Updated: 1 May, 2008

Final Ballot for 2007 Nebula Awards

The basics:

• Hosts:   Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization (ALAMO)
• Registration: 
  Membership fee is $50, available at the door
  
• Banquet Menu: Please look over the menu and email your choices as soon as possible
• Schedule: Schedule of events
• Hotel:   Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
  
• Hotel pool/health club hours: 6:00 am-11:00 pm
• Airport:   Austin has only one commercial airport. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA)
  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/
• Transportation: Super Shuttle (1.800.BLUE.VAN) from airport to hotel currently is $14.00 one way and $25.00 round trip, regular price
  Super Shuttle Nebulas group discount (PDF)
• Autograph session - Free and open to the public:
  • At the Omni Hotel Downtown, 700 San Jacinto at 8th Street
    Longhorn Room on the 3rd floor
    Hosted by BookPeople; list of confirmed participants
  • There will be a table available for participating authors who wish to bring their own books with them. That table will sell books for cash only, so please price your books in even dollar amounts.
• Local SFWA Contacts:   Karen Meschke, Lee Martindale, Elizabeth Moon, John Moore
• All email inquiries:   nebulas2008@alamo-sf.org
• Volunteer to help:  Download the Word document, fill in the times you can volunteer in the Hospitality Suite, and email it to Sandy Del Monte. If you're helping move books, you can bring the form on Thursday.

Author Emeritus:
Ardath Mayhar  is a sweet little old lady who writes killer prose. Beginning in 1979 she began publishing a wild variety of works that included science fiction (THE WORLD ENDS IN HICKORY HOLLOW), fantasy (EXILE ON VLAHIL, GOLDEN DREAM, A Fuzzy Oddyssey - a sequel to H. Beam Piper's LITTLE FUZZY), westerns (as by Frank Cannon), a mountain man seres (as by John Kildeer), horror (THE WALL), folklore (SLEWFOOT SALLY AND THE FLYING MULE) and contemporary fiction (THE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT HORSE with Marylois Dunn, CARROTS AND MIGGLE, and MEDICINE WALK). She also served on the Writers Digest instructional staff, passing her knowledge and critical eye on to younger writers. Her sweet grandmotherly appearance belies a quick wit and fast tongue. Her hair needles have been rumored for years to be dipped in the poison of the black mamba. Appearances are frequently deceiving and no more so than in our Author Emeritus. For more detail check out her website at www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/7172/ardath.html

Toastmaster:
Joe R. Lansdale   is a Texan. That, more than anything, describes him. He is multi-faceted and multi-talented. He has excelled at a variety of fields, including martial arts where he is a two time Grand Master (as a developer of Shen Chuan and as a fighter), he has won a variety of awards in multiple fields including the Edgar award for THE BOTTOMS, the Bram Stoker Award six times, and the British Fantasy Award. In 2007 he was named Grandmaster by the World Horror Convention. He has also written westerns, comics, dark suspense, humorous pieces, and gonzo fiction that can only be described as "Lansdale-esque". He is constantly in demand as a speaker and toast master. Listening to him is a treat few forget. Check out his website at www.joerlansdale.com

Grand Master: Michael Moorcock
www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm

SFWA Service Award Announced:
April 8, 2008 announcement

Attendees: Nebula Members List   Updated: 23 April, 2008

Nebula Awards Committee:
Chair: Karen Meschke
Autographing: BookPeople, Peggy Hailey
Author Emeritus & Toastmaster Liasion: Scott Cupp
Banquet: Lillian Butler, Beverly Hale
Book Acquisition: Dee Hayden
Hospitality: Sandy Del Monte
Hotel: Fred Duarte
Nebula Awards Emcee: John Moore
Norton Liaison: Stina Leicht
Programming: Lee Martindale
Publications: Pat Virzi
Publicity: Jayme Blaschke
Registration: Laura Domitz
Restaurant Info: Lawrence Person
SFWA Executive Director: Jane Jewell
ALAMO - Website Assistant: Bill Parker
Web page: Ruta Duhon

Bookstore Tour
Elizabeth's guide to signing shelf stock in Austin
Bookstores

Dining Reviews
From The Logbook of the Saturday Dining Conspiracy (http://www.realtime.net/~stainles/sdclog.html), thanks to Lawrence Person and Dwight Brown

More dining reviews:
A. T. Campbell
Sarah Felix

These links have searchable databases, by type of food, price, area of town:
http://austin.citysearch.com/find/section/austin/restaurants.html
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Guides/Restaurant
Note: Threadgill's on N. Lamar is now open, after remodeling.

Barbecue
Austin is known for its great BBQ places. Lists of top-rated BBQ:
http://www.10best.com/Austin/Restaurants/Barbecue
http://austin.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/barbecue_food

Music scene
Austin bills itself as the Live Music Capital of the World. Both the Chronicle (free weekly newspaper) and the American-Statesman (daily paper) have guides to clubs, bands, and events.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/
http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/xl/

Places to see
Worth a couple of hours, especially in spring: the National Wildflower Research Center has demonstration gardens of native plants, trails to walk, usually at least one art exhibit, a gift shop and a lunch room.
http://www.wildflower.org/

Zilker Park, just across the river from downtown, offers a variety of recreational activities--from swimming in chilly Barton Springs Pool to jogging or biking on its exercise trails. It also includes a botanical garden and a sculpture garden.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zilker/

For decades, no building in Austin could be taller than the state capitol, which gave it a commanding presence. That's changed, but the view up Congress Avenue is still impressive, and the capitol itself is a worth a look inside.
http://austin.about.com/cs/tours/p/vt_dt_capitol.htm

The Bob Bullock Historical Museum is a modern approach to museum design, and features the latest museum technology.
http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/

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