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Important message from the Conflux Committee
In light of ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Conflux Committee has made the difficult decision to postpone Conflux 16 and rescedule it for the weekend of 1-4 October, 2021. The theme, guests of honour and venue remain the same and full refunds will be offered to anyone who has purchased tickets. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but we feel rescheduling is the best and safest option for the Conflux community.
Message from Swancon 2020
The National Australian Fan Fund (NAFF) assists fans to travel across Australia to attend the Australian National Convention (Natcon) by covering the costs of airfare, accommodation and convention membership. Swancon 2020: Dark Visions (Natcon 59) is the 2020 Natcon! Do you have a friend in the Eastern States who would be a great convention attendee?
Nominations are being collected by Stephen Dedman (WA) at naff2020@gmail.com. Nominations are open now until February 13th. Voting will open on February 14th and conclude at midnight (AWST) March 16th, 2020. It is expected that the winner will produce a report of their trip, engage in fundraising to support future NAFF races, and to help administer the NAFF race for the following two years.
All Australian fans are eligible to vote. The voting process contributes to the fundraising so each vote costs $5. (You are more than welcome to donate more than this amount!)
Conflux 14: And that’s a wrap!
We are all done now for 2018! And what a con it was. Thanks to our Guests of Honour, Rob Hood and Lee Murray (the best Emergency GOH ever!) and MC Rob Porteous (aka Irony Man), and thanks to all our presenters, workshop convenors and panel members. Thanks to Uncle...
Introducing our Surprise Guest of Honour
Conflux is delighted to welcome the wonderful Lee Murray as our Conflux Guest of Honour. Lee Murray is an award-winning writer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She lives with her family in the Land of the Long White Cloud where she conjures up stories for...
Frankenstein’s 200th Birthday party
The Creature of Frankenstein was born/artificially created in 1818... and is still going strong. This year is his 200th birthday and you are invited to a special party to celebrate it. Join monster-creators Professors Robert Hood and Kaaron Warren as they reveal their...
Pitch and get published!
Conflux 14 wants to see the next generation of writers. Dammit - we want to be involved! We want to be cheering from the sidelines, and we want to be digging people in the ribs and saying 'I knew them when...' at the book launch. Conflux is again offering you the...
Develop your skills at our workshops!
Once again, Conflux is delighted to be providing a wide range of workshops for attendees. Covering a huge array of skills and experiences, you can cover everything from the basics of writing to how to submit your novel. Most of the workshops are free to attendees -...
Program live
The moment you have been waiting for is here! THE CONFLUX 14 PROGRAM IS LIVE. Featuring: Guest of Honour presentations by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rob Hood The inaugural Book Love Fest where you will find out the latest and greatest books to love Frankenstein's 200th...
Conflux 14 Local Author Spotlight: Robert Hood
This year, Conflux 14 is doing a local author spotlight on none other than Aussie horror's wicked godfather... Rob Hood Rob has published over 200 short stories, novellas, articles and short books for kids, in the genres of Horror, SF, Fantasy, Crime and other...
Conflux 14 MC
Dr Rob Porteous will be the MC for this year's Conflux: Rob is a Canberra writer and editor who dreams of being an Evil Overlord. Completely ambidextrous, he's working on a sprawling epic fantasy novel and a neon-sharp cyberpunk SF novel simultaneously. In between...
CSFG/Conflux short story comp is OPEN!!!
Holy tales of epic deeds of epicness, Batman! It's time to once again break out your storytelling super-powers, because Conflux Inc is partnering with the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild to bring you the CSFG/Conflux 14 short story competition! This year’s theme is...
Announcing the Conflux 14 Guest of Honour
We are very pleased to announce that this year's Conflux Conference Guest of Honour is Ambelin Kwaymullina. Dr Kwaymullina is an Indigenous Australian novelist, illustrator, and assistant professor of law at the University of Western Australia. She is of the Palyku...
Conflux 14: And that’s a wrap!
We are all done now for 2018! And what a con it was. Thanks to our Guests of Honour, Rob Hood and Lee Murray (the best Emergency GOH ever!) and MC Rob Porteous (aka Irony Man), and thanks to all our presenters, workshop convenors and panel members. Thanks to Uncle...
Introducing our Surprise Guest of Honour
Conflux is delighted to welcome the wonderful Lee Murray as our Conflux Guest of Honour. Lee Murray is an award-winning writer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She lives with her family in the Land of the Long White Cloud where she conjures up stories for...
Frankenstein’s 200th Birthday party
The Creature of Frankenstein was born/artificially created in 1818... and is still going strong. This year is his 200th birthday and you are invited to a special party to celebrate it. Join monster-creators Professors Robert Hood and Kaaron Warren as they reveal their...
Pitch and get published!
Conflux 14 wants to see the next generation of writers. Dammit - we want to be involved! We want to be cheering from the sidelines, and we want to be digging people in the ribs and saying 'I knew them when...' at the book launch. Conflux is again offering you the...
Develop your skills at our workshops!
Once again, Conflux is delighted to be providing a wide range of workshops for attendees. Covering a huge array of skills and experiences, you can cover everything from the basics of writing to how to submit your novel. Most of the workshops are free to attendees -...
Program live
The moment you have been waiting for is here! THE CONFLUX 14 PROGRAM IS LIVE. Featuring: Guest of Honour presentations by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rob Hood The inaugural Book Love Fest where you will find out the latest and greatest books to love Frankenstein's 200th...
Conflux 14 Local Author Spotlight: Robert Hood
This year, Conflux 14 is doing a local author spotlight on none other than Aussie horror's wicked godfather... Rob Hood Rob has published over 200 short stories, novellas, articles and short books for kids, in the genres of Horror, SF, Fantasy, Crime and other...
Conflux 14 MC
Dr Rob Porteous will be the MC for this year's Conflux: Rob is a Canberra writer and editor who dreams of being an Evil Overlord. Completely ambidextrous, he's working on a sprawling epic fantasy novel and a neon-sharp cyberpunk SF novel simultaneously. In between...
CSFG/Conflux short story comp is OPEN!!!
Holy tales of epic deeds of epicness, Batman! It's time to once again break out your storytelling super-powers, because Conflux Inc is partnering with the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild to bring you the CSFG/Conflux 14 short story competition! This year’s theme is...
Announcing the Conflux 14 Guest of Honour
We are very pleased to announce that this year's Conflux Conference Guest of Honour is Ambelin Kwaymullina. Dr Kwaymullina is an Indigenous Australian novelist, illustrator, and assistant professor of law at the University of Western Australia. She is of the Palyku...
Conflux 14: And that’s a wrap!
We are all done now for 2018! And what a con it was. Thanks to our Guests of Honour, Rob Hood and Lee Murray (the best Emergency GOH ever!) and MC Rob Porteous (aka Irony Man), and thanks to all our presenters, workshop convenors and panel members. Thanks to Uncle...
read moreIntroducing our Surprise Guest of Honour
Conflux is delighted to welcome the wonderful Lee Murray as our Conflux Guest of Honour. Lee Murray is an award-winning writer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She lives with her family in the Land of the Long White Cloud where she conjures up stories for...
read moreFrankenstein’s 200th Birthday party
The Creature of Frankenstein was born/artificially created in 1818... and is still going strong. This year is his 200th birthday and you are invited to a special party to celebrate it. Join monster-creators Professors Robert Hood and Kaaron Warren as they reveal their...
read morePitch and get published!
Conflux 14 wants to see the next generation of writers. Dammit - we want to be involved! We want to be cheering from the sidelines, and we want to be digging people in the ribs and saying 'I knew them when...' at the book launch. Conflux is again offering you the...
read moreDevelop your skills at our workshops!
Once again, Conflux is delighted to be providing a wide range of workshops for attendees. Covering a huge array of skills and experiences, you can cover everything from the basics of writing to how to submit your novel. Most of the workshops are free to attendees -...
read moreProgram live
The moment you have been waiting for is here! THE CONFLUX 14 PROGRAM IS LIVE. Featuring: Guest of Honour presentations by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Rob Hood The inaugural Book Love Fest where you will find out the latest and greatest books to love Frankenstein's 200th...
read moreConflux 14 Local Author Spotlight: Robert Hood
This year, Conflux 14 is doing a local author spotlight on none other than Aussie horror's wicked godfather... Rob Hood Rob has published over 200 short stories, novellas, articles and short books for kids, in the genres of Horror, SF, Fantasy, Crime and other...
read moreConflux 14 MC
Dr Rob Porteous will be the MC for this year's Conflux: Rob is a Canberra writer and editor who dreams of being an Evil Overlord. Completely ambidextrous, he's working on a sprawling epic fantasy novel and a neon-sharp cyberpunk SF novel simultaneously. In between...
read moreCSFG/Conflux short story comp is OPEN!!!
Holy tales of epic deeds of epicness, Batman! It's time to once again break out your storytelling super-powers, because Conflux Inc is partnering with the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild to bring you the CSFG/Conflux 14 short story competition! This year’s theme is...
read moreAnnouncing the Conflux 14 Guest of Honour
We are very pleased to announce that this year's Conflux Conference Guest of Honour is Ambelin Kwaymullina. Dr Kwaymullina is an Indigenous Australian novelist, illustrator, and assistant professor of law at the University of Western Australia. She is of the Palyku...
read moreConflux 14: The Unconventional Hero
We are pleased to announce that Conflux 14: The Unconventional Hero will be held at the Vibe Hotel in Canberra from Saturday 29 September through to Monday 1 October 2018. There will also be an opening social BBQ event on Friday evening at a local park (TBA)....
read moreAnd that’s a wrap!
And that's Conflux over for (at least) another year! Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a fab con. It wouldn't be what it is without the wonderful community of people it draws on and that is you. Yes, you. An especial thank you to our wonderful...
read moreTwo more sleeps!
Conflux 13 is nearly upon us! The con bags are packed, our international GOH has just landed in the country and we're just about ready to rock'n'roll. A few useful tips Parking. The ACT Government-owned car parks out at Brindabella Park are $10 per day compared to the...
read moreGOH Breakfast winner & last chance to book!
Thinking of coming to the Conflux banquet? Had your heart set on attending the GOH Breakfast? You will need to book your ticket through Trybooking ASAP as they will be closing soon so we can get numbers to the hotel. If you want to book but need another day or two,...
read moreLast call for panelists!
Are you coming to Conflux? Would you like to participate on a panel? We have places available on the following panels: Friday 10am: Con 101 12pm: Once upon a silver screen (TV & movies influenced by fairy tales) 3pm: Cryogenics and Rip Van Winkle - the ins &...
read morePre-register for Conflux 13 workshops
Have you checked out our Workshops Page to see what workshops are on offer this year at Conflux 13? All our workshops are free with your Conflux 13 membership*, with the exception of Gillian Polack's Questions of Culture, for which there is a $20 charge. If you see...
read moreLast day to enter our GOH Brekkie draw!
Today is the last day to go into the draw to win a ticket to the Conflux Guest of Honour Breakfast when you get your con membership! Valued at $40, the Conflux GOH Breakfast is a delicious continental breakfast at 9am on Sunday 1 October at Vibe in the company of our...
read moreProgress Report
The first (and only) Progress Report for Conflux 13 Grimm Tales is now available on the PR Page. Get all the news and final information on preparations for the convention there (or by clicking on this link).
read moreOne month to go!
There's exactly one month to go until Conflux kicks off at Hotel Vibe! Have you got your membership? If not, get out your credit card, because every full con membership purchased between 1 - 7 September will go in the draw to win a ticket to the Conflux Guest of...
read moreFablecroft announces a brand new Angela Slatter boutique gift book!
To celebrate her invitation as Guest of Honour at Conflux 13, FableCroft Publishing has just announced an exclusive project with multi-award winning writer Angela Slatter. Produced as a limited edition chapbook, The Tallow-Wife is a gorgeous hardcover boutique gift...
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