I go to as many sf/ conventions as I can afford, which is actually not half as many as I’d like. I do without stuff to get there. Last year I attended my second Worldcon, this one in Denver. I … Continue reading
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Aah, Hrugaar tells me I have got the International times for the Virtual Conflux sff convention wrong. Let me check. I always am lousy at this! Yep, here are the correct times for my appearance: Malaysia/Perth: 10 a.m. SaturdayCanberra/Sydney: 12 … Continue reading
CONFLUX is the science fiction/fantasy convention held in Canberra. This year, prior to the convention they are repeating what they did last year: having a Virtual Convention. Next weekend.So even if you can’t go to the real thing, you can … Continue reading
Over on the Denvention3 webpage for the Denver Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention to be held this August), they have started to put up the bios of participants. Oooo – I love this. All those great names: Lois McMaster Bujold … Continue reading
There are book launches(1. Kylie, Nicole and Richard Harland; 2. Emma, Donna Hanson and Trudi Canavan) There’s just hanging about talking(Marianne de Pierres, Sean Williams, Darren Nash, Tim Holman, Joel Shepherd and Rob Hood) and chicken imitations… And generally lots … Continue reading
I am having a ball. In fact, my idea of writer’s heaven is to be surrounded by a heap of people who want to talk ideas, writing, books, sff, reading, getting published… Lovely to get together with old friends, make … Continue reading
Eight hour overnight flights are the pits. And they will keep on waking you up for food and other unnecessary stuff. Rydges, Exhibition St: what a great location for a con – right in the heart of Melbourne, just five … Continue reading