An Introduction to Australian Horror by LISA L HANNETT was published in This is Horror. (thisishorror.co.uk/)

Latest SF2 Concatenation (worldside SF news) out now. (concatenation.org)

OUTLAND, gay SF fan club comedy series, will premiere this Wednesday, 8 February at 9:30pm on ABC1. You can view and share the trailer via Youtube. (Contributed by Daniela Velickovic, Princess Pictures)

The Adelaide Fringe Festival is presenting PRATCHETT PIECES THREE, three short quirky comedies adapted from pTerry’s short stories. They will be performed at Bakehouse Theatre by the Unseen Theatre Company, 255 Angas St from 22–24 February at 8pm (full season opening from 10 February, but only three performances during Fringe). Tickets cost between $15–18, and bookings can be made via Bakehouse (pre-Fringe shows) or Fringe. (adelaidefringe.com.au; courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

The PERTH WRITERS FESTIVAL is on 23–26 February. From workshops for aspiring genre writers to chances to talk about the books that have enthralled us and chat with favourite genre authors, the writers festival is a great weekend out for Perth SF/F/H/etc fans. Highlights include workshops It Just Feels Real by Lauren Beukes and Creating the Extraordinary from the Ordinary by Australian Lara Morgan, and discussion panels It’s All Speculation and Reimagining the Future. (perthfestival.com.au; Contributed by my own geeky excitement)

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is offering a WORKSHOP on Writing Sci-Fi for TV and Film on 25–26 February, 10am–5pm at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne. It will be an informative and practical weekend with concept and character creation exercises, numerous film viewings, in-depth genre analysis and plenty of discussion. It will be run by Luke Devenish and costs $400. Enrollments are open now. The workshop will also run online starting April for 10 weeks. (aftrs.edu.au; Contributed by Atalanti Dionysus)

Here’s a fun one for the crafty geeks among us: Twelfth Planet Press is calling for submissions (patterns and photos) for a craft ebook project to be released at Craftonomicon. A STITCH IN TIME TRAVEL seeks innovative and fun science fiction, fantasy or horror inspired craft projects on the theme of time travel. Submissions close 30 April 2012, see the website for full submission details. (twelfthplanetpress.com)

NEW RELEASES

ISOBELLE CARMODY will have a new collection of stories out soon, Metro Winds, published by Allen and Unwin, aimed at readers aged 15+.

JOHN A KIRK has released his third novel, The Blue Blue Hills of Xuhl, published by Zeus Publications.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Big congratulations to WILL ELLIOTT, whose 2006 debut novel The Pilo Family Circus has won Best Foreign Novel at the 2011 Nocte Awards from the Spanish Association of Horror Writers (translated as El Circo de la Familia Pilo). This follows on the ABC Fiction Award, an Aurealis Award and a Ditmar upon its initial release. (Courtesy of Concatenation; concatenation.org)

Plenty of Australians on the David Gemmell LEGEND Award for Fantasy list, and voting is open till the end of March. Show your favourite Australian speculative fiction writers some love and vote now. For one of them, obviously. (Thanks to @editormum75)

Nominations for the 2012 CHRONOS AWARDS for excellence in Victorian science fiction in 2011 are now open. The awards will be presented at Continuum 8: Craftonomicon. (continuum.org.au)

CONVENTIONS

The Unseen University Convivium 2012 takes place from 6–8 July 2012. Discounted prices for early-bird membership are due to end at the end of February so get in now if you want them. (ausdwcon.org/)

Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention (WORLDCON) has opened hotel bookings to all members. The entire event will take place at the Hyatt Regency; bookings should be made through the Chicon 7 suites team (suites at chicon dot org). (chicon.org)

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TWITTER EVENT: KELLY LINK is a guest of honour at next year’s Continuum, and her first two short story collections, Magic for Beginners and Stranger Things Happen are available to read free. Magic for Beginners contains Catskin, which Twitterers will be reading and tweeting about Monday 10 October, 7pm, hashtag to be announced.

Continuum’s major fundraiser, the 3rd Annual HALLOWEEN TRIVIA EVENT will be held on Saturday 29 October, from 2-5pm at the Celtic Club, Queen St, Melbourne. Inquizitor Narrelle M. Harris will test your knowledge on everything from androids to zombies. Prizes for the winning team and the most fantastically dressed, plus raffle and door prizes. For more information or to RSVP, email events@continuum.org.au with ‘trick or trivia’ in the subject line. (continuuum.org.au)

OBIT: Australian fantasy author SARA DOUGLASS has died of ovarian cancer.

SF2 Concatenation has posted its autumn distillation of major SF news worldwide. Australian news includes a mention of GRANT WATSON’s superlative film programme at Aussiecon 4, and a reference to upcoming CON 9 “golden age” film festival. The summary also lists new genre book releases that you might like to check out (www.concatenation.org; contributed by Jonathon)

Australian six-part comedy TV series OUTLAND will premiere at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The series is based on the only short film to play both the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and the World Science Fiction Convention and focusses on the members of a gay science-fiction fan club and their adventures in our weird world.

Fortnightly from 6pm at City Library in Melbourne, find COMIC CLUB, a free graphic novel discussion group suitable for 15-year-olds and up. The next meeting is Wednesday 12 October and they’ll be discussing Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. Read about the club and its organiser in an interview with Meld Magazine.

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is organising a COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS MASTERCLASS, run by US illustrator Colleen Doran. It runs on the weekend of 19–20 November from 9am-5pm each day, at the Aerial UTS Function Centre, Broadway, Sydney, and costs $135 for ASA members, $165 for students, and $195 for non-members. (comicsmasterclass.com)

Terry Pratchett’s MONSTROUS REGIMENT will be performed by Brisbane Arts Theatre starting from 8 October and running to the beginning of November. (www.artstheatre.com.au; courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

The Queensland Writer Centre is running a ‘Writing Science Fiction Short Story’ SHORT COURSE from 17 October in its Online Learning Centre. The course will be facilitated by Lee Battersby and runs for six weeks. It costs $150. (www.qwc.asn.au; submitted by Imogen Smith).

Powerhouse Museum in Sydney will be the only place in Australia to see HARRY POTTER: The Exhibition, opening on 19 November 2011. The exhibition offers fans a look at the artistry and craftsmanship that went into creating the iconic props and costumes that have appeared throughout the Harry Potter film series. (www.powerhousemuseum.com)

We’ll have another giveaway next month.

NEW RELEASES

Neal Stephenson’s new book REAMDE is out for release this month (giveaway details already mentioned). Bullsheet editor has read an advance copy and can recommend it to Stephenson fans and those who like their thrillers meaty, complex and cyber. Allen & Unwin’s new book catalogue for each month is available online or by subscription. (www.allenandunwin.com)

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

DUFF update (progress of fundraising and detailed breakdown of 2011 voting results) is available from ehawkes at iinet.net.au.(contributed by Emma Harkes)

CONVENTIONS

Conflux, right now (Canberra). Also coming up in October are SHEKILDA Again and ARMAGEDDON Expo Australia, both in Melbourne.

November sees the last SUPANOVA Pop Culture Expos for 2011, in Brisbane (4–6 November, RNA Showgrounds) and Melbourne (12 November, The Plenary MCEC). (www.supanova.com.au)

Continuum in June 2012 is the Australian National SF Convention for 2012, and is seeking volunteers — info@continuum.org.au. (continuum.org.au)

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In a few short days, ALAN BALL, creative force behind HBO’s True Blood adaptation, will be appearing at the Sydney Opera House in conversation with Wil Anderson. It is on Thursday 8 September [corrected] from 7pm and tickets are available from $35. (www.sydneyoperahouse.com)

Wil Anderson also recently hosted a night with JOSS WHEDON (Buffy etc), which can be viewed online.

Submissions to FABLECROFT‘s speculative fiction short story anthology on the theme “Apocalypose Hope” close 30 September. The stories must in some way address the idea that after the apocalypse (whatever and wherever in your universe that might be), there is a future for the peoples who survive it. (fablecroft.com.au)

Conflux is almost upon us and the CONFLUX BANQUET will be held Saturday 1 October from 7pm. This year’s banquet is aboard the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin in its first round-the-world trip in August 1929. Dr Gillian Polack is once again designing a wonderful historically accurate three-course menu and entertainment. Embark from the Hellenic Club, Matilda Street, Woden ACT 2606. Tickets are $50. See the booking form or contact banquet@conflux.org.au for details. (conflux.org.au; submitted by Dr Gillian Polack)

Terry Pratchett’s MONSTROUS REGIMENT will be performed by Brisbane Arts Theatre starting from 8 October and running to the beginning of November. (www.artstheatre.com.au; courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

The SF HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA blog is adding regular posts and photos using the archive materials found in the Murdoch University basement, mentioned in Bullsheet March 2011. (history.sf.org.au)

Now in pre-production, all-Australian production THE 25TH REICH by Revolution Pictures and Tait Brady’s Acme Film Company Productions is based on a novella by Sci Fi pulp writer J.J. Solomon and is slated for release on May 2012.

Aus Spec Fic Blog Carnival for August.

Ticonderoga Publications have put together a recommended reading list for YEAR’S BEST AUSTRALIAN FANTASY AND HORROR STORIES for 2010. (ticonderogapublications.com)

The Queensland Writer Centre is running a ‘Writing Science Fiction Short Story’ SHORT COURSE in October in its Online Learning Centre. The course will be facilitated by Lee Battersby and runs for six weeks. (www.qwc.asn.au; submitted by Imogen Smith).

Powerhouse Museum in Sydney will be the only place in Australia to see HARRY POTTER: The Exhibition, opening on 19 November 2011. The exhibition offers fans a look at the artistry and craftsmanship that went into creating the iconic props and costumes that have appeared throughout the Harry Potter film series. (www.powerhousemuseum.com)

NEW RELEASES

Check out THE TUNNEL, (relativly) new Australian horror movie — see it free, legally. (www.thetunnelmovie.net)

TimeSplash, time travel thriller by Australian author GRAHAM STORRS has been released in audio book format by Canadian publisher, Iambik Audiobooks. (iambik.com; submitted by Graham Storrs)

Australian author GARY J MCCLEARY has a new book out, Journey to a Far Away Place, published by Zeus Publications. It’s a speculative fiction novel about the afterlife, where “the only way to get out of hell is to invite your wife along”. Review copies and interview opportunies are available. (zeus-publications.com; submitted by Donna Munroe)

The second issue of Eye to the Telescope is out now and features Australian and New Zealand SPECULATIVE POETRY edited by Tim Jones. (www.eyetothetelescope.com)

WINDS OF CHANGE, a new anthology by CSFG Publishing, will be launched at Conflux on Friday 30 September. It includes stories by popular speculative fiction authors Nicole Murphy (Dream of Asarlai series) and Alan Baxter (Realmshift, MageSign), as well as showcasing a range of new Australian talent. (submitted by Rob Porteous)

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

The HUGO AWARDS winners have been announced. (www.thehugoawards.org)

The 2011 NED KELLY AWARDS winners, for Australian crime fiction, have been announced, and the award ceremony was held on 31 August. (nedkellyawards.com)

The 2011 AUREALIS AWARDS nomination period has opened. The awards are for speculative fiction works written by an Australian citizen or permanent resident published for the first time between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011. Entries close on 31 December 2011 and the finalists will be announced in March 2012, with the winners announced in Sydney in May. For more information contact the Awards co-convenors, Chris Barnes and Susan Wardle, at convenors@aurealisawards.com. (www.aurealisawards.com)

CONVENTIONS

Conflux, obviously, first weekend in October (Canberra). Also coming up in October are SHEKILDA Again and ARMAGEDDON Expo Australia, both in Melbourne.

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Radio National’s BOOK SHOW had a story on GRR Martin in May. (www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow)

Australian actors Huge Weaving and Cate Blanchett will be reprising their LOTR roles in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s The Hobbit. (the-hobbit-movie.com)

Eye to the Telescope, the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s new online journal, is calling for SUBMISSIONS from New Zealand and Australian speculative poets. The issue, their second, will include a maximum of 20 poems, be edited by Tim Jones, and be publishing in July/August 2011. Submissions close midnight (New Zealand time) on Wednesday 15 June 2011. (eyetothetelescope.com)

Unseen Theatre Company, Adelaide will be PERFORMING WYRD SISTERS from Saturday 11 June, with performances on Wednesdays and Saturdays until 25 June. There will be a preview and free ticket night for pensioners and unemployed on Friday 10 June. All shows start at 8pm at Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide. (www.unseen.com.au; courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

WORTHY CAUSE: Pledges to move Troll Bridge to production remain open till July 6 via Kickstarter. The production company, Snowgum, has already received its target and is using the extra pledges for more impressive filming. (Courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

Bella Union (Melbourne) presents DUNGEON CRAWL, the Comedy Festival improvised role-playing hit, July 6. (www.bellaunion.com.au)

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will present the world premiere of STAR VOYAGER: Exploring Space on Screen, a major exhibition charting the history and future of space exploration as experienced through the moving image, including the opportunity to see artefacts used in space plus film production materials. It opens on Thursday 22 September, 2011 and will run through to Sunday 29 January, 2012. Ticketing information and details of special film and public programs will be available online soon. (www.acmi.net.au; submitted by Claire Butler)

NEW RELEASES

Check out Australia’s first INDIGENOUS GRAPHIC NOVEL, Ubby’s Underdogs: The Legend of the Phoenix Dragon by Brenton E McKenna. (ubbysunderdogs.com/)

Andrez Bergen, a Tokyo-based Australian writer/journalist has just had his first novel published. Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat is a SF/NOIR/POST-APOCALYPTIC tome that’s set in Melbourne, Australia as the last city in the world… but also heavily influenced by Japan and classic cinema. The novel is now available direct from Another Sky Press or via Amazon, and is currently being distributed to independent (physical) bookstores. Read a review at Forces of Geek magazine. (www.anothersky.org; submitted by Andrez Bergen)

Queensland author Scott Robinson has a FREE SF NOVEL available online through his website. Give it a read and donate if you’re happy. (Submitted by Scott Robinson)

Look out this month for a new ebook release from Winterbourne Publishing; sign up to its quarterly newsletter to receive your discount code. (www.winterbournepublishing.com.au)

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

A reminder: the HUGOS are open for voting to all adult and young adult members of Renovation who join prior to the voting deadline of 11.59 pm PDT on Sunday, July 31, 2011.

LOCUS AWARD finalists have been announced, congratulations to the finalists particularly the Australians.

Australian writers featured strongly in the 27th WRITERS OF THE FUTURE contest in May, with R. Johnson taking the Gold Award and Ben Mann and Patty Jansen also winning prizes.

CONVENTIONS

Melbourne International ANIMATION FESTIVAL(MIAF) runs from June 19-26. The full program is online now and features new animations and a diverse collection of themed, retrospective and special programs. (miaf.net)

CONTINUUM 7, the Melbourne speculative fiction and pop culture convention, runs from June 10-13. The program is online. (continuum.org.au)

Upcoming events include ARMAGEDDON Expo Australia (June, Tasmania; October, Melbourne), and CONFLUX 7 (September/October, Canberra).

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WORTHY CAUSE II: Award-winning Melbourne production company SNOWGUM FILMS is trying to move their adaptation of the Terry Pratchett short story Troll Bridge out of development hell, and is hoping fans will help finance it with a small donation via a Kickstarter project. The cut-off for pledges is July 6. (Courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

NANNY OGG’S COOKBOOK — The Play will be performed for one show only on Sunday 8th May at 2:30pm in Brisbane, Australia. The show was adapted by Ian Rennie. Specially prepared for the Australian Discworld Convention in Sydney, this one-act play will be performed only once in Brisbane. Meet the cast for drinks and the Joye of Snacks after the show. All tickets just $20 (includes the Joye of Snacks after the show). Book online or phone 3369 2344. (Courtesy of Discworld Monthly; www.artstheatre.com.au)

And continuing on the Pratchett theme, Leisha Bradshaw is trying to get together a BRISBANE BROKEN DRUMMERS group (see earlier Bullsheets for details of the Perth and Sydney Broken Drummers). The get together is Sunday, 29 May 2011 at 14:30 Max Brenner Chocolate Bar, Southbank South Bank QLD. Danny is organising a similar event for ADELAIDE; the first meeting will be on Thursday, 5 May at Higher Ground, 9 Light Square at 6pm for dinner, migrating across to the Colonel Light Hotel at 8pm. Sign up for the mailing list. (Courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

ZOMBIE EVENTS: It’s International Zombie Awareness Month from May 10 to 31 at DYMOCKS SOUTHLAND, Westfield Shopping Centre, Cheltenham, VIC. Buy any three zombie-themed books or graphic novels and receive a free copy of David Moody’s Dog Blood (while stocks last); buy a fourth to also be entered into the draw for a prize pack, thanks to NecroScope: the Official HorrorScope Zombie Review Site (Submitted by Chuck McKenzie).

ZOMBIE EVENTS — BOOK SIGNINGS: On Saturday 14 May, there will be a group signing at Dymocks Southland by authors from LegumeMan Books including Brett McBean, R. Frederick Hamilton, Andrew Gallacher, Matthew Revert and Steve Gerlach. On Saturday 28 May there will be signings by Australian Shadows Award-winning authors Kirstyn McDermott (Madigan Mine) and Bob Franklin (Under Stones) from 11am–12noon, and a signing by bestselling novelist James Phelan, author of YA zombie book, Alone #1: Chasers (also a chance to have a character named after you in his next series) from 12–1pm.

ZOMBIE EVENTS — ZOMBIE SHUFFLE: And Saturday 28 May, 1–2pm, turn up to Dymocks Southland in full zombie costume for your chance to win a The Walking Dead prize-pack — comprising a range of merchandise related to the cult graphic novel series and TV show, thanks to Madman Entertainment. Best costume wins, prizewinner announced 2pm.

Bella Union (Melbourne) presents DUNGEON CRAWL, the Comedy Festival improvised role-playing hit. On Wednesday May 4, they’ll be ditching the magical medieval fantasy tropes of magic swords, dragons and spells for lightsabres, rancors and mind tricks in a galaxy far, far away! Featuring guest Jedi rebel scum Scott Edgar (Tripod), Clem Bastow (3RRR, The Vine), Adam McKenzie (Watson) and Aamer Rahman (Fear of a Brown Planet), plus assorted smugglers, stormtroopers, droids and muppets engaging in all kinds of scum and villainy. Plus, stick around after the main show for a screening of the hilarious Aussie Star Wars fan films, Suburban Knights and Suburban Knights Episode II: Death Crush!. The show also plays on June 1 and July 6. (www.bellaunion.com.au)

The SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL will feature ghost stories, Cassandra Clare, and Kristin Cashore. (www.swf.org.au)

The Emerging Writers’ Festival (Wheeler Centre, Melbourne) is presenting GET INTO GENRE: SPEC FIC on Tuesday 31 May 2011. It’s an opportunity to hear from our speculative fiction writers and industry professionals. (www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au)

AWFULLY WONDERFUL: Science Fiction in Contemporary Art, part of Performance Space‘s Uneasy Futures theme, mentioned last month, finishes up on 14 May. (www.performancespace.com.au)

In somewhat circular news, the large summer season newscast of Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation mentions the Bullsheet, and we’re mentioning them here: a sort of British/European equivalent of us, coming out three times a year. (Submitted by Jonathan Cowie; www.concatenation.org)

NEW RELEASES

None. Really? Tell us about yours.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Lots of awards announced last month, including the 2010 Australian Shadows Award winners, the Ditmar winners, and the Tin Duck winners. Congratulations everyone.

The HUGO finalists have been released, congratulations to all the nominees.

Only two weeks left to vote in the 2011 CHRONOS Awards, for excellence in Victorian Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

The final nomination list for the SIR JULIUS VOGEL AWARDS (NZ) for 2011 is now available. (sffanz.sf.org.nz)

The AUREALIS Awards will be announced this month, on 21 May. If fans in Perth are interested in attending a ticketed cocktail-type event, you can find out more here.

CONVENTIONS

Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, has released PROGRESS REPORT #4 (PR4). It contains important information for members including the Hugo Award Final Ballot and the 2013 Worldcon Site Selection Ballot. Voting for the Hugo Awards is open to all adult and young adult members of Renovation who join prior to the voting deadline of 11.59 pm PDT on Sunday, July 31, 2011.

After a big month for conventions in April, upcoming events include CONTINUUM 7 (June, Melbourne), ARMAGEDDON Expo Australia (June, Tasmania; October, Melbourne), and CONFLUX 7 (September/October, Canberra).

The WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION location has been announced for 2013: Brighton, UK. (www.wfc2013.org)

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Sir TERRY PRATCHETT will be at Storey Hall, RMIT, Mebourne on April 12 for “Imagination, not intelligence, made us human”, presented by the Wheeler Centre. This event is booked out (ah, the limitations of a once-a-month format) but Wheeler Centre events are normally recorded and posted onto their website within a week of the event. (www.wheelercentre.com)

And pTerry will also be at the Sydney Opera House on April 17. Book by April 8 for the chance to have your Discworld book personalised. (www.sydneyoperahouse.com)

For those who didn’t catch the WILLIAM SHATNER update in last month’s Bullsheet, he will also be doing conventions while in Sydney and Melbourne in addition to his speaking engagements. Details can be found here: http://www.thehubproductions.com/events/star-trek-2011/home (submitted by Clare McDonald)

AWFULLY WONDERFUL: Science Fiction in Contemporary Art, part of Performance Space‘s Uneasy Futures theme, runs from 15 April –14 May, launching Thursday 14 April at 6pm (CarriageWorks, Sydney). Exploring a spectrum of seductive, terrifying and fantastic potential futures, the exhibition presents new and existing work by eleven Australian artists including time machines, hand made robots, meteorological instruments, interplanetary communication, mars gravity simulation, wearable technologies and apocalyptic visions. (www.performancespace.com.au)

Shearer’s Bookshop are hosting WHEN GENRES ATTACK! on Friday 13 May at 7.30pm. P.M. Newton, Kirsten Tranter and James Bradley will be discussing genre: Where does genre fiction end and literary fiction begin? What constitutes a genre? Will a work of speculative fiction ever win the Booker Prize? Bookings essential. (www.shearersbookshop.com.au)

AHWA (Australian Horror Writers Association) is seeking members to take on officer roles. Vacancies include Treasurer, Exec Editor for Midnight Echo mag; general committee member; Chat Rooms manager; Market Hive manager. Contact Leigh Blackmore at ahwa@australianhorror.com for more information. (www.australianhorror.com)

GRAHAM STORRS, author of TimeSplash (Lyrical Press, Inc., Feb. 2010), is now represented by literary agent Ineke Prochazka of Sydney-based agency The Book Harvest. (Submitted by Graham Storrs)

Holroyd Theatre Co. in Sydney is looking for more cast members to participate in their PRODUCTION OF MASKERADE, to be staged in June. They meet for rehearsals every Tuesday at 7:30pm at St Stephens Presbyterian Church Merrylands, on the corner of Merrylands and Monitor road. You can contact Matt on 0414 69 59 39 or just turn up next Tuesday. (Courtesy of Discworld Monthly)

NEW RELEASES

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Voting for the 2011 NAFF closes midnight “Sunday 4 April” (so that’s either tonight or tomorrow night; cast your vote today to be sure). Voting forms are available at http://2011.swancon.com.au/naff-voting-form/ and http://ozfanfunds.com/NAFF_VOTING_2011.pdf.

The finalists for the AUREALIS AWARDS were announced in late March, with the winners to be announced on the 21 May. Congratulations to all the finalists. (www.aurealisawards.com)

Melbourne author and illustrator, and Oscar winner, SHAUN TAN has been awarded Sweden’s Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, a prestigious children’s literature award named after the Swedish creator of Pippi Longstocking. (Submitted by K.A. Moylan)

CONVENTIONS

SWANCON/NATCON, SUPANOVA, and NULLUS ANXIETAS are all on in April.

A calendar of events can be found here: Australian Spec Fic Events Calendar.

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