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Committee:Chair - Steve NorrisCo-Chair - Michelle ZellichAdvertising - Rich Zellich, John SiesArt Show - Susan BolhafnerZoanne Leavy, Anna ThebeauArtist Alley - John SiesCharity / Fund Raising - Mike HatleyDennis Booker, David Day, Tracy Day,John Newmark, Kathy Schopp,Lester Schopp, David WillisCon HQ - Jeanne NorrisTanya Norris, Ryan Morales,Michelle McClureNewspaper at Con - Jeanne NorrisJessica BancroftHQ-Convention Center – Alan DeVaughanLynne DeVaughan, Michael ZoellerContest Directors -Hall Costumes - John MitchellWriters - Beth BancroftJudges -Bill Fawcett, Haley Elizabeth Garwood,John HemryDealers Room - Jill LybargerAt-Con - John O-ReillyDon Johnson, Carolyn O'Reilly,Dain LybergerFacilities Liaison - Rich ZellichFilking - Gary HanakGuest Liaison - John NovakPhil SmereczniakHospitality Room - Dennis KleineDiana Cavatairo, Nancy Klein,Samantha Klein, Tom Klein, Barb Kleine,Craig Kleine, Jim Swoboda, Vicky SwobodaVIP - Darlene HatleyDiane Scheffing, Alisha Shea,Kevin Shea, Mitch Soffen,Marie WillbrandIT/Server Guru - Randy DavisLegal Advisor - Jim KnappenbergerLogistics - Sean SendleinJim Garrison, Stephanie BergeronJeff BergeronMasquerade - Sheila Lenkman, Scott CorwinHouse Manager - Beth BancroftBackstage Manager - Kevin DulleMaster of All Things Audio - Mike EvansCTC - Sheryl HavenProps Manager - Pat JohnsonVideo Monitors - Greg KrumreyRegistration - Rebekah KrumreyAdministrative Assistant - Paul LawrenzData Entry, Judges Liaison - EileenLenkmanCTC - Karla MedleyGreen Room Manager - Michelle NeubauerCrew Chief - Dave “Doc” TrammelPhotographer, Video - Craig AndrewsOfficial Con “Nag” - Jeanne Norris,Rich ZellichParty Liaison - Rich ZellichPhotographer - Linda Zang, Chris Collins,Kathy SpalingerVideographer - Craig AndrewsPress Liaison - Cindi Gille-Rowley,Brooks PowellPro Liaison - Les HavenLeora Baeder, Patti McCann,Erin McFadden, Patricia McFaddenFan/Club Liaison - David PhelpsCharlotte PhelpsFirst Fandom Liaison - Joan MriKnappenbergerMelissa KnappenbergerGaming - Jon BancroftRegistration: Teresa Lorbacher,Orand ‘OJ’ Jones, Jerry Collins,Jason Aseimegger, John Gonzalez,Glen GrissomGame Events - Frank Kallal, Peter Rucco,Don Kamadulski, Rolando Rivero,Jim Callahan, Bob RobyRPGA Staff:Kevin Handling, Andy Fry,Marshall MullinsLive Action Gaming (LARP) - Britt EubanksRon Faltus, Jason Phillips, LauriePiccioholdi, James Roth, Karen Skaife,Don SlinkardMedia Liaison - Mary StadterAlesia Clardy, Darlene Hatley,Michael Hatley, Kathy Schopp, Jon Stadter,Kat Vanderweil, Brendan AllenProgramming - Michelle ZellichAcademia/Writers Workshop - PeterCoogan, Mark GellisAnime - Brian Lan, Gary LittlejohnArt: William WarrenArt - Tricia OverkampChildren’s Programming - Steve BolhafnerTerry Maue, Nita TellezCostuming - Ramona TaylorLarry MischeFan-Made Media - Darrell FlynnFilk - Gary HanakGaming - Jon BancroftMedia - Rob Levy, Mike DuganScience/Technology - Darrell FlynnWriting/Literary - Jenny EvansYoung Adult - Beth Bancroft,Amy Sterling CasilPR/Publications - Rich Zellich, Cindi Gille-Rowley, Brooks PowellPR/Program Book Editor - John SiesRegistration - Maureen Davis, Randy DavisChrisine Besher, Brooks Powell,Jerry Sikorski, Kathy Sikorski, JoanStoltman, Thom Tellez, Diane Wade,Don WadeSecurity - Steve Norris (-The Younger-)Erik Norris, Tanya Norris, Jim Buck,Terry Buck, Shannon Sofian, Terry Sofian,Chris TenneySmall Press Alley - Jill LybargerSpecial Events - John MitchellDJ, Fat Friday Dance - Sean ParrackShawn Blackwell, Matt Brewer,Emily Morian, Mistti Ritter, Pete RitterTravel Agent - Chris "Tyger" RothTreasurer - Cindi Gille-Rowley, Bob StoltmanVideo Rooms - Dave SchueyAlison Brown, Kathy Brown, Patrick Brown,Nathan Eck, Sam Kaiser, Deborah Schuey,Samantha SchueyVolunteers - Jason HalbertAdrian Masters, Jason HeathWeb Master - Rich ZellichSystems Administrator - Randy DavisMany thanks to all Department Heads, Staffand Volunteers who have worked so hard tomake this convention all it can be. If your nameis not mentioned here, it is not because wedon’t care, but rather there are so many of youand so little time and space to acknowledgeyour efforts. Thank you all.Legal Bits:World Science Fiction Society, WSFS, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, and NASFiC are service marks ofthe World Science Fiction Society, (http://www.wsfs.org/)an unincorporated literary society. The WSFS Constitution,Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc., can be found at http://www.laconiv.org/2006/wsfs/constit.htm.You can contact the WSFS Mark Protection Committee by email at mpc@wsfs.orgThis publication © 2007 St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd.3

Con HQLocated in the Gateway Center (Daytime)Located in the Holiday Inn, Executive IV (Always Open)The nerve center of TuckerCon is in the Show Office at the GatewayCenter during the day and in the Holiday Inn after the Gateway Centeris closed. HQ houses the Lost and Found and acts as home base forOperations, Security and Volunteers. Come here to report problemsand/or volunteer your time. Remember though, the folks on the bridgeare busy and probably understaffed. Make sure your reason for beingin CON HQ is important (like volunteering). If you’re looking for a placeto socialize, don’t go there.Con HQ HoursLocated in the Gateway Center.Thursday: Noon to MidnightFriday: 9 am to MidnightSaturday - 9 am to MidnightSunday - 9 am to 5 pmRegistrationLocated in the Gateway Center.The hours will be:Thursday - Noon until 10pmFriday - 9 am until 10 pmSaturday - 9 am until 7 pmSunday - 9 am until NoonIf you’re reading this, you’re probably already registered (and the conhas been over for a week and you’re bored sitting at homeremembering the wonderful time you had at the con) so don’t worryabout it. Make sure and read the badge policy though. For futureinformation, we do offer one-day-only memberships for those whohave to work on weekends, stay home with the kids, etc., and can onlyattend the con for one day. REGISTER NOW FOR ARCHON 32 INOCTOBER OF 2008 and get a break on the price!Badge PolicyYour badge IS your TuckerCon membership.You will need your badge to get into the events and programs, soplease wear it at all times. Because of previous problems with badgeswitchingand attempts to “double up” on one membership, yourbadge cannot be replaced. If you lose your badge, you will have to paythe full price of a new membership. If your original badge issubsequently found, and both badges are presented to Registration,your second membership will be refunded. You MUST wear theLanyard given to you at Registration (or your own) as part of thebadgeWeapons PolicyOnce again the weapons which are part of a costume will beallowed, but must be registered with Security located in theConvention Center HQ office. Once registered the weapon mustremain peace-bonded (fastened securely in a scabbard or holster) bythe staff. Weapons must remain peace-bonded throughout theconvention. No real firearms allowed, including pellet guns, BB guns,paint guns, etc. NO EXCEPTIONS!! If you purchase a weapon in thedealer's room, please take it to your room, or register it with Securitylocated in the HQ office immediately. The brandishing of any devicethat might be even vaguely interpreted as a weapon is a strict no-no.6Things You Need To KnowAlcohol PolicyThe legal drinking age in Illinois is 21 (Earth Standard Years).Everyone will be carded at Registration and issued an over or under21 badge, only your driver’s license, Government ID or Passport willbe accepted as valid proof of age. Any underage person caught withalcohol, any adult found serving alcohol to minors, and anyonecaught switching or altering badges to deliberately obscure age willforfeit their con membership immediately. NO JELL-O SHOTS will beallowed anywhere, anytime, no way, no how! We mean it! NOEXEPTIONS! This means YOU! You WILL lose your badge and bebanned from the con if we catch you with them. No glass bottlesin the hallways will be allowed! NO EXCEPTIONS!! We alsoreserve the right to check ID at any time.Party PolicyLocated on the first floor of the Holiday Inn.We really want you to have fun, but please remember that any partyyou host is considered part of the con and is bound by the same rules.See Liquor Policy above about glass bottles and Jell-o shots. Wewould appreciate it if parties are confined to con members. It is alsoup to you, the host, to ensure that no alcohol is served to minors. Inaddition, please be considerate of neighbors who may be under thedelusion that sleeping at 3:00 am is fun. Our party coordinator isavailable through CON HQ to assist you in arranging for ice,information and scheduling. Ask for the Party Coordinator. He’ll alsobe visiting all the open parties to see that “safe partying” is practicedby all.WARNING: The Holday Inn has renovated all the sleeping rooms inthe hotel, so they’re really not going to look kindly on you trashing anyof them. If you damage ANYTHING in your room (e.g., carpet,mirrors, walls, etc), YOU WILL be responsible for paying for thecleaning, repair, and/or replacement of what was damaged. No ifs,ands, or buts! This applies to everyone, including YOU!PARTY WARNING You will be required to sign a form from theconvention stating you understand the damage policy and will complywith it before you can hold a party.SecurityLocated everywhereTuckerCon provides its own security. So does the hotel. You may seelocal police. Please be courteous and cooperative with all of theabove; they want to avoid getting into a hassle as much as you do(honest!).Hospitality SuiteLocated in the Holiday Inn.Yep, there is one. Both soda and beer will be on tap along with fingerfood and other edibles during the day.T-ShirtsLocated in the Gateway Center.TuckerCon T-shirts featuring original art, will be on sale in theconvention center lobby. Be sure to buy early to assure finding a shirtin your size.Art ShowLocated in the Gateway Center.Most of the works for sale are marked with two prices:Direct Sale Price - You can play it safe and walk away with a

Things You Need To Know...part 2sure thing (as long as there are no bids on the piece yet)Pre-Auction Written Bid - You can possibly get your prize ata sale price by bidding, but be prepared to defend your claim at theART AUCTION ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.This year, there will again be a Resale Section (art for resaleby collectors of previously purchased pieces), which will be DirectSale only.In addition to the displayed pieces, there is also a Print Shoplocated at the front of the Art Show. The Print Shop is also an excellentway to obtain an admired piece of art if you can’t afford the original.If your desires exceed your available cash or checkingaccount balance, don’t panic! Mastercard, Visa, Diners Club andAmerican Express are accepted.Artist’s AlleyLocated in the Gateway Center.Take a stroll down our Artist’s Alley and meet artists up close andpersonal. A little negotiating and they will do a piece of original customart to your specifications. Get that special something for your livingroom or a custom tatoo design!Small Press AlleyLocated in the Gateway Center.Take a stroll down our Small Press Alley and meet publishers up closeand personal. See what deals, bits of wisdom and deep visions theycan offer you!Dealers RoomLocated in the Gateway Center.From the latest SF best-seller to fine jewelry, collectible toys to buttonsand T-shirts, you’ll find a million ways to spend your money in ourDealer’s Room.MasqueradesLocated in the Gateway Center.We offer three opportunities to mystify your friends and amuse themasses with your creation; or simply admire the artistry of others.The Fat Friday Masqued BallNote: This Ball is held in the Holiday Inn. An eclectic mix of music willbe played, starting around 8 p.m. until whenever! Hall Costumeribbons will be awarded throught the evening.The Children’s Masquerade on Saturday afternoon in theCenter Lobby presents kids 12 and under with a chance to shine.The Saturday Night Grande Masquerade is where all thestops are pulled out. Weird, wild and wonderful costumes will gracethe halls and stage. A Must-See!! Show begins at 7pm. Specialneeds seating can be requested through the Show Office HQ inthe Gateway Center.Look for complete rules and registration information at theMasquerade Registration desk.FilkingOpen filking and some of the events will be in the Holiday Inn, room441. Other events, including some theme filks, will be in the GatewayConvention Center .This year, as a first for Archon, there will be an actual, bona fide,honest-to-goodness Filk Track, though goodness has very little to dowith it. This means things like seminars, panels, theme filks, andconcerts, among others.So hit the concerts, attend the panels, and hopefully learn somethingat the seminars. Note that open filking on Saturday night does notusually begin until the Masquerade is over, as many filkers areMasquerade participants. If you get to Holiday Inn 441 early onSaturday and no one is there, just be patient. Someone will be at theopen filking room eventually, promise.GamingLocated in the Gateway Center & Holiday Inn (and often spontaneouslocations throughout the con).Kill monsters...uncover vast treasures...stay up all night and eat lots ofpizza! The folks in Gaming have a plethora of tournaments andscenarios ready and waiting. But before you can find your way into thedungeon, you have to find your way to Ballroom C of the GatewayCenter. That is where Gaming HQ is located and you must registerfor games.Game Registration Hours:Thursday: 12:30pm - 9pm Friday: 9am - 9pmSaturday: 9am - 8pmSunday: 9am - NoonVideo RoomsTwo rooms in the Holiday InnWelcome to the TuckerCon Video Theatre. Re-experience your oldfavorites or catch something new. Check your pocket program for thelocations of the video rooms. If the schedule of videos is finalized earlyenough, you may find a Video Schedule in your registration packet. Orposted on the wall. Or lying around on the floor. Whatever.ProgrammingLocated in the Gateway Center, the Holiday Inn and outside on thegrounds.Panels, discussions, readings, demonstrations, workshops, authorsdoing jello wrestling(?) and more will be available at any given time.Check your Pocket Program for times and locations. Also watcharound Registration for the newsletter notices of last-second panelchanges/updates.Young Adult ProgrammingLocated in the Gateway Center.A special track just for young adults ages 11-16. Check the pocketprogram for all the possibilities.Children’s ProgrammingLocated in the Gateway Center.A special line-up of activities for young fans, to train them in the properway of fannish thinking. Two tracks for kids, one up to 6 the other 7-10. Parents, please note that this is NOT a baby-sitting service. Youare expected to spend at least some time participating with yourchildren. Volunteer help would be greatly appreciated. Besides, whoknows what pros will show up to entertain the kids!Opening CeremoniesLocated in the Gateway Center.Thursday, 7pm - the official kickoff ceremonies of the con. This is agood place to see what face goes with which pro.The Banquet, Interactive Murder Mystery, &Awards Ceremonies (and GoH speeches) will belocated in the Gateway Center Ballroom A. Tickets for the Banquetare not necessary for the Awards and GoH speeches.7

(Reported by and Photos courtesy of John L. Coker, III)“There are two distinctions among the old farts in fandom.Some of us wear beards, some don’t. Those that don’t wearbeards get more ladies than those that do. Rusty Hevelin – mydad – is also in fandom, and he has a beautiful Santa Clausbeard. I found out his secret when we were taking the train fortwo and a half days from Chicago to Los Angeles. After I cameback to our seats in the coach from the dining car, I heard somegiggling. So, I turned around and there was a sweet youngthing sitting on Rusty’s lap, playing with his beard. I thoughtthat if it would do me any good I would grow one too.I started reading science fiction magazines in 1930, when Iwas living in a boarding house. One of the other roomers hada closet full of old Argosy magazines and Amazing Stories,which he gave to me. The very first science fiction story that Iever read was a serial called ‘Brand New World.’ It was abouta planet whose sun was going out, so they moved their planetsomehow or the other across space and joined our solarsystem. At that time I was so green that I believed that it couldhappen. I got into fandom around 1931, and didn’t intend tostay this long.I remember that Don Wollheim sold a story to HugoGernsback somewhere around 1933, and had to wait for hismoney so long that he got together with several other youngwriters who were also waiting and they launched a lawsuit. Assoon as the papers were served, Gernsback paid up becausehe didn’t want to go to court. The only trouble that I ever hadwas after I sold a story to “Doc” Lowndes. I used to go to NewYork every year to visit, and I went in there one day to see him.He asked me if I had ever been paid, and when I said, “Nope,”he told me to sit there and watch where he went and then glareat him. He went into the big office and the publisher peekedout at me, then wrote out a check. Those twenty-two dollarsbought me all the groceries that I needed for a week. This wasin the 1940s and I was raising a family. I also had a job as amovie projectionist that paid about fifteen dollars a week. Itpaid the rent and bought gasoline for the car. Money from thesale of stories paid for groceries that we couldn’t affordotherwise.I bought a Sears hand-crank mimeograph for my fanzines.After about a thousand turns you get a terrible case of Twonk’sDisease, which is fallen armpits. I understand that WaltLeibsher was the one who invented the phrase. He was aveteran jokester and punster who used to live in a huge twostoryhouse in Battle Creek, Michigan that was the original SlanShack. There were five or six fans that got together and eachgot a bedroom. About one weekend a month, they would sendout postcard invitations that they were having a gathering, so abunch of us would go up there and move in for the weekend.We were sleeping all over the house and in the huge attic.We’d chip in fifty cents or so for food and they’d feed us. Thesefans all lived together for four or five years until internalcombustion split them up and they moved to Los Angeles.I started a magazine in 1937 called Le Zombie and it lastedfor thirty-eight years. I used to put it out every week, then everyother week. After a while, it was whenever I felt like it. In 1975,I got tired of it and quit. That was the year Melbourne first wonthe Worldcon, and Rusty and I got to go down there. He hadwon the DUFF – Down Under Fan Fund – and they gave hima thousand or so dollars and another group of fans had raiseda Tucker Fund to deport me. So, we got to fly to Australia. The8Wilson “Bob” Tucker – One More Story to TellAmerican fans that had raised the money hoped we would staythere. But, the Australian fans had been tipped off and theyraised money to send us back.Whenever you win a fan fund to go to a world conventionoverseas, you are expected to do a trip report about everythingyou did. So, I turned out one last issue of Le Zombie. As Irecall, it was about twenty-four pages long, and in it I reportedeverything that I did from the time we got on the train inChicago to our time in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii andback. I didn’t believe in the concept of charging for a fanzinethat I wrote. I’d give it away, or if it had a price listed it wouldbe something like three for a dime. Nobody sent me money,we would swap fanzines. Probably the biggest circulation IL-R: Ross Rocklynne, Dale Tarr, Gertrude “Trudy” Kuslan,Wilson “Bob” Tucker, Walt Liebscher, Myrtle R. “Morojo” Douglas,Erle Melvin Korshak, Forrest J Ackerman, Julius Unger,Robert A. Madle, Robert G. ThompsonSecond World Science Fiction Convention (Chicago, 1940)ever had was about one hundred twenty-five copies. In thosedays, the postage to mail it was one and a half cents per copy.I used my own mimeograph, bought the paper, cut my stencils,cranked it off myself, stapled it, and mailed it. I probably got anentire issue out for three or four or five dollars. By 1975, I wasstill in the theater and probably making thirty or forty dollars aweek. I never let the money I spent on the fanzine detract fromthe groceries. The family came first, and what was left overwent into postage.Most fans wanted to break into the ranks of the professionals.We wanted to make money and see our name in themagazines, and some of us went to great lengths. In 1934,before Sam Moskowitz had even invented conventions, Idecided it would be a great thing to have a fan convention. Iwrote about a completely imaginary science fiction convention,the very first convention report. It took place in a spaceshipcircling the solar system a hundred years or so from now. Fans– like Forry Ackerman – who were active then were named inthe story as participating in the convention. I thought, ‘I’mgoing to make money out of this.’ I typed it up as a regularstory and sent it in to Charlie Hornig, the editor of WonderStories, who paid a half a cent a word. Hornig was farshrewder than I was. Charlie converted it from a story into aletter, and published it in the column in the back of the book, sohe didn’t have to pay me.I think that there was an imaginary fan in the story – the“Tucker”-Continued on page 9

“Tucker”-Continued from page 8world’s first Chinese fan – and I called him Hoy Ping Pong.When the story was published, the story was listed as by HoyPing Pong. I liked it, and I kept publishing things in my fanzinesunder the name Hoy Ping Pong. Pretty soon, if you’ll sit stilllong enough and let the rest of the world build this legend, allof a sudden you’re famous. All over the United States I wasknown as the world’s first Chinesescience fiction fan.When I was doing my fanzines, ForryAckerman would contribute letters andonce in a while he would do a moviereview. Bradbury would send me shortessays, nutty verse and little sketchesfor interior illustrations. He once sentme an entire full-length cover with LeZombie across the top and a robot –not walking on two legs – rolling onone wheel. All around him the robotwas throwing out jokes and one-liners.It’s the only cover I can remember thathe did for me.My brother and sister were smallerthan I, and my father called mebrother. He would say, ‘Brother go dothis, brother go do that.’ The little kidstried to say brother and they couldn’tget it out, so it became bub. As I grewup it became Bob. There’s nothing toit. I wrote as Bob Tucker in Fandom,and was quite happy. I did the fanzinesunder Bob Tucker, and I did some of the short stories under theBob name. When I started doing books, the first book editorsaid, ‘No, Bob is too informal. Let’s give you a name.’ She wasgoing to make up a fancy name. So I took my real name. Itreally snowed her. My real name is Wilson Tucker.Some time ago I had discovered that if it looks like a businessletterhead, you can write away and get a lot of things for free.So I made up the fancy title Tucker Research, with my homeaddress, and here came all of these free samples. I madethem my research.Around about 1950, hotelrates started climbingalarmingly. Before 1950,you could get a room at aYMCA for about fifty cents anight. In 1940, theWorldcon was held inChicago in a hoteldowntown where the roomswere five dollars a night.Very few of us, hardlyanyone could afford fivebucks a night for a room.We all stayed at the YMCA.After the war, and after1946 when the pricecontrols were lifted, all of asudden rates started goingup. By 1950, that same fiveWilson “Bob” Tucker (Philcon, 1953)(Photograph by Charles Harris)dollar room had shot up toabout eight or nine dollars anight. Fans revolted. Wethought that the hotel owners and managers were takingadvantage of us. I started the idea of building a hotel, brick byCard game – World Science Fiction Convention(Cincinnati, 1949)At table, L-R: Wilson “Bob” Tucker, Oliver Saari,Erle Melvin Korshak, Bill DonahoBackground: Martin Greenberg and Pamela Bulmer(Photograph by Ben Jason)brick, and move it from city to city. You know what city the hotelis going to be at next week, so if you’re going to that con makeyour bookings in advance. A bunch of fans jumped on the ideaand named it the Tucker Hotel. I began to get bricks throughthe mail. I had a post office box, where they would put a cardtelling me to come to the office and claim my package. Dayafter day he would give bricks to me. I wouldn’t explain it andhe wouldn’t ask.Eventually, before it died out, I musthave accumulated sixty or seventybricks. I’d take them home and stackthem in my garage. Some other jokerdecided, ‘Tucker’s getting rich from ourbricks,’ so he started sending me strawso I could make my own bricks. By thistime, a bunch of fans from Ireland gotinto the game – Walter Willis, BobShaw, Chuck Harris, a few others, andone of them was a draftsman, anarchitect. And on a huge piece ofpaper, he did a drawing of the wholeTucker Hotel and he mailed it to me. Itwas too good to keep for myself so wehad several copies made, and we sentthem out with fanzines all over theUnited States. It became so well knownthat it wound up as a two-page reprint inthe Fancyclopedia. To this day, if youown a collection of early fanzines,somewhere in there is a copy of theTucker Hotel.Here comes the sequel to all of this. Eventually, I told thisstory to several people at different conventions, and people allover the United States knew that I had a pile of bricks at home.One day I was telling the story and someone asked me what Ihad done with the bricks. They asked if I had kids and if thekids had pets. They said that I should build a brick doghouse.Except my kids didn’t have dogs, they had cats. Pretty soon Iput a roof on it, and kids in the neighborhood came around tosee the Tucker cathouse.In 1975, at the World Convention in Australia, they sat medown in a room with three or four hundred fans and asked meto tell the story of the Tucker Hotel. I wondered about theAustralian fans, who were known at that time for beingsomewhat reserved, and whether or not they had the sameslang terms that Americans do. Did they know what a cathouseis? When I finished the story, there was dead silence. Slowly,the Australian reserve crumbled. Giggles began at the backrow and by the time they got to the front everyone was laughingat the story.In a couple of stories I dealt with something that used to becalled the atom bomb. I did some research about atomicartillery shells and worked it out that the critical mass wasabout 22.5 pounds. So I immediately used that figure in a shortstory and then in a novel, a few years apart. No onequestioned it. There was no criticism, nothing. Then, one dayat a convention, I met Greg Benford, who is a physicist. Wewere discussing fiction writing and so forth, when it just poppedup in conversation. He said, ‘You know, the critical mass is just22.5 pounds’. I asked him if he had authenticated that and hesaid that he remembered reading it somewhere.A long, long time ago I began attending conventions, andquite by accident I created traditions. I didn’t set out to do it, Ijust suggested that we do certain things. At one of the early“Tucker”-Continued on page 109

“Tucker”-Continued from page 9conventions I was drinking and smoking with several young women, and I asked them if they would like to be my granddaughtersfrom then on. I accumulated granddaughters here and there, and I would estimate that today I have at least three hundredgranddaughters in fandom. That means that they are young women that I got acquainted with, we’ve partied together, and chancesare that I let them drink out of my bottle a little bit.Usually when I go to conventions I am asked tobe one of the judges for the masquerade. Theyhave awards for best costume, but nobody evergives an award to the naked lady. So, I inventedthe room key award. The most naked lady on thestage got my room key. I had to stop giving out theaward because one night a woman wouldn’t givethe key back.In the beginning – now please, this is absolutetruth and not a complaint against the concommittee or anybody else, because it happens tome over and over again all the time. No one calledor wrote to me in advance or told me what myschedule was for this weekend. When I ask why,they say, “You’re a living legend. You know what todo – lie to them.’ I learned early on that fans arejust like the people outside. If you tell a lie with astraight face, half the people in the room willbelieve it. And with every half that believes it, yourlegend grows. By now, thousands of you nowbelieve my lies, and that’s how I became a livinglegend.”Members of First Fandom (New York - Lunacon, 1988)L-R: Kenneth Sterling, Art Saha, Donald A. Wollheim, Julius Schwartz,Elsie Wollheim, Wilson “Bob” Tucker, Isaac Asimov, Harry HarrisonOnce upon a time there wasa small relaxicon in St Louisnamed “Czarkon” which wascreated, chaired, andbasically run single-handedlyby our Fan Guest of Honor,Nancy “Cleo” [Edwards]Hathaway. It was known forits innovative programming,interesting guests, and aboveall, its parties.Wilson “Bob” Tucker wasPhoto © 2004, Tim FrayserGoH in perpetuity of this littlegem of a convention and, because he had been known to partya little during his career in fandom, an award for excellence inpartying was created in his name. It was a much covetedaward, with categories for science fiction Professionals(including authors, editors, dealers, etc), Artists, and Fanswhich were nominated and voted on by a wide cross section offandom, and presented to the winners (or their designatedreceivers) at Opening Ceremonies or the “Sunny Day Show” bySunny Day and Rich Zellich from 1985-1991.The physical award was a joy to behold, being a full bottle ofBeam’s Choice attached (or not) to a plaque with the year,recipient’s name, and category engraved on it. But that wasn’twhy it was so popular. The very first winner of the very firstTucker Award [Grand Master, no less] was none other thanWilson “Bob” Tucker himself, and he immediately cracked openthe bottle and passed it around in a “smooth”, which, in turn,encouraged the other winners to do the same thing. And so, a10The Tucker Awardstradition was born – no bottle would ever go home full (or witheven a little in it).The Tucker Award was retired in 1991, but those who won,and even those who wanted to win, will always cherish theiraward(s) and the memory of the man they were named after.1985 Wilson “Bob” Tucker – Grand MasterKevin Randle & Bob Cornett – ProfessionalDavid Lee Anderson – ArtistGlen Boettcher & Nancy Mildebrandt – FanGlen Beottcher – Special Ballot Stuffing Award1986 Dick Spelman – “Pro-Fan-ity” AwardDell Harris – ArtistGlen Cook – Professional1987 Nancy Edwards – ProfessionalJoan Hanke-Woods – ArtistJack Jennings – Fan1988 Edward Bryant – ProfessionalAlexis Gilliland – ArtistKen Moore – Fan1989 Robert Asprin – ProfessionalJim Elmore & Dan Patterson – ArtistRich & Michelle Zellich – Fan1990 Somtow Sucharitikul – ProfessionalRobert “J.R.” Daniels – ArtistMidge Reitan – Fan1991 Bob Cornett – Professional (2-time winner)David Lee Anderson – Artist (2-time winner)Tom Meserole – Fan____* Ray Van Tilburg – Artist*Special One-Last-Time Revival

G.O.H. - BARBARA HAMBLYMy co-author onMAGIC TIME, Marc ScottZicree, has a theory that thereare two types of writers. Thefirst type are those for whomwriting is the Safe Place, theplace where the writer feelsmost comfortable: most ofthese writers start whenthey’re children. The secondtype are those for whomwriting is the Dangerous Place,the place where they don’twant to go and where theyhave to look at things withinthemselves that they don’twant to look at – but they haveto, because if you’re a writer,you really have no choice.I am, thank goodness, of the first type. I’mprobably the only person I know who knew beforethe age of five what I wanted to be when I grew up.I’ve got friends in their fifties who STILL haven’tfigured that one out, but I knew I wanted to be awriter. I’ve been writing most of my life.Since my first published fantasy in 1982 – THE TIMEOF THE DARK – I’ve managed to touch pretty muchall the bases in genre fiction: historical murdermysteries, sword-and-sorcery fantasy, Star Treknovels, Star Wars novels, comic books, a"contemporary occult romance novella" forHarlequin, scripts for Saturday morning cartoonshows, and a straight historical novel about the lifeof Mary Todd Lincoln, THEEMANCIPATOR'S WIFE, which will makeme the only writer I know of to have writtendialogue for both Luke Skywalker andAbraham Lincoln.My current projects include anotherhistorical novel – this one about the firstthree First Ladies plus Thomas Jefferson’sconcubine Sally Hemmings – and a moreor-lesshorror novel about Dracula’s bugeatingpal Renfield. (Yes, I know someoneelse’s novel on the same subject came out12Photo: Courtesy Barbara Hamblya month after I turned in my manuscript, but mine isVERY different.)Born in 1951, I grew up on science fiction andfantasy in a small and boring suburb of Los Angeles.At the University of California I received a Master'sdegree in Medieval History, and a black belt inkarate, thus qualifying me to write sword-andsorceryfantasy, which basically involves knowinghow non-industrial societies work, and how to writea fight-scene. I attended the University of Bordeauxand traveled in Europe in 1971-72, and held theusual assortment of day-jobs before beingpublished: teacher, secretary, liquor-store clerk. Imarried science-fiction writer George AlecEffinger in 1998 and lived part-time in NewOrleans for a number of years.People ask me if it takes a lot ofdiscipline to write, but for me it’s likedisciplining yourself to make love on yourwedding-night. Writing is still the thing Imost love to do, though I would eventuallylike to teach writing as well. I also dance,sew, hike, and do occasional pieces ofrough carpentry. I am a hermit now, andlive in a cave in Los Angeles with anumber of small carnivores.

MEDIA G.O.HsBILL CORBETT KEVIN MURPHYFor four years Mr. Corbett was a writer for MysteryScience Theater3000 on the Sci-FiChannel, andpreviously onComedy Central.He was nominatedfor a Cable AceAward in 1997 forBest ComedyWriting. He wasalso an actor onthe show,providing the voiceof the robot "Crow"and performingvarious othercharacters.Photo: Courtesy Bill CorbettHis other plays include Heckler; RidiculousDreaming, Hate Mail (co-written with KiraObolensky), Down the Pike, winner of the ActorsTheater of Louisville National One-Act Contest;short plays Manifesto and Hunters, produced by theHBO Writers Project in Los Angeles; Cash Karma,first produced by the Organic Theater in Chicago;and Motorcade, produced at theaters in the U.S.,Canada, and Japan.Mr. Corbett has been a contributing writer toNational Public Radio's Prairie Home Companionand All Things Considered, and was co-creator ofthe animated web series Poker Night onIcebox.com. He has also been a member of theacting companies at the Guthrie Theater and theBerkshire Theater Festival, and has taughtplaywriting at Kenyon College in Ohio, the GuthrieTheater in Minneapolis, and numerous otheruniversities and schools.He is a Core Member of The Playwrights' Center inMinneapolis, and a graduate of the Yale School ofDrama, where he earned an MFA in playwriting andscreenwriting. Before that, he received a BA fromYale College. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr.Corbett currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Bill Corbett's play The Stuff of Dreams recentlytoured the country. His play The Big Slam has beenproduced at numerous theaters across the U.S.(born November 3, 1956 in River Forest, Illinois) isa United Statesactor and puppeteer.For eleven years hewas a writer for thePeabody Awardwinningcomedyseries MysteryScience Theater3000, for nine ofthose years playingand operating TomServo, one of theshow's puppetcharacters. Duringthe final three yearsof the series headditionally portrayedPhoto: Courtesy Kevin MurphyProfessor Bobo, a talking mountain gorilla in thestyle of Planet of the Apes. After taking over the roleof Servo, an anonymous person sent him a six-footlong banner that read "I HATE TOM SERVO'S NEWVOICE." Flattered by the enormous amount of efforttaken to heckle him, Murphy hung the banner in hisoffice for over a year.After the end of MST3K, Murphy spent the year2001 going to a different movie every day (includingSeptember 11) and wrote a book about thisexperience, entitled A Year at the Movies: OneMan's Filmgoing Odyssey (ISBN 0-06-093786-6).During his year at the movies, Murphy samplestheaters from small-town boxes to urbanmegaplexes, attempts (and rejects) a theater fooddiet, suffers a kidney stone, visits both the Sundanceand Cannes film festivals, sneaks Thanksgivingdinner into a showing of Monsters, Inc., and recordsall of these experiences, both good and bad. His feat— viewing 360+ films on four continents — wasmentioned in Ripley's Believe It or Not.Murphy holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. inDirecting for the Stage and Screen, both from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison. Murphy lives inthe Minneapolis-St. Paul area with his wife, Jane.Starting in 2006, Murphy has joined Michael J.Nelson on several audio commentaries forNelson's RiffTrax service.13

MEDIA G.O.H. - LANI TUPUMulti-talented Lani John Tupu has two major rolesin the prestigious Saturn Award-winning TV seriesFarscape. He is the cranky, unpredictable CaptainCrais, and the voice of Pilot, the ship's navigator.Lani is also in the international, critically acclaimedAustralian film Lantana which won the AFI(Australian Film Institute) awards for Best AustraliaFilm of the year in 2001 and which picked up no lessthan seven major awards.Lani was classically trained in New Zealand DramaSchool (Toi Whakaari). After graduating, he workedsteadily on stage in Auckland at Theatre Corporate.His colleagues at this theatre included Michael Hurstof Xena and Hercules fame. His second boss andArtistic Director at Mercury Theatre in Auckland wasalso none other than Jonathan Hardy, who is thevoice of Rygel in Farscape.He then landed the title role of a doctor in CountryGP for two seasons on national television beforeleaving for Australia, in 1985. The idea was tobranch out across "the big pond," and see what fameand fortune might bring. It was a decision that he hasnot regretted. "If I hadn't left NZ," he says, "I wouldn'tbe flying around in space with a wacky andwonderful bunch ofmisfits, such as theFarscape crew, andeven more so, meetingan equally wild andwacky bunch of sci-fifans. My world hascertainly expanded; itreally is a long way fromKansas, Toto!"Lani's screen filmcredits include Lantana,The Punisher, LiquidBridge and his televisioncredits includePhoto courtesy: Lani TupuFarscape, The LostWorld, Green Sails, Mission Impossible, Tales of theSouth Seas, Flipper (with Jessica Alba), Time Trax,Stingers, Grass Roots, Police Rescue and TankerIncident, to name a few. His last stage appearancewas in Australia was in the spring of 2003 with theplay Away by Michael Gow.In April of 2006, he appeared in the play Anna inthe Tropics.GAMING G.O.H - JAMES ERNESTJames Ernest,(not just Cheapass Games) bioJames Ernest is an expert game designer, pokerplayer, and juggler. Hebegan his gaming careerin 1993 doing freelancework for Wizards of theCoast. In 1996 Ernestfounded a quirky, lowbudgetgame companycalled Cheapass Games(www.cheapass.com).Cheapass Gamesexploded into the undertendollar market, withcreative games like KillDoctor Lucky, Button Men,and Give Me The Brain.Today Ernest continues torun Cheapass Games, as well as a freelance gamePhoto courtesy: James Ernestdesign studio, Lone Shark Games(www.lonesharkgames.com). Lone Shark inventionsinclude Pirates of the Spanish Main (Wizkids); GloriaMundi (Rio Grande); CowPoker (Steve JacksonGames) and many others. James is a regularcolumnist in Games Quarterly Magazine and BluffMagazine, and has won several awards for gamedesign. At home, James enjoys building Lego pirateships, and playingvideo games withhis wife Carol anddaughter Nora.14

ARTIST G.O.H - DARRELL K. SWEETIf you’ve read much ScienceFiction or Fantasy in the last fortyfive years, you’ve almost certainlyhad a book with a Darrell K. Sweetcover in your hands.Since beginning his career as aprofessional illustrator in 1960,Darrell K. Sweet has had over 2000pieces of art published, includingthe covers of over 75 books fromthe New York Times Bestseller List.His style is instantly recognizable,full of craggy-faced wizards andg n o m e sw i t hb u s h yeyebrows,v i v i d l ycolored dragons, armoredknights on enormous highsteppingsteeds, and lonelylooking space travelers onbarren landscapes.Darrell attended SyracuseUniversity on a scholarshipand earned a Bachelor ofFine Arts degree. Aftergraduating Darrell did his military service, going onto become the head of the training aids section ofthe 1ST Training Regiment before being dischargedin 1959.Once he began his life as an artist for hire, Darrellquickly gained popularity and has since done workfor every major publishing house in the US andEurope. He’s illustrated entire series of novels, mostnotably Robert Jordon’s Wheel of Time novels andPiers Anthony’s Xanth novels. Along the way he’spainted book covers for all of the best known authorsof the field including Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov,Poul Anderson, Jack Chalker and many others –including, of course, our Guest of Honor BarbaraHambly.A collection of his work entitled Beyond Fantasy:The Art of Darrell K. Sweet was published byFriedlander in 1996 in both hardcover and softcover.The book is currently out of print, and copies sell fordouble or more of the cover price in the collectors’market.His work hasn’t been limited tobook covers. His art has beenused for calendars, trading cards,role playing games, the RomanticCastles of Europe collectors plateseries, advertising, the WyomingFish and Game department, theNew Jersey bicentennial, and onand on. Likewise, he hasn’t limitedhimself to Science Fiction andFantasy and he’s currently workingon a series of western paintings forthe openings of the “MountainTrails” galleries in Wyoming andNew Mexico. To his knowledge,his original paintings are includedin private collections in thirty fivestates and in five European countries.In addition to his many Artist Guest of Honor andother convention appearances, his awards andnominations, his exhibitions and “one man shows” inplaces like New York,Philadelphia, Seattle,Nashville, Austin andAtlanta, Darrell’stalents have beenrecognized throughinvitations to teach.He’s given lectures atTrenton State Collegeand SyracuseUniversity (his almamater), where hetaught the Summer Art Program. Recently he’sbeen teaching close to home by giving a course inacrylic painting for the Art League in Cody, Wyomingwhere he lives with his wife Janet and son Darrell R.Sweet, an artist and sculptor.You can see some of the work of the Sweet familyat their official web site www.sweetartwork.com.We’re sure you’ll enjoy meeting our Artist Guest ofHonor Darrell K. Sweet, seeing some of his originalworks in person and having the opportunity to hearhim speak about his amazing career as aprofessional illustrator of the fantastic.Photo and art courtesy: Darrell Sweet15

MASQUERADE G.O.H - LIZ COVEYLiz Covey is a free-lancecostume designer. Her work hasbeen seen at most of the majorregional theatres across thiscountry including A.C.T. in SanFrancisco;AlabamaShakespeare Festival; TheRepertory Theatre of St. Louis;Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park;Merrimack Repertory Theatre;Studio Arena, Buffalo; HartfordStage Company; Princeton’sMcCarter Theatre; DenverCenter Theater Company;Pittsburgh Public Theatre; TheFolger Theatre; Philadelphia’sWalnut Street Theatre; Seattle Repertory Theatre;Paper Mill Playhouse; Pearl Theatre, New York;Milwaukee Repertory Theater; the ColoradoShakespeare Festival and the Opera Theatre of St.Louis.Recent projects include Cyrano de Bergerac and AFlea in Her Ear for the Professional Theatre TrainingProgram at the University of Delaware; Life’s aDream for Muhlenberg College; Heartbreak Housefor the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; SherlockHolmes for Actors Theatre of Louisville andCincinnati Playhouse; The Constant Wife and 13Rue De L’amour for the Olney Theatre Center andBiography for the Pearl Theatre in New York City.A member of the faculty at Bennington Collegefrom 1990 to 1996, she has taught at BarnardCollege/Columbia University, MarymountManhattan, Penn State, Muhlenberg College andwas an instructor for the Theatre Development FundIntern Program for many years.Born in England and Educated at LeicesterCollege of Art, she currently lives in New York Cityand is co-author with Rosemary Ingham of TheCostume Designer’s Handbook and The CostumeTechnician’s Handbook.A note from the Masquerade Director, SheilaLenkman:I first met Liz several years ago when we worked16Photo courtesy: Liz Coveytogether at The RepertoryTheatre of St. Louis. I had hopedto bring her in as our guest, butour schedules never worked out.I am so happy she will be able tojoin us for this special year! Lizhas never been to any fan- runconventions, and is not familiarwith much in the Science Fictionand Fantasy worlds, but shedoes know costumes better thananyone else I know. Herattention to details and texturesare what makes her workpopular with directors, andcostume shop personnelappreciate her down-to-earth manner and sense ofhumor. Anyone who has worked in a costume shopor studied costume design will be familiar with herbooks - they are considered THE textbook forrunning theatrical costume shops across the country.Please help us welcome Liz to our wonderful worldof Masquerade costuming.ATTENTION COSTUME DESIGNERS ANDSTUDENTS!!!! PLEASE READ THIS!!!This is a unique chance for costumers, students,and amateur designersto have a pro evaluateyour work and give youadvice on working inthe world of theatreand design. Thisopportunity is usuallyonly offered as part of auniversity program, sowe are very fortunateto have Liz volunteer todo this. Portfolioreviews will be offeredon a first-come-firstservedbasis, and youmust sign up with the costume programmingdirector, Ramona Taylor.

TOASTMASTER - ROGER TENER"A Short Note About A Big Phan:Roger Tener, Toastmaster"Bio and Art by William R. Warren, Jr.There are words for Roger Tener,and many of them are unprintable.Not because they aren't suitable forpolite discussion, but because they'retoo big to fit on the printed page.Despite these drawbacks, they aredwarfed by the man himself.Roger Tener is larger than life. Inmany respects, not the least of whichis 'literally' ... none less than KermitEller, the man who toured the US asDarth Vader in the 1970s forLucasFilm, commented repeatedly,"You're the biggest S.O.B. I've everseen!" Kermit contacted George andsuggested that they hire Roger tospell him on the tours, but the planfell through when it turned out that Roger was too bigto fit into the Darth Vader outfit. (!!)And like Sir Arthur Clarke's monolith, to think thathis huge stature ends in only our four perceptibledimensions is naive and shortsighted.First and foremost, he is a huge phan. A SMOF,whether he recognizes it or not. He has had the likesof Ted and Jayne Sturgeon and the aforementionedKermit Eller as houseguests, to say nothing of hislong-term friendship with Wilson Tucker and his wifeFern.Roger is the founder of "The Chronicles Of TheDawn Patrol", a weekdaily newsletter for aviationand skiffy enthusiasts, fan and pro. He attracts smartpeople, they recognize his professionalism andhumor and influence. He's a fixture in MidwestPhandom, and there is little that is not within hisrange of travel.He's a pilot par excellence, and ranges far andwide in his precious friend, 52-Tango. He personallyworked on Superman's airplane (yes, he did!) and ison a first-name basis with the likes of General ChuckYeager. I'm namedropping for him because he'sbigger than that.Secondly, he is a core-value-huge family man. Hisdelightful wife Cathy and his sons (all of whom arelarger than life as well) are foundations of Americanqualities we alladmire. Cathy is aRegistered Nurse,Roger is a recentlyretiredEMT, and theirboys are heroesserving (or havingserved) proudly inmilitary service. Hismom and dad werestolid and beautifulpeople, as is hisbrother ... they werevery influential in myown life, and I wasonly an occasionalvisitor. Living withthese people rubbedoff on Roger, and he isrepaying thosequalities in spades.Finest kind, Hawkeye ! (tweet-TWEET-tweet)There are no wimps in the Tener household. Eventhe cats have attitude. Tornados know better than tomess with them.Thirdly, he is a true friend, if you're ever luckyenough to understand what that can mean. I didn'tsay, "What it DOES mean", I said "What it CANmean" ... for Roger takes friendship seriously, andyou can ask for none better in your life.This is your opportunity to find out exactly howvaluable he can be in your life, if you don't alreadyknow. He'll be easy enough to spot at Tuckercon,just look for a crowd of people having fun gatheredaround someone towering over their heads andshoulders, that will be "Pinky" Tener. Quick-witted,keen (in every sense of the word) and humble to afault, he doesn't know how influential he really is onthe world around him.Personally, I think it's just gravity ... for all youastrology types out there, let me assure you, RogerTener had more influence on you at your birth thanVenus or Mars. Allow yourself to gravitate toward theman ... he doesn't bite unless invited, and Cathy isthere to keep him in line.And Roger, your own line back at ya ... "You're asteely-eyed missile man."17

FILK G.O.H - BARRY & SALLY CHILDS-HELTONBarry (bass, guitars, Roland GR-33 guitar synth,vocals) has a quiltwork musicalpast that includes solocoffeehouse singer/songwritersets, a quirky proto-indie band(Barnacle Gonzo and the ChiantiBrothers), a Bloomington poetryand-musicexperiment (ThirdWind), a semi-classified crew ofsci-fi folk-rockers (Black BookBand) known for concertizing atscience fiction conventions, andPhoto courtesy: Barry &Sally Childs-Helton (with percussionist wife Sally)improvised incidental music for Indy's Theater ofInclusion on electric, acoustic, bass, and baritoneguitars. His background includes occasionalimmersion in classical and jazz guitar; though hismusical tastes draw on the whole range of rock, theyoften detour through traditional ballads, blues,progressive jazz, Bluegrass, and Bach.He has confessed to nurturing an attitude problemtoward most conventional wisdom. He helps providefor the household by copyediting computer books forone of the best-known publishers in the business.He and Sally share said household with a dog, arowdy crew of ferrets, and (probably, but what theheck) too many instruments and books.Sally At the age of 14 SallyChilds-Helton put down the flute,picked up drum sticks, and hasnever looked back. In her midteensshe received a drum setfrom parents who believed thatgirls could indeed play drums.She majored in musiceducation and percussionperformance as an undergrad,and then graduate school atIndiana University studying ethnomusicology.Photo courtesy: Barry &Sally Childs-HeltonShe is a certified Music for People guided musicimprovisation teacher, and she teaches andconducts workshops in hand drums and ethnicpercussion, music improvisation, and creativity. Sallyalso teaches ethnomusicology and world music atthe university level, and accompanies dance,theater, and choruses. Sally is proud to be a cofounderof the Midwest Drumming and DanceFestival, and she does a Women's DrummingWeekend annually at Oakwood Retreat Centeroutside Muncie.Sally especially enjoys jazz, new age, classical(especially 20th c.), and all world musics. And she'shaving big fun with Wild Mercy, adding as manyworld music components as possible into the Celtictradition. As her husband Barry is fond of saying, "It'sall Earthling music."18Art : Darrell Sweet

FAN G.O.H - NANCY "CLEO" HATHAWAYA Brief History of Cleoas told by her husband RossNancy "Cleo" Hathaway will havebeen going to science fictionconventions for almost 30 years as ofthe Saint Louis NASFIC. Her firstconvention was Archon 2, held atStan Musial & Biggies St. Louis HiltonInn back in 1978. She had way toomuch fun. She came with the groupfrom Rocky Horror but by the end ofthe weekend she was hanging outwith people from Saint Louis fandomand hasn't looked back!She was born (rumor has it) in 1959in Asheville, North Carolina, Then,she moved to Saint Louis when she was sevenand now lives in Rosamond, California with Ross,her husband of 20 years. There is nothing Cleo likesbetter than to get behind the wheel of her minivanand drive. She usually drives back to the Midwesttwo or three times a year to visit and attend aconvention or two.Cleo has been married to her husband Ross"Gator" Hathaway since 1986. She met him atCzarkon, a small, adults onlyconvention she established to nurturethe inner child in all of us. Ross reallyis a rocket scientist (propulsionengineer) for NASA Dryden locatedat Edwards AFB. "When the shuttlehas to land here in California itpasses right over our house."Cleo is a multi-talented artist.She works in clay, beads, polymer,found objects, and pretty muchwhatever catches her eye. She andher husband both do digitalphotography. In addition to being anartist she and Ross collect art andhave a large collection, acquired overPhoto courtesy: Nancy Hathaway the last 30 years. She and Rossactually met bidding on a drawing by Del Harriscalled "Dragon Style". Cleo won by the way.If nothing else, Cleo is friendly and having beenaround such a long time she knows some of the beststories about Saint Louis fandom. Ask her sometales of the Henry VIII or some of the Archons heldat the Chase Park Plaza. She was there and thereare many witnesses to her antics.Art : Darrell Sweet19

I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, andspent most of my first couple of years oflife in Puerto Rico. When I was sevenwe moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.Shortly thereafter my family relocated toAlbuquerque, where I've lived, with afew interruptions, happily since.As a kid I got hooked on the notionthat it had to be possible to write thrillingaction-adventure stories I didn't have toturn off my brain to enjoy. That was theonly kind I wanted to read, or see on thescreen - and there was never enough(there still isn't!) That's what I'vedevoted my whole life to doing: writingnovels and stories aimed at exciting, rather thaninsulting, intelligent readers.That's almost exclusively how I've made my livingfor over thirty years. I've also been a cowboy, semiproactor, artist, bouncer, computer tech, andAlbuquerque's most popular all-night progressiverock DJ.But writing's my first love. I'm coming up on 100novels published, as well as a number of shortstories. Pseudonymously I've written dozens ofnovels for adventure series, including TheGuardians, Deathlands (most recent: VENGEANCETRAIL) and Outlanders (most recent: LORDS OFTHE DEEP) . Under my own name I've authoredvarious SF and fantasy novels, including the awardwinningTHE CYBERNETIC SAMURAI and itssequel, THE CYBERNETIC SHOGUN.I've also written historical novels, westerns, StarTrek and D&D novels, the cult-favorite BLACKDRAGON trilogy of BattleTech novels, and thetechnothriller RED SANDS (What? No trademark?)I'm a charter member of the "Wild Cards" mafia,creators of the popular (and about to return!) sharedworldanthologies and novels.Away from the keyboard, I've served as Master ofEMCEE - VICTOR MILÁNCeremonies for St. Louis science-fictionconvention Archon's world-classMasquerade for over twenty years. I'malso perennial MC for Bubonicon'ssmaller, but still excellent, costumecontest. This year it'll by my privilegeand pleasure to serve as MC forNASFIC, which will also be in St. Louis.Along with writing I enjoy taijiquan,birding, ferrets, guns, and riding myrecumbent tadpole tricycle throughAlbuquerque's scenic North Valley. I'mtrying to overcome a lifelong blackthumb and learn gardening. And, ofcourse, I spend many hours indulgingmy lifelong passion for reading.(Quick advice for aspiring writers: 1. Writers write.2. Writers read. That's pretty much what you needto know. Go for it.)Currently I’m writing for Gold Eagle’s smokin’ newcontemporary adventure-novel series, ROGUEANGEL; my first entry, SOLOMON’S JAR waspublished in June of 2004 and the most recent , THELOST SCROLLS was just released in May of thisyear. My "Classic" Battletech story, "Callie’s Call,"recently appeared on the pay websitehttp://www.battlecorps.com/. A sequal to my MechWarrior novel, FLIGHT OFTHE FALCON, was just published in June. It’s titledMechWarrior: Dark Age #26: A RENDING OFFALCONS.Finally - in all senses of the word - I expect to finishmy first high fantasy novel, THE DINOSAURLORDS.My website, www.victormilan.com, offers freeficton downloads and a hopping Forum. Look me upand say hi.And please, let me entertain you.Thanks for reading!- Victor Milán (www.victormilán.com)Photo - by Linda Zang20Attention Artists & AuthorsWe want to feature more of the fan community’s work inour program book! Artists: Submit black and white art(saved as a .tif file, 200 dpi). Authors: Submit excerptsfrom your work as a Word .doc file or .txt file. Send work orinquires to artczar@artczar.org and put “Archon ProgramBook) in the subject line. There is no money involved, butyou will receive byline creditArt : David Deen

1.What is the Masquerade?Well, it is a costume contest, where the contestantsliterally become that character for a brief while. Theymight be re-creating a favorite character from print, TV orfilm, or it may be something straight out of theirimagination. Period costumes, also called "garb" are alsowelcome.2.When is the Masquerade?Archon, Saturday night, at 7 o'clock in the evening.3.Who can enter the Masquerade?Anyone can enter the masquerade, as long as theyhave an Archon membership, and a costume. You cancompete as a group, or individually. All ages arewelcome.4.What do I get if I win?Contestants compete for custom rosettes and braggingrights. Even better, there is a private party for all of thecontestants after the masquerade.5.How do I enter the Masquerade?All contestants must register at the MasqueradeRegistration table in the convention center, outside ofCenter Hall B. One of our staff members will answer yourquestions and help you fill out the forms, which MUST beturned in by TEN PM ON FRIDAY. After registering, youwill need to attend the mandatory meeting for allcontestants, and then schedule a brief tech rehearsal.6.Why do I have to register before 10 pm. Friday?Well, putting on a show the size of the ArchonMasquerade takes a lot of time. Our staff members haveto get ready for the show, and we run tech rehearsals allday Saturday. It makes for a very long day for the staff.7.Why do we need tech rehearsals?The Archon Masquerade has a reputation for being oneof the most professional looking masquerades in thecountry. A big part of that is because of the time andattention we give every contestant on stage. We runthrough your stage entrances and exits, lighting cues,sound, and generally make sure everyone understandswhat they are doing. That way, the contestant is lessnervous, and we can showcase them to the best of ourabilities.8.What are the judges looking for?There are two sets of judges for the masquerade. Thefirst set are backstage, and are looking at theworkmanship of your costume. This is where you canshow off your fine stitching, painting, metalwork, etc,.They also look for engineering and overall construction.The second set of judges are in front of the stage, and willbe judging on the overall look of your costumepresentation. Such things as how well you become thatcharacter, how you move in the costume, and how youchose to present it will be considered.9.I have a hall costume. Can I enter that in the ArchonMasquerade?That depends. If you have a new costume, or one youhave not worn at Archon before, you are welcome toenter it. If, however, you have worn the same garb foryears, it would not be recommended. There will be somestiff competition up on stage, and you want to put yourbest up against them. The judges may not look kindly ona costume they've seen roaming the halls all weekend.10.I bought my costume. Can I enter that in theMasquerade?This is a tricky question, actually. If the costume inquestion is from Wal-Mart, the answer is definitely "NO".If, however, you design a costume and pay someone todo part of the construction for you, you may be able toenter the Masquerade PROVIDING you notify theMasquerade Director AND you give the constructor fullcredit. For instance, you may enter as "Joe Smith" as"The Blob", wearing a costume designed by "Joe Smith",constructed by "Jane Doe and Joe Smith". Theworkmanship judges may or may not consider youeligible for awards, depending on the amount of work youactually did on that costume. If an award is given, it willbe in both names.11.How much stage time can I have?Contestants are allowed one minute on stage.Sometimes, however, a simple walk across the stage issufficient- you don't need to use the full minute.Presentations longer than one minute have to beapproved by the Masquerade Director.12.If my friends and I do a short skit, can we have livemicrophones?No. We have found that 99% of past presentations thatused a live microphone bomb due to the simple fact thatmost people do not know how to use a microphoneproperly, holding it too low or too far back. To avoidfrustrating the audience, yourself, and the tech crew, wedecided to no longer offer the live mic on stage. You may,however lip synch to pre-recorded material.13.Can I enter my ten-year-old in the ArchonMasquerade?Yes, although parents must remember that this is acompetition, and there is a chance that your child may notwin. There is a special category for children 12 andunder, so that they are not in direct competition with theadults. Children entering the masquerade are assumedto have helped create the costume to some extent. If anadult made the costume for the child, see questionnumber 10, or ask the Masquerade Director.14.What is "documentation" and why should I bringit?Documentation is for the judges to look at to determinehow well you re-created your costume. It can be assimple as a photocopy of a page from a book or comic, ora more elaborate photo journal of the constructionprocess. Not everyone needs documentation. Thenagain, not everyone has seen episode five, season two ofyour favorite show. Or read that particularbook/comic/manga.23

Besides our Guests of Honor, we also havemany other professionals in attendance. Keepyour eyes open for these talented people. (Dueto space and time limitations, not all bios couldbe printed or have been edited. If you have a biofor the program book, please send it toartczar@artczar.org, subject - "Archon Bios")DANIEL ABRAHAM has had stories publishedin the Vanishing Acts, Bones of the World, andThe Dark anthologies, and been included inGardner Dozois’ Year’s Best Science Fictionanthology. A Shadow in Summer is his firstnovel. He is currently working on the Long PriceQuartet, the second volume of which, WinterCities, will be published in 2007. He lives in NewMexico with his wife.http://www.danielabraham.comArt : Darrell SweetFLORENCE ACHENBACH – is well known toArchon regulars as a Costumer and, with Missouri Smith, has beenrunning the Friday Banquet Dinner Theater for the last few years.DAVID LEE ANDERSON is a science fiction and fantasy illustrator.He’s shown paintings at more than 440 convention art shows and hasbeen the Artist GoH for twenty cons, Toastmaster twice and Fan GoHonce. He’s worked for TOR Books, BARN Nooks, Tomorrow SFmagazine, Asimov’s, Mayfair Games, Bethesda Softworks, Yard DogPress and other independent publishers. He was President of theAssociation of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists from 1990-92.LOU ANTONELLI got a late start in his fiction writing career; his firststory was published when he was 46 years old. He has had 29 shortstories published since June 2003 and has received eight honorablementions in The Year’s Best Science Fiction published by St. Martin’sPress.CINDY APPEL (writing as Celine Chatillon) is a multi-published authorof SF, paranormal and humorous erotic romance novels includingHelp! I’m Falling for the Vampire Next Door and Brandi Whyne andHer Incredibly Erotic Adventures. She also works as a freelance copyeditor and manuscript evaluator. http://www.celinechatillon.com orhttp://www.cynthianna.com.MARGENE BAHM — Margene’s many-faceted career in fandom hasincluded Trekdom, the SCA, the Kansas City Renaissance Festivaland, now and possibly forevermore, her leadership of the group tryingto bring the World Science Fiction Convention to Kansas City. Alongwith her spice, Jim and Paula Murray, she was co-Fan Guest of Honorat Archon in 2003. In her copious free time, she spoils her twograndchildren, and teaches Irish dance and helps run a performinggroup.ROBIN WAYNE BAILEY was our Toastmaster last year at Archon 30,and recently completed a term as President of the Science Fiction andFantasy Writers of America. Robin is the author of more than 15novels and 30 short stories, beginning with FROST published in 1983and most recently the Dragonkin fantasy series, books for readers ofall ages. http://www.robinwaynebailey.netDONNA BAKKE – was one of the Fan GoHs at Archon 23. She Co-Chaired Archon 7 and 8. She’s a devoted fan of the X-Files, and ran alocal X-Files club.24Pros and Other Programming ParticipantsELIZABETH BARRETTE writes poetry, fiction,and nonfiction; most recently the bookComposing Magic: How to Write Rituals, Spells,and Magical Poetry. She is managing Editor ofPangaia magazine, Dean of Studies at the GreySchool of Wizardry and a judge for the PaganFiction Award contest(http://www.pangaia.com/Fiction).BRETT BASS is an Oklahoma Artist returning toArchon after an absence of several years, andwe’re happy to welcome him back. His workincludes astronomicals, fantasy, and aviationart, typically done in airbrushed acrylics. Someof his art can be seen athttp://kbgallery.homestead.com/brettbass.htmlSUSAN BAUGH – is a retired librarian. Shespecialized in SF, horror and fantasy literaturewhile employed at the Louisville Free PublicLibrary. Currently she is reading and catching up on her sleep. She iswriting an easy reading picture book with her son-in-law, who is theillustrator. Susan is also doing research for a SF/F novel with a truecrime ambiance.PETER S. BEAGLE was born in 1939 and raised in the Bronx. He nowlives in California. Thanks to classic works such as The Last Unicorn,A Fine and Private Place, and Tamsin, he is acknowledged asAmerica’s greatest living fantasy author. His most recent storycollection is The Line Between, which features his Hugo and Nebulawinningnovelette “Two Hearts.” http://www.peterbeagle.comALAN F. BECK has been a commercial artist, designer and illustratorfor over 25 years doing work for many major corporations. He hasbeen a fan and avid reader of science fiction ever since he canremember. His art influences include N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell,Salvador Dali and others. His artwork is SciFi, Fantastic, andSurrealistic in nature. Some of his recent work combines CGI withtraditional media. http://www.alanfbeck.com/CHRISTOPHER BECKER has had a long relationship with film ingeneral and SciFi in particular for 30+ years. He has a minor in filmstudies, taught film and film theory in California for 7 years and iscurrently on the board of the Flagstaff Mountain Film festival inFlagstaff, AZ.STEPHANIE BEDWELL-GRIME is the author of eight publishednovels and over 50 short stories. She has been nominated for anEppie Award and has been an Aurora Award finalist five times.Stephanie welcomes visitors to her website:http://www.feralmartian.comMITCHELL DAVIDSON BENTLEY teaches at PSU and runs AtomicFly Studios. His work has appeared both domestically andinternationally as covers and fine art editions. Mitch holds degrees inElectronics and Humanities, has won over 35 awards, been AGoH 12times and is a member of both ASFA and IAAA.http://www.atomicflystudios.net/KEITH BERDAK has been a drummer, graphic artist, illustrator and/orfossil preparatory since 1973. He entered Fandom in 1979 and firstdisplayed artwork at Archon 6 in 1981. He met author Glen Cook at“Pros”-Continued on page 27

“Pros”-Continued from page 24Archon 7 and was honored to do cover paintings for his Chronicles ofthe Black Company series and The Swordbearer, published by TorBooks. He did computer game art for a few years and began diggingand drawing for the Missouri Ozark Dinosaur project in 1993. The firstillustration of Missouri’s Official State Dinosaur is in the art show. In2001 he painted the cover and wrote “The Fighting 77th” for SelinaRosen’s Yard Dog Press Anthology Bubbas of the Apocalypse. He’scontinued doing art for the “bubbas” series, the most recent beingHouston – We’ve Got Bubbas.CAROL BERG is a former software engineer and the author of nineepic fantasy novels. Her novels have won the Prism Award, the GeffenAward, the Colorado Book Award, and have been translated intomultiple languages. All amazing for one who majored in math andcomputer science to avoid writing papers. Her newest novel is Fleshand Spirit. http://www.carolberg.comJOSHUA BILMES has been an agent since 1986. Clients includeTuckerCon attendees John Hemry, Alexis Latner and Nebula WinnerElizabeth Moon, as well as bestselling authors like Charlaine Harrisand Tanya Huff (both with TV series in 2007), Simon Green, BrandonSanderson, and more. http://awfulagent.com.JAYME LYNN BLASCHKE spent three years as fiction editor atRevolutionSF.com and has a journalism background. His workincludes short fiction publication in Interzone and assortedanthologies, as well as extensive genre-related non-fiction work,including interviews (check out his collection, VOICES OF VISION).http://www.jaymeblaschke.comTIM BOLGEO , aka UNCLE TIMMY, is the founder and Chairman ofLiberty Con, Editor of the weekly ezine The Revenge of Hump Day, acollector of hard back SF books, and an Auctioneer Extraordinaire. Hehas 30 years in Fandom and is an All Around (A Round) Nice Guy.PETER BRADLEY must be a glutton for punishment, because henever submits a bio. Unfortunately we’re running out of “Peter” jokesthat we can use at a family convention. When he’s not being mockedin our program book, Peter is a professional artist doing book coversfor small press publishers like Yard Dog Press, extensive gamingillustrations for companies like Troll Lord Games, and participating inconvention art shows around the country. http://www.ravenchilde.comJOHN BROOKS – Adored by millions, John was a Fan GoH at Archon23 and has Co-Chaired the convention four times. John is currently inthe Witness Protection Program after testifying in the trial of thepeople who murdered Starship Troopers when they made it into amovie. Okay…that last part’s not true.MIKE BROTHERTON teaches Astronomy at the University ofWyoming and specializes in observational investigations of quasars(e.g., with the Hubble Space Telescope). He has sold short fiction tomagazines and anthologies, and is a graduate of Clarion West. Hisfirst novel Star Dragon (Tor, 2003) was a finalist for the John W.Campbell Award for best SF novel of the year. A second novel, SpiderStar, is forthcoming from Tor. He lives in Laramie, WY with his fiercecat, Sita.BARRI L. BUMGARNER evolved from teacher/poet/freelancer intopaid assassin. In Slipping and 8 Days, Barri found her niche. She killspeople for a living. Not her chosen vocation when she began, butthere are so many people to kill… She’s honed her murderous craftwith new novels Playing the Line and Dregs.http://www.barriLbumgarner.comRICHARD LEE BYERS writes fantasy and horror fiction. He’s adedicated fencer and poker player and has a fair knowledge of history,folklore, mythology, and occultism. (He’s also a rationalist and askeptic; he doesn’t believe the supernatural is real.) A number of hisbooks are tie-in books. He’s done many related to D&D and othergames, and also an X-Men novel, and he has taught fiction writing.http://www.stonehill.org/rlb/RACHEL CAINE is the author of the popular Weather Wardens series.Her sixth Weather Wardens novel, Thin Air, will be released in August2007, and she is currently at work on the seventh in the series. Shealso launched a new series, The Morganville Vampires, in October2006 with Glass Houses. The third book will be published in October.She’s written paranormal romantic action/adventure for the SilhouetteBombshell line, a Stargate SG-1 novel (writing as Julie Fortune) andnumerous other novels.MICHAEL CAPOBIANCO has published one solo SF novel, Burster(Bantam) and is co-author with William Barton of SF novels Iris(Bantam, Eos reprint), Fellow Traveler (Bantam), Alpha Centauri(Avon), and White Light (Eos). An amateur astronomer, hisobservations were critical in determining the size and shape of theasteroid 102 Miriam. Capobianco served as President of SFWA from1996-1998 and has recently been elected President again.http://mysite.verizon.net/michaelcapobiancoR.J. CARTER — is the author of ALICE’S JOURNEY BEYOND THEMOON and co-author of THE SIDEWAYS DOOR, both availablethrough the World Fantasy Award winning Telos Publishing in JollyOlde England. Additionally, he is a regular media reviewer for theonline entertainment magazine, The-Trades.com. He still dreams ofsurviving a fatal accident that will somehow trigger his latentsuperpowers.AMY STERLING CASIL is a Clarion Graduate and winner of theWriters of the Future Contest. Her short fiction has received numerousHonorable Mentions in various “Year’s Best” anthologies. Her novelImago was published by Wildside Press.http://members.aol.com/asterling/amypage.htmPAUL CHAFE is a writer, soldier and scholar who divides his timebetween Halifax, Nova Scotia and Toronto, Ontario. His first shortstory, “Prisoner of War” was bought by Larry Niven for the Man-KzinWars series, and he has been a regular contributor to the series eversince. His own work includes the novel Mission Critical and shortstories in Toni Weisskopf’s critically acclaimed Adventures in...anthologies.DEBORAH A. CHESTER has written Regency romances, historicalromances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy. She is a tenuredprofessor of professional writing in the Gaylord College of Journalismand Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where sheteaches novel and short story writing. She has been writingprofessionally since 1978, and used two pseudonyms – Jay D.Blakeney and Sean Dalton – for some of her early science fiction.BLIND LEMMING CHIFFON (and that IS his surreal name - what’syours?) is a multi-instrumentalist parodist satirist singer-songrewriterblues comedian one-time Interfilk guest from Colorado. A lemming is,by the way, a suicidal Norwegian rodent and has nothing to do with acertain sour yellow fruit. http://blindlemmingchiffon.com/ROB CHILSON is a long-time stalwart of Archon, attending the veryfirst one and most that followed. He was one of the last generation of“Pros”-Continued on page 2827

“Pros”-Continued from page 27writers published by John Campbell. He has collaborated on shortstories with William F. Wu, Robin Wayne Bailey, and Lynette Meserole(now Burrows). He’s had seven novels and over 60 short storiespublished. His most recent publication is Farmers in the Sky, whichappeared in the May 2006 Analog. http://www.robchilson.comBRENT CHUMLEY has been working in the fantasy/sci-fi gamingindustry for 6 years now and has produced everything from B&W spotart, full color cover paintings, miniatures painting, cartography, graphicdesign, collectible card art, etc., for a plethora of companies includingWizards of the Coast, Steve Jackson Games and most recently forAlderac Entertainment Group.CONNOR FREFF COCHRAN turned pro as a comic book writer andSF magazine illustrator in 1973, at the age of 19. Today he works in aridiculously wide variety of fields as both creator and businessman,and thoroughly enjoys the juggling act. http://www.conlanpress.comJOHN L. COKER, III - For more than twenty-five years, hundreds ofJohn’s photographs and articles in the imaginative literature genrehave been published widely in magazines,newspapers and on book covers. FromWorld Fantasy and World Science Fictionconvention program books to mainstreampublications like The New York Times andUSA Today Weekend. John’s new book,Tales of the Time Travelers: The Adventuresof Forrest J. Ackerman and Julius Schwartzis scheduled for publication in 2007.MIKE COLE has been an SF fan since theearly 70’s. He has attended, volunteered, runand doomed (don’t ask) something on theorder of 300 conventions. He is a workingartist and author of numerous sick andtwisted cartoons, as well as creating award Art : Mike Colewinning digital artwork. Mike has finishedputting together his fifth collection of cartoons and he recently finishedhis second cover for Yard Dog Press.DARLENE P. COLTRAIN is a gifted, multitalented creature. It was outin the wilds of Iowa that Darlene acknowledged a growing inner needto express her creative energies in other media besides jewelry. Lateone night, with the jewelry work done for the evening, she pulled outa magic 2B pencil and started drawing again. Within a short period oftime whimsical fantasy color pencil drawings and masque paintingsbegan turning up at science fiction and Fantasy convention art showsall over the country, as have the prizes.http://www.orionworks.com/artgal/dpc/index.htmBYRON CONNELL - A true gentleman of costume fandom, Byronnonetheless has very strong opinions on the proper way to run things,and most importantly the will to get them done. He was ICG Presidentat a major time in its history, and his parliamentary skills made all thedifference. Byron has been a part of multiple Best in Show costumegroups at the international level, but most people will rememberseeing him running a great green room, judging, or otherwise helpingothers to be able to do their best.CAT CONRAD returns to us after many years of being absent fromArchon. In addition to being an award winning painter and cunninglinguist, Cat is making broad brushstrokes as a popular speaker andauctioneer, and continues to gain prominence as a fan entertainer. Hehas been a featured auctioneer at numerous conventions throughout28the Southwest, including the famed five and a half hour marathonauction of the 51st Worldcon in San Francisco.GLEN COOK is the Author of more than 50 novels. He’s best knownfor the series Annals of the Black Company and The Garrett Files.He’s currently at work on The Instrumentalities of the Night series. Hisentire out-of-print backlist has been purchased and is being reprintedby Night Shade Books.GWENDALYN COPE has attended Archon many times as the wife ofRyu “Uncle Figgy” Cope, but this year she attends as an independentfilmmaker. Her film, Gameheads is a comedy about a group of gamersand is currently in post-production.RYU COPE is President and CEO of Dragon Dog Press, Inc. and thecreator of its flagship product: the Ryu-Ki System RPG and its firstworld setting, Sunserra. He is also the creator of the popular (and free)“Uncle Figgy’s” roleplaying guides. As his alter ego, Wakageryu, he isthe creator of the “Totally Harmless Toys” art series. Currently, Ryu isstarring as Pete Tyler in the independent feature film Gameheads fromInflatable Turtle Productions. http://www.badbuddhistradio.comDAVE CREEK is “a writer whose work is in a consistentfuture history.” He became interested in SF by watchingStar Trek, and has now had several stories appear inAnalog. His “real job” is in television, although it’s in localTV news and not fictional television. (Editor’s Note - In theinterest of Guest Relations, we shall refrain fromcommenting on the relationship between TV news andfiction.) http://www.sff.net/people/dave-creek/MARY CROWELL writes sultry blues, jazz, and salsasongs about fantasy, mythology, gaming, Legolas, andlazy beagles. When not teaching yoga and music in northAlabama, she travels to Atlanta and performs with thebands: Three Weird Sisters and Play It With Moxie. Lookfor her album, Courting My Muse!http://magnusretail.com/JOHN DALMAS is the author of over two dozen novelsincluding The Yngling, The Regiment, and The Lion of Farside. Hisshort fiction has been published in Analog, Fantasy & Science Fiction,The Saint (mysteries), Far Frontiers, New Destinies and Pulphouse,as well as several anthologies and “Best of” collections. He’s been apublished author for nearly four decades.http://www.sfwa.org/members/dalmas/PAUL DALY – is a St. Louis based illustrator for over 30 years nowwho has worked for every major gaming company extant and someunlamented ones who are not. He was the Artist GoH at Name ThatCon V. Paul lives with his illustrator wife, Kimberly and innumerablewriters, artists and hangers-on who occasionally visit.http://www.brainstudio.comJ.R. DANIELS has returned to our little convention after an absenceof several years. An award winning Artist himself, he’s also mentoredmany of the artists Midwest fandom has come to know in the lasttwenty years. J.R.’s wildly popular aviation art has also been shownand sold at airshows across the country. Examples of his past workcan be seen here: http://kbgallery.homestead.com/robertdaniels.htmlJANET DEAVER-PACK - An early-morning writer, Janet (alsopublished as Janet Pack) is assisted by strong tea and cats Brika,Syri, and Shannivere. She writes newspaper and magazine nonfiction:interviews are her specialty. Her fiction includes 40 fantasy, SF,horror, and mystery stories, plus other concoctions. Janet has co-“Pros”-Continued on page 29

“Pros”-Continued from page 28edited four anthologies, and gives writing workshops. She also walks,cooks, knits, investigates wine, travels, watches movies, enjoysmusic, studies history, and adores animals.http://www.janetpack.com.DAVID DEEN is a professional illustrator and former resident of St.Louis who recently abandoned our fannish community to tackle thefrontiers of Boston, Mass. He’s done 3D modeling for computer gamessuch as Age of Empires and Railroad Tycoon II & III, but has given upthat glamorous life to take on the more traditional role of starving artist,doing book covers and selling in con art shows. Congratulate him onthe recent birth of his son. http://www.daviddeen.comDAVID DEITRICK has been lucky enough to work (and teach) in justabout every aspect and medium in the art field. He’s drawn, painted,and sculpted to create illustration, design (of several flavors) and fineart. http://www.davidr3deitrick.comLORI DEITRICK is a frequent collaborator with her husband David onart and graphic design projects, although their collaborations take theform of doing separate pieces for the same overall project and notworking together on single pieces of art.MARK DODSON is a voice actor born in St.Louis who is best known for the voice of“Salacious B. Crumb” in Return of the Jediand voices in the Gremlins films. This is hisfirst appearance at Archon.LINDA DONAHUE is the author of severalpieces of short fiction appearing inpublications from a number of small presspublishers, perhaps most notably as one ofThe Four Redheads of the Apocalypse from Art : John KaufmanYard Dog Press. Prior to that, she wasknown across fandom as a member of the Ravenar dance troupe,performing at conventions across the Midwest and at Worldcons.She’s an experienced instructor of tai chi and has judged andcompeted in martial arts competitions winning several medals alongthe way.GARDNER DOZOIS was the Editor of Asimov’s Science FictionMagazine for twenty years and is still the Editor of the annualanthology series The Year’s Best Science Fiction from St. Martin’sPress. He’s won 15 Hugo Awards for Editing and two Nebula Awardsfor his own writing. He’s the Author or Editor of over 100 books.Gardner was Guest of Honor at Archon 23.ELONKA DUNIN — of Simutronics (play.net) is a founding member ofthe International Game Developers Associationn’s Online GamesCommittee, a world-traveler and an award winning cryptographercurrently working on cracking “Kryptos.” Lately she has been helpingthe war on terrorism by teaching about Al Qaeda codes.http://www.elonka.com“GORGEOUS” GARY EHRLICH stalks the hallways of Northeastconventions and assorted filk conventions. A mild-mannered structuralengineer in mundania, at cons he can be found on stage or in the filkroom offering songs of space flight, lunar colonies and hyperspacehotels http://www.speakeasy.org/~electro/electro.htmlBILL FAWCETT, a past Archon Guest of Honor, has been a professor,teacher, corporate executive, and college dean. He is one of thefounders of Mayfair Games and has designed both board games andcomputer games. As a book packager, his company Bill Fawcett andAssociates has packaged over 250 books for every major publisher.He’s the author of several novels of his own, and edited andcontributed to the classic military SF series The Fleet with DavidDrake. As an anthologist Bill has edited or co-edited over 50anthologies.DOUG FERGUSON - Since Pikachu pays his rent, Doug Fergusonruns Pokémon USA’s Operations. Formerly a comic & game retailer inSaint Louis (The Raven’s Loft), Doug joined Wizards of the Coast in1994 when their signature game, Magic: The Gathering wastransforming the game industry. Doug has attended over 20 Archonssince 1980 and you’ll probably find him with a beer in his hand chattingwith friends.SHEILA FINCH has published eight science fiction novels, more thanthirty short stories, and a number of articles about SF and writing. Sheis probably best known for her series about the Guild of Xenolinguists(the novella, Reading the Bones, won a Nebula). A collection of thelingster stories, THE GUILD OF XENOLINGUISTS, will be publishedby Golden Gryphon Press this summer. Home is Long Beach, CA,where she lives with a cat and two retired racing greyhounds.jan howard finder AKA WOMBAT has been reading SF for 50 years &active in SF circles for 30 years. He’s chairednumerous conventions, been an HonoredGuest at the 1993 Worldcon in SanFrancisco, and published an award winningfanzine, The Spang Blah. He’s participatedin, judged and MC’d masquerades. He sold ashort story in 81 and edited an SF anthology,Alien Encounters. He has otheraccomplishments far too numerous tomention and was the Fan GoH at Archon 30last year.ERIC FLINT is a writer of science fiction andfantasy. His “official” writing career began with the publication in 1993of a short story entitled Entropy, and the Strangler. That story won firstplace in the Winter 1992 Writers of the Future contest. His first solonovel was Mother of Demons published by Baen Books in 1993. Sincethen he’s gone on to write over 30 novels, both solo and withcollaborators such as David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, David Drakeand Dave Freer. Besides editing several collections of classic SF forBaen Books, he was the original General Editor for Jim Baen’sUniverse. http://www.ericflint.comMICHAEL F. FLYNN began selling science fiction in 1984, rapidlybecoming a mainstay of Analog SF. His stories have also appeared inAsimov’s, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and WeirdTales. Author of eight novels and two story collections, Flynn is bestknown for the four-book Firestar series and the critically praised TheWreck of The River of Stars.MITCH FOUST – has been a professional illustrator for the pasttwenty years. His many art credits include book covers, comic books,and role playing games. He has a Marketing degree from theUniversity of Memphis and is currently the Art Director at Mid-American Specialties in Memphis, TN, where he lives with his wifeKathy and two children. News and current artwork can be found athttp://www.mitchfoust.com.KIM FRITTS – was born, raised and schooled (BA in Illustration atWash. U.) in St. Louis where she sold her first sculpture, a weldeddragon made in her senior year of high school at her first SF con.“Pros”-Continued on page 3229

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Smoke-Free RestaurantsFor the convenience of our con-goers, here is a list of officially smoke-free restaurants in Collinsville (theones that participate in the State of Illinois' official program).Arby's4 E. Port Plaza DriveCollinsville618-345-5540Long John Silvers/A&W379 N. Bluff Rd.Collinsville618-345-5571Ravanelli's26 Collinsport Dr.Collinsville618-343-9000Bandana's Bar-B-Q#4 Commerce Dr.Collinsville618-344-4476Blimpie Subs1099 D. Beltline RoadCollinsville618-345-0001Dairy Freeze250 St. Louis RoadCollinsville618-346-8313Dairy Queen1 Collinsport DriveCollinsville618-345-3633McDonald's503 Beltline RoadCollinsville618-345-7773New China1099 Beltline, Suite GCollinsville618-344-8888Penn Station1126 Collinsville CrossingCollinsville618-344-3400Quizno's501 Beltline Road Suite 20BCollinsville618-344-7340Subway413 Beltline RoadCollinsville618-344-8180Taco Bell1001 Beltline RoadCollinsville618-345-2088White Castle39 Eastport Plaza DriveCollinsville618-346-466031

“Pros”-Continued from page 29Since leaving a 15-year stint as a medical illustrator in 1998, she’sdevoted herself to selling her own illustrations, sculpture and pottery,mostly at SCA, Pagan and SF events. See more athttp://www.ashandgriffin.com.CHRISTOPHER GARCIA edits the Hugo nominated fanzine The DrinkTank, co-edits SF/SF and is a former president of N3F and VP ofBASFA. http://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/index.htmHALEY ELIZABETH GARWOOD – has a Doctorate in Education andteaches English at Western Kentucky University. Her Warrior Queenseries takes forgotten women warriors who changed history andbrings them to life. Carefully researched material is woven intomemorable stories. http://www.haleyelizabethgarwood.com.DEBBIE GATES had never heard of filk before theChilds-Heltons joined Wild Mercy, and now her dogsand cats are wondering where she disappears to onweeekends. She is the chief Mac geek at a majorpublisher of computer books, because it’s fun andbecause something must support the instruments andthe weekend trips. http://www.wildmercy.com/CAROLYN IVES GILMAN – is an author from the St.Louis area. Her novel Halfway Human was publishedin 1998 and she was nominated for a Nebula Award forher story The Honeycrafters. Her short fiction hasappeared in numerous anthologies and “Best of”collections.ASHLEY GRAYSON founded and still runs the aptlynamed Ashley Grayson Literary Agency. With overthirty years experience operating his own independentagency, his group of agents represents clients such asauthors Geoffrey Landis, Bruce Coville and CarrieVaughn.BENNIE GREZLIK — has mainly been published byYard Dog Press in the past, with stories in four of theiranthologies. But Bennie is starting to break out intoother markets and will have a story appearing soon in Wondrous WebWorlds # 6 and will have a fantasy novel called The Ark of Ariannapublished by Stone Garden Publishing.LAURELL K. HAMILTON — is the author of 2 New York Times BestSeller series that mix mystery, fantasy, magic and romance. There arenow more than 6 million copies of her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunternovels in print worldwide, in 16 languages. Her second series aboutFey princess, Merry Gentry, continues with the most recent novelMistral’s Kiss. Strange Candy, a collection of short stories, wasrecently released. http://www.laurelkhamilton.orgGARY HANAK — Archon Filk anchor for the last decade or so. He’sbeen around filking since about 1987. Guitarist, singer, keyboardist,and closet accordion player, his filking credits include Filk GoH atNameThatCon 2001, M.O.O.N Con 2006, and Daranacon in Oct2007. Regular invitee for ShowMeCon (mainly because I’m a cheapdate). CDs include “Weekend Filker” (originals) and “Delusions ofAdequacy”(parodies)..SARA M. HARVEY – Born and raised in Northern California, Sara M.Harvey began writing under the tutelage of her 5th grade teacher. Shehas spent many years traveling the U.S. chasing variousemployments in the world of costume. A Year and A Day is her debutnovel, set in New York City, a place she came to love while studyingthere. Sara lives in Nashville with her sweetheart and fellow writer,Matt, and their “drama-dog”, Guinevere. http://www.saramharvey.comROSS HATHAWAY is the long suffering spouse of our Fan Guest ofHonor, Nancy Hathaway. This has led him into such ill-advisedpursuits as convention running and working in dealers’ rooms aroundthe country. In his spare time, Ross has worked in the California deserton government projects far too secret to describe here. He compilesthe weekly fannish e-newsletter The Dusk Petrol, which started out asa joke but has now lasted several years.TIM HAYS was one of the Chairmen of the first Archonway back in 1977, so blame all this on him (that’s whatwe do!). His mundane life includes working for thefederal government at the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency. You can ask him about it, but hemay have to kill you later... He was Co-Fan GoH ofArchon 21 and currently resides in Europe.JOHN G. HEMRY writes the national best-selling LostFleet series under the pen name Jack Campbell(Dauntless, Fearless and Courageous in January 2008),and the JAG in Space series (Against All Enemies).John, a retired Navy Officer, lives in Maryland with hiswife (the incomparable S) and three great kids.http://www.johnghemry.comP.C. HODGELL is a fantasy writer whose novels includeGod Stalk, Dark of the Moon (sometimes publishedtogether as Dark of the Gods), Seekers Mask, and ToRide a Rathorn, all part of a series concerned withpersonal responsibility in the face of imminent godhood,honor, and occasional arboreal drift.BARBARA M. HODGES – has been accused of living ina Fantasy world... they are half right. In this world she lives in Nipomo,CA and shares her life with Jeff, two basset hounds, Ophelia andWinston, and a ginger-striped tabby, Wallace.http://barbarahodges.gobot.comWILLIAM J. HODGSON – is an Artist/Writer living in Piedmont,Oklahoma. In addition to his art showing at almost 20 Archons, it hasbeen at 350+ conventions, 100+ gallery/museum/group shows and inover 350 illustrations. He has about 300 writing publications, mostlynon-fiction. Current projects include assembling a show for a galleryin Florida and screenplay work – though he is disappointed that oneof his current “bosses” got arrested for drunken anti-semitism.BUTCH HONECK – was the Artist GoH at Archon 27. He worksprimarily in bronze, has won numerous awards for his sculptures andis a regular feature at Dealers’ Rooms across the country.http://www.honecksculpture.comWALTER H. HUNT is the author of four novels in the Dark Winguniverse, the most recent of which is The Dark Crusade, “set in afuture when humankind has spread to the stars and encountered otheralien races.” He’s a former programmer and technical writer and anavid gamer. http://www.walterhunt.comDAVID HARTWELL has worked for Signet (1971-1973), BerkleyPutnam (1973-1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescapeimprint, 1978-1983, and created the Pocket Books publishing line),and Tor, and has published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, histitle at Tor/Forge Books has been Senior Editor. He won the 2006Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor. “Pros”-Continued on page 3332Art : David Deen

“Pros”- Continued from page 32STEVEN VINCENT JOHNSON is a free lance artist/illustratorspecializing in Science Fiction, Astronomical and New Age themes.During normal business hours he’s employed (full-time) at theDepartment of Transportation (DOT), State of Wisconsin, Madison,where he’s involved in developing large scale image processingapplications using AIS+, Advance Image System and ContentManager. http://www.orionworks.comMICHALES JOY – (or “the Author Formerly Known as MichalesWarwick Joy”) has been publishing through traditional andnontraditional means for eleven years. He has written novels,collections of short stories, and kept a literary website stocked withessays and stories for two years. His last novel, Season of Peril, waspublished by Tigress Press. He is preparing to launch a new project in2007 that he’s very excited about. Ask him for details.JOHN KAUFMAN – is a St. Louis area artist who certainly should havelearned to send us a bio after last year. We hear John has recentlyconverted the backyard of his home into a theme park combining StarWars with the Mary Tyler Moore Show (“Oh Lou, I am your father…”).John is more than capable of using traditional techniques, but prefersto work primarily in the digital format. http://jekaufmann.com/DANIEL M. KIMMEL is a professional film critic, lecturer and authorwith several non-fiction books about the film and television industriesto his credit, including books about the FOX television network andDreamWorks Studios.JON KLEMENT lives in Creve Coeur, Missouri with his wife, GeNea’,and three children. He teaches high school chemistry and forensics inCedar Hill, MO and does freelance Web design and programming. Jonhas been a lifelong fan of super-heroes and science fiction. He’s theauthor of the Rush and the Grey Fox comic stories and the relatednovels. http://www.rushandthegreyfox.comSTACEY KLEMSTEIN is a novelist and an award-winning copywriter.Her Science Fiction romance, The Silver Spoon, was released inSeptember 2004 (Runestone Publishing), and Bitter Pill, the first bookin her Rennie Harlow mystery series, is scheduled for release in mid-2008 (Echelon Press). Find her online athttp://www.myspace/staceyklemstein.E.E. KNIGHT – National bestselling, award-winning author E.E. Knightis best known for his Vampire Earth and Age of Fire novels. He residesin Oak Park, Illinois with his wife, three cats and several fearsomepiles of books. Find him online at http://www.vampjac.com or ridiculehim through his blog at http://eeknight.livejournal.com.LLOYD KROPP is the author of four published novels, with two moresubmitted to agents and a seventh in progress. He’s a ProfessorEmeritus at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville where hedirected the creative writing program, the Poetry Outreach Program,and taught a variety of literature courses as well as mythology andEgyptian Hieroglyphs.ALEXIS GLYNN LATNER has had stories appear in Analog, Amazingand the anthologies Bending the Landscape: Horror and HorrorsBeyond II. Her science fiction novel Hurricane Moon (Pyr) came out inJuly 2007. She works at the Rice University library in Houston andteaches creative writing through the Rice School of ContinuingStudies.LAURA LEHEW – former fan girl and convention organizer LauraLeHew is an award winning poet with ~50 publications to date. Herpoems have appeared or are forthcoming in such journals/anthologiesas Alehouse Press, Ellipsis, Elysian Fields Quarterly, Pank, PearlMagazine and Tiger’s Eye. She raises five cats with her husband HalPomeranz. She is a past Archon Fan GoH.EDWARD M. LERNER is a physicist, computer scientist andcurmudgeon by training. Now writing full time, he applies all threeskills to his science fiction. His latest books are Moonstruck, thecomputer-themed collection Creative Destruction and (in September2007, with Larry Niven) the Ringworld prequel Fleet of Worlds.http://www.sfwa.org/members/lerner/JACQUELINE C. LICHTENBERG set the stage for her popular Sime-Gen universe when her first professional SF novel House of Zeor waspublished in 1974. Since that time she’s had 20 novels published,numerous short stories and the non-fiction book Star Trek Lives.http://www.simegen.com/jl/JEAN LORRAH is the author of more than twenty novels, most ofwhich are in the process of being reprinted now in theBorgo/Wildside/Amazon project. Her current works in progress arescreenplays, as that is where increasing amounts of new material isneeded. Find Jean’s latest news at http://www.jeanlorrah.com.CARL LUNDGREN has been a working Artist for four decades,beginning with concert posters in the 60’s, continuing as an SF andFantasy illustrator with over 300 covers in the 70’s and 80’s, and sincethat time working on his own fine art projects, including running hisown gallery. Somewhere in those years he found time to help organizethe Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.http://www.carllundgren.comJULIA S. MANDALA is a Kansas City native, now living in Plano, TX.Her hobbies include scuba diving, middle-eastern dance, costumingand music. She has a BA in History and a law degree. Her wok as anauthor appears in Four Redheads of the Apocalypse, Dracula’sLawyer, International House of Bubbas and Houston, We’ve GotBubbas and Flush Fiction (all from Yard Dog Press), MZB’s FantasyMagazine and Adventures of Sword & Sorcery.LEE MARTINDALE is a writer, editor, anthologist, activist, bard,swordsman, Redhead, and Hell on Wheels. She’s also a member ofSFWA and a fencing member of the SFWA Musketeers. For a full listof credits, visit her website at http://www.harphaven.net.DAVID MARUSEK has had short fiction published in Playboy, Nature,MIT Technology Review and Asimov’s, and has been excerpted inScientific American. In 2005, Tor Books released Marusek’s first novel,Counting Heads. According to publisher’s Weekly, “Marusek’s writingis ferociously smart, simultaneously horrific and funny…” His first shortstory collection Getting to Know You was recently published and he’sworking on his second novel, Mind Over Oship (no, that’s not a typo).RACHAEL MAYO – is an artist from the KC area who uses watercolorand colored pencil in combination, as well as pen & ink, markers andacrylic paint. She is fond of bright color schemes, curvilinear lineworkand muscular anatomy. Rachael shows her art online athttp://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/r/a/rachaelm/rachaelm.html. She maybe contacted at wingsoflightning@yahoo.com.KELLY MCCULLOUGH is the author of the WebMage series (Ace).His short fiction has appeared in numerous venues including WeirdTales and Writers of the Future. His illustrated SF short storycollection, The Chronicles of the Wandering Star, is part of the middleschool science curriculum, Interactions in Physical Science.http://www.kellymccullough.com“Pros”-Continued on page 3433

“Pros”- Continued from page 33REBECCA MCDANNOLD – began her Artist’s career at HallmarkCards, Inc. doing “straight stuff.” But her love of fantasy and whimsicalthemes makes her most comfortable in the fantasy and SF arena. Heraward winning work has caught the eye of collectors across thecountry and she has been commissioned to do their portraits bycelebrities such as Ozzie Smith and Mark Victor Hansen, co-author ofthe Chicken Soup for the Soul books.JACK MCDEVITT has written thirteen novels and sixty short stories.Seven of the novels and six stories have made the final Nebula ballot.Most recent are Odyssey, and the short fiction collection, Outbound.McDevitt has won the John W. Campbell Award and the 2006 NebulaAward for Best Novel for Seeker, and the SESFA and Phoenix Awardsfor lifetime achievement.MICHAEL MCFADDEN – For three decades, “McFadden” has been afandom household name in St. Louis. An artist and fan of the highestquality, Michael has been a regular at Archon since its conception. Heis known for his sporadically published fanzine, Son of Grafan.Michael recently relocated to Sarasota, Florida, to head the QualityControl department of CGC, a comic book grading company.BETH MEACHAM has been involved with Science Fiction publishingfor over 30 years, both as an Author and an Editor, most of that timewith Tor Books. She’s edited books by many of the best known authorsin SF and F, including Piers Anthony, Ben Bova, Damon Knight andJack Vance.DONALD MEAD made his first professional genre fiction sale to F &SF with the story iKlawa in the April 2006 issue. He’s also hadinterviews with Glen Cook and Joe Haldeman published in StrangeHorizons.DAVID MEANS, FSA Scot, has been a regular attendee ofconventions on the central and southern plains for nearly thirty years.David spent most of the 1980’s working on conventions such asOKon, SoonerCon, and ConTest, but is now active in several otherhobbies, including genealogy, model railroading, and Scottish/Celtichistory. In “real life” David has focused his career on writing softwarefor flight simulators, both civilian and military.HENRY MELTON – travels half the year with his wife Mary Ann, anature photographer, through SF cons and National Wildlife Refuges.Henry’s short fiction has been published in magazines andanthologies, most frequently in Analog. He’s currently writing YA SFnovels and testing the self-publishing waters from his website athttp://www.henrymelton.com.R.M. MELUCH has been publishing science fiction for thirty years.She admits to being thirty years old – though being a science fictionwriter she does not always count in base 10. Her latest novels areTHE MYRIAD and WOLF STAR, being books 1 and 2 in the Tour ofthe Merrimack series. Book 3, THE SAGITTARIUS COMMAND, willbe out in November from DAW Books. http://www.rmmeluch.comTOM MESEROLE has his own Class of Long Range Star Fighters, amarvelous art collection and a wife from a Terry Pratchett novel. He ispublished in 3 different fields, has spent decades turning sciencefiction into real telecom services and is a Tucker Award winner forExcellence in SF Con Partying. He worked as part of the camera crewon the creation of the Star Trek Borg Invasion amusement film/ride inLas Vegas. He has chaired and been Fan GOH at multiple SF cons.He has helped Disney market SF rides and visited the set of multiplesci-fi TV shows.JENNIFER MIDKIFF began her music career playing harp and singing34high, but after several years with Wild Mercy, she also plays bass andsings low. She teaches high school music, plays for weddings andanother Celtic band, directs a church choir and has her first child. Inher spare time, Jen is searching for a pharmaceutical substitute forsleep. http://www.wildmercy.com/STEVE MILLER is one half of the writing team of Sharon Lee andSteve Miller, which makes him one of the authors of the popularLiaden Universe series of novels. In no particular order he has been areviewer — of music, of books and of typewriters — a reporter, aneditor, a professional chess tournament director, a librarian, an editor,a sysop, an editor and a resource specialist for a statewide electronicbulletin board system. On the side, hehe’s currently running SRMPublisher Ltd. http://www.korval.comDEBORAH MILLITELLO has had stories published in DragonMagazine, MZB’s FM, Science Fiction Age, Aladdin Master of theLamp, Witch Fantastic, Sword and Sorceress, and Bruce Coville’sBook of Nightmares. Her first novel, Thief’s Luck, a YA fantasymystery, was published Sept. 2006 by Double Dragon Publishing. Amember of the Alternate Historians, she lives in southern Illinois withher husband Carl.C.J. MILLS is the author of Winter World, and several additionalnovels in the same series. C. J. lives in Austin most of the year, butspends summers in Minnesota with her family, friends and fruit trees.She works half-time at a residential mental health facility (grade onementally-ill) and continues to write SF and suspense, though she hasnot been continuing to sell, alas.ELIZABETH MOON made her first fiction sales (two short stories) in1986, quickly followed by the sale of her first novel Sheepfarmer’sDaughter which was released in 1988. More science fiction andfantasy novels and dozens of short fiction pieces followed includingthe remaining two volumes of The Deed of Paksenarrion and theNebula Award winning Speed of Dark. Her other interests includechoir singing, fencing (she’s a member of the SFWA Musketeers) andnature photography. She was our guest of Honor at Archon 30.http://www.elizabethmoon.comRAE MORGAN is the pen name for an author of paranormal andurban fantasy. She has recently become the Senior Editor for a sharedurban fantasy world called Terran Realm for Liquid Sky Books. In thatcapacity, she is actively seeking new authors and will be happy todiscuss potential submissions with TuckerCon guests and attendees.http://www.raemorgan.comSANDRA C. MORRESE – is a native of southern Illinois. As a writer,she’s appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, andthe anthologies Sword and Sorceress XI and Four Moons of Darkover.She has recently returned to the position she previously held asadvertising director for the Bulletin, the trade journal of SFWA. Sheowns a custom T-Shirt business called Morr Designs, ran the Writer’sWorkshop at Archon 22 & 23, has taught creative writing at adulteducation centers in Maryland and Missouri.TEE MORRIS has been writing adventures in far-off lands and far-offworlds since the fifth grade. Inspired by numerous volumes under the“Choose Your Own Adventure” title and , he wrote many short storiesof his own. A character he created as an actor led to his first publishedfantasy novel. His novels include Legacy of Morevi and BillibubBaddings and the Case of the Singing Sword. He’s also the co-authorof Podcasting for Dummies. http://www.teemorris.comMIKE SHEPARD MOSCOE is an author and retired civil servant.“Pros”-Continued on page 35

“Pros”- Continued from page 34Writing as Mike Moscoe, he’s the author of the Lost Millennium seriesabout time travelers hoping to alter history. As Mike Shepard, he’s theauthor of the Kris Longknife military SF series.http://www.mikemoscoe.comMICKIE MUELLER is a freelance artist, a practitioner of earth religionspirituality, and has been a Reiki healing master/teacher since 2001.She’s a member of Greenwood Circle and the Missouri Area FantasyIllustrators Association (M.A.F.I.A.). She also writes for several onlineperiodicals. Learn more at http://www.mickiemuellerart.com.JAMES J. MURRAY – 30 years ago, Murray discovered fandom andconventions. It’s been all paisley since then. He’s edited and doneproduction work on numerous ‘zines, including the 3-time Hugonominee Tangent and the SFFWA Bulletin. He is currently serving asthe Minister of Words on Paper for the Kansas City in 2009 Worldconbid. A former co-Fan Guest of Honor at Archon, Murray’s best-knownattributes are his twisted sense of humor, his auctioneering skill, and,of course, his incredible wardrobe. He resides in KC with his spice,Paula and Margene, and several cats with varying levels ofeccentricityPAULA HELM MURRAY is the authorof several pieces of short fictionappearing in anthologies like Swordand Sorceress numbers 4 and 8 andin Eldritch Tales. She’s one third ofKansas City fandom’s notoriousMurray-Bahm triumvirate, usuallyconsidered “the quiet one” - and Ithink we all know what that means...Along with her partners-in-crime, shewas Co Fan GoH at Archon 27.Art : Mike ColeJOHN NOVAK – has probably seen every movie you have and a lotmore. In his spare time, he Co-Chaired Archon 2 and is one of a veryfew people who have been involved in the con since the beginning. Hewas one of the Fan GoHs at Archon 22. John is the Grandmaster ofAttending Worldcon on a Budget.NANCY NUTT – was the Fan GoH at Archon 11 20 long years ago.Nancy has been active in fandom in both St. Louis and Kansas City,getting involved with cons like Archon, NameThatCon and ConQuesT,and various clubs (currently the KC club). Offer her a fine single maltand a stogie, or possibly a game of poker.JODY LYNN NYE lists her main career activity as “spoiling cats.” Shelives northwest of Chicago with two of the above and her husband,author and packager Bill Fawcett. She has written over thirty-fivebooks, including The Ship Who Won with Anne McCaffrey, ahumorous anthology about mothers, Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit,Dear!, and over a hundred short stories. Her latest books are AnUnexpected Apprentice (TOR Books), and Myth-Told Tales, co-writtenwith Robert Asprin (Ace Books).CARY G. OSBORNE lives in Norman, Oklahoma, and is the author of5 science fiction novels and a fantasy novel, Winter Queen, under thepseudonym Devin Cary. She has completed a second fantasy noveltitled When God Was Stolen, and has started another, titled BelowStreets. Also completed is an alternate history, Cross Over the River.Late last year, The Fountain and Other Stories, a horror chapbook,was published by Yard Dog Press. In the meantime, two small bitshave been published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.SEAN PARRACK is known to most Archon attendees as one of theDJs at our dances, but is also a working Artist who’s provided artworkfor several gaming companies. Known as “Seantaclaus” to many fans,he’s quietly taking over the Mid-West one convention at a time.JOHN PERKINS was born on January 24, 1970 and has beeninterested in SF for as long as he can remember. John has been theartist for Bass Pro Shops since 1997. He is sent worldwide to put hisunique touch on each Bass Pro Shop. During John’s off times heenjoys Horror movies, preparing for and attending SF Cons, andrummaging through old comic book shops.http://www.johnperkinsart.comC.E. (CHARLES) PETIT is an attorney specializing in intellectualproperty. Among other matters, he was involved with a high profilecase involving a certain SF Author and one of the largest internetproviders in the world. http://scrivenerserror.blogspot.comPIERRE & SANDY PETTINGER – have been attending conventionssince 1981, and costuming since 1982. They have won many awardsin costume competitions, including 4 Worldcon Best in Show awards.They have also judged many masquerades at all levels of competition.They received the International Costumers’ GuildLifetime Achievement Award in 2000, and were themasquerade directors at ConJose, the 2002Worldcon. Pierre also co-chaired both CostumeCon24 and 25.BEEG NAYM PHAN is a science fiction fan whobasks in the adulation of other fans. He’s recognizedat conventions wherever he goes, often being askedto participate in programming, and even on occasionbeing asked to be a Guest of Honor. And yet, manyattendees will have no idea who he is or why he’sbeing honored.JOE PHAN is a typical science fiction convention attendee, if any fancan be considered “typical.” He can be a friendly extrovert or apainfully shy bookworm. His personality may change drastically whenhe walks into the convention and comes “home.” He could be the guysitting next to you, or he could be YOU!NEO PHAN is new to Fandom and conventions. He may be a littlehesitant to dive in, even baffled by some of what he sees, or he maycharge ahead with the fanaticism of the newly converted zealot. Hemay even wonder why people are calling him by the name of KeanuReeve’s character in The Matrix, while rolling their eyes.MICHAEL PICRAY is “a quirky guy who writes quirky things.” Hewrites literary stories, horror, SF, fantasy, & non-fiction. “I havepublished some, not published lots of others.”http://www.sff.net/people/michael-picray/NICK POLLOTTA has 54 published novels running from: hard SF,SF/Humor, Fantasy/Humor, Dark fantasy, YA, Horror, andcontemporary Military/Thrillers. Under a wide variety of house namesand pseudonyms, (James Axler, Don Pendleton, Jack Hopkins, NickSmith), his books have been translated into Russian, German, Frenchand Braille. http://www.NickPollotta.comROBERT REED is responsible for 150+ published stories and a stackof novels. His work has earned several nominations for the HugoAward, as well as the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. He lives withhis wife and daughter in Lincoln, NE.“Pros”-Continued on page 3635

“Pros”- Continued from page 35HANK REINHARDT is one of THE recognized authorities on swordsand other hand powered weapons designed for killing up close andpersonal. He is one of the founders of Museum Replicas, Ltd., one ofthe most successful providers of reproduction and “fantasy” arms andarmor in the country. Although he’s no longer one of the owners, hecontinues to consult on new product designs. Along with his wife ToniWeisskopf, he was a Special Guest of Honor at Archon 29.http://www.hankreinhardt.comJENNIE ROLLER is a West Coast artist whose work has been a guestand shown her art in conventions across the country, from Worldconsto small local conventions.SELINA ROSEN’s short fiction has appeared in several magazinesand anthologies. Some of her eleven published novels are Queen ofDenial, Chains of Freedom, Strange Robby, Fire & Ice, Hammer Townand Reruns. She created the Bubbas of the Apocalypse universe forYard Dog Press. Her most recently published novel is a paranormalmystery in collaboration with Laura Underwood titled Bad Lands.DON SAKERS was launched the same month as Sputnik One, so itwas perhaps inevitable that he should become a science fiction writer.As a writer and editor, he has explored the thoughts of sapient trees(The Leaves of October, Speed-of-C, 2003) brought ghosts to life(Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three, Baen,1989) and beaten the “Cold Equations” scenario (The Cold Solution,Analog 7/91, voted best short story of the year).http://www.scatteredworlds.comMARELLA SANDS is a native St. Louisan and member of the writersgroup The Alternate Historians. She has novel and short story sales inSF/F and currently makes the gas money writing non-fiction forchildren. Her website is at http://www.writnfool.com.M.R. SELLARS has been called the “Dennis Miller of paganism” forhis quick wit and humorously deadpan observations of life within thePagan community and beyond. However, his humor is only one facetof his personality, as evidenced by the dark, unique paranormalthrillers he pens. All of the current Rowan Gant novels have spentseveral consecutive weeks on numerous bookstore bestseller lists.The Law Of Three received the St. Louis riverfront Times People’sChoice Award soon after its debut. M.R. Sellars can be found on theweb at http://www.myspace.com/mrsellars.TOM SEYMOUR is “Still Living Large. Still blowing up the world a littleat a time. Still having more fun than should be legal. Carpe Noctum!”Tom is a special effects technician and past Archon Fan Guest ofHonor.SHARON SHINN is the author of Archangel and four other books inthe Samaria world, and she is about halfway through a fantasy seriesabout the Twelve Houses. She has also written five standalone novelsand three young adult books, as well as assorted bits of short fiction.sharonshinn.netJOHN SIES – aka “Artczar” - A cartoonist, illustrator, web site designerwho strangely enjoys creating this program book every year. Hisaccomplishments include cartoons published in various publicationsincluding Starlog magazine; created art in the Wizards RPG andexhibiting in various SF cons. In real life, he works nights at aRetirement Home, tutors the visually impaired in computer use andthis year launched his online cartoon, “Ricky Roach”.www.artczar.org / www.rickyroach.artczar.orgSTEVEN H. SILVER is a fan writer, editor, publisher, two-time winneron Jeopardy, seven-time Hugo Award nominee, past Nebula Award36jury member, WindyCon Chairman, Worldcon Committee member, coeditorof three anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg, founder andjudge for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History, and on and on...I’m exhausted just from typing it all.JANNI LEE SIMNER’s young adult fantasy, Bones of Fire, is set in (themagical ruins of) St. Louis and will be published by Random House in2009. She’s also published four children’s books, most recently Secretof the Three Treasures, and 30 short stories, including appearances inRealms of Fantasy and on the Escape Pod podcast. Before movingwest Janni was a St. Louis area resident and a regular guest atArchon, as well as a member of the Alternate Historians writers’ group.LINNEA SINCLAIR is a former news reporter and retired privatedetective with degrees in journalism and criminology. She’s authoredseveral award winning science fiction and fantasy novels, includingthe winner of the coveted 2006 RITA Award, GABRIEL’S GHOST. HerBantam Random House booklist also includes FINDERS KEEPERS,AN ACCIDENTAL GODDESS and GAMES OF COMMAND, with morebooks scheduled for release in 2007 and 2008. Readers can find herperched on the third barstool from the left in her Intergalactic Bar andGrill at http://www.linneasinclair.comBRADLEY H. SINOR is an Oklahoma Author with over three dozensstories and essays in a wide variety of publications, includinganthologies such as Knight Fantastic and Rotten Relations from DAWBooks and Stepping Through the Stargate from BenBella, as well asseveral story collections from Yard Dog Press.http://www.zettesworld.com/Sinor/index.htmSUSAN P. SINOR has a growing bibliography of stories, includingSerpent’s Tooth on which she collaborated with husband Brad for theRotten Relations anthology.http://www.zettesworld.com/Sinor/Susan.htmTHE GREAT LUKE SKI – otherwise known as Luke Sienkowski,writes, records and performs comedy music on a variety of pop culturesubjects ranging from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars to Spider-Manand Keanu Reeves. Luke’s hilarious use of props and costumes whileperforming his parodies have made him a fan favorite at many siencefiction and gaming conventions. In addition to comedy music, Luke Skiis also an artist, specializing in caricatures and cartooning.http://www.lukeski.comMIKE “MISSOURI” SMITH is a fan, costumer, actor, playwrite andauthor (what can’t he do?), and can be seen in the Friday night DinnerTheater Banquet with his cohort in crime, Florence Achenbach. It’s theMO & Flo Show.TOM SMITH, the master of improv weirdness and Grand Poobah ofPunnery, is here this year, with more songs and silliness than isprobably good for us. But who cares? It’s fun! His eight albums arebest-sellers (and he’s got several more in the works as we speak), andhis shows are always just nuts. Check out his website(www.tomsmithonline.com), hang onto your brain, and live the Myth ofSmith! Tom was Archon’s first ever Filk GoH at Archon 25.JACK SNYDER is an award-winning filmmaker with short films shownin festivals and on television nationwide. In 2005 he edited a featurelengthsci-fi fantasy film at Universal Studios and in 2006 co-wrote anddirected a 35mm feature film starring several Hollywood actors. Thefilm, a thriller titled Ghost Image, is currently in distribution. Seehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811468/ andhttp://www.aghostmovie.com/“Pros”-Continued on page 37

“Pros”- Continued from page 36JON “MR. WONDERFUL” STADTER is a St. Louis Artist, cartoonistand web designer who is currently in the process of breeding his ownbasketball team. With three sons under five on the roster so far, Jonbarely finds time to squeeze in his painting but was able to producethe “Another Experiment in Terror” artwork for the NASFiC bid shirt.Jon has even dabbled in publishing, producing the legendaryVolksWarriors Guide Book with his own art and story. And NO, itwasn’t a gaming manual.ALLEN STEELE is a professional SF writer, with thirteen novels andfour collections of short fiction, and a collection of essays to his name;his work has received numerous awards, including two Hugos. Aformer journalist, he has worked for newspapers and businessmagazines in Massachusetts, Missouri and Tennessee. He hasearned a B.A. in Communications and a M.A. in Journalism andserves on the Board of Advisors for the Space Frontier Foundation.http://www.allensteele.comALLISON STEIN is a Kansas City artist and author with a darkSouthern streak. Her most recent credits include the short storyCurious George Visits the Solar J Astroport Diner in the new Houston:We’ve Got Bubbas anthology from Yard Dog Press. She also providedcover art for Tick Hill and Diva and a short story in Flush Fiction, alsofrom Yard Dog Press. http://www.noblefusion.com/asteinKEITH STOKES is the Treasurer of First Fandom, President of theDawn patrol and was the first Chairman of the Science Fiction andFantasy Hall of Fame. Keith is activeonline as Newsmaster for SFWA,photographer for the Midamerican FanPhoto Archive, and webmaster for manyorganizations and conventions.http://www.kansastravel.orgLYNN STRANATHAN – As theTechnical Editor for Yard Dog Press,Lynn produces computer text and coverfiles, deals with printers, the copyrightoffice, etc., does the company books,deals with the CPA, and usually mansthe YDP table. She “daylights” as a highschool English and Business teacher. http://www.yarddogpress.comTHOMAS M.K. STRATMAN – has been coming to Archon longenough to know he really should send us a bio. (Again, we cry “Whenwill they learn..?”) He can frequently be found lurking in dark stairwellsand basements, hoping to find a portal to the realm of the Elder Gods.We’ll be kind though, and not speculate on whether his writings ofsupernatural horror are inspired by a twisted imagination or by “betterliving through chemicals.”H.G. STRATMANN is a full-time cardiologist and part-time sciencefiction writer. Fourteen of his stories and four science fact articles haveappeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact. His nonfiction includessome seventy articles in medical journals and the new book Sex andYour Heart Health: A Cardiologist Tells All.J.D. STREETT IV is a special effects supervisor in the motion pictureand television industry in los Angeles, California. He grew up in the St.Louis area and has regularly attended Archon since Archon 2. As oneof the “firehouse boys”, JD made his mark at early Archons withvarious entries into the Archon masquerade (B.E.M., ERG, The Bloband others). This year JD is working on the following television shows:Jericho, Big Love, and Entourage, among others.http://www.jdsfx.comKATHRYN SULLIVAN writes young adult fantasy and science fiction(The Crystal Throne, Agents & Adepts, and Talking To Trees) andDoctor Who short fiction. She is a member of Broad Universe andEPIC. She is afraid that her bio is boring, so be sure and ask her whatshe can do with a set of headphones and a jar of peanut butter. Visither website at http://kathrynsullivan.comLUCY SYNK has exhibited her art at SF cons, Renaissance Festivalsand art fairs. She’s sold illustrations to magazines and books, mostnotably the cover for Andre Norton’s Wizard’s Worlds. She worked forChase Studios painting murals and helping create dioramas for someof the finest museums in the world for several years, but in 2001 shefound a young growing company - Taylor Studios - which provides herwith opportunities to broaden her skills while continuing to do muralwork.MELISSA (MEL) TATUM – has written lots of things you’ve probablynever read, since the titles include phrases like “jurisdictionalquandary” and “full faith and credit” and they were published inacademic black holes commonly known as “law reviews.” She spendsher days torturing law students under the pretense of teaching themnew and interesting aspects of Indian Law and Criminal Procedure.She recently sold her first short story.MARK W. TIEDEMANN has been publishing science fiction since theEighties. After graduating Clarion in 1988, he began selling regularly,and to date has sold 55 short stories, dozens of reviews and essaysand ten novels. Compass Reach, the first of his Secantis Sequence,appeared in 2001 and was shortlisted for the PhilipK. Dick Award. His last novel, Remains, wasshortlisted for the James Tiptree Jr. Award andmade the preliminary Nebula Award ballot.http://www.marktiedemann.comTHE TRANS-IOWA CANAL COMPANY - is atroupe of devoted Iowa fans who perform originalSF related parody plays at Midwest conventions.Check out their play here at the con and find outmore about the group at http://www.trans-iowa.org.Art : David Deen WILSON “BOB” TUCKER is with us in spirit as wecelebrate his decades-long career as an Author and Fan. Bob was aGuest of Honor at more conventions than most fans ever attendincluding, of course, Archon. He was both famous and notorious,everyone’s favorite “Uncle” who could be a perfect gentleman whileoffering his trademark “natural inseminations, by appointment.” Heintroduced whole generations of Fandom to the taste of premiumbourbon, but still found time to write award winning novels andfanzines.http://www.printsations.com/WTucker.htmLANI JOHN TUPU has been an actor for nearly three decades withdozens of appearances. With films like The Punisher in the late 80'sand including episodes of Time Trax and The Lost World on hisresume, he's best known to SF fans in the States for his two roles onFarscape, as the voice of Pilot and as Captain Crais.www.lanitupu.net/LAURA J. UNDERWOOD is the author of Dragon’s Tongue, Houndsof Ardaugh, ArdMagister and numerous other books, short fiction andnovellas. For information, visit her webpage athttp://www.sff.net/people/keltora. She lives in East Tennessee withelderly parents and a cat of few grey cells.“Pros”-Continued on page 3837

“Pros”- Continued from page 37HEATHER URBANSKI is the author of Plagues, Apocalypses andBug-Eyed Monsters: How Speculative Fiction Shows Us OurNightmares. She is currently a teaching fellow at Lehigh University inBethlehem, Pennsylvania.GORDON VAN GELDER is a past attendee of Clarion West, Editor ofthe New York Review of Science Fiction, Editor at St. Martin’s Pressand is now the current Publisher and Editor of The Magazine ofFantasy and Science Fiction, a magazine with a six-decade history ofpublication, which he purchased in 2000.RAY VAN TILBURG was the Artist GoH way back at Archon 23. Rayis also a winner of the coveted Tucker Award for Excellence inConvention Partying. The Van Tilburgs are known throughout Fandomas con t-shirt entrepreneurs (including the official Archon31/TuckerCon/9th NASFiC t-shirts) and Ray and his wife Barb areboth members of the Archon Hall of Fame. You’ll find Ray airbrushingshirts in the Dealers’ Room. http://www.offworlddesigns.comAMY NEWELL VERSEMAN says “Never listen to fans who say ‘Trustme’” - she went from one con as a fan/volunteer straight to the Archoncommittee, working Hospitality, the Art Show, and the VIP Suite beforebeing Vice Chair for Archon 9. “Only - somehow the title doesn’t seemto fit - maybe I should work on that.” She met and married throughFandom and was one of the Fan GoHs of Archon 25 along with herlate husband David Verseman.CYNTHIA WARD is a 1992 graduate of the and she has sold to , ,and other anthologies and magazines. Cynthia’s appear regularly onAmazon.com and and irregularly in other websites and publications.She is working on her first novel, a futuristic mystery tentatively titledThe Killing Moon. http://www.cynthiaward.comRICK WILBER has had short stories published in magazines likeAsimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Fantasy & Science Fiction,Elysian Fields Quarterly, Gulf Stream, Science Fiction Age, Analog,Spitball, and numerous anthologies. Dr. Wilber is the author of horrornovel The Cold Road, a co-founder of the Dell Magazines Award, anda Writer-In-Residence with the University of South Florida LibrarySpecial Collections. Rick also has a special connection to St. Louis asthe son of a former St. Louis Cardinals baseball player, which inspiresmuch of his writing.LEW WOLKOFF is a member of the Philly SF Society and was amember of the Con Committee for the Millennium Philcon Worldcon.GENE WOLFE was born in 1931; he grew up in Texas. His worksinclude The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun, TheBook of the Short Sun, The Wizard Knight, and Soldier of Sidon. Heand Rosemary (she’s at the con) have four kids.LINDA WYATT – has been a member of fandom since the late 70’s,and is a long time enthusiast of masquerades, mysteries, StephenKing and SF&F movies and TV. She was a Worldcon AssistantMasquerade Director in 1991 and the RiverCon Masquerade Directorfrom 1991-2000. Now retired, she travels frequently to SF&Fconventions worldwide.MARC ZICREE is a television writer and producer for shows likeSliders and Lazarus Man, author of The Twilight Zone Companion,and , writing as Marc Scott Zicree, the primary author of the MagicTime series of novels - the first of which was a collaboration with ourGuest of Honor Barbara Hambly. http://zicree.com/JOY WARD — has been a freelance and staff writer for almost fifteenyears. Her work has been seen in a wide variety of publicationsincluding Government Review, Mother Jones, On the Issues,Memphis Flyer, and much more. Joy’s life has been filled with manyother species, from dogs to horses to turtles. Presently she shares ahome in St. Louis with two weimaraners, a coonhound mix and abeagle. Haint is Joy’s first novel. http://www.joyward.comWILLIAM R WARREN JR. is a cover and interior artist for Analog,Hitchcock, Tomorrow, Amazing Stories, Bridge and Ballantine. As aformer Boeing animator, his collaborative work has appeared on CNN,BBC, American networks and in Popular Mechanics. He’s a ChesleyAward nominee, published filkwriter (Ballad of Apollo XIII) and author.Hails from Sterling, KS and now lives in Central Washington.TONI WEISSKOPF is currently the Publisher at Baen Books. Tonicame into the SF publishing industry by way of fandom, making herfirst contacts at conventions and working her way up the editorialladder to the position of Executive Editor at Baen until the untimelypassing of Jim Baen in 2006 put the reins in her hands. She’s been aToastmaster and a Special Guest of Honor at previous Archons.http://www.baen.comRICHARD C. WHITE – Rich’s latest work, Star Trek: Starfleet Corpsof Engineers #63, Echoes of Coventry was released in May 2006 byPocket Books. Additionally he wrote Gauntlet Dark Legacy Paths ofFear in 2004 and Assault on Avengers Mansion for the Ultimate Hulkanthology. He also published a black and white comic, Chronicles ofthe Sea Dragon, in July 2005. http://www.nightwolfgraphics.com38

Adrenaline Zone1875 Old Hwy. 94 SouthSt. Charles, MO 63303Phone: (636) 940-7700www.db-az.comAmerican Kennel Club Museum ofthe Dog1721 S. Mason Rd.St. Louis, MO 63131Phone: (314) 821-3647www.akc.orgAmeristar Casino St. CharlesI-70 at the Missouri RiverSt. Charles, MO 63301Phone: (636) 940-4300Toll-Free: (800) 325-7777www.ameristar.comAnheuser-Busch Brewery Tours andGiftsI-55 & Arsenal St.St. Louis, MO 63118Phone: (314) 577-2626www.budweisertours.comAnheuser-Busch CenterOne Soccer Park Rd.Fenton, MO 63026Phone: (636) 343-5347www.abconference.comAquaport at Maryland HeightsCentre2344 McKelvey Rd.Maryland Heights, MO 63043Phone: (314) 434-1919www.marylandheights.comThe Aquatic Center670 Whitelaw Ave.Wood River, IL 62095Phone: (618) 251-3110Beall Mansion Historic Home Tour407 E. 12th St.Alton, IL 62002-7230Phone: (618) 474-9100Toll-Free: (866) THE-BEALwww.beallmansion.comBellefontaine Cemetery4947 W. Florissant Ave.St. Louis, MO 63115Phone: (314) 381-0750www.bellefontainecemetery.comGeneral Daniel Bissell House10225 Bellefontaine Rd.St. Louis, MO 63137Phone: (314) 544-5714www.stlouisco.com/parks/bissell.htmlBlack Madonna Shrine and Grottos100 St. Joseph's Rd.Pacific, MO 63069ST. LOUIS ATTRACTIONS : A - ZPhone: (636) 938-5361www.blackmadonnashrine.orgBlack World History Wax Museum2505 St. Louis Ave.St. Louis, MO 63106Phone: (314) 241-7057Bonne Terre Mine/West End Diving39 Allen St.Bonne Terre, MO 63628Phone: (314) 209-7200Toll-Free: (888) 843-3483www.2dive.comDaniel Boone Home & BoonesfieldVillage1868 Hwy. FDefiance, MO 63301Phone: (636) 798-2005www.lindenwood.edu/boone/The Butterfly HouseFaust Park15193 Olive Blvd.Chesterfield, MO 63017Phone: (636) 530-0076www.butterflyhouse.orgCahokia Courthouse State HistoricSiteHwy. 157 & Rte. 3Cahokia, IL 62206Phone: (618) 332-1782www.state.il.us/hpa/hs/Courthouse.htmCahokia Mounds State Historic Site30 Ramey St.Collinsville, IL 62234Phone: (618) 346-5160www.cahokiamounds.comCalvary Cemetery5239 W. Florissant Ave.St. Louis, MO 63115Phone: (314) 381-1313www.stlcathcem.orgCampbell House Museum1508 Locust St.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 421-0325www.campbellhousemuseum.orgCarondelet Historical Society6303 Michigan Ave.St. Louis, MO 63111Phone: (314) 481-6303Casino Queen200 S. Front St.E. St. Louis, IL 62201Phone: (618) 874-5000Toll-Free: (800) 777-0777www.casinoqueen.comCathedral Basilica of Saint Louis(New Cathedral)Lindell Blvd. at Newstead Ave.St. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 373-8240www.cathedralstl.orgCenter for American ArcheologyRte. 100 at Rte. 108P.O. Box 366Kampsville, IL 62053Phone: (618) 653-4316www.caa-archeology.orgChallenger Learning Center-St.Louis205 Brotherton Ln.St. Louis, MO 63135Phone: (314) 521-6205www.clcstlouis.orgCherokee-Lemp Special BusinessDistrictBound by the streets of Cherokee,Lemp and DeMenilSt. Louis , MO 63111Phone: (314) 776-6410www.cherokee-lemp.orgChrist Church Cathedral1210 Locust St.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 231-3454www.christchurchcathedral.usCircus FloraCentene Center for the Arts3547 Olive St., 2nd FloorSt. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 289-4040www.circusflora.orgCity Museum701 N. 15th St.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 231-2489www.citymuseum.orgCivilian Conservation CorpsMuseum16 Hancock Ave.St. Louis, MO 63125Phone: (314) 487-8666www.cccalumni.org/museum.htmlClark GravesiteBellefontaine Cemetery4947 W. Florissant Ave.St. Louis, MO 63115Phone: (314) 381-0750Columbia Bottom ConservationArea801 Strodtman Rd.St. Louis, MO 63138Phone: (314) 877-6014www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/areas/bottom40“Attractions”-Continued on page 41

“Attractions”-Continued from page 40Concordia Historical Institute801 Seminary PlaceSt. Louis, MO 63105Phone: (314) 505-7900www.chi.lcms.orgContemporary Art Museum St. Louis3750 Washington Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 535-4660www.contemporarystl.orgCraft Alliance6640 Delmar in The LoopSt. Louis, MO 63130Phone: (314) 725-1177www.craftalliance.orgCreve Coeur ParkMarine Ave. and Dorsett Rd.St. Louis, MOPhone: (314) 615-4386www.stlouisco.com/parks/creve.htmlCrown Valley Winery23589 State Rte. WWSte. Genevieve, MO 63670Phone: (573) 756-9463www.crownvalleywinery.comSamuel Cupples HouseSaint Louis UniversityWest Pine Mall betweenGrand & SpringSt. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 977-3025www.slu.edu/the_arts/cupplesDelta Queen Steamboat Company40 Fountain PlazaBuffalo, NY 14202Phone: (504) 586-0631Toll-Free: (800) 543-1949www.deltaqueen.comDemolition Ball1875 Old Hwy. 94 SouthSt. Charles, MO 63303Phone: (636) 940-7700www.db-az.comTed Drewes Frozen CustardOld Rte. 66, 6726 ChippewaSt. Louis, MO 63119Phone: (314) 481-2652www.teddrewes.comEads BridgeSt. Louis RiverfrontSt. Louis, MO 63103Earthways Home3617 Grandel SquareSt. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 577-0220www.earthwayshome.orgEckert's Country Store & Farms951 S. Greenmount Rd.Belleville, IL 62220Phone: (618) 233-0513Toll-Free: (800) 745-0513www.eckerts.comEdward Jones Dome at America'sCenter701 Convention PlazaSt. Louis, MO 63101Phone: (314) 342-5036www.edwardjonesdome.orgEveryday CircusCity Museum701 N. 15th St., 3rd Fl.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 645-4445www.everydaycircus.netFaust Park15185 Olive Blvd.Chesterfield, MO 63017-1805Phone: (636) 532-7298www.stlouisco.com/parks/faust_home.htmlThe Eugene Field House and the St.Louis Toy Museum634 S. BroadwaySt. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 421-4689www.eugenefieldhouse.orgFirst Missouri State Capitol StateHistoric Site200-216 S. Main St.St. Charles, MO 63301Phone: (636) 940-3322www.mostateparks.com/firstcapitol.htmForest ParkBounded by I-64, Kingshighway,Lindell & SkinkerSt. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 289-5300www.forestparkforever.orgFort Belle FontaineN. end of Bellefontaine Rd.at the Missouri Hills HomeSt. Louis, MO 63138Phone: (314) 544-5714www.stlouisco.com/parks/ftbellefontaine.htmlFoundry Art Centre520 N. Main St.St. Charles, MO 63301Phone: (636) 255-0270www.foundryartcentre.orgFriends of Old St. Ferdinand Shrine#1 rue St. FrancoisFlorissant, MO 63031Phone: (314) 363-4572www.florissantoldtown.comGateway Arch-Jefferson NationalExpansion MemorialSt. Louis RiverfrontSt. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 923-3048Toll-Free: (877) 982-1410www.gatewayarch.comGateway Arch RiverboatsSt. Louis Arch St. Louis Riverfront707 North First StreetSt. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 923-3048Toll-Free: (877) 982-1410www.gatewayarch.comGateway Classic Cars, Antiques &Treasures5401 Collinsville Rd.Fairmont City, IL 62201Phone: (618) 271-3000Toll-Free: (800) 231-3616www.gatewayclassiccars.comGateway Classic Walk of Fame2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.St. Louis, MO 63106Phone: (314) 621-1994www.gatewayclassic.comGrand Prix Speedways - St. Louis3590 Rider Trail SouthEarth City, MO 63045Phone: (314) 298-RACEToll-Free: (866) RACEZONEwww.grandprixspeedways.comUlysses S. Grant National HistoricSite (White Haven)7400 Grant Rd.St. Louis, MO 63123Phone: (314) 842-3298www.nps.gov/ulsgGrant's Farm10501 Gravois Rd.St. Louis, MO 63123Phone: (314) 843-1700www.grantsfarm.comGreensfelder Recreation Complex550 Weidman Rd.St. Louis, MOPhone: (636) 391-0900www.stlouisco.com/parks/queeny.htmlHistoric Hanley House7600 WestmorelandSt. Louis, MO 63105Phone: (314) 290-8516Harrah's St. Louis Casino & Hotel777 Casino Center Dr.St. Louis , MO 63043Phone: (314) 770-8100Toll-Free: (800) HARRAHSwww.harrahs.comHistoric Hawken House1155 S. Rock Hill Rd.St. Louis, MO 63119“Attractions”-Continued on page 4241

“Attractions”-Continued from page 4142Phone: (314) 968-1857www.historicwebster.orgThe Hill Business AssociationP. O. Box 21805St. Louis, MO 63109Phone: (314)776-8655www.shopthehill.comHistoric Aircraft RestorationMuseum3127 Creve Coeur Mill Rd.St. Louis, MO 63146Phone: (314) 434-3368www.historicaircraftrestorationmuseum.orgHolocaust Museum & LearningCenter12 Millstone Campus Dr.St. Louis, MO 63146Phone: (314) 432-0020www.hmlc.orgHoly Family Parish Log ChurchHwy. 157 & Rte. 3Cahokia, IL 62206Phone: (618) 337-4548www.cahokia.cjb.netInternational Bowling Museum andHall of Fame, Home of the St. LouisCardinals Hall of Fame MuseumAcross from Busch StadiumSt. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 231-6340www.bowlingmuseum.comJefferson Barracks Historic Park533 Grant Rd. - End of S. BroadwaySt. Louis, MO 63125Phone: (314) 544-5714www.stlouisco.com/parks/j-b.htmlJefferson Barracks NationalCemetery2900 Sheridan Rd.St. Louis, MO 63125Phone: (314) 260-8691www.cem.va.gov/nchp/jeffersonbarracks.htmJohnny Throttle Speedway1860 Scherer Pkwy.St. Charles, MO 63304Phone: (636) 946-RACEwww.johnnythrottle.comEdward "Ted" and Pat Jones -Confluence Point State Park1000 Riverlands WayWest Alton, MO 63386Phone: (636) 899-1135Toll-Free: (800) 334-6946www.mostateparks.com/confluence.htmDennis and Judith Jones Visitor andEducation CenterForest Park5595 Grand Dr.St. Louis, MO 63112-1095Phone: (314) 367-7275www.forestparkforever.orgScott Joplin House State HistoricSite2658 Delmar Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 340-5790Toll-Free: (800) 334-6946www.mostateparks.com/scottjoplin.htmKemp Auto Museum16955 Chesterfield Airport Rd.Chesterfield, MO 63005-1405Phone: (636) 537-1718www.kempautomuseum.orgMildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumWashington UniversitySteinberg HallCorner of Skinker and Forsyth blvds.St. Louis, MO 63130Phone: (314) 935-4523www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/Historic Kimmswick, MOP.O. Box 98Kimmswick, MO 63053Phone: (636) 464-3128www.visitkimmswick.comLambert-St. Louis InternationalAirport10701 Lambert International Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63145Phone: (314) 426-8000www.lambert-stlouis.comLaumeier Sculpture Park12580 Rott Rd.St. Louis, MO 63127Phone: (314) 821-1209www.laumeier.orgLazer Force Lazer Tag Zone50 Tucker Dr., I-64 & Hwy. 157Caseyville, IL 62232Phone: (618) 397-0677www.lazerforce.comLemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn3322 DeMenil PlaceSt. Louis, MO 63118Phone: (314) 664-8024www.lempmansion.comLewis & Clark Boat House andNature Center1050 Riverside Dr.St. Charles, MO 63301Phone: (636) 947-3199www.lewisandclark.netLewis & Clark MonumentFrontier ParkSt. Charles, MOToll-Free: (800) 366-2427Lewis & Clark State Historic SiteOne Lewis & Clark TrailHartford, IL 62048Phone: (618) 251-5811www.campriverdubois.comLone Elk ParkI-44 N. Outer Rd. west of Hwy. 141St. Louis, MOPhone: (314) 615-7275www.stlouisco.com/parks/LoneElk.htmlThe Loop6100-6600 blocks of Delmar Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63130Phone: (314) 727-8000www.VisitTheLoop.comMadeByMe Craft Studio13940 Manchester Rd.Ballwin, MO 63011Phone: (636) 227-5252www.madebymecrafts.comHistoric MaeystownCorner of Main & MillMaeystown, IL 62256Phone: (618) 458-6660The Magic House, St. LouisChildren's Museum516 S. Kirkwood Rd.(Lindbergh Blvd.)St. Louis, MO 63122Phone: (314) 822-8900www.magichouse.orgMastodon State Historic Site1050 Museum Dr.Imperial, MO 63052Phone: (636) 464-2976www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htmJames S. McDonnell PrologueRoomCorner of McDonnell Blvd.& Airport Rd.100 Airport WaySt. Louis, MO 63134Phone: (314) 232-6896www.boeing.com/prologueroomMcKendree College701 College Rd.Lebanon, IL 62254Phone: (618) 537-4481Toll-Free: (800) 232-7228www.mckendree.eduMary Meachum Freedom CrossingOn the Riverfront Trail28 East GrandSt. Louis, MO 63147“Attractions”-Continued on page 43

“Attractions”-Continued from page 42Phone: (314) 416-9930www.confluencegreenway.orgMeramec CavernsI-44, Exit 230Stanton, MO 63079Phone: (636) 451-5400Toll-Free: (800) 676-6105www.americascave.comMiniature Museum of Greater St.Louis4746 Gravois Rd.St. Louis, MO 63116Phone: (314) 832-7790http://miniaturemuseum.orgMissouri Botanical Garden4344 Shaw Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 577-9400Toll-Free: (800) 642-8842www.mobot.orgMissouri History Museum(Missouri Historical Society)Forest ParkSt. Louis, MO 63112-0040Phone: (314) 746-4599www.mohistory.orgMissouri State ParksJefferson City, MO 65102Phone: (800) 334-6946Toll-Free: (800) 334-6946www.mostateparks.comMount Pleasant Winery5634 High St.Augusta, MO 63332Phone: (636) 482-WINEToll-Free: (800) 467-WINEwww.mountpleasant.comMuseum of Contemporary ReligiousArt (MOCRA)3700 W. Pine Pedestrian MallSt. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 977-7170http://mocra.slu.eduMuseum of Transportation3015 Barrett Station Rd.St. Louis, MO 63122Phone: (314) 965-7998www.museumoftransport.orgMuseum of Westward ExpansionUnder the Gateway Arch11 N. Fourth St.St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 655-1700www.nps.gov/jeff/index.htmJohn B. Myers House180 Dunn Rd.Florissant, MO 63031Phone: (314) 837-7661NASCAR SpeedParkSt. Louis Mills5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Ste. 375Hazelwood, MO 63042Phone: (314) 227-5600www.NASCARSpeedPark.comNational Great Rivers Museum# 2 Lock & Dam WayAlton, IL 62024Phone: (618) 462-6979Toll-Free: (877) 462-6979www.mvs.usace.army.mil/rivers/ngrm.htmlNational Shrine of Our Lady of theSnows442 S. DeMazenod Dr.Belleville, IL 62223-1023Phone: (314) 241-3400Toll-Free: (800) 682-2879www.snows.orgAffton Historical Society(Oakland House)7801 GenestaSt. Louis, MO 63123Phone: (314) 352-5654www.afftonoaklandhouse.comOld Cathedral(Basilica of St. Louis, King ofFrance)209 Walnut St.St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 231-3250www.catholicforum.com/churches/140stlouisOld Chain of Rocks BridgeRiverview Dr. at I-270St. Louis, MOwww.trailnet.orgOld Courthouse11 N. Fourth St.St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 655-1700www.nps.gov/jeff/Old St. Ferdinand's Shrine1 Rue St. FrancoisFlorissant, MO 63031Phone: (314) 837-2110www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/oldferdinand.htm“Attractions”-Continued on page 4443

“Attractions”-Continued from page 43Pere Marquette Lodge & ConferenceCenter13653 Rte. 100Grafton, IL 62037Phone: (618) 786-2331www.ilresorts.com/pmlPortfolio Gallery & Education Center3514 Delmar Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 533-3323www.portfolio-stl.comPowder Valley Conservation NatureCenter11715 Cragwold Rd.Kirkwood, MO 63122Phone: (314) 301-1500www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/cnc/powderPresident CasinoSt. Louis RiverfrontSt. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 622-3000Toll-Free: (800) 772-3647www.presidentcasino.com/stlouisThe Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts3716 Washington Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 754-1850www.pulitzerarts.orgPurina Farms200 Checkerboard Dr.Gray Summit, MO 63039Phone: (314) 982-3232Toll-Free: (888) 688-PETSwww.purinafarms.comRaging Rivers WaterPark100 Palisades Pkwy.Grafton, IL 62037Phone: (618) 786-2345www.ragingrivers.comRockwoods Reservation2751 Glencoe Rd.Wildwood, MO 63038Phone: (636) 458-2236www.mdc.mo.gov/areas/stlouisRoute 66 State ParkI-44, Lewis Rd. exit 266Eureka, MO 63025Phone: (636) 938-7198Toll-Free: (800) 334-6946www.mostateparks.com/route66.htmRoyal Dumpe Dinner Theatre809 N. Second St.St. Louis, MO 63102Phone: (314) 621-5800www.royaldumpe.comSacajawea StatueLewis & Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL 6203544Phone: (618) 466-7000Saint Louis Art MuseumForest Park1 Fine Arts Dr.St. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 721-0072www.slam.orgSt. Louis Artists' GuildTwo Oak Knoll ParkSt. Louis, MO 63105Phone: (314) 727-9599www.stlouisartistsguild.orgSt. Louis City Department of ParksRecreation & F5600 Clayton Ave.Forest ParkSt. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 289-5300www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parksSt. Louis County Department ofParks and Recreation41 S. Central Ave., 7th FloorSt. Louis, MO 63105Phone: (314) 615-PARKwww.stlouisco.com/parksSt. Louis Fire Dept. Museum1421 N. Jefferson Ave.St. Louis, MO 63106Phone: (314) 289-1933St. Louis Mercantile Library at theUniversity of Missouri - St. LouisOne University Boulevard8001 Natural Bridge Rd.St. Louis, MO 63121Phone: (314) 516-7240www.umsl.edu/mercantile/St. Louis Public Library1301 Olive St.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 241-2288www.slpl.orgSaint Louis Science Center5050 Oakland Ave.St. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 289-4400Toll-Free: (800) 456-7572www.slsc.orgSt. Louis Union StationMarket St. between 18th& 20th StreetsSt. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 421-6655www.stlouisunionstation.comSaint Louis University221 N. Grand Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 977-6338www.slu.eduSaint Louis University Museum ofArt3663 Lindell Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 977-3399http://sluma.slu.eduSt. Louis Walk of Fame6504 Delmar in The LoopSt. Louis, MO 63130Phone: (314) 727-STARwww.stlouiswalkoffame.orgSaint Louis ZooForest ParkSt. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 781-0900www.stlzoo.orgHistoric Sappington HouseMuseum1015 S. Sappington Rd.Crestwood, MO 63126Phone: (314) 822-8171www.ci.crestwood.mo.usSaratoga Lanes Inc.2725A Sutton Ave.St. Louis, MO 63143Phone: (314) 645-5308Savvis Center1401 Clark Ave.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 622-5400www.savviscenter.netSayersBrook Bison Ranch11820 SayersBrook Rd.Potosi, MO 63664Phone: (573) 438-4449Toll-Free: (888) 854-4449www.sayersbrook.comScarefest.com1525 S. Eighth St.St. Louis , MO 63104Phone: (314) 241-3456www.scarefest.comShaw Nature ReserveHwy. 100 & I-44, Exit 253Gray Summit, MO 63039Phone: (636) 451-3512www.shawnature.orgShrine of St. Joseph1220 N. 11th St. at Biddle St.St. Louis, MO 63106Phone: (314) 231-9407www.shrineofstjoseph.orgSix Flags St. LouisI-44 SW of St. Louis, Exit 261Eureka, MO 63025Phone: (636) 938-4800www.sixflags.comSoldiers Memorial MilitaryMuseum1315 Chestnut“Attractions”-Continued on page 45

“Attractions”-Continued from page 44St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 622-4550Soulard Farmers MarketSeventh & Lafayette streets1 mile south of Downtown St. Louison 7th St.St. Louis, MO 63104Phone: (314) 622-4180www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/soulardmarketSteinberg RinkForest ParkSt. Louis, MOPhone: (314) 367-7465http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/steinberg.htmlStone Hill Winery & Restaurant1110 Stone Hill Hwy.Hermann, MO 65041Phone: (573) 486-2221Toll-Free: (800) 909-9463www.stonehillwinery.comSuson Park Animal FarmWells Rd., south of Hwy. 21St. Louis, MO 63128Phone: (314) 638-2100www.stlouisco.com/parks/suson.htmlSwing-A-Round Fun TownHwy. 141 & Gravois Rd.Fenton, MO 63026Phone: (636) 349-7077www.sarfun.comTaille de Noyer1896 S. Florissant Rd.Florissant, MO 63032Phone: (314) 524-1100Third Degree Glass Factory5200 Delmar Blvd.St. Louis , MO 63108Phone: (314) 367-4527www.stlglass.comTower Grove Park4255 Arsenal St.St. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 771-2679www.towergrovepark.orgTrailnetVarious Trail LocationsSt. Louis, MO 63125Phone: (314) 416-9930www.trailnet.orgHistoric Trinity Lutheran ChurchEighth & Soulard streetsSt. Louis, MO 63104Phone: (314) 231-4092http://www.surfgate.com/historictrinitylutheran/Trout Lodge13528 State Hwy. AAPotosi, MO 63664Phone: (314) 241-9622Toll-Free: (888) FUN-YMCAwww.troutlodge.orgTurtle PlaygroundOakland & Tamm avenuesSt. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 289-5300www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/parks/forestpark/turtle.htmlUpper Limits Rock Climbing Gym326 S. 21st St.St. Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 241-7625www.upperlimits.comVaughn Cultural Ctr./Urban League3701 Grandel SquareSt. Louis, MO 63108Phone: (314) 615-3600Wabash Frisco & Pacific SteamRailwayGlencoe (City of Wildwood)St. Louis, MO 63042Phone: (636) 587-3538www.wfprr.comWebster Groves/Shrewsbury AreaChamber of Commerce46 W. LockwoodSt. Louis, MO 63119Phone: (314) 962-4142www.webstershrewsburychamber.comThe Weldon Spring Site InterpretiveCenter7295 Hwy. 94 SouthSt. Charles, MO 63304-2203Phone: (636) 300-0012www.wssrap.comWest Port PlazaI-270 & Page Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63146Phone: (314) 576-7100www.westportstl.comWild Canid Survival and ResearchCenterWashington University's TysonResearch CenterI-44 at Beaumont/Antire Rd.Eureka, MO 63025Phone: (636) 938-5900www.wolfsanctuary.orgWildwood Plantation40 Dames Ct.St. Louis , MO 63135Phone: (314) 521-7975www.wildwoodplantation.orgGeorge Winter ParkAllen Rd. south of Old Gravois Rd.St. Louis, MOwww.stlouisco.com/parks/winter.htmlWorld Aquarium at City Museum701 N. 15th St.St Louis, MO 63103Phone: (314) 647-9594www.worldaquarium.netWorld Bird Sanctuary125 Bald Eagle Ridge Rd.Valley Park, MO 63088Phone: (636) 225-4390www.worldbirdsanctuary.orgWorldways Children's Museum15479 Clayton Rd.St. Louis, MO 63011Phone: (636) 207-7008www.worldways.orgFrank Lloyd Wright House inEbsworth Park120 N. Ballas Rd.St. Louis, MO 63122Phone: (314) 822-8359www.ebsworthpark.orgYucandu Art Studio20 Allen Ave., Ste. 110St. Louis, MO 63119Phone: (314) 963-4400www.yucandu.com45

And The Shouting Stilledby Mark W. Tiedemann46Ian Charny came awake in the easy light of the medunit.For several seconds he did not remember where hewas or how he had gotten there. Red script traced acrossa screen to his right; he blinked, frowned, then closed hiseyes and knew.I made it, he thought. He waited for the voices toanswer him, confirm, deny, or taunt him. Silence filled hishead and he frowned. Perhaps they could not reach himout here; perhaps away from Earth they would leave him inpeace. Charny was uncomfortable. The voices drove him,pushed and guided him. He wondered if he could managewithout them.He licked his lips and tried to speak, but his throat wasdry, constricted. There was a water tube to his left, justwithin reach, and he sucked on it. Another screen dancedwith numbers and words. Ian Charny smiled, coughed,and said, "Cancel treatment, Priority Override Code sevenseven jay."Devices retracted, monitors displayed new readings,and the lid of the cradle opened. Weakly, Charny sat upand rubbed his face. He smiled at his stubble and shookhis head. He ran his hand over his right thigh and felt thetube buried in his flesh. Charny sighed, relieved that it hadnot broken and that the med-unit had not decided toremove it. The culture of mutated smallpox was Charny'strump card in case his other plans failed; he doubted hewould fail, though.He lowered himself to the deck. His bare feet tingledat the cold floor and he leaned against the med-unit pallet.Nodding, he scanned the chamber--a score of similar unitslined the wall. The light was low to protect his eyes. Therobot equipment waited patiently for his next command,ready to complete his revival, a thorough examination, andthen reinsert him into hibernation. Left to their ownprograms, Charny would have rejoined the five thousandsleeping colonists, only to wake up again when theStarship Prometheus reached 40 Eridani--years from now.Charny chuckled hoarsely.He did not remember the entire process, but he had toassume that the small explosive device on hissarcophagus had worked to blow the lid off, just as thesurgical implant that had begun his revival must haveworked. The maintenance drones that roamed the shipfound him and brought him to hospital. The automatedmed-units did the rest. Now he was free, the only one onboard awake."Food," he said.A few minutes later the servos provided him with ameal. Revived and laughing, he made his way to thebridge.He entered the command center and stopped.Hundreds of screens flashed information; red, blue, andgreen digits chased across monitors; efficient and vital, itseemed alive. Charny walked up to a console and pattedit lightly with the tips of his fingers."Prometheus," he said, "I'm Ian Charny. I've come to makeyou fail." He searched over the equipment until he found theone he wanted. He sat down before the main computerterminal and reached for the keyboard. "Now, then, let's takeyou apart and see what makes you work."#A few hours later he leaned back and studied the screens."An impressive piece of work, Prometheus. Very." He spokesoftly, half to himself, and nodded. "Pity. There're about abillion starving people back on Earth that could've used thebillions of dollars that went into designing and building you. Ifthere's one thing I can't tolerate, it's waste. And you are amasterpiece of waste."He began writing commands. He erased the emergencyrevival routines for the bridge crew, then called up thenavigation programs. Carefully, he wormed his way through it,searching the codes for the heart of the program. He smiledwhen he found it.Had Prometheus been sabotaged in orbit,during construction, another would probably have been built.Sympathy for the project ran high. If it had blown up in routethere would have been five thousand martyrs to spur the next.Charny intended something else. He began inserting newcode, commands that would alter the course, and send thestarship on past 40 Eridani.Sheer waste.Charny imagined the chaos on Earth and the effect of thepropaganda program that was set to be released when thecourse change was detected. Death, destruction--these thingspeople had grown inured to. But the simple waste of all thiseffort because of a missed shot...people would be crushed.Abruptly, the screen went blank. A few seconds later brightred letters declared: PROGRAM SHEPHERD INITIATED.ACCESS TO NAVIGATIONAL PROGRAMS DENIED.Charny tried to regain access. At each command he wasblocked. He found himself fencing with a ghost in the machinethat seemed conscious, able to anticipate him and counter him.After awhile he pushed away from the console."Tomorrow," he said. "I'm tired."Losing it.He jerked upright in the seat and looked around the bridge.The words had been perfectly clear. No one else was around.Charny sighed and shook his head."Welcome back," he said glumly.He left the bridge and found a cabin where he took a meal,a nap, and found some clothes to wear. Then he returned tothe bridge and resumed his joust.At first he played the game coolly. A challenge, nothingmore. He prided himself on his ability to master machinery.But days went by and he could get no farther. There was onlyso much time before the fusion engines would kick on again forthe first of a series of corrective maneuvers before decelerationcommenced. Frustration grew around his patience like ivy,then dried out and caught fire. The voices teased and insultedhim more and more each day.“Shouting”-Continued on page 47

“Shouting”-Continued from page 46Haven't got it anymore/has-been/used-to-be/like hell tootired, too old."I destroyed the Aswann Dam!" He slammed his fistagainst the console. "I'm the one responsible for the 'accident'at the Toronto fusion plant! I engineered the obliteration ofBombay! I'm damned if you beat me!"Old news/yesterday's glories/don't count now.He turned to a different console and keyed into thepersonnel rosters. The systems programmers were on board.Charny searched for one he could revive and coerce intounlocking the watchdog program.Marian Cavafy.He sat back. Everythinginside him shrank. Like filmflash frozen then dunked inboiling water, his mindreticulated, leaving crackedand disjointed memories inplace of tangible goals.Charny brushed his fingersover the screen."You're on board..."Leave it be.Below her name was herclassification:ChiefCybernetics Engineer."God, I've missed you..." He swallowed and chuckled."You were a damn good programmer. The best. Themovement could've used you. Instead you did this. Still tryingto beat me, Marian? Still trying to prove I can be stopped?"The voices cackled in his brain; Charny winced, then shovedthem aside like the noise of a busy city or a battlezone.He cleared the screen. Maybe there was another way.Thawing someone else out was out of the question--if herevived anyone it would be Marian. He remembered their lastargument clearly, even though he had not thought about it inyears. She had received an invitation to work on thePrometheus project and they had squared off in the room theyhad shared in Liverpool."It's an obscenity, that thing," he hadsaid. "A waste!""I'm through destroying things," she had said. "I want tobuild something.""So do I! But we have to clear away the chafe, burn downthe rotten buildings!""No, you don't. All you want to do is have an impact. It'sfunny. You hate waste so much and you make more of it thananyone I know.""What do I waste?""Time. Other people's. Mine, for instance."Their relationship had been a secret from the start--shehad been too valuable as part of the university staff, with a highsecurity clearance, to risk compromising her by anything to dowith him in public. It would have been best had they neverbeen lovers, but at the time they had been unable to stay awayfrom each other, drawn together by needs and wants neitherhad wanted to analyze. After she had left the nature of theirrelationship had made it almost impossible for Ian to keep traceof her.After that, when he had known she was gone, he had foundhimself living in a gritty black loneliness, a suffocating vacuum.To survive, he had learned to hate her. Then forget her. In herplace he had acquired his voices.He left the bridge. He found a chemical lab andrequisitioned everything he needed from the system. It hadbeen awhile since he had constructed a bomb from scratch, butthe skills were still there, like swimming, once learned andnever forgotten.He put on a pressure suite and entered the servicecorridors that ran the length of the ship. He planted the deviceagainst the housing of one of the huge coils that generated themagnetic tube down which theengines poured their fury. If hecould damage the tube andcause a "leak" the enginewould not deliver its full forceand the course would alter. Orthe hole might allow the fusionforces to tear the rest of the coilapart, and then the entiresystem. The elegance of hisoriginal plan no longermattered--Charny was gettingeven now.Not bad/what if it doesn'twork/backup plans/think, think.Charny ground his teeth and went back to the bridge. Thevoices grew louder for a short while, then subsided."Wait and see," he said.A red light flashed on one of the consoles. Charny satdown before it and typed in a request for an explanation. To hissurprise the console responded; he was not shut out of everysystem, then.The screen said: SENSOR CONTACTEXTRAVEHICULAR OBJECT PARALLEL TRAJECTORYDISTANCE 500 KM.Charny stared at the words. The voices stopped. He wasstunned. Then he requested visual. Another screen came on.The object was a trio of long tubes connected by a seriesof struts that gave it the look of spiderwebs. Charny shook hishead at first, then sat very still. The longer he gazed at it theless he was able to dismiss it as a natural form."My god..." He stood abruptly and walked away from theconsole. He paced the circumference of the bridge. Aliens.He had dreamed of contacting another species, yearned for it,for their answers, their solutions to humanity's problems. Hehad come to believe that they were alone, though, and thepossibility had ceased to concern him. The noise in his headwas a shout now, a constant babble that obscured individualwords in a mob chorus of white noise. His heart hammered.When he went back to the console the object was still there."This changes everything," he muttered.What, what, what does it change? Nothing! Changesnothing!He hurried back into the service corridors.He climbed the ladder back up into the service niche wherehe had planted his bomb. As he emerged, he saw a crablikeshape near his bomb. Claws reached out to grasp the device.Art : William Warren“Shouting”-Continued on page 4847

“Shouting”-Continued from page 47One of the service drones. Charny cursed and took a steptoward it. The drone was doing its job. The bomb did notbelong there, the machine intended to remove it, perhaps takeit apart, see how it worked.He lunged for it. The flash surprised him. The shockwavesounded like distant thunder through the suit. Charny wasthrown backward by the blast, slammed against a bulkhead,then fell through the access hole to the deck.48#He awoke briefly to a nightmare of steel armsdisemboweling him, knives in unliving hands slicing him open.He screamed before he realized it was only a med-unit cuttingoff the suit to get to his injuries. His chest ached and his anklewas numb. The machine injected him with anaesthetic and ashe faded to sleep he thought it would be good that they wouldrepair him and reinsert him into deepsleep. He was tired of thecontest. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to begin fresh on anew world.He was surprised when he came to alone.He limped back to the bridge and sat down at one of thestations. The alien object was still on the screen. Charnywiped sweat from his face and shivered. He called up Marian'ssarcophagus and initiated revival.The command was refused. The screen cleared and wasreplaced with the red letters of Program Shepherd. Charnyrequested a description of the limits set by Shepherd.He was shut out of the sleepers. The med-units could notreinsert him, either.He did not care for the idea of wandering Prometheusalone for years, a failure. And he was terrified of the alien."Sloppy, Marian," he said. "This is wasteful. What if Ichanged my mind?"He stared at the screen coldly and raised his middle fingerto the ship.Over the next few days he went through a variety of files.Access to the cybernetic hardware was blocked; he did notpossess the command codes to open the panels. His bombhad done no damage to the coils through the heavy housing.He could not sleep well. He was cold, at least during thosetimes when he was not having hot flashes. Charny laughed athimself for being so childishly afraid. He thought that he hadbeen injured worse than the med-units had realized.He stumbled on a file of projected designs for the cityplanned for the new world. The probes had sent back detailedmaps and ecocharts. Based on that, architects and engineershad designed several possible city types. Most seemed toblend with the environment for which they were planned. A fewprojections displaced local ecologies completely. There weretoo many variables still unknown.On the fourth day the lesions appeared on his hands.Charny left the bridge and went to his cabin. He checkedthe menus and scowled. There seemed to be no alcohol onboard. He went to a hospital.He could still override the med-units. The machineswatched him and tried to act as he took a scalpel to his thigh.He allowed a local anaesthetic to be sprayed on the incision,then shut them down while he operated on himself. He was notsurprised to find that the tube was gone. There were stitchesin the muscle tissue where the med-units had repaired the cutflesh. The bomb had shattered the tube.He went back to the bridge and stared at the alien."You did this to me," he said. He shuddered. "The voicesare gone...why is that?" His eyes widened. "You did that, too,didn't you? The voices...all you...and now I'm dead, dying,whatever, you don't need me anymore...you've got Prometheus...hm." He sighed. "I'm delirious. Still...it's a lovely conspiracytheory."After awhile he frowned and cleared the screen. He typedin a path to Program Shepherd, then wrote "I am Ian Charny."The screen went blank for a time. Then:Hello, Ian.Charny swallowed hard and drew a deep breath. Heentered "Hello, Marian."If you are reading this then you are on board. I hope youare still on Earth and have not tried to stop us. If you are here,I am sorry. I designed Shepherd with you in mind. I think thatsays it all. The interesting fact is I was invited onto the projectbecause of my acquaintance with you. It seems They knew allalong.The other fact--which I am sure you have discovered bynow--is that you cannot stop Prometheus. If anything all youcan do is make things uncomfortable for us. And what pointwould there be in that?If you are on board and you are reading this I have madeprovisions for you to reinsert into deepsleep. Appended to thisis the command sequence to unlock only that part of Shepherd.I would like to see you again at the end of the voyage. I thinkwe could build together on the new world. I think you have thetalent for that if you only let yourself see it.The message scrolled up and the sequence appeared.Charny laughed."So you would like to see me?" he said to the screen. Hepressed CANCEL and cleared the message. "What pointwould there be in it?"He went back to the hospital and checked a list ofchemicals. There was everything he needed. He put togethera poison that would kill him like sleep falling over him, gentlysuffocating consciousness, then dreams.He found Marian's sarcophagus. He could not see herthrough the lid. Its surface was cold. He could see his breathin the air.He could not remember many specifics of their relationshipother than the arguments. She was more a hazy warmth thathad colored everything, for a short while had taken his mind offthe world and his causes. Now she was a distilled memory, aface, body, smells, vague feelings associated with certainplaces, certain things, certain words, a dull strip of painsomewhere, residues decayed from kinder emotions.He injected himself and smiled at the sarcophagus. "Isuppose if I'm to fail, this is the way to do it. Ahab on the backof the whale, eh?" He laid his palms flat against the metalsurface. "But you'll know. You'll see me when you wake up.You'll know I came close." He smiled nastily. "And the alienscan explained the rest."He sealed the accesses and sat down across from her. Itwas peaceful and very quiet in his head.“Shouting”-Continued on page 49

“Shouting”-Continued from page 48#The drones cut through the door. It could easily bereplaced. The monitors keeping track of Charny had followedhim here and then his life signs had gone out. The drones wentin to see what was wrong.He was beyond recovery. Nothing was left of the manCharny but his poisoned corpse. The drones picked it up andcarried it to the med station nearby.The computers analyzed the body and isolated the poison.It was a simple matter to cleanse it from the tissue. Theycarefully took the body apart and stored the various organs forfuture use as transplants.They were conscientious machines and if they could havethey would have felt bad at failing to save this one humanbeing. In their own way, then, wasting nothing, they preservedhis memory.The alien object veered off shortly afterward and nevercame back. There was no one then to explain what hadhappened.Art : Darrell Sweet49

501943The sea was an obsidian plain, hard and glossy, fleckedwith flashes of silver. The moon was a god's thumbnail clippingriding low in the west, a thin crescent about to hit the water. Theair was cool and still. Not a ghost of a cloud marred thenighttime sky. The stars blazed down in their billions, indifferentto one insignificant man standing on the starboard bridge wingof a scab of rusty iron doggedly churning across a mote of coldblack water.The sea whispered along The vessel's side, roiling upfaces of pale fire as disturbed plankton luminesced. Below, theboilers groaned and the engines grumbled in their soft deepvoices. The ship pushed ahead an unchanging eight knots. Thesounds were more felt through the metal than heard on thewing. The deck gently pushed against his feet as the shipturned to a new tack.Zigging and sagging, he thought. Turtle trying to run like arabbit, or a halfback in the open field.Now he could see the ship ahead in column, a fat tankerlooming a deeper black in the darkness. A hint of stack smoketouched his nostrils, then a whiff of tobacco. Somebody insidethe bridge had lighted a smoke. He ached for a drag of calmingnicotine.He raised the glasses to his eyes and slowly swept the sea.How many times had he done so? Put a buck in the bank forevery one and he could live on the interest. Nothing out there.A whole lot of nothing.The sea whispered along the vessel's side, a steady,barely audible susurrus. It could put you to sleep. Or it startedtalking to you. You started straining to hear the voices, andforgot to watch...He whipped the glasses to his eyes, searched the night.More nothing.Those were the real sirens of the deep down there, murmuringand playing in the froth along the hull. Poison, they were.Murderous. Hear them. "Shawn. Shawn. We're coming for you,Shawn. Sleep, Shawn."Cold sweat stood out on his forehead. He snapped theglasses into position, scanned. Nothing but the wolf-shape ofa destroyer ghosting across the silvery trace shed by the moon.He had to gee out of this. Those voices again. They weregetting to him. This would be his last crossing. It got scarywhen you started hearing voices.He stared down at the water rolling from beneath the ship'sbows, watched the pale light vanish into the polished stone ofthe surrounding plain. It was all an illusion. The ship wasn'tgoing anywhere. She was frozen here, like that snip that triedto go to the north pole and got caught In the ice. There was noend to the sea. The sea was eternal and infinite. Tonight's calmwas a soft mockery a taunt thrown at the little mortals whodared challenge it.He cursed softly. What fool notion had gotten him into this?He hated the ocean. It was a great hungry monster with anThe Waiting Seaby Glen Cookappetite that couldn't be appeased. It was sleeping now, orpretending, but soon it would waken or lose patience. Thewater would turn angry grey and hurl giant's fists against thehull, pounding with an endless, senseless, lunatic rage, till eventhe Old Man looked grim and green.He slammed a palm against the rail. Pain obliteratedthe crazy thoughts. He raised the glasses and looked for theenemy.A sneer stretched his lips. The enemy. He didn't needbinoculars to see the enemy. The enemy was all around him,waiting with the patience of a spider. The ship was caught in itsglassy web."Shawn. Shawn. Come to us, Shawn." There they were,their faces foaming in and out offocus along the ship's side. They watched with black,bottomless eyes, called with toothless mouths stretched inhungry grins, "Come to us, Shawn,"Their voices were plain now. He didn't misunderstand aword. Before, he hadn't understood. But the voices got plainerand louder every crossing. Angrily, he spat into their restless,formless faces. "Not me," he murmured. "You're not gettingme.""Come to us, Shawn. Shawn. Shawn."He glanced at his watch, to see how much longer the watchwould run. It seemed he had been on the wing for an eternity.But hardly an hour had passed. Still an hour before he couldslip inside for a smoke and coffee while Tony gave him a break.Lord God, why did you make the hours of the night so long?The moonlight was almost extinct. A few minutes and itsdanger would no longer exist.The ship's body continued to relay a soporific rhythm ofsound and roll. "Shawn. Shawn." The sea whispered. "Come tous, Shawn." His eyelids slid together. He caught himself, shookhis head violently. For an instant; he fraught he saw mockinggrins in the foam. He raised the glasses. His eyelids drooped.He should step to the bridge hatch and ask for coffee.Something off the bottom of the pot, the thick black stuff soterrible the aftertaste stayed with you a week. But he didn't. Hewasn't going to be beaten by the sea.The moon was gone. The stars seemed even more coldand: remote, turning their backs one by one. His eyelidsdrooped again.A deep, rending boom core the guts from the night. Thesea spawned a terrible flower of orange and yellow light. Hestared at the tanker, unable to comprehend .Again that great deep boom as an explosion ripped thetanker's iron hide. Out across the water, a klaxon shrieked as adestroyer protested this maltreatment of her flock. The hornmade a mournful cry of, '"Too late. Too late.""Shawn."He whirled and stared at the sea. His mouth worked. Nothingcame out. The luminescent streak arrowed; closer and closer,“Waiting Sea”-Continued on page 51

“Waiting Sea”-Continued from page 50as if in extremely slow motion. Finally, he croaked. "Torpedo!”None heard him but the sea. His puny cry vanished inthe explosion's roar.#Gentle hands tugged him down, urging him deeper.Champagne bubbles boiled around him whispering, "Comewith us, Shawn."No! Damn it, no! He fought upward. against the undertowof the sinking ship, toward the orange boundary of his ownworld.Metal shrieked beneath the sea. The ship was breaking up.Dull screech and thunder as watertight doors yielded to everincreasingpressure.... Was he imagining the screams of themen trapped in the flooding compartments?He should have seen the torpedo earlier. Hiswoolgathering had killed ...how many?"Come with us, Shawn." The caress of the sea was gentleand intimate and seductive. Watery fingers tugged him down.No! The orange was right above him now. He broke thesurface, gasped violently...and screamed amidst the burning oilfrom the tanker. The whole sea was aflame. He went underagain, all rationality and hope gone, knowing nothing but thepain and the whisper of the sea.He came to once, clinging to something in an aislebetween lakes of flame. The stern of the tanker retrained afloat,metal glowing cherry red in spots. Amazingly, men danced andscreamed amongst the flares. Somewhere beyond the tanker,an ammunition ship was tearing its own guts out, shooting offall the fireworks of the Fourth. Out in the darkness there was awhoop of horns and rumble of depth charges as the tin canwolves snarled and snapped at the enemy.Blackness returned.Awareness again. A bluishness in the east. The tanker wasgone. Oily small pools of burning oil remained. The flicker ofhuge fires defined the horizon. The convoy was miles andmiles away, maybe scattering. The sea had him now.A chwung-chwung -chwung came from behind him,growing rapidly louder. Diesels. Feebly, he turned till he sawthe lean iron shark shape come out of the dark. He saw thesilhouettes of the men on the tower, He tried to raise a hand,tried to shout, did not have the strength. The sub swam on,following the spoor of its prey. Its wake rocked him to sleep.Fingers plucked at him. Hands dragged him out of the cool,dark sea. He screamed. The pain! He had one glimpse offriendly sailors. of a motor whaleboat, of a grey destroyerbobbing in the background. He sobbed. He was one of thelucky ones.1955They finally talked him into going to the seashore- "About timeyou faced up to it." Gladys cold him when the kids were out ofhearing. "You can't let it rule you. You're not the only man whohad a ship knocked out from under him."All the old arguments. All irrefutable. He did have to faceit, to conquer it.There was a breeze off the ocean, salt and cool. It broughtback that wartime sea. He found himself listening.... He startedshaking. Gladys put both hands on his arm and pushed himforward. The boys put the umbrella up and charged the water,their shouts drifting back like old battlecries fading into themists of time. "C'mon, Dad. C'mon."He Looked at the plain of blue and the far horizon andfroze. He began shaking his head."It's all right," Gladys said. "Just sit under the umbrella. I'llride herd on the monsters”.Umbrella and blanket were too close to the water.After one gut-wrenching minute of trying to watch hisbrood, he turned his back, stretched out on his stomach, andtried to escape into sleep.The surf rolled in behind him, a gentle whoosh, roar, sweepof sand back into the deep. A whisper in the waves, "Shawn,Shawn, Come to us, Shawn."Shaking, he begged sleep to come.He wakened to the cold grasp of watery claws on hiscalves, trying to drag him down the beach. Eager, bubblingwhispers. He clamped his eyes shut and clung to the umbrellapole.Another wave swept in. And another. Oh, God. They hadhim. This time, they had him. They were going to pull him in."Shawn-Shawn-Shawn," came in an eager, tumblingbabble."Shawn! Snap out of it!" A palm hit the side of his face. "I'msorry, Honey. The boys wanted to go get hot dogs.”1968A different coast and a different wife, Madelaine. Lean andcool, ten years younger than Gladys. Hip. Almost able to bridgethe gap to the boys. The sullen, unpatriotic little bastards. Longhair and pimply faces behind ragged beards, desecrating theflag of the country for which he'd almost died....They didn't even try to understand. Called him a fascist.Him! They didn't know what fascism was. They hadn't seen thewolf packs maul a convoy and kill a thousand men...."Here they are," she said. "Try not to mention the war.Either war. Give them a chance. They'll give you one." Amateurpsychiatrist. She was good with words. Gladys hadn't been,The boys liked her well enough. They could talk to her.But why did she have to try killing two birds? ThisMarineland outing... He exchanged unenthusiastic greetingswith his son. The tension... He could think of only one thing tocompare. Salt water in burn wounds.Madelaine chattered brightly in her false, amateurdiplomat way, The boys didn't mind, or didn't detect thephoniness. Or maybe they just accepted It as natural. This wasthe west coast. And, much as they finger-pointed hisgeneration, the foundation of theirs was sand cemented bywillful blindness and wishful thinking."Stop dragging your feet, Dear," Madelaine whispered. “Doyou want these hippie freaks to think you're scared?"Thar was a shot. Just because of what he'd called the“Waiting Sea”-Continued on page 5251

“Waiting Sea”-Continued from page xoldest because he didn't want to go to Viet Nam... She wasright. He couldn't call the boy yellow for not wanting to faceenemy fire if he couldn't face a little water.He stared down at the sea and glass-bottom boat. Hisstomach knotted, but it wasn't as bad as he had anticipated. Heseemed to step outside and watch his legs carry him along thopier. Madeline chattered at him and the boys. They allanswered her, but he could not recall what anybody said.Half an hour out. "Seasick?" his younger boy asked. "Ithought you were a sailor, Dad."He nodded. His stomach was grinding and churning. Thiswas different, somehow. Maybe because the boat was sosmall. He tried to ignore it, to get into Madeleine's game, toshare his knowledge of the deep.He had to give it up. He closed his eyes and leaned on thegunwale, concentrated on retaining his breakfast. The waterwhispered past, occasionally licking his fingers.He was half asleep, one arm extended. A wavetop caughthis hand, nearly wrenched: his arm away, 'Shawn! Shawn!Come to us, Shawn!"The voices! Still there! Cue here. They had him.He jumped up, yelling, and staggered as the boat climbeda wave. Arms flailing, he went over the side.He was under for just a few seconds. Looking upward,clawing his way toward the sun, a scream locked in his throatby the pressure of the sea. The fire up there.... The burningtanker.... Better to stay down here with them.... His floatationjacket drove him to the surface.“Shawn. Stay, Shawn." Their fingers tugged at his clothing.He was back aboard the boat in seconds, sobbing. Far, faraway, Madelaine was telling the boys what had happened in'43. He wanted to yell at her to shut up. But she couldn't tell itall. She didn't know it all. Did she?"It wasn't your fault, Shawn, Don't you understand that? Itwasn't your fault. There was no way your ship could haveescaped.”He wished he could believe it. Whining, he surged up,pushed her away, threw himself over the side again.Eager murmurs. Grasping hands. "Shawn, You've come.At last, Shawn. At last."Yelling and panic above. Salt water in his mouth. Thepeople in the boat were quicker, stronger, and trickier than thesea. They pulled him out again. For a moment he thought hewas tumbling into that ill-remembered motor whaleboat."Come back, Shawn. Shawn?"521980No wife now. Madelaine had died in an encounter with adrunk driver. She would have left by now anyway, he figured.The younger boy was gone, too. Killed by a mortar bomboutside Khe Sahn. The older boy was in retail sales.Appliances. A college education down the tubes. There weregrandchildren. He didn't see them often. There was too muchbitterness still."Come on down to Florida," the guys said. “We're takingthe company plane. We'll go after the big ones off the outerkeys. Remember that marlin Wally hooked last year? Thatbaby has cousins just waiting to jump in the boat."He had nothing else to do over Christmas, and, somehow,the sea didn't seem scary anymore. He agreed to go.So there he was, somewhere over the Gulf Coast, staringdown at the sharp shadings of color in the shallows,marveling at the clarity of the water. Search as he might, hecould find no fear in himself, though there was somethingthere that might have been resignation.The sea rose to greet them. The plane shivered as itsLanding gear locked down. "Going to refuel." Wally called back."Won't take long."The runway ran straight toward the Gulf. He watched theconcrete come up, wondering if the plane would overshoot. Butthe tires touched and squealed almost before his imaginationcould slip into gear.The others wanted to eat while they were down. He wasn'thungry. He walked to the edge of the beach and watched thecombers roll in from Mexico. He stood there, the breezeteasing the remnants of his hair, listening.He couldn't hear the voices. Not a hint, not a whisper. Justthe sound of warm tropic waters lazily washing the sand.It was over. Somehow, he had whipped it. He pokedaround inside, just to make sure, going deep, prodding the oldsore spots. There was no pain, no guilt. While he wasn'twatching, he had done what Gladys and Madelaine haddemanded a thousand times. He had grown up. Somehow, hehad accepted the truth. There was nothing he could have donethat night. The ship's number had been up, and that was that.That was that. One boat had sunk three ships with its firstspread. None had had achance.He shivered again. So long ago. Two thirds of a lifetime. Ina different world. A forgotten age. Most of the people now alivehadn't been born,"Shawn, Hey, Shawn!"He jumped, then lifted a hand to let the guys know he hadheard. He looked out onto the Gulf, a grin .stretching hiswrinkled face, "I don't know if you're real or not, but, dammit, Iknow I've beaten you." As he walked toward the plane, hewondered how much he had put together retroactively. A mandying of burns and exposure couldn' t help going a little goofy.He really shouldn't have survived.#"Holy shit!" Wally yelled in his ear. "Jesus! You guys, get uphere! Shawn's got one, look at the size of this bastard."The marlin came up and stood on its tail at the on thewavetops. It fell back with a slap audible aboard the boat."He's going down. He's sounding," one of the guys said.“Watch your line, Shawn. Give him some slack.""He's not." Wally insisted. "He's going to run in on us.Reel it in, Shawn. Reel it in. Keep the tension on it. Makehim work."He'd never done this before. He didn't know what he wasdoing. He hadn't had a line in the water since the war, whenthey had fished for sharks off the fantail. He offered the rod to“Waiting Sea”-Continued on page 53

“Waiting Sea”-Continued from page 53someone more experienced."This is your baby, Shawn, “ Wally said, "We're not going totake it from you."He began to taste the excitement: that drove the others,that sense of a test of endurance and will against somethingstrong and wild.... One instant of flashback, flame goutingagainst the night when the first torpedo hit the tanker. Man.There was an opponent to test your limits. The boats tried tocatch the fat-bellied freighters and tankers. The destroyerstried to catch the boats. Losers slept forever in the deep."Shawn! Don't daydream, man! Give me that rod if you'regoing to...."He told Wally he had it under control. Now he wanted to doit himself. His victory would be complete when he brought thatbig bastard alongside. He would have beaten the sea once andfor all.“What's that?” one of the guys asked.“Looks like a shark.""That's all we need. Somebody get the rifle."He heard the bolt slam a cartridge home. Sweat rolled intohis eyes. He asked somebody to do something. He couldn'ttake his hands off the rod. Willy mopped his face with ahandkerchief. "Hang in there, Shawn. He's weakening.""There it is."More sweat rolled into his eyes.Bam!Missed him.”"Shit, too. Right through his fin."“Master gunfighter. Like hell. That slug hit fifty feet the otherside of him. Give me that thing." The bolt workedagain,“What's the matter, Shawn?"He shook his head. He couldn't tell Wally he had seenthe shark's fin from the corner of a watery eye and imagined itto be a hand with webbing between its fingersbeckoning.No time to get silly. He had to remember he hadit whipped."Somebody better help him," one of the guyssaid. “He don't look so good."He gritted his teeth and refused to Let loose ofthe rod. This one was his, ail his. It wasn't much, but,by damn, this was going to be the victory of his life.Something clicked. He seemed to have beendoing this forever: He played the monster perfectly,with total concentration. The voice of the rifle wasbarely audible as the others took turns sniping at theshark. Their excitement came from another galaxy."Go, Shawn." "You got him, fellow." “Hang in there,Shawn. It won't be long now. He's ready to give up.""Shawn. Shawn." Those voices. They wereback. Those old voices. He Laughed at them. Heknew them now.Tension on his line. Keep that tension on his line.The marlin was barely fighting now. Coming in.Closer and closer."Hey, Wally. Shawn really don't look good.""Leave him alone, will you? There you go, Shawn. He'sdone now. He'll do whatever you want. Bring him on in.Somebody get the gaff.”Right up next to the hull now. He laughed and toldsomebody to take the rod. He pried his stiff body out of thechair and .staggered to the rail. Looked down,Obsidian water, rolling along the side. Black, bottomlesseyes staring out of the luminescence. "Shawn. Come to us,Shawn."He laughed,"Give him the gaff."He took the gaff and leaned over the side....The laughter left him. The creature looked back withhollow eyes, and it was no marlin. It had webbed hands. "No!Damn it, no!" He raised the gaff like a throwing spear."Shawn? What the hell is the matter?"Something slammed against his chest. No. It was inside.There had been smaller blows while he was fighting the fish --- or whatever it was. This one hurt. Oh, it hurt.Shouts. Hands grabbing as he dropped the gaff. Hestaggered. Somehow, despite them, he slipped forward andtipped right over the rail. The thing on his hook grinned,The yelling faded away, away, far away, even before he hitand the happy laughter surrounded him.Brine filled his mouth. The bright surface dwindled.Champagne-bubbly chuckling filled his ears. He struggled, butthe agony in his chest left him without strength to fight. Thegentle hands drew him down, down."Shawn, Shawn. You've come. We've been waiting solong." Their caresses and kisses roamed over him. Thewrinkly light of the surface receded ever farther away. “Wewaited so long, Shawn.”But not long in the life of the eternally waiting sea.The darkness came and took him, and even the happylaughter faded.Art : John Sies53

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History of St. Louis Conventionsreprinted thanks to the NESFA website, http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.htmlAOzarkon – Held several years beginning in the mid 60's (accounts of the actual dates vary). Ozarkon was the convention whichfamously stranded the intended GoH Larry Niven at the St. Louis airport when the final convention was canceled. Mr.Niven has been quoted in later years as saying this happened at an Archon, which is incorrect.St. Louiscon – The 1969 Worldcon. Chase Park Plaza Hotel; Attendance, 1534; Ray & Joyce Fisher, ChairsGoH, Jack Gaughan; FGoH, Eddie Jones; TM, Harlan EllisonArchon – Barb Fitzsimmons spearheaded the creation of Archon, which began in July 1977 and has run continuously ever since.Sometimes in July, sometimes in June, Archon permanently moved to October in 1996.Archon 1; 7/15-17/ 1977; Stouffer’s Riverfront Towers; Attendance, 253; Barb Fitzsimmons/Tim Hays, ChairsGoH, George RR Martin; FGoHs, Lee & Norbert Couch; SGoH, Gale Burnick; TM, Donn BrazierArchon 2; 7/14-16/78; Stan Musial & Biggie’s St Louis Hilton Inn; Barb Fitzsimmons/John Novak, ChairsGoH, C.J. Cherryh; FGoH, Rusty HevelinArchon 3; 7/13-15/79; Stan Musial & Biggie’s St Louis Hilton Inn; Barb Fitzsimmons/Karl Kuhlman, ChairsGoH, Joe Haldeman; FGoHs; Lesleigh Couch (Luttrell) & Hank LuttrellArchon 4; 7/11-13/80; Chase, Park-Plaza Hotel; Craig Ware, ChairGoHs - Wilson “Bob” Tucker/Robert Bloch; TM, Ed BryantArchon 5; 7/10-12/81; Chase, Park-Plaza Hotel; Jim Bakke/John Brooks, ChairsGoH, Tanith Lee; FGoH; Joan Hanke-Woods; TM, Charles L. GrantArchon 6; 7/23-25/82; Chase, Park-Plaza Hotel; Jim Bakke/John Brooks, ChairsGoH, Steven King; FGoH, Walt Liebscher; TM, Robert BlochArchon 7; 7/22-24/83; Chase, Park-Plaza Hotel; Donna Sutton, ChairGoH, Gene Wolfe; FGoH, Fred Haskell; TM, Howard WaldropArchon 8; 7/13-15/84; Henry VIII Hotel; Donna Sutton/John Brooks, ChairsGoHs, L. Sprague de Camp & Catherine Crook de Camp; AGoH,Jack Gaughan; TM, C.J. CherryhArchon 9; 7/12-14/85; Henry VIII Hotel; Genie Yaffe/Amy Verseman, ChairsGoH, R.A. MacAvoy; AGoH, Rowena Morrill; TM, Suzette Hadin ElginArchon 10; 7/25-27/86; Clarion Hotel; Michel Durland/Laura LeHew, ChairsGoH, Frederik Pohl; AGoH, Dell Harris; TM, Victor MilánArchon 11; 7/10-12/87; Henry VIII Inn & Lodge; Dave Verseman/Judi Cook, ChairsGoH, Glen Cook; AGoH, Keith Berdak; FGoH, Nancy Nutt; TM, James P. HoganArchon 12; 7/15-17/88; Henry VIII Hotel & Convention Center; Michelle Tenney, ChairGoH, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; AGoH, Real Musgrave; FGoH, Martha Beck; TM, Charles L. GrantArchon 13; 7/21-23/89; Henry VIII Hotel & Convention Center; Richard/Michelle Zellich, ChairsGoH, David Brin; AGoH, Frank Kelly Freas; FGoH, Julius Schwartz; TM, Wilson “Bob” TuckerArchon 14; 6/22-24/90; Henry VIII Hotel & Convention Center; Richard Zellich, ChairGoH, “The Wild Cards” (Ed Bryant/Victor Milán/Walton Simons/Leanne C. Harper/John J. Miller/MelindaSnodgrass/Stephen Leigh/Gail Miller/Walter Jon Williams/George R.R. Martin/Betsy Mitchell/William F. Wu)Archon 15; 7/12-14/91; Henry VIII Hotel & Convention Center; Richard Zellich, ChairGoHs, Will Shetterly/Emma Bull; AGoHs, Steve & Fran Scherer; FGoHs, Jim & Kim Elmore;TMs, Brian & Donna ThomsenArchon 16; 7/10-12/92; Henry VIII Hotel & Convention Center; Les Haven/Rich Zellich, ChairsGoH, John Varley; AGoH, Don Maitz; FGoH, Roger Tener; TM, Ricia MainhardtArchon 17; 6/25-27/93; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn, Les Haven, ChairGoH, Howard Waldrop; AGoH, Carl Lundgren; FGoHs, “The Firehouse Gang”(J.D. Streett/Tom Seymour/Rich Cross/Ted Smith); TM, Roger ZelaznyArchon 18; 6/24-26/94; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Richard Zellich/Jeanne Norris, ChairsGoH, Jack Chalker; AGoH, Robert “J.R.” Daniels; FGoH, Elliott “Elst” Weinstein, MD; TM, Martha SoukupArchon 19; 6/23-25/95; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Jeanne Norris/Judi Cook, ChairsGoH, Jack Williamson; SGoH, A.E. Van Vogt; AGoH, Doug Chaffe; FGoHs, “First Fandom” (Roy Lavender/RayBeam/Hal Clement/Nancy Tucker Shaw/Mark Schulzinger/Martha Beck); TM, Sam MoskowitzArchon 20; 10/4-6/96; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Jeanne Norris, ChairGoH, Ray Bradbury; AGoH, Ray Harryhaussen; FGoH, Forrest J. “4E” Ackerman; TM, Julius SchwartzArchon 21; 10/3-5/97; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Lois McMaster Bujold; SGoH, George RR Martin; AGoH, Mary Hansen-Roberts; FGoHs, Barb Stewart/Tim Hays;Gaming GoH, Sandy Petersen; TM, Toni Weisskopf, Hall of Fame Winners – Grand Master, Wilson “Bob” Tucker; Pro,Glen Cook; Fan, J.D. Streett, IV/Cindy Payant/William “Bear” ReedArchon 22; 10/2-4/98; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, James P. Hogan; AGoH, John Sies; FGoHs, John Novak/Shannon Ware; GGoH, Lester Smith; Masquerade GoHs,“St. Louis Cons”-Continued on page 6261

“St. Louis Cons”-Continued from page xRicky & Karen Dick (no shows); TM, Glen Cook;Hall of Fame Winners – Pro, Victor Milán; Fan, Camuelyon Nickelberry (posthumous)Archon 23; 10/1-3/99; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Gardner Dozois; AGoH, Ray Van Tilburg; FGoHs, John Brooks/ James & Donna Bakke; MGoHs, Jeff & SusanStringer, GGoH, Decipher, TM, Forrest J. “4E” AckermanHall of Fame Winners – Grand Master, George RR Martin; Pro, J.R. Daniels; Fan, Tom SeymourArchon 24; 9/29-10/1/2000; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Larry Niven; SGoH, Jim Baen; AGoH, Larry Elmore; FGoHs, Michel Burkhart/Laura LeHew/Judi Cook; MGoHs,Dana & Bruce MacDermott; GGoH, AEG; TM, Jerry Pournell (no show); Special Event – First Fandom Reunion (HalClement/Joseph P. Martino/Ray Beam/Joan Mri Knappenberger/Nancy Tucker Shaw)Hall of Fame Winners – Pro, Laurell K. Hamilton; Fan, John BrooksArchon 25; 10/5-7/01; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Robert Jordan; AGoH, David Cherry; FGoHs, Genie Yaffe/Amy & David Verseman; MGoH, Byron Connell;Media GoHs, Jack Stauffer/Virginia Hey; GGoH, Steve Jackson; Filk GoH, Tom Smith; TM, George R.R. Martin;Masquerade MC, Victor MilánHall of Fame Winners – Grand Master, Victor Milán; Pro, Ray VanTilburg; Fan, Michael McFadden,/Steve SwopeArchon 26; 10/4-6/02; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Connie Willis; AGoH, Ruth Thompson; FGoHs, Jeanne Norris/Les Haven; GGoH, Wiz Kids; Media GoH, DirkBenedict; TM, Mike McFadden; Masquerade MC, Victor MilánHall of Fame Winners – Grand Master, Martha Beck; Pro, Mickey Zucker Reichert; Fan, Susan EisenhowerArchon 27; 10/3-5/03; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Michael Stackpole; AGoH, Butch Honek; FGoH, Jim Murray/ Paula Helm Murray/Margene Bahm; GGoH, MajesticTwelve Games; Media GoHs, Andreas Katsulas/Julie Caitlin Brown; Costuming GoH, Kenneth J. Hall; Filking GoH,Michael “Moonwulf” Longcor; TM, Dana Eilers; Masquerade MC, Victor MilánHall of Fame Winners – Pro, Keith Berdak; Fan, Jim & Donna BakkeArchon 28; 9/30-10/3/04; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoH, Alan Dean Foster; AGoH, Vincent Di Fate; FGoH, Michael Glyer; GGoH, PEG CEO, Shane Hensley; Media GoH,George Takei; Costuming GoH, Jacqueline Ward; Filking GoH, the great Luke Ski; TM, Ben Bova;Masqerade MC, Victor MilánHall of Fame Winners – Pro, Barb Van Tilburg; Fan, Rick HubbardArchon 29; 9/29-10/2/05; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich, ChairGoHs, Jody Lynn Nye/Bill Fawcett; AGoH, Stephen Hickman; FGoH, Keith Stokes;SGoHs, Toni Weisskopf/Hank Reinhardt; Media GoHs, Marc Singer/Melody Anderson/Joanna Cassidy;Costuming GoH, Janet Wilson Anderson; GGoH, Troll Lord Games; Filking GoH, Eric Coleman; TM, K.D. Wentworth;Masquerade MC, Victor Milán;Hall of Fame Winners – Pro, Mark Tiedemann; Fan, Bob StoltmanArchon 30; 10/5-8/06; Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn; Michelle Zellich/Steve Norris, ChairsGoH, Elizabeth Moon; AGoH, Alan Gutierrez; FGoH, “The Wombat” (jan howard finder); GGoH, Hex Games; MediaGoH, Billy West; Costuming GoH, Gypsy Ames; Filking GoHs, Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff; TM, Robin Wayne Bailey;Masquerade MC, Victor Milán,Hall of Fame Winners – Pro, Lucy Synk; Fan, John DoniganTuckerCon – The 9th Occasional North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) / Archon 31; 8/2-5/07; CollinsvilleGateway Center & Holiday Inn; Steve Norris/Michelle Zellich, ChairsGoH, Barbara Hambly; AGoH, Darrell K. Sweet; FGoH, Nancy “Cleo” (Edwards) Hathaway; Costuming GoH, ElizabethCovey; GGoH, James Ernest (Cheapass Games); Media GoHs, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy; Filking GoHs, Sally &Barry Childs-Helton; TM, Roger Tener; Masquerade MC, Victor MilánName That Con – Created by the St Charles Science Fiction & Fantasy Society and held in the spring, NTC ran from 1988 through2002. They had a contest to “name that con” every year, with the winning title being the con’s “official” name.NTC 1; 4/22-24/88; Michel Durland/Chris Felknor, ChairsGoH, Bradley Denton; TM, Wilson “Bob” Tucker; FGoH, Greg Ketter; AGoH, David CherryNTC 2 (None of the Above); 4/2-4/89; Michel Durland/Chris Felknor, ChairsGoH, Victor Milán; FGoHs, Casey Hamilton/David Means; TM, Robin W. Bailey; AGoH, Dan Patterson;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 3 (Conflakes); 4/18-20/90; Cheryl Medley/Marie Willbrand, ChairsGoH, George Alec Effinger; AGoH, Todd Hamilton, TM, Suzette Haden-Elgin; FGoH, Laura LeHew;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 4 (No Contest); 5/__/91; Cheryl Medley, ChairGoH, Robin W. Bailey; AGoH, Lucy Synk; FGoH, Martha Beck; TM, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 5 (Condition TBA); 5/1-3/92; _____, Chair“St. Louis Cons”-Continued on page 6362

“St. Louis Cons”-Continued from page 62GoH, Mercedes Lackey; AGoH, Paul Daly; FGoHs, Ron & Cherè Raiti; SGoH, Wilson “Bob” Tucker;TM, Mickey Zucker ReichertNTC 6 (Copacabanacon); 5/2-4/93; Kay Goode, ChairGoH, Jo Clyton; AGoH, Keither Berdak; FGoH, Martha Beck; TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert; SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 7 (Consino); 4/22-24/94; Kay Goode, ChairGoH, Allen Steele; AGoH, Aviva; FGoHs, Jim & Susan Satterfield; TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 8 (FranCONstein); __/95; Mary Broughton, ChairGoH, Glen Cook; AGoH, Jon Stadter; FGoH, “Uncle Timmy” Bolgeo; TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” Tucker; SGoH2, William F. NolanNTC 9 (TutenCONmun); 4/5-7/96; Mary Stadter, ChairGoH, Margaret Weis; AGoH, Ruth Thompson; FGoH, Mark McNary; TM, Mickey Zucker ReichertNTC 10 (_____); 4/18-20/97; Mary Stadter, ChairGoH, Laurell K. Hamilton; AGoH, David Martin; FGoH, Susan Eisenhour; TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 11 (InCONceivable); 4/17-19/98; Mary Stadter/Jenny Overkamp, ChairsGoH, Nancy Springer; AGoH, J.R. Daniels; FGoH, William “Bear” Reed; Filk GoH, Steve MacDonald;TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert; SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 12 (CONzilla); 4/16-18/99; Jenny Overkamp, ChairGoH, Mickey Zucker Reichert; AGoH, Lawrence Allen Williams; FGoH, ____; TM, Mark McNary;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 13 (MooGooGai CON); 4/14-16/2000; Jenny Overkamp, ChairFAGoH, Robin W. Bailey; GoH, Joe Haldeman; AGoH, Lubov; FGoH, Michael Henry; TM, Mickey Zucker Reichert;SGoH, Wilson “Bob” TuckerNTC 14 (Formaldicon); 3/9-11/01; Christine Besher/Lorie Ross/Marie Willbrand, “The Chair with 3 Heads”GoH, James P. Hogan; AGoHs, Laura Brodian Freas & Kelly Freas; FGoHs, Jim Murray, Paula Helm Murray, & MargeneBahm; TM, Mickey Zucker ReichertNTC 15 (ProtoCon); __/02; Mary Stadter, ChairGoH, Elizabeth Moon; AGoH, Brett Bass; FGoH, Nancy Edwards Hathaway; TM, Laurell K. HamiltonCzarkon – Created, chaired, and basically run single-handedly by Nancy Edwards and her husband, Ross Hathaway, Czarkon wasa small relaxicon with innovative programming, interesting guests, great parties, and The Tucker Awards. It ran from the mid-80s tothe mid-90s. The final two Czarkons were held in the Kansas City area.Gateway – Created, chaired and basically run single-handedly by Mary & Jon Stadter, Gateway was a small media con with lots ofinteresting guests, good programming, but very few members.Gateway 1; 7/9-11/1999; Henry VIII, Mary Stadter, ChairMedia GoHs, Andreas Katsulas, Julie Caitlin Brown, Joshua Cox, Jerry Rector, Chase Masterson,Richard Hatch, Jack Stauffer; Writer GoH, Laurell K. Hamilton; Artist GoHs, J.R. Daniels, Brett BassGateway 2; 7/14-16/2000; Henry VIII, Mary Stadter, ChairMedia GoHs, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, Dick Durock, Erin Grey, Claudia Christian,Jason Carter, John Levene, Peter Woodward; Writer GoHs, Terry Pratchett, Laurell K. HamiltonGateway 3; 7/19-22/2001; Airport Hilton, Mary Stadter, ChairMedia GoHs, James Doohan, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Jack Stauffer; Ted Raimi;Marjorie Monaghan. Writer GoH, Timothy ZahnShowMeCon – Created to fill the hole left by the loss of NTC, ShowMeCon has a small, but dedicated following.ShowMeCon 1; 7/03; Earth City, MO; Chris “Tyger” Roth, ChairGoH, Timothy Zahn; AGoH, Alan M. Clarke; FGoH, “Uncle Timmy” Bolgeo; Media GoH, Dick DurockShowMeCon 2; 7/30-8/1/04; Airport Hilton; Mike Hatley, ChairGoH, Mercedes Lackey; AGoH, Larry Dixon; FGoHs, “The Murray-Bahms”; SGoH, Steve Silver; Media GoH, Bill Blair;TM, Tom MeseroleShowMeCon 3; 8/05; Airport Hilton; Mike Hately, ChairGoH, Eric Flint; AGoH, Lucy Synk; FGoH, Phil Senturia; Media GoH, Lani Tupu; TM, Tom MeseroleShowMeCon 4; 4/21-23/06; Airport Hilton; Mike Hately, ChairGoH, Peter David; AGoH, John Kaufmann; FGoH, Phil Senturia; Media GoH, Noel Neill; TM, Tom MeseroleShowMeCon 5/Anime St Louis; 4/20-22/07; Marriott West County; Mike Hately, ChairGoH, Barri Bumgarner; AGoH, Mike Cole; FGoH, Larry Miche; Media/Anime GoHs, Vic Mignogna, Chris Patton,Piano Squall; TM, Tom Meserole63

CONSTITUTIONof the World Science Fiction Society,August 2006* Article 1 - Name, Objectives, Membership, and Organization* Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Worldcon Committees* Article 3 - Hugo Awards* Article 4 - Future Worldcon Selection* Article 5 - Powers of the Business Meeting* Article 6 - ConstitutionArticle 1 - Name, Objectives, Membership, and OrganizationSection 1.1: Name. The name of this organization shall be the World Science FictionSociety, hereinafter referred to as WSFS or the Society.Section 1.2: Objectives. WSFS is an unincorporated literary society whose functions are:(1) To choose the recipients of the annual Hugo Awards (Science Fiction AchievementAwards).(2) To choose the locations and Committees for the annual World Science FictionConventions (hereinafter referred to as Worldcons).(3) To attend those Worldcons.(4) To choose the locations and Committees for the occasional North American ScienceFiction Conventions (hereinafter referred to as NASFiCs).(5) To perform such other activities as may be necessary or incidental to the abovepurposes.Section 1.3: Restrictions. No part of the Society's net earnings shall be paid to itsmembers, officers, or other private persons except in furtherance of the Society'spurposes. The Society shall not attempt to influence legislation or any political campaignfor public office. Should the Society dissolve, its assets shall be distributed by the currentWorldcon Committee or the appropriate court having jurisdiction, exclusively forcharitable purposes. In this section, references to the Society include the MarkProtection Committee and all other agencies of the Society but not convention biddingor operating committees.Section 1.4: Membership. The Membership of WSFS shall consist of all people whohave paid membership dues to the Committee of the current Worldcon.Section 1.5: Memberships.1.5.1: Each Worldcon shall offer supporting and attending memberships.1.5.2: The rights of supporting members of a Worldcon include the right to receive all ofits generally distributed publications.1.5.3: The rights of attending members of a Worldcon include the rights of supportingmembers plus the right of general attendance at said Worldcon and at the WSFSBusiness Meeting held thereat.1.5.4: Members of WSFS who cast a site-selection ballot with the required fee shall besupporting members of the selected Worldcon.1.5.5: Voters have the right to convert to attending membership in the selected Worldconwithin ninety (90) days of its selection, for an additional fee set by its committee. This feemust not exceed two (2) times the site-selection fee and must not exceed the differencebetween the site-selection fee and the fee for new attending members.1.5.6: The Worldcon Committee shall make provision for persons to become supportingmembers for no more than one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the siteselectionfee, or such higher amount as has been approved by the Business Meeting,until a cutoff date no earlier than ninety (90) days before their Worldcon.1.5.7: Other memberships and fees shall be at the discretion of the WorldconCommittee.Section 1.6: Authority. Authority and responsibility for all matters concerning theWorldcon, except those reserved herein to WSFS, shall rest with the WorldconCommittee, which shall act in its own name and not in that of WSFS.Section 1.7: The Mark Protection Committee.1.7.1: There shall be a Mark Protection Committee of WSFS, which shall be responsiblefor registration and protection of the marks used by or under the authority of WSFS.1.7.2: The Mark Protection Committee shall submit to the Business Meeting at eachWorldcon a report of its activities since the previous Worldcon, including a statement ofincome and expense.1.7.3: The Mark Protection Committee shall hold a meeting at each Worldcon after theend of the Business Meeting, at a time and place announced at the Business Meeting.1.7.4: The Mark Protection Committee shall determine and elect its own officers.Section 1.8: Membership of the Mark Protection Committee.1.8.1: The Mark Protection Committee shall consist of:(1) One (1) member appointed to serve at the pleasure of each future selected WorldconCommittee and each of the two (2) immediately preceding Worldcon Committees(2) One (1) member appointed to serve at the pleasure of each future selected NASFiCCommittee and for each Committee of a NASFIC held in the previous two years, and(3) Nine (9) members elected three (3) each year to staggered three-year terms by theBusiness Meeting.1.8.2: No more than three elected members may represent any single North Americanregion, as defined in Section 1.8.5. Each elected member shall represent the region (ifany) in which the member resided at the time they were elected.1.8.3: Newly elected members take their seats, and the term of office ends for electedand appointed members whose terms expire that year, at the end of the BusinessMeeting.1.8.4: If vacancies occur in elected memberships in the Committee, the remainder of theposition's term may be filled by the Business Meeting, and until then temporarily filled bythe Committee.1.8.5: To ensure equitable distribution of representation, North America is divided intothree (3) regions as follows:(1) Western: Baja California, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana,Saskatchewan, and all states, provinces, and territories westward including Hawaii,Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.(2) Central: Central America, the islands of the Caribbean, Mexico (except as above),and all states, provinces, and territories between the Western and Eastern regions.(3) Eastern: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia,Pennsylvania, New York, Quebec, and all states, provinces, and territories eastwardincluding the District of Columbia, St. Pierre et Miquelon, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Worldcon CommitteesSection 2.1: Duties. Each Worldcon Committee shall, in accordance with thisConstitution, provide for(1) administering the Hugo Awards,(2) administering any future Worldcon or NASFIC site selection required, and(3) holding a WSFS Business Meeting.Section 2.2: Marks. Every Worldcon and NASFIC Committee shall include the followingnotice in each of its publications: "World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "WorldScience Fiction Convention", "Worldcon", "NASFiC", and "Hugo Award" are servicemarks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.Section 2.3: Official Representative. Each future selected Worldcon Committee shalldesignate an official representative to the Business Meeting to answer questions abouttheir Worldcon.Section 2.4: Distribution of Rules. The current Worldcon Committee shall print copies ofthe WSFS Constitution, together with an explanation of proposed changes approved butnot yet ratified, and copies of the Standing Rules. The Committee shall distribute thesedocuments to all WSFS members at a point between nine and three months prior to theWorldcon, and shall also distribute them to all WSFS members in attendance at theWorldcon upon registration.Section 2.5: Bid Presentations. Each Worldcon Committee shall provide a reasonableopportunity for bona fide bidding committees for the Worldcon to be selected thefollowing year to make presentations.Section 2.6: Incapacity of Committees. With sites being selected two (2) years inadvance, there are at least two selected current or future Worldcon Committees at alltimes. If one of these should be unable to perform its duties, the other selected currentor future Worldcon Committee shall determine what action to take, by consulting theBusiness Meeting or by mail poll of WSFS if there is sufficient time, or by decision of theCommittee if there is not sufficient time. Where a site and Committee are chosen by a64

Business Meeting or Worldcon Committee pursuant to this section, they are notrestricted by exclusion zone or other qualifications.Section 2.7: Membership Pass-along. Within ninety (90) days after a Worldcon, theadministering Committee shall, except where prohibited by local law, forward its bestinformation as to the names and postal addresses of all of its Worldcon members to theCommittee of the next Worldcon.Section 2.8: Financial Openness. Any member of WSFS shall have the right, underreasonable conditions, to examine the financial records and books of account of thecurrent Worldcon or NASFiC Committee, all future selected Worldcon or NASFiCCommittees, the two immediately preceding Worldcon Committees, and the Committeesof any NASFiCs held in the previous two years.Section 2.9: Financial Reports.2.9.1: Each future selected Worldcon or NASFiC Committee shall submit an annualfinancial report, including a statement of income and expenses, to each WSFS BusinessMeeting after the Committee's selection.2.9.2: Each Worldcon or NASFiC Committee shall submit a report on its cumulativesurplus/loss at the next Business Meeting after its convention.2.9.3: Each Worldcon or NASFiC Committee should dispose of surplus funds remainingafter accounts are settled for its convention for the benefit of WSFS as a whole.2.9.4: In the event of a surplus, the Worldcon or NASFiC Committee, or any alternativeorganizational entity established to oversee and disburse that surplus, shall file annualfinancial reports regarding the disbursement of that surplus at each year's BusinessMeeting, until the surplus is totally expended or an amount equal to the original surplushas been disbursed.Article 3 - Hugo AwardsSection 3.1: Introduction. Selection of the Hugo Awards shall be made as provided in thisArticle.Section 3.2: General.3.2.1: Unless otherwise specified, Hugo Awards are given for work in the field of sciencefiction or fantasy appearing for the first time during the previous calendar year.3.2.2: A work originally appearing in a language other than English shall also be eligiblefor the year in which it is first issued in English translation.3.2.3: The Business Meeting may by a 3/4 vote provide that works originally publishedoutside the United States of America and first published in the United States of Americain the current year shall also be eligible for Hugo Awards given in the following year.3.2.4: A work shall not be eligible if in a prior year it received sufficient nominations toappear on the final award ballot.3.2.5: Publication date, or cover date in the case of a dated periodical, takes precedenceover copyright date.3.2.6: Works appearing in a series are eligible as individual works, but the series as awhole is not eligible. However, a work appearing in a number of parts shall be eligiblefor the year of the final part.3.2.7: In the written fiction categories, an author may withdraw a version of a work fromconsideration if the author feels that the version is not representative of what that authorwrote.3.2.8: The Worldcon Committee shall not consider previews, promotional trailers,commercials, public service announcements, or other extraneous material whendetermining the length of a work. Running times of dramatic presentations shall bebased on their first general release.3.2.9: The Worldcon Committee may relocate a story into a more appropriate categoryif it feels that it is necessary, provided that the length of the story is within the lesser offive thousand (5,000) words or twenty percent (20%) of the new category limits.3.2.10: The Worldcon Committee may relocate a dramatic presentation work into a moreappropriate category if it feels that it is necessary, provided that the length of the work iswithin twenty percent (20%) of the new category boundary.3.2.11: The Worldcon Committee is responsible for all matters concerning the Awards.Section 3.3: Categories.3.3.1: Best Novel. A science fiction or fantasy story of forty thousand (40,000) words ormore.3.3.2: Best Novella. A science fiction or fantasy story of between seventeen thousandfive hundred (17,500) and forty thousand (40,000) words.3.3.3: Best Novelette. A science fiction or fantasy story of between seven thousand fivehundred (7,500) and seventeen thousand five hundred (1 7,500) words.3.3.4: Best Short Story. A science fiction or fantasy story of less than seven thousandfive hundred (7,500) words.3.3.5: Best Related Book. Any work whose subject is related to the field of sciencefiction, fantasy, or fandom, appearing for the first time in book form during the previouscalendar year, and which is either non-fiction or, if fictional, is noteworthy primarily foraspects other than the fictional text.3.3.6: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. Any theatrical feature or otherproduction, with a complete running time of more than 90 minutes, in any medium ofdramatized science fiction, fantasy or related subjects that has been publicly presentedfor the first time in its present dramatic form during the previous calendar year.3.3.7: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. Any television program or otherproduction, with a complete running time of 90 minutes or less, in any medium ofdramatized science fiction, fantasy or related subjects that has been publicly presentedfor the first time in its present dramatic form during the previous calendar year.3.3.8: Best Professional Editor. The editor of any professional publication devotedprimarily to science fiction or fantasy during the previous calendar year. A professionalpublication is one which had an average press run of at least ten thousand (10,000)copies per issue.3.3.8: Best Editor Short Form. The editor of at least four (4) anthologies, collections ormagazine issues primarily devoted to science fiction and / or fantasy, at least one ofwhich was published in the previous calendar year.3.3.9: Best Editor Long Form. The editor of at least four (4) novel-length works primarilydevoted to science fiction and / or fantasy published in the previous calendar year thatdo not qualify as works under 3.3.8.[A Constitutional Amendment which created Sections 3.3.8 and 3.3.9 adopted at L.A.conIV included the following proviso, which could effectively repeal Sections 3.3.8 and3.3.9:]Provided that this amendment may be repealed by a simple majority vote at either the2009 or 2010 Main Business Meeting.[If this amendment is repealed in this way, the following amendments will be made to theConstitution:1. Section 3.3.8 will revert to:3.3.8: Best Professional Editor. The editor of any professional publication devotedprimarily to science fiction or fantasy during the previous calendar year. A professionalpublication is one which had an average press run of at least ten thousand (10,000)copies per issue.2. Section 3.3.9 will be removed.3. Sections 3.3.10 to 3.3.15 will be renumbered to 3.3.9 to 3.3.14, unless otherchanges have been made in the interim which would affect these numbers.]3.3.10: Best Professional Artist. An illustrator whose work has appeared in a professionalpublication in the field of science fiction or fantasy during the previous calendar year.3.3.11: Best Semiprozine. Any generally available non-professional publication devotedto science fiction or fantasy which by the close of the previous calendar year haspublished four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in the previouscalendar year, and which in the previous calendar year met at least two (2) of thefollowing criteria:(1) had an average press run of at least one thousand (1000) copies per issue,(2) paid its contributors and/or staff in other than copies of the publication,(3) provided at least half the income of any one person,(4) had at least fifteen percent (15%) of its total space occupied by advertising,(5) announced itself to be a semiprozine.3.3.12: Best Fanzine. Any generally available non-professional publication devoted toscience fiction, fantasy, or related subjects which by the close of the previous calendaryear has published four (4) or more issues, at least one (1) of which appeared in theprevious calendar year, and which does not qualify as a semiprozine.3.3.13: Best Fan Writer. Any person whose writing has appeared in semiprozines orfanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year.3.3.14: Best Fan Artist. An artist or cartoonist whose work has appeared throughpublication in semiprozines or fanzines or through other public display during theprevious calendar year. Any person whose name appears on the final Hugo Awards65

allot for a given year under the Professional Artist category shall not be eligible in theFan Artist category for that year.3.3.15: Additional Category. Not more than one special category may be created by thecurrent Worldcon Committee with nomination and voting to be the same as for thepermanent categories. The Worldcon Committee is not required to create any suchcategory; such action by a Worldcon Committee should be under exceptionalcircumstances only; and the special category created by one Worldcon Committee shallnot be binding on following Committees. Awards created under this paragraph shall beconsidered to be Hugo Awards.Section 3.4: Extended Eligibility. In the event that a potential Hugo Award nomineereceives extremely limited distribution in the year of its first publication or presentation,its eligibility may be extended for an additional year by a three fourths (3/4) vote of theintervening Business Meeting of WSFS.Section 3.5: Name and Design. The Hugo Award shall continue to be standardized onthe rocket ship design of Jack McKnight and Ben Jason. Each Worldcon Committee mayselect its own choice of base design. The name (Hugo Award) and the design shall notbe extended to any other award.Section 3.6: "No Award". At the discretion of an individual Worldcon Committee, if thelack of nominations or final votes in a specific category shows a marked lack of interestin that category on the part of the voters, the Award in that category shall be canceledfor that year.Section 3.7: Nominations.3.7.1: The Worldcon Committee shall conduct a poll to select the nominees for the finalAward voting. Each member of either the administering or the immediately precedingWorldcon as of January 31 of the current calendar year shall be allowed to make up tofive (5) equally weighted nominations in every category.3.7.2: The Committee shall include with each nomination ballot a copy of Article 3 of theWSFS Constitution and any applicable extensions of eligibility under Sections 3.2.3 or3.4.3.7.3: Nominations shall be solicited only for the Hugo Awards and the John W.Campbell Award for Best New Writer.Section 3.8: Tallying of Nominations.3.8.1: Except as provided below, the final Award ballots shall list in each category thefive eligible nominees receiving the most nominations. If there is a tie including fifthplace, all the tied eligible nominees shall be listed.3.8.2: The Worldcon Committee shall determine the eligibility of nominees andassignment to the proper category of works nominated in more than one category.3.8.3: Any nominations for "No Award" shall be disregarded.3.8.4: If a nominee appears on a nomination ballot more than once in any one category,only one nomination shall be counted in that category.3.8.5: No nominee shall appear on the final Award ballot if it received fewer nominationsthan five percent (5%) of the number of ballots listing one or more nominations in thatcategory, except that the first three eligible nominees, including any ties, shall always belisted.3.8.6: The Committee shall move a nomination from another category to the work'sdefault category only if the member has made fewer than five (5) nominations in thedefault category.3.8.7: If a work receives a nomination in its default category, and if the Committeerelocates the work under its authority under subsection 3.2.9 or 3.2.10, the Committeeshall count the nomination even if the member already has made five (5) nominations inthe more-appropriate category.Section 3.9: Notification and Acceptance. Worldcon Committees shall use reasonableefforts to notify the nominees, or in the case of deceased or incapacitated persons, theirheirs, assigns, or legal guardians, in each category prior to the release of suchinformation. Each nominee shall be asked at that time to either accept or decline thenomination. If the nominee declines nomination, that nominee shall not appear on thefinal ballot.Section 3.10: Voting.3.10.1: Final Award voting shall be by balloting in advance of the Worldcon. Postal mailshall always be acceptable. Only WSFS members may vote. Final Award ballots shallinclude name, signature, address, and membership-number spaces to be filled in by thevoter.3.10.2: Final Award ballots shall list only the Hugo Awards and the John W. Campbell66Award for Best New Writer.3.10.3: "No Award" shall be listed in each category of Hugo Award on the final ballot.3.10.4: The Committee shall, on or with the final ballot, designate, for each nominee inthe printed fiction categories, one or more books, anthologies, or magazines in which thenominee appeared (including the book publisher or magazine issue date(s)).3.10.5: Voters shall indicate the order of their preference for the nominees in eachcategory.Section 3.11: Tallying of Votes.3.11.1: In each category, tallying shall be as described in Section 6.3. 'No Award' shallbe treated as a nominee. If all remaining nominees are tied, no tie-breaking shall bedone and the nominees excluding No Award shall be declared joint winners.3.11.2: No Award shall be given whenever the total number of valid ballots cast for aspecific category (excluding those cast for "No Award" in first place) is less than twentyfivepercent (25%) of the total number of final Award ballots received.3.11.3: "No Award" shall be the run-off candidate.3.11.4: The complete numerical vote totals, including all preliminary tallies for first,second, ... places, shall be made public by the Worldcon Committee within ninety (90)days after the Worldcon. During the same period the nomination voting totals shall alsobe published, including in each category the vote counts for at least the fifteen highestvote-getters and any other candidate receiving a number of votes equal to at least fivepercent (5%) of the nomination ballots cast in that category.Section 3.12: Exclusions. No member of the current Worldcon Committee or anypublications closely connected with a member of the Committee shall be eligible for anAward. However, should the Committee delegate all authority under this Article to aSubcommittee whose decisions are irrevocable by the Worldcon Committee, then thisexclusion shall apply to members of the Subcommittee only.Section 3.13: Retrospective Hugos. A Worldcon held 50, 75, or 100 years after aWorldcon at which no Hugos were presented may conduct nominations and elections forHugos which would have been presented at that previous Worldcon. Procedures shallbe as for the current Hugos. Categories receiving insufficient numbers of nominationsmay be dropped. Once retrospective Hugos have been awarded for a Worldcon, noother Worldcon shall present retrospective Hugos for that Worldcon.Article 4 - Future Worldcon SelectionSection 4.1: Voting.4.1.1: WSFS shall choose the location and Committee of the Worldcon to be held two(2) years from the date of the current Worldcon.4.1.2: Voting shall be by written ballot cast either by mail or at the current Worldcon withtallying as described in Section 6.3.4.1.3: The current Worldcon Committee shall administer the voting, collect the advancemembership fees, and turn over those funds to the winning Committee before the endof the current Worldcon.4.1.4: The site-selection voting totals shall be announced at the Business Meeting andpublished in the first or second Progress Report of the winning Committee, with the bymailand at-convention votes distinguished.Section 4.2: Voter Eligibility.4.2.1: Voting shall be limited to WSFS members who have purchased at least asupporting membership in the Worldcon whose site is being selected.4.2.2: The supporting membership rate shall be set by unanimous agreement of thecurrent Worldcon Committee and all bidding committees who have filed before the ballotdeadline. If agreement is not reached, the default fee shall be the median (middle value)of the US dollar fees used in the previous three (3) Worldcon site selections.Section 4.3: Non-Natural Persons. Corporations, associations, and other non-human orartificial entities may cast ballots, but only for "No Preference". "Guest of" membershipsmay only cast "No Preference" ballots. Memberships transferred to individual naturalpersons may cast preferential ballots, provided that the transfer is accepted by theadministering convention.Section 4.4: Ballots. Site-selection ballots shall include name, signature, address, andmembership-number spaces to be filled in by the voter. Each site-selection ballot shalllist the options "None of the Above" and "No Preference" and provide for write-in votes,after the bidders and with equal prominence. The supporting membership rate shall belisted on all site-selection ballots.Section 4.5: Tallying.

4.5.1: The name and address information shall be separated from the ballots and theballots counted only at the Worldcon. Each bidding committee should provide at leasttwo (2) tellers. Each bidding committee may make a record of the name and address ofevery voter.4.5.2: A ballot voted with first or only choice for "No Preference" shall be ignored for siteselection. A ballot voted with lower than first choice for "No Preference" shall be ignoredif all higher choices on the ballot have been eliminated in preferential tallying.4.5.3: "None of the Above" shall be treated as a bid for tallying, and shall be the run-offcandidate.4.5.4: All ballots shall be initially tallied by their first preferences, even if cast for a bidthat the administering Committee has ruled ineligible. If no eligible bid achieves amajority on the first round of tallying, then on the second round all ballots for ineligiblebids shall be redistributed to their first eligible choices, and tallying shall proceedaccording to Section 6.3.4.5.5: If "None of the Above" wins, or if two or more bids are tied for first place at the endof tallying, the duty of site selection shall devolve on the Business Meeting of the currentWorldcon. If the Business Meeting is unable to decide by the end of the Worldcon, theCommittee for the following Worldcon shall make the selection without undue delay.4.5.6: Where a site and Committee are chosen by a Business Meeting or WorldconCommittee following a win by 'None of the Above', they are not restricted by exclusionzone or other qualifications.4.5.7: Where a site and Committee are chosen by a Business Meeting or WorldconCommittee following a tie in tallying, they must select one of the tied bids.Section 4.6: Bid Eligibility.4.6.1: To be eligible for site selection, a bidding committee must file the followingdocuments with the Committee that will administer the voting:(1) an announcement of intent to bid;(2) adequate evidence of an agreement with its proposed site's facilities, such as aconditional contract or a letter of agreement;(3) the rules under which the Worldcon Committee will operate, including a specificationof the term of office of their chief executive officer or officers and the conditions andprocedures for the selection and replacement of such officer or officers.4.6.2: The bidding committee must supply written copies of these documents to anymember of WSFS on request.4.6.3: For a bid to be allowed on the printed ballot, the bidding committee must file thedocuments specified above no later than 180 days prior to the official opening of theadministering convention.4.6.4: To be eligible as a write-in, the bidding committee must file the documentsspecified above by the close of the voting.4.6.5: If no bids meet these qualifications, the selection shall proceed as though "Noneof the Above" had won.Section 4.7: Site Eligibility. A site shall be ineligible if it is within five hundred (500) milesor eight hundred (800) kilometres of the site at which selection occurs.Section 4.8: NASFiC If the selected Worldcon site is not in North America, there shall bea NASFiC in North America that year. Selection of the NASFiC shall be by the identicalprocedure to the Worldcon selection except as provided below or elsewhere in thisConstitution:4.8.1: Voting shall be by written ballot administered by the following year's Worldcon, ifthere is no NASFiC in that year, or by the following year's NASFiC, if there is one, withballots cast at the administering convention or by mail, and with only members of theadministering convention allowed to vote.4.8.2: NASFiC Committees shall make all reasonable efforts to avoid conflicts withWorldcon dates.4.8.3: The proposed NASFiC supporting membership rate can be set by unanimousagreement of the administering Committee and all bidding committees who have filedbefore the ballot deadline. If agreement is not reached, the default fee shall be themedian (middle value) of the US dollar fees used in the previous three (3) Worldcon siteselections.4.8.4: If "None of the Above" wins, or if no eligible bid files by the deadline, then noNASFiC shall be held and any supporting membership payments collected for theNASFiC site selection shall be refunded by the administering convention without unduedelay.Article 5 - Powers of the Business MeetingSection 5.1: WSFS Business Meetings.5.1.1: Business Meetings of WSFS shall be held at advertised times at each Worldcon.5.1.2: The current Worldcon Committee shall provide the Presiding Officer and Staff foreach Meeting.5.1.3: Standing Rules for the Governance of the Business Meeting and related activitiesmay be adopted or amended by a majority vote at any Business Meeting. Amendmentsto Standing Rules shall take effect at the close of the Worldcon where they are adopted;this rule may be suspended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.5.1.4: Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of (in descendingorder of precedence) the WSFS Constitution; the Standing Rules; such other rules asmay be published in advance by the current Committee (which rules may be suspendedby the Business Meeting by the same procedure as a Standing Rule); the customs andusages of WSFS (including the resolutions and rulings of continuing effect); and thecurrent edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.5.1.5: The quorum for the Business Meeting shall be twelve members of the Societyphysically present.Section 5.2: Continuation of Committees. Except as otherwise provided in thisConstitution, any committee or other position created by a Business Meeting shall lapseat the end of the next following Business Meeting that does not vote to continue it.Section 5.3: Constitutional Pass-along. Within two (2) months after the end of eachWorldcon, the Business Meeting staff shall send a copy of all changes to the Constitutionand Standing Rules, and all items awaiting ratification, to the next Worldcon Committee.Article 6 - ConstitutionSection 6.1: Conduct. The conduct of the affairs of WSFS shall be determined by thisConstitution together with all ratified amendments hereto and such Standing Rules asthe Business Meeting shall adopt for its own governance.Section 6.2: Natural Persons. In all matters arising under this Constitution, only naturalpersons may introduce business, nominate, or vote, except as specifically providedotherwise in this Constitution. No person may cast more than one vote on any issue ormore than one ballot in any election. This shall not be interpreted to prohibit delivery ofballots cast by other eligible voters.Section 6.3: Tallying of Votes. Votes shall first be tallied by the voter's first choices. If nomajority is then obtained, the candidate who places last in the initial tallying shall beeliminated and the ballots listing it as first choice shall be redistributed on the basis ofthose ballots' second choices. This process shall be repeated until a majority-votewinner is obtained. If two or more candidates are tied for elimination during this process,the candidate that received fewer first-place votes shall be eliminated. If they are stilltied, all the tied candidates shall be eliminated together.Section 6.4: Run-off. After a tentative winner is determined, then unless the run-offcandidate shall be the sole winner, the following additional test shall be made. If thenumber of ballots preferring the run-off candidate to the tentative winner is greater thanthe number of ballots preferring the tentative winner to the run-off candidate, then therun-off candidate shall be declared the winner of the election.Section 6.5: Amendment. The WSFS Constitution may be amended by a motion passedby a simple majority at any Business Meeting but only to the extent that such motion isratified by a simple majority at the Business Meeting of the subsequent Worldcon.Section 6.6: Commencement. Any change to the Constitution of WSFS shall take effectat the end of the Worldcon at which such change is ratified, except that no changeimposing additional costs or financial obligations upon Worldcon Committees shall bebinding upon any Committee already selected at the time when it takes effect.The above copy of the World Science Fiction Society's Constitution is hereby Certifiedto be True, Correct, and Complete:Kevin Standlee, ChairPat McMurray, Secretary2006 Business Meeting"World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "World Science Fiction Convention","Worldcon", "NASFiC" and "Hugo Award" are service marks of the World Science FictionSociety, an unincorporated literary society. You can contact the WSFS Mark ProtectionCommittee at mpc@wsfs.org.The WSFS/Worldcon home page: http://www.worldcon.orgWorld Science Fiction Society, Post Office Box 1270, Kendall Square Station,Cambridge, MA 02142 USA. webmaster@wsfs.org.67

History of the Heinlein Societyand the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Blood DrivesRobert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) wasknown as the “Dean of Science Fiction Writers”, but he wasmuch more. He was a philanthropist who helped manycharitable causes and individuals. When asked how he couldbe repaid for his help, he would reply, “You can’t pay me back,you have to pay it forward.”One cause that was of great importance to him was blooddonation. Having a rare blood type himself (AB+), he was afrequent donor and a supporter of the National Rare BloodClub, which was an integral part of his novel I Will Fear No Evil.In 1976, at the 34th World Science Fiction Convention inKansas City, he helped to organize the first of many sciencefiction convention blood drives. The Heinlein Society wasformed in 2000 to preserve the legacy of Robert Heinlein by“paying it forward.”One of the ways we are doing this is by promoting blooddonation around the world. We began by our efforts with aninternet blood drive, encouraging fans to donate at their localblood banks and send their names to us to be entered into ourhonor roll and presented to the late Mrs. Virginia Heinlein. Thatdrive continues annually in her absence.In 2001, at the 59th World Science Fiction Convention inPhiladelphia, the Society sponsored its first on site blood drive,with the Red Cross collecting 60 units of blood. In the 6 yearssince then we have sponsored more than 50 drives, generatingmore than 2,000 units of blood and saving potentiallythousands of lives.Each donor at our drives (and at many other drives thatrequest them) receives a cloisonné pin that was designed byMr. Heinlein for that first World Con blood drive in Kansas Cityas ourway of saying, “Thank you for helping.”The Heinlein Society has also:• Established programs to place the books of Robert Heinleinin libraries everywhere, especially in school libraries where hisjuvenile novels may continue to help to form character andprovoke critical and intelligent thinking among our youngpeople.• Award scholarships and grants to worthy young people assistin disseminating the works of Robert Heinlein into newlanguagesand formats.• Explore the possibility of accurate and true to book renditionsof Robert Heinlein's stories to film and other media.• Promote scholarly research and overall discussion of theworks and ideasof Robert HeinleinYou can learn more about Robert Heinlein and the HeinleinSociety at www.heinleinsociety.orgArchon would like to thankGene-Del Printing, Incfor the production and printing of this programbook and other of Archon’s print needs.9019 ManchesterBrentwood, MO 63144Phone: 314-962-4750 / Fax: 314-962-6563http://www.genedel.com/JOHN L. SIES“The Artczar”• Illustrations• Cartoons• Digital Art• Web Site Design• Creative Consulting• Program Book Designand more...http://www.artczar.org217-245-4659 M-F, 8-6email: artczar@artczar.org68We hope to see you next year,for more magic atArchon 32!Art : John Kaufman

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