Monthly Archives: February 2019

Swancon 17 – Westrek and JAFWA

Posted on 26 February, 2019 by australian sf-history

The SwanCon 17 July 1991 progress report has two unnumbered pages between pages 8 and 9. The first of these is a full page advert for the WA Star Trek Fan Club – Westrek (probably not going any more), while … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 17 – Souvenir book – Imaginings: A Preface

Posted on 19 February, 2019 by australian sf-history

page 3 of the beautiful SwanCon 17 Souvenir Book is titled ‘Imaginings: A Preface’, written by Jeremy G Byrne, Programme Book Co-Editor. It starts with an epigraph attributed to ‘The Welcome Mat’: “And all I see as I look through … Continue reading →

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Swancon 17 – November report – Dreamers in the Net (Part 2)

Posted on 12 February, 2019 by australian sf-history

Pages 20-21 of this progress report have to do with one of the Cyberpunk RPGs being run at the convention – Dreamers in the Net. Page 21 contains the advert with the title Dreamers in the Net in very big … Continue reading →

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Swancon 17 – July 1991 Progress Report – Dreamers in the Net (part I)

Posted on 5 February, 2019 by australian sf-history

Being page 13 of the SwanCon 17 July 1991 Progress Report. Part II will be posted in the near future. This page features a faux newspaper clipping about ‘The Urban Outback’ (which requires a bit of a content warning for … Continue reading →

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