Fanfiction Competition Opened

Hi everyone, the fanfiction competition is open now but a change to the submission guidelines has been made. Don't worry though as its one dot point and that's just a little something we want you to put into your wonderful story. So if your interested head on over to the activity/competitions section of Manifests website and have a read and then get your thinking caps on for some wonderful story's. I hope to be reading them soon - Margaret

Manifest 2012 Announced!

Melbourne Anime Festival Inc. is proud to announce that Manifest 2012 will be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds from Friday 17th August to Sunday 19th August.

This year we will be moving traders and some activities to the Exhibition Pavilion, giving us more room to pack even more value into Manifest, and meaning a whole lot less walking for you!

Secondly, Manifest has opened pre-registration of passes. This year passes will be mailed out via registered post closer to the event and an email will be sent to you when orders are on their way to you. Not only are passes cheaper if you buy early, but you will also avoid any lines!

We will also be offering a special discount for registration this week only. You simply need to enter the discount code "ghoul" into the store at the time of purchase to receive it.

Be sure to check our website (www.manifest.org.au) regularly over the coming weeks as we announce more details.

Melbourne Supanova

The Melbourne Supanova Pop Culture Expo is coming up on the 13th - 15th April at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Gathered from and surrounded by the wonderful worlds of science-fiction, pulp TV/movies, toys, console gaming, trading cards, animation/cartoons, fantasy, comic books, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing atmosphere tailor made for expressing your inner geek and where getting into cosplay (cos-tume role-play) is the obvious thing to do!

For more information head over to www.supanova.com.au

Asia NOW Festival

The inaugural Asia NOW festival will be happening at the Box Hill Town Hall on Saturday, 31 March. It will be showcasing modern Asian culture – from music and dance to food and art. The event is a joint effort between several student and community groups from across Melbourne’s vibrant Asian population.

All money raised will be donated to Save The Children’s essential health and education programs across Asia, working with children affected by poverty and suffering in the wake of natural disasters.

They are planning on having a cosplay parade during the event for all those who wish to dress up for the occasion.