#MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28 were at Eurocon last weekend. You can find a write up of Metropolcon at File770 file770.com/metropolcon-...

Site Selection is open at LA Con V. Your vote provides start up money for #Meanjin2028 #Brisbanein2028. You can also support us as Mates/Virtual Mates. These only need the WSFS supplement (bought with Site Selection) to be full memberships, this is the cheapest way to join the convention

Congrats to the finalists for the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis! In German: dsfp.de/2026/07/04/d... In English: locusmag.com/2026/07/2026...

We are very sad to hear of the death of Robin Johnson, in Ballarat on 6th July. Robin Johnson was the fan who led the team that bid for and hosted Aussiecon, Australia's first World Science Fiction Convention, in 1975. fancyclopedia.org/wiki/Robin_J...

Quick @brisbane28.org get someone local there to cover this amazing publicity generator!

@corabuhlert.bsky.social sat at our table at Metropol Con/ Eurocon.

@corabuhlert.bsky.social and @effjayem.bsky.social have just returned from Metropol Con Berlin, where were were delighted to hear the results of the 2026 Kurd Laßwitz Preis. The list of the winners is at Locus.mag Congratulations! Vote #Meanjin2028 #Brisbane2028 locusmag.com/2026/05/2026...

Tiny koala continues his tour of Berlin by paying a visit to the St. Mary's Church, Berlin's oldest active church and one of the few remnants of medieval Berlin. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Brisbane2028 #Meanjin2028 #MetropolCon #Berlin

Tiny Koala admires the Red Townhall, seat of the Berlin mayor. Unfortunately, he could not go in because of a Latin American food and culture festival being set up outside. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Brisbane2028 #Meanjin2028 #Berlin #MetropolCon

As of yesterday, ConTroll made us aware that they had patched a vulnerability within their system on 1 April 2026.

Delighted to see a #ConZealand t-shirt at #Eurocon #Metropolcon. Vote #Brisbanein2028 #Meanjinin2028 and come back Down Under.

UPDATED ADVISORS LIST: The First Ten Pages Programme The BFS is offering BIPOC members anonymous feedback from industry professionals on the first ten pages of speculative fiction novels. To submit your work as a writer, you can sign up here: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome

Tiny koala has finally made it to MetropolCon at Silent Green Kulturquartier in Berlin-Wedding. Drop by at the Brisbane in 2028 fan table to pick up your very own tiny koala. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Brisbane2028 #Meanjin2028 #MetropolCon #BerlinWedding

Tiny koala has a long day at MetropolCon ahead, so he starts it off with a hearty Turkish breakfast of menemen, simit, olives, feta, salad, orange juice and latte macchiato, courtesy of Cafe Zeytinim in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Brisbane2028 #Meanjin2028 #FoodSky #Metropolcon

Happy Canada Day to all our Australian friends! We hope you've put your stockings out by the fireplace for Bonhomme to bring Canada Day cheer to everyone!

@brisbanein28.mastodon.au.ap.brid.gy are off to #Eurocon today. Look out for @corabuhlert.bsky.social and @effjayem.bsky.social who will be staffing the table. Both are on programme. #meanjin2028 #Brisbanein2028

Happy #CanadaDay to all our Canadian supporters and friends, and especially to the 2030 #WorldconBidTeam @edmontonin2030.bsky.social

Tiny Koalas know that a hearty breakfast is important when travelling. And so this tiny koala stopped at Bakery Vatter at Autohof Schwarmstedt on route to MetropolCon in Berlin. #TinyKoalaAdventures #Brisbane2028 #Meanjin2028

@effjayem.bsky.social - Farah Mendlesohn - is one of our volunteers... Where do you like? Perth Scotland. What are you to the bid? I've been leading on social media under the guidance of the chairs.

Just got back from Australia, now off to Berlin. The European #MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28 Team will be be at Metropolcon from Thursday this week. Who will we see there? www.metropolcon.eu/en/2026-eng/

A piece of interesting travel news! Nonstop flights between Sydney and London are planned to start late next year, and nonstop between Sydney and New York will probably follow, along with other nonstop options. youtu.be/V14RCK_QiG0?... #MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28

We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of multiple award-winning New Zealand / Australian author, cartographer, and photographer Russell Kirkpatrick, who served as Guest of Honour and MC at many conventions. Our condolences to his family and friends on their loss. #AustralianSFF #OceaniaSFF

So the @brisbane28.org bid table has a small stuffed wombat in addition to our stuffed koala. And there is no reason said wombat should go unadorned when their fellow has such a natty beret. And so I present to you: “In Memoriam For Those Lost At Tunnel 17.” Second photo has the beret for scale.

willing to be dragged south of the Equator again :)

Meet our Co-Chair, @nefarious-vix.bsky.social! Where do you live? I live in Melbourne (Naarm), Australia What are you to the Bid? I'm the Co-Bid chair, roped into the bid when it was revived, and now stepping up to hopefully bring it home!

In August many of the #MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28 will be at @laworldcon.bsky.social We will have a table in the dealer hall & will be throwing a party. There will be many chances to ask us questions about the bid. You can find all the key details in the bid document. #Vote #SiteSelection

Where did June go! #GUFF delegate @effjayem.bsky.social is at the end of the tour. Adelaide today, Perth AU on Monday then back home to Perth UK and on to... Metropol Con Berlin! @effjayem.bsky.social @corabuhlert.bsky.social will be there. Stop by & collect a Koala! #MeanjinIn28 #Brisbanein28

Meet another of our team: Cora Buhlert! I live just outside Bremen in Nth Germany. Outside Germany, the city is best known from the fairytale "The Bremen Town Musicians". My official title is "EU and UK table coordinator", which means I help to organise the fan tables at various European cons...

(And the goal is to have rainbow koalas for Pride. We can celebrate Pride both times a year, since Australia does it in Jan, and we do it now!)

These are pretty nice though?

#3DPrinters! We’ve tried a couple of different filaments (Panchroma translucent rainbow gradient & tricolor silk) to get rainbow koalas, but results are mixed. Do any of you have a better filament recommendation to get a true rainbow gradient on #TinyKoalas? Drop your suggestions in the comments.

On the left Jo Van and on the right Maree from the #BrisbaneIn2028 #MeinjinIn2028 #Worldcon bid in their home city of Auckland.

Author Jane Yolen (b.1939) died on June 11. She wrote books and novels for all ages, including Briar Rose, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, and The Devil’s Arithmetic. Yolen won 2 Nebulas, a World Fantasy and was named Grand Master by SFPA, SFWA and World Fantasy. She served as SFWA President.

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Yolen, Guest of Honour at the 63rd #Worldcon (Interaction, Glasgow 2005). A SFWA Grandmaster and World Fantasy Lifetime Award winner, her books and honours are too long to list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Yo... Thank you Jane for your work.

Even Koalas Need Rainbows. A tiny #BrisbaneBeret for the @brisbane28.org bid table’s plush koala. Pattern is the Adler Beret, modified to be smaller.

@effjayem.bsky.social is still travelling. Tonight, dinner with co-chair Jo Van in #Auckland. The Attic has a full gf and df menu! #Vote #BrisbaneIn2028 #MeinjinIn2028

@theignyteawards.bsky.social has released their shortlist for 2025. Congratulations to all the nominees, from #BrisbaneIn2028 #MeijinIn2028

Many congratulations to all the 2025 bran Stoker winners from #BrisbaneIn2028 #MeanjinIn2028

It was great getting to chat with Wole at Swancon. Perhaps we'll get to do it again in Brisbane...

Van Ikin is one of Australia's treasures: his Science Fiction Magazine has been published since 1977! He was recently awarded the (rarely awarded) Silver Swan at Perth's Swancon. www.sciencefiction.net.au/home/

From now until the deadline we will be reminding you to vote for #SiteSelection. You need to be a member (Attending, Virtual, or WSFS) of @laworldcon.bsky.social to be eligible to vote. www.lacon.org/siteselectio... The Site Selection fee provides voters with a WSFS membership to the 2028 #Worldcon.

A challenge for the foreign but 'English' speaking traveller in Australia is that English is variable. Yesterday @effjayem.bsky.social apparently said she wanted to drop plans: UK stuffed = full; AU stuffed = tired. #Vote #BrisbaneIn2028 #MeanjinIn2028 www.lacon.org/siteselection/

The full list of the Tin Duck, Ditmars, and William J. Atheling Jr.Award is now available here; swancon50.sf.org.au/awards #AustralianScienceFiction

@effjayem.bsky.social is part way through her #GUFF trip and the next stop is Canberra to meet up with @catsparx.bsky.social and @kaaronwarren.bsky.social both writers are really amazing writers who are also very active in Australia's fan community. Check out their web pages!

Don't forget, a membership also gives you a SITE SELECTION vote! Brisbane @brisbanein28.bsky.social might be running unopposed now for 2028, but we still need folks to vote!

From now until the deadline we will be reminding you to vote for #SiteSelection. You need to be a member (Attending, Virtual, or WSFS) of @laworldcon.bsky.social to be eligible to vote. www.lacon.org/siteselectio... The Site Selection fee provides voters with a WSFS membership to the 2028 #Worldcon.

Site Selection for the 2028 Worldcon is now open! Only members of LAconV can vote. The $50 USD voting fee gets you a WSFS membership to the 2028 Worldcon with access to Hugo Nominating and Voting and the Hugo Voter's Packet. And the winning bid gets that money up front to help finance the Worldcon.

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Oooo. Just one more follower to hit 700! What can I tempt you with? How about this art installation inside a mall? It's called the Backyard.

For the nighttime side of things, Winton is a dark sky reserve. It's a hike, but there are amazing night sky photography opportunities as well as some great landscapes. Desert solar eclipse, spectacular night skies...