DUFF accommodation

John Herz is this year's DUFF winner. He is stopping off in Western Australia on his way to WorldCon, so we have the chance to meet up with the delegate of American fandom.

I am hoping to find someone with a spare bedroom who could put him up for two nights. I'll be showing him around, but my tiny house does not have space for a guest.

John will be arriving on the afternoon of 21st August and leaving on Monday 23rd August.

DUFF dinner

I thought it would be great to have a meal with John Herz, this year's DUFF delegate. He arrives on Saturday 21st August so I'm thinking of something at lunch time on Sunday 22nd August - That would probably be easier than organising an evening get-together so close to WorldCon.

Can you let me know if you are interested in coming along?

Norma K Hemming Award!

Remember the Norma K Hemming Award for excellence in the exploration of race, gender, class and sexuality in Australian speculative fiction or related arts and media? The inaugural presentation of which will take place at the ‘other-than-Hugo-Awards’ ceremonies at Aussiecon 4 (68th Worldcon at Melbourne).

In addition to the presentation, the following events at Aussiecon 4 will celebrate the advent of this important new award:
· A reading from Norma Hemming’s last play *The Matriarchy of Renok* scripted by Sean McMullen, with costumed readers and retro-1950s visual imagery by artist Lewis P Morley;
· The launch by Helen Merrick of an anthology of Norma Hemming’s stories edited by Dr Toby Burrows, Head of the Scholars Centre at the University of Western Australia; and
· Publication in the Aussiecon 4 Souvenir Book of the attached half page ad giving a historical perspective to the Award to complement the Norma Hemming biography, details of the award named in her honour and entry rules for submissions to the 2010 award in the ASFF website http://home.vicnet.net.au/~asff/hemming.htm.