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9:00 AM
- Welcome to Swancon Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- You've been here a day, and now there's things you want to know. Or you skipped Friday, and today is your first day! Meet some friendly (and possib...
- Workshop
- Open console gaming Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- Collaborative
- art show set up Pan Pacific Perth - Meetings on 5 foyer
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
- Closed
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- NovelPersepctive: a machine learning reading tool Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Presenting NovelPerspective, a tool for transforming (modifying) e-books, based on the point of view character. Epic fantasy novels are notable for...
- Talk
- Live action board games! Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Come along and play large scale board games. We have:Hungry, hungry hippo!Foosball!Kerplunk!(But not Operation. No ...
- Collaborative
- Play 'DropMix'! Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Collaborative
- Kit Kat Jenga Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Mario Kart Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Young people in publishing Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- With the changing landscape of the publishing industry, how can young content creators and editors approach their dream jobs? The panel looks at so...
- Panel
- Mining the Mundane Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Writers and content creators use a range of sources and techniques to nurture the creative spark. Sometimes these sources are their own lives and h...
- Panel
- Paranormal Romance vs Urban Fantasy Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Not sure if you write fantasy with romantic elements, urban fantasy or paranormal romance? It’s more than just the species or style of magic. Delve...
- Panel
- Objective Secured, Demo Tabletop Games Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 4
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Collaborative
- Quiet spaces Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 1
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 8 hours
- Collaborative
- Art show Pan Pacific Perth - Meetings on 5 foyer
- 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM | 7 hours 30 minutes
- Keynote
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Laser Maze Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Make a spy maze replacing the lasers with wool (sorry!) and try to sneak through without setting off the alarm. Some spies may have to evade ...
- Collaborative
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Technohorror Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- How do horror writers and film-makers deal with advances in tech such as cell phones - giving characters a light source and the ability to call...
- Panel
- Changing Nature of Fan Communities Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Swancon has been running for 43 years, and fandom has changed around the convention during this time. (Or has it?) What was Perth fandom like in th...
- Panel
- Writing the Romantic Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- How do authors handle romance well when writing other genres? SF or fantasy with romantic elements are popular with readers, but getting the balanc...
- Panel
- Book Reading Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Talk
- Writing is a Marathon, not a Sprint Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Writing is hard. How do writers deal with the practicalities of managing a job as a writer when bits of them won't cooperate? The panelists delve i...
- Engaging Your Readers Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- A shiny cover image and a snappy pull quote for your book won't work unless you can encourage your readers to look. The panellists talk through mai...
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- Common Mistakes of Early Career Writers, and How Not to Make Them- writing workshop Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 3
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Satima Flavell's workshop deals with the most common mistakes of first-time writers(and sadly, sometimes second or third time writers too!) Ove...
- Workshop
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Harry Potter Yoga Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
- Book launch: Survival by Rachel Watts Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Join Rachel Watts to celebrate the launch of Survival, a young adult novella.Ignorance is cheap. And then it costs you everything...
- Book Signings
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Ryan J Griffen Guest of Honour event Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote
- Project Runway Swancon Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Designers, you have a challenge awaiting you. You must design your outfit, choose your fabric, make your item and dress your model. You have ...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Lunch
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Closed
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Smash Bros Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 2 hours
- Collaborative
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- UNISFA is how old?! Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- UNISFA turns 40 this year. Join several generations of UNISFAns as they remininisce, contemplate, anecdote and laugh. Middle age has never looked s...
- Panel
- Thirteen Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- We’ve all heard the online controversy about the newest incarnation of Dr Who, due to the change in gender of the Doctor. Is that a relevant concer...
- Panel
- Science fiction, fantasy and animation from the 1950's -1990's with an emphasis on the 1980's Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
- Post it Art Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
- Fannish Speed Friend-ating Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom foyer
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Aurealis Awards Ceremony Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Keynote
- Aurealis Award Ceremony Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- The 2017 Aurealis Awards are for works of speculative fiction by authors, editors and illustrators. The Aurealis Awards are a se...
- Keynote
- Aurealis Awards Ceremony Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- The 2017 Aurealis Awards are for works of speculative fiction by authors, editors and illustrators. The Au...
- Keynote
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Finish the Drawing Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Real People, Imaginary Stories Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Contemporary SF illustration and storyboarding Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- The panelists explore the three way intersection of story, visual art and technology, possibly with illustrations. How can art be used to tell stor...
- Panel
- Disney from the kids' seats Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
- Quiet Time Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Workshop
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Pokken tournament Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Strong Beginnings- writing workshop
- Signup required Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 3
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 2 hours
- Strong Beginnings- writing workshopGlenda Larke, author of The Forsaken Lands, is offering an advanced writing workshop at Swancon.T...
- Workshop
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Swancon 2019 launch set-up Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Closed
- Masquerade set-up Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 3 hours
- Closed
- Print on Demand: It's more than just printing. Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Emma Hall and Julie-ann Harper present on self publishing and print-on-demand. They discuss the growth of self publishing; the importance of invest...
- Talk
- Geek singalong - Disney edition Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Collaborative
- Indian Speculative Fiction - what's hot Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Maia chats about the best of contemporary Indian speculative fiction, including these stories:The Woman who Thought She was a Planet by Vandana...
- Panel
- How to write academic papers Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Anna and Art call on their long careers as research scientists to explain firstly how to avoid writing academic papers, and then when the inevitabl...
- Collaborative
- From an image to an ending- writing workshop for all writers Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- They say a picture tells a thousand words, but the truth is, they can tell an infinite amount more if you let your imagination run wild. Whether ph...
- Workshop
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Swancon 2019 Launch Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Keynote
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Masquerade set-up Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
- Closed
- Drawing Characters 101 Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Always wanted to draw characters? Been drawing for a while, but looking to sharpen your character drawing skills? Emily Smith will take you through...
- Workshop
- Kids Masquerade Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Soul Calibur Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Swancon 1: Prisms of Memory Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Sample Hague Publishing's 2018 releases Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour
- Andrew Harvey reads excerpts from forthcoming works with Hague Publishing:There's No Place Like Hell by Janis Hill (the sequel to
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- Book Launch: The Time of the Stripes, Amanda Bridgeman Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour
- Amanda Bridgeman launches her latest novel, The Time of the Stripes, a standalone SF novel. Amanda will read an excerpt and chat about her w...
- Book Signings
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- More than glitter Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- We all know the importance of writing and creating a diverse group of characters. The panel focusses on the next step, making the diversity not the...
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Dinner
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Masquerade Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
- 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 5 hours
- Collaborative
- Masquerade Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
- 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 5 hours
- Collaborative
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Halo Madness Pan Pacific Perth - Boardroom (main floor)
- 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Collaborative
- Masquerade chill out space Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 7
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Masquerade Chill-out room Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 6
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Collaborative
- Masquerade chill-out room Pan Pacific Perth - Meeting Room 5
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Collaborative
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Kpop with Candice Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 2 hours
- A guided tour through a year of Kpop. The spectacle continues. Mini movies, drama, and beautiful people with more coordination than seems feasible....
- Talk
- Filking Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
- 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Filking is folk singing of pop songs with fandom-related lyrics, much like Weird Al’s ouvre. Both experienced filkers and novices are welcome to co...
- Collaborative