Monthly Archives: April 2016

TOMB in Swancon 23 Progress Report Two

Posted on April 29, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 22 – PR2 – some extracts

Posted on April 26, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 22 – PR1 – “Howard Who?”

Posted on April 22, 2016 by australian sf-history

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. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 19, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 15, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination 1996 – March 1996 Newsletter

Posted on April 12, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Swancon Twenty3 progress reports

Posted on April 8, 2016 by australian sf-history

There were six, count ’em, six progress reports for Swancon Twenty3. Unfortunately we only have PRs 2 thru 6. PR 2 says “Did you miss out on Progress Report 1? And do you really, really want to own one? Well, … Continue reading →

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1993 Swancon Newspaper Clipping – part 1

Posted on April 5, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination 1996 – January 1996 Newsletter

Posted on April 1, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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