Eidolon SF Online: WWW Links to Australian SF & F

SF&F Links: Australian
Links to Australian Information about SF, F & H

This page provides a listing of current links to Australian sf and sf-related sites on the Web. Links to pages on Eidolon: SF Online are not included here.

Authors and General SF

Douglass, Sara

Sara Douglass did not lose any time putting up a home page. Anyone interested in her work should check this out. Sarah provides us with some biographical information, notes on Battleaxe, Enchanter and Starman (for those readers who want to know what's in store in the "Axis Trilogy"), plus a variety of reviews of her work. Not only that, but Sara reveals she is in fact Dr Sara Warneke, current Head of History at La Trobe University in Bendigo. Links to her Alter Ego's Home Site reveal, among other things, her translation of Robert Mannyng of Brunne's 1338 "Story of Arthur".

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Egan, Greg

The Greg Egan Fan Page is the place to be for information about Greg Egan. Here you will find a complete bibliography of Egan's short stories and novels (both published and forthcoming), a list of Egan's awards, and book reviews of his work. This page is diligently maintained by Philipp Leonard Keller and is a must for Egan fans.

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Orman, Kate

No doubt all the Doctor Who fans already know about Kate's page because it contains heaps of stuff about the "The Doctor" but, like the Tardis, there is more here than meets the eye. Kate provides us with much more, including photographs of herself, plus her views on gun control and feminism, amongst other things. SF readers and writers will find the draft blurb she submitted to Virgin for her forthcoming novel Sleepy and a guide for submitting to Virgin publishing. Kate has also broken new ground in Australian SF by being the first professional writer to make her fiction freely available on the Web. Surfers will find a number of her short stories posted here. This site is graphics intensive, slow to download, and features additional information on feminism and other of the author's interests.

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OZSF

The OZSF pages (which are part of the Perfect Strangers Australian Youth Culture Project) provide a reasonable starting point for newcomers to Australian SF. They are maintained by SF writer Aidan Doyle and reflect his likes and dislikes. The "Australian SF Authors" section contains informative, though not exhaustive, overviews of 17 writers, including book lists. The "Australian SF Magazines" section provides cameo overviews of Aurealis, Eidolon, Sirius and Bloodsongs. "OZ SF Book Reviews" provides book reviews of ten important books, most of which Doyle has previously published in Voiceworks. Information is also provided for potential SF writers.

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SF Times

Science Fiction Times is an Australian SF web-zine concentrating, at least for now, on sf media. The site features international sf media news, fiction by new writers, classified ads and promises critical essays and SF retailing at some time in the future. The site is simply organised, but has overly large graphics that take time to download. Of interest to the fan reader.

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VicNet SF Page

The VicNet Science Fiction Pages are maintained by well known Melbourne SF fan Marc Ortlieb. Here you will find swags of information about Australian SF including: Awards, Clubs, Conventions, Fan Funds, Fanzines, Bulletin Boards and listings of Australian SF novels and short stories published in 1994 and 1995.

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Conventions

Australia in '99

Australia in '99 is the Australian bid to hold the World Science Fiction Convention in 1999. These pages, maintained by bid-committee member Eric Lindsay, provide details of the WorldCon bid and how you can be involved. Simple page design and minimal graphics make this site simple to use. Features some general Australian SF information and author web pages. Of principal interest to persons wishing to attend or work on the WorldCon bid.

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Festival of the Imagination 1996

This is an excellent source of up-to-date information about this event which will include a number of Australian SF personalities, as mentioned in the "People & Events" section, plus a short story writing competition.

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MedTrek 5

Medtrek is an annual SF media convention, the fifth is being held in January 1997 with Lewis Morley, Marilyn Pride, and Nick Stathopoulos as guests. The site features convention information, a review zine and links. Design is basic and graphics (scanned media SF art) are not used heavily. Of interest to media fans.

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Fans, Fanzines and Fan Groups

AFR

AFR is a fanzine published by well-known Adelaide fan, Roman Orzanski with Damien Warman and Juliette Woods. The site is simply organised, features nice quick to download graphics, and has interesting social, political and sf comment and review by Roman Orzanski, John Foyster, David Grigg and others.

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Australasian Fannish Email Directory

An alphabetical listing email addresses for fans in Australia and New Zealand, maintained by Perry Middlemiss. At present the list is quite short.

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Dr Who Fan Club of Australia

A simple page with almost no content, it provides information on how to join the Dr Who Fan Club of Australasia, and information on Dr Who Fan Events. One for the converted.

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Dr Who Club of Victoria

A simple page with almost no content, it provides information on how to join the Dr Who Fan Club of Victoria, and information on Dr Who Fan Events. One for the converted (from Victoria).

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Futurians

The Futurians is a science fiction group based in Sydney that meets monthly. This site features some silly BIG graphics on the front page, and text of notes on meetings. Of interest to club members only.

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Ibn Qirtaiba

Ibn Qirtaiba is the magazine for the Mensa science fiction special interest group. It features reviews of fiction, interviews with international authors, and other material by members. Site design is simple, and features minimal graphics.

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Ithorians (Star Wars)

Ithorians are a breed of greeblie found in the Mos Eisley Cantina. This page, with nice graphics and an attractive background which occasionally makes text difficult to read, tells you more than you ever wanted to know about Ithorians. For the converted.

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Lindsay, Eric

Eric Lindsay is a long-time fan writer, editor and publisher of Gengenschein. These pages, which also feature some author pages and the Australia in '99 WorldCon bid pages, are simple and feature few graphics. Surprisingly, the site does not include any text from Gengenschein.

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Middlemiss, Perry

This is the home page for Perry Middlemiss, fan writer and editor of Larrikin. The site features some fan information, personal interests and links to other fan sites. Of particular interest for people interested in fan writing.

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Neutral Zone, The

This graphics intensive media sf site is a curiosity, if only for the fact the it appears to feature content which does not exist. Useful for links only, otherwise pointless.

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Refractions

Refractions is a mixed-media fanzine, according to the blurb. Features index of contents, and other information, but no actual contents. A simple site with few graphics.

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