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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:32:27 +0000

[...] want to pull it out as its own, but I understand the argument and it holds some water. Publisher’s Weekly gives a news run down: Harper Voyager is “actively seeking new authors with fresh voices, strong storytelling abilities, [...]

By: Lisa Hertel

Lisa Hertel — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:47:40 +0000

There is a NASFiC bid in case of Helsinki: Houston. The Phoenix NASFiC (still a bid until next year) is a week away from Loncon 3.

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:18:13 +0000

Feel free to start a bid!

By: Rose Fox

Rose Fox — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:09:02 +0000

I have no idea! I don’t see it in my “pending comments” list, but other comments with URLs are showing up fine. Maybe there was just a browser glitch.

By: James Davis Nicoll

James Davis Nicoll — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:40:51 +0000

Isn’t it time for a NASFIC in Cuba?

By: Laer Carroll

Laer Carroll — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:24:23 +0000

Caught up on your sleep yet?!

Erh, how come when I include a link in a message my comment disappears into The Abyss – without even an automatic “You have submitted” msg?

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:40:36 +0000

In the madness & craziness & late night parties & all-around fun of a Worldcon … notes some times become indecipherable.

By: Rose Fox

Rose Fox — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:25:56 +0000

Thanks for the correction!

By: Jesi

Jesi — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:23:32 +0000

The Phoenix NASFIC bid is for 2014, when the Worldcon will be in London. That will be voted on next year in Texas. There are some people talking about a 2015 NASFIC bid that I know of, but I don’t know if anything has been officially announced.

By: RK Bentley

RK Bentley — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:15:28 +0000

That Harper Voyager link is coming up bad…

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:04:38 +0000

“The 2015 bid is hotly contested by Orlando, Spokane, and Helsinki, plus a Phoenix AZ bid for the 2015 NASFiC if Helsinki gets the Worldcon.”

The Phoenix bid is for 2014 – the year of LonCon 3:
http://www.leprecon.org/phoenixin2014/2011/08/01/phoenixin2014/

Amusingly, if Helsinki were to win the right to host the Worldcon the members of LonCon 3 would be deciding a 2015 NASFiC.

By: Laer Carroll

Laer Carroll — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:21:25 +0000

Avon/HarperCollins Impulse is a romance imprint. More info at the Avon Romance web site link.

But where romance goes can SF/F be far behind?

By: Sam M-B

Sam M-B — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:25:09 +0000

And, er, actually, http://www.harpervoyagersubmissions.com/ is some kind of GoDaddy parking page.

By: Sam M-B

Sam M-B — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:24:21 +0000

Speaking of “NASFIC in case of Helsinki in 2015″, is there a “NASFIC in light of London in 2014″?

(Also the Harper Voyager submissions link is /broken instead of http://working.)

By: Harry Connolly

Harry Connolly — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:44:49 +0000

Not to be annoying, but the link to http://www.harpervoyagersubmissions.com seems to be broken, and I can’t get it to work. When I just put in the URL, it takes me to GoDaddy.

By: Harry Connolly

Harry Connolly — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:29:43 +0000

There’s also this: http://goo.gl/maps/8BXfq Which is all kinds of cool.

By: Rose Fox

Rose Fox — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:48:34 +0000

Awesome, thank you!

By: Harry Connolly

Harry Connolly — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:36:54 +0000

A few Twitter users have whipped up a few suggestions for a Dresden-themed Chicago tour. Check your @ replies.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:37:37 +0000

The obvious landmark is presumably Sue at the Field Museum. You might also enjoy the discussion at http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20090319.php .