Transcribed by Doug Burbidge. Pages 9 and 10 are guest bios, each about two thirds of a page. The third of the three is: Paul J. Stevens Paul Stevens has been involved in the SF community since 1962. In that time, he has contributed a great deal to this community. Swancon 14 has chosen to… Continue reading Swancon 14 – Progress report 1 – page 10
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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
SwanCon Twenty3 – Con Book 02: Guests pp. 3-7 – Lois McMaster Bujold
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 the author herself. Transcribed by Elaine Walker There is a photo of Lois on the… Continue reading SwanCon Twenty3 – Con Book 02: Guests pp. 3-7 – Lois McMaster Bujold
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 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 4
Transcribed by Elaine Walker – This covers page 5 of Progress report 0 for Swancon 18. As usual, any typographical errors will be diligently reproduced. RIP Pterry. Swancon 18’s Guest of Honour… Have you invented a world lately? Terry Pratchett has. Terry Pratchett is one of the most prolific humorous fantasy writers around, even in… Continue reading Swancon 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 4
Swancon XIII, PR1 – A Synopsis of Dave Luckett (by Sally Beasley)
Being page 4 of the PR; transcribed by Anna Hepworth Due to a misspend [sic] youth (see “Paradise Lost by the dashboard light”, The Space Wastrel Vol. 2, No. 3; June ’86), Dave has a permanently settled expression of Celtic gloom on his face. This is misleading. The true Dave Luckett is a man of… Continue reading Swancon XIII, PR1 – A Synopsis of Dave Luckett (by Sally Beasley)
Swancon XIII – Programme Book – Who is Dave Luckett? … The Duck Strikes Back!
Transcription of this GoH bio by Elaine Walker who has endeavoured to reproduce any and all typographical errors faithfully. … The Duck Strikes Back! David Ellis Luckett..a name to conjure with, a man of stature within the fannish community. Most of you who know Dave will know him as a quiet, retiring sort of person… Continue reading Swancon XIII – Programme Book – Who is Dave Luckett? … The Duck Strikes Back!
SwanCon 4 (WayCon ’79) – Program – Leigh Edmonds
Transcribed by Elaine Walker, all typos faithfully reproduced. Leigh Edmonds An arrow pointing down and to the right in the top left corner of the pages. A line drawing on the top right corner of the page has what looks like a biplane on 3 long legs, each with a different size wheel on the… Continue reading SwanCon 4 (WayCon ’79) – Program – Leigh Edmonds
SwanCon 7 – Program Book – Guest of Honour
transcription by Anna Hepworth (being a transcription of p2, the third page of the SwanCon 7 Program Book) Guest of Honour ROBIN JOHNSON My first recollection of Robin is in the old Melbourne SF Club at one of the small conventions held there. He had driven down from Sydney where he was living at… Continue reading SwanCon 7 – Program Book – Guest of Honour