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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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