TOMB in Swancon 23 Progress Report Two

Transcribed by Chris Creagh – the actual author of the work not given “We set it all up well in advance. Very carefully planned, engineered and meticulously arranged. It took eight men most of the afternoon just to get the sarcophagus down the stairs. Another forty five minutes was spent moving it about from spot… Continue reading TOMB in Swancon 23 Progress Report Two

SwanCon 22 – PR2 – some extracts

Previously, one of our less obsessive contributors gave an overall description of the SwanCon PR2, with commentary on the various sections. Here, some selections are presented verbatim, for those of us who like to see how things change, and how things stay the same…. Again, Welcome… Just a short report this time, to let you… Continue reading SwanCon 22 – PR2 – some extracts

SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Howard Who?”

Being a semi-faithful transcription of pages 4 of the SwanCon 22 – Festival of the Imgination 1997 – Progress Report 1. Page 5 contains an excerpt of Howard Waldrop’s 1987 story, “Night of the Cooters”, which has not been transcribed. Howard Who? “Howard Waldrop is a very strange man. He fishes a lot, lives in… Continue reading SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Howard Who?”

SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Fan Guest of Honour: David Cake”

Being a semi-faithful transcription of page 7 of the SwanCon 22 – Festival of the Imagination 1997 – Progress Report 1. This page is formatted in two columns, with the pull quote “There is no one who has a gr eater [sic] knowledge of the inner workings of the Lunar Cults or of the inhabitants… Continue reading SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Fan Guest of Honour: David Cake”

SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Invited Guest: Stephen Dedman”

Being a semi-faithful transcription of pages 6 of the SwanCon 22 – Festival of the Imgination 1997 – Progress Report 1.This page is formatted in two columns, with the pull quote “He will talk on any subject at almost no notice…” slap bang in the middle of the page. There is also a tiny, white… Continue reading SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Invited Guest: Stephen Dedman”

Festival of the Imagination 1996 – March 1996 Newsletter

Transcribed and summarised by Elaine Walker. Sections of it may be blogged in more detail later. The newsletter is A4 pages folded into A5 size. The colour is mostly yellow except for some inserts in the middle. The front page has again Shaun Tan’s drawing of what looks like a spaceship or aircraft modelled on… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 – March 1996 Newsletter

1993 Swancon Newspaper Clipping – part 1

Digested by Chris Creagh “Swathed in overcoat and scarf against the minus 12C cold outside, the latest wizard of the fantasy novel sat snowed in at home and carried on writing on a battery-powered laptop computer.” With an Easter trip Down Under scheduled, Robert Jordan could not afford down-time during the 36-hour cut in the… Continue reading 1993 Swancon Newspaper Clipping – part 1

Festival of the Imagination 1996 – January 1996 Newsletter

Transcribed and summarised by Elaine Walker. Sections of it may be blogged in more detail later. The newsletter is A4 pages folded into A5 size. The colour is mostly buff except for some inserts in the middle. The front page has a drawing of what looks like a spaceship or aircraft modelled on a butterfly… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 – January 1996 Newsletter