Issue #297: October 1985: 1985 Hugo Awards (including reports & Hugo voting, & lots of photos); Aussicon II draws 1600, Austin NASFiC gets 2700; The Clarion Report: 1985; Lee Harding: Beyond Tomorrow for Australian SF; Pinacle folds, fires staff; Stardate appears, To the Stars delayed; Locus looks at French books (by Pascal J. Thomas); Report from France: (by Pascal J. Thomas); September books; September magazines.