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Post-Aurealis non-COVID hangover

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Lexifab

The Aurealis Awards weekend has drawn to a close, and I’m done. Luckily for me, today is a public holiday in Canberra (for Reconciliation Day) so I don’t have to immediately switch back to my day job brain. The weekend … Continue reading →

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Ditmar Awards open for nominations

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Lexifab

The 2017 Australian SF Awards, aka the Ditmars, are open for nominations until midnight on the 19th of March 2017. Any eligible person – being anyone active in Australian SF, fantasy and/or horror fandom, or a member of the Natcon … Continue reading →

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Late report from Conflux – Winning!

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Lexifab

I can’t believe I forgot this in my last Conflux report: I won a prize! Specifically, I took second place in the CSFG/Conflux Short Story Contest, which called for stories up to 4000 words on the theme ‘Red Fire Monkey’. … Continue reading →

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More Reports from Conflux – The Other Three Days

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Lexifab

When I wrote up Friday’s activities, I had this crazy idea I’d write a short report from the convention floor every evening. Didn’t happen. At the end of each day, as soon as I no longer had to be on … Continue reading →

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