Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild

Slowly the days are clawing back both warmth and daylight as we escape the darkest times of the year. For those of us with seasonal affective disorder, or for people who value getting to see daylight outside of working hours, the good news is that there are [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8367

Only a few more days!

Is it a book? Is it a picture? No, it's an amalgamation of both! Comics books are one of the most exciting and engaging ways to tell a story, and this month we are excited to welcome local legend Brendon Dann to speak to the Guild about his life and work running [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8356

Must be repaid.

Dear writers, this is in no way a challenge!

Stick around for the conversation and stay for the Q&A!

Our meeting will be held on 16th July from 7:30-9:30pm, in person at the Burns Club in Kambah, or online via zoom.”

Join us to hear about a guy with (as he lovingly put it) too much enthusiasm on the journey of one idiot and an accidental publishing venture to change the way comics are published and distributed in Australia. From Dee's Comics to Midnight Factory, and why sharing stories matters!

A reminder everyone:

“This month, we’ve got local comic book legend Brendon Dann to come talk to us! Brendan is the owner of Dee’s Comics, and a local legend in the comic scene here in Canberra.

I think I’m forked. But I’m okay with it.

Castles, Jose, and Scotland?

A reminder folx, we will be at the Geek Markets in Canberra on July 19th and we need volunteers! Whether you’re new or old, we’d love to have you come hang out with us!

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The darkest month of the year makes for excellent inspiration about the shadowy, the mysterious, and the haunting, and June has seen its fair share of horrors. Written horrors, of course, things have been great in other aspects! From debuting our new second Short [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8337

and we will be at the Geek Markets on July 19th so if you miss us, please come see us at our other events!

Hey everyone. Due to very limited availability. We are cancelling our general meeting for Wednesday night.

We will be back at the Burns Club in July with something exciting, so stay tuned.

Remember that we do have our accountability brunch at the National Library this Saturday at 10am

The CSFG June monthly meeting has been cancelled. Due to limited availability of the committee, we will not be hosting our monthly meeting for June as planned. We apologise for folks who were looking forward to it, but we will be back next month with an exciting [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8329

Come see the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild at the Canberra Geek Markets! CSFG will have a stall at this year's Canberra Geek Markets at Exhibition Park on 19 July 2025. If you're in town for the event, come and say hi! We will be selling books and other [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8322

A reminder that Scribbles&Nibbles will be at the National Library tomorrow morning at 10am! Hope to see you there!

Another month, another update from the Guild! May has flown by at hyperspeed, taking with it that most sacred of scifi holidays May 4th, as well as highlighting how many exciting stories are getting told at the Guild. From screenplays to short fiction, this has [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8300

Scribo ergo sum.

Have you submitted your story for the 2025 Anthology 'Never Say Die' but not heard anything back? Work on our Never Say Die anthology is underway! We had hoped to notify successful authors by 16 May however, due to the number of amazing stories received, we have [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8290

What’s one of your favorite things you’ve ever written and why?

Afterwards, we try to actually achieve some of that writing that all the hip, young kids are going on about these days!

Hope to see you there!

We’ve got Scribbles-n-Nibbles this Saturday at the National Library at 10am!

For those not in the know, we like to get together every other week to chat it up about writing, what we’re writing, and what we wish we could be writing about if “life” didn’t get in the way.

A reminder to everyone that we have our general meeting tonight at the Burns Club and online (link provided soon) at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to translate big ideas to the big screen? The third Wednesday of the month is upon us, and this month we have an exciting night to talk screenwriting! This upcoming meeting, you can look forward to a presentation on [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8279

There’s no such thing as a “not important” character in your story. One character can set or change your tone.

The CSFG is looking for slush readers for our upcoming anthology, Never Say Die!

We’re looking for a strong, diverse group of slush readers to review a handful of pieces each and help determine the fate of the anthology ✨✨✨

If you are interested, please email us below!

charis.anthology@gmail.com

The year is already one third complete, which is a bit of a scary thought, but we have never been the kind of folks to turn away from a bit of fear here at CSFG. This month we were treated to speculative alien biology courtesy of our expert visitor to the monthly [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8256

This month, join us in person or online at Wednesday 16 April at 7pm for our April monthly meeting. This will be held in person at the Burns Club in Kambah in the MacLeod room, and a zoom link will be posted on the night for those who want to join online. This [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8243

Hey everyone! Scribbles & Nibbles will be at Pulp Book Cafe this Saturday at 10am! Come for the chat, stay for the writing!

Hope to see you there!