Los Angeles
April 27–29, 2001
2000 Winners
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Toastmaster: Neil Gaiman
Keynote Speaker: Paul Guay
Grand Master Award presenter: Harlan Ellison Bradbury Award presenter: Ray Bradbury You need not be a SFWA® member to attend the Nebula Awards® banquet and parties — anyone with an interest in science fiction is welcome.
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HotelWestwood Doubletree Hotel Reservations: 310-475-8711. Room rate: $139/night plus local taxes if reserved by April 1. Note: If anyone had trouble booking a room at the Doubletree, Christine Valada checked and there are still rooms available all nights, as of 3/14/01. Be sure to say "Science Fiction Writers of America" when reserving. If that doesn't work say "Los Angeles Times Festival of Books." They have blocks in both names and it is certainly legit to use FoB if ours is booked. The Doubletree has reserved a block of rooms at $139/night plus local taxes, single or double, as a special rate for our event. That rate is available Thursday-Monday nights (April 26-30, 2001) and the block has 60 rooms Friday-Sunday, 30 the other two nights. If we book the block, we will try to expand the number of rooms available. Mention Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and the "U.C.L.A. Book Festival." Reservations for the hotel may be made now. The room block is guaranteed at this price until April 1, 2001. WestwoodWestwood is the home of U.C.L.A. and a lot of restaurants and movie theaters, many of which can be easily reached on foot. U.C.L.A. is a pleasant, if slightly longer walk from the hotel, but there is a shuttle bus from the hotel to U.C.L.A., the Getty Museum, and other locations. ProgramThe SFWA® business meeting will be on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on the UCLA campus. Shuttles will run between the Doubletree and UCLA. We are planning several panels to follow the business meeting in the same room. We expect this will make everything more convenient for folks who want to attend the Bookfair or who have signings scheduled at the Bookfair, but who also want to attend one or more of the panels. The panels will be on legal issues (several attorneys will be available to answer questions); adventures in the screen trade; public relations for writers; and a presentation of Philip Jose Farmer's work (which we will probably open this to people attending the Bookfair to the extent we have room for them). More information will be available as plans are finalized. BanquetThe Nebula Awards® Banquet will be held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90210 on Saturday evening, April 28, 2001. The Beverly Hilton is a long walk or a short ride from the Doubletree. The banquet is a black-tie-optional event.
Self-parking for the banquet at the Hilton is $8. Valet parking $14.
Corporate tables seat 10 and include 1 bottle of champagne and 2 bottles of wine (additional wine may be purchased at the banquet). If you have questions about the corporate tables contact Fuzzy Niven. Here is the registration form.
Festival of BooksThe Los Angeles Times Festival of Books attracts more than 100,000 people each year. SFWA will have a signing booth for our members which will be run by Dangerous Visions Bookstore and we encourage you to set aside time on Saturday or Sunday to sign at the book fair. Here is the schedule of signings at the DV/SFWA® Booth. If you haven't done so already, contact Lydia Marano to arrange to sign at the DV/SFWA® Booth. (Just so everyone knows, the banner will read "Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc." — "and Fantasy" wouldn't fit.) If any publishers are interested in helping to sponsor the booth(s), please contact Christine Valada as soon as possible (booths are $800 each and any group/store may arrange to have as many as 4 adjacent booths). Nationwide Book SigningsSFWA is sponsoring a series of nationwide book signings to coincide with the Nebula Awards® weekend, April 27–29, 2001. The book signings are designed to promote the Nebula Awards, SFWA, and science-fiction and fantasy literature. This year the signings are taking place from Washington state to Puerto Rico. Some of the signings will include readings, panel discussions, or Q&A sessions. See the schedule for details. Jacquelyn Freilich is coordinating the event this year. Other EventsDavid E. Kelley lecture: Thursday Evening, April 26, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at 10750 Ohio Avenue in Westwood. (This is not far from the Doubletree.) The Humanitas Master Writers Workshop/David E. Kelley Lecture is limited to 350 people on a first come, first served basis. We were able to make reservations for the people who had indicated they wanted to attend and for whom we had received that information by April 6, but there were only a few seats left after we put in our names. If you're still interested in this event, you should call 310-454-8769 to see if there have been any cancellations or if there is a waiting list. If anyone had indicated that they wanted seats and have since decided not to go to the lecture, please let Christine Valada know as soon as possible so that we can reassign the seat or let the Humanitas people know that it's available. David E. Kelley appearances are always hot tickets in Hollywood. If you are planning to go to the lecture, we recommend getting there by 7 p.m. We have not made transportation arrangements, but we will see if it is possible to have the hotel shuttle people to the lecture. It would be a cheap taxi fare and probably can be walked. We will have maps available at the hotel. Jet Propulsion Laboratory tour: Friday, April 27th at 10 a.m. The JPL/Caltech tours are at capacity now, so we're closed to new signups. If you signed up prior to April 6th, either by emailing Terry McGarry or by checking off "JPL Tour" on your banquet registration form, and you haven't received any mailings from Terry, please email her so she can get your correct email address. (Regular tours at the JPL in Pasadena are booked up through July. General information is available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/pso/pt.html.) Places of interest to visit:
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