Trevor Quachri,
My hope for you is that you do as well as your predecessors. You will receive a certain amount of nay saying and hand wringing since you are taking over from Stanley Schmidt. It will not be worth any of your time to engage these folks. I have been reading this magazine in both forms since 1954. I have seen all the crap folks have to say to the new editor every time. Ignore it. From John W. Campbell, to Ben Bova, to Stanley Schmidt, and now to you. Every one of these editors make their mark on the magazine. Here's hoping you do as well. So, finally, my congratulations on your promotion.
John Whittington West Fork, AR
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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28–30 March 2014
THE 3rd CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE EARTH, PART 2 (Tolkien-oriented fantasy conference) at Westford Regency Hotel, Westford, MA. Info: www.3rdcome.org; [email protected]. 164 Williamsburg Court, Albany, NY 12203.
4–6 April 2014
AD ASTRA 2014 (Toronto area SF conference) at Markham Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, Markham ON Canada. Guests of Honor: David Weber, Steve Erikson, Anne Groell, Patricia Briggs. Registration until 31 March 2014: C$60 (18+), C$40 (13–17), C$24 (8–12); At the door: C$70 (18+), C$50 (13–17), C$30 (8–12). Info: http://www.ad-astra.org/; [email protected].
11–13 April 2014
CONGLOMERATION 2014 (Louisville multimedia conference) at Ramada plaza Hotel, Louisville, KY. Author Guest of Honor: John Ringo; Artist Guest of Honor: Vincent Villafranca. Membership: $35 until 28 March 2014; $45 thereafter and at the door. Info: http://www.conglomeration.info/; PO Box 32095, Louisville KY 40232-2095.
17–20 April 2014
MINICON 49 (twin cities area SF conference) at Doubletree Bloomington, Bloomington, MN. Author Guests of Honor: Catherynne M. Valente, Janny Wurts; Artist Guest of Honor: Don Maitz. Membership until 17 March 2014: $40 (adult 21+), $20 (student under 21), $10 (kids 6–12); At the door: $60 (adult 21+), $45 (student under 21), $15 (kids 6–12); Supporting: $15. Info: http://www.mnstf.org/mini-con49/.
17–20 April 2014
NORWESCON37 (Pacific Northwest regional SF conference) at Doubletree Hilton, Seattle Airport. Writer Guest of Honor: Michael Moorcock, Artist Guest of Honor: Robert Gould; Special Guest of Honor: Seanan McGuire; Costuming Guest of Honor: Animal X; Spotlight Publisher: 47North. Membership: $60 in advance. Info: http://www.norwescon.org/; [email protected]; +1.425.243.4692.
25–28 April 2014
COSTUME-CON 32 (SF/Fsy costuming conference) at Toronto Sheraton Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada. Membership: $75 (18+) until 31 December 2013; C$85 until 31 March 2014; C$25 (youth/student); Supporting: C$25. Info: http://costumecon32.com/; Box 15042, 1507 Ynoge Street, Toronto ON Canada M4T 1Z0.
14–18 August 2014
LONCON 3 (72nd World Science Fiction Convention) at International Conference Centre, ExCel, London Docklands, U.K. Guests of Honor: Iain M. Banks, John Clute, Chris Foss, Malcolm Edwards, Jeanne Gomoll, Robin Hobb, Bryan Talbot. Membership: until 30 April 2013. Attending: $160/£95 (adult), $110/£65 (young adult), $50/£30 (child), $3/£2 (infant), $390/£230 (family); Supporting: $40/£25. This is the SF universe's annual get-together. Professionals and readers from all over the world will be in attendance. Talks, panels, films, fancy dress competition—the works. Nominate and vote for the Hugos. Info: http://www.loncon3.org/; Loncon 3, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield S2 3QH, United Kingdom.
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INFORMATION
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