Tag Archives: GoH

Swancon 2001: PR2 part 3 of 3

Posted on 8 October, 2019 by australian sf-history

The Swancon 2001:Masquerade Progress Report 2, while a light weight publication, devoted a significant proportion of the real estate to Guest of Honour, Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg “The man who put sex in science fiction” – Neil Gaiman Its almost … Continue reading →

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SwanCon 17 Progress Report July 1991 – Details front cover

Posted on 27 August, 2019 by australian sf-history

Transcription and commentary by Chris Creagh The A4 buff coloured booklet front cover has a central image of radiating lines overlaid with the impossible triangle (apex downwards) overlaid with a clear silhouette of a  young adult in the style of … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination 1996 July 1995 Newsletter – Neil Gaiman

Posted on 16 July, 2019 by australian sf-history

Pages 6 and 7 of this newsletter are dedicated to a biography of Neil Gaiman “The Perfect Guest?” written by David Cake. At the bottom of page 7 is a selected bibliography which is presumably well out of date, and … Continue reading →

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Swancon 14 – Progress report 1 – page 10

Posted on 27 June, 2017 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination 1996 July 1995 Newsletter – Bruce Sterling

Posted on 27 September, 2016 by australian sf-history

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. … Continue reading →

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SwanCon Twenty3 – Con Book 02: Guests pp. 3-7 – Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted on 12 July, 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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Festival of the Imagination 1996 Souvenir Book – Storm Constantine

Posted on 14 June, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Swancon 18 – Progress Report 0 – Part 4

Posted on 18 September, 2015 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Swancon XIII, PR1 – A Synopsis of Dave Luckett (by Sally Beasley)

Posted on 17 February, 2015 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Swancon XIII – Programme Book – Who is Dave Luckett? … The Duck Strikes Back!

Posted on 30 January, 2015 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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