Registrations Open for 31st AAWP Conference

Registrations are now open for the 31st Annual Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) Conference 2026, “Voicing Our Worlds”, UNSW Sydney, 2–4 December 2026, supported by the School of the Arts & Media, and the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney.

Hosted by the Literary Provocations Hub at UNSW, AAWP2026 will be held in-person at the UNSW Kensington campus, situated on unceded Bidjigal lands. The conference is a cross-institutional collaboration between UNSW, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, Western Sydney University, University of Wollongong, and University of Sydney.

Registration to the conference is free for all First Nations delegates. We request that you register via the button below for catering and logistics purposes: 

Conference registrations

Workshops

Sign up for our exciting suite of pre-conference (Tuesday 1 December) professional development workshops with leading Sydney-based writers and artists including Felicity Plunkett, Julie Koh, Subhash Jaireth, Lizzie Levot, Troy Reid and Clare Britton.

Register via the button below for the conference and workshops. Early Bird closes September 30: 

Workshop registrations

Postgraduate Day

Build your research skills and connect with our Creative Writing community at our free and hybrid Postgraduate Day program (Tuesday 1 December), open to all Creative Writing HDRs and ECRs, and featuring sessions with Jen Webb, Melody Ellis, Lee McGowan, Carolyn Beasley and Ariella Van Luyn. Register via the button below: 

Postgraduate Day registrations

StorySALOON / AAWP Collaboration

Win exciting prizes by supporting local writers, performers, and colleagues through our StorySALOON-AAWP 2026 collab. Buy a ticket for someone else and spread the love with our Pay It Forward option. For more information, click here and scroll down to Schedule > Day 2.

Please note: All presenters need to register for the conference and must be current AAWP members. If you are unsure if your membership is current please email the AAWP Memberships Officer: Jessica Seymour jessieseymour.info@gmail.com.

For more information about Access & Equity arrangements please see the Accessibility FAQs on our website, or email the AAWP Access & Equity Officer Axel at a.rose@unsw.edu.au.

For more information about other conference-related details please check the conference website, or email aawp2026@unsw.edu.au

We are looking forward to welcoming you to AAWP2026 at UNSW Sydney!

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About Sarah Giles

Sarah is a writer and PhD candidate at Swinburne University researching the possibilities of the contemporary short story cycle exploring women’s experiences of isolation, mental illness and relational agency. Her writing has been published in ACE IV, The Writing Mind, The Incompleteness Book, TEXT Journal and Lip Magazine among others. Sarah teaches creative writing at Swinburne University, volunteers as Social Media Coordinator for Q-Lit Festival and serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Management for the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP).