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Covers the scheduled talk by Ian Watson at 7:45pm on Friday 21st June at the Prince Hotel, including admission rates and eligibility notes. Includes group governance contacts, subscription and submission instructions, colophon and copyright notice, and reader letters reflecting on mailing content such as ANSIBLE and event listings.","| June 1996  \u003Cbr>Issue 297  \u003Cbr>BRUM GROUP NEWS  \u003Cbr>Price:45p  \u003Cbr>Price:45p   |\n| --- |\n\n\n| The monthly newsletter of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group  \u003Cbr>(Honorary Presidents:Brian W Aldiss and Harry Harrison)   |\n| --- |\n| Group Chairman &Newsletter Editor-Martin Tudor,Secretary-Anne Woodford,  \u003Cbr>Treasurer-Sarah Freakley,Publicity Officer-Steve Jones,Ordinary Member -Alan  \u003Cbr>Woodford,Novacon 26 Chairman -Carol Morton,Novacon 27 Chairman -Martin Tudor.   |\n\n# This month's guest speaker islan Watson\n\non Friday 21st June,7.45pm for 8pm,at the Prince Hotel,  \n(on Station St.,behind New St.Station,near the Electric Cinema and Bus Station,in thę city centre):Admittance:Members:£2.50(concessionary E2.00),Non-Members f3.75.(Concessionary E2.75)(Concessionary rates are available to under 18s,full-time students and other unwaged,at the discretion of the Treasurer,on production of appropriate proof.)  \nIAN WATSON,a master of the short story,has published around 100 stories in such collectionsas THE VERY SLOW TIME MACHINE(1979);SUNSTROKE(1982);SLOW BIRDS(1985);THE BOOK OFIAN WATSON(1985,US);EVIL WATER(1987);SALVAGE RITES(1989);STALIN'S TEARDROPS(1991)and THE COMING OF VERTUMNUS(1994).Despite this he is probably best known for hisnumerous novels:THE EMBEDDING(1973)which won the Prix Apollo in 1975 in its Frenchtranslation L'ENCHASSEMENT;THE JONAH KIT(1975)which won the British Science FictionAward for 1978;THE MARTIAN INCA(1977);ALIEN EMBASSY(1977);MIRACLE VISITORS(1978);GOD'S WORLD(1979);THE GARDEN'S OF DELIGHT (1980);UNDER HEAVEN'S BRIDGE(with MichaelBishop,1981);DEATHHUNTER(1981);CHEKHOV'S JOURNEY(1983);CONVERTS(1984);the \"BlackCurrent\"Trilogy-THE BOOK OF THE RIVER(1984),THE BOOK OF THE STARS(1985)and THE BOOK OFBEING(1986);QUEENMAGIC,KINGMAGIC(1986);THE POWER(1987);MEAT(1988);THE FIRE WORM(1988);WHORES OF BABYLON(1988);THE FLIES OF MEMORY(1990);NANOWARE TIME(1991);LUCKYSHARVEST(1993);THE FALLEN MOON(1995)and HARD QUESTIONS (June 1996,Gollancz,E16.99).Hehas also written several \"WARHAMMER 40K\"books,which tie-in with the game of the same name:NQUISITOR;SPACE MARINE;HARLEQUIN and CHAOS CHILD (all published by Boxtree).Born in NorthShields,Northumberland,20 April 1943.Educated at Tynemouth School,1948-59;Balliol College,Oxford,1960-65,BA(hons)in English 1963,B.Litt.1965,MA_1966.Watson has worked as:Lecturer,University College,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania,1965-67;Lecturer,Tokyo University ofEducation,1967-70;Lecturer 1970-75 and Senior Lecturer in Complementary Studies,1975-76 atBirmingham Polytechnic Art and Design Centre,where he taught \"Future Studies\"·taking one of thefirst academic courses in sf in the UK.Features Editor and a regular contributor to FOUNDATION,1975-90;Writer-in-Residence,Nene College,Northampton,1984;he has been a full-time writer since1976 and,since 1983,has been European Editor of the SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF AMERICABULLETIN as well as writing reviews for the British national press.IThanks to the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SFand 20th CENTURY SF WRITERS for much of the above material.]  \nThe BSFG meets at 7.45pm on the 3rd Friday of every month (unless otherwise notified)in the upstairs function room of the Prince Hotel,Station Street in Birmingham city centre(formerly Stephenson's Hotel,between the Electric Cinema and the Bus Station).Theannual subscription rates(which include 12 copies of this newsletter and reduced priceentry to meetings)are £10.00 per person,or f13.50 for 2 members at the same address.Cheques etc.should be made payable to \"the Birmingham Science Fiction Group\"andsent to:the Treasurer,Sarah Freakley,c/0121 Cape Hill,Smethwick,Warley,B664SH.(E-mail should go via:bsfg@bortas.demon.co.uk)Book reviews,review copies and othercontributions and 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