Swancon 2012: Doom Con is an apocalypse-themed Swancon occurring 5th to 9th of April 2012. The end of the world is coming; let’s go out with a bang!

Guests include: Brandon Sanderson, Marianne de Pierres and Chris Creagh.

And remember:
The Apocalypse: it’s just a big con.

For all your Doom Con information, visit the website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.

Thanks all for a wonderful convention! We will put up some more detailed links and reports over the next few days and weeks, but if you’re missing everyone, make sure to join us for pancakes at 5 o’clock Wednesday 27 April.

And have a look at some of Cat Sparks’ photos here.

MEET OUR GUESTS! Guest fundraising luncheon
Midday, Thursday 21 April
Mai’s Vietnamese Restaurant East Perth
(Meet in foyer of Hyatt at 11.45am to walk together)

Luncheon (inc. small fundraising levy) $35.00

Numbers are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Bookings and payment must be received by 5pm (WST) Monday 18 April.

We have heaps of books to give away on the night thanks to Harper Collins, as well as passes to Paul [Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for this comedy adventure. As two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America’s UFO heartland, they encounter a wisecracking alien and help him on a daredevil quest that will alter our universe forever. In cinemas April 14.]

Swancon Comedy Fundraiser

The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort St Mt Lawley
7:30pm Thursday 31 March
$20 per head

RSVP to: ThirtySix@swancon.com.au or at Facebook, and download a pdf flyer and bring your friends.

Pay now via Paypal:

7:30pm on Sunday 24 April 2011 in the Hyatt Regency Perth.

Thanks to our very kind sponsors, Orbit Australia and Gollancz Australia, members of Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty are invited to attend a cocktail party before the presentation of awards for the best works of science fiction and fantasy for 2010, including:

The Swancon Thirty Six Tin Ducks
The Natcon Fifty Ditmar Awards
The 2011 Norma K Hemming Award
Peter McNamara Achievement Award
and more…

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ORION AUSTRALIA on Facebook

Swancon Comedy Fundraiser

The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort St Mt Lawley
7:30pm Thursday 31 March
$20 per head

RSVP to: ThirtySix@swancon.com.au or at Facebook, and download a pdf flyer to tell your friends.

Pay now via Paypal:

Swancon Comedy Fundraiser

The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort St Mt Lawley
7:30pm Thursday 31 March
$20 per head

RSVP to: ThirtySix@swancon.com.au or at Facebook, and download a pdf flyer to tell your friends.

Pay now via Paypal:

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 call 0421 391 719 and just pay on the night.

You can also order a medium combo in advance for just $6.50 to save you waiting in line. To order, pay with paypal below, and send an email to ThirtySix@swancon.com.au with your drinks preference (600ml Bottled Water, or 650ml Coke, Sprite, Lift, Coke Zero, or Diet Coke) and whether you would like a 25g popcorn or a Vanilla Choc Bomb.

I am Number Four movie screening

Ordinary ticket $16.00 Swancon36 member $14.00 Concession card holder $14.00 Medium Combo $6.50

Works registered after 13 April might not find room at the show. Multiple entries are allowed, but space is limited so we will accept entries on a first-come-first-served basis, and the organisers reserve the right to limit an artist to reasonable numbers of entries. There will be a separate children’s (Under 12) stream within the art show with its own judging.

Artists are asked to advise what their display requirements will be and whether their work will be sold via the art sales or via auction. Please contact Linda to register your artwork. We will advise you about actual submission of pieces closer to Swancon.

You must state on the entry form if the piece is an original or a reproduction. Reproductions or prints from digitally created works are allowed, though only one copy of any particular piece may be hung. All work must be the original work of the artist. All reproduction rights remain the property of the artist. Works judged by the organisers to be offensive or libelous will not be permitted in the show. If you are in doubt as to whether your work is acceptable, please contact the organisers in advance. Swancon reserves the right to refuse any entry for any reason it sees fit. Artists are responsible for organising their own insurance. Whilst the best of care will be taken at all times, Swancon will not accept liability for damages to your art work.

Financial Matters
The fee to enter the show is $2 per work except for Children’s Art which will be free of charge. These fees help to offset room, display, equipment and handling costs. Swancon will collect all sales revenue and distribute the proceeds to the artists by cash or cheque. Payments will be finalised no more than six weeks from the end of the convention. If you mail your artwork in and it is not sold or collected from the show, you must provide payment to cover the costs of return postage and ensure packaging is reusable. Artists are responsible for their own insurance.

Fundraising by art sales
Works entered in the show for the purpose of fundraising are exempt from entry fees and sales commission. Unless otherwise specified, it is the artist’s responsibility to distribute funds from sales. It is also the artist’s responsibility to label the work appropriately.

Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty movie screening fundraiser will be on Thursday 18 November at 7:30pm at Reading Cinemas Belmont.

Ordinary tickets are $16. Members of Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty or student/concession card holders can purchase tickets for just $14 or just $13 for children under 14 years. Pay online, or RSVP by email, on Facebook, or call 0421 391 719 and just pay on the night.

Harry Potter movie screening

Ordinary ticket $16.00 Swancon36 member $14.00 Concession card holder $14.00 Child 14 or younger $12.00