We have said goodbye to August! Was this newsletter a day late? Perhaps. Much like the false spring which we here in Canberra have become very used to, it may have been a fake out designed to keep you on your toes. August has seen the usual round of suspects in [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8404

A picture tells a thousand words, and here at CSFG we don't like to sell that fact short. This month, we are super excited to be able to have artist Madison Lee to speak to us all about art, working with an artist, and the value of this kind of collaboration. [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8390

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

Dear writers, this is in no way a challenge!

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! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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

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

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! [email protected]

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!

It’s time for another monthly check in, and March has been busy for sure. From one page RPGs to the ever closer anthology submission deadline, there has been a lot to discuss and think about for our membership. With all the public holidays in April, it’s a [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8229

Hey folkx, we've got our brunch this Saturday over at the NLA (Bookplate Cafe) at 10am. Come for the nerdy conversation, stay for the nerdy writing, which is just regular writing, but we make beeps and boops sounds while we type like we're doing it on a Federation Starship. See ya there

Hey all, General meeting on Wednesday night at the Burns Club in Kambah at 7:30pm. Doors will be open at 7pm. If you can't make it in person, we will have a zoom link set up over on our Discord and Facebook.

Hey all, this Saturday at 10am, we have Scribble & Nibbles at Pulp Book Cafe. Unfortunately, we won't be going upstairs afterward as they have a function on upstairs, but we do have the tables for as long as we like. Hope to see you there!

Flash Fiction on tonight at 7pm over on Discord! Hope to see you there. discord.com/channels/988...

March is here and so is our March Focus On! This month, our Focus On work by Lawrence Bamblett, Owen Bullock, Kate Grenville, Alice Grundy, Kim Huynh, and the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, edited by C.Z. Tacks. marion.ink/focus-on @alicektg.bsky.social @csfg.org.au @cztacks.bsky.social

Faster than the speed of light we are already at the end of the second month of the year, and it’s been a busy one. From Anthology announcements to our first monthly meeting, the Guild has hit the ground running. Coming up this month, Guild members can look [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8204

Hey all! Everyone should go follow @csfg.org.au because it’s an awesome writing guild here in #Canberra, and I’m not just saying that cause I’m a part of it and that I need more people to see my posts about writing and hanging out with writers!!!

This Friday night at 8pm, we have movie night and will be watching Plan 9 from Outer Space! A film that played for years in relative obscurity on late-night television until 1980, when critic Michael Medved dubbed it the worst film ever made. Almost instantly, a cult classic was created.

Scribbles and Nibbles, Saturday, March 1st 10am at the National Library Celebrate the holy time of "Where the heck did February go" by coming to our Scribbles and Nibbles session over at the National Library at the Bookplate cafe, this Saturday at 10am.

This Wednesday 19 February at 7pm the CSFG has its first general members' meeting for 2025. The in-person version of the meeting will be held at the Burns Club in Kambah, and virtually via our Discord meeting channel. We are starting a little early this month to [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8183

Can honestly say, for those who are interested or want to learn to do screenwriting, you’ll get no better tutorial than Javi’s essays. Worth checking out.

Hello to all CSFG members, current and future! As some of you may have noticed, we’ve been doing some (long overdue) maintenance work on the website. These include things like updating the calendar and working to update the member directory. As part of the [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8159

‘NEVER SAY DIE’ Anthology Submissions Callout! csfg.org.au/anthology/ne...

Note: Submissions for the anthology are now closed.   Hello, lovely people! Charis here. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a Canberran fantasy author, poet, and proud member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, writing to you from Ngunnawal land. [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8142

Happy (belated) New Year CSFG! We have left all the highs and lows of 2024 behind us, and like a blank page the potential of this year is ready and waiting for us to put our stamp on it. This year is already off to a strong start, and a lot of planning is [...] https://csfg.org.au/?p=8117

We are up and running here at #CanCon come find us over at the Quokka pavilion this weekend!

Hey everyone! We’re gonna be at CanCon this weekend! Come stop by our table to check out some of the books we have available from local authors as well as our anthologies, or come talk nerdy to us! We hope to see you there! cgs.asn.au/cancon/new-t...