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 guests and MC: Ellen Datlow, Angela Slatter, Meri Amber and Kaaron Warren.
- Ellen Datlow
- Angela Slatter
- Meri Amber
- Kaaron Warren
A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to participate in panels, or moderate the discussions; to our amazing workshop convenors; to the authors and publishers who launched their books at Conflux; to the publishers who took pitches; to the cosplayers who kept everything colourful; to the staff of the Hotel Vibe who where just awesome; and of course to the Conflux Committee who organised the whole thing and made it run so smoothly and the brave souls who have volunteered their time and energy to making the next Conflux happen.
- Ecopunk launch; Photo by Cat Sparks
- Kaffeeklatsch with Ellen; Photo by Cat Sparks
- Felicity Banks; Photo by Cat Sparks
- Donna & Craig at the Dragonwine Books 3 & 4 launch; Photo by Cat Sparks
- Launch of Zena Shapter’s Towards White; Photo by Cat Sparks
- GOH in animated discussion on the Fairy Tales With Teeth & Claws panel;Photo by Cat Sparks
- Magic School panel; Photo by Cat Sparks
- Mysterious origami unicorn; Photo by Leife Shallcross
- Little Red cosplay at the banquet; photo by Leife Shallcross
As usual, you can relive all your Conflux memories by checking out Conflux on Instagram, or by checking out Cat Spark’s spectacular portfolio of Flickr pics.
Some announcements! Winners of the CSFG/Conflux Short Story Competition were:
- 1st place: Marianna Shek, with If the Shoe Fits
- 2nd place: Leife Shallcross, with Flawless
- 3rd place: Zena Shapter, with The Kind of Man
Winner of the E G Harvey Award for Australian SF Art for 2017 is Shauna O’Meara
The theme for Conflux 14 will be The Unconventional Hero. Stay tuned for more information about when and where Conflux 14 will be held.
Until then…
Thanks again for another great year!
– the Conflux 13 Committee