SwanCon XV presents: The Best of Progress Report 2

transcribed and described by Anna Hepworth Amongst the other SwanCon XV ephemera is a single (double-sided) A4 sheet that claims to be the best of Progress Report 2. It starts: Copies of this mini-report are being sent to everyone on our mailing lists (from previous SwanCons and other fannish organisations) who is not currently a… Continue reading SwanCon XV presents: The Best of Progress Report 2

SwanCon XV, program book – Editorial (Jeremy G Byrne)

Transcribed from pp.6 and 7 of the SwanCon XV Program Book. All typos faithlessly reproduced. [page header: Where I get to Totally Abuse My Editorial Privilege] Editorial Jeremy G Byrne This and the page following are a sort of catch-all for the miscellany which either couldn’t fill a page on it’s own or couldn’t come… Continue reading SwanCon XV, program book – Editorial (Jeremy G Byrne)

SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two page 16 – The Nanocons

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. All typos should match the text as given. Page title: THE CON YOU HAVE… THE NANOCONS A Personal Recollection by Colleen Jenkins It was April. It was November. We had lots of people. No, only ten or so showed up. Ah yes. I remember it well. When was the first NanoCon?… Continue reading SwanCon XV January 26 to 29, 1990 Progress Report Two page 16 – The Nanocons

Voice of the Koala, The newsletter of Dudcon 4000 Issue ψ – Sometime midnight, Saturday 2:00pm or Monday 9:00am, depending on the International Date Line

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. This was obviously a partial parody of the Voice of the Echidna, the newsletter of Aussiecon 4, which we have also been summarising. Dudcon 3 was the National Science Fiction Convention of Australia that year, and since it was far too much work to run that AND a WorldCon, Dudcon was… Continue reading Voice of the Koala, The newsletter of Dudcon 4000 Issue ψ – Sometime midnight, Saturday 2:00pm or Monday 9:00am, depending on the International Date Line

SwanCon ’95 – Progress Report July 1994 – The Form Guide

Being page 4* of the Swancon ’95 July 1994 Progress report. Transcription by Anna H; typeos faithlessly transcribed. * and part of 5 – the rest of page 5 is a somewhat nostalgic half page ad for “Valhalla Games and Hobbies (brought to you by the founder of the ‘original Simulations 1976-85’)”, from when it… Continue reading SwanCon ’95 – Progress Report July 1994 – The Form Guide

SwanCon 95 – Progress report July 1994 – The Introductory Bit

The SwanCon 95 Progress Report, July 1994 edition, is an 16 page (numbered in hexadecimal) A5 booklet. Page 3 is ‘The Introductory Bit’. Transcription is by Anna Hepworth, and as ever typoes are faithfully reproduced. Note that SwanCon 95 was the 20th SwanCon, and was held in 1995 Welcome to the Official Swancon ’95 Regional… Continue reading SwanCon 95 – Progress report July 1994 – The Introductory Bit