Convention co-organiser and russellhoban.org webmaster Richard Cooper on the celebration of the celebration.
Russell Hoban: 80! A Celebration - booklet contents
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Welcome to the Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum 2005
Russell Hoban and the founder of the Head of Orpheus, Dave Awl, welcome participants.
How the Some-Poasyum became, and how it got its name
Richard Cooper tells the story of how the 2005 Russell Hoban convention came about, with the help of international forum/fan club The Kraken, and Dr Yvonne Studer explains the significance of the name "Some-Poasyum".
How SA4QE started
Diana Slickman, the S in SA4QE, explains the origins of the annual Russell Hoban fan event.
From the House of Commons
Glenda Jackson MP, who played Naeara in the film of Turtle Diary, writes in support of the convention.
Strengthening wisdom
Braham Murray remembers Russell Hoban's adaptation of Riddley Walker for the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Some-Poasyum organiser and russellhoban.org webmaster kicks off a list of 80 reasons why fans love Russell Hoban, who turned 80 shortly before the 2005 convention.
On reading Riddley Walker in Hiroshima
Novelist David Mitchell pays tribute to Russell Hoban and to Riddley Walker, which partly inspired his award-winning novel Cloud Atlas.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
The booklet editor lists his reasons for celebrating.
The origins and history of the Head of Orpheus website
Dave Awl tells the story of how he came to build the first major Russell Hoban website and found the Kraken discussion forum in the late 1990s.
Encountering Russell Hoban
Screenwriter Andrew Davies recalls meeting Russell Hoban and pays tribute.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Lindsay Edmunds lists her reasons for celebrating the Some-Poasyum.
The waiting is over
Booklet editor and author Chris Bell explains the importance of Russell Hoban's books.
The Second Mrs Kong - review
Dr Hugh Bowden reviews a performance of the Harrison Birtwistle opera, for which Russell Hoban wrote the libretto.
Russell Hoban and the Six Stacks
Russell Hoban's longtime editor and publisher Liz Calder remembers the first time she saw the Riddley Walker manuscript.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Dr Yvonne Studer gives her reasons.
Towards a definition of "Hobanesque"
Dr Albert Bridge attempts to explain what it means for something to be Hobanic.
Bow Fiddle rising from the sea
Marion Stevenson pays tribute to a scene from The Moment under The Moment.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Booklet illustrator Ruth Bosch gives her reason for celebrating at the Some-Poasyum.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Russell Hoban's son pays tribute to his father on his 80th birthday.
Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong and the Russell Hoban book pile
Longtime Russell Hoban illustrator Sir Quentin Blake contributes a special version of an old favourite.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
Bryan Thalhammer rounds off the 80 reasons why fans are celebrating Russell Hoban's 80th birthday.
80 at 80: 80 reasons why we’re celebrating Russell Hoban’s 80th birthday
The mythical creature of the deeps gives its reason.
Happy birthday from the Mouse and His Child
A postcard designed by Ruth Bosch was a limited-edition booklet freebie featuring the Mouse Father and Child sending their birthday wishes.