18-19 FEB 2023 | BRISBANE | QUEENSLAND WRITERS CENTRE
Nalini Singh
2023 Conference Patron
Garth Nix
Keynote speaker
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GenreCon 2023 Short Story Competition
Our annual GenreCon Short Story Competition is back for 2023 and accepting submissions of genre fiction up to 1,000 words on the theme Forbidden Doors.
Entries open: 5 December 2022 - 24 January 2023.
The winning story will be published online, and announced with a special presentation and reading at our Launch Night event.
Read last year’s winning entry here, Ten of Swords by Kate-Lyn Therkelsen.
Books by GenreCon authors!
State Library of Queensland’s Library Shop is stocking a great selection of books by authors appearing at GenreCon. Why not pick some up and find a new favourite before you arrive - or grab a book to be signed on the Conference weekend?
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