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Previous Phenomenons

Pheno has been running since 1994. The early years were pre-interwebs and paper-based, and we have our tribe of compulsive archivists to thank for making the early booklets available for scanning.

Please also note that due to changes in browser display and web coding over the years some of the images and styles in the early websites may be a little ...challenged by modern browsers.

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Year Title Resources Location Dates
1994 Serious Fun Entry booklet (1.9MB PDF)
Convention handbook (2.0MB PDF)
Karabar High School 25 – 27 Jun 1994
1995 Serious Fun Entry booklet (1.9MB PDF) Karabar High School 1 – 3 Jul 1995
1996 Serious Fun Entry booklet (1.5MB PDF)
Convention handbook (3.1MB PDF)
Karabar High School 12 – 14 Jul 1996
1997 The Embraced Entry booklet v1 (1.5MB PDF)
Entry booklet v2 (1.8MB PDF)
ANU 7 – 9 Jun 1997
1998 In Nominae Morpheus Entry booklet (1.2MB PDF) ANU 6 – 8 Jun 1998
1999 "The Year Pheno Ate CanCon"
(And NOT the other way round...)
Entry booklet (2.6MB PDF) EPIC 22 – 26 Jan 1999
1999 Recon Entry booklet (408KB PDF) ANU 20 – 22 Aug 1999
2000 (Olympics) Website
Entry booklet v2 (1.8MB PDF)
Pheno 2000 flyer (92KB PDF)
ANU 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2000
2001 A Gaming Odyssey Website ANU 14 – 16 Dec 2001
2002 Mirroring the Fun Website
Entry booklet (1.2MB PDF)
ANU 9 – 11 Aug 2002
2003 Pheno Noir Website Daramalan College 6 – 9 Jun 2003
2004 Weird Science Website Daramalan College 11 – 16 Jun 2004
2005 Dickensian Duality Website Daramalan College 10 – 13 Jun 2005
2006 Unwritten Earths Website Daramalan College 9 – 12 Jun 2006
2007 200% More Fun Website Daramalan College 8 – 11 Jun 2007
2008 Glorious Phenomenon revolution Website Daramalan College 6 – 9 Jun 2008
2009 Phenobition Website Daramalan College 5 – 8 Jun 2009
2010 Pheno 2010,000 BC Website Daramalan College 11 – 14 Jun 2010
2011 Phenopalooza! Website Daramalan College 10 – 13 Jun 2011
2012 The Phenopocalypse Website Daramalan College 8 – 11 Jun 2012
2013 Pheno turns 21! Website Daramalan College 7 – 10 Jun 2013
2014 Phenomenon – In Space! Website Daramalan College 6 – 9 Jun 2014
2015 Pheno by Firelight Website Daramalan College 5 – 8 Jun 2015
2016 Pheno Reunion! Website Daramalan College 10 – 13 Jun 2016
2017 Pheno Storm! Website Daramalan College 9 – 12 Jun 2017
2018 Phenomenon Royalty Website Daramalan College 28 Sep – 1 Oct 2018
2019 Silver Website Daramalan College 4 – 7 Oct 2019
2020 The Journey (Pheno was not able to run in 2020 or 2021)
2021 The Journey (Pheno was not able to run in 2020 or 2021)
2022 Arrival Website Daramalan College 30 Sep – 3 Oct 2022
2023 Mystery Website Daramalan College 29 Sep – 2 Oct 2023

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Triptychs

The Triptych has been running at Pheno for as long as the there has been a Pheno. Here is a list of the previous triptychs.

Year Triptychs
2023
  • Gavin Lucan, The Cardinal's Blades
  • Joe McNamara, The Empty Throne of God
  • Belinda Kelly, The Monster's Ball: An urban fantasy adventure
2022
  • Mike Walker, Chrysalis
  • Ian Bartlett, The Edge of the World
  • Nardia Kelly, A Song of the Transfigured
2020 & 2021 Pheno did not run in 2020 or 2021.
2019
  • Jenny Mason, David James & Cass Williams, The Curious Case of the Corpsified Contact
  • Stephen Justice, Fall of the Silver Tower
  • Random Jones with Summer Vimes, Silver on the Tree
2018
  • Samantha Blanch and Callie Doyle-Scott, The Tower, the Princess, and the Star
  • Andrew Smith, Red King, Yellow King
  • Melody Watson, On Mighty Wheels
2017
  • Barbara Kearins, What about the Children
  • Luke Jordan, As Blossoms Fall
  • Joe McNamara, SHELLSHOCK
2016
  • Xole Karman, Caryatides
  • Tina Ryan, Building Home
  • Sandra d'Argeavel, Don't you forget about me
2015
  • Michael Hitchens, Leviathan
  • Greg Tannahill, The King in Winter
  • Shane Donohoe, Year King
2014
  • Morgan Morningstar, Closing the Gate of Dawn
  • John Machin, Ever On
  • Penny Sullivan and Jason Chappel, Inner Space
2013
  • Peter Rousell, Shiprock
  • Fi McConachie, The Silent Ones
  • John and Philippa Hughes, The Gate of Heaven, Cancelled due to illness
2012
  • David James, In Sceadure—In Shadow
  • Mike Walker, Death Journey
  • Dan L'Estrange, Home
2011
  • Jacinta Thomler and Stuart Barrow, Eternal Companions
  • James Riley and Terence Janssen, Project Legacy
  • Ingrid Bean and Shane Donohoe, The Sacrifice of Immortality
2010
  • Andrew Smith, Body Corporate
  • Ryan d'Argeavel, The Cabinet of Doctor Makundi
  • Michael Hitchens, Floodland
2009
  • Mik Bonsall, Dead Man Walking
  • Fi McConachie, Silence of the Bush
  • Nick Argall, Vengeance of the Vampire Lord
2008
  • David Hollingworth, Crime and Punishment
  • Andrew Smith, The Fall of the Family
  • Mike(y) and Liz Argall, The Group
2007
  • John Hughes, Quest: Mask of Heroes
  • Jacinta Thomler, Six Soldiers
  • David James, Those Left Behind
2006
  • Liz Argall, Being There
  • Joe McNamara, Killing De Villefort
  • Ingrid Bean, Rebirthing Eden
2005
  • Stuart Barrow, The Mask and the Moonlight
  • Xole Karman, Familiar
  • Andrew Smith, Something Wonderful
2004
  • Robbie Matthews, Mayhem Over Manhattan
  • Peter Rousell, Last Night in Eden
  • Eric Henry, The Fishbowl
2003
  • David James, Can you go home again?
  • Mike Walker, Psi
  • Ingrid Bean, Silence
2002
  • Ben Hunter, Project Hydra
  • Robert Barbetti, Something Wicked
  • Mark Bruckard, This Way Comes
2001
  • Larry Larkin, Once upon a time
  • Ryan d'Argeavel, I knew she was trouble the minute she walked into my office
  • Jon Naughton, They don't advertise for killers in a newspaper
2000
  • Michael Hitchens, You are Number 4, I am Number 6
  • Caitlin May, What is Honour?
  • Tony Guyot, Citius Altius Fortiu
1999
  • Richard Canning, Memory Lost
  • Jo Ellem, Signor Jacemo's Circus of Wonder
  • Morgan Morningstar, Redemption
1998
  • Liz Argall, When I Meet My Family
  • Felix White, Lost Highway
  • Scott Walton & Daniel Wilks, Spazmo
1997
  • Andrew Smith, Fatalism
  • Diana Leithead, The Charity Gig
  • Antti Roppola, Understanding Ellen West
1996
  • Richard Percy, Covenant
  • Mark Barnes, Prometheus Rising
  • Brent Steves, Graenlendinga Saga
1995
  • John Hughes, Fallen Angel
  • Madi, Freaks
  • Grant Allen & Lindsay Beaton, Portents
1995
  • Ian Wanless, The Breaking
  • Robert MacLean, Faded Giant
  • Chris Slee, Uncle Jurgen's Happy Hour

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Diptychs

The Diptych is the Tryptych's less serious little sibling and has been running at Pheno since 2008.

Year Diptychs
2023
  • Jake Nelson, Hooty McOwlbear’s Family Restaurant and FUNtertainment Zone!
  • Eliza Eaton, Mysteries of Atalantum: How To Find The Missing Princess
2022
  • Daniel Connor was unable to run Wheel in the Sky because of a last-minute moose bite, so it was hastily scrubbed out and replaced with...
  • Stuart Barrow's A Little Magic
  • Barbara Kearins, A Familiar Tale 
2020 & 2021 Pheno did not run in 2020 and slept through 2021.
2019
  • Sandra d'Argeavel and Ryan d'Argeavel, Escape from the Country
  • Gavin Lucan, It's a Long Way to the Top 
2018
  • by Kane Edwards and Graham Schneider, Beatrix Potter presents: The Purrge, or, How I learned to stop worrying and eat the flesh of my Oppressors - a modern Socratic dialogue
  • Marissa Harris, Carol Boucher and Mark Bruckard, The Swynford Will
2017
  • Rodney Kearins, Monster Hunters
  • Robbie Matthews, William Shakespeare's "All Vampires Must Die Part II - The Movie"
2016
  • Barbara Kearins, Race for the Throne
  • Greg Tannahill, Let Them Eat
2015
  • Stephanie and Robbie Matthews, Supernatural Studies Club
  • David McKie, The Campfire Initiative
2014
  • Kane Edwards and Graham Schneider, Jinkies: A Space Opera
  • Stephen Justice, Vampire: The Ugoogaly
2013
  • Shannon Spencer, Immortals
  • Mike Walker, Breakfast Slayer Club
2012
  • Sandra d'Argeavel, Once were Famous
  • Adam Raymond, Priscilla, Orcs of the Wasteland
2011
  • Barbara Kearins and Stuart Barrow, Uptime Girl
  • Random, What does this button do
2010
  • Marissa Harris, The Day and Knights of Landsend
  • Fish, Team Dragon
2009
  • Barbara Kearins, Positions Vacant
  • Rodney Kearins, Victim Squad
2008
  • Stuart Barrow, Last Man Standing
  • Robbie and Steph Matthews, The Disembodied Man

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