Where I'll be for a fair bit of the weekend

I will be at Sydney Freecon, which is a completely free little con that takes place (this year at least) in the Bankstown library. (I can think of no better place for a science-fiction and fantasy con than a library, myself.) The organizer says, "This location is a two-minute walk from Bankstown Railway Station, toward Keating Park, the Bankstown Court complex and the Town Hall."

The con will have three sessions: Friday night, November 27, from 6 to 8 p.m; Saturday, November 28, from 8:30 to 4; and Sunday, November 29 from 1 to 4.

There is no entry charge!! This, again, from the organizer: "Why is it a Free Event? Because the Sydney SF fans who gather each year to hold the Freecon believe that SF is best when the imagination is FREE!" Who can argue?

A number of way-cool writers are scheduled to speak; here's a list:

Alan Baxter - RealmShift www.alanbaxteronline.com
David Ko Chin
Louise Curtis - Daylight (a twittertale) http://twittertales.wordpress.com
David Dale
Terry Dowling
Dr Van Ikin – The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Kate Forsyth – The Puzzle Ring www.kateforsyth.com.au
Pamela Freeman – Full Circle, http://www.pamelafreemanbooks.com/
Richard Harland - Worldshaker www.richardharland.net
Duncan Lay - The Wounded Guardian Blog: www.duncanlay.blogspot.cpm
Lewis Morley & Marilyn Pride – “The Peregrine Besset Omnibus" and "Red World Holiday"
Gillian Polack – Life Through Cellophane www.Trivium.net/gillianpolack
Stella Tarackson

There is also a short-story competition, voted on by the attendees.

If you've got some time this weekend, and are in Sydney (or can bend time and space in order to get there), please consider dropping by. You can't beat free for an entry fee.