SwanCon XV PR2 – Con Closed by Hotel Management (News)

Page 5 of PR2 for SwanCon XV, it is related to the desire for Incorporation that was covered in a previous post on page 4 of the same PR. Transcribed by Elaine Walker CON CLOSED BY HOTEL MANAGEMENT News from Stephen Dedman On May 5th, 1989, Miscon 4 was evicted from its hotel in Missoula,… Continue reading SwanCon XV PR2 – Con Closed by Hotel Management (News)

Welcome to SwanCon XV

Transcribed by Doug   WELCOME TO SWANCON XV By Don Griffiths B-) The Fifteenth Western Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Fifteenth? Already? Time flies when you’re having fun… Seriously though, I have been attending SF conventions for 13 years, the first being SwanCon 3. Considering there is no formal organisation to manage the succession… Continue reading Welcome to SwanCon XV

Swancon XV – Progress Report 3 – Editorial

being page 5 of the Swancon XV Progress Report 3. The Header here says ‘Editorial’, but the actual heading says ‘Potentially Dangerous Visions’. The editor/author in question is Jeremy Byrne Transcription by Anna Hepworth. As ever, typos faithlessly reproduced Well, as the Con date appears over the horizon of New Year’s Day, everything is marvelously… Continue reading Swancon XV – Progress Report 3 – Editorial

SwanCon XV PR2 – INCORPORATION

It’s titled in all caps, so you know it must be important. Transcribed by Doug. INCORPORATION by Don Griffiths B-) I’m taking the occasion of the second progress report for SwanCon XV to raise a very serious proposal for the future organisation of SwanCon. For the past fourteen years, the committees in Swancon have been… Continue reading SwanCon XV PR2 – INCORPORATION

Swancon 14 – Progress Report 2 – Page 5 – Australian Science Fiction Awards 1989

Because it is good to know how things were done in the past, here’s the information on the awards to be presented at Swancon 14. All typos faithfully recorded. Transcribed by Elaine Walker. Australian Science Fiction Awards, 1989 Two types of awards will be presented at Swancon 14, the nominees and winners of which are… Continue reading Swancon 14 – Progress Report 2 – Page 5 – Australian Science Fiction Awards 1989

SwanCon 17 Progress Report July 1991

Rambled by Doug A progress report. Well. I see this was a StudlyCaps SwanCon. (I think the Singlecap Swancon is slightly more common, but I haven’t done a study. And at least one year ALLCAPSed to avoid the decision.) This PR is 24 A4 pages, including covers, being 6 A3 sheets folded and stapled on… Continue reading SwanCon 17 Progress Report July 1991

Swancon XIII Programme Book – Who is Tim Richards?

The index claims this is on page 4 of the Programme Book for Swancon XIII. It has been transcribed by Elaine Walker because she did the other Tim Richards one and thus balance. Any typos will be reproduced to the best of her ability. Who is Tim Richards Tim Richards is, I suppose, a Well… Continue reading Swancon XIII Programme Book – Who is Tim Richards?