The calendar of events is a mix of AHWA specific events and other events that we feel would be of interest to our members.
2025
JANUARY
January 17-19 – GhengisCon, Curtin University, Perth
FEBRUARY
February 16 – AHWA Subscribe-a-thon finishes
February 21 – AHWA Subscribe-a-thon winners announced
February 28 – March 2 – Genrecon, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
MARCH
March 22-23 – Clunes Booktown Festival, Clunes, Victoria
March 29-30 – Supanova Melbourne, Melbourne Showgrounds
APRIL
April 1 – AHWA Shadows Awards shortlists announced
April 12-13 – Supanova Gold Coast, Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
MAY
May 16-18 – Continuum 17, Melbourne
May 31-June 1 – Swancon 49, Perth, The Rise in Maylands
JUNE
June 1-30 – AHWA Midnight Echo 20 submission window
June 21-22 – Supanova Sydney, Sydney Showground Olympic Park
June 28-29 – Supanova Perth, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
JULY
July 1-15 – AHWA Mentorship Program submissions period
AUGUST
August 1 – AHWA Mentorship Program begins
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
October 1 – AHWA Robert N Stephenson Short & Flash Competition open for submissions
Early October (TBC) – Conflux 19 Canberra speculative fiction convention and 2024 AHWA Shadows Awards Presentation
October 24-26 (TBC) – Asylumfest 2025 Beechworth Victoria
October 31 – November 2 – Supanova Adelaide, Adelaide Showground
NOVEMBER
November 7-9 – Supanova Brisbane, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
November 22 (TBC) – AHWA AGM
November 30 – AHWA Robert N Stephenson Short & Flash Competition closed to submissions
DECEMBER
December 1 – 2025 AHWA Shadows Awards open to entries
2026
JANUARY
January 31 – 2025 AHWA Shadows Awards closed to entries
