{"id":370,"date":"2009-03-07T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2009-03-07T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2009-03-07T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2009-03-07T06:00:44","slug":"just-got-back-from-a-wsfa-meeting-tonightthis-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/just-got-back-from-a-wsfa-meeting-tonightthis-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Just got back from a WSFA Meeting tonight&#8230;this morning&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"WSFA logo\" src=\"http:\/\/wsfa.org\/wsfa.gif\" alt=\"WSFA Logo\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"140\" height=\"180\" align=\"right\" \/>Today was work, work, work &#8212; getting books entered, reading for reviews, taking notes and getting set for a WSFA (Washington Science Fiction Association) Meeting in DC.  For the next six month or so the club is meeting in DC &#8230; usually we meet in Virginia for the first Friday of the month, and Maryland for the third Friday.<\/p>\n<p>If you live in the DC, northern VA, Maryland area and love science fiction and fantasy you should check out WSFA.  You can view their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsfa.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.wsfa.org<\/a>.   There&#8217;s some great people, lots of nice geeky (SF, fantasy, science, technology, and social) discussions after the short business meeting.<\/p>\n<p>WSFA puts on a yearly convention called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capclave.org.\" target=\"_blank href=\">Capclave<\/a>.  Capclave is usually held in October.  This year it will 16-18 October 2009.<br \/>\nGuests of Honor will be Harry Turtledove as Author Guest of Honor and Sheila Williams as Editor Guest of Honor. The convention will be held at the Hilton Washington DC\/Rockville, Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville,  Maryland 20852.<\/p>\n<p>WSFA also presents the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsfasmallpressaward.org\" target=\"_blank\"> WSFA Small Press Award<\/a> at a short ceremony during the convention.  This is the club&#8217;s third year giving out this award and the number of nominations are growing each year.  The award honors the work of small presses and the short story (under 17,500 words).<\/p>\n<p>Check out the websites to learn more about WSFA and their activities.  I enjoy the people, the discussions, and the chance to get involved in the community of fans.<\/p>\n<p>[Besides I needed to do a post tonight and thought I&#8217;d talk about a group that I give a lot of my time to.  I&#8217;m Capclave chairperson for 2010, one of the two webmasters, and the current WSFA Small Press Award Administrator.]<br \/>\nSo if you live in the area, come to a meeting and check us out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was work, work, work &#8212; getting books entered, reading for reviews, taking notes and getting set for a WSFA (Washington Science Fiction Association) Meeting in DC. 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