Writers Group Convention

Where speakers, writers and writers groups meet to share their knowledge

Feb 7: Festival of the Photocopier and Zine Fair, Melbourne, VIC. Zines
Feb 13-15: Blussh, Brisbane, QLD. Romance.
Feb 20-22: GenreCon, Brisbane, QLD. Romance, crime, spec fic – industry focus. Includes the Aurealis Awards.
Feb 21-22: Book Fair Australia, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit., market

Mar 6-9: Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy, VIC. Musician cross-over, songwriters, poets.
Mar 7: Scone Literary Festival, Scone, NSW. Gen. lit.
Mar 12-17: Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival, various locations within Brimbank city, VIC. Gen. lit.
Mar 19: Read To Me Day, international. Share the love.
Mar 19-22: Manly Writers Festival, Manly, NSW. Gen. lit.
Mar 21: A Romantic Rendezvous, Brisbane, QLD. Romance.
Mar 21-22 : Clunes Booktown Festival, Clunes, VIC. Gen. lit.
Mar 22: A Romantic Rendezvous, Sydney, NSW. Romance.
Mar 27-29: Newcastle Writers Festival, Newcastle, NSW. General lit.
Mar 28: A Romantic Rendezvous, Melbourne, VIC. Romance.
Mar 28-29: Oz Comic-Con, Perth, WA. Pop culture.
Mar 29: A Romantic Rendezvous, Perth, WA. Romance.
Mar 30 – Apr 1: Somerset Storyfest, Gold Coast, QLD. Children’s, YA, gen lit.

Apr 11-12: Supanova, Gold Coast, QLD. Pop culture.
Apr 16-19: Man from Snowy River Bush Festival, Corryong, VIC. Bush poetry.
Apr 18-19: Supanova, Melbourne, VIC. Pop culture
Apr 23-26: Sorrento Writers Festival, Sorrento, VIC. Gen. lit.

May 2: KidLitVic, Melbourne, VIC. Kids and YA, industry.
May 2-4: Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival, Maleny, Nambour, Mapleton, QLD. Gen. lit.
May 7-10: Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit.
May 11-14: ALIA National Conference, Sydney, NSW Libraries.
May 15-17: Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival, WA. Gen. lit.
May 15-17: Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival, Penola and Coonawarra, SA. Gen. lit. stream.
May 15-17: Melbourne Art Book Fair, Melbourne et al, VIC. Art/illustrated books.
May 18-24: Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney, NSW. Gen. lit.
May 21: Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Melbourne, VIC. Industry.
May 23: A Romantic Affair, Adelaide, SA. Romance.
May 27: National Simultaneous Storytime, national. Encouraging reading.
May 27-31: Words on the Waves, Central Coast, NSW. General lit.
May 28-31: NT Writers Festival, Garramilli/Darwin, NT. Gen lit.
May 29 – Jun 1: Swancon, Perth, WA. Spec fic.
May 30: Capricorn Coast Writers Festival, Yeppoon, QLD. Gen. lit.
May 30-31: Oz Comic-Con, Adelaide, SA. Pop culture.

Jun 5-6: Bellingen Writers Festival, Bellingen, NSW. Australian general lit.
Jun 5-8: Woodend Winter Arts Festival, Woodend, VIC. General lit.
Jun 6-7: Oz Comic-Con, Melbourne, VIC. Pop culture.
Jun 12-14: Williamstown Literary Festival (Willy Lit Fest), Williamstown, VIC. General lit.
Jun 13-14 (primary festival), 2-3, 5-6 (ancillary): Words Out West: Western Downs Readers and Writers Fest, Dalby & Chinchilla, et al., QLD. Schools, gen. lit.
Jun 13-15: BookPeople Conference and Trade Exhibition (formerly Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Conference and Trade Exhibition), Canberra, ACT. Industry.
Jun 15-16: Kyogle Readers and Writers Mini-Festival, Kyogle, NSW. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
Jun 19-21: Supanova, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.
Jun 20: Falling For Fiction, Twin Waters, QLD. Romance.
Jun 27-28: Supanova, Perth, WA. Pop culture.

Jul 4-5 (online), Jul 11-12: Children’s and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators (CYA) Conference, Brisbane. Children’s and YA
Jul 11-12: Telling Tales Balingup, Balingup, WA. School kids 4-14.
Jul 16-19: Mildura Writers Festival, Mildura, VIC. Gen. lit.
Jul 23-24: StoryArts Festival Ipswich, Ipswich, QLD. Children’s. (Biennial)
Jul 24-26: Apollo Bay Wordfest, Apollo Bay, VIC. Gen. lit.
Jul 25-26: South Coast Readers and Writers Festival, Thirroul, NSW. Gen lit
Jul 25-26: Perth Comic Arts Festival, Perth, WA. Comics.
Jul 30 – Aug 1: Rare Book Fair, Melbourne, VIC. Collectables.

Aug 1: Mack Popcon, Mackay, QLD. Pop culture, writer stream.
Aug 15: Mudgee Readers’ Festival, Mudgee, NSW. General lit.
Aug 15-16: Oz Comic-Con, Canberra, ACT. Pop culture.
Aug 15-16: Australian Fairy Tale Society Annual Conference, Melbourne, VIC. Fairy tales.
Aug 21-23: Romance Writers of Australia Conference, Darwin, NT. Romance
Aug 22-28: Children’s Book Week, national school-based events
Aug 28-30: Dunkeld Writers Festival, Dunkeld, VIC. Gen. lit.
Aug 29: Capricon, Rockhampton, QLD. Steampunk, pop culture.

Sep 9-13: Write Around the Murray, Albury, NSW. Gen. lit.
Sep 10-12: BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Online Festival, Sydney, NSW. Crime.
Sep 10-18: Emerging Writers Festival, Melbourne, VIC. Gen. lit
Sep 11-13: Port Fairy Literary Weekend, Port Fairy, VIC. Gen lit.
Sep 12-13: Oz Comic-Con, Sydney, NSW. Pop culture.
Sep 19-20: Oz Comic-Con, Brisbane QLD. Pop culture.
Sep 25-27: Northern Beaches Readers Festival, Avalon, NSW. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
Sep 29 – Oct 18: Melbourne Fringe, Melbourne, VIC. Lit performance element.

Oct 2-5: Conflux, Canberra, ACT. Spec fic.
Oct 8-11: Brisbane Writers Festival, Brisbane, QLD. Gen. lit.
Oct 10-11: Western Port Writes, Somers et al, VIC. Gen lit.
Oct 15-18: Canberra Writers Festival, Canberra, ACT. General lit.
Oct 15-25: Queenscliffe Literary Festival, Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale, VIC. Gen. lit.
Oct 16-17: Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival, Belgrave. VIC. Gen. lit.
Oct 16-18: Headland Writers Festival, Tathra, NSW. Gen. lit.
Oct 16-19: Tamar Valley Writers Festival, Beaconsfield region, TAS. Gen. lit.
Oct 17-18: Book Links StoryArts Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD. Children’s, industry.
Oct 23-25: Berry Writers Festival, Berry, NSW. Gen. lit. (Biennial)
Oct 24-25: Sonic Poetry Festival, Melbourne and others, VIC. Poetry, spoken word, performance
Oct 29-30: Once Upon a Festival, Adelaide, SA. School based, children’s, YA
Oct 30 – Nov 1: Supanova, Adelaide, SA. Pop culture.
Oct 30 – Nov 1: Asylumfest, Beechworth, VIC. Horror, dark fantasy.
Oct 30 – Nov 1: Blue Mountains Writers Festival, Katoomba, NSW. Gen. lit.
Oct 30 – Nov 1: Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival, Maroochydore, QLD. Gen. lit.

Nov 6-8: Supanova, Brisbane, QLD. Pop culture.