The 31st Annual Australasian Association of Writing Programs Conference: “Voicing Our Worlds”, UNSW, Sydney, 2–4 December 2026, supported by the School of the Arts and Media and the Faculty of Arts, Design, & Architecture, UNSW.
Hosted by the Literary Provocations Hub at the University of New South Wales Sydney, the 31st Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP) 2026 conference will be held in-person at the UNSW Kensington campus, situated on unceded Bidjigal lands. The conference is a cross-institutional collaboration between UNSW Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, and Western Sydney University.
Registration to the conference is free for all First Nations delegates. We request that you register here for catering and logistics purposes.
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:
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:
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
Previous annual conferences of the AAWP have been held at:
1996 University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
1997 Deakin University and RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
1998 University of South Australia / University of Adelaide, SA
1999 Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
2000 Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD
2001 University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT
2002 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
2003 University of New South Wales, NSW
2004 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
2005 Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA
2006 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD
2007 University of Canberra, Canberra, ATC
2008 University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
2009 Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand
2010 RMIT, Melbourne, VIC
2011 Southern Cross University, Byron Bay, NSW
2012 Deakin University, Geelong, VIC
2013 University of Canberra, Canberra, ATC
2014 Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
2015 Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC
2016 University of Canberra, Canberra, ATC
2017 Flinders University, Adelaide, SA
2018 Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
2019 University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
2020 Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD
2021 University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD (online symposium in lieu of conference)
2022 Central Queensland University and University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Sippy Downs, QLD
2023 University of Canberra’s Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Canberra, ACT
2024 University of New England, Armidale, NSW
2025 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC