Sponsored by the Australian Science Fiction Foundation
Entries are now open for the Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty Short Story competition, proudly sponsored in 2011 by the Australian Science Fiction Foundation.
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OPEN: 1st prize $250 | 2nd prize $100
JUNIOR: (18 and under): 1st prize $100 | 2nd prize $50
Stories must be submitted as an RTF [...]
Our next movie fundraiser will be on Thursday 24 February at around 6.45pm. This time we’ll be at Ace Cinemas Subiaco, 500 Hay Street, Subiaco.
Ordinary tickets are $16. Members of Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty or student/concession card holders can purchase tickets for just $14. Pay online, or RSVP by email, on Facebook, or [...]
As part of our ongoing series on retro-futurism and fandom, please welcome Bill Wright. Bill is the awards administrator of the Australian Science Fiction Foundation. He will be on deck in that capacity at Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty to introduce presenters of the 2011 A. Bertram Chandler and Norma K. Hemming Awards. Visit: [...]
PharaohKatt is the convenor of Swancon 2012 and blogs at Something More Than Sides.
Science fiction is not just about looking to the future: it’s also about learning from the past. Even a cursory glance at the past will show you just how much science fiction has changed and grown. What was once thought [...]
The Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty Fan Art Show will run from Friday 22 April to Sunday 24 April, 2011. Reserve space for your pieces by sending through a registration form or email. Payment for registrations must accompany registration.
Works registered after 13 April might not find room at the show. Multiple entries are allowed, [...]
Tin Duck Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2011 Tin Duck Awards, the annual Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) Achievement Awards for WA writers and artists. The awards will be presented at Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty to be held in Perth from 21- 25 April.
Works are eligible if they have been “published” [...]
Grant Watson is a Swancon favourite and invited guest of Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty. His podcast is Bad Film Diaries and you should listen to it.
I love it when history overtakes science fiction. Earlier this year I re-watched Peter Hyams’ film 2010, which presented us with a strange future in which we not [...]
Tansy Rayner Roberts is the author of Power and Majesty (HarperCollins Voyager) and Siren Beat (Twelfth Planet Press). She blogs at Stitching Words, and podcasts at Galactic Suburbia.
I’ve always been a sucker for fake future fashion. As a fantasy writer, I love the use of clothes to express the culture of imaginary [...]
As part of our ongoing series on retro-futurism and fandom, please welcome Bill Wright. Bill is the awards administrator of the Australian Science Fiction Foundation. He will be on deck in that capacity at Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty to introduce presenters of the 2011 A. Bertram Chandler and Norma K. Hemming Awards. Visit: [...]
The dealers room will be one of the main gathering areas of Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty. You bring the exciting goods and services, we’ll provide the curious fans and geeks. Additionally we are offering SemiPro and Pro Dealers a 20% discount off the door price of up to two full Swancon memberships. Email [...]