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St Andrews University SF and Fantasy Society
Forthcoming events (for term 3):
- Week 1:
Andy and Patrick do something humorous.
- Week 2:
Tim does a talk on something.
- Week 3:
The AGM - you get to vote on who runs the society next year.
Nominations and heckling during the meeting.
- Week 4:
The James Charles Fraser Harvey and Ian Brown Memorial Golden Chainsaw
Awards for Excellence and Stupidity in the Field of Audiovisual Science
Fiction and Fantasy, with a host of guest stars.
Presented by Dylan
Spurious Moonlight is the Electronic Newsletter of the Society.
This week's edition
, and
this year's
previous editions
are available, as are last year's
editions.
The Committee
(Or should that be The Should-Be-Committed?)
Iain (M) Banks
- Noted SF author who also writes strange mainstream books that are
much weirder than his SF. Came and gave us an interesting talk in the
first term in return for a curry with the committee. Is a totally
wonderful person, even if he is completely manic. The best place to meet
him is at science fiction conventions, where he'll invariably be found in
the bar.
A Few Notes on the Culture is an article by him about his fictional
star-spanning society "The Culture", and there is also an
archive relating
to his work.
Madness rating: 10
Dave Tait - denies he is a trekkie, despite the fact that he wears
an ST:TNG communicator badge, but admits to being a Magic; the Gathering
addict. Recently found cheating during a Magic tournament in Aberdeen
by having too many cards of the same colour (non-Magic players
completely baffled by this shouldn't worry - it's a very sad game).
Madness rating: 8.5
Contacts:
E-mail: dst@st-and.ac.uk (don't bother, he hasn't read it for over six months).
Tel: None.
Address: 8 College Street, St Andrews.
(More often to be found at 5A Howard Place playing Magic; the Gathering.)
Nik Jenkins - Isn't a trekkie or a Magic addict. Was recently found to have
been having an affair with a Zebra and Servalan at the same time (though
not involved in a menage-a-trois). Likes Anne Rice books and Rutger Hauer,
but is nice for all that.
Madness Rating: 6.7
Contacts:
E-mail: zantj@st-and.ac.uk
Tel:
Address: 42 Shairp DRH.
George(/ina) Hudson - A caffeine addict like most of the committee.
Panics rarely
(i.e. once a term when Sirius Moonlight is due). Likes fluffy toys because
they don't talk back to her (most of the time). Always looking for articles.
Madness Rating: 7.2
Contacts:
E-mail: glh1@st-and.ac.uk
Tel:
Address: 12 Fife Park.
Louise Buchanan - Don't know why we need a sub-editor really. There can't
be that many underwater stories submitted to Sirius Moonlight.
Has a fetish for men's thighs, buttocks etc. Especially likes the treasurers
knees, or so it is reported.
Calms the editor down when no articles are available.
Is pathologically tidy, so watch your mess if she comes to visit.
Madness Rating: 5.9
Contacts:
E-mail: lvb@st-and.ac.uk
Tel:
Address: D28, University Hall.
Sian Mather - Yet another Rock Soc member. Volunteered for the job of
writing to people and arranging lots of fun things to do, even if
she doesn't come to them herself. Likes David Eddings, but I'm sure she'll
grow out of it eventually.
Is always organised for committee meetings, and is the only one to arrive on
time for them.
Madness Rating: -0.4
Contacts:
E-mail: sem4@st-and.ac.uk
Tel: 476742
Address: 20A Queens Gardens.
Peter Cridland (aka Cridzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) - Ex-New Hall inhabitant (he
got over it apparently). Will quote strange pop lyrics for food (or
even for no food, and in spite of death threats in a minibus). Beware of
him if you go to borrow a library book since he may jump out and demand
money for the privelege (Don't give him any, though, since it only
encourages him).
Madness Rating: 6.3
Contacts:
E-mail: pjc2@st-and.ac.uk
Tel: 479039
Address: 1 Alexandra Court.
Patrick Dobson (aka Alice) - Claims he is not cute, nor is he a clone of
Eeyore. Has a permanently bad back from carrying a very large TV from
Alexandra Court to the Union building and back again. Does not demand
bananas in return for the use of the library, but you're more likely to
get what you want if you bring one along (and don't mention the M-word!).
Likes mainly Tolkien, so doesn't read very much (there's not a lot there
to read, even with Christopher's waste-basket rubbish).
Madness Rating: 6.2
Contacts:
E-mail: pjdd@st-and.ac.uk
Tel: 479039
Address: 1 Alexandra Court.
Tim Butterworth - A mystery figure with strange illnesses and habits.
Only to be seen on rare occasions, such as one committee meeting a term.
Puts up notices misdirecting people to events. Don't bother trying to find
him. You'll only see him when you're not looking, and don't need him.
Madness Rating: Unknown
Contacts:
E-mail: tjb@st-and.ac.uk
Tel:
Address: 13 Scooniehill Road.
Jenny Tweedie - A good shot with a laser-tag gun, and willing to make
a fool of herself in silly games when dragged out in front. Is too young
to know any better, so we let her get away with murder (we didn't like the
previous president anyway ;-)). Looks good in a hat.
Madness Rating: 7.9
Contacts:
E-mail: jct@st-and.ac.uk
Tel:
Address: C11 University hall.
Ał (aka Andrew A Adams) - has strange initials due to an accident with
a contraceptive and a typewriter. A completely wonderful person, excellent
at everything, especially self-aggrandisement and writing committee
blurbs for Web pages :-). Spends far too much time reading Usenet
rec.arts.sf.* groups and is a fan of Babylon 5. Has too many books and
too many videos, and a nice sideline in obscure SF quiz questions and
answers.
Madness Rating: CLASSIFIED
Contacts:
E-mail: aaa@dcs.st-and.ac.uk or sff-soc@st-and.ac.uk
Tel: None - Fife Park residents aren't allowed any contact with the
outside world.
Address: 45 Fife Park.
Useful Links:
SF Lovers Archive
- SF Author Bibliographies
- Full bibliographies of many SF authors, including non-genre and non-fiction
material
- SF Lovers Archive
- An ftp site containing lots of useful information about SF
- Science fiction resource guide
- A list of Science fiction Web pages, ftp sites and gopher sites of
interest to SF fans
- Con Listing
- Upcoming SF conventions indexed by date and area
Other Science Fiction Pages
-
Other UK SF Societies Home Pages
- The home pages of other SF Societies (mostly other University
SF Socs).
- Babylon 5
- Information about the TV show Babylon 5 created by
J. Michael Straczynski - new season starting in early '95.
- SF Reviews
- A list of reviews of SF books collected by Brian Duff.
- Cherryh Archive
- Information regarding the work of CJ Cherryh, with particular
attention to the Alliance/Union universe
- The Cream of the Jest
- An HTML version of the novel by James Branch Cabell
- Dune Home Page
- Page relating to the book Dune by Frank Herbert, and the
games and movie based on the book
- Charles Stross' Short Fiction
- HTML versions of the short stories of author Charles Stross
- Fan Calendar
- A list of SF Fandom events (conventions etc.)
- Future Fantasy (SF Bookstore) Home Page
- Future Fantasy (SF Bookstore) Home Page
- Tor Home Page
- Tor Homepage
- Hugo Winners
- An HTML list of Hugo Winners.
-
An
interview with
Stephen R Donaldson.
-
An interview done in October 1991 during a UK signing tour for
The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge.
St Andrews University Science Fiction and Fantasy Society /
sff-soc@st-and.ac.uk
http://www-theory.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaa/SFFSoc.html (World Wide Web Directory, ~04/1995)