Lambda Sci-Fi
DC Area Gaylaxians
PO Box 656, Washington, DC 20044
(202) 232-3141 - Issue #255 - June 2011
E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.lambdascifi.org
LSF's
Post-Pride
Party
(June 18)
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LSF Video/Gaming Party
and DC Pride Parade
Viewing (June 11)
Come celebrate Pride Day at a
Pre-Pride Video/Gaming/Parade-viewing
Party with the folks at LSF!
What: A science fiction/fantasy/
horror video and gaming party – with a
break to watch the Pride Parade. We’ll
watch movies that receive the most votes
(two simultaneous screens). There’s also
room for gaming, so feel free to bring
games as well. We’ll start the party with a
brief LSF meeting at 3:00 PM.
When: Saturday, June 11; 3:00
PM – ?? (Note: we’ll break to go watch the
parade as a group and for everyone to get
dinner on their own.)
Where: Home of Peter and Rob,
1425 “S” Street NW, Washington, DC.
Directions at:
http://lambdascifi.org/club/
PeterRob.html
What to bring: Bring science
fiction, fantasy, and horror DVDs/BluRays
to watch and snacks and/or non-alcoholic
drinks to share. If interested, bring a table
game or two.
For more information: Please
contact Rob at: [email protected]
or call him at 202-483-6369.
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Come celebrate DC Pride at a
Post-Pride Video/Potluck Party with the
folks at LSF!
What: A science fiction/fantasy/
horror video and potluck party. We will
watch the movies that receive the most
votes. There’s room for gaming if someone brings a table game and people are
interested in playing games.
When: Saturday, June 18; 3:30
PM - ??
Where: Julian’s home at 2462
Tunlaw Road NW, Washington, DC.
Directions at:
http://lambdascifi.org/club/Julian.html
What to bring: Bring science
fiction, fantasy, and horror DVDs to watch
and snacks, dinner food, and/or non-alcoholic drinks to share. Julian says he’ll be
preparing Tex-Mex main courses: pork,
beef, and chicken dishes. “We can use
some salads.” If you’re interested, bring a
table game or two.
For more information: Please
contact Peter at:
[email protected]
The LSF Book
Discussion Group
If you’re interested in lively discussions of F&SF books (with an emphasis on elements of interest to the
LGBT community), we invite you to join
the LSF Book Discussion Group. Each
month, we conduct fascinating roundtable discussions of works by significant
F&SF authors.
The LSF Book Discussion
Group usually meets on the 4th Thursday of every month, starting at 7:00 PM,
at Peter & Rob’s home: 1425 “S” St., NW
– for directions or more details, call 202483-6369. The next meeting will be held
on June 23rd.
Here are the details for the next
couple of book discussions:
June 23rd - The Gaslight Dogs, by Karin
Lowachee; moderator: Carl.
July 28th - Finder: Voice, by Carla
Speed McNeil (a Dark Horse graphic
novel); moderator: Greg.
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or call him at 202-483-6369.
On the day of the party, call Julian
at 202-306-1497.
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June LSF Meeting -- Different Time & Place!
The next LSF meeting will be held on Saturday, June 11th, in conjunction with
a video/gaming party and Pride Day Parade outing. The meeting will be held at Rob
& Peter’s home (1425 “S” Street NW, Washington, DC) – see article on this page. A
short business meeting will be held at about 3:00 PM, immediately followed by the other
festivities. Hope to see you there! And come visit our table at DC Pride (June 12th).
WHAT'S INSIDE?
LSF May Meeting Minutes (pg. 2); The New Face (and Body) of Conan the Barbarian
(pg. 2); Gaylactic Update (pg. 3); The Royal Wedding Dalek (pg.3); Joanna Russ (obituary - pg. 4); Oscar Wilde and the Vampire
Murders (book review - pg. 5); About Lambda Sci-Fi: DC Area Gaylaxians and Con Calendar (pg. 6)
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LSF May Meeting Minutes
taken by Scott
Business Meeting
LSF will have a table at the Capital Pride Festival on Sunday, June 12.
Regarding the traditional LSF
pre- and post-Pride events: the pre-Pride
video party will be held at Peter and Rob’s
place, while the post-Pride party will be
held at Julian’s place in Glover Park.
Social Meeting
Joanna Russ, author of The Female Man, recently passed at age 74. Her
death was announced at the SFWA
website.
Next week’s Dr. Who episode,
entitled The Doctor’s Wife, was written by
Neil Gaiman. Torchwood is returning in
July. The final episode of Syfy Channel’s
Stargate: Universe will be shown next
week.
Diane Lane will portray Martha
Kent in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Super-
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man movie. Will Smith’s new partner in
the next Men In Black movie will be Josh
Brolin. Morgan Freeman is still working
on the film version of Arthur C. Clarke’s
Rendezvous with Rama. The new X-Men:
First Class movie looks rather promising.
Richard Fazio’s (aka Richard
Mandrachio) new book, Dreaming
Sparta, has released as an e-book titled.
Congrats, Richard!
Carl mentioned Interfictions 2:
An Anthology of Interstitial Writing, edited by Delia Sherman and Christopher
Barzak. He alsol asked for feedback on
potential genre bookmarks that could be
purchased from the American Library
Association catalog. The bookmarks will
be distributed at the upcoming Pride Festival LSF table.
Peter passed around the April
2011 issue of Parsec, the newsletter of the
Pittsburgh sci-fi group.
Wess reported that the Thor
movie was a great popcorn movie – interesting to see the Destroyer as the main
villain. Alex reported that the animated
series Archer is available on Hulu (although it is restricted to “over-18 only”).
Rob predicts that the series V won’t get
renewed; he also cheerfully advised that
the Dragon Age II game allows for GLBT
characters and relationships.
Gaylaxicon 2011 will be held this
upcoming weekend in Altanta. The key
media guest is Amber Benson, who played
Terra on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Author guest of honor is Joan Slonczewski.
In 2012, Gayaxicon will be held in Minneapolis. The Guest of Honor will be writer
and producer Gary Russell, who has written many works of fiction and non-fiction
for Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Lord of
the Rings.
The May 19th book discussion
will feature Samuel Delany’s Trouble on
Triton; Karin Lowachee’s The Gaslight
Dogs is the June book discussion title;
and July’s book is Finder: Voice, a graphic
novel from Dark Horse.
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Momoa as Conan, supported by Rose
McGowan, Stephen Lang, and Ron
Perlman. Ron Perlman will portray Corin,
leader of the Cimmerians, a blacksmith,
and Conan’s father. Leo Howard will portray the young Conan.
The film spent seven years in
development at Warner Brothers before
the rights were shifted to Nu Image/Millennium Films in 2007. Filming began in
March 2010 and concluded in June 2010.
It is scheduled for release in August 2011.
Storyline: After his father is murdered and
his village destroyed, young Conan ventures into an unforgiving world, where he
survives as a thief, pirate, and warrior.
Conan finally chances upon Khalar Zym,
the warlord responsible for his tribe’s
destruction. As he tracks Khalar Zym,
Conan battles monsters, Zym’s henchmen, and Marique, a powerful witch.
If you want to see more of
“Momoa the Barbarian,” he’s currently
appearing (in a more savage guise) as
Khal Drogo, a powerful Dothraki chieftain, in Game of Thrones on HBO.
The New Face (and Body)
of Conan the Barbarian
info passed along by Carl
Conan the Barbarian, previously titled Conan 3D, is an upcoming 3D film based (of course) on the character
“Conan the Barbarian” created by Robert
E. Howard. It’s a new adaptation, separate
from the two earlier 1980s films that featured Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead
role. The new film is set to star Jason
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Gaylactic Update
from Wayne Wilkening
Chairman, Gaylactic Network Board
Members of the Gaylactic Network and fans in general had great fun at
Gaylaxicon 2011, held at Outlantacon May
13-15. If you’ve not seen their website
(outlantacon.com) or their Facebook page,
give each a quick look for pictures and
attendee reaction to the convention. I had
so much fun that I’m thinking about attending Outlantacon next year and am
already signed up for Gaylaxicon 2012!
Speaking of Gaylaxicon 2012,
they hosted a great party in the con suite
in Atlanta. They have updated the
Gaylaxicon 2012 website with all the guest,
location, and timing information for the
convention. You can visit them directly at
gaylaxicon2012.org or link to them and
everyone else at gaylacticnetwork.org.
Plan for a lovely fall visit to the Twin
Cities!
In other news from Gaylaxicon,
the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards announced winners from the combined 2009/
2010 short fiction and other works categories.
The Short Fiction winners are:
“The Behold of the Eye” by Hal
Duncan, originally published in Lone Star
Stories, and was reprinted in Wilde Stories 2009 (edited by Steve Berman).
“The Rocky Side of the Sky” by
Melissa Scott, which appeared in Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures (edited by
Lynne Jamneck).
The
Gaylactic
Network
Best Other Works:
Were the World Mine, a film by
Tom Gustafson.
Haunted Hearths and Sapphic
Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories, an anthology edited by Catherine Lundoff.
Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures, an anthology edited by Lynne
Jamneck.
Unspeakable Horror: From the
Shadows of the Closet, an anthology edited by Vince Liaguno and Chad Helder.
Wilde Stories 2009, an anthology edited by Steve Berman.
More information on the
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, including
past winners and how you can nominate
works for the 2011 awards, is available at
www.spectrumawards.org.
The Gaylactic Network held its
annual Board meeting at with Gaylaxicon.
We discussed the general state of the
Network and how we can move it forward.
From that discussion, we’ve got a reenergized publicity and marketing committee led by Keith Belk. Expect to be
hearing from us more in the future!
As part of that additional outreach, the Network plans to: increase our
visibility at various regional conventions,
foster new local affiliates, and use the
Internet as a focus for sharing information
between individuals and groups. We’re
going to establish a quarterly Gaylactic
Network conference call to ensure that
everyone who wishes to participate can.
More details on that once the first one is
scheduled.
If you’d like to see a Gaylaxicon
or Gaylactic Network affiliate near you, or
if you want to get involved in any of the
activities of the Network, please contact
me directly. New ideas and volunteers are
always welcome!
As a reminder, the Gaylactic
Network has two Board Member positions currently up for election. They are
both two year terms. All members of the
Gaylactic Network are eligible to vote and
to become Board members. The Network
Board is the policy-making body for the
Network. It generally operates as a lowvolume Yahoo Group list and has a single
in-person annual meeting. If you were a
member of Gaylaxicon 2011 (Atlanta, May
13-15) or Gaylaxicon 2012 (Minnesota,
October 5-7), you’re already a member of
the Network and eligible. If you’re interested in one of the positions and are not
already a member, simply join one of the
conventions or pay a $10 membership fee
to become a member. Anyone who’s interested in one of these Board Member positions needs to submit a statement of
interest and qualifications by Monday,
May 30th. Statements of interest and any
questions should be directed to me at
[email protected].
Royal Wedding Dalek
Info passed along by Greg
Choose a job
you love,
and you will
never have to work
a day in your life.
Chris Balcombe, an avid fan of
Dr. Who and supporter of the royal wedding, has created a Dalek just for the
occasion. It’s emblazoned with the Union
Jack flag, photos of Prince William and
Kate Middleton, and it can hold drinks
and sandwiches (mechanical grip instead
of the raygun). Balcombe has previously
worked on Daleks for BBC.) I give you...
-- Confucius --
the Royal
Wedding Dalek!
(from Motivational Quotes, compiled by
Mac Anderson; Simple Truths, 2008)
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Joanna Russ
1937 – 2011
It’s probably even odds
whether you’ve ever heard of Joanna
Russ. It’s also pretty good odds that
you haven’t read any of her works.
She’s one of those LGBT writers
whose F&SF works you “should” read
but probably haven’t. She is regarded
as one of the leading feminist SF scholars and authors. In 1969, she came out
as a lesbian. In addition to her F&SF
works, Ms. Russ also wrote feminist
literary criticism (How to Suppress
Women’s Writing), essays (collected
in Magic Mommas, Trembling Sisters, Puritans & Perverts), a booklength study of contemporary feminism (What Are We Fighting For?),
and works of contemporary fiction.
Ms. Russ graduated from
Cornell University in 1957 (B.A. in English) and received a Master’s Degree
(playwriting and dramatic literature) from
Yale Drama School in 1960. She taught at
several universities (including Cornell)
and was a full professor at the University
of Washington.
In 1959, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published her first
story: “Nor Custom Stale.” And for 15
years, Ms. Russ was an influential and
witty (if intermittent) reviewer/columnist
for F&SF.
Her works came to be noticed in
the SF world in the late 1960s. Female
authors were starting to enter the field, but
it was still dominated by male authors
writing for a predominantly male audience. Ms. Russ introduced her heroine
“Alyx” (a quick-witted, not overly-beautiful mercenary, thief, and assassin who
travels through time) in a series of stories
during the ’60s and as the star of her first
novel, Picnic on Paradise (1968). All of
the “Alyx” stories (including Picnic on
Paradise) were collected and reissued in
1976 as The Adventures of Alyx.
Her best-known work is the SF
novel The Female Man (1975). It’s probably her most feminist SF work and is
considered a landmark. It combines utopian fiction and satire, intertwining the
stories of four different versions of the
same woman in parallel worlds and how
they interact with and respond to sexism.
Some people find Russ’s works too “an-
gry” or polemical. However, quoting
her obituary in the NY Times, “many
praised her liquid prose style, intellectual ferocity and cheerfully unorthodox approach to constructing her fiction, which could include discursions
into history and philosophy and sections of quasitheatrical dialogue.”
Russ’s fiction has been nominated for Nebula Awards nine times
and for Hugo Awards three times. She
won the Nebula in 1972 for her short
story “When it Changed” (a precursor to The Female Man); and she won
the Hugo in 1983 for her novella Souls
(historical fantasy about a 12th Century abbess and sexually brutalizing
Norse invaders). The quality of her
genre-related scholarly work was recognized in 1988, when the Science
Fiction Research Association gave
her the Pilgrim Award for Lifetime
Achievement.
In later life, she published
little, largely due to chronic back pain
and chronic fatigue syndrome. On
April 27th, she was admitted to a hospice after suffering a series of strokes.
She died two days later.
Joanna Russ’s work is widely
taught in courses on SF and feminism.
She is the subject of such critical studies as On Joanna Russ (edited by
Farah Mendelsohn) and Demand My
Writing: Joanna Russ, Feminism, Science Fiction (by Jeanne Cortiel).
Joanna Russ quotes:
Men are not such bad folk
when one stops expecting them
to be gods.
-- "Souls" (1982)
The trouble with men is
that they have limited minds.
That's the trouble with women, too.
-- "Existence" (1975)
Esteem is the basis of every friendship.
-- "The Soul of a Servant" (1973)
Christians are quite as foolish
as other people, you know.
-- "Souls" (1982)
You have no idea
what an inconvenience it is,
to be dead.
-- "Poor Man, Beggar Man" (1971)
When one culture has the big guns
and the other has none,
there is a certain predictability
about the outcome.
-- "When It Changed" (1972)
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It's so easy to be temperate
when one enjoys nothing,
so easy to be kind
when ones loves nothing,
so easy to be fearless
when one's life is no better
than one's death.
-- "Souls" (1982)
(from Science Fiction Quotations: From
the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits,
edited by Gary Westfahl;
Yale University Press, 2005)
Oscar Wilde and the
Vampire Murders
by Gyles Brandreth
(Simon & Schuster, 2011)
reviewed by Carl
There were two major reasons
why I picked up this book, and they’re
both in the title. One: it features the one
and only Oscar Wilde as the central character. Two: it mentions vampires. (More
on that in a bit.)
Oh, well, I might as well admit
there were actually three reasons, the third
one being the cover art. They’ve taken a
famous photograph of Wilde (from the
series of photos taken by Napoleon
Sarony in New York City, 1882) and replaced the cane in his hand with a bloody
wooden stake. Quite eye catching, and
obviously intended to fit into the current
rage for Regency-based or Victorianabased vampire stories (for example: Emma
and the Vampires, Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter, Heathcliff: Vampire of
Wuthering Heights, Little Vampire
Women, and so on).
However, let me quickly disabuse you of the notion that this is a
vampire novel. It’s not; and I knew that
going in. This is, in fact, the fourth novel
of the very successful “Oscar Wilde
Mysteries” (ah, the dreaded “M” word)
written by Gyles Brandreth; and there was
no supernatural content in any of the
previous three novels (Oscar Wilde and a
Death of No Importance, Oscar Wilde
and a Game Called Murder, and Oscar
Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile). Likewise, there are no “real” vampires in this
novel.
So why review it here in a newsletter for an F&SF club? Well, first off, the
story revolves around a couple of murders that have all the hallmarks of the
traditional vampiric attack: small holes in
neck; not a lot of blood on the scene. And,
secondly, the story is set in 1890, during
a period of heightened Victorian interest
in all things vampiric. (Oh, and let’s not
forget dear Oscar… More on that later.)
Back in 1819, John Polidori had
written about the undead blood-sucker
Lord Ruthven in The Vampyre. The lurid
Varney the Vampire, or The Feast of Blood
was serialized in the “penny dreadfuls”
from 1845 to 1847 (published in book form
in 1847). Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s novella about a female vampire, Carmilla,
came out in 1872. And, of course, Bram
Stoker’s Dracula was published in 1897
(although he’d been researching and planning it since 1890). In the art world, paintings such as Edvard Munch’s
“Vampyrem” (1894) and Philip BurneJones’s “The Vampire” (1897) added visual “oomph” to the movement. And,
don’t forget, Victorian London had also
been horrified by the unsolved “Ripper
murders” during that same period (1888).
Even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
eventually ended up having Sherlock
Holmes investigate vampiric manifestations: “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire” in The Case-Book of Sherlock
Holmes (set in 1896, but not published
until1927). Doyle, like Brandreth, revealed
it all to be a case of mental derangement
rather than the work of an actual undead
predator.
It is this vampire-obsessed milieu that is the setting for Oscar Wilde and
the Vampire Murders. The story opens at
a society party hosted by the Duke and
Duchess of Albemarle. The guest list includes – among many others – His Royal
Highness Edward the Prince of Wales,
and his eldest son Prince Albert Victor (
“Eddy”) – and, of course, Oscar Wilde
and his friend Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle.
The evening ends in tragedy: the Duchess is found murdered, with two tiny puncture marks on her throat. The royal support staff immediately spring into action
to disassociate the Prince of Wales and
Prince Eddy from this potential scandal. In
fact, the Prince of Wales (a sometime lover
of the Duchess of Albemarle) asks Oscar
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Wilde and Dr. Conan Doyle to investigate
the crime and ensure that the perpetrator
is brought to justice (without involving
the Royal Family, of course).
Ever the romantic realist – or the
realistic romantic – Oscar views it this
way: “The duchess may indeed have
been attached by a vampire—or by a man
who believed he was a vampire—or by a
man pretending to be a vampire. Or the
wounds in her neck could have been selfinflicted to give the impression of a vampiric
attack—or they may have nothing to do
with vampires at all . . . Who knows?”
And then a second vampire-style
murder occurs at the Empire Theatre – the
victim is another of the Prince’s former
mistresses, and once again both the Prince
of Wales and his son are nearby. Are Mr.
Wilde and Dr. Doyle actually expected to
discover the identity of the murderer? Or
are they pawns in a royal cover-up? (Let’s
not forget that Prince Eddy’s name appeared amongst the list of suspects in the
Ripper murders.) And what about the
beautiful Rex LaSalle – one of “Oscar’s
young men” – who was present at both
murders and has even told Oscar that he’s
a vampire? Is he delusional? Is he merely
a young man trying to attract the attention
of the famous (and notorious) Mr. Wilde?
Or is he the murderer? In the words of
Sherlock Holmes: “The game’s afoot!”
Oscar Wilde and the Vampire
Murders is an absolute delight! I think
Brandreth has captured the essence of the
great Mr. Wilde, with all his wittiness and
foibles. And the supporting cast of actual
historical characters adds to the fun, including: Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle (author
and practicing physician; not yet “Sir
Arthur”), Bram Stoker (theatre manager;
not yet author of Dracula), His Royal
Highness Edward Prince of Wales, his
wastrel son Prince “Eddy,” Lillie Langtry
(the actress; another of HRH’s mistresses),
Jane Avril (famously depicted in the
Moulin Rouge posters of ToulouseLautrec), and others.
And, yes, there’s GLBT content.
How could there not be, with the inimitable Mr. Wilde as the main character?
Plus, we get to see some interesting new
angles to the “Wilde” side of the scandalous Prince “Eddy” (son of the Prince of
Wales). My, my, my…
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* * INFORMATION ABOUT LAMBDA SCI-FI: DC AREA GAYLAXIANS * *
Lambda Sci-Fi: DC Area Gaylaxians (LSF) is an organization for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered (GLBT) people, and their friends who are interested in science fiction, fantasy, horror and related genres in all
forms (SF/F/H). LSF’s primary goals are to have fun, to provide a community, and to:
•
promote SF/F/H, with particular attention to materials of interest to GLBT people and their friends;
•
provide forums for GLBT people and their friends to share their interest in SF/F/H;
•
promote the presence of GLBT elements within SF/F/H and within fandom; and
•
promote SF/F/H within the GLBT community.
Annual membership fees are $10, for which you will receive an e-mailed this monthly newsletter and a membership directory.
(Hard copies of the newsletter cost an additional $15 per year.) Newsletter submissions are always welcome.
Meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of each month at a private residence. However, the next Lambda
Sci-Fi meeting will be held on Saturday, June 11th, along with the Pre-Pride Video Party, at Peter and Rob’s home (1425 “S”
St., NW), near Dupont Circle. The short business meeting will begin at 3:00 PM; and the party will begin immediately after
that. (For more details, see the article on page 1.) Hope to see you there!
Lambda Sci-Fi: DC Area Gaylaxians is an affiliate of the Gaylactic Network, an international organization for gay
people and their friends who are interested in science-fiction and fantasy.
Con Calendar
by Carl
Aug. 17-21, 2011 RENOVATION (69th World Science Fiction Convention). Reno-Sparks Convention Center (Reno, Nevada).
Guests of Honor: Ellen Asher, Charles N. Brown, Tim Powers, Boris Vallejo. Membership: currently $195 until 7/17 (will go up!).
Website: www.renovationsf.org
Membership queries: [email protected]
Oct. 14-16, 2011 CAPCLAVE 2011. Hilton Washington DC/North Gaithersburg (Gaithersburg, MD). Guests of Honor: Carrie
Vaughn & Catherynne Valente. Membership: $45 thru June; $55 July thru September; $60 thereafter. Make checks payable
to "Capclave" and send to: Capclave 2011, PO Box 53, Ashton, MD 20861. Register online at: www.capclave.org
Website: www.capclave.org
Info at: [email protected]
Nov. 18-20, 2011 ANIME USA ("Of Otaku, by Otaku, for Otaku!"). Hyatt Regency Crystal City (Arlington, VA). Membership:
$38 thru 6/30/2011; $43 from 7/1 thru 8/31/2011; $48 from 9/1 thru 10/31/2011.
Register on-line at: https://www.animeusaregistration.org/
Nov. 25-27, 2011 DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL 34. (A very LGBT-friendly convention.) Crowne Plaza Baltimore (Timonium,
MD). Guests of Honor: Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman; Special Guests: Katherine Kurtz, Melissa Scott. Membership: $50 until
11/1; $55 thereafter & at the door. Make checks payable to "Armida Council" and send to: Armida Council, PO Box 7203, Silver
Spring, MD 20907.
Website: www.darkovercon.org
Info at: [email protected]
April 13-15, 2012 RAVENCON 2012. Holiday Inn Select Koger Center (Richmond, VA). Guests: TBA. Membership: $30 before
12/31/2011; $35 after that; $40 at the door. Make checks payable to "Ravencon" and send to: RavenCon, PO Box 36420,
Richmond, VA 23235.
More info online at: http://www.ravencon.com
Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2012 CHICON 7 (70th World Science Fiction Convention). Hyatt Regency Chicago (Chicago, IL). Guests
of Honor: Mike Resnick (author), Rowena Morrill (artist), John Scalzi (toastmaster), Story Musgrave (astronaut). Membership:
$175 until 09/30/2011. (Will go up after that!) Make checks payable to "Chicon 7" and send to: Chicon 7, PO Box 13, Skokie,
IL 60076. (You can also register on-line.)
Website: www.chicon7.org
Info: [email protected]
Oct. 5-7, 2012 GAYLAXICON 2012. Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place (Minneapolis, MN). Guests: Gary Russell (writer/producer), Wendy Pini (Elfquest), Lyda
Morehouse (author), Kyell Gold (furry author). Membership: $70 - 2011 registration.
Register on-line (via Eventbright).
Website: www.gaylaxicon2012.org
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