An ongoing listing of literature-related events in Australia. Feel free to contact me with additions and corrections.

Watch for: previously held or pending, with dates or information to be confirmed for current year (TBC).

2020

Reach out (events lists):

• BUSH POETRY: The Australian Bush Poets Association maintains a list of events for bush poets, at times run in conjunction with other festivals.
• ROMANCE: Australian Romance Readers has a finger on the pulse of romance-related book events.
• MELBOURNE: Melbourne, as a City of Literature, has a calendar of events including workshops, launches and presentations.
• MELBOURNE: The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne has a busy program of author talks and panels year round.

Writers looking to hone their craft and connect with their peers, reach out to local groups. For example, some of my local:

• BENDIGO, Vic: Bendigo Writers Council has monthly author talks
• GEELONG, Vic: Geelong Writers and Scribes Writers are active groups
• BALLARAT, Vic: Ballarat Writers holds monthly meetings

If an internet search isn’t helpful, try your state or district writers centre for contacts and support. Industry body the Australian Association of Authors also may be offer professional advice and connections.

• WRITERS CENTRES (your first port of call for inquiries literary):
  • ACT WC
  • NSW WC
  • Hunter WC, NSW
  • Outback WC, Orana, NSW
  • New England WC, Armidale, NSW
  • Varuna (Blue Mountains, NSW)
  • NT WC
  • QLD WC
  • SA WC
  • TAS WC
  • VIC Writers
  • WA WC
  • Katharine Susannah Prichard WC (Perth, WA)
  • Rockingham WC, Rockingham, WA

  CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS DUE TO COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES ARE OCCURRING RAPIDLY. PLEASE CHECK WITH EVENT ORGANISERS FOR LATEST DETAILS WHERE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN MARKED, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE

  ONLINE

  Various dates: Poetry on the Move, Canberra, ACT. Poetry.

  Mar 26-29: TAF2020 REPLAY: Murder She Wrote Online Writers Festival, online. Crime.
  Apr 4-5: Newcastle Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW. General lit.
  May 1-2: Everywhere Book Fest, international, online. Children’s.
  May 9: Yarra Valley Writers Festival, online. Gen. lit.
  Jun 5-8: Australian Fairy Tale Society Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW. Fairy tales.
  Jun 16-23: Emerging Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit.
  Jun 29 – Jul 3: Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) Conference, Cairns, QLD. Oz lit, academic.
  July weekends Children’s and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators (CYA) Conference, Brisbane. Children’s and YA.
  Jul 6-7, 14-15: Australian Booksellers Association Conference and Trade Exhibition, Sydney, NSW. Industry.
  Jul 29 – Aug 2: 78th World Science Fiction Convention, Wellington, NZ. Spec fic.
  Aug 7-16: Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. General lit.a
  Aug 14-16: Romance Writers of Australia conference, Fremantle, WA. Romance.
  Aug 31 — Sep 6: Room to Dream, a Brisbane Writers Festival celebration of the arts. Various
  Sep 10-13: BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival, Sydney, NSW. Crime.
  Sep 18-19: HYBRID ONLINE / F-2-F Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival, Sydney, NSW. Gen. lit, by women.
  Oct 1-4: National Young Writers Festival. Newcastle, NSW. Focus on writers 18-35.
  Oct 15 – Nov 15: Heroines Book Month, Thirroul and district, NSW. Spec fic, historical.
  Nov 6-14: Story Week, online. Gen. lit
  Nov 9-15: Room for Dreaming, part of Brisbane Writers Festival. First Nations, various arts.
  Nov 14: Feminist Writers Festival, Melb and Geelong, VIC. (biennial)
  Nov 14-15: InCONceivable, online. Pop culture.
  Nov 18-22: untitled Literary Festival, Stonnington, VIC. Gen. lit.
  Nov 20-22: Word for Word: National Non-Fiction Festival, Geelong, VIC. Creative non-fiction, non-fic.
  Nov 26-27: Independent Publishing Conference, Melbourne, VIC. Indie publishing, inc. academic and student streams.

  Rewind: Adelaide Writers Week 2020 has podcasts from this year’s sessions.

  * The Facebook group Writers Go Forth. Launch. Promote. Party. is promoting online events *

  January

  Jan 15-18: Mandurah Readers and Writers Festival, Mandurah, WA. Gen. lit, schools component.
  Jan 22-26: ABPA Golden Damper Awards Bush Poetry Performance Competition, Tamworth NSW. Bush poetry.

  February

  Feb 1-2: Rock & Roll Writers Festival, Brisbane, QLD. Music.
  Feb 8-9: Festival of the Photocopier and Zine Fair, Melbourne, VIC. Zines.
  Feb 14: Library Lovers’ Day, national. Libraries.
  Feb 16-23: Orange Banjo Paterson Festival, Orange, NSW. Bush poetry, Banjo.
  Feb 19-22: Voices on the Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD. Schools (YA, children’s) focus.
  Feb 21-23: Weekend of Literature and Ideas (formerly Perth Writers Festival) – part of Perth Festival, Perth, WA, Feb 7 – Mar 1. Gen. lit.Feb 27: Woollahra Poets’ Picnic, Sydney, NSW. Poetry, spoken word.
  Feb 29 – Mar 5: Adelaide Writers Week, Adelaide, SA. Gen. lit. Part of Adelaide Festival.

  Watch for:

  • Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival, Dunedoo NSW. Bush poetry.

  March

  Mar 6-8: Supanova, Melbourne, VIC. Pop culture.
  March 6, 8, 14, 15, 17: Romantic Rendezvous, capital cities. Romance, book mass signing.
  Mar 13-14: Supanova, Gold Coast, QLD. Pop culture.
  Mar 13-15: Scone Literary Festival, Scone, NSW. Gen. lit.
  Mar 13-15: Melbourne Art Book Fair, Melbourne, VIC. Art/illustrated books.
  CANCELLED Mar 18-20: Somerset Storyfest (was Somerset Celebration of Literature), Gold Coast, QLD. Children’s, YA, gen lit.
  Mar 19: Read To Me Day, international. Share the love.
  CANCELLED Mar 19-28: Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival, various locations within Brimbank city, VIC. Gen. lit.
  Mar 20-22: John O’Brien Festival, Narrandera, NSW. Bush poetry.
  POSTPONED to 2021 (below) Mar 25-27: Emergence creative festival, Margaret River, WA. Multi-media, cross-disciplinary.
  Mar 26-29: TAF2020 REPLAY: Murder She Wrote Online Writers Festival, online. Crime.
  CANCELLED Mar 28: Bookfest: Goulburn Reader Writer Festival, Goulburn, NSW. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Mar 28-29: Canberra Womens Writers Festival, Canberra, ACT. Women, gen. lit.

  April

  CANCELLED Apr 2-5: Man from Snowy River Bush Festival, Corryong, VIC. Bush poetry.
  CANCELLED Apr 2-5: Oracles of the Bush, Tenterfield, NSW. Bush poetry.
  ONLINE Apr 4-5: Newcastle Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW. General lit.
  POSTPONED TBCApr 5: Australian Storytellers Festival, Fremantle, WA. Kids, YA focus.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Apr 17-19: Jane Austen Festival Australia, Canberra, ACT. All things Jane.
  POSTPONED TBC Apr 23 — May 9: Shakespeare on the River, Stratford, VIC. Things Shakespeare.
  CANCELLED Apr 24-26: Swancon, Perth, WA. Spec fic.
  CANCELLED Apr 26: Ipswich Poetry Feast Poets Breakfast, Ipswich, QLD. Launch of school-fo
  CANCELLED Apr 27 — May 3: Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney, NSW. Gen. lit.
  cus program.

  Watch for:

  • Creative Kids Tales Writers Festival, Gymea, NSW. Childrens.
  • Fitzroy Writers Festival, Fitzroy, VIC. Gen. lit.

  CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS DUE TO COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES ARE OCCURRING RAPIDLY. PLEASE CHECK WITH EVENT ORGANISERS FOR LATEST DETAILS WHERE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN MARKED, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE

  May

  May 1-2: Everywhere Book Fest, international, online. Children’s.
  CANCELLED May 2-3: Clunes Booktown Festival, Clunes, VIC. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLEDMay 2-3: Boonah Writers Festival, Boonah, QLD. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED May 2-7: Melbourne Jewish Book Week, St Kilda, VIC. Jewish literature.
  CANCELLED May 4-8: Australian Library and Information Association Information 2020 Conference, Sydney, NSW. Industry.
  CANCELLED May 6-10: Scribblers, Claremont, WA. YA, children’s.
  CANCELLED May 8-10: Bendigo Big Bookmark, Bendigo, VIC. (Bendigo Writers Festival transition event.) General lit.
  ONLINE May 9: Yarra Valley Writers Festival, Healesville, Vic. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED May 9–24: Queenscliffe Literary Festival, Queenscliff, Point Londsdale, VIC. Series of weekend events. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLEDMay 14-17: Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival, Penola and Coonawarra, SA. Gen. lit. stream.
  CANCELLED May 15-17: Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, WA. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED May 17: Bayside Readers and Writers Festival, Highett, VIC. Gen. lit.
  ONLINE May 25-31: Library and Information Week, national. Libaries. Includes National Simultaneous Storytime, May 27.
  REDUCED CAPACITY May 29-31: Denmark Festival of Voice, Denmark, WA. Includes poetry, spoken word, readings, talks.

  Watch for:

  • Unearthed Pemberton, Pemberton, WA. Gen. lit. stream.
  • Latrobe City Literary Festival, Traralgon, Moe, VIC. Series of events. Gen. lit.

  June

  POSTPONED TO 2021 Jun 5-8: Continuum 16, Melbourne, VIC. Spec fic, pop culture.
  CANCELLED Jun 5-8: Woodend Winter Arts Festival, Woodend, VIC. General lit.
  CANCELLED Jun 6-7: Bellingen Writers Festival, Bellingen, NSW. Australian general lit.
  CANCELLED Jun 6-8: Henry Lawson Heritage Festival, Gulgong, NSW. Bush poetry and all things Henry.
  MOVED ONLINE Jun 5-8: Australian Fairy Tale Society Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW. Fairy tales.
  ONLINE Jun 16-23: Emerging Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLEDJun 19-21: StoryFest, Milton region, NSW. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Jun 20-21: Williamstown Literary Festival, Williamstown, VIC. General lit.
  Jun 20 – Jul 5: Glen Eira Storytelling Festival, Glen Eira, VIC. Series of events. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Jun 23-25: Outback Writers Festival, Winton, QLD. Gen. lit.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Jun 27: Kids & YA Festival, Sydney, NSW. Kids, YA.
  ONLINE Jun 29 – Jul 3: Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) Conference, Cairns, QLD. Oz lit, academic.

  Watch for:

  • WordFest, Melbourne, VIC. Author talk series. Gen. lit.

  July

  ONLINE every July weekend Children’s and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators (CYA) Conference, Brisbane. Children’s and YA.
  CANCELLED Jul 2-12: Rare Book Week, Melbourne, VIC. Gen lit. Includes Rare Book Fair Jul 9-12 (ALSO CANCELLED).
  ONLINE/NEW DATE Jul 6-7, 14-15: Australian Booksellers Association Conference and Trade Exhibition, Sydney, NSW. Industry.
  CANCELLED Jul 10-12: Maleny Celebration of Books, Maleny, QLD. Gen. lit.
  Jul 11-12: Telling Tales in Balingup, Balingup, WA. School kids 4-14.
  CANCELLED Jul 15-17: Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival, Mackay, QLD. Children, YA, schools.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Jul 17-19: Burdekin Readers and Writers Festival, Ayr, QLD. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Jul 17-26: Noosa Alive, Noosa, QLD. Gen lit stream.
  ONLINE Jul 17-19: Mildura Writers Festival, Mildura, VIC. General lit.
  ONLINE Jul 24 – Aug 9: Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Spoken word, poetry, slam.
  CANCELLED Jul 25: Shoalhaven Readers & Writers Festival, Nowra, NSW. Children’s.
  ONLINE Jul 29 – Aug 2: 78th World Science Fiction Convention, Wellington, NZ. Spec fic.
  ONLINE Jul 30 – Aug 2: Red Dirt Poetry Festival, Alice Springs, NT. Poetry, spoken word.
  CANCELLED Jul 1 – Aug 1: Phillip Island Festival of Stories, Phillip Island, VIC. Gen. lit.
  Jul 31 – Aug 2: Corrugated Lines, Broome, WA. Gen. lit.

  Watch for:

  • CANCELLED Perth Comic Arts Festival, Perth, WA. Comics.
  • Aboriginal Australian Kids Story Festival (Woylie Festival), Fremantle, WA. Indigenous, youth focus.
  • Adelaide Plains Festival of Words, Gawler Mallala, SA. Gen. lit.

  August

  CANCELLED Aug 1: Writers Unleashed (Sutherland Shire Writers Festival), Gymea, NSW. Gen. lit.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Aug 7-9: Cairns Tropical Writers Festival, Cairns, QLD. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  CANCELLED Aug 7-9: Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, NSW. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Aug 7-9: Words in Winter, Daylesford and surrounding towns, VIC. Series of general lit events.
  MOVED ONLINE Aug 7-16: Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. General lit.
  CANCELLED Aug 12-16: Canberra Writers Festival, Canberra, ACT. General lit.
  MOVED ONLINE Aug 14-16: Romance Writers of Australia conference, Fremantle, WA. Romance.
  CANCELLED Aug 15-16: Mudgee Readers’ Festival, Mudgee, NSW. General lit.
  MOVED ONLINE Aug 20 — Sep 24: Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, Sydney, NSW. Jewish.
  CANCELLED Aug 27-29: Australasian Medical Writers Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC. Medical.
  CANCELLED Aug 29: CapriCon, Rockhampton, QLD. Steampunk, pop culture.

  Watch for:

  • Orange Readers and Writers Festival, Orange, NSW. Gen. lit.
  • CANCELLED Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival, Katoomba, NSW. Gen. lit.
  • Salisbury Writers’ Festival, Salisbury, SA. General lit.
  • National First Nations Australia Writers Workshop, Canberra, ACT. First Nations, craft, industry.
  • Armadale Writers Festival, Armadale, WA. General lit.

  September

  Sep 1-17: Australia Reads, various. Includes Australian Reading Hour on Sep 17. Reading promotion.
  Sep 2: Indigenous Literacy Day, nationwide. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focus.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Sep 3-6: Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane, QLD. Gen. lit.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Sep 5: Love YA, Brisbane, QLD. YA. Part of Brisbane Writers Festival.
  HYBRID ONLINE/LIVE TBC Sep 9-13: Write Around the Murray, Albury, NSW. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Sep 10-13: Tamar Valley Writers Festival, Beaconsfield region, TAS. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  ONLINE Sep 10-13: BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival, Sydney, NSW. Crime.
  CANCELLED Sep 12: New Norcia Writers Festival, New Norcia, WA. Gen. lit.
  CANCELLED Sep 12-13: WestWordsFest, Dubbo, NSW. Gen. lit, genre.
  HYBRID ONLINE/LIVE Sep 18-19: Rose Scott Women Writers’ Festival, Sydney, NSW. Gen. lit, by women.
  NEW DATES ONLINE/LIVE TBC Sep 18-27: Perth Poetry Festival, Perth, WA. Poetry.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Sep 19-20: Oz Comic-Con, Brisbane, QLD. Pop culture.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Sep 26: Giiyong Festival, Jigamy, NSW. Indigenous.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Sep 26-27: Oz Comic-Con, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.

  Watch for:

  • Blak & Bright: The Victorian Indigenous Literary Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Indigenous.
  • CANCELLED Kimberley Writers Festival, Kununurra, WA. General lit.
  • Rockingham Writers Convention, Rockingham, WA. Industry.

  October

  NEW DATE Oct 1-4: NT Writers Festival, Darwin, NT. Gen lit.
  Oct 1-4: Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival, Geraldton, WA. General lit.
  ONLINE Oct 1-4: National Young Writers Festival. Newcastle, NSW. Focus on writers 18-35.
  Oct 3: National Bookshop Day. Events around the country to encourage book buying.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 (SOME EVENTS REMAIN/ONLINE) Oct 3-5: Conflux, Canberra, ACT. Spec fic.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Oct 4-6: Write On Festival (formerly Flash Fiction Fun Weekend), Canberra, ACT. Industry.
  ONLINE Oct 15 – Nov 15: Heroines Book Month, Thirroul and district, NSW. Spec fic, historical.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Oct 16-18: Mountain Writers Festival, Macedon, VIC. Gen. lit., nature and place focus.
  CANCELLED Oct 16-18: Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide, SA. Short stories.
  NEW DATE Oct 17-23: Book Week, national school-based events hosted by Children’s Book Council of Australia.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Oct 23-25: Omega Writers Conference, Kingscliff, NSW. Christian.
  CANCELLED Oct 30-31: Celebrate Reading National Conference, Fremantle, WA. Kids.

  Watch for:

  • Tasmanian Poetry Festival, Launceston, TAS. Poetry.
  • Coal Creek Literary Festival, Korumburra, VIC. Gen. lit.
  • Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival, Mornington, VIC. Gen. lit.
  • Writers Group Convention, Brisbane, QLD. Writing.
  • Odyssey Literary Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Genre, industry.
  • CANCELLED (some online content) Stories of Influence, Lake Tyers, VIC. Gen. lit.
  • Boundless, Sydney, NSW. Diversity, gen. lit.
  • Digital Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit.
  • Murder She Wrote — Terror Australis Readers and Writers Festival, Cygnet and surrounds, TAS. Crime, mystery.
  • CJ Dennis Festival, Toolangi, VIC. Poetry.

  November

  Nov 1-30: National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo, international (local events, online). Writing.
  Nov 6-14: Story Week, online. Gen. lit.
  POSTPONED TO 2021 (some online events remain) Nov 7: KidLitVic, Melbourne, VIC. Kids and YA, industry.
  NEW DATE Nov 7: Disrupted Festival of Ideas, Perth, WA. Presenters include journalists and writers.
  CANCELLED Nov 7-8: Supanova, Brisbane, QLD. Pop culture.
  Nov 9-29: Design Canberra – National Design Writing Conference, Canberra, ACT. Design + writing.
  NEW DATE Nov 12-29: Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne, VIC. Lit performance element.
  ONLINE Nov 14: Feminist Writers Festival, Melb and Geelong, VIC. (biennial)
  POSTPONED TO 2021 Nov 14-15: Oz Comic-Con, Melbourne, VIC. Pop culture.
  CANCELLED Nov 14-15: Supanova, Adelaide, SA. Pop culture.
  Nov 16-18: Australasian Association of Writing Programs annual conference, Brisbane, QLD. Academic.
  ONLINE Nov 18-22: untitled Literary Festival, Stonnington, VIC. Gen. lit.
  ONLINE Nov 20-22: Word for Word: National Non-Fiction Festival, Geelong, VIC. Creative non-fiction, non-fic.
  NEW DATE / CANCELLED Nov 21-22 Supanova, Perth, WA. Pop culture.
  ONLINE Nov 26-27: Independent Publishing Conference, Melbourne, VIC. Indie publishing, inc. academic and student streams.
  ONLINE Nov 27-29: Wollongong Writers Festival, Wollongong, NSW. Gen. lit.

  Watch for:

  • Words on Water, Mandurah, WA. Gen. lit., part of Confluence: A Festival of India in Australia. Website TBA.
  • Broadside, Melbourne, VIC. Feminist

  December

  NEW DATE / CANCELLED Dec 5-6: Supanova, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.

  2021

  Feb 8-10: ALIA Information Online conference, Sydney, NSW. Libraries.
  Autumn TBC Queensland Poetry Festival, Brisbane, QLD. Poetry, spoken word.
  Feb 27: GenreCon, Brisbane, QLD. Romance, crime, speculative fiction, industry. (Biennial)
  Feb 27 – Mar 4: Adelaide Writers Week 2020, Adelaide, SA. Gen. lit.
  Mar 5-7: Stories of Influence, Lake Tyers, VIC. Gen. lit.
  Mar 6-7: Oz Comic-Con, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.
  Mar 13: Kids & YA Festival, Sydney, NSW. Kids, YA.
  Mar 13-14: Oz Comic-Con, Brisbane, QLD. Pop culture.
  Mar 24-26: Emergence creative festival, Margaret River, WA. Multi-media, cross-disciplinary. (Biennial)
  Apr 10-11: Supanova, Melbourne, VIC. Pop culture.
  Apr 16-18: Jane Austen Festival Australia, Canberra, ACT. All things Jane.
  Apr 17-18: Supanova, Gold Coast, QLD. Pop culture.
  Apr 28: Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Sydney, NSW. Industry.
  May 7-9: Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane, QLD. Gen. lit.
  Jun 11-13: Capricorn Coast Writers Festival, Yeppoon, QLD. Gen. lit.
  Jun 12: KidLitVic, Melbourne, VIC. Kids and YA, industry.
  Jun TBC: Continuum 16, Melbourne, VIC. Spec fic, pop culture.
  Jun 18-20: StoryFest, Milton region, NSW. Gen. lit.
  Jun 18-20: Williamstown Literary Festival, Williamstown, VIC. General lit.
  Jun 18-20: Supanova, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.
  Jun 26-27: Oz Comic-Con, Adelaide, SA. Pop culture.
  Jun 26-27: Supanova, Perth, WA. Pop culture.
  Jun 28-30: IPEd national editors conference, Hobart, Tas. Editing, industry. (Biennial)
  Jul 23-25: Burdekin Readers and Writers Festival, Ayr, QLD. Gen. lit.
  Aug 6-8: Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, NSW. Gen. lit.
  Aug 12-15: RWA Conference, Gold Coast, QLD. Romance
  Aug 13-15: Cairns Tropical Writers Festival, Cairns, QLD. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  Aug 20-21: Mudgee Readers’ Festival, Mudgee, NSW. General lit.
  Aug 28: CapriCon, Rockhampton, QLD. Steampunk, pop culture.
  Sep 24-26: Newcastle Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW. General lit.
  Oct 1-4: Conflux, Canberra, ACT. Spec fic.
  Oct 1-3: Oct 4-6: Write On Festival (formerly Flash Fiction Fun Weekend), Canberra, ACT. Industry.
  Oct 8-10: Omega Writers Conference, Kingscliff, NSW. Christian.
  Nov 5-7: Supanova, Brisbane, QLD. Pop culture.
  Nov 5-7: Australian Short Story Festival, Adelaide, SA. Short stories.
  Nov 13-14: Supanova, Adelaide, SA. Pop culture.

  Watch for:

  • Love YA, Brisbane, QLD. YA. Part of Brisbane Writers Festival.
  • Poetry on the Move, Canberra, ACT. Poetry.
  • Hobart Writers Festival, Hobart, TAS. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  • Henry Lawson Festival, Grenfell, NSW. All things Lawson.
  • Prom Coast Children’s Literature Day, Fish Creek, Vic. Children’s. (Biennial)
  • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference, Sydney, NSW. Children’s. (Biennial)
  • Goulburn Comic Con, Goulburn, NSW. Comics. (biennial)
  • Jugiong Writers Festival, Jugiong, NSW. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  • The Children’s Book Council of Australia National Conference, TBC. Kids, YA, industry. (Biennial)
  • Two Fires Festival, Braidwood, NSW. Inspired by Judith Wright; activism and arts/lit. (Biennial)
  • Speculate: the Victorian speculative writers festival, Melbourne, VIC. Spec.fic.
  • Canberra Women Writers Festival, Canberra, ACT. Gen. lit.
  • National Play Festival, Sydney, NSW. Theatre. (biennial)
  • Her Majesty’s Really Great Graphical Festival, Hobart, TAS. Zines, comics, illustration. (Biennial)
  • Abbotsleigh Literary Festival, Sydney, NSW. Student focus. (Biennial)
  • Reading Matters, Melbourne, VIC. YA. (Biennial)
  • Newstead Short Story Tattoo, Newstead, VIC. Gen. lit., performance (Biennial)
  • Tasmanian Writers and Readers Festival, Hobart, TAS. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  • Adelaide Festival of Children’s Books, Adelaide, SA. Children’s.
  • Quantum Words Perth, Perth, WA. Science, creativity. (Biennial)
  • Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) Conference, Parramatta, NSW. Historical fiction. (Biennial)

  2022

  Watch for:
  Tamar Valley Writers Festival, Beaconsfield region, TAS. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
  untitled Literary Festival, Stonnington, VIC. Gen. lit.

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