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The 69th W orld Science Fiction Convention

2011

Contents

Guests of Honor Ellen Asher A little bit about Ellen 2 The hidden places of Ellen Asher by Tanith Lee 4 Clubbing by Ellen Asher 6

Charles N. Brown For some people, there are no categories 10 Charles N. Brown: a memory album 11

Tim Powers An appreciation by Jim Blaylock 22 The Secret History of Secret Histories by John Berlyne 25 A brief bibliography 30

Boris Vallejo The light – and heavy — fantastic! by Bob Eggleton 34 Collaboration and partnership by Anthony and David Palumbo 36 Art portfolio: selected works 37

special Guests Tricky Pixie: Gypsy celtic folk rock for naughty punk faeries 54

Bill Willingham: About the iBill by Mark Buckingham 56

fan funds All about DUFF by Janice Gelb 58 The fez from down under by 2011 DUFF delegate David Cake 59 DUFF winners since 1972 59

Just talkin’ about TAFF by Chris Garcia 60 Still relevant in an online world by 2011 TAFF Winner John Coxon 61 TAFF winners since 1952 62

What I’m going to do on my summer vacation 64 by Helen Montgomery

HuGo awards Overview 68 How the Hugo Awards ruined my life by Jay Lake 69 The Hugo Award nominees for 2011 72 Hugo Award winners since 1953 78 Campbell Award winners 101 Special Worldcon Committee Awards 102

wsfs Materials The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions 104 Notes on the Long List of Worldcons 109 How others see us 118 Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society 120 Standing Rules 130 Business passed on to Renovation from Aussiecon 4 134

Renovation staff list 140

Renovation members & map, etc. 145

Special appreciation 155 Art credits 155 Advertisers index 155

In memoriam 156

Front cover: BorIS vALLeJo “rIderS From the PASt,” 1970s (undAted)

oPPoSIte: BorIS vALLeJo & JuLIe BeLL “Poker FAce,” 2008

BAck cover: BorIS vALLeJo “ArrIvIng In the cIty,” 1992