Hello you've reached the Minn Stf hotline a service of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society a non-profit, volunteer run organization. This message was recorded on Wednesday, October 30th. The next Minn-Stf meeting will be the Minn-Stf Halloween party, Saturday the 2nd of November, starting at 2pm, at Dreampark, the home of Sharon Kahn and Richard Tatge, 4002 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis. No smoking. For further information call Sharon or Richard at (612) ###-#### Thursday the 31st of October through Sunday the 3rd of November is World Fantasy Convention at the Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis. Memberships are currently $150, though memberships are limited and expected to sell out before the convention. For further information email wfc@dreamhavenbooks.cXm Thursday, October 31st, is the first preregistration deadline for Minicon. Attending memberships are $35 through the 31st and $45 thereafter. For further information email registration@minicon.mnstf.oXg Also, Thursday the 31st of October is the first preregistration cut-off date for MarsCon. Adult attending memberships are $30 through the 31st and $40 thereafter. For further information email 2003info@marscon.oXg Also Thursday, October 31st beginning at 7 pm there will be a mass autographing at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. With P.D. Cacek, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Ellen Datlow, Brian Lumley, Robert Sheckley, Janeen Webb, and F. Paul Wilson. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Sunday the 3rd of November starting at 5 pm John M. Ford, Thomas Harlan and Kathe Koja will be autographing at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Tuesday the 5th of November starting at 7 pm Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman will be autographing and reading at Dreamhaven Books, 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Tuesday, November 5th, from 7 to 10 pm the North Country Gaylaxians will be discussing the book Children of God, by Mary Doria Russell, at Betsy's Back Porch, 5447 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis. For further information look on the web at www.ncgaylaxians.cXm/calendar.htm Tuesday the 12th of November, starting at 6 pm, Harry Turtledove will be autographing at Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Book Store, 2864 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis. For further information call the store at (612) ###-#### Hotline scripts are available on the Internet via anonymous FTP at ftp.visi.cXm in the directory /users/kaustin/hotline Further information about the Minnesota Science Fiction Society can be found on the web at www.mnstf.oXg or you can write to Minnesota Science Fiction Society PO Box 8583, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408 or you can leave a message after the beep and I will get the message to the appropriate person If you would like to have an event listed on the hotline you can send email to hotline@mnstf.oXg or leave a message after the beep. 2015