Who is NASFA?

Welcome to the home on the Internet for NASFA, the North Alabama Science Fiction Association. Founded in 1980, NASFA is a general-interest Science Fiction and Fantasy club headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

Next Meeting January 17th!

The next meeting of the North Alabama Science Fiction Association (NASFA) will be January 17th at BookMark bookstore, located at 11220-J South Memorial Parkway.

The January NASFA meeting...the first of 2009! After the usual business, and/or monkey business (typically without monkeys), we will be host to local scientist and Science Fiction author Dr. Travis S. "Doc" Taylor. He will be signing copies of his latest books, as well as presenting his discussion "Your Brain is a Quantum Computer".

Want to Know More?

For more information on club meetings and activities, please use the menu to your right.

For all inquiries you can call (256) 270-0092, send an e-mail, or write to:
NASFA
P.O.Box 4857
Huntsville AL 35815-4857

Meeting Information

NASFA meets on the third Saturday* of each month at BookMark on South Memorial Parkway. Meeting time is from 6pm to 8pm. The business portion of the meeting ("New Business?" "Old Business?") is at 6P. The program is at 7P. The meeting program changes each month and can be anything from "Monster Makeover" to a discussion with a local author or scientist. There is usually an after-the-meeting meeting with directions available at the program.

Meetings are open to the public. You do not have to be a dues-paying member to attend the Saturday meetings. All you need is an interest in Science-fiction, Fantasy, or related genres. A sense of humor, while not required, is recommended.


*Unless there is a large nearby convention being held that weekend -- in which case we often move the meeting to the second or fourth weekend.

Membership Information

Any science fiction or fantasy fan is eligible for membership. To become a subscribing NASFA member you must pay yearly dues of $25.00. As a subscribing member you will receive a monthly copy of our club 'zine, The Shuttle. Each additional family member of a subscribing member, over the age of 12 years, may pay yearly dues of $6.00 as part of a family membership. Only one copy of the Shuttle will be sent to each family.

NASFA History

NASFA was founded in Huntsville circa 1980 as a result of local fans meeting at a one-time convention named MidSouthCon, held in Huntsville that year. (Note: This convention is not directly related to the annual convention of the same name in Memphis Tennessee.) Club members quickly came up with the idea of starting their own sf convention. The first of these was a mini (1-day) con named ZerCon, in November 1981. While planning and executing ZerCon, the club came up with the name "Con*Stellation" (or "Con†Stellation") for a planned ongoing series of longer (3-day) conventions.

Read the Con*Stellation article on Wikipedia or this article for more information on the history of Alabama fandom.

NASFA Officers for 2008

  • President: Mary Lampert
  • Vice-President: Mike Kennedy
  • Secretary: Steve Sloan
  • Treasurer: Samuel A. Smith
  • Program Director: Sue Thorn
  • Publicity Director: Bill Savage