SwanCon Progress Report 2: miscellaneous

Pages five and six of the SwanCon 16 progress report have an assortment of shorter pieces, all of which are replicated here. The only deliberate change is converting titles from SHOUTY CAPS Short story competition and writers’ toolkit Those of you who attended Swancon XV may remember the little booklet of short stories distributed (free)… Continue reading SwanCon Progress Report 2: miscellaneous

Fannish History Panel – Continuum 13 – 2017

by Elaine Walker I went to the panel on Fandom History at Continuum 13 (Triskaidekaphilia) in Melbourne in 2017. Originally it was meant to be a panel on Fandom: Where Did We Come From? Aussiecon 1975, but they had some extra people there who remembered earlier, so the focus of the panel was mostly on… Continue reading Fannish History Panel – Continuum 13 – 2017

SwanCon Twenty3: An Assortment

There is a surprising amount of gumph in the SwanCon 23 (or ‘Twenty3’) folder. There are six progress reports, although there should be at least seven – the numbers run 2 through 6, with a wrap up report [ah. nostalgia. There was a time, young whipper-snappers, where one of the inter-con tastes of fandom came… Continue reading SwanCon Twenty3: An Assortment

Con Fusion Fundraisers

A selection of fund-raising activities done by Con Fusion (I suspect before it became SwanCon 19). The first one is a section the width of an A4 sheet but cut horizontally. If it were on A4 it would be printed in portrait mode. The second is a standard A5 sheet, printed portrait mode. Transcribed by… Continue reading Con Fusion Fundraisers

Flyer – Borderlands: Trilogy (2003)

A5 flyer for Borderlands Trilogy. Green paper, double sided. One side contains the main guests (Simon Brown, Dave Luckett); the convention name superimposed on a circle made up of vague fantasy trilogy runes; URL: trilogy.borderlands.com.au (almost certainly defunct now); the convention date AUGUST 23-24, 2003; and the location: Emerald Hotel, Perth (as it was called… Continue reading Flyer – Borderlands: Trilogy (2003)

Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 1 – Thursday Afternoon (synopsis)

Transcribed by Elaine Walker The Voice of the Echidna was the daily (sometimes twice daily) newsletter of Aussiecon 4. I appear to have obtained or at least retained the first three issues, of which this is the first. I am not going to type the entire thing out but I shall put in the key… Continue reading Aussiecon 4, Voice of the Echidna, Issue 1 – Thursday Afternoon (synopsis)

Aussiecon 4, 68th Worldcon Flyer Melbourne September 2010

by Chris Creagh Flyer and memberships form – A4, landscape, double-sided. One side has the blurb for the Guests of Honour: Kim Stanley Robinson, Shaun Tan and Robin Johnson as well as a list of convention Highlights including the usual speeches, people, masquerade, awards, discussion, author kaffeeklatsch, readings, book signings, book launches, room parties, dealers… Continue reading Aussiecon 4, 68th Worldcon Flyer Melbourne September 2010

SunCon ’91, PR2 – snippets

The SunCon ’91 Progress Report 2 is a 6 double-sided A4 page booklet, stapled in the top left corner. There are any number of interesting bits scattered throughout [the 6th page will be featured in a later post, being about the DUFF (Down Under Fan Fund) Race for the year, including candidate platforms] Artwork for… Continue reading SunCon ’91, PR2 – snippets

THE DAILY SINGNUS: SynCon 92 – No 3 – 20th April 1992

Transcribed by Chris Creagh This issue of The Daily SinGnus was a single A4 page (single-sided), with a second (double-sided) page containing the Ditmar voting breakdown stapled to the back. At Last The End Is Near This is the final edition of SinGnus, because it is the last day of the convention. On behalf of… Continue reading THE DAILY SINGNUS: SynCon 92 – No 3 – 20th April 1992