THE DAILY SINGNUS: SynCon 92 – No 3 – 20th April 1992

Transcribed by Chris Creagh This issue of The Daily SinGnus was a single A4 page (single-sided), with a second (double-sided) page containing the Ditmar voting breakdown stapled to the back. At Last The End Is Near This is the final edition of SinGnus, because it is the last day of the convention. On behalf of… Continue reading THE DAILY SINGNUS: SynCon 92 – No 3 – 20th April 1992

The Daily Sinews – SynCon 92 – Newsletter No. 2 Sunday 19 April 1992

Transcription of the second newsletter for SynCon 92 which was printed on fairly thick paper that appears to be from the hotel. The back has ‘The Shore Inn Hotel’ with logo and address on the back. This is the second newsletter/conzine of which we have 2 and 3. All typos reproduced to the best of… Continue reading The Daily Sinews – SynCon 92 – Newsletter No. 2 Sunday 19 April 1992

Brushstrokes #4/5 – The Chairman Quacks

Brushstrokes – Syncon92 PR no 4/5, December 1992. Transcription by Anna Hepworth, faithlessly reproducing the typographic quirks of the original document. The Chairman Quacks…. Welcome to issue 4/5 of Brushstrokes the PR for Syncon 92 the ….. Hang I hear you say, Issue 4/5! What happened to issue 4? Why combine issues 4 and 5… Continue reading Brushstrokes #4/5 – The Chairman Quacks

Brushstrokes #3

28 pages, being 7 sheets of double-sided A4, folded and staple-stitched. Front cover: art of an astronaut floating in space next to a satellite. Text: BRUSHSTROKES SYNCON 92 PROGRESS REPORT 3 Back cover: blank except for text at the bottom of the page: A Quick and Tacky Publication for Syncon 92Page 2: colophon and contents… Continue reading Brushstrokes #3

Brushstrokes #2 – on the Ditmars

‘Brush Strokes’ were the progress report/fanzines for Syncon 92. On pages 12-13 of the second of these, we find some evidence that certain conversations come around again in fandom: The Australian SF (“Ditmar”) Awards As mentioned in the first issue of Brushstrokes we want to try and encourage greater participation in the nomination and voting… Continue reading Brushstrokes #2 – on the Ditmars

Brushstrokes #2 – Info and Welcome pages

transcribed by Anna Hepworth Brush Strokes SYNCON 92 Progress Report No 2 [Inside front cover/Page 2] SYNCON 92 The Australian National Convention Easter 1992: April 17 to 20 1992 THEME: THE ART OF SCIENCE FICTION VENUE: TO BE ANNOUNCED GUEST OF HONOUR: MICHAEL WHELAN AUSTRALIAN GUEST OF HONOUR: NICK STATHOPOULOS KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SEAN McMULLEN CONVENTION… Continue reading Brushstrokes #2 – Info and Welcome pages