June - OASFiS

Volume 25 Number 1 Issue 295
A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
June 2012
Metrocon
June 15-17
Tampa Convention Center
333 S. Franklin Street
Tampa, FL.
$60 for 3 days at the door
Guests:
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn(voice actor)
Richard Epcar (voice actor
Crispin Freeman (voice actor)
Scott McNeill (voice actor)
Doug Smith (voice actor)
David Stanworth-Snafu Comics
PickaBellChu (cosplay guest)
Ashley Clark (web comic creator)
www.metroconventions.com
This month saw the successful launch of a
private space vehicle. The Dragon capsule went to
International Space Station and returned safely to the
Earth.
The Orlando Fringe Festival had several
science fiction/fantasy plays including 2013 Finding
Love in the Zombie/Cannibal Apocalypse,
AAAAGHHH ZOMBIES: Because Zombies Sell, A
Long Time Ago: The Eighties Strike Back, Dog
Powered Robot and the Subsequent Adventure,
Dirk Darrow NCSSI, Eunice and Ernie’s Storytime
for Grown-Ups, Happy Zombie Girl, Kirkou and the
Sorceress, and Little Shop of Horrors.
The month ended with OASIS 25
Thanks to Walter Bryan and Mark
Wingenfeld for their photos.
Florida Supercon
June 29-July 2
Events
711 NW 72nd Ave,
Miami FL.
Rapier
$50 for 3 Days and $55 for 4 days
June 8-10
Guests:
Clarion Hotel Conference Center
Neal Adams (comic artist legend)
2101 Dixie Clipper Drive •
Carmine Infantino (comic artist legend)
Jacksonville, FL 32218
George Perez (comic artist legend)
$25 for the weekend, $10 for Fri & Sat,
Denny O’Neill (comic writer legend)
$5 for Sunday
Roy Thomas (comic writer legend)
Gaming
Bill Sienkiewicz (comic artist)
http://www.rapiercon.com
Howard Chaykin (comic writer)
Alex Kingston (River Song, Doctor
Who)
Birthdays
Billy West (voice actor)
and many more
Roger Sims– June 8
www.floridasupercon.com/
Arthur Dykeman - June 10
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June 2012
OASFiS People
June OASFiS Calendar
OASFiS Business Meeting
Sunday, June 10 1:30 PM, Brick and Fire Pasta and
Pizza Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South Orange Ave
Orlando, Florida 32806) 32801,407-835-7323).
Steve Cole
Susan Cole
Arthur Dykeman
SciFi Light
Saturday June 16, see the film Once at the Garden
Steve Grant
Theater (160 West Plant Street • Winter Garden, FL) at
7PM and have dinner at Al Fresco (146 W. Plant St Winter
Garden, FL) at 5:30PM. For more info contact Steve Grant Mike Pilletere
David Ratti
To contact for more info:
OASFiS Business Meeting
407-823-8715
Juan Sanmiguel
Patricia Wheeler
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
Nebula Awards Winners
(source Locus website)
Any of these people can give readers information about the
The 2011 Nebula Awards winners were announced on club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan
Saturday, May 19st during the 2011 SFWA Nebula
4/11)
Awards Weekend, held in Arlington, VA
Novel
Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)
Novella
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist”, Kij
Johnson (Asimov’s 10-11/11)
Novelette
‘
‘What We Found’’, Geoff Ryman (F&SF 910/11)
Short Story
“The Paper Menagerie”, Ken Liu (F&SF 3-
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic
Presentation
Doctor Who: “The Doctor’s Wife”
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science
Fiction and Fantasy Book
The Freedom Maze, Delia Sherman (Big
Mouth House)
Octavia Butler and John Clute received the Solstice
Award. Bud Webster received the SFWA Service
Award.
The Nebula Winners
Back Row (left to right)
Delia Sherman, Geoff RymanNeil Gaiman,
Joe Haldeman,(for John Clute)
Jamie Todd Rueben
(for Ken Liu),
Col. Michael Fincke USAF NASA,
Front Row
Jo Walton, Bud Webster, Cynthia Felice (for Octavia
Butler), Connie Willis, John Kessel (for Kij Johnson)
Photo by Mark Wingenfeld
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June 2011
OASIS 25
Top Row:
Writer Guest of Honor David Weber with Hall
Costumers
Writer Guest of Honor L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Artist Guest of Honor Janny Wurts
Middle Row
Fan Guest of Honor Pat Sims
Fan Guest of Honor Roger Sims
Bottom Row:
Masquerade participants.
Photos by Walter Bryan
SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
IN ORLANDO
Hotel Info:
May 24-26, 2013
To be announced
Guest of Honor
Seanan McGuire
Weekend Memberships:
$30 until 1/1/13,
$35 until 4/30/13,
$40 at the door.
Make checks payable to:
OASFiS
Author Signings,
Costume Contest,
Live Music and Comedy,
Anime and Video Programs, Art Show and Auction,
Informative Panel Talks,
Artist Demos Books, Cool Stuff for Sale,
Fun and Games Charity Auction
Joe Fan
123 Sesame Street
Orlando, FL 32805
OASFiS
P.O. Box 592905
ORLANDO, FL 32859-2905