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SwanICon PR1 – Guests (part 1)

Posted on 21 January, 2020 by australian sf-history

Pages four through eight of this progress report have one page (or in the case of the last one, half a page) of guests. In this post, those for Jack Dann (p4) and Sean Williams (p5) are transcribed. Theoretically, the … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Imagination – Souvenir book – Janeen Webb

Posted on 7 January, 2020 by australian sf-history

Pages 53 to 56 of the Festival of the Imagination 1996 Souvenir book are dedicated to the appreciation of Janeen Webb. This post features the first part, which is a potted biography taking up just under a page. The second … Continue reading →

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Festival of The Imagination 1996 – Special Guests

Posted on 26 November, 2019 by australian sf-history

Page 6 of the January 1996 newsletter of the 1996 Festival of the Imagination focuses on two special guests: Jack Dann Jack Dann is the author or editor of over thirty-five books, including the novels Junction, Starhiker, and The Man … Continue reading →

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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 16 – Souvenir book – Barbara Hambly

Posted on 7 May, 2019 by australian sf-history

A two page bio and bibliography of the Swancon 16 GoH. As per our semi-policy we’ll put things in CAPS as bold. Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly was born in the Naval Hospital of San Diego, California, on the 28th of … Continue reading →

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Swancon 17: Waiting for the Cappuccino Muse: Terry Dowling

Posted on 2 April, 2019 by australian sf-history

Here’s page 7 of the Festival of the Imagination 1992 souvenir book. Waiting for the Cappuccino Muse Terry Dowling Born in Sydney in 1947, Terry Dowling is the only writer to have won eight [count ’em folks, eight!] Australian Science … Continue reading →

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A Timely Look At Grant Stone

Posted on 20 March, 2018 by australian sf-history

From the SwanCon XV program book, page 16. Transcribed by Doug. The page-top header says “THE MAN WHO’S ON EVERYONE’S PANEL (THANKFULLY)”. A TIMELY LOOK AT GRANT STONE By Stephen Dedman The actual evidence for Grant Stone being an explorer/anthropologist … Continue reading →

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Swancon XIII Programme Book – Who is Tim Richards?

Posted on 3 October, 2017 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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Swancon 14 – Programme Book – Bob Shaw

Posted on 8 September, 2017 by australian sf-history

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. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 4 October, 2016 by australian sf-history

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 … Continue reading →

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