Swancon 16, Progress Report 3 – page 9

Page 9 of the Swancon 16 progress report 2 has roughly half the page devoted to each of ‘Policies’ and ‘The Auction’, each printed in two columns. All typography except SHOUTY TEXT faithfully reproduced. Yes, even the Swancon/SwanCon variations. Policies Weapons: The usual thing: No weapons, real or replica, may be worn or carried at… Continue reading Swancon 16, Progress Report 3 – page 9

Swancon 16, progress report 2: p2

Page 2 of the Swancon 16 progress report 2 is laid out in two column format, one for each of the articles below. At the bottom of the page is a set of icons–what is probably a Police badge/symbol, and four assorted human silhouettes– underscored with the words “Community Policing — Inglewood”. In particular, the… Continue reading Swancon 16, progress report 2: p2

SwanCon 16, Progress report 1 – page ~3

What we are calling page 3 of the SwanCon 16 Progress report 1 (counting the inside front cover as ‘1’) has possibly the shortest program article I’ve ever seen. THE FAR-FROM-FINAL PROGRAM (Volume One) SwanCon 16 will feature a 24-hour film/video stream (interrupted only for such events as the GoH speech), a 24-hour games room,… Continue reading SwanCon 16, Progress report 1 – page ~3

SwanCon XV Progress Report Two (The Program)

Other pages have been/will be done elswhere. Sooo… Pages 10 and 11 contain “The Program” for the four day convention, Friday to Monday. Each day gets a table of events with one room for panels and such, one room for videos and a third for a fan lounge. Friday consisted mostly of the Fan Dance,… Continue reading SwanCon XV Progress Report Two (The Program)

SwanCon XV PR2 – Vice is My Life

Page 6 of the SwanCon XV Progress Report Two has a Garfield theme. At the top left there is a small rectangle containing a line drawing of Garfield with the words ‘Vice is My Life’ (this is approximately the heading for the page); while slap bang in the centre, with the words flowing around, is… Continue reading SwanCon XV PR2 – Vice is My Life

Wikipalooza at Swancon 42

We wikipalooza’ed at Swancon 42, acquiring information for the wiki from heads owned by people such as Sally Beasley, Ken McCaw, and Susan Margaret. Articles that substantially increased in length included: Swancon 5 Swancon 6 Confusion ’94 Slashcon Swancon 2006 If you have recollections about these or other Swancons, get thyself a wiki account and… Continue reading Wikipalooza at Swancon 42

Swancon Twenty3 Book 03 Live Programme

A5 booklet, staple-stitched. 20 internal pages (white) plus beige cover. Page 1 starts with FRIDAY. It has a grid with the day’s program items, broken up into one column for each room (Regency 1, Regency 2, Harvest), with each program item bearing a symbol to designate its type. Square: Panel Triangle: Special Presentation Circle: Workshop… Continue reading Swancon Twenty3 Book 03 Live Programme

Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter

Here’s the (presumably final) progress report for Festival of the Imagination 1996. It’s two yellow A4 sheets folded to A5 and staple-stitched. It starts, unsurprisingly, with a front cover: FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGINATION 1996Australia’s National Science Fiction Literature Conference and the Australasian Science Fiction Media Convention BRUCE STERLING NEIL GAIMAN -AND- ROBIN PEN King’s Perth… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 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