Chicon 2000 Infobot News - 21-Apr-2000
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In this edition:
2000 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award Nomination List
15th Annual Chesley Awards
Art Auctions
Program Book Ad Rates
Want Ads
More Events in Chicago
Missing Members ("Lost Souls")
2000 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award Nomination List * * * * * *
Michael Nelson, hugos@chicon.org
Available on the website:
* Hugo Ballot PDF file, US "Letter" size
* Hugo ballot PDF file, "A4" size
* coming soon: plain text version of the Hugo Ballot
Best Novel (334 nominations for 183 novels)
* A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
* Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Avon)
* Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear (HarperCollins UK; Del Rey)
* A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Tor)
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
(Bloomsbury; Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press)
Best Novella (191 nominations for 58 novellas)
* "The Astronaut From Wyoming" by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion
(Analog 7-8/99)
* "Forty, Counting Down" by Harry Turtledove (Asimov's 12/99)
* "Hunting the Snark" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 12/99)
* "Son Observe the Time" by Kage Baker (Asimov's 5/99)
* "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis (Asimov's 10-11/99)
Best Novelette (168 nominations for 130 novelettes, six nominees due to a tie)
* "Border Guards" by Greg Egan (Interzone 10/99)
* "The Chop Girl" by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov's 12/99)
* "Fossil Games" by Tom Purdom (Asimov's 2/99)
* "The Secret History of the Ornithopter" by Jan Lars Jensen (F&SF 6/99)
* "Stellar Harvest" by Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's 4/99)
* "1016 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's 6/99)
Best Short Story (189 nominations for 158 short stories)
* "Ancient Engines" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 2/99)
* "Hothouse Flowers" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 10-11/99)
* "macs" by Terry Bisson (F&SF 10-11/99)
* "Sarajevo" by Nick DiChario (F&SF 3/99)
* "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 7/99)
Best Related Book (167 nominations for 74 related books)
* Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide by Karen Cooper and Bruce Schneier
(Rune Press)
* The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano
(DC Comics/Vertigo
)
* Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Frank M. Robinson
(Collectors Press)
* The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and
Jack Cohen (Ebury Press)
* Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy
and Arnie Fenner (Underwood)
Best Dramatic Presentation (304 nominations for 106 dramatic presentations)
* Being John Malkovich (Single Cell Pictures/Gramercy Pictures/Propaganda
Films) Directed by Spike Jonze; Written by Charlie Kaufman
* Galaxy Quest (DreamWorks SKG) Directed by Dean Parisot; Story by
David Howard; Screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon
* The Iron Giant (Warner Bros. Animation) Directed by Brad Bird; Book
by Ted Hughes; Screenplay by Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies
* The Matrix (Village Roadshow Productions/Groucho II Film
Partnership/Silver Pictures) Directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski;
Written by Andy and Larry Wachowski
* The Sixth Sense (Spyglass Entertainment/Hollywood Pictures) Directed
by M. Night Shyamalan; Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Best Professional Editor (203 nominations for 66 editors)
* Gardner Dozois (Asimov's Science Fiction
)
* David G. Hartwell (Tor/Forge; Year's Best SF)
* Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books; Starlight)
* Stanley Schmidt (Analog Science Fiction and Fact
)
* Gordon Van Gelder (St. Martin's Press; Fantasy & Science Fiction
)
Best Professional Artist (196 nominations for 103 artists)
* Jim Burns
* Bob Eggleton
* Donato Giancola
* Don Maitz
* Michael Whelan
Best Semiprozine (168 nominations for 38 semiprozines)
* Interzone edited by David Pringle
* Locus edited by Charles N. Brown
* The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer,
Ariel Hamion, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin Maroney
* Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter
* Speculations edited by Kent Brewster
Best Fanzine (195 nominations for 94 fanzines)
* Ansible edited by Dave Langford
* Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
* File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
* Mimosa edited by Nicki and Richard Lynch
* Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott
Best Fan Writer (191 nominations for 147 fan writers)
* Bob Devney
* Mike Glyer
* Dave Langford
* Evelyn C. Leeper
* Steven H Silver
Best Fan Artist (164 nominations for 101 fan artists)
* Freddie Baer
* Brad Foster
* Teddy Harvia
* Joe Mayhew
* Taral Wayne
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (110 nominations for 72 writers)
An award for the best new writer whose first work of science
fiction or fantasy appeared during 1998 or 1999 in a professional
publication. Sponsored by Dell Magazines.
* Cory Doctorow (2nd year of eligibility)
* Thomas Harlan (1st year of eligibility)
* Ellen Klages (2nd year of eligibility)
* Kristine Smith (1st year of eligibility)
* Shane Tourtellotte (2nd year of eligibility)
Note on the web addresses listed: where possible, these are the
appropriate home pages for the authors (etc.) shown. If you know of
any web pages that should be linked from the Hugo Nominees page, please
e-mail your suggestions to webmaster@chicon.org.
15th Annual Chesley Awards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lynn Perkins, chesleys@chicon.org
The nominees for the fifteenth annual Chesley awards, given each year
by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA)
for outstanding work in the field, have
been announced.
The Chesleys, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley
Bonestell, began in 1985 as a means for the Science Fiction and
Fantasy art community to recognize individual works and achievements
during a given year. This year's awards are for works and achievements
in the period from 01-Jan-1999 to 31-Dec-1999.
The awards will be presented at ceremonies held at Chicon 2000, the
58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). The exact time and
date of the ceremony is TBA.
ASFA is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to serving
the visual arts of Science Fiction, Fantasy and related topics.
Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the art of the genre,
and includes an international population of artists, collectors,
management, publishers and the general public.
By category, the nominees are as follows:
Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book
* Bob Eggleton, Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin
* Bob Eggleton, Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven
* Jody Lee, The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey
* Todd Lockwood, The Spine of the World by R.A. Salvatore
* Michael Whelan, Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams
Best Cover Illustration: Paperback Book
* Rowena Morrill, The Garden of Stone by Victoria Strauss
* John Jude Palencar, The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley
* Jean Pierre Targete, Wrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn
* James Warhola, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson
* Stephen Youll, Eberien: Book One; the Company of Glass by Valery
Leith
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine
* Jill Bauman, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, June 1999
* Alan Clark, Cemetary Dance, Fall 1999
* Bob Eggleton, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, August 1999
* Greg Hildebrandt, Realms of Fantasy, August 1999
* Ron Walotsky, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, April 1999
Best Interior Illustration
* Vincent di Fate, Rules of Engagement by Elizabeth Moon
(frontispiece for ltd. edition copy)
* James Gurney, Dinotopia: First Flight by James Gurney
* Jael, The Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett
* Marianne Plumridge, "Rainbow Mothra," G-Fan, March/April 1999
* Omar Rayyan "Weighing the Elephant," Spider Magazine, March 1999
Best Color Work, Unpublished
* Bob Eggleton, Dragonstorm
* Marc Fishman, Titania
* Stephen Hickman, At the Entmoot (first displayed 1999)
* Don Maitz, King Solomon's mines
* Marianne Plumridge, Aphrodite Rising
* Michael Whelan, Peace
Best Monochrome Work, Unpublished
* Rick Berry, Artemis
* Bob Eggleton, Dragonhenge
* Stanley Morrison, Asian Wonders
* Sheila Rayyan, Claire et la Luna
* Sheila Rayyan, It Followed Me Home, Can I Keep It?
Best Three-Dimensional Art
* Marian Crane, Maschera d'Osso, ivory, fiber, displayed at World
Fantasy
* Halla Fleisher, Never Say Die sculpey, displayed at Philcon
* Johnna Klukas, From the Astrologer's Anteroom, furniture grouping
* Marianne Plumridge, Heartsong bronze
* Lisa Snellings, Bendyman, mixed media
Award for Artistic Achievement
* John Berkey
* Rick Berry
* David Cherry
* Stephen Hickman
* Ron Walotsky
Best Art Direction
* Jim Baen, Baen Books
* Cathy and Arnie Fenner, Spectrum and the book about Frank
Frazetta, Legacy
* Irene Gallo, Tor Books
* Don Puckey, Warner Books
* Ron Spears, Wizards of the Coast
Best Gaming-Related Illustration
* Brom, Warriors of Heaven and Guide to Hell (two-sided Duelist
Insert Poster)
* Donato Giancola, Ivy Scholar, card art, Magic: the Gathering
* Carol Heyer, Dune card, put out by Last Unicorn Games, with
Wizards of the Coast
* Todd Lockwood, Creatures of the Night, Golems
* R.K. Post, Unmask, card art, Magic: the Gathering
Best Product Illustration
* Richard Bober, Cleopatra Plate art for Hamilton Mint
* Ian McCaig, character and costume design for Star Wars, Episode
One.
* Kinuko Y. Craft, Honey Lemon Ginseng Green Tea box art for
Celestial Seasonings
* Keith Parkinson, cover art for Everquest, 989 Studios/Sony
* Drew Struzan, Star Wars: Episode One: Phantom Menace poster
Award for Contribution to ASFA
* Jael, Chesley Team Leader in 1999
* Jeff Watson, ASFA website design and maintenance
* Mel. White, Editorship of the ASFA Quarterly
* Wizards of the Coast, Financial assistance and layout of last
year's Chesley Awards Brochure.
Art Auctions * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Auction, (Auction), Auction/Auction!
Q: How many auctioneers does it take to run the auctions at Chicon 2000?
A: 35, you got a problem with that?
The fannish rumor mill never fails to amaze me. At current report,
Chicon 2000 is planning to run either 5 or 8 or possibly 20 art
auctions in the five days of Worldcon. Were this true wed surely need
every one of the 35 above-mentioned huckers, not to mention the
requisite hordes of runners, Clemmerers , roadies and groupies. Wed
replace the Masquerade, the Chesleys, the Hugos, the GoH speeches
Bwahahahahaha! (slap) uhhh, thanks. Where was I?
In truth, as much as a single auction at a Worldcon appeals from the
logistical point of view, in practice it is painful in the extreme for
everybody who participates. The audience gets saddle sores, the kids
get cranky, the room gets hot, and the auctioneers run out of gas. The
energy and interaction which is necessary to maintain the fun and
movement of a Midwest-style auction is pretty well gone after two
hours or so; everybody in the room needs a break at that point to do
almost anything else.
Chicon 2000 is the first centrally located Worldcon in eight years
(Winnipeg having gone north and San Antonio south). We expect that it
will be larger than its recent predecessors, with a larger Art Show to
match. Given the current robustitude of the economy and the excellence
of our participating artists, we are hoping for high-quality art and
spirited bidding. One auction will not be enough.
Current plans call for four auctions, but any of the first three
auctions may be canceled if there are not enough pieces ready to
auction to warrant holding an auction at that time. (Well make sure
that theres plenty of notice if were canceling an auction.) The first
will occur on Friday, September 1 at 2:00 PM. Expected duration: sixty
to ninety minutes. I do not expect it to be large, but the stuff in it
should be some of the best values there. Auction 2 will be Saturday,
Sep. 2, also at 2:00 PM. This will probably run two hours. We are
ready to hold two auctions on Sunday. The early auction will be from
Noon to 2:00 PM; the Final Auction will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM (or
until we run out of art to auction). This schedule should allow us to
process paperwork efficiently, avoid huge pick-up crowds on Sunday and
Monday and keep energy levels high, ensuring the best return possible
for our artists.
Questions? Contact us through email.
Regards,
Bob Passovoy
Chief Auctioneer
Chicon 2000
Program Book Ad Rates * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Diane Miller Blackwood, pubs@chicon.org
30-Apr-2000
Deadline for copy for Souvenir Book.
01-Jun-2000
Deadline for Ad space reservations for the Program Book
15-Jun-2000
Deadline for Ad copy for the Program Book
The following are the rates for the Chicon 2000 Souvenir Program Book
and the Chicon 2000 Restaurant Guide, both of which are distributed at
the convention. The deadline for space reservations is 30-May-2000.
The deadline for copy is 15-June-2000. Space reservations may be send
to the above email address. Copy and space reservations may be mailed
to:
Diane Miller Blackwood
Director of Publications, Chicon 2000
Box 642057
Chicago IL 60664-2507
Souvenir Program Book Ad Rates
Black and White Copy
Ad Size (in inches) Fan Semi-Pro/ Professional
Rate Educational Rate
Inside Cover $750 $750 $750
8" W x 10" H Bleed
Full Page $175 $375 $500
8" W x 10" H Bleed
Two Thirds Page $165 $300 $400
7-1/2" W x 6-1/2" H
4-7/8" W x 9-7/8" H
Half Page $150 $250 $325
7-1/2" W x 4-13/16" H
3-5/8" W x 9-7/8" H
One Third Page $140 $200 $250
7-1/2" W x 3-3/16" H
4-7/8" W x 4-13/16" H
2-3/8" W x 9-7/8" H
Quarter Page $125 $175 $200
7-1/2" W x 2-3/8" H
4-7/8" W x 3-5/8" H
3-5/8" W x 4-13/16" H
2-3/8" W x 7-5/16" H
Color Copy
A limited number of four color advertising space is available for full
page advertisers, including the inside covers. Full color on internal
pages will only be offered if enough interest is shown to justify the
cost.
Ad Size Rate
Inside Cover $1000
Full Page $750
Restaurant Guide Ad Rates
Ad Size Rate
Full Size $100
Business Card $50
Want Ads * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Videotapes Wanted.
Wanted: 3-5 minute VHS videotape clips with good sound and visual of
Worldcons from the last 10 years to use on a 60 minute television
show. The clips will be shown as part of an interview show for public
access television, Chicago Access Corporation, to inform the public
about Chicon 2000. Deadline to get tape to Chicago: May 15, 2000.
Types of clips needed: Publisher's row with set-ups and famous authors
signing books; dealers' room with details of table tops; the art show
- perhaps setup, teardown, and an auction; the masquerade with
close-ups of interesting costumes (we can use 8X10 color photos too)
the Hugo ceremonies with tuxes, gowns and awards; any fun event;
lively panel discussion. Please try to cue up the videotape to the
specific clip. Scotch tape a piece of paper explaining the year of the
Worldcon and what the clip is about and how long it is -- e.g. 3 min.
40 sec. on the Hugo ceremonies of the 1998 Baltimore Worldcon. If
there is more than one good clip on the video tape, break it down as
follows: 10 min. 20 sec. into tape for 3 min. 15 sec. clip on dealer'
room at 1999 Australian Worldcon.
Package your videotape or photo with a stamped, self-addressed return
envelope or package. All videotapes used will be acknowledged in the
show's credits.
Mail videotapes to:
Diane Blackwood
Director of Publications
4304 N. Marmora Ave.
Chicago IL 60634-1739
For more information or question, email Diane Miller Blackwood,
pubs@chicon.org.
_________________________________________________________________
Pubs Needs You!
The Publications Gang is desperately looking for fans in the
Chicagoland Area who are willing to drop flyers at branches of the
Chicago Public Library, various other libraries, Book Stores, and
other places in the area. Anyone willing to help should contact Diane
Miller Blackwood, pubs@chicon.org.
Also, we'd like you to talk up the convention as much as possible.
Call up the local radio shows, chat it up with friends and co-workers,
that kind of effort. The more people we have, the more fun we have.
More Events in Chicago * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
If you know of an event occuring in Chicago between 26-Aug-2000 and
06-Sep-2000, drop a line to webmaster@chicon.org and we'll add it
here. Relevance is not an issue, fannish interests range far and wide,
and it's our goal to make sure that no member leaves Chicago thinking
"If I'd only known that was there."
AT&T Tall Ships Chicago at Navy Pier.
31-Aug-2000 through 05-Sep-2000. Navy Pier play host to
the Tall Ships Chicago festival at Navy Pier. Eight to Ten
multi-masted sailing vessels will put in along Navy Peir,
hosted by Windy, Chicago's 148 foot, four masted Schooner, who
home ports at the Pier. In 1998, over half a million folks came
out to greet the ships, this time, the city is expecting
700,000, so be ready for crowds.
STAR WARS: The Magic of Myth, at the Field Museum.
15-Jul-2000 through 07-Jan-2001. The Field Museum
presents an exhibit of various Star Wars
related art work, props, models and costumes, including a
couple of droids you might have seen here or there. No
information yet on ticketing information. The Field often
tickets special exhibits, even free ones, as a means of
controlling crowds.
Missing Members ("Lost Souls") * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
If you know of a current address for any of these, please contact us
at reg@chicon.org, or write to us:
Chicon 2000 Registration
P. O. Box 642057
Chicago IL 60664
A3258; Allen-Ayres; Wendy; Chicago; IL; USA; 10/31/1999
A2677; Bouler; Betty; Atlanta; GA; USA; 10/04/1998
A3477; Clute; John; ; ; USA; 03/21/2000
A3054; Covington-Brooks; Cynthia; New York; NY; USA; 02/20/2000
S2222; Doss; Stacy; College Station; TX; USA; 05/18/1998
S1849; Dougherty; Greg; Sacramento; CA; USA; 03/12/2000
A0439; Modrzyk; Elizabeth; Berwyn; IL; USA; 02/02/2000
A1424; Owens; Bea; Independence; MO; USA; 03/26/2000
A1065; Roberg; Sharon; Garnerville; NY; USA; 08/23/1999
S1535; Shafer; Bart; Rolling Meadows; IL; USA; 05/31/1998
A3219; Stauss; Steve; Evanston; IL; USA; 03/18/2000
Service Mark Notice * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Service Mark Notice: "World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "World
Science Fiction Convention", "Worldcon", "NASFiC" and "Hugo Award" are
registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society,
an unincorporated literary society.
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