Minicon

Upcoming schedule:
Saturday Dec 20, 4pm - MnStF meeting hosted by Scott & Irene!
Sunday Dec 21, 5pm - Christmas Sing-along at Dreampark!
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We here at the Minicon Socials HQ had the Shingles vax with no ill effects. Would recommend.

Do you like to sing Christmas carols and songs? Come join us for our annual Christmas singalong! Dec 21 at Dreampark, starting 5 pm. Songbooks provided. Mostly indoors, but sometimes there is an outdoor caroling component.
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MnStF party later today! Dec 6, 4pm, hosted by Drew - mnstf.org/index.php#ca...

MINICON 59 - Party Request Minicon 59 will be held at the RadishTree (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South, 7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55439) again this year. April 2 – 5, 2026. This form is fo...

Another question we received is about Parties and Hotel forms - if you are hosting a party (which we very much encourage!), you will need to fill out both the Hotel Room form, and the Party form:
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Just to be clear:
1) Hotel Form
2) Party Form (for people hosting parties)

We got this question a few times over the last couple months - yes, you will need to fill out the form even for "a normal room in the tower." Thanks!
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Hey all! Just a quick reminder that if you want a room in the Minicon Hotel Block (and I know you do!) - you need to fill out the form on mnstf.org/minicon59/ho...

Hey all! Just a quick reminder that if you want a room in the Minicon Hotel Block (and I know you do!) - you need to fill out the form on mnstf.org/minicon59/ho...

Now that LA has announced their special category, the Hugo rec sheet has been updated (poem is after short story). If you've been vibrating with excitement to rec some poetry, your moment has arrived! #HugoAwards

Smudge the cat, lurking behind my keyboard and whacking my fingers when I try to type

Dear @pnh.nielsenhayden.com and @malf.bsky.social, I am writing feverishly on the novel but am encountering some technical difficulties, I hope to have them resolved soon

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Snake-Eater Amazon.com: Snake-Eater eBook : Kingfisher, T.: Kindle Store

Today! Yes, on a Monday! The official release of SNAKE-EATER! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW4KNLR...

AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
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MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
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www.enworld.org Nominate your MOST ANTICIPATED RPG of 2026

Nominate your MOST ANTICIPATED RPG of 2026 #ttrpg #dnd

Cover of Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer. Depicts a syringe on a pink background.

The new book by @naomikritzer.bsky.social sounds like it's going to be a gut punch.

She's one of the handful of authors I would trust to handle this topic well.

Link: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

2025 Stories We Loved: “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak and “We Begin Where Infinity Ends” by Somto Ihezue locusmag.com/2025/12...

Mark your calendars! We are kicking off our End of Year fundraiser on the 2nd, Giving Tuesday!

Donate at bwc.io/locus2025 (link in bio) through December and see your gift doubled via a $100,000 match challenge.

The campaign is live now if you just can't wait.

Pretty good moon.

narrator: 50 years ago...

me: [nods] in 1945

narrator: in 1975...

me: what

Lost Dreams, by Blaze Ward. Last Stand Episode 1. Space western adventure. Ship flying low over a cloud deck.

Somebody suggested Inspirational Science Fiction Westerns.

Here's mine. What do the rest of you have?

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#Writers #Booksky #SciFi gimme your links?

www.enworld.org Worlds of Design: Live Long and Prosper

Worlds of Design: Live Long and Prosper #ttrpg #dnd

Me (bald white guy with a more-white-than-not beard) in front of a sign for my signing today.

My author photo has a much younger-looking beard than me. Not sure how that happened…

Speaking Freely: Benjamin Ismail Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the censorship apparatus of authoritarian regimes worldwide. He also runs/oversees the App

“What I have seen during my current or past work is how [freedom of expression] is really the cornerstone of all freedom.” - Read more in our latest Speaking Freely interview with Benjamin Ismail. www.eff.org/pages/speak...

Against a shadowy church window, white text: "Solaris' Still Spooky 0.99 eBook Sale! * Titles available will vary by country of origin, website exclusive. Ends 24/11/25 23:59 GMT. The book cover for WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig.

🚨Readers of #booksky ROLL UP ROLL UP!🚨

Did you know that UK readers can snap up @chuckwendig.bsky.social 's WANDERERS for just 0.99 alongside 35 other titles in our bumper #stillspooky eBook sale?

Website exclusive, DRM FREE, other titles available will vary by country. https://geni.us/Solarissale

Temporal Textual Talks: A Steampunk Book Chat The 2026 Reading List Originally posted to our PatreonAfter gathering recommendations, hunting through our own lists, and debating, genteelly over cups of tea, Bill Bodden, our Official Buttery Goo…

My darlings! Come read with us in 2026! @b1llz1lla.bsky.social and I have unleashed the reading list for our virtual book chat. From Historical Fantasy to classic Steampunk, the list is bursting with great reads, including the latest from @matociquala.bsky.social

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NDP Novel Bundle by Nomadic Delirium Press A bundle by Nomadic Delirium Press, $9.00 for 4 games

We have four novels available at Itch, and you can download them each at 25% off, or you can download all four of them for just $9. Download them today at itch.io/s/167815/ndp...
#scifi #WritingCommunity

Support Minnesota Science Fiction Society Incorporated on GiveMN The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation of science fiction and fantasy literature. Minn-Stf was founded in 1966 and we...

Give to the Max Day!
Please consider sending a few dollars our way!
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Support Minnesota Science Fiction Society Incorporated on GiveMN The Minnesota Science Fiction Society, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation of science fiction and fantasy literature. Minn-Stf was founded in 1966 and we...

It is Give to the Max day tomorrow, and you know, MnStF is a non-profit!
If you have a bit to spare, please consider us! bit.ly/484PpvB

Auberon, by Blaze Ward. The Jessica Keller Chroniclles, book one. the opening of the R.A.N. books, with these nine, plus two spin-offs and the CS-405 trilogy towards the end. From there, it flows to First Centurion Kosnett with Encounter at Vilahana for six books, before we get to Heather and Warlord of Yaumgan, a five-book series dropping in 2026.

Encounter at Vilahana, by Blaze Ward. First Centurion Kosnett, Book One. Sequel to the Jessica Keller Chronicles and follows up by Warlord of Yaumgan, coming in Feb 2026.

Warlord of Yaumgan is going up for preorder in a few days. Drops on the store on Feb 1, 2026 and wide on Feb 10.

time to get caught up.

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Just announced, Dec 6 MnStF meeting hosted by Drew!
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