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Thrilled to learn over the last weekend that my stories were nominated for two #TinDucks and one #Ditmar at the #Australian #Natcon #swancon50 !
I did not win, but absolutely thrilled to bits to be nominated!
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Thrilled to learn over the last weekend that my stories were nominated for two #TinDucks and one #Ditmar at the #Australian #Natcon #swancon50 !
I did not win, but absolutely thrilled to bits to be nominated!
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So the last day of MerMay it seemed like everyone at Swancon 50 wanted to talk, for me to get them things, and to bump the table. But me and the Kakimori and the bottle of Rainbow Scarab got through it all.
It's been a great MerMay, and thank you for traveling along with me.
#MerMay #DrawingWithoutANet #MerMay2026 #NoAI #Swancon50 #Swancon #PerthWesternAustralia #ScienceFictionConvention #FountainPenInk #DipPen
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So the last day of MerMay it seemed like everyone at Swancon 50 wanted to talk, for me to get them things, and to bump the table. But me and the Kakimori and the bottle of Rainbow Scarab got through it all.
It's been a great MerMay, and thank you for traveling along with me.
#MerMay #DrawingWithoutANet #MerMay2026 #NoAI #Swancon50 #Swancon #PerthWesternAustralia #ScienceFictionConvention #FountainPenInk #DipPen
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Overheard at #Swancon50 : "Has anyone seen the 'Lost and Found' box?"
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Overheard at #Swancon50 : "Has anyone seen the 'Lost and Found' box?"
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Super poor light I'm afraid, but we're here in a hotel with dim light and a storm lowering outside, and a hurried drawing in the heritage ballroom.
Off to a Panel soon and then The Masquerade!
I think it's mainly Azure Kingfisher.#Swancon50 #PerthWesternAustralia #MerMay #Mermay2026 #DrawingWithoutANet #FountainPen #FountainPenInk
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Super poor light I'm afraid, but we're here in a hotel with dim light and a storm lowering outside, and a hurried drawing in the heritage ballroom.
Off to a Panel soon and then The Masquerade!
I think it's mainly Azure Kingfisher.#Swancon50 #PerthWesternAustralia #MerMay #Mermay2026 #DrawingWithoutANet #FountainPen #FountainPenInk
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Registration opened on time! It's been awesomely organized!
Well Swancon 50 has seen a lot of blasts from the past! The guest banquet was good, our table had Grant Stone and Tom Becker and Leigh Edmonds and a SF radio guy from Adelaide whose name I don't recall so talk was of fanzines and radio.
Wandered around after talking, had a game of Wombat Poo, and @rdm was shocked to learn he's been short listed for a Ditmar and twoTin Ducks, he hadn't been informed, and only found out by reading the con book.
Bedtime now.
#Swancon50 #ScienceFictionConvention #PerthWesternAustralia #Swancon
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Registration opened on time! It's been awesomely organized!
Well Swancon 50 has seen a lot of blasts from the past! The guest banquet was good, our table had Grant Stone and Tom Becker and Leigh Edmonds and a SF radio guy from Adelaide whose name I don't recall so talk was of fanzines and radio.
Wandered around after talking, had a game of Wombat Poo, and @rdm was shocked to learn he's been short listed for a Ditmar and twoTin Ducks, he hadn't been informed, and only found out by reading the con book.
Bedtime now.
#Swancon50 #ScienceFictionConvention #PerthWesternAustralia #Swancon
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As we head into #Swancon50 , time to do a bit of flagrant #ShamelessSelfPromotion and remind everyone that I have published a book of selected #Microfiction .
It is available on all the usual platforms, both print and ebook, and will be available (somehow) at Swancon.
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As we head into #Swancon50 , time to do a bit of flagrant #ShamelessSelfPromotion and remind everyone that I have published a book of selected #Microfiction .
It is available on all the usual platforms, both print and ebook, and will be available (somehow) at Swancon.
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Just to remind everyone in #PerthWesternAustralia that #Swancon50 is on this weekend, and if it's your first time a one day membership is pay what you feel. @rdm would be chuffed if you came to his book launch!
I'd be thrilled if you came to see my artwork.Check out our Ugg-Tect panel game!
Check out our #Murderbot panel!
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Just to remind everyone in #PerthWesternAustralia that #Swancon50 is on this weekend, and if it's your first time a one day membership is pay what you feel. @rdm would be chuffed if you came to his book launch!
I'd be thrilled if you came to see my artwork.Check out our Ugg-Tect panel game!
Check out our #Murderbot panel!
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Well today @rdm 's first book of short stories #ShortStoriesFromADistractedMind is now available on all the usual electronic formats as well as in paper form at Boundless Books in Oxford Street, Leederville. He, and I'd be thrilled if you checked it out! Will you be the first to review?
https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%22short+stories+from+a+distracted+mind%22
It's a bunch of microfiction - flash fiction - with #ScienceFiction #Fantasy and even a little horror. He's also called me an editor, gosh.
So now #PerthWesternAustralia has one more writer. If you are going to #Swancon50 in just a few short weeks you could get a physical copy signed at the book launch.
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Well today @rdm 's first book of short stories #ShortStoriesFromADistractedMind is now available on all the usual electronic formats as well as in paper form at Boundless Books in Oxford Street, Leederville. He, and I'd be thrilled if you checked it out! Will you be the first to review?
https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%22short+stories+from+a+distracted+mind%22
It's a bunch of microfiction - flash fiction - with #ScienceFiction #Fantasy and even a little horror. He's also called me an editor, gosh.
So now #PerthWesternAustralia has one more writer. If you are going to #Swancon50 in just a few short weeks you could get a physical copy signed at the book launch.
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Swancon 50 says "Tin Duck Nominations Open
We are now accepting nominations for the best works of Western Australia Speculative Fiction and Spec Fic related creative endeavors from the calendar year of 2025.Nominations from any past or present member of Swancon are invited from now until 11.59pm (WA time) on April 30 for both fan and professional works in the following cateories:
Fiction - Long Form
Fiction - Short Form
Non-fiction
Artwork
Production
Game
For the purposes of the Tin Duck awards ‘Production’ is given to mean any work that has been produced but does not specifically fit into any of the other existing categories. Any collected work, zine, journal, audio or audio visual work, event, or collection or series of such items may be considered a production.
Visit tinducks.sf.org.au for full eligibility criteria and further information.
New Category - Best WA Game
Due to the large number or outstanding games being produced currently in WA and the long history that Swancon has with the WA gaming community we are pleased to be introducing the new category of best game.List of Eligible Works
Not sure what to nominate? We’ve got you. The tin Duck admins have put together a list of WA SF works released in 2025 for your consideration.Got something to add to the list? We a would love to add more eligible works to our list - if something is missing you can let use know either by filling in the form at the bottom of the list page or sending us an email to [email protected]."
If you have published a game in WA and need me to nominate it please let me know.
#WesternAustralia #ScienceFiction #BoardGame #VideoGame #Swancon #Swancon50
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Swancon 50 says "Tin Duck Nominations Open
We are now accepting nominations for the best works of Western Australia Speculative Fiction and Spec Fic related creative endeavors from the calendar year of 2025.Nominations from any past or present member of Swancon are invited from now until 11.59pm (WA time) on April 30 for both fan and professional works in the following cateories:
Fiction - Long Form
Fiction - Short Form
Non-fiction
Artwork
Production
Game
For the purposes of the Tin Duck awards ‘Production’ is given to mean any work that has been produced but does not specifically fit into any of the other existing categories. Any collected work, zine, journal, audio or audio visual work, event, or collection or series of such items may be considered a production.
Visit tinducks.sf.org.au for full eligibility criteria and further information.
New Category - Best WA Game
Due to the large number or outstanding games being produced currently in WA and the long history that Swancon has with the WA gaming community we are pleased to be introducing the new category of best game.List of Eligible Works
Not sure what to nominate? We’ve got you. The tin Duck admins have put together a list of WA SF works released in 2025 for your consideration.Got something to add to the list? We a would love to add more eligible works to our list - if something is missing you can let use know either by filling in the form at the bottom of the list page or sending us an email to [email protected]."
If you have published a game in WA and need me to nominate it please let me know.
#WesternAustralia #ScienceFiction #BoardGame #VideoGame #Swancon #Swancon50
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If folks would like to consider nominating/voting for Rob and my's collaboration "Please Rearrange" Interactive Sculpture for a Tin Duck and/or a Ditmar that would be cool.
My pen and ink work "After The Telescope" has been nominated for a Tin Duck so if you like it better than the other works, please vote for it when the time comes!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FWAmiADktfTQqQFn8 for a look at "After The Telescope"
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wSZ1ZudQ2HCmXQyd6 for "Please Rearrange"
https://tinducks.sf.org.au/ for Tin Duck info, you have to be a supporting or full member of Swancon 50.
https://form.jotform.com/260567334914865 for the Ditmar - the national award- form, you just need to be active in fandom.
#WesternAustralia #Perth #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #SFF
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If folks would like to consider nominating/voting for Rob and my's collaboration "Please Rearrange" Interactive Sculpture for a Tin Duck and/or a Ditmar that would be cool.
My pen and ink work "After The Telescope" has been nominated for a Tin Duck so if you like it better than the other works, please vote for it when the time comes!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FWAmiADktfTQqQFn8 for a look at "After The Telescope"
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wSZ1ZudQ2HCmXQyd6 for "Please Rearrange"
https://tinducks.sf.org.au/ for Tin Duck info, you have to be a supporting or full member of Swancon 50.
https://form.jotform.com/260567334914865 for the Ditmar - the national award- form, you just need to be active in fandom.
#WesternAustralia #Perth #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #SFF
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#ScienceFictionConventions #swancon50 #swancon2025
#ScienceFiction #FantasyJust a semiperiodical heads up that Swancon - #WesternAustralia 's beloved Science Fiction and #Fantasy #SpeculativeFiction volunteer run convention will be turning the big 50 next year, wow!
In keeping with this spectacular achievement, a spectacular venue - the beautiful Pagoda Hotel and spa.
In addition, it's recently announced that Swancon50 will be the National SF Convention for Australia, which brings in Tansy Rayner Roberts (Livia Day) as Guest of Honour! The other Guests of Honour are not to be sneezed at either!
https://swancon.square.site/guests
This is community run event, as always, staffed entirely by volunteers. There will be panels, discussions, workshops, games and costumes, dancing and singing with a friendly and inclusive atomosphere.
Unlike Comicon or Supanova, once you're in the door, panels and such are free entry. Workshops might incur a fee for materials.
So take a look and hope to see you there!
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#ScienceFictionConventions #swancon50 #swancon2026
#ScienceFiction #FantasyJust a semiperiodical heads up that Swancon - #WesternAustralia 's beloved Science Fiction and #Fantasy #SpeculativeFiction volunteer run convention will be turning the big 50 next year, wow!
In keeping with this spectacular achievement, a spectacular venue - the beautiful Pagoda Hotel and spa.
In addition, it's recently announced that Swancon50 will be the National SF Convention for Australia, which brings in Tansy Rayner Roberts (Livia Day) as Guest of Honour! The other Guests of Honour are not to be sneezed at either!
https://swancon.square.site/guests
This is community run event, as always, staffed entirely by volunteers. There will be panels, discussions, workshops, games and costumes, dancing and singing with a friendly and inclusive atomosphere.
Unlike Comicon or Supanova, once you're in the door, panels and such are free entry. Workshops might incur a fee for materials.
So take a look and hope to see you there!
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#swancon50 has been launched!
Not been to a #Swancon? Well, Number 50 will let you get all caught up on the history and also be a part of the now and the future!
https://swancon.square.site/swancon-50-2026
#PerthWesternAustralia #ScienceFictionConventions #Scifi
Take advantage of the special earlybird price!
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#swancon50 has been launched!
Not been to a #Swancon? Well, Number 50 will let you get all caught up on the history and also be a part of the now and the future!
https://swancon.square.site/swancon-50-2026
#PerthWesternAustralia #ScienceFictionConventions #Scifi
Take advantage of the special earlybird price!