wombat@uicsl.UUCP (11/02/83)
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uicsl!wombat Nov 1 21:47:00 1983
>From the World Fantasy Con (Chicago, 28-30 Oct)
Harlan Ellison has turned "The Last Dangerous Visions" in to the
Publisher. It will come out in three volumes early next year. It
will include a previously unknown "People" story, found among
Zenna Henderson's effects after her death. Ellison also read the
first 11,000 words of a new novella "Bring on the Dancing Frogs."
(It needs about 2000 more words to finish it up.) It sounded
really good (a vampire story that will have Falwell up in arms)
and will come out in the next issue of "Whispers."
L. Sprague and Catherine Crook DeCamp gave a presentation on
*Dark Valley Destiny*, a massive work on Robert E. Howard. They
spent six years going through everything associated with REH,
making several trips to Texas. The beginning, analyzing his
childhood, was written by Catherine and a child psychologist.
LSDeC and Lin Carter went through his writings with a fine-tooth
comb, so to speak. Howard fans will want to check out this book.
It was very book-oriented. The "film program" consisted of four
pieces from an old TV show called "Thriller." There was a rare
book/manuscript auction and a medium-size art show. Some interesting
panels: Remembering "Weird Tales" w/ Wellman, Williamson, Leiber,
Karl Edward Wagner(mod); New Authors in Fantasy w/ Hodgell, Wrede, Betsy
Wollheim (mod), some others; Dialogue between Ellison and Barclay
Shaw; A Writer talks to Editors, Publishers: Charles Grant(mod),
Ian Ballantine, Susan Allison, Lou Aronica, publisher of Tor.
Next year: Ottawa.
Wombat
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