bugshaw -- is running for TAFF! And I am one of her nominators, so I'd strongly recommend all of you to vote for her. Why? Because she is charming, entertaining and interesting. And she has paid her dues; Eastercons (including this year's), fanzines, loads of work behind the scenes, and generally all round good egg. Oh yes, and she loves admin. What more could you want?Edit: You can vote in TAFF by downloading the ballot from here or the pdf version here, filling it in, enclosing your money, and posting the entire form (you remember posting, don't you?) to your nearest TAFF administrator -- their addresses are on the ballot. You have to be known to be a science fiction fan to vote; the exact details are, again, on the ballot. Don't delay! Vote Today!
Now that the Bug for TAFF! fanzine has been distributed (thanks
swisstone!), you might also like to look at the cover I did for it.And I should defintely plug plokta.con pi: the Dangercon, taking place next Saturday, 27 May at the Horseshoe Inn in London SE1. That date is also the TAFF deadline (at 9pm) -- so the plan is to count votes and tell you the result before midnight. Come along, it's only £3 and it will be cool. There's a great looking programme, too.
You can download the form, TODAY and if you post it first class on Monday it should be to the Crydon address, well by Wednesday.
Which is time enough.
james
I suppose one had to be at the First Thursday meeting to collect a copy. But we've voted, anyway. (For the correct candidate, naturally!)
Terrific cover, both in terms of concept and execution. I think you'll find the Lesser Spotted Abigail is now extinct, by the way, whilst the Half-Timbered Tudor Moth is increasingly rare because it's attracted not to bright lights, but to glasses of beer. As for the Common Irish Loon, I once found one nesting on a Corby trouser press, and ended up throwing the whole shebang out a hotel window.
Bug for TAFF!
Every year there are many people who would make GREAT candidiates who either refuse to consider it or are not bothered.
In saying that, on average there seems to always be a cycle of busy to quiet.
No idea I suppose
james
(And yes, my ballot is mailed!)
Me too. Thanks everso for doing it!