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 July 18th!

The next meeting of the North Alabama Science Fiction Association (NASFA) will be July 18th at the Renasant Bank meeting room, located at 4245 Balmoral Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. The business meeting will start at 6pm, with our program starting at 7pm.

Stephanie Osborn

In July, former Space Shuttle payload flight controller turned science fiction novelist Stephanie Osborn will be on hand to discuss her novels Burnout and The Y Factor, as well as writing in general. Mrs. Osborn's program will start around 7pm. To learn more about Stephanie Osborn and her work, visit her website.

Mrs. Osborn's program will start around 7pm. Come to the business meeting at 6pm for treats and the business meeting. You don't have to be a member to attend the business meeting, you just won't be able to vote on any club business matters.

Note: We ask that all attendees be respectful of our presenters by holding their questions and comments until the end of the presentation.

NASFA Article in The Valley Planet!

NASFA was recently featured in an article in The Valley Planet. The Valley Planet is Huntsville's free newspaper. You can read the article here.

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 the Renasant Bank meeting room, located inside the Renasant Bank on 4245 Balmoral Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. The bank is located just off Airport Road across from O'Charley's. 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 "Your Brain is a Quantum Computer" 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 2009

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