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SF Fandom in first half of the 1970s Leigh Edmonds introduces the topic, SF Fandom in the first half of the 1970s, and panel: Rob Gerrand, Robin Johnson and Bruce Gillespie.   The Panel: Robin, Bruce, Rob and Leigh (Photo: Cath Ortlieb)  Leigh started by asking about the development of professional SF writing in Australia (2:25): Rob talked on the Easter 1974 writer’s workshop and the 1975 LeGuin Workshop; Robin on the need for a workshop to lure LeGuin (4:58); Bruce on LeGuin’s requirements and who turned up… (7:06) and Rob on the Workshop itself (8:31) . There was a discussion about the lack of a publishing industry in Australia by Bruce & Rob (9:35); Rob talked about end of ASFR and material handed on to Bruce (11:00), Norstrilia Press & The Altered Eye (12:00) Robin spoke on New Year’s Con 1970 in Sydney, John Ryan and Panel by Panel (12:30) and The Syncon 70 discussion about world con (14:17). Discussion about the Antifan Strikes Back movie by Rob and Robin (15:15) Bruce on why we were bid