Leigh Edmonds Collection: Personal Papers

post by Chris Creagh A few years back Dr Leigh Edmonds, who was, among other things, a prolific fanzine editor, was encouraged by Grant Stone to donate his significant collection of SF fanzines and SF related correspondence to the library at Murdoch University. It is housed in the basement of the library in a safe… Continue reading Leigh Edmonds Collection: Personal Papers

T-Shirt The Festival of the Imagination 1996

Post by Chris Creagh T-shirt Design by the award-winning Shaun Tan. Thought you might like to see the shirt to go with the previous post about the badge. This is one of the shirts held in the basement of the Murdoch University library.

The Festival Of The Imagination 1996 badge

Post by Doug Burbidge Clearly the problem with previous Swancons was that their names were not long enough, and The Festival Of The Imagination rectified this problem in spades. (Swancon 17 was also subtitled The Festival Of The Imagination, so really it’s more of A Festival Of The Imagination.) The art on the left of… Continue reading The Festival Of The Imagination 1996 badge

Confusion (Swancon 19) badge

Post by Doug Burbidge Confusion was originally conceived as not-a-Swancon, but the two wound up merging. It was at the Perth International Hotel; as is the common fashion with hotels, the building still exists but that hotel has moved out and another moved in — it’s now the Mercure. The con reg desk was up… Continue reading Confusion (Swancon 19) badge