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Hosted by Jet & Vurt
SURFER'S PARADISE, AUSTRALIA
MAY 1-3, 2015
SCHEDULE
EVENTS
Click on the panels below to reveal information on the many events on offer this year.
Official Panel
Community Event
Fursuit Friendly Event
External Event
Dance
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MACROCELI
What would a Jurassic Safari be without a T-Rex Enclosure?! We are pleased to announce Macroceli, the massive gluttonous tyrannosaur as our special guest.
Macroceli is an Illustrator by trade, working from his home in Chicago, USA. His talents are as remarkable and unique as his giant fat character and will be a great addition to the Jurassic Safari!
From the very beginning, Macroceli has been a selfless friend to FurDU, supporting our convention each year with exceptional art, from amazing t-shirt designs to conbook, badge and poster art. We are honoured to welcome him as our special guest of 2015.
FA GALLERY
JAY STOAT
Jay first read The Hobbit when he was five years old. Ever since then, fantasy fiction, and especially dragons, has been a major part of his life, so it was of no great surprise when he started writing his own stories. Under the name J.F.R. Coates, he has already released two novels in his epic fantasy world of Farenar. Axinstone and Impossible Magic will soon be followed by Fate of Three and many other planned books. Through Jaffa Books, the publishing company he set up four years ago, Jay has also released many other quality works from both within and outside the fandom.
Despite being more stereotypically English than The Queen, Jay has lived in Brisbane for the last ten years and just can’t see himself leaving any time soon.
JAFFA BOOKS
ART SHOW AND CHARITY AUCTION
In the tradition of previous years, we conclude our FurDU experience by giving something back to the local community. The charity auction affords you the opportunity to score yourself some neat memorabilia from your time at FurDU or some amazing wares donated by very generous members of our community. All proceeds of the charity auction are directly donated to our charity the Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWLQ) whom in Queensland alone, take care of tens of thousands of strayed and abandoned animals every year. Collectively over the years we have raised over $10,000 for the AWLQ, which has gone to helping our furry friends find forever homes. You can find additional information about the AWLQ here.
Please email us if you’d like to donate artwork or items to the charity auction. You're also welcome to donate items during the convention.
CONBOOK
Each year the FurDU conbook serves as a guide to your convention experience and to showcase the work of furries in the community in the form of a take-home souvenir. If you’d like to have your work featured along the work of scores of other world class artists, read on! Be sure that your submission follows all the basic guidelines below.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- All work must be rated PG-13 or below
- Your work may not contain your own or copyrighted characters (pokemon, sonic etc)
- Submissions should fit with the Jurassic Safari theme of this year’s convention
- Include the name under which you wish to be credited for for your work
- Writers:
- Short stories and poetry are both welcome!
- Please keep stories under 2000 words.
- Please keep poetry under 500 words.
- Artists:
- Ensure that your work is print resolution (300DPI)
- Ensure your work is in RGB colour format. We will convert it to CMYK to ensure best colour reproduction with our printers.
- Traditional artwork and square framed artwork should be supplied as a JPG or PSD
- Deep etched or cut-out artwork should be supplied as a PSD, PNG or TIF file with transparencies.
Images look different in print to how they do on screen. Remember that some colours may desaturate or shift slightly as an effect of the printing process. We'll do everything we can to reproduce your work as faithfully as possible.
By submitting your work for the FurDU Conbook, you agree to allow us to print, post and reproduce it. You will be credited when your work is used and as the creator, you retain the right to your intellectual property.
Submissions close February 15, 2015!
Please submit your work to furrydownunder@gmail.com
INSPIRATION
Something new! We've put together a little booklet especially for contributors this year, packed with ideas and inspiration!
Check out our new Conbook Submission Guide below!
DOWNLOAD
If you're looking to submit a standard full page or half page illustration, try one of these templates!
FULL PAGE TEMPLATE (PSD) HALF PAGE TEMPLATE (PSD)