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Charles N. Brown 1937-2009 - Charles N. Brown, founder of Locus, the semi-prozine of SF industry news, is reported to have died peacefully in his sleep on the way home from Readercon, no specific cause given. More info at http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/07/charles-n-brown-1937 kgkofmel Jul 13, 2009 2:23 PM
Discussion & Signing - Astronaut Alan Bean - The Wonder of It All (DVD) - Crossposted; apologies for duplicates. Astronaut Alan Bean & Director Jeffrey Roth discuss and sign The Wonder of It All (DVD), "the award winning documentary that allows a rare glimpse into the human side of the infamous Moonwalkers". Only books an kgkofmel Jul 4, 2009 3:45 PM
SF/F Writers - Contest - Anthology Builder Covers Contest - Crossposted, apologies for duplicates http://www.anthologybuilder.com/match-that-artwork.php -- Kim G. Kofmel Houston, TX [address removed] kgkofmel Jul 3, 2009 2:10 PM
ApolloCon Writers Workshop -- Audition Deadline May 29th! - ApolloCon's writers workshop will be held Saturday morning of ApolloCon, from 9 to noon. This is a peer-reviewed workshop facilitated by author Patrice Sarath. Science fiction/fantasy/horror stories or novel manuscripts welcome -- 7,500 words or fewer. kgkofmel May 22, 2009 10:46 AM
Meetup details changed: Houston Science Fiction / Fantasy Writers January Meetup - I blame the holiday season craziness for the delay, but I've finally updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.meetup.com/HoustonSFFWriters/calendar/930 kgkofmel Jan 11, 2009 2:07 PM
Rambo Creator David Morrell This Saturday in Houston - Hi folks, this was forwarded to me recently and I'm passing it on in case it is of interest. If the attachments don't make it through, let me know and I will put them in the file area. (cross-posted, apologie for duplications) Cheers all, K. kgkofmel Nov 13, 2008 4:33 PM
Next Meetup: Houston Science Fiction / Fantasy Writers December Meetup - Announcing the December Meetup for Houston Science Fiction / Fantasy Writers! What: Houston Science Fiction / Fantasy Writers December Meetup When: December 8, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! kgkofmel Nov 11, 2008 9:41 AM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] New URL for this Meetup group! - Robert -- I am so sorry about the hurricane. Since your message went out to the mailing list... I don't have to tell Kim. She has likely already read it. Thanks for updating all of us. I hope that you get your power back soon! Big hugs to you. Hilary Moon Murphy Oct 20, 2008 11:48 AM
RE: [scifiwriting-16] New URL for this Meetup group! - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Hilary, I just wanted you to know that I haven't been able to come to the meetu Robert Pietzsch Oct 17, 2008 8:05 AM
New URL for this Meetup group! - Hey Gang -- This is Hilary, your figurehead-in-chief. I do not write you very often, because your group is *really* run by the amazing Kim Kofmel. However, I'd like you all to take a moment to admire your brand new web address: Hilary Moon Murphy Oct 16, 2008 10:05 AM
New Meetup: The Houston Science Fiction Writers November Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for The Houston Science Fiction Writers Meetup Group! What: The Houston Science Fiction Writers November Meetup When: November 10, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Descrip kgkofmel Oct 15, 2008 10:28 AM
Meetup details changed: The Houston Science Fiction Writers September Meetup - I've updated this Month's Meetup to show the location. We are, as usual, meeting at Cafe Express. Don't forget, this month Lee will chat with us about mapping software and using it to build and explore fictional worlds. For more deta kgkofmel Sep 8, 2008 10:53 AM
BEWARE SCAM - Targeting SF writes & using SFWA name - Crossposted, apologies for duplicates Apparently there is a bogus SF writing contest using the SFWA name being advertised on Craigslist. For more information, check http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2008/06/victoria-strauss-fake-contest-alert.html kgkofmel Jun 15, 2008 5:52 PM
Daniel sent you a friend request on Tagged :) - user 3149569 Jun 13, 2008 3:38 AM
Meeting details changed: The Houston Science Fiction Writers March Meeting - I've updated this meeting to include information about our guest for March, Canadian horror/dark fantasy author Nancy Baker. For more details, see the full listing: http://scifiwriti kgkofmel Feb 20, 2008 5:44 PM
December Meetup - Don't forget to RSVP - Hey folks, don't forget to RSVP for the Meetup tomorrow so we know who to expect. December is often a busy month at Cafe Express. Also, if you have RSVP'd but your plans change, please remember to change your RSVP if possible. Cheers kgkofmel Dec 9, 2007 11:19 AM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] November Meetup Summary - Kim, what a lovely summary of the event! I wish that I could have been there, too. Thank you Keri for providing such a great software review! Hmm Her Meetup Majesty (aka, figurehead-in-chief) PS Lee, submit that story. It sounds like a winner. Hilary Moon Murphy Nov 14, 2007 2:55 PM
November Meetup Summary - We were a party of five at Cafe Express for the Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' November Meetup. The long-absent Clif was present, eager to hear Keri's opinions on writing assist software packages. Keri spoke for about an hour on kgkofmel Nov 14, 2007 12:39 PM
The Twin Cities SF Writer Group recently did a Meetup about writing markets... - Hey Gang -- Hearing about Keri's upcoming talk on writing software made me think about a special topic the Twin Cities group did last month best short story markets. I thought that the information from this Meetup might prove useful to some of Hilary Moon Murphy Nov 12, 2007 10:40 AM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] November Meetup and Writing Support Software Talk - Preview not available Keri Nov 12, 2007 9:52 AM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] November Meetup and Writing Support Software Talk - Preview not available Hilary Moon Murphy Nov 12, 2007 9:49 AM
November Meetup and Writing Support Software Talk - This note is crossposted with our Yahoo!Group. Apologies for duplication. Just wanted to remind folks that Keri Bas will be giving a talk on some of the writing assist softwares currently available. If you plan to attend this meeting kgkofmel Nov 11, 2007 1:36 PM
Houston SF/F Writers Meetup - August 2007 - For those of you who were not able to join us at the Meetup on Monday, August 13, here's a quick summary of the session. We had several regular and becoming regular members, and one new (welcome Kevin!). After some general socializ kgkofmel Aug 15, 2007 5:45 PM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] Event details changed: The Houston Science Fiction Writers August Meetup - This sounds like a great event! I wish that I could be there. Have a good time down there in Houston, okay? Hmm On 8/7/07, kgkofmel wrote: > I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: > http://scifiw Hilary Moon Murphy Aug 7, 2007 11:29 AM
Event details changed: The Houston Science Fiction Writers August Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/16/calendar/5998585/ What's changed? Well... We will have a speci kgkofmel Aug 7, 2007 11:20 AM
Re: [scifiwriting-16] File Posting on Meetup - user 3149569 Jul 6, 2007 1:12 AM
File Posting on Meetup - Hi folks! Just want to remind people of the file posting facility here on Meetup, which you can access through http://scifiwriting.meetup.com/16/files/ It's a quick and easy w kgkofmel Jul 5, 2007 12:28 PM
Event details changed: The Houston Science Fiction Writers July Meetup - I've updated this event to reflect our new prompt and other new information. I hope to have more specific information about our feature in the next few days, so watch for another change notice!! Cheers, K. For m kgkofmel Jun 26, 2007 12:40 PM
RE: [scifiwriting-16] Since I never get to meet any of you in person, who are all of you anyway? - Preview not available user 3113824 Apr 19, 2007 5:47 PM
FW: [scifiwriting-16] Since I never get to meet any of you in person, who are all of you anyway? - Hi Hilary and all, My name is Kate, and I write weird stuff. (By weird stuff, I mean SF/F/Horror/anything speculative at all. I do fiction and poetry. And I also do non-fiction, although that tends towards personal essays and normally isn't very Kate Apr 18, 2007 9:14 PM
Since I never get to meet any of you in person, who are all of you anyway? - Hey Gang -- This is Hilary, your long-distance Figurehead-in-Chief. I thought it would be neat if I could get a chance to "meet" some of the cool writers in the Houston SFF group. Who are you? What do you write? What do you do for fun? What do Hilary Moon Murphy Apr 15, 2007 11:05 PM
Houston SFF Writers April Meetup - Hi folks!! Just a quick reminder about the upcoming Houston SFF Writers Meetup scheduled for Monday, April 9, 2007, 7:00 PM . The optional writing exercise prompt for April: "Thisaway," she said... Remembe kgkofmel Apr 5, 2007 3:17 PM
The Houston SFF Writers Mailing List just got activated - Hey, this is your Figurehead-in-Chief speaking. (This message has been cross-listed to the yahoo group as well.) You all got Kim's most recent message on this. Meetup upgraded this feature this morning so that the mailing list no lo Hilary Moon Murphy Mar 29, 2007 9:28 AM