First of all, there's Continuum 3 -- http://www.continuum.org.au/ -- which is described on their website as,
Continuum is an annual Melbourne speculative fiction and pop culture convention celebrating creativity across genre and media. From hard-edge science fiction to high-flown fantasy, comic books to film noir, high culture to sub-culture � we sink our teeth into it all!
This year our convention will commence on Friday 15th July and conclude late on Sunday 17th July, 2005. Continuum 3 aims to provide a wide range of traditional SF convention activities as well some new ones, all complementing our theme: Creatures Natural and Unnatural. We are very pleased to have Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z Brite, Richard Harland and Robin Hobb as our Official Guests for 2005, who will feature along with numerous other speakers and panellists in a fabulous line up of panels, presentations and special activities.
And that's followed by,
Monday 18 July-Melbourne
Lecture, Q&A, Book signing:
The Australian Centre for Youth Literature
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Enquiries: Mike Shuttleworth, 03 8664 7014
Tuesday 19 July-Canberra
4-6pm Signing event:
Gaslight Books, Fyshwick
Unit 10/83 Wollongong St
Enquiries: Gayle Lovett, 02 6239 3633
7-10pm Lecture introduced by Colin Steele, Q&A, Signing:
Manning Clark Lecture Theatre 1
Union Court, Australian National University
Enquiries: Diane Whitehead, 02 6125 4144
Wednesday 20 July-Sydney
12.30-3pm Talk, Q&A, Signing
Galaxy Books
143 York Street
Enquiries: David Lynton, 02 9267 7222 or 02 9264 3260
5.30-7.30pm Talk, Q&A, Signing
Kinokuniya
Enquiries: Steve Jones, (02) 9262 7996
Thursday 21st July-Brisbane
6.30-10pm Talk, Q&A, Book Signing
Pulp Fiction
Anzac Square Arcade
265-269 Edward Street
Enquiries: Ron Serdiuk, 07 3236 2750