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12 May 2000: Kittywompus Fanzine Reviews -- Mike Scott.
Alison Scott sets up web-based fanzine log.
12 May 2000: ConJose Holds Membership Rates -- Kevin Standlee.
ConJose, the 2002 Worldcon, has news on membership rates.
7 May 2000: Sue Mason Wins TAFF -- Maureen Kincaid Speller.
Sue Mason has won the 2000 TAFF race from Europe to North America.
7 May 2000: FAAn Award Full Results -- Mike Scott.
The full voting figures for the FAAn Awards have been released.
3 May 2000: 2000 Hugo Nominations -- Mike Scott.
The nominations for the 2000 Hugo awards have been announced.
3 May 2000: Eastercon News -- Mike Scott.
Other Eastercon news.
3 May 2000: Helicon 2 Wins Eastercon -- Mike Scott.
The 2002 Eastercon will be Helicon 2, in Jersey.
3 May 2000: Paragon Moves -- Mike Scott.
Paragon, the 2001 Eastercon, has moved to Hinckley in Leicestershire.
21 Apr 2000: 2001 GUFF Voting Opens -- Mike Scott.
Voting is now open in the 2001 GUFF race from Australia to the UK.
21 Apr 2000: The Ray Gibberd Fund -- Rog Peyton.
Fund launched to pay for Ray Gibberd's medical treatment.
20 Apr 2000: James White Award -- David Stewart.
James White Award to be launched at the Eastercon.
3 Feb 2000: More Boston in 04 Information -- Boston in 04.
The Boston Worldcon bid for 2004 has released more information.
3 Feb 2000: Mae Strelkov Dies -- Mike Scott.
Argentinean fan Mae Strelkov has died.
3 Feb 2000: A E van Vogt Dies -- Mike Scott.
A E van Vogt died on January 26.
16 Jan 2000: Boston Bids for 2004 Worldcon -- Mike Scott.
Boston has launched the third bid for the 2004 Worldcon.
7 Nov 1999: 1999 Nova Awards -- Mike Scott.
Nova Awards for Sue Mason, Yvonne Rowse and Barmaid.
7 Nov 1999: Walt Willis Dies -- Mike Scott.
Walt Willis died on October 20.
29 Oct 1999: ReConnaissance (BEC 2000) Are Having Problems -- Johan Anglemark.
The ReConnaissance membership secretary has been killed.
29 Oct 1999: Joy Hilbert Dies -- Mike Scott.
British fan Joy Hilbert has died at 40.
13 Oct 1999: TAFF Race Opens -- Mike Scott.
Nominations have opened for the 2000 TAFF race from Europe to North America.
13 Oct 1999: Garth Spencer Wins CUFF -- Mike Scott.
Garth Spencer has won CUFF, the Canadian Unity Fan Fund.
13 Oct 1999: Florence Nightingale Update -- Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer.
More news on the London Circle meetings in the Florence Nightingale.
03 Oct 1999: Florence Nightingale Not Ready -- Mike Scott.
It seems that the Florence Nightingale will not be ready for October's London Circle meeting.
03 Oct 1999: James White Obituary -- Mike Scott.
An obituary of James White has appeared in The Guardian.
03 Oct 1999: Marion Zimmer Bradley Dies -- Mike Scott.
SF author Marion Zimmer Bradley has died.
25 Sep 1999: Marion Zimmer Bradley Suffers Heart Attack -- Mike Scott.
SF author Marion Zimmer Bradley has suffered a massive heart attack.
25 Sep 1999: Aussiecon Four bid for 2007 -- Morris Keesan.
Australia bids for 2007 Worldcon.
8 September 1999: More Worldcon News -- Mike Scott.
A round-up of WSFS business from Aussiecon 3.
8 September 1999: Spielberg to Direct Kubrick Film? -- Mike Scott.
Steven Spielberg may direct AI, Stanley Kubrick's last project.
4 September 1999: 1999 Hugo Awards -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 Hugos have been awarded at Aussiecon 3.
1 September 1999: Another James White Memorial -- David Stewart.
There will be a memorial meeting for James White in Dublin on 7 September.
26 August 1999: James White Memorial -- Tommy Ferguson.
There will be a memorial gathering for James White in Belfast on 27 August.
24 August 1999: James White Dies -- Mike Scott.
SF author and fan James White has died of a stroke.
24 August 1999: New York Bid For 2004 Worldcon -- Mike Scott.
A bid has been announced to hold the 2004 Worldcon in New York.
24 August 1999: Update On The Florence Nightingale -- Mike Scott.
More news on the next London Circle meeting.
16 August 1999: Unicon Bids Appear -- Mike Scott.
Next year's Unicon will be Lexicon, in Oxford.
16 August 1999: Florence Nightingale Meeting Relocated -- Mike Scott.
The September meeting of the London Circle will be homeless.
02 August 1999: Dallas Launches 2006 Worldcon Bid -- Mike Scott.
A bid to hold the Worldcon in Dallas, Texas in 2006 has been announced.
21 July 1999: Andrew Brown & George "Lan" Laskowski Die -- Mike Scott.
Australian fan Andrew Brown and Hugo-winning American fan George "Lan" Laskowski have died.
8 July 1999: Tributes to Chuch Harris -- Mike Scott.
A selection of tributes to Chuch Harris, who died on 6 July.
8 July 1999: Bill Bowers Auction -- Bill Bowers.
Bill Bowers is auctioning his collection of fannish memorabilia.
2 July 1999: Plokta SF Convention Launched -- Alison Scott.
The Plokta Cabal are running a convention in England from 26-29 May 2000.
2 July 1999: Chris Boyce Dies -- Mike Scott.
Glasgow SF author and fan Chris Boyce has died suddenly.
24 June 1999: SF in '02 Bid Folds -- Mark Olson.
The Bay Area in 02 Worldcon bid has folded their San Francisco bid and is bidding only San Jose.
13 Jun 1999: Fannish Health Update -- Mike Scott.
Ted White and Robert Lichtman in separate accidents.
13 Jun 1999: SETI Shock -- Mike Scott.
Seti@home recycles data endlessly.
04 Jun 1999: Bid for 2002 Eastercon surfaces -- Alison Scott.
Pat McMurray is uncharacteristically Incandescent.
01 Jun 1999: Charlotte Bids For 2004 Worldcon -- Mike Scott.
A Worldcon bid has been launched for Charlotte North Carolina in 2004.
25 May 1999: Search for Aliens with Plokta -- Mike Scott.
There is now a Plokta team for the SETI@home project.
25 May 1999: Corflatch Progress Report 1 Available -- Victor Gonzalez.
The first progress report for the combined Corflu and Potlatch has been published.
19 May 1999: 1998 Arthur C Clarke Award -- Mike Scott.
Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan wins the Arthur C Clarke Award.
02 May 1999: 1999 Nebula Awards -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 Nebulas have been awarded by SFWA.
23 Apr 1999: 1999 Hugo Nominations -- Mike Scott.
The nominations for this year's Hugo awards have been announced.
17 Apr 1999: TAFF Delegate's Last Night in London -- Alison Scott.
Vijay sent off with masses of Sri Lankan curry.
12 Apr 1999: Janice Gelb Wins DUFF -- Mike Scott.
Janice Gelb has won the 1999 DUFF race in the first round of voting.
10 Apr 1999: New Online Plokta -- Mike Scott.
Plokta #11 is now online.
10 Apr 1999: Final GUFF Figures -- Mike Scott.
The GUFF voting details are now available.
09 Apr 1999: Paul Kincaid Wins GUFF -- Mike Scott.
Reportedly, Paul Kincaid has narrowly beaten Steve Davies in the GUFF race.
09 Apr 1999: Links of Interest -- Mike Scott.
A couple of new links to other web-sites.
06 Apr 1999: Assorted Eastercon News -- Mike Scott.
Various items from Reconvene, this year's Eastercon.
06 Apr 1999: Millenium Cancelled -- Mike Scott.
The Millenium convention has folded.
22 Mar 1999: Carol Willis & Andy Fawcett's Handfasting -- Alison Scott.
Plokta's own Sue Mason in High Priestess Shock.
14 Mar 1999: Toronto in 2003 Appoints UK Agent -- Tommy Ferguson.
Tommy Ferguson has been appointed UK agent for the Toronto in 2003 Worldcon bid.
14 Mar 1999: Balticon Room Block Extended -- Mike Scott.
Balticon 33's room block has been extended until March 31.
13 Mar 1999: Bay Area Launches Second Bid for 2002 Worldcon -- Kevin Standlee.
San Francisco Bay Area Worldcon group files second bid: will bid for both San Francisco and San Jose.
08 Mar 1999: Date Announced for 1999 Ad Astra -- Yvonne Penney.
A date has been announced for the Canadian convention Ad Astra next year.
07 Mar 1999: Review of Vernor Vinge's A Deepness In The Sky -- Alison Scott.
Rekindling my sense of wonder.
07 Mar 1999: Corflu & Potlatch 2000 Web Sites Available -- Victor Gonzalez.
Web sites have been set up for next year's Corflu and Potlatch.
07 Mar 1999: Stanley Kubrick Dead -- Steve Green.
Stanley Kubrick, director of 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange has died of a heart attack.
02 Feb 1999: London Fans go with the Flo -- Alison Scott.
Remember to go to the Florence Nightingale for this month's 'London Circle' meeting.
28 Jan 1999: Potlatch News and Report -- Mike Scott.
Next year's Potlatch is expected to be held in conjunction with Corflu; a report from this year's is available on the web.
19 Jan 1999: Fire at the Adelphi Hotel -- Mike Scott.
There has been a fire at the Adelphi hotel in Liverpool, the venue for this year's Eastercon, Reconvene.
12 Jan 1999: 1999 GUFF Race Opens -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 GUFF race from the UK to Australia has opened.
09 Dec 1998: Smofcon Returns to New Orleans -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 Smofcon will be held in New Orleans.
07 Dec 1998: Vijay Bowen Wins TAFF -- Mike Scott.
The results of the 1998 US to UK TAFF race have been released.
07 Dec 1998: Disclave Cancelled -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 Disclave has been cancelled.
07 Dec 1998: Obituary of John Millard -- Larry Hancock.
Toronto fan John Millard died at the end of November.
07 Dec 1998: Further News of Walt Willis -- Mike Scott.
Walt Willis is not recovering as well from his stroke as was hoped.
07 Dec 1998: Tributes to Vincent Clarke -- Alison Scott.
PNN reprints a selection of tributes to Vince Clarke.
30 Nov 1998: Full Nova Award Figures -- Tony Berry.
The full figures for the voting in the Nova Awards are now available.
29 Nov 1998: Obituary of Vince Clarke -- Mike Scott.
British fan Vince Clarke has died following a long illness.
29 Nov 1998: European Smoffing Event Announced -- Mike Scott.
The first European Smoffing Event, a convention for European conrunners, has been announced.
26 Nov 1998: Tom Whitmore to Chair 2002 Worldcon -- Mike Scott.
Tom Whitmore is chairman designate for the (currently unopposed) 2002 San Francisco Worldcon bid.
21 Nov 1988: Orycon Reports on the Web -- Mike Scott.
Links to two Orycon reports elsewhere on the Web.
17 Nov 1998: Novacon 28 Conreport -- Alison Scott.
A conreport from this year's Novacon.
15 Nov 1998: 1998 Nova Award Results -- Mike Scott.
The 1998 Nova awards for British fanzine activity have been presented.
15 Nov 1998: Precipitation Postpones Pam's Plunge -- Mike Scott.
Pam Wells' parachute jump has been postponed due to inclement weather.
15 Nov 1998: San Francisco Offer To Seattle Presupporters -- Mike Scott.
San Francisco Worldcon Bid To Offer "Cross-Grade" Memberships To Seattle Pre-Supporters.
11 Nov 1998: Peggy White Recovering From Surgery -- Geri Sullivan.
Peggy White is recovering from the removal of a brain tumour.
10 Nov 1998: Seattle in 2002 Worldcon Bid Folds -- Morris Keesan.
The Seattle committee is withdrawing their bid for the 2002 Worldcon, due to an inability to obtain hotel rooms.
09 Nov 1998: Obituary of Ian Gunn -- Alison Scott.
Australian fan Ian Gunn has died of cancer.
05 Nov 1998: Pam The Purple Paratrooper -- Mike Scott.
Pam Wells to jump out of an aeroplane.
05 Nov 1998: Urgent Novacon Update -- Martin Tudor.
Due to road closures, travel directions to Novacon (UK) have changed.
05 Nov 1998: GUFF Candidates Appear -- Mike Scott.
Julian Headlong and Paul Kincaid will stand for the 1999 GUFF race.
05 Nov 1998: Corflu Bid for Belfast in 2001 -- Mike Scott.
A bid for another UK Corflu, in Belfast in 2001, has been launched.
05 Nov 1998: Eastercon Bid for 2001 -- Mike Scott.
A bid for the 2001 Eastercon is preparing to launch.
21 Oct 1998: Novacon Hotel Releases More Singles -- Martin Tudor.
The hotel for Novacon (UK) has made some more single rooms available.
20 Oct 1998: Steve Stiles Wins First Rotsler Award -- Mike Scott.
Steve Stiles has won the first Rotsler Memorial Fanzine Artist Award.
07 Oct 1998: Noel Collyer abducted by Aliens -- Alison Scott.
PNN Shock Horror Probe!.
03 Oct 1998: All Change for London Circle? -- Alison Scott.
London fans may be on the move again.
27 Sep 1998: American Costumers To Invade London -- Don Glover, the younger.
British Airways imports American costumers to help shock London sensibilities.
26 Sep 1998: Reviews of crifanac #6 and Quipu #9 -- Alison Scott, art by Sue Mason.
Alison Scott reviews crifanac #6 and Quipu #9.
26 Sep 1998: Review of Luminous by Greg Egan -- Mike Scott.
Greg Egan's new short story collection Luminous disappoints.
22 Sep 1998: Update On Nancy Tucker Shaw -- Mike Scott.
Further information on Nancy Tucker Shaw's condition.
21 Sep 1998: Nancy Tucker Shaw Suffers Stroke -- Mike Scott.
Nancy Tucker Shaw, widow of Bob Shaw, has suffered a severe stroke.
11 Sep 1998: How can Clinton Get Out of This One? -- Alison Scott & Ruth Calder.
Our investigators discover the only possible way forward for the President.
06 Sep 1998: September Jubilee Meeting -- Alison Scott.
As usual, London fandom let down its collective hair at the Jubilee, York Road, Waterloo.
04 Sep 1998: 1999 TAFF Race Opens -- Mike Scott.
The 1999 TAFF race from the US to Europe begins.
01 Sep 1998: Walt Willis Recovering from Stroke -- Mike Scott.
Walt Willis recovering from a mild stroke.
01 Sep 1998: Wrap Party Overcomes Financial Difficulties -- Mike Scott.
The Wrap Party proves successful despite a potential deficit.
31 Aug 1998: Philadelphia Wins 2001 Worldcon -- Mike Scott.
The Philadelphia bid for the 2001 Worldcon beats the Boston in Orlando bid.
31 Aug 1998: No-Zone Passes -- Alison Scott.
No-Zone amendment to the WSFS constitution is passed.