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)
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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)
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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)
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‘‘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)
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‘‘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)
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‘‘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)
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‘‘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)
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Best Dramatic Presentation – Short (137)
2014 Hugo Awards
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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)
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John W. Campbell
Walter H. Gillings
Raymond A. Palmer
Mort Weisinger
Farnsworth Wright
Best Professional Artist (86)
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Margaret Brundage
Virgil Finlay
Frank R. Paul
Alex Schomburg
H.W. Wesso
Best Fanzine (42)
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Fantascience Digest
Fantasy News
Imagination!
Novae Terrae
Tomorrow
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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)
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‘‘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)
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‘‘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)
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Forrest J Ackerman
Ray Bradbury
Arthur Wilson ‘‘Bob’’ Tucker
Harry Warner, Jr.
Donald A. Wollheim
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‘‘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.
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Best Dramatic Presentation – Long (995)
Best Professional Editor Long Form (632)
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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)
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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)
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 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)
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‘‘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)
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The Book Smugglers
A Dribble of Ink
Elitist Book Reviews
Journey Planet
Pornokitsch
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Best Fancast (396)
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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)
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Liz Bourke
Kameron Hurley
Foz Meadows
Abigail Nussbaum
Mark Oshiro
Best Fan Artist (316)
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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)
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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
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