Jerry Kaufman, on his Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF) trip made the mistake of creating a hoax bid for an Australian Natcon to be held in Seattle...which won. The Aussies, sensibly, decided to run a non-a-Natcon at the regular time (and in Australia!)…
This cover from the Norwescon 2 Program Book has an interesting story behind it.
The illustration by Bill Warren depicts a scene from "The Wind Whales of Ishmael" by Norwescon 2's Guest of Honor, Philip Jose Farmer. But the most interesting part is…
Bill Warren drew this cartoon depicting some members of the Norwescon 1 convention committee to fill a space in the program book. It was amusing enough, but there was depth to it.
Many of the people in the cartoon are identifiable from Bill's…
This is a scan of the original art for the Norwescon 1 program book cover. The cover is by Bill Warren (William R. Warren, Jr.), 1978; India ink on vellum.
The little gnome with the glowing guts sitting under the bridge with his quill is, of course,…