SwanCon 18: The Wrap-up Publication! (Don’t say we didn’t warn you!)

A summary, brought to you by Chris Creagh Inside the front cover can be found the Contents and a “sketch portrait” by Craig Hilton of Terry Pratchett as a dog. Contents Terry Pratchett’s G.o.H. Speech at SwanCon 18 3 Where your money went! 11 Demographics 12 Craig Hilton’s Con Report 13 The content is obviously… Continue reading SwanCon 18: The Wrap-up Publication! (Don’t say we didn’t warn you!)

Swancon 16 Progress Report 2

The 16th W.A. Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention A drawing of a chimera-like creature by Alicia Smith adorns the front cover. Inside cover has the usual essential information about date, venue, theme (Fantasy and the Real Worlds), guests (Barbara Hambly, Cindy Clarkson), committee, membership rates and deadlines. Page 2 has the message from the chair,… Continue reading Swancon 16 Progress Report 2

SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two, Front cover & Page 3

by Chris Creagh A right eye stares out at you from a cut-out in the front cover. The skin around the eye merges into an electronic circuit board and the cut-out is in a night silhouette of city office blocks only recognisable by the perspective formed by the lights left on in the offices. There… Continue reading SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two, Front cover & Page 3

Swancon XII – Programme Book – Art

Transcribed by Chris Creagh Convention theme – Breakthroughs Airway Hotel 27th Feb – 2nd March 1987 The front cover art is a sketch, possibly by Karl Allen, of a man thrown backwards through a plate glass window. Continuing through the booklet (sheets of A4 stapled) looking for art, we find inside the front cover, the… Continue reading Swancon XII – Programme Book – Art

Aussiecon Two, 43rd world science fiction convention, progress report #3, February 1985

Transcribed by Chris Creagh. Front cover by Gerald Carr depicts a group of anthropomorphic Australian animals including 2 kangaroos, an emu, possum, koala, galah, echidna and a thing that looks like an alien chicken robot that is projecting onto the main kangaroo’s chest “TAKE ME TO YOUR LEAPERS!” Inside the on the first page is… Continue reading Aussiecon Two, 43rd world science fiction convention, progress report #3, February 1985

Star Trek TNG portraits

Following on from our previous post of the ten Star Trek character portraits recently discovered in Jack Bridge’s shed, signed “Wendy Potts 1999”, we present to you the TNG series portraits.

Star Trek portraits

Recently discovered in Jack Bridges’s shed is a series of ten Star Trek character portraits, all signed “Wendy Potts 1999”. These are known to have been originally drawn for West Trek publications, but little is known about how they came to be in Jack’s shed. Here are the portraits of the original series characters, in… Continue reading Star Trek portraits