SwanCon XV – Progress Report Three – Page 6 – True Confessions II

Transcribed by Elaine Walker, who has done her best to accurately reproduce all typos. An Almost-True Story TRUE CONFESSIONS II: Some Things Even Your Best Friends Won’t Tell You! Dear Madame Palm, One Friday night (last March), most of my friends disappeared. I was terribly upset and embarrassed and spent nearly a week wondering where… Continue reading SwanCon XV – Progress Report Three – Page 6 – True Confessions II

GenghisCon 2018 – The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

by Elaine Walker This past weekend (19th-21st January 2018) was the most recent GenghisCon, and as has been my wont for quite some time I went. Overall I had a fun weekend, once I got my room sorted out – not the ConCom’s fault, Trinity was doing some refurbishing and it turned out that some… Continue reading GenghisCon 2018 – The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

Swancon 16 – Progress Report 3 – Page 3 – “Fantasy and the Real Worlds: A Visitor’s Guide”

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. This is the top half of page 3 of Progress Report 3. All typos reproduced as faithfully as possible. “Fantasy and the Real Worlds: A Visitor’s Guide.” “Halflings!” laughed the rider that stood beside Eomer. “Halflings! But they are only a little people in old songs and children’s tales out of… Continue reading Swancon 16 – Progress Report 3 – Page 3 – “Fantasy and the Real Worlds: A Visitor’s Guide”

SwanCon XV PR2 – INCORPORATION

It’s titled in all caps, so you know it must be important. Transcribed by Doug. INCORPORATION by Don Griffiths B-) I’m taking the occasion of the second progress report for SwanCon XV to raise a very serious proposal for the future organisation of SwanCon. For the past fourteen years, the committees in Swancon have been… Continue reading SwanCon XV PR2 – INCORPORATION

Swancon 14 – Progress Report 2 – Page 5 – Australian Science Fiction Awards 1989

Because it is good to know how things were done in the past, here’s the information on the awards to be presented at Swancon 14. All typos faithfully recorded. Transcribed by Elaine Walker. Australian Science Fiction Awards, 1989 Two types of awards will be presented at Swancon 14, the nominees and winners of which are… Continue reading Swancon 14 – Progress Report 2 – Page 5 – Australian Science Fiction Awards 1989

SwanCon 17 Progress Report July 1991

Rambled by Doug A progress report. Well. I see this was a StudlyCaps SwanCon. (I think the Singlecap Swancon is slightly more common, but I haven’t done a study. And at least one year ALLCAPSed to avoid the decision.) This PR is 24 A4 pages, including covers, being 6 A3 sheets folded and stapled on… Continue reading SwanCon 17 Progress Report July 1991

Swancon XIII Programme Book – Who is Tim Richards?

The index claims this is on page 4 of the Programme Book for Swancon XIII. It has been transcribed by Elaine Walker because she did the other Tim Richards one and thus balance. Any typos will be reproduced to the best of her ability. Who is Tim Richards Tim Richards is, I suppose, a Well… Continue reading Swancon XIII Programme Book – Who is Tim Richards?

Swancon XIII – Programme Book – Barlowe’s Guide to the SWANCON committee

Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. The table of contents claims that this article is on page 2, but it is on a right-hand page, with two pieces of paper before it. So I call shenanigans. Barlowe’s Guide to the SWANCON Committee MATTHEW CLARKSON: Coordinator First Encountered: Swancon 10 Previous convictions: Treasurer, Swancon 12 Notes: Attends Swancon… Continue reading Swancon XIII – Programme Book – Barlowe’s Guide to the SWANCON committee

Swancon XIII – Progress Report One – Summary

This here is an overview (by Doug) of the contents of a Swancon XIII Progress Report, which is titled “Swancon XIII Progress Report”. Did they have more than one? I don’t know. It’s eight sheets of A4 paper, which is to say 16 pages; stapled at the left edge. (It’s a bit odd, actually —… Continue reading Swancon XIII – Progress Report One – Summary

Swancon 14 – Programme Book – Bob Shaw

This is a transcription of page 16 from the Swancon 14 Programme book, being a biography of one of the Guests, Bob Shaw. This was transcribed by Elaine Walker, who has attempted to faithfully reproduce any and all typographical errors. Bob Shaw A photograph of Bob Shaw is on the top left. The first time… Continue reading Swancon 14 – Programme Book – Bob Shaw