10 AM | 11 Jul

Aussiecon 4: World Convention of Science Fiction & Fantasy #Melbourne #geekgirl

Entries close: August Screenings: September 2-6 www.aussiecon4.org.au

Aussiecon 4 is the 68th world convention of science fiction and fantasy. This event will be held in Melbourne in early-September and will host 1,500 authors, artists, filmmakers and fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror from around the world. The organisers are looking to put together a program of Australian sci-fi, fantasy, horror and animated films from the past 5 years.

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04 PM | 28 Jul

Nick Cave’s new novel The Death of Bunny Munro has arrived at Polyester

Polyester books Melbourne announces the arrival of Nick Cave’s new novel The Death of Bunny Munro 20 years since his debut novel, And the Ass Saw the Angel, which sold more than 100,000 copies. The Death of Bunny Monro is a black, comic, raw, contemporary horror story set Brighton seaside guesthouse. Bunny Munro sells beauty products and the scent of adventure to the lonely housewives of England’s south coast. Set adrift by his wife’s death he hits the road one last time—with his young son in tow.

As Bunny swaggers from door-to-door hawking his wares and feeding his libido, nine-year-old Bunny Junior waits in the car seeking the comfort of his mother’s ghost and watching his father self-destruct.

Haunted by his appetites, jealous husbands and a serial killer in a devil suit, Bunny Munro is a desperate man.

And he’s going to die.

Stylish, angry and engrossing, The Death of Bunny Munro is at once blackly comic, raw with heartache and bursting with Nick Cave’s hallmark wit and lyricism.

Polyester Books has a totally rare photo of Nick Cave for the first 10 purchasers of The Death of Bunny Monro. Photographed by the elusive Debbie Nettleingham in the 90’s in front of paintings of Keith Richards and Dennis Hopper this is a genuine collectors item. Also with the first 100 sales of The Death of Bunny Monro we are giving a totally cool exclusive Nick Cave badge and also a poster for The Death of Bunny Monro. Get in quick before you miss out. PolyEster Books 330 Brunswick St Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC (Australia) 3065 T: 03 9419 5223 www.polyester.com.au

04 PM | 01 Apr

Stephen Cleary Lectures on Thriller & Horror – Melbourne

Two 2-day public lectures by Stephen Cleary, internationally renowned head of ARISTA/ EURISTA script development, presented by Film Victoria.

+ Lecture 1: Writing and Developing Thrillers – Tues 7 & Wed 8 April Looking at the roots of the thriller, the underlying principles of the genre, the distinctive qualities of the various types of thriller and demonstrates exactly how, in the writing, you pull the audience to the edge of their seats and then keep them there.

+ Lecture 2: Writing and Developing Horror – Thur 14 & Fri 15 May See how the key elements of Sex and Death and Fear play through character and plot, discover the fundamental importance of metaphor in the genre, as well as examining in detail the essential structural rules and principles of Horror screenwriting.

Tickets cost $150 and are on sale through ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne).

Visit http://www.film.vic.gov.au/www/html/991-aristaeurista-initiatives.asp for further information.

To purchase tickets for either lecture contact: ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image – Federation Square, Melbourne http://www.acmi.net.au/workshops_cleary.aspx Box Office phone number: 03 8663 2583