Aussiecon5

08/09/2026

Happy 60th Birthday, Star Trek!

Celebrating a show that was the entrée for many of us into SFF fandom. 🖖

08/09/2026

"Congrats on being seated as the next , Aussiecon5!" – Wil Wheaton

Aussiecon Worldcon

06/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who showed up to our The Hugo Awards Watch Party at LAcon V, the Los Angeles Worldcon! We also had a great Aussiecon Worldcon celebration afterward for winning Aussiecon5, the 2028 for Brisbane.

05/09/2026

Trivia: 3,000 Koalas were released into the wild bsky.social
That means around 75% of the membership went home with a .

31/08/2026

Would you like to get involved with Worldcon? (Don't run away screaming 🤣) Worldcons are some of the largest volunteer run events in the world needs many many volunteers: preCon, atCon (even postCon); small jobs, large roles; tech, MIMO, admin, exhibits, programme... all need you.

Fill in our volunteer form here:

News from the Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid! May 2026 Newsletter The Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid Is Now Official! We are excited to share our vision for hosting Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028 Our proposed dates are from Thursday 27 July to Monday 31 July, 2028 -- timed to coincide with a full solar ecli...

31/08/2026

Congratulations from to all the Hugo winners!

Full List of Winners

Best Editor Short Form Best Novel The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Tor US; Tor UK)

Best Novella The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia UK) Best Novelette “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld, Issue 220)

Best Short Story “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223)

Best Series Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK) Best Graphic Story or Comic A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted and art by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books; Walker UK)

Best Related Work Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press US, Head of Zeus UK)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Sinners, screenplay by Ryan Coogler, directed by Ryan Coogler (Proximity Media, Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)

Best Game or Interactive Work Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, developed by Sandfall Interactive, published by Kepler Interactive

Best Editor Short Form Neil Clarke

Best Editor Long Form Diana M. Pho

Best Professional Artist John Picacio

Best Semiprozine Uncanny Magazine, publisher and editor-in-chief: Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla

Best Fancast Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson

Best Fan Writer Jason Sanford Best Fan Artist Yuumei

Best Poem “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” by Elis Montgomery (Strange Horizons, Issue 25 August 2025)

Lodestar Award for Best YA Book Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee (Feiwel & Friends)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Must Read Books Publishing) 3 Antonia Hodgson (1st year of eligibility)

31/08/2026

Do check out the new website.

https://www.brisbane28.org/

(the address will change shortly).

News from the Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid! May 2026 Newsletter The Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid Is Now Official! We are excited to share our vision for hosting Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028 Our proposed dates are from Thursday 27 July to Monday 31 July, 2028 -- timed to coincide with a full solar ecli...

01/06/2026

Congratulations to all the Shirley Jackson Awards nominees, including Aussies Angela Slatter aka AG Slatter and Warren!! 📚🎉

Boston, MA (May 2026) — In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.