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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.nesfa.org/","20170724215340","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1500933220"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <title>NESFA - New England Science Fiction Association</title> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta content="INDEX, FOLLOW" name="ROBOTS"> <link href="/web/20170724215340cs_/http://www.nesfa.org/style.css" rel="StyleSheet" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"> ul {margin: 0 0 0 3em;} .nesfa {background-color: #e8f0ff; } .red {color: #ff0000; } .highlight { background-color: #ffff00; } .lowlight { color: #D3D3D3; } .reverse-indent-Boskone { margin-left: 10px; text-indent:-10px } .reverse-indent-calendar { margin-left: 40px; text-indent:-40px } .special { border: 3px double red; line-height: 1.7em; font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 1em; padding: .5em; } </style> </head> <body> <table class="main-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="5"> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="page-title"><a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/"> <img src="/web/20170724215340im_/http://www.nesfa.org/images/shield7.gif" alt="NESFA Shield" align="left" border="0" height="90" width="68"><img src="/web/20170724215340im_/http://www.nesfa.org/images/shield7.gif" alt="NESFA Shield" align="right" border="0" height="90" width="68">New England Science Fiction Association, Inc.</a></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <!-- left column --> <td> <div class="block"> <div class="block-title">Navigation</div> <div class="callout"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/press/">NESFA Press</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.boskone.org/">Boskone</a><br> <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/calendar/">Calendar</a><br> <a href="clubhouse/">Clubhouse</a><br> <br> <a href="information/members.html">Officers & Members</a><br> <a href="information/">NESFA Information</a><br> <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/IM/"><i>IM</i> Archive</a><br> <a href="gaming.html">Gaming</a><br> <a href="mediadays.html">Media Days</a><br> <a href="lists.html">Mailing Lists</a><br> <br> <a href="awards/">Awards</a><br> <a href="awards/storycon.html">Short Story Contest</a><br> <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/rules/">Bylaws</a><br> <a href="History/">History</a><br> <br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://sites.google.com/site/nesfareadinglists/">Yearly Hugo Lists</a><br> <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/recommends/">Hugo Lists (pre-2009)</a><br> <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/Recursion/">Recursive SF</a><br> <a href="Music_and_Drama/">Music and Drama</a><br> <a href="reviews/">Reviews</a><br> <a href="fanzines/">Articles & Fanzines</a><br> <a href="links.html">Useful Links</a><br> </p> </div> </div> </td> <!-- center column --> <td width="100%"> <div class="tcontent"> <div class="subheading">Welcome To NESFA<sup>®</sup></div> <div class="content"><!-- content --> <p><b>Recent News:</b><br/> <span class="reverse-indent-calendar">NESFA member and recent Boskone chair <i>Erin Underwood</i> has appeared on the 2017 Hugo awards ballot as one of the editors of <i>Journey Planet</i> in the Fanzine category.</span></p> <p><big><b>NESFA</b>,</big> founded in 1967, is one of the oldest science fiction clubs in New England. Our largest activities are <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.boskone.org/"><b>Boskone</b></a>, our annual convention, and <b><a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/press/">NESFA Press</a></b>.</p> <p>The <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/awards/storycon.html"><strong>NESFA Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story Contest</strong></a> for 2017 is now active. The winners will be announced at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.boskone.org/">Boskone 55</a>, February 16–18, 2018, at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/search/hotel_detail.html?propertyID=1528" target="_blank">Westin Waterfront Hotel</a> in Boston, MA. Past winners are posted <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/awards/storycon-winners.html">here</a>.</p> <div><b>Upcoming Meetings and Events</b></div> <ul> <li><strong><abbr title="Role Playing Game">RPG</abbr> Night</strong>, Jul 28, 6 pm to <i>whenever</i> at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> <li><strong>Boskone and NESFA Business Meetings</strong>, Jul 30, 1 pm and 2 pm, respectively, at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> <li><strong><a href="gaming.html">Game day</a></strong>, Aug 5, noon to midnight at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> <li><strong><a href="information/imdoc.html"><cite><abbr title="Instant Message">IM</abbr></cite></a> collation</strong>, Aug 9, 6 pm at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> <li>Tentative <strong>Hugo streaming</strong>, Aug 11, 1 pm to <i>whenever</i> at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> <li><strong><abbr title="Role Playing Game">RPG</abbr> Night</strong>, Aug 11, 6 pm to <i>whenever</i> at the <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/clubhouse/">clubhouse</a>.</li> </li></ul> </ul> <p><i>Please see our <a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/calendar/">calendar</a> for more items.</i></p> <p>NESFA Subscribing Membership dues: $20 per year. <i><a href="information/join.html">Anyone can join!</a></i></p> <p>For more information about NESFA, please <b>write</b> us at <em>NESFA, PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701-0809</em> or <b>email</b> us at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/mailto:info@nesfa.org"><em>info@nesfa.org</em></a> or <b>call</b> us at <em>617-625-2311</em><!-- or <b>fax</b> us at <em>617-776-3243</em>-->.</p> <!-- end content --></div> </div> </td> <!-- right column --> <td> <div class="block"> <div class="block-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.boskone.org/">Boskone 55</a></div> <div class="callout">February 16-18, 2018<br> Westin Waterfront, Boston, MA<br> <br> <div class="reverse-indent-Boskone"> <b>Mary Robinette Kowal</b></div> <div class="reverse-indent-Boskone"> <b>Craig Miller</b></div> <br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://store.nesfa.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=S&Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CM">Register Now</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/mailto:info@boskone.org">info@boskone.org</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://www.boskone.org/">www.boskone.org</a></div> </div> <br> <div class="block"> <div class="block-title"><a href="/web/20170724215340/http://www.nesfa.org/press/">NESFA Press</a></div> <div class="callout"><strong>New From NESFA Press:</strong><br> <a href="press/Books/Anderson-7.html"><i>Question and Answer</i>, by Poul Anderson</a></div> <div class="callout"> <a href="press/Books/Vernon.html"><i>The Halcyon Fairy Book</i>, by T. Kingfisher</a></div> <div class="callout"> <a href="press/Books/Segaloff.html"><i>A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison</i></a></div> <div class="callout"></div> <div class="callout"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/http://store.nesfa.org/">Buy Books Online</a></div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="footer"> <p><small>"Hugo Award", "Worldcon", and "NASFiC" are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary association. "NESFA" and "Boskone" are registered trademarks of the New England Science Fiction Association, Inc.</small></p> <p><small><i>Comments about this [dreamhost] web page: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/mailto:webmaster@nesfa.org">webmaster@nesfa.org</a>;<br> Questions about NESFA: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170724215340/mailto:info@nesfa.org">info@nesfa.org</a>; PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701-0809; 617-625-2311.</i></small></p> </div> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 21:53:40 Jul 24, 2017 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 14:43:05 Feb 20, 2025. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. 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