Assorted Eastercon News

Various items from Reconvene, this year's Eastercon

The bidding session at Reconvene awarded the 2001 Eastercon to Paragon, in Blackpool. Paragon beat Sarkasm, a bid for the Channel Island of Sark, by 114 to 34, with no abstentions and no votes to hold over the decision. Paragon's guests are Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter, Lisanne Norman, Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer. Further details are available from their website.

The BSFA awards were:

• Best Artwork - Jim Burns, for Lord Prestimion, the cover of Interzone 138
• Best Short Fiction - Gwyneth Jones, for "La Cenerentola", from Interzone 136
• Best Novel - Christopher Priest, for The Extremes

The first Richard Evans Award for an author who has contributed significantly to the SF genre went to M John Harrison.

The Ken McIntyre award, this year given to the best unpublished artwork in the art show, was won by Tom Abba. The Doc Weir award for contributions to fandom went to 1/2r Cruttenden.

Most of the above items were stolen from the convention newsletter, Broadcasting Louse, edited by Paul Barnett and a cast of thousands.

-- Mike Scott

06 Apr 1999