Aussiecon 4 chair Perry Middlemiss has announced a membership rate increase effective September 1, 2009. The new US dollar attending rate will be $225, and the rates in several other currencies are listed in the press release. The full text … Continue reading
Perry Middlemiss, co-chair of Aussiecon 4, has announced that current membership rates will hold until the end of August 2009. “All membership applications received by mail on or before 31 August, and all electronic transactions time-stamped prior to 00:00 1 September … Continue reading
The 2010 Worldcon, Aussiecon 4, will boost its membership rates on January 1, 2009. Attending: A$ 210; US$ 175; CAN$ 185; GBP 100; Eur 120; Yen 16,000. Supporting: A$ 70; US$ 50; CAN$ 50; GBP 25; Eur 35; Yen 4.900. Converting to attending for supporting memberships purchased prior to January … Continue reading
The Aussiecon 4 committee has reporters eating out of their hands ever since their announcement that Melbourne will host the 2010 Worldcon. http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/09/17/worlds_biggest_science-fiction_fair_hits_melbourne_in_2010.html I think it’s a fairly safe bet that games and science fiction go together like movies and … Continue reading
(1) HOLMES & WATSON. At Brandon O’Brien’s Afternoon Tea the author takes up the Elementary series: “Lapsang Souchong: Two People Who ‘Love’ Each Other”. I’ve been thinking about this topic idly in my skull for quite some time, and since … Continue reading
(1) HOLLY BLACK Q&A. “Holly Black interview: The Cruel Prince author on the boom in faerie fantasy novels, BookTok, and sex scenes” at Slate. What does it feel like now to be surrounded by all these other faerie fantasy books … Continue reading
(1) BRINGING UP THE REAR. Cora Buhlert’s latest Masters-of-the-Universe-Piece Theatre story is “In Exile”. … “And then I said, ‘With all due respect, Your Majesty – not that I think you’re due any – you can kiss my…” “Malcolm, please … Continue reading
(1) LAST NIGHT’S DOCTOR WHO. [Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.] Last night we had the annual BBC Children in Need which is an annual charity TV marathon (which to date has raised over £1 billion). And in the mix Doctor Who … Continue reading
(1) LUKYANENKO NOT AT WORLDCON. There’s no sign of the Chengdu Worldcon’s Russian GoH Sergey Lukyanenko in social media coverage of the con. And the latest posts to his blog on his official website (devoted to anti-Israel remarks, and a … Continue reading
By Bruce Gillespie: Helena Binns has been a stalwart of Melbourne fandom since 1958, when she made contact with the Melbourne Science Fiction Club. She has been both artist and writer for MSFC publications, and for the last fifty years … Continue reading