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Festival of the Imagination 1996 – Souvenir Book – Jack Dann

Posted on October 15, 2019 by australian sf-history

This is a Guest bio for Jack Dann in the souvenir book, page 37 for Swancon 21, Festival of the Imagination 1996. It is followed on the next page by an appreciation by Joe Haldeman which we will not reproduce. … Continue reading →

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Swancon 16 – Souvenir Book – Cindy Clarkson

Posted on May 14, 2019 by australian sf-history

This is on the page after the Barbara Hambly Bio. There is a fair amount of background imagery obscuring the text, but I will try to transcribe the text and typos to the best of my ability. Cindy Clarkson There … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter – The Guests

Posted on April 30, 2019 by australian sf-history

Back in 2016, we did a quick summary of this newsletter, as well as transcriptions of pages containing information on The Philosophy, The Hotel and Perth, Promotions, and Competitions. We are now revisiting this — today’s post transcribes the page … Continue reading →

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Grant: What do you do at Murdoch?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by australian sf-history

From the SwanCon XV program book, page 16. Transcribed by Doug. The page-top header says “WHAT HE DOES ON ODD THE OCCASION WHEN HE’S NOT ON A PANEL”. (Yes, it really says “ODD THE”.) GRANT: What do you do at … Continue reading →

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Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 4 – Jack Dann Biography

Posted on September 29, 2016 by australian sf-history

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. Any typographical errors have been carefully preserved. Jack Dann Jack Dann, a Special Guest at the Festival of the Imagination 1996, is the author or editor of over thirty-five books, including the novels Junction, Starhiker, and … Continue reading →

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SwanCon Twenty3 – Con Book 02: Guests pp. 3-7 – Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted on July 12, 2016 by australian sf-history

SwanCon Twenty3 separated out the various common items of program books into several A5 saddle-stapled booklets. This is the information on the Guests of Swancon 23. The first entry is for our International Guest of Honour and was written by … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 21 Souvenir Book – Neil Gaiman

Posted on May 20, 2016 by australian sf-history

Being page 6 of the SwanCon 21, Festival of the Imagination souvenir book. Typos and interesting punctuation faithfully replicated. Neil Gaiman, creator/writer of the monthly cult DC comics horror-weird series, Sandman, is one of the top writers in modern comics. … Continue reading →

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