Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 9 – Freeform Report

Page 9 of this progress report covers, in the top half of the page, “Fundraiser Quiz”, and in the bottom half of the page: Freeform Report As part of the fundraising for the Festival of the Imagination 1996, a series of freeform roleplaying events have been run at Caffe Sport in Northbridge. Begun as a… Continue reading Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 9 – Freeform Report

Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 7 – Video Programme

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. If I find any typos I will do my best to reproduce them. Video Programme The bleary-eyed video manager staggers out of the darkened room, into a world of light and colour. Its taken six months, but he has finally recovered. No more dark rooms, with giant video screens. He can… Continue reading Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 7 – Video Programme

Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 5 – Additional Guests

Transcribed by Elaine Walker. All typos have been preserved as much as possible. Layout has not. The Festival of the Imagination 1996 is dedicated to offering our members the opportunity to meet and interact with wide range of guests, particularly those from our own SF communities, be they literature, media or gaming. Therefore, in addition… Continue reading Festival of The Imagination 1996 – December 1995 Newsletter – Page 5 – Additional Guests

Festival of the Imagination 1996 July 1995 Newsletter – Bruce Sterling

Page 3: Bruce Sterling Globally Sean McMullen When I open a magazine and see Bruce Sterling’s name in the contents list I go to that story first. Whenever he has a new book published I buy it, unseen and unreviewed. Okay, this might sound like the blind dedication of a devoted fan, but that’s not… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 July 1995 Newsletter – Bruce Sterling

Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter, a few more details (2 of 2)

Following on from our summary page about the 1996 Festival of the Imagination newsletter from April 1995, and our ‘few more details’ (1 of 2), comes our final post on this document. Here, page 6 is transcribed, covering a couple of interesting topics, showing how things have changed some. Promotions Festival Table – April 13th-17th,… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter, a few more details (2 of 2)

Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter, a few more details (1 of 2)

Some months back, we did a partial post about the April 1995 newsletter for the 1996 Festival of the Imagination (see here). This post transcribes the fifth page of that newsletter, a later post will cover page six, and then we will call it *done*. The Philosophy The Festival of the Imagination is conceived as… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 – April 1995 Newsletter, a few more details (1 of 2)

Festival of the Imagination 1996 Souvenir Book – Storm Constantine

Transcribed from the Souvenir book for the Swancon titled Festival of the Imagination 1996, pages 19-20 Storm Constantine is 30 something, and lives in Stafford with eight cats and a husband. She has been making up and telling stories all her life. “I was always making up stories as a kid,” she remembers. “I didn’t… Continue reading Festival of the Imagination 1996 Souvenir Book – Storm Constantine

SwanCon 21 Souvenir Book – Neil Gaiman

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. He is also a best-selling novelist and acclaimed short story writer. Sandman has won Neil… Continue reading SwanCon 21 Souvenir Book – Neil Gaiman

SwanCon 21 Souvenir Book – Welcome to the Festival

Being page 5 of the SwanCon 21, Festival of the Imagination souvenir book. Welcome to the Festival of the Imagination 1996, the joint Australian Science Fiction Convention and Australian Science Fiction Media Convention. This convention is worth making a fuss over for a number of reasons. This year we celebrate the 21st consecutive Swancon, the… Continue reading SwanCon 21 Souvenir Book – Welcome to the Festival

SwanCon 21 – Souvenir book – summary

The SwanCon 21–Festival of the Imagination souvenir book is an understated ~A4 perfect bound book with black cover and dark grey stripe down the middle of the front cover. A lighter grey copy of the somewhat mosquito-esque logo is towards the top of this strip, and the words “Festival of the Imagination 1996” at the… Continue reading SwanCon 21 – Souvenir book – summary