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Ryan J Griffen

concept creator & producer
National Guest of Honour
Participates in 10 items

Sessions in which Ryan J Griffen participates

Thursday 29 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM  | 1 hour
  • Are you ready??? Meet this year’s team, meet the guests, and get the lowdown on all things Swancon 2018.Welcome to Country ceremony will be...
  • Keynote
    Main
    CoreGuest of Honour

Friday 30 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
  • Australian TV: Early days to Cleverman
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • The style of storytelling in Australian TV has changed radically from the early days of Homicide to Cleverman. The panellists look at the changes, ...
  • Panel
    TV & MoviesRetrospective
    retrospectiveTVneeds panelistsAustraliaCleverman
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • Australian Landscapes as Characters
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • From the deserts to the suburbs*, Australian landscapes have been turned into important characters in their own right, particularly in YA sf and fa...
  • Panel
    Science fictionWriting
    WritingReadingAustraliaGuest of Honour
8:00 PM
8:00 PM

Saturday 31 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Sunday 1 April, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • Cross-fertilising, from genre to aesthetic
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Cross-fertilising genres gives awesome results like the SF spy novel and the supernatural romance. The panel discusses why these combinations are s...
  • Panel
    Science fictionWriting
    Science fictionfantasyhorrorWritingGuest of Honour

Monday 2 April, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
  • Apocalyptic outback Australia
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Some non-urban regions of Australia seem like the apocalypse has already arrived. (Ever driven through a small wheatbelt town on a Sunday afternoon...
  • Panel
    Science fiction
    Science fictionAustraliaWriting
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • Philosophy of Mind in SF
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • What is the mind? How closely does the mind depend on the biological nature of the brain? The mind/body split has a long and not always noble histo...
  • Panel
    Science fiction
    Science fictionGuest of Honour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
  • Closing Ceremony
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • It’s four days later, your tiredness has reached the point where anything is funny, and you’re in a roomful of people you’ve shared the convention ...
  • Keynote
    CoreGuest of Honour