SWILnews  	Volume 7 Number 5 	October n<13, 1984 


Hello to all the SWILfolk. At the semi-official meeting over break
were present Shoshanna Green, John Beale, Julie Patrick and a friend
named Dave, Esther Oey, Heather Whipple, Jon Rapkin, Connie Willis
(guess who), and Ed Ervin. Sherry Hartenstine and Dan Levi dragged in
straight from GREs, poor things, bringing a non-SWILtype, Betsy Davies.
Two unidentified people hung out in the far corner, and Ursula LeGuin,
Zenna Henderson, Kate Wilhelm, and Joan Vinge all showed up claiming to
be the Board of Managers. Now seriously, could going home have been
this interesting?

For any aspiring authors, Julie may have a copy of Asimov's SF Magazine
with an article on the teaching of sf writing, talking about a program
in Michigan (I think it's the Clarendon program). Ask her about it if
you're interested. She also recommends Larry Niven and Steve Barnes'
book _Dream_Park_ to gamers.

John reports that the only place on campus his roommate could find a
copy of Plato's Republic was the Cordwainer Bird Memorial SF Library.
There is some support for a reading at the Halloween party.
Traditionally in Halloween readings we limit Bradbury and Bloch stories
to one each; Julie already has a Bloch story in mind. So start
thinking about this. Stories for reading should not take more than ten
minutes or so to read, and should be appropriately eerie. Also on this
subject, Sherry will at some point be taking up a collection to fund
the party.

Everyone who was there wants to take seven bucks from the budget and
buy the filkbooks. Shall we? Let's!

The new LOCUS is probably in Cornell by now.

-->Important dates:
				Oct 26: the Pterodactyl Hunt
				Nov 2: the Halloween party --10:00

A meeting should be held soon to organize the Pterodactyl Hunt. Perry
and Eric, please announce when. Interested people contact them.

					May you never thirst
					    Shoshanna
					and Jed "in spirit, anyway!"