May 2014 Best Dramatic Presentation – Long (995) Best Professional Editor Long Form (632) Frozen Gravity The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Iron Man 3 Pacific Rim Ginjer Buchanan Sheila Gilbert Liz Gorinsky Lee Harris Toni Weisskopf Best Dramatic Presentation – Short (760) Best Professional Editor Short Form (656) An Adventure in Space and Time Doctor Who: ‘‘The Day of the Doctor’’ Doctor Who: ‘‘The Name of the Doctor’’ The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Game of Thrones: ‘‘The Rains of Castamere’’ Orphan Black: ‘‘Variations under Domestication’’ John Joseph Adams Neil Clarke Ellen Datlow Jonathan Strahan Sheila Williams Best Professional Artist (624) Best Related Work (752) Galen Dara Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by Julie Dillon the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It, Sigrid Ellis & Michael Daniel Dos Santos Damian Thomas, eds. (Mad Norwegian Press) John Harris ‘‘We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle John Picacio and Slaves Narrative’’, Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink Fiona Staples 5/20/13) Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary, J ustin Landon & J ared Shurin, eds. Best Semiprozine (411) (Jurassic London) Writing Excuses, Season 8, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson Apex Magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, J eff VanderMeer with J eremy Zerfoss Interzone (Abrams Image) Lightspeed Strange Horizons Best Graphic Story (552) ‘‘The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who’’, Paul Cornell; art by Jimmy Broxton (Doctor W ho Special 2013) Girl Genius, Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne & The Sleeping City, Phil & Kaja F oglio; art by Phil F oglio; colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment) The Meathouse Man, adapted and illustrated by Raya Golden from the story by George R.R. Martin (Jet City Comics) ‘‘Time’’, Randall Munroe (XKCD) Saga, Volume 2, Brian K. Vaughn; art by F iona Staples (Image Comics) Best Fanzine (478) The Book Smugglers A Dribble of Ink Elitist Book Reviews Journey Planet Pornokitsch (Continued on page 5) Page five Best Fancast (396) The Coode Street Podcast Doctor Who: Verity! Galactic Suburbia Podcast SF Signal Podcast The Skiffy and Fanty Show Tea and Jeopardy The Writer and the Critic Best Fan Writer (521) Liz Bourke Kameron Hurley Foz Meadows Abigail Nussbaum Mark Oshiro Best Fan Artist (316) Brad W. Foster Mandie Manzano Spring Schoenhuth Steve Stiles Sarah Webb May 2014 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo Award] (767) Wesley Chu *Max Gladstone *Ramez Naam *Sofia Samatar Benjanun Sriduangkaew *Finalists in their 2nd year of eligibility. There were 1,923 nominating ballots received from members of LoneStarCon 3, LonCon 3, and Sasquan. Philip K. Dick Awards Awarded at Noreascon April 17, 2014. Countdown City by Ben Winters (Quirk) Special mention: Self-Reference Engine by Toh EnJoe, translated by Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru) Arthur C. Clarke Award The winner of the 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award was announced during a ceremony at the Royal Society in London, May 1, 2014, as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. Ancillary Justice, Anne Leckie (Orbit) Leckie received a £2014 prize and a commemorative engraved bookend OASFiS P.O. Box 592905 ORLANDO, FL 32859-2905 Joe Fan 123 Sesame Street Orlando, FL 32805