The Latest Word - as of 4/30/2018:
Congratulations to this years Compton Crook Award Winner: Nicky Drayden for her novel The Prey of Gods.
Congratulations to Neal Stephenson, the 2018 Winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award.
Special Events at BSFS Building:
Book Club Meeting at BSFS. On Hiatus till after Balticon. Visit us at Balticon May 25-27. Check out details of our convention at balticon.org Book club returns June 23rd.
Alphabet Soup. On May 13th, 2018 at the BSFS Building. Board Gaming from 12:00 Noon til 5:00pm. Board gaming using the Hal Haag Memorial game collection. For more info contact artb at bsfs dot org
Film Night at BSFS: On Hiatus till after Balticon because it takes weeks to pack and sort for Balticon and the entire hall we use for movies will be full of Balticon stuff. Movie night returns June 16th.
Anime Social at BSFS. On Hiatus till after Balticon. The anime social returns June 23rd. Consider attending Balticon and hang out in the anime room.
Tabletop Role-Playing Game Event at BSFS. On Hiatis till after Balticon. This event returns June 24th. In the mean time check out gaming at Balticon.
See our long range events calendar here.
Borrow and bring back books from our 12,000 item free lending library at any event or meeting at the BSFS Building.
Special Events Outside of BSFS Building:
BSFS Anual Picnic on June 23, 2018 at PATAPSCO VALLEY STATE PARK HOLLOFIELD AREA SHELTER 301 (like last year) at 8020 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE (RT 40 W) ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21043. Park entry fee per vehicle. Playground for kids, trees and shade and a solid roof if rain. BSFS Brings ice, charcoal, snacks foods, sodas, otherwise pot luck. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
Balticon Planning and BSFS Business Meetings:
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society business and discussion meeting will be held at 8:30pm on May 12, 2018 inside the BSFS Building in the Highlandtown section of Baltimore. For directions see http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm
The Next Balticon 52 Planning Meeting will be held at 7:00pm on May 12, 2018 inside the BSFS Building. Drop on by and share your ideas about how to improve future Balticons. (or volunteer) For directions see http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm.
Writers Circle at BSFS:
BSFS sponsors a Writing Circle 6:30-8:30pm usually meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month inside the BSFS Building. Near term this means May 10th and June 14th of 2018. This is a SF and Fantasy focused writing group. If you write check it out. At least Seven stories work shopped at this writer's circle have been sold to professional markets in the last three years. For more info contact BSFSEvents at BSFS dot org
