We’re going to have an informal Zoom get-together on Thanksgiving for those that would like to get together and chat. There will be no WSFA business conducted, but stimulating conversations will be on tap.
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Topic: WSFA Third Friday — November
Time: Nov 20, 2020 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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The Committee to Discuss SF will discuss the November issue of Clarkesworld which is available free at http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
Remember you don’t have to read all the stories. You can choose a few and listen in on the discussion of the rest. There is even an audio version of The Land of Eternal Jackfruits at http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/category/podcast/ if you prefer to listen rather than read.
Note. This Journal is from Nov/December 2020 so it is almost an entire year late. I blame a combination of Covid, work, laziness, sunspots, and aliens, yeah aliens that’s it.
Cheers for Capclave Volunteers
Prez Bob opened the 11/6/2020 meeting saying, “This is November of 2020.” Sam L read notes from the last Capclave. Sam S gave the treasurer’s report – a little over $$$ down $$ from last year because no hotel bill while paid this year’s Capclave bills already.
Click the link for the full text of the November/December 2020 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the November 6th, 20th 2020 / December 4th, 18th 2020 meetings.
WSFA Journal November/December 2020
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WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: WSFA First Friday — November
Time: Nov 6, 2020 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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The Committee to Discuss SF will discuss the Sept/October issue of F&SF.
On those rare months where there are 5 Fridays, WSFA will sometimes throw an unofficial get-together. This Friday is one of those times. These are not WSFA meetings. No WSFA business will be discussed. Instead it is simply an opportunity for everyone to get together and talk about whatever is on their minds … and eat snacks.
This Friday, Sam Lubell will be hosting a WSFA Fifth Friday/Halloween/Early Birthday party on Zoom. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Supply your own candy. Instead of birthday presents, please vote in the election for president.
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Topic: WSFA Fifth Friday — October
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The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that on October 17th at the Capclave science fiction convention, Charlotte Honigman won the 2020 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 2019
“The Partisan and the Witch” by Charlotte Honigman, Skull and Pestle: New Tales of Baba Yaga, ed. by Kate Wolford, World Weaver Press (January 2019) is the winner of the 2020 WSFA Small Press Award.
The other finalists for the 2020 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction were:
“The Blighted Godling of Company Town H” by Beth Cato, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 268 (January 3, 2019) ed. By Scott H. Andrews;
“Fairest of All” by Ada Hoffmann, The Future Fire, ed. by Djibril al-Ayad (August 2019);
“Give the Family My Love” by A. T. Greenblatt, Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 149 (February 2019) ed. by Neil Clarke;
Painter of Trees by Suzanne Palmer, Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 153 (June 2019) ed. by Neil Clarke;
“Somewhere Else, Nowhere Else” by Juliet Kemp, Portals ed. by Patricia Bray and S.C. Butler, Zombies Need Brains, LLC (June 2019);
“The Sound of Distant Stars” by Judi Fleming, Footprints in the Stars, ed. by Danielle Ackley-McPhail, eSpec Books (July 2019); and
“The Weight of Mountains” by L. Deni Colter, DreamForge, Issue 2 (June 2019) ed. by Scot Noel.
The award honors the efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for short fiction in the area of speculative fiction. The award showcases the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year (2019). An unusual feature of the selection process is that all voting is done with the identity of the author (and publisher) hidden so that the final choice is based solely on the quality of the story.
The winner was chosen by the members of the Washington Science Fiction Association (www.wsfa.org) and was presented at their annual convention, Capclave (www.capclave.org), held this year on October 17-18, 2020 online.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Friday Meeting in October of the Washington Science Fiction Association will be held on-line using Zoom.
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Topic: 3rd Friday WSFA Meeting – October 2020
Time: Oct 16, 2020 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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This being an even month, the Committee to Discuss SF will discuss Uncanny Magazine. Read the stories in issue 36. https://uncannymagazine.com/type/fiction/
WSFA Washington SF Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: WSFA First Friday — October
Time: Oct 2, 2020 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd Friday Meeting in September of the Washington Science Fiction Association will be held on-line using Zoom.
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Topic: WSFA Third Friday — September
Time: Sep 18, 2020 08:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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WSFA 9/4 – It’s time said President Bob. Here we go. First Friday in September. Sam Lubell did short version of minutes. Treasurer Sam said we have just a hair under $K, little over $ more than last year. Current: $ Year over year $
For Capclave Present, Bill said he is going through choosing people to sign up for programming. A few dropped out because don’t do technology. We have a good group of people. Added some we normally don’t get because virtual. We are working on website. Sam S said we got quite a few people. ## including ## who paid $10 for the virtual convention only. Once we get the program public, I expect the numbers to go up. Visit the Capclave room after the meeting.
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WSFA Journal September/October 2020
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