Coverage of Conjure at abc.au

[randy_byers]

There is some interesting coverage of last weekend's Australian National SF Convention, Conjure, at the ABC website (that's the Australian, not American, ABC). It includes a rudimentary (but not insulting) "it's not about Spock ears" apologia, but also a good interview with GoH Bruce Sterling, plus interviews with Cory Doctorow and Sean Williams that I haven't read.

Not bad, for an outsider view of an SF convention. In summing up, reporter/blogger Gary Kemble writes, "Despite at one point being so tired I couldn't figure out how to take Caps Lock off, it was a great experience and changed my ideas about what goes on at science fiction conventions.

"Each person I spoke to had a different take on what they found the most interesting, but the response I received time and time again was - 'It was just great to meet the people' - and that pretty much sums up what conventions are all about."

Exactly!

Comments

[damienw]

There should be mp3s of Bruce and Cory, at least, which I think is much better than reading the transcriptions if you are willing to invest in the time. I'll probably have some posts later about the con, once I've woken up &c.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

You're right, there are mp3s of their speeches, although not, I think, of the interviews. I look forward to your report, and I enjoyed the photo you put of Sterling, Doctorow, and Cake.