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[[Swancon 8]] ||[[Bob Ogden]] ||Jan 28-31, 1983 ||Westos Motor Inn ||[[Damien Broderick]], [[Bob Ogden]] | [[Swancon 8]] ||[[Bob Ogden]] ||Jan 28-31, 1983 ||Westos Motor Inn ||[[Damien Broderick]], [[Bob Ogden]] | ||
[[Swancon Nine]] ||[[Dave Luckett]] ||Jan 27-30, 1984 ||Westos Motor Inn ||[[Harry Harrison]], [[Roy Ferguson]] | [[Swancon Nine]] ||[[Dave Luckett]] ||Jan 27-30, 1984 ||Westos Motor Inn ||[[Harry Harrison]], [[Roy Ferguson]] | ||
− | [[Swancon X]] ||[[John McDouall]] ||Jan | + | [[Swancon X]] ||[[John McDouall]] ||Jan 25-28, 1985 ||Airways Hotel ||[[Ian Nichols]] |
[[Swancon XI]] (25th Natcon) ||[[Erik Harding]] ||Mar 28-31, 1986 ||Miss Maud Function Centre ||[[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Jack Herman]] | [[Swancon XI]] (25th Natcon) ||[[Erik Harding]] ||Mar 28-31, 1986 ||Miss Maud Function Centre ||[[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Jack Herman]] | ||
[[Swancon 12]] ||[[David Simmons]] ||Feb 28 - Mar 2, 1987 ||Airways Hotel ||[[John McDouall]] | [[Swancon 12]] ||[[David Simmons]] ||Feb 28 - Mar 2, 1987 ||Airways Hotel ||[[John McDouall]] |
Revision as of 08:11, 8 January 2021
(Are you looking for Swanncon, the academic conference in Florida?)
Swancon is a regional convention held in Perth, Western Australia since 1976.
Swancon was started by Grant Stone and Tony Peacey two fans from W.A. who met at Aussiecon in 1975, with some help from Clifford R. Wind, an American fan then briefly living in Australia.
The Western Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards, known as the Tin Duck Awards, are regularly presented at Swancon. The Marge Hughes Award and Mikey Award have tended to be awarded also. The rarer Silver Swan Award has only been presented upon special occasions.
Fans who have attended lots of Swancons have been presented with 20 Year Badges and 33 Year Badges. There are plans to also present 42 Year Badges.
Swancon is now held under the auspices of the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF).
See also Swancon the CCG, and the lyrics by Craig Hilton of "The Billy Joel Hit Single of Swancon 18 (and Every Other Swancon in Existence)".
Swancon 9a[edit]
A convention-cum-birthday-party for Craig Hilton on 17 March 1984 was billed as Swancon 9a. Julia Bateman was GoH.
Dead Guests of Honour[edit]
Swancon Twenty3, held in 1998, had Dead GoH Jules Verne. Swancon 24: ICon, also known as SwanICon, had Dead GoH Jim Henson, who had also been designated Posthumous Guest of Swancon 2000. Swancon 25 had Dead GoH Stanley Kubrick. Swancon 42 is to have GoH Douglas Adams (in memoriam).
Swancon XXX Fictional Guest[edit]
Swancon XXX, held in 2005, honoured, among others, the Borderlands team: Grant Watson, Simon Oxwell and Anna Hepworth. Grant Watson was a Special Guest. Anna Hepworth was Fan Guest. Simono, "the Most Beautiful Fan in the World", portrayed by Simon Oxwell, was Fictional Guest.
Life Member[edit]
Grant Stone is a Life Member of WASFF, and thereby a lifetime member of Swancon.
Swancon history at Australian SF Information site
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