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Volume 22 Number 6 Issue 264 November 2009
OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 22, Issue 264, November 2009. 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 [email protected]. 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 the opinions of the Society or its members as a whole.
Events
Daytona Comic and Toy Show
November 15
Holiday Inn & Suites
(30 N. Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida
Free
Guests: Martin Pierro (writer/publisher Cosmic Comics)
Bill Black (AC Comics publisher)
Alex Saviuk (Spider-Man artist)
home.att.net/~slawsonm/Comic_Show.html
Miami Book Fair
November 8-15 (street fair November 13-15)
Membership rates varies, check website
Notable Guests: Joyce Carol Oates
Jonathan Lethem
www.miamibookfair.com
ZonaCon
November 20-22
Holiday Inn International
6515 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
$35 for 3 days pre-reg,$45 for 3 days at the door
Guests of Honor: Eric Vale (voice actor)
Sybil Danning (actress, various films),
Terence Zdunich (Repo:The Genetic
Opera)
www.zonacon.com/Home_Page.php
Birthdays
Dave Ratti– Nov. 24
A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
Whew.
The state of Florida had four genre events last month.
They were all interesting.
Animation Supercon had most of the stars of Futurama
and the show’s head writer. The convention also had game show
host extraordinare Nick Roche. I got to be Nick’s Vanna for his
Wheel of Fortune. It was cool to see people playing the new
Rock Star with the Beatles.
Spooky Empire had a track devoted to writing and
literature. Owl Goingback helped organize this track. Max
Brooks, writer of World War Z, gave a talk which was standing
room only.
Necronomicon was a blast. Thanks to Patty, Steve, and
Arthur for help with the room party. It was great to see our
friends at Stone Hill. The trivia team Arthur and I were on won
this year with a comfortable margin. Great panels, great guests,
great company. (Check out the pictures on page 3)
Hurricane Who seemed to go well. I attended a fan
panel and a writers panel On Friday. There were a lot of
costumes. The panel on Doctor Who comics was really good
with writer Tony Lee. Dr. Lynnette Potter talked about the
mysteries of Lost. I saw a one man show called Moths Ate My
Doctor Who Scarf by Toby Hadoke. It was a very funny and
poignant look at Doctor Who fandom. I had a good time
working and attending the Guardians of Gallifrey/OASFiS party.
As I write this I plan to go see Louise Jameson and see a talk on
the great Douglas Adams. This was very good for a first time
convention.
Next month maybe some book reviews and election
info.
Barry Letts
One of the guests at my first convention, Omnicon II,
was Barry Letts. I was told that he was the Executive Producer
of Doctor Who. I kind of knew what a producer was from Star
Trek. I saw Letts do his Q&A session with his good friend and
script editor Terrance Dicks. He was very interesting and funny.
(Continued on page 2)
November OASFiS Calendar
OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, November 8, 1:30 PM, Orange Public Library (Downtown Orlando, 101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801,407-835-7323). Come join us as we discuss the works of Hal Clement Sci Fi Light Saturday November 21, 6:30 PM, White Wolf Cafe
(7732 Sand Lake Road Orlando, FL). Come join us and
discuss the works of Ray Bradbury. For more info contact
Steve Grant
To contact for more info: OASFiS Business Meeting 407-823-8715
Page two November 2009
OASFiS People
Steve Cole 407-275-5211 [email protected] Susan Cole 407-275-5211 [email protected] Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 [email protected] Steve Grant 352 241 0670 [email protected] Mike Pilletere [email protected] David Ratti 407-282-2468 [email protected] Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 [email protected] Patricia Wheeler 407-832-1428 [email protected] Any of these people can give readers information about the When my appreciation of the show deepened I realized
what an important man I had met. Barry Letts was the producer
of Doctor Who between 1969-1974. Under his direction the
show became an enormous hit. He and Dicks got really good
stories out of the writers and directors. Letts also cast Tom
Baker as The Doctor. Baker would become on of the most
popular and successful Doctors.
I really liked the inside info Letts gave out in the DVD
commentaries and documentaries. This showed his love and
respect for the show and his work.
(Continued from page 1)
SHORT STORY
· "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss", Kij Johnson
(Asimov's 7/08)
ANTHOLOGY
· Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban
Fantasy, Ekaterina Sedia, ed. (Senses Five
Press)
COLLECTION
· The Drowned Life, Jeffrey Ford
(HarperPerennial)
ARTIST
· Shaun Tan
SPECIAL AWARD, PROFESSIONAL
· Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (for Small Beer
Press and Big Mouth House)
SPECIAL AWARD, NON-PROFESSIONAL
· Michael Walsh (for Howard Waldrop
collections from Old Earth Books)
World Fantasy Awards Winners
(source Locus Web Site)
The 2009 World Fantasy Award winners were
announced today at the World Fantasy Convention
held October 29 - November 1, 2009, in San José,
California.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
· Ellen Asher
· Jane Yolen
NOVEL (tie)
· The Shadow Year, Jeffrey Ford (Morrow)
· Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan (Allen &
Unwin; Knopf)
NOVELLA
· "If Angels Fight", Richard Bowes (F&SF
2/08)
Page three November 2009
Above: Necronomicon 2009 Guests of Honor:
(left to right): Richard Lee Byers, Catherine Asaro, Patricia Briggs
(Photo: Juan Sanmiguel)
Below: The Blue Moons Necronomicon 2009 Trivia champs.
(left to right) Juan Sanmiguel, Arthur Dykeman, unknown, Wade
Warren
(Photo: Arthur Dykeman/Michael Pilletere)
Above: Catherine Asaro’s concert. OASIS 21 Guest of Honor Paul
Vincenti playing drums.
(Photo: Arthur Dykeman)
Below: Patty Russell getting ready for the OASFiS room party.
(Photo: Arthur Dykeman)
Left: The OASFiS room party
(Photo: Arthur Dykeman)
OASFiS
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Orlando, FL 32805