Last year Play it again: the Popular Memory Archive was launched as a joint effort by a number of universities to collect and record Australian …
Guest blog
Lord of the Rings fanac (fan activity)
In this guest post, Henry Herz interviews Emil Johansson about his fansite LOTRproject and their recent collaboration on Six Degrees of Sauron. Emil maintains the LotR project through which …
Play it again: Local Scenes and Themes on both sides of the Tasman
Digital games make up a significant but little known chapter in the history of the moving image in Australia and New Zealand. The Popular Memory …
Bruce Mutard on Comicpalooza, a comic book launch in Melbourne
Oh my god it’s another Brucey spam… Well, it’s better than the usual rubbish. In this case, I want to introduce you to another multi-book …
Comics Symposium Adelaide 2014: call for papers
Bruce Mutard, keynote speaker for the Comics Symposium, writes: Hello you Inkers and Thinkers, Rare is the chance to talk about comics in a refined, …
Bruce Mutard on Cordite: Pumpkin, the poetry comics issue
G’day comics lovers around the world I’d like to draw your attention to the only poetry anthology, Cordite: Pumpkin, the poetry comics issue. It contains …
Bruce Mutard: The Brucey Blather
Dear virtual travellers, fellow spirits and other ethereal sprites who I hope, have ridden with me on this trip, This will be the last of …
Chris Garcia on ‘Doctor Whom’: a guest blog
Doctor Whom by Christopher J Garcia So, I’m not quite a Whovian. I like Doctor Who, watched it a bit when I was a kid, …
Madeline Ashby on the SFWA sexist scandal: Stalin, Playboy and Lady Writers
Stalin, Playboy and Lady Writers a guest blog by Madeline Ashby I guess I’m pretty concerned about the whole SFWA mess. In case you missed …
Danny Oz on Playing Safe in Doctor Who
a guest blog by Danny Oz Danny volunteered to write an article for Dark Matter’s Doctor Who special edition zine but due to life getting …
Theresa Derwin: Gender Parity & Fandom
a guest blog by Theresa Derwin, TAFF candidate running on a gender parity platform As you might have expected, the death of Joanna Russ brought …
Brian McClellan: Researching Reality for a Fantasy World
Researching Reality for a Fantasy World a guest blog by Brian McClellan Brian McClellan lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, two dogs, a cat, …
Kathryn Leigh Scott: Down and out in Beverly Heels
Down and out in Beverly Heels a guest blog by Kathryn Leigh Scott Kathryn Leigh Scott played Maggie Evans Collins in the original Dark Shadows …
Chris Garcia
Chris Garcia is a long-time science fiction fan activist. He’s been heavily involved in fanzines for years and, more recently, has been making documentaries. Chris …
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge
Michael Pryor on the AWW challenge Michael Pryor is a best-selling author of fantasy for teenagers. He has published over thirty novels and more than …